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Rebecca Hart
Jan 10, 2012 rated it it was amazing
I absolutely loved this book.

Okay, I should preface what is to come with the disclaimer that I read this as a BETA before it was submitted for publication and loved it then, so I took little risk in reading the final version. I already knew it was a kick-ass read. My opinion has not changed.

Crux is an YA Urban Fantasy (romance) featuring a down, but not out homeless girl, Rebecca Orin--who everyone calls Birdie. She's got spunk, sarcasm, and street sense. The kind of female lead I just love to g
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Tee loves Kyle Jacobson
Okay where to begin with this review. Man oh man I would like to give a HUGE THANK YOU to J Taylor Publishing for allowing me to read this ARC copy of Crux. I have to say that this is a story that grips you right from the start. I will try and do this review without giving any spoilers. It is going to be very hard because I LOVED every aspect of this book and I need more from Julie.

Birdie is 18 years old and is homeless just trying to survive. She is on the streets one day when she sees this man
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Pam
Feb 05, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Darlene
Wow! What a wonderful, unexpected find! I think I mentioned that my husband recommended a book titled Crux to me a while back. Well, I found two titles of Crux and both were free. So I picked them both up not knowing which one he was alluding to. That cleared up, I read the other one, by Moira Rogers, first. Yep, it was grand. But then I didn't feel it fair not to read this one by Julie Reece, just to make sure it got a chance. IT WAS TERRIFIC!!!!!

Okay, it wasn't the erotic volcano that Moira Ro
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Terri
Aug 24, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy, young-adult
Birdie had a hard life which left her homeless until one day a former teacher of hers starts giving away money in the street. After that her life gets really weird as it turns out she is a Wielder destined along with her Guardian to break an anciet Viling curse between a father and son. Action and interesting characters lead to a powerful read@
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May 04, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Nicole
Jul 02, 2012 marked it as tbr-own-ebook
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