{Bookish Finds} If I Run by Terri Blackstock

If I Run
By: Terri Blackstock
Published on: February 16th 2016 by Zondervan
Genres: Mystery

Casey knows the truth.

But it won’t set her free.

Casey Cox’s DNA is all over the crime scene. There’s no use talking to police; they have failed her abysmally before. She has to flee before she’s arrested . . . or worse. The truth doesn’t matter anymore.

But what is the truth? That’s the question haunting Dylan Roberts, the war-weary veteran hired to find Casey. PTSD has marked him damaged goods, but bringing Casey back can redeem him. Though the crime scene seems to tell the whole story, details of the murder aren’t adding up. Casey Cox doesn’t fit the profile of a killer. But are Dylan’s skewed perceptions keeping him from being objective? If she isn’t guilty, why did she run?

Unraveling her past and the evidence that condemns her will take more time than he has, but as Dylan’s damaged soul intersects with hers, he is faced with two choices. The girl who occupies his every thought is a psychopathic killer . . . or a selfless hero. And the truth could be the most deadly weapon yet.

I'm very intrigued by the plot in If I Run. So much mystery surrounding Casey Cox. What happened to her friend? What happened to her father 12 years ago? (I read from some Goodreads reviews without spoiling myself too much)

However, I did find out that If I Run is labelled as a Christian Fiction. There are readers who weren't bothered by it but there were others who minded the fact that it is a Christian Fiction. I'd like to try to book but my local library doesn't seem to have it even though it was released in 2016... It's a trilogy and all 3 books have pretty good ratings on Goodreads. I'm so very tempted!

{Bookish Finds} All Fall Down By Ally Carter

All Fall Down
Series: Embassy Row #1
By: Ally Carter
Published by: January 20th 2015 by Scholastic Press
Genres: Mystery (YA)
Target: Grade 7 to 12
Age Group: 12 to 17

Grace Blakely is absolutely certain of three things:

1. She is not crazy.
2. Her mother was murdered.
3. Someday she is going to find the killer and make him pay.

As certain as Grace is about these facts, nobody else believes her -- so there's no one she can completely trust. Not her grandfather, a powerful ambassador. Not her new friends, who all live on Embassy Row. Not Alexei, the Russian boy next door, who is keeping his eye on Grace for reasons she neither likes nor understands.

Everybody wants Grace to put on a pretty dress and a pretty smile, blocking out all her unpretty thoughts. But they can't control Grace -- no more than Grace can control what she knows or what she needs to do. Her past has come back to hunt her . . . and if she doesn't stop it, Grace isn't the only one who will get hurt. Because on Embassy Row, the countries of the world stand like dominoes, and one wrong move can make them all fall down.

I saw from a blog that the third book Take the Key and Lock Her Up is going to be released on 27th December. The synopsis sounds so interesting and exciting! (Plus the rating on Goodreads is 4.57 when I just went to check it a few seconds ago.)

From the reviews that I've read, the downside to this book would be the predictable plot and lack of complexity.

The second book, See How They Run was published at the end of December 2015. It's got quite a good rating too! 4.1! But it seems like the second book wasn't as good as the first but there are readers who simply love the book.

Inside every secret, there's a world of trouble. Get ready for the second book in this new series of global proportions--from master of intrigue, New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter.

Grace's past has come back to hunt her . . . and if she doesn't stop it, Grace isn't the only one who will get hurt. Because on Embassy Row, the countries of the world stand like dominoes, and one wrong move can make them all fall down.

The twists get twistier and the turns get even more shocking in the second thrilling installment of Embassy Row. 

To me, the third book promises a good story. It has a catchy title that immediately captures my attention. Take the Key and Lock Her Up show hints of danger and excitement which got me hyped up. Safe to say that I will be trying to get my hands on this series.

THE PRINCESS IS DEAD.
LONG LIVE THE PRINCESS.

Centuries ago, the royal family of Adria was killed . . . or so everyone thought.
Now Grace Blakely knows the truth:

There was one survivor, and that survivor’s blood runs through her veins. This simple fact could cause a revolution — which is why some people will stop at nothing to keep it from coming to light.

There is only one way for Grace to save herself, save her family, and save the boy she loves. She must outmaneuver her foes, cut through the web of lies that has surrounded her for years, and go back to the source of all her troubles, despite the risk.

If she wins, she will inherit a throne.

And if she loses, she will inherit the fate of all the dead princesses who came before her. 

So, what do you think of this series?