Book Review & Giveaway- "Glimpse" by Stacey Wallace Benefiel

I met Stacey when I came on board the "Death by Chocolate" anthology and downloaded the first book in the Zellie Wells Trilogy. Stacey is incredibly talented, as I have seen on her DBC short story, but after reading her book... There are no words to describe it. I literally just finished reading "Glimpse." I put my phone down (yes, I read it on my phone... I am cross-eyed by now, for sure) and had to turn on my laptop and write a review.
I had downloaded "Glimpse" a while back, and was only last night that I began reading. If it is not clear already, it got me hooked. I had no idea what it was about; when I downloaded it, its cover was a drawing of a girl, so with all honesty, I expected to be a MG book of some sort. Boy, was I wrong!

I love, love, love this story! My eyes were burning, and still are, but I had to keep on reading, I needed to know what would happen next. The suspense is amazing!

Okay, first things first:

"Zellie Wells has a devastating crush on Avery Adams, the son of her mom’s high school sweetheart. At her sixteenth birthday party, held in the basement of her dad’s church, she finally finds the courage to talk to him. Turns out, the devastating crush is mutual.
As Avery takes her hand and leads her out onto the makeshift dance floor, Zellie is overwhelmed by her first vision of his death; shocking because not only are they both covered in his blood, but they’re old, like 35, and she is pregnant.
Afraid to tell anyone about the vision, (she’d just be labeled a freaky black magic witch, right?) Zellie keeps the knowledge of Avery’s future to herself and tries to act like any other teenager in love. When they get caught on their way to a secret rendezvous by her mom and his dad, they are forbidden to see each other.
Convinced that their parents are freaking out unnecessarily, Avery and Zellie vow to be together no matter what. They continue their relationship in secret until Zellie learns that their parents are just trying to prevent her and Avery from suffering like they did. The visions are hereditary, they’re dangerous, and if they stay together the visions will come true.
Now Zellie must choose between severing all ties with Avery, like her mom did to prevent his father’s death, and finding a way to change Avery’s future."

Reading about Zellie totally took me back to my teenage years, and to those school parties where you would hide in the dark corners and make out... what? no one else did that!? Oh, come on!

But best of all was to embark in this amazing journey Zellie found herself in. It wasn't an easy one, either. I mean, how messed up would it be if, the one you love the most, will die if he stays with you? And we have all seen the movie "Premonition" with Sandra Bullock, even if you try to change the outcome, it will still happen.

Anyway, "Glimpse" was an extremely fun and fast read. You will get sucked into Zellie's life and all of the drama that comes with it. Believe me, there is plenty to go around! I cried, I laughed out loud and most of all, I read while my eyes threatened to fall out of their sockets.

I suggest you all take the time and read it, I promise, you will not be let down!

If you are interested in purchasing "Glimpse" please click HERE. Available in paperback and for Kindle/ eBook.

To follow Stacey, check her out on her site: http://staceywallacebenefiel.com/

About Stacey:

I'm the author of the Zellie Wells trilogy for YA's, the Day of Sacrifice novelette series for adults and The Toilet Business, a collection of essays for people who like to laugh.
I live in an orange house in the 'burbs of Portland, OR with my husband, our two kids, a gassy dog and two ancient cats.
I read the kind of books that I like to write - YA, romance, urban fantasy, Westerns, humorous essays, paranormal and chick-lit. I especiallly like books that mix a lot of those genres together. Humorous essays about teenage vampire cowboys are some of my favorites.

**Giveaway will close on Friday, February 3rd, at 12pm EST**