{"id":668,"date":"2014-07-26T01:07:23","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T01:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=668"},"modified":"2014-06-30T01:09:22","modified_gmt":"2014-06-30T01:09:22","slug":"review-under-my-skin-by-judith-graves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=668","title":{"rendered":"Review: Under My Skin by Judith Graves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0Eryn is new to Redgrave. She is also part wolven, but tries to hide this from her friends as well as herself. \u00a0Redgrave, however, is a town that has quite a bit of paranormal activity going on, and it gets harder for Eryn to control the bloodlust within. \u00a0Her closest friends are the Delacroix boys, who seem to have secrets of their own. \u00a0The police chief&#8217;s son, Wade, has warned her to stay away from the Delacroix boys, saying that they are bad news, but then again, they say the same thing about Wade. \u00a0Who is telling the truth? With both Alec Delacroix and Wade trying for her affections, who will she choose?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Upon receiving this book my initial thoughts were &#8220;lame cover art&#8221; and &#8220;REALLY lame interior art work&#8221;, but I&#8217;m glad I looked past those things. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/undermyskin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-669\" alt=\"undermyskin\" src=\"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/undermyskin.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Judith Graves\u2019 first book in the\u00a0<i>Skinned\u00a0<\/i>series is a great read for both teens and adults. \u00a0I must admit that I did feel a touch of Twilight deja vu while reading about the love triangle between Wade, Alec, and Eryn, but this book is loads better than Twilight! \u00a0Beyond the blossoming romance in this novel, there is also the mystery of what is causing all of the paranormal activity in town. \u00a0Waiting to find out the cause of kids going missing, and the animal attacks, makes\u00a0<i>Under My Skin<\/i>\u00a0a page-turner from beginning to end. \u00a0The romantics out there will want to know who Eryn is going to end up with. \u00a0This is a great first novel from Graves and I am truly looking forward to see what happens in the next installment of this series. \u00a0This book would make a great addition to all libraries. Recommended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Contains: \u00a0Kissing, Mild Violence<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Reviewed by: Rhonda Wilson<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Eryn is new to Redgrave. 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