Review: Warped

Jan •  6 •  2011

Title: Warped
Series: No
Genre: Young Adult-Fantasy
Author: Maurissa Guibord
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Release Date: January 11, 2011
Book: ARC sent by publisher

“Tessa doesn’t believe in magic. Or Fate. But there’s something weird about the dusty unicorn tapestry she discovers in a box of old books. She finds the creature woven within it compelling and frightening. After the tapestry comes into her possession, Tessa experiences dreams of the past and scenes from a brutal hunt that she herself participated in. When she accidentally pulls a thread from the tapestry, Tessa releases a terrible centuries old secret. She also meets William de Chaucy, an irresistible 16th-century nobleman. His fate is as inextricably tied to the tapestry as Tessa’s own. Together, they must correct the wrongs of the past. But then the Fates step in, making a tangled mess of Tessa’s life. Now everyone she loves will be destroyed unless Tessa does their bidding and defeats a cruel and crafty ancient enemy.”
What’s that saying? The one that says are lives are woven and intertwined by fate? Tessa comes upon a pieces of fabric like no other during an auction. The fabric gives her visions on her past self and thrusts her back in time. She also continues to bump into a certain handsome young man. The owner of the fabric wants it back for it holds great power if you know how to wove the fate of life.
This book was great. This was yet another great and interesting read. Nothing like it is out there. Once I started I could not stop. Tessa is a great strong character.  Her wiliness to fight against the fabric and gets things right made me admire her. She did whatever it took to set things right and setting William free of the fabric.
Now, William was a little arrogant to begin with but I warmed up to him. Of course he had no idea where he was at or what year it is. He was on the defense but also cooled down. William was also a strong character. Even when he knew what Tessa past self did, he’d still protected her. I loved how William made Tessa squirm. By that I mean I loved how he was so strong and confident he made Tessa swoon. She was so used to being on her own she didn’t realize how to rely on anyone else.
The romance was touching. I love watching them fall in love. The ending was heartbreaking yet joyous. I was glad to see that everything in the end was set right.
I give it 5 BITES!
Happy Reading!

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11 Comments

  1. Elodie
    Jan 6, 2011

    I want to read this one even more now … =) Thanks for your review 😉

  2. awwww cute and interesting! great review1 =D

  3. I am so glad that you enjoyed this book! Great Review!

  4. Jenny
    Jan 6, 2011

    Another Will and Tessa pairing? It’s so funny how many YA male leads are named Will lately! I’m really excited for this one, it just sounds so different, glad to see you enjoyed it so much. Nice review Savy:)

  5. Missie
    Jan 6, 2011

    I had seen the cover for this book around, but had no clue what it was about. And wow! Sounds very interesting, and I love me a good love story.

  6. Carissa
    Jan 6, 2011

    Looking forward to reading this one! So glad to hear that the hype is well deserved!

  7. Okay, I was curious about this book and now I must read it! Great reveiw! I love the way philosophy was introduced into a weaving/fabric. So interesting!

  8. BooksforCompany
    Jan 6, 2011

    Sounds like a great read, l don’t really like this cover much but after reading your review l want to read it!

  9. Small Review
    Jan 7, 2011

    YES! I’m so happy you reviewed this one positively! This is probably one of my most anticipated reads of 2011. I saw you had a copy of this one and I’ve been keeping an eye out for your review ever since. You’ve just made me even more excite for this one!

  10. Liz
    Jan 8, 2011

    Yay! I’m so glad you gave it 5 bites! I was already so excited to read this one, & now I’m even more so!!!

  11. Nikki
    Jan 8, 2011

    omg i want to read this soo badly, its on my 2011 debut challenge. great reveiw as always.

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