The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove

The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate

Release Date: November 12, 2009

Publisher: Razorbill

Age Group: Young Adult

Pages: 248

Source: Bought

Buy the Book: Amazon

Synopsis:

Natalie Hargrove would kill to be her high school’s Palmetto Princess. But her boyfriend Mike King doesn’t share her dream and risks losing the honor of Palmetto Prince to Natalie’s nemesis, Justin Balmer. So she convinces Mike to help play a prank on Justin. . . one that goes terribly wrong. They tie him to the front of the church after a party—when they arrive the next morning, Justin is dead. From blackmail to buried desire, dark secrets to darker deeds, Natalie unravels. She never should’ve messed with fate. Fate is the one thing more twisted than Natalie Hargrove. Cruel Intentions meets Macbeth in this seductive, riveting tale of conscience and consequence.

Don't try to mess with Natalie Hargrove!

After reading Fallen and Torment by Lauren Kate and having enjoyed them quite a lot, I heard about this book that was published prior to her Fallen Series. Since I'm still waiting for Passion (the third book in the Fallen series) to be published I decided to give it a try.

I am disappointed with this book. I didn't enjoy it much as much as I hoped I would. Most of this book is based on Natalie wanting to become Palmetto Princess. All her life Natalie has worked hard to get to the top. Now with her perfect boyfriend Mike and her popularity climbing she has her mind set on one thing... the crown. But after she finally gets, life isn't as perfect as she thought it would be. After the prank pulled on Justin, Natalie has to find a way to cover her tracks.

Spoiler Alert! Proceed with Caution.

TT: The Betayal of Natalie Hargrove

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  • This week my teaser is for The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate

  
  

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  Odds were he would not be cool with the whole bondage thing. It was funny; if J.B. were awake, he might have been exactly the kind of guy who could get into being tied up."

  
  
  

Fallen by Lauren Kate

Fallen by Lauren Kate

Release Date: December 8, 2009

Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Age Group: Young Adult
Pages: 496
Source: Bought
Buy the Book: Amazon

Synopsis: 

      There’s something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.     Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He’s the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move. Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce–and goes out of his way to make that very clear–she can’t let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret . . . even if it kills her

WOW! Talk about judging a book by its cover. I picked up Fallen because of its beautiful cover. As soon as I saw it I knew it was going to be an awesome story. And it proved to be right because this book was fantastic! I loved the characters and the plot.The secrets we find out are mind blowing. 


 From what I read in Fallen, I anticipate this series is going to be great! Kate left us with many questions that i cant wait to find out about in the next book of the series, Torment.


Overall Fallen was great and I can't wait for the rest of the series.