I have reached a decision!
Here are the two competitors for Bracket 17, Round 2 of the YA Debut Book Battle:
The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
VERSUS
Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
These books are totally different in terms of *type* of YA. The Body Finder is more of a chick-lit thriller, where Brightly Woven is an action-adventure story. But to properly compare these books to each other, I think they are similar in terms of supernatural quality and suspense.
And the winner is......
BRIGHTLY WOVEN by Alexandra Bracken
I think overall, Brightly Woven was the obvious choice. The uniqueness and creativity that Bracken explored in this book was absolutely stunning. I found myself ripping through the pages to get to the end. The Body Finder was a great contender. The gift that Violet had was both a blessing and a curse, and I was captivated right from the beginning of her journey. But, alas there can only be one winner!
Check out my full reviews of these two books:
