found the plot intriguing with many twists and turns I wasn't expecting; in fact the book itself took a turn I wasn't expecting. The ending was also a surprise and I found it so interesting

Grape is a character who does what she wants, but honestly, I'd like to know more about Graeson. He was the most interesting character, to me. I kind of felt bad for him, with the way Grape treated him, but anyway, the story was good. It had magic, without us actually seeing much of that magic, but the ending indicates that that will change, and I look forward to it. Grape's brief run-ins with the gnomes hint at the creatures being really fun and interesting, and we had no explanation at all about Liam's world, and hardly any about Liam himself. Plus, we can hardly leave things the way they are with Brad, right? So I look forward to the next installment.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this book. Unfortunately it’s not the book for me. DNF @ 18%.

This was just not for me.
The story was supposedly for teens but the writing seemed to be for so much younger.
The characters was shallow and it felt totally unrealistic.

Welcome to sortilege by Libby Heily.
Sixteenyearold Grape Merriweather has just moved to Sortilege Falls and already she knows something isn't right. A small pack of teenage models, too beautiful for words, hold the town in their sway. The models have no plans on making Grape's life easy. But no matter how cruel they are to Grape and the other "Normals", no one can stay angry with them for long. Grape's life changes for the better, or so she thinks, when Mandy, the only "nice" model, befriends her. But that's when the trouble truly begins. Mandy's friendship places Grape smack in the middle of a medical mystery that has the entire town on edge. One by one, the models fall ill from an incurable disease. Grape quickly realizes that the models' parents are hiding a secret, even as they watch their children die. To save her only friend, Grape will have to find the truthand that means putting her life in danger.
This was a good read with likeable characters.  4*.

A Great read. Well written, with a great plot and characters. I was sucked into this book on page 1. Absolutely loved this book and can't wait to read more of this series. I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from Netgalley.

I tried! I really did. It had an interesting premise. This is one of the first book I did not finished in a long time. I just did not like the writing style. In the end I could not make myself interested in the characters or story.

This was a DNF for me. I tried to read it, didn't like it,put it down and never went back to it. I am sorry because I really hate to DNF a book, but it happens.

This book was painful to finish. I was confused most of the book. The characters were super shallow and obsessed with beauty. I skimmed through to the end of the book

*This book was received via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed this book! Wen I first requested it from Netgalley I thought it sounded interesting but I was a bit dubious that it wouldn't live up to my expectations; thankfully it not only met but exceeded them. The main character Grape was interesting albeit angsty teenager who recently moved to Sortilege Falls. After the move she soon notices that the town is strange especially the compelling nature of the 'models' of the town who are supernaturally beautiful. Not only this but her brother Brad is acting strange and spending a lot of time in the woods.

Now onto what I enjoyed the most. I found the plot intriguing with many twists and turns I wasn't expecting; in fact the book itself took a turn I wasn't expecting. The ending was also a surprise and I found it so interesting that I ended up buying the sequel so I could find out what happens next in this promising new series. Grape also acted as a good narrator throughout the book. Overall, this was an incredibly interesting read that left me wanting more.

I have to admit that I quite enjoyed the start of this series and look forward to reading more. Luckily, as a teen book, it's great for kids with advanced reading levels as it's also a pretty "clean" book in terms of swearing, sex, or violence (the things I warn my readers of). The only thing I wasn't fond of is that the pacing felt a bit off. The first half of the book was fine, maybe a tiny bit on the slower side but not by much. The last bit of the book went very quickly and left me wanting more. Luckily for me, I have the next lined up to read as well but consider yourself forewarned!

I would like to thank the publisher, author, and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Welcome to Sortilege Falls is about Grape, who just moved to this town. For some reason there live a lot of beautiful humans, who are all models, in this town, and all the other inhabitants are obsessed over them. As soon as Grape moves into this town all these Models start to get sick.
And the reason why was so weird.
The beginning of the story really interested me, that was until the point were you learned why everyone was obsessed over the beautiful people. But then the book lost my interest, and started to get weird.
I think this is a nice kind of contemporary story with a twist, I just don´t enjoy those kind of books.

I enjoyed reading this book. The twists and turns were in the right places. All I have to say is......gnomes. There was both levity and sadness. The seriousness of obsession gone too far. The extent people will go for idol worship, especially parents/adults. When you play with fire, you might get burnt. And the selflessness of a young man that ends it all....until the next book....Happy Reading!

Fellow bookworms, I have a confession to make. Sometimes, I request books from NetGalley and I don't even read the book summary. After reading this book, I believe that I should probably start doing that. Because this YA series just wasn't my cup of tea. The teens in this story were so shallow and that included the main protagonist, Grape. Good looking people are dying and apparently it is the fault of a bunch of gnomes.Oh and a vampire makes a cameo.

Let this be a lesson to me.

What on Earth did I just read?
When I started out in the beginning of this novel I had high hopes because it seemed to be an interesting read, however the author pulled in so many elements from different book genres it left me super confused.

A quick tldr of this book is that it follows the story of a girl named Grape who moves to a town where everyone is enamored with these beautiful teenagers who live there. However there are some secrets going on that makes everyone like these teenagers so much.

First off there were so many plot holes and the flow of the writing was way off. Also the author sometimes put sooo much detail into sections that had no need for it. An example, every single meal that Grape are was analyzed in depth down to the cheesiness if the French onion soup. (Yes that actually happened). I just felt like this book was a mix of fantasy, mystery, contemporary and it was poorly executed so that when I finished reading the book I was scratching my head bewildered at what I just read.

Everything about Sortilege Falls is strange. The woods with trees and wildlife unknown, the boys and girls at school ignoring a new student and a group of teens, known as the Models, so beautiful it seems otherworldly. When Grape (what a name, right?) and her family moves to the small town she doesn't know that her life is going to change dramatically and that she will loose a family member. In the end I'm left hoping that Grape will find a way to make things right and I can't wait to read the next book. I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. Thanks to NetGalley and Melange Books Fire and Ice Ya!