Title: Flicker (The Flicker Effect Book 1)
Author: Melanie Hooyenga
Summary from Amazon.com:
Biz is a perfectly normal teenager except for one minor detail: she uses sunlight to jump back toyesterday. She takes advantage of flickering by retaking Trig tests, fixing fights with her boyfriend (or reliving the making up), and repeating pretty much anything that could be done better. Trouble is, flickering makes her head explode from the inside. Or feel like it anyway. No one knows about her freakish ability and she’s content to keep it that way. Guys don't stick around because she refuses to let them in, but all that changes when Cameron, her best friend, starts looking oh-so-yummy. Suddenly she's noticing his biceps, his smile, and the cute way his eyes crinkle when he—gah! This is her friend! But the butterflies come to a screeching halt when little girls start disappearing, then take a nosedive when the police link the kidnappings to Cameron's sister, who vanished years earlier. As the police grasp for clues, Biz photographs a strange man lurking in the shadows and realizes that her flickering can help more than just herself.
Biz is a perfectly normal teenager except for one minor detail: she uses sunlight to jump back toyesterday. She takes advantage of flickering by retaking Trig tests, fixing fights with her boyfriend (or reliving the making up), and repeating pretty much anything that could be done better. Trouble is, flickering makes her head explode from the inside. Or feel like it anyway. No one knows about her freakish ability and she’s content to keep it that way. Guys don't stick around because she refuses to let them in, but all that changes when Cameron, her best friend, starts looking oh-so-yummy. Suddenly she's noticing his biceps, his smile, and the cute way his eyes crinkle when he—gah! This is her friend! But the butterflies come to a screeching halt when little girls start disappearing, then take a nosedive when the police link the kidnappings to Cameron's sister, who vanished years earlier. As the police grasp for clues, Biz photographs a strange man lurking in the shadows and realizes that her flickering can help more than just herself.
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Review
Melanie Hooyenga is a new author to me and I've got to say i'm definitely a fan now, I sat down to read Flicker with an open mind with this being a YA novel sometimes they can be hit or miss but this was most definitely a hit! I started the read and got sucked right in. Biz is a young girl with an ability she flickers it reminded me somewhat of the film The Butterfly Effect in that she flick's back in time but only by 18 hours don't get me wrong this is Not the same as the film its just her ability that made me think of that. The whole of this book drew me in even the secondary characters held my attention it was just the right amount of on the edge of my seat it never drooled on with fillers it flowed beautifully and kept me guessing right up to the end. I'm looking forward to starting the next book there's something about a certain person that's bothering me! If you've read the book i think you'll know who i'm talking about if you haven't then do and you'll understand. I've kept my review spoiler free for a reason to give to much away will take away the experience and angst of this book. Would i recommend Flicker & Melanie Hooyenga definitely.
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Review
Melanie Hooyenga is a new author to me and I've got to say i'm definitely a fan now, I sat down to read Flicker with an open mind with this being a YA novel sometimes they can be hit or miss but this was most definitely a hit! I started the read and got sucked right in. Biz is a young girl with an ability she flickers it reminded me somewhat of the film The Butterfly Effect in that she flick's back in time but only by 18 hours don't get me wrong this is Not the same as the film its just her ability that made me think of that. The whole of this book drew me in even the secondary characters held my attention it was just the right amount of on the edge of my seat it never drooled on with fillers it flowed beautifully and kept me guessing right up to the end. I'm looking forward to starting the next book there's something about a certain person that's bothering me! If you've read the book i think you'll know who i'm talking about if you haven't then do and you'll understand. I've kept my review spoiler free for a reason to give to much away will take away the experience and angst of this book. Would i recommend Flicker & Melanie Hooyenga definitely.
(excerpt from http://www.melaniehoo.com) Prologue
Sunlight pulses across the dashboard—light, dark, light, dark—and catches the dust dancing on the imitation leather. My eyes stutter, but I blink it away. My heart jumps around in my chest. I stroke the grainy piece of cement stuck between my back teeth with my tongue. The orthodontist swore he got it all, but that was as true as his promise that it wouldn’t be uncomfortable. Uncomfortable. Right. A tingling sensation pricks the tips of my fingers. I press them together, watching the blood shift beneath my skin. The tingling turns to those sharp needles that remind me of anything but sleep. I press harder and my toes start tingling too. What the hell? The dancing on the dashboard gets faster. The trees here are taller, straighter, and the sunlight strobes through the branches. My breath catches and a sudden heaviness pushes me deep into the seat. I glance at Mom but she’s concentrating on the road, humming along with golden oldies or whatever the hell it is she listens to, oblivious to the fact that something very weird is happening to her daughter. To me. I close my eyes. The heaviness lifts. Too much. Now I’m floating and—“ But Mom, I’m fine.” Mom crosses the kitchen and leans against the counter. “ Biz, you’re going. The dentist said your face will change if you don’t get braces. Your entire face could look different...” A sense of déjà vu slams me over the head. I’ve had this argument. Next Mom is gonna grab the stack of mail that Dad left on the counter and toss it in the basket. She does. “ Biz?” The words tumble out of me. “ Mom...” The déjà vu doesn’t lift. This isn’t a memory. I’m not in the car anymore. I’ve gone back to yesterday.
Sunlight pulses across the dashboard—light, dark, light, dark—and catches the dust dancing on the imitation leather. My eyes stutter, but I blink it away. My heart jumps around in my chest. I stroke the grainy piece of cement stuck between my back teeth with my tongue. The orthodontist swore he got it all, but that was as true as his promise that it wouldn’t be uncomfortable. Uncomfortable. Right. A tingling sensation pricks the tips of my fingers. I press them together, watching the blood shift beneath my skin. The tingling turns to those sharp needles that remind me of anything but sleep. I press harder and my toes start tingling too. What the hell? The dancing on the dashboard gets faster. The trees here are taller, straighter, and the sunlight strobes through the branches. My breath catches and a sudden heaviness pushes me deep into the seat. I glance at Mom but she’s concentrating on the road, humming along with golden oldies or whatever the hell it is she listens to, oblivious to the fact that something very weird is happening to her daughter. To me. I close my eyes. The heaviness lifts. Too much. Now I’m floating and—“ But Mom, I’m fine.” Mom crosses the kitchen and leans against the counter. “ Biz, you’re going. The dentist said your face will change if you don’t get braces. Your entire face could look different...” A sense of déjà vu slams me over the head. I’ve had this argument. Next Mom is gonna grab the stack of mail that Dad left on the counter and toss it in the basket. She does. “ Biz?” The words tumble out of me. “ Mom...” The déjà vu doesn’t lift. This isn’t a memory. I’m not in the car anymore. I’ve gone back to yesterday.
About the Author:
Melanie Hooyenga is the author of the YA trilogy, the Flicker Effect, about a teen who uses sunlight to travel back to yesterday. The first book, FLICKER, won first place for Middle Grade/Young Adult in the Writer’s Digest 2015 Self-Published eBook awards. When not at her day job as Communications Director at a local nonprofit, you can find her wrangling her 7-year old Miniature Schnauzer Owen and playing every sport imaginable with her husband Jeremy.
Melanie Hooyenga is the author of the YA trilogy, the Flicker Effect, about a teen who uses sunlight to travel back to yesterday. The first book, FLICKER, won first place for Middle Grade/Young Adult in the Writer’s Digest 2015 Self-Published eBook awards. When not at her day job as Communications Director at a local nonprofit, you can find her wrangling her 7-year old Miniature Schnauzer Owen and playing every sport imaginable with her husband Jeremy.
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