Vincent (The Vincent Trilogy Book 1)

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It's like Jersey Shore with kidnapping. A bunch of extremely annoying, privileged teens get drunk, bitch about each other, cheat on each other, and generally be douchebags until they get kidnapped by a group of people they assume are soldiers. I gave it ample time to become good, holding back the negative opinion that was trying to break through in my mind, but honestly - who fucking cares about these people? The two narrators - Genesis, and her cousin Maddie - are insufferable. Genesis opens the book with a bitching session about her "friend" who is "five pounds too heavy and four inches too short to ever have anything more than her face appear in Teen Vogue" and proceeds to cheat on her boyfriend, Holden, hooking up with guys in front of him.

Holden later returns the favour. And Maddie is only marginally better - her superiority over being less slutty and less prone to drinking than Genesis and her friends just made her annoying. After being reckless and stupid, the friends find themselves being taken hostage. I can understand postponing the action for character development, and yet I don't think we actually got much of that here - just a load of drinking, kissing, cheating and being repulsive. Seriously, everyone cheats on everyone.

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I couldn't like a single person. When a book takes place over hours, you should really limit the amount of hours given over to drinking and kissing hot boys on the beach. Even the drama feels silly and melodramatic. This group of clowns running around in the Columbian jungle, waving their arms and screaming. Can anyone take them seriously? And, of course, there's no resolution. The cliffhanger ending sets it up for the next book Blog Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube View all 13 comments. Jun 27, Laura rated it liked it Shelves: Besides, anyone who tried to kidnap you would give you back within the hour.

How were they supposed to know they'd be kidnapped and held for ransom? Can things get any worse? I had high expectations for Hours. I was ecstatic at the thought of Rachel Vincent bringing us just that. Unfortunately, bring me a YA thriller and require me to suspend my disbelief a bit too much and we have a problem. I know teens like to "have fun" by hooking up, underage drinking, and all that. But when you have guns practically pointed at your head a good amount of the day and the only hope of actually surviving is escape, you're not going to keep trying to get further with your crush of the moment.

You might actually focus on the situation at hand. Putting that aside for now.. Sometimes their perspectives overlap giving us the other side of things. Genesis is the wealthy heiress of a large shipping company think freight transport , while Maddie is her cousin of lesser means. Maddie and her brother only joined Genesis and her rich friends on the trip because they share a grandmother and she lives in Colombia. Genesis is set on not having the average vacation. She wants to experience what is so rarely experienced by others. And that means going out of their way to explore the untouched beaches through the jungle.

No one could have predicted that their teenage drama was the least of their worries. Places not listed on travel websites. This is my life. This is my spring break. There are no limits but those I set. The story unfolds with a countdown.

We start with the previous hours and count down until we've managed to get ourselves into the hostage situation. It takes a bit more time than I would've liked getting to the real action in the story. Everything is getting set up before that, laying out the complex dynamics of the group, and introducing us to the friends they've made in Colombia.

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Maddie's diabetes adds an extra obstacle in the hostage situation, since she doesn't exactly have an abundance of insulin. I enjoyed the unexpected aspects involving politics. It gave the book more depth and helped to make up for the places it was lacking. There are a few things that felt just too convenient.

And I was being driven insane by everyone's need to hookup when other things should have been priority. I did still enjoy this book. I didn't see the twist at the end from a mile away. I wish my expectations weren't as high. Readers of young adult thrillers will enjoy, but definite emphasis on the young adult. Feb 26, Sarah rated it really liked it Shelves: I received an advance copy of this book for free. Thanks to HarperCollins and Edelweiss.

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I gasp and scramble backward, but can't tear my gaze from the muzzle aimed at my chest. Genesis was an interesting character and I liked how she always assessed a situation and looked for the best plan of action before acting. I did feel sorry her at times though, especially when it s I received an advance copy of this book for free.

I did feel sorry her at times though, especially when it seemed that more than one person had betrayed her. The storyline in this was about Genesis and a group of her friends going to Colombia over spring break and getting kidnapped and ransomed by a group of people with guns. Among the friends were Genesis' cousins Maddie and Ryan, and half of the story was told from Maddie's point of view, whilst the other half was from Genesis' point of view.

Maddie was diabetic, and running out of insulin which added some extra drama to the story, and we also got an unexpected death quite early on. I did find the story a little hard to get into at first, with so many different characters being introduced at once, but once I got to know everybody things were a bit easier to follow.

There was quite a bit of romantic drama going on as well, and some cheating too, but it didn't take away from the main story. The ending to this left us with a cliff-hanger. Literally five characters cheat in the first 8 pages and I'm not even joking. One of the fastest nopes of all time. Jul 27, Faye, la Patata rated it it was ok. This was supposed to be an exciting thriller? This had none of the urgency that you would expect from a story that's about rich kids being kidnapped and held hostage by guerillas and terrorists in the Colombian jungle - not especially when most of the time, they're all smooching, flirting, and making each other jealous.

Seriously, you have guns and rifles pointed at your heads, and you're all wondering who kissed who and who cheated on who?! It is the first book in a series. There are two narrators who are cousins. The first narrator is 17 year old Genesis. The second narrator is 16 year old Maddie.

Both narrators are 1st person POVs. The book starts in the present to give us a brief glimpse of what is happening.

Then it goes back hours. And moves forward until the book is in the present again. There are no chapters just time stamps.

The book takes place in Columbia mainly on the beach and in the jungle. Genesis Valencia is a spoiled heiress and the leader of her group. It's Spring Break for these high schoolers. At first I was unclear if these kids were in high school or college. The book is listed as YA. But they are travelling on their own and in the first scene they are drunk in a bar. The book did not start off great for me. Genesis is not very nice or likable. She makes out with other guys in front of her boyfriend.

And her boyfriend Holden is even worse. All the friends seem pretty spoiled. Maddie seems less spoiled. But I just didn't love her either. The book also started out poorly for me with underage drinking at a bar. These kids acted much older than they were. It definitely would have made more sense if they were in college. Something happens to these teens on the beach. And they end up needing to escape.

The problem is that I did not like any of them. And I did not care if anything happened to them. They all seemed so reckless, careless and dumb. I just wasn't that interested in their story. The book was a very quick read. The setting was very different and interesting. There were some interesting twists, especially at the end of the book. The book was suspenseful.

There is some resolution to the story. But the book does end on a cliffhanger. The book wasn't bad. But my main issue was definitely that I just did not like most of the characters. Thanks to edelweiss and Katherine Tegen Books for allowing me to read this book. Mar 24, Diana rated it it was amazing. This book was incredible. I just couldn't put it down and had to devour it from beginning to end. I loved everything about it: Rachel Vincent have never before written sth like this book and it surprised me how perfect it was, how everything was researched and how addictive this book was.

I SO want more!!! What happens no This book was incredible. What happens now with Genesis???? View all 3 comments. Nov 04, AH rated it liked it Shelves: Very different kind of book by author Rachel Vincent. The story recounts hours in the life of Genesis and her friends as they vacation in Colombia. The narrative has multiple points of view and it takes a little time to get to know the characters well enough to understand who is talking and why they behave the way they do.

At first I was skeptical that the book could be a the first of a trilogy, and as I neared the end of the book, I understood why, however I still feel that it probably coul Very different kind of book by author Rachel Vincent. At first I was skeptical that the book could be a the first of a trilogy, and as I neared the end of the book, I understood why, however I still feel that it probably could have been told in one book.

Full review to come closer to publication date. Thank you to Edelweiss and the publisher for a review copy of this book. Mar 17, Shannon Mrsreadsbooks rated it liked it Shelves: A decadent spring break getaway on an exotic beach becomes a terrifying survival story when six Miami teens are kidnapped and ransomed. And when Genesis wants somet A decadent spring break getaway on an exotic beach becomes a terrifying survival story when six Miami teens are kidnapped and ransomed.

When I saw the cove r of this book and read the description, I immediately wanted to read it and was excited when the publisher sent me an ARC. I love survival type books, but can't find many good ones and I especially liked the tropical setting. However, although the plot of this story could have been really great, it was fairly disappointing.

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The story is told from two perspectives, Maddie and Genesis, both of which are fairly spoiled little rich girls, but Genesis especially. I was already annoyed with her during the first chapter where she is cheating on her boyfriend, in front of him, in a local Colombian bar.

The story begins with them ditching their spring break in the Bahamas and instead bribing the pilot of their private plan to bring them to Columbia instead, as that is where their parents are from and their grandmother still lives there.

I don't know much about the lives of the very rich, but this story itself seemed a bit far fetched to me. Basically, this book could have been really great, with the story and the setting, but between the thoughts, words and actions of the overly privileged rich teenagers, which was extremely annoying, and them just randomly cheating and hooking up the whole time, it kind of ruined the plot for me.

Their is a plot twist and there is a good deal of action throughout the book and the plot moves along at a steady pace. But I just really had a hard time connecting with any of the characters and I never really became invested in any of them either. The book does end with another twist and a cliffhanger, leaving the reader with an open ended story line for the next book in the series. Overall this book could have been really great if the author had toned down the privileged, rich girl monologue and had developed the characters a bit more so readers might actually become invested in their outcome.

Thank you to the publisher for sending me an advanced reading copy of the book. May 25, Adriana C rated it liked it. Maddie Valencia lost her father a year before and she lives with her mother and older brother with a middle income, so on her vacation she and her brother Ryan end up accompanying Genesis, who travels with her boyfriend and her two best friends, all of them 3. Maddie Valencia lost her father a year before and she lives with her mother and older brother with a middle income, so on her vacation she and her brother Ryan end up accompanying Genesis, who travels with her boyfriend and her two best friends, all of them rich.

Once in Colombia Genesis, Maddie, Ryan and their group of friends are kidnapped and taken to the jungle of Colombia where they plan to request ransom. And as this book is part of a duology it ends with a cliffhanger the last few chapters I was suspecting everyone, I just knew that something was going to happen, I was waiting for the twist and it delivered , so I will have to read the following book to see how the story of the Valencia cousins ends. I hated every single character in this book.

There are two POVs: Genesis, who is spoiled and entitled and just a jerk, and her cousin Maddy, who is the token poor, fat girl of the group and manages to be even more snotty and whiny than Genesis. Remarkably, however, their chapters sound exactly the same. The other characters are either spoiled, whiny, entitled, jerks, caricatures of actual people, or all the above. I did not have a pleasant experience with them.

I quit reading this book pages in because I could not handle it all anymore. By then, the teenagers had finally been kidnapped like the synopsis said would happen, and the plot finally started. But really, if the content of the first pages is any indication of what the next will hold, I have no desire to keep reading. Mar 01, Lexie rated it it was ok Shelves: If I had to articulate the issues I had with this book, and this is a review so I should, it boils down to the unrelenting dislike I had for the entire cast.

Not that they all didn't have various reasons for their disastrous personalities, but sweet stars I wanted to throttle them. Maddie, aka everyone I love is taken from me! Holden, aka typical rich boy diva whiner. Ryan, aka I must protect my sister The summary wrecks part of the mystery why these kids are taken hostage - I think if I hadn't known going in Genesis was a big reason for it, I probably would have cared more to unravel the why of it.

I can't speak towards the culture represented Colombia , as I know very little about it or the country, but the judgy attitude of Maddie's in regards to her Uncle Hernan and cousin Genesis and Genesis's casual dismissal of her heritage except when it suited her all part of her hidden depths by the way rubbed me wrong.

In the end while I didn't hate this, I found no reason to continue the trilogy either sadly. Feb 10, Tracy Cornerfolds added it Shelves: Read more of my reviews at Cornerfolds. Despite the low rating on Goodreads, a survival story of teenagers kidnapped in a foreign country sounded right up my alley and I decided to give it a try! Maddie and Genesis are the m Read more of my reviews at Cornerfolds. Maddie and Genesis are the main characters of this story. Genesis is a rich kid from Miami whose father owns a large shipping company, making her an extremely wealthy teenager.

Apr 21, Sophie rated it it was amazing Shelves: I was sucked right into this story and I LOVE that we have more to come from these characters and this author. The writing was solid, the story line fluent. Full review to come! May 02, Carla Bulian rated it really liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.

Muito bom o livro. Pensei que seria um livro desse casal e os outros de outros. Adorei a escrita dessa autora. I love the fact that Jessica Ruben took a lot of my favourite tropes and blended them effortlessly to deliver one unputdownable read. I am practically giddy with excitement. My mind is awash with theories, potential plot lines and excitement with what is to come.

I cannot wait to see where this author takes this story. Our heroine is an innocent eighteen-year-old girl called Eve. Eve is extremely intelligent, studious and quiet, she keeps herself to herself and walks in baggy, hooded clothes to not draw attention to herself. With gangs in the neighbourhood all vying for dominance, the Blue Houses is not a safe place to be and she cannot wait to escape. I am intrigued by her family dynamic, I love her relationship with her sister, but her mother is another matter. The girl with her head in a book at all times. Loners get picked on and picked off.

Jessica Ruben dangles Vincent like a carrot throughout the book and you are the rabbit, frantically chasing it down. Vincent is also known as The Bull; an underground MMA fighter and it is at one of these fights where he first meets Eve. As soon as these two meet, you feel their connection, but Vincent, knowing what his life entails tries to keep Eve at arms-length, but at times it is impossible. In fact, his face and entire demeanor is absolutely feral. Vincent exudes that chemical attraction to the reader and you cannot help but be drawn into his story and I bet he will top many a BBF list by the end of this book.

As I said above, he is certainly the enigma, but in all the scenes between him and Eve, you get to see the real Vincent. The fiercely protective side of him, the side that wants to do the right the thing, the generous, loving side of him and it is this side that has left me frantically wanting more. Vincent is quite the contradiction and it is the internal war that he fights that keeps him from doing what his heart wants.

The ending of this book is in a good place and will definitely leave the reader salivating for the next book, I know I am. These two have so much in common and yet so little. I cannot wait to see where this trilogy goes, I for one will be on the edge of my seat waiting for the next one, bring it on…and quickly. I cannot recommend this book enough. The beginning started out great; but as soon as Eve met Vincent, I lost all interest. All I saw was a young, naive girl falling in lust for the first time in her life.

If there was anything I did love about Eve, it was her ambition and determination to get out of poverty and into an Ivy League school. I hate that statement with a passion. You know who said those same exact words to me? Douchebags who only wanted in my pants. Because to me, Vincent is all I can see. Insert major eye-roll here. I spent most of it rolling my eyes. Especially if you like elements of MMA, the Mafia, and a dominant alpha hero who more than takes care of what is his. Apr 30, Stacy rated it really liked it.

This is why I love reading new authors! I sat down to read this book last night and before I knew it, I was done! Eve is an 18 year old young woman who has it pretty rough, but you would never know it. Her personality shines and her bravery and modes 4 Stars! Her personality shines and her bravery and modesty made me so happy.

He treats Eve with a level of respect that every man should emulate. I just love him SO much! Vincent and Eve are about as unconventional a couple as they come, if you can even call them that. Both are very young, at 18 and 21 and I was pleasantly surprised by the slow burn of their relationship, especially given the fact that the book went by so quickly. Sometimes the love feels rushed, but not in this book, I found myself wanting and needing more by the time it was over. Apr 15, Chele' rated it it was amazing. The feeling you get as a bookworm when you're supremely pumped about an amazing story!!

I am so euphoric over Rising! I've been wanting to try new to me authors and when my favorite blogger suggested this book I was all over it and screamed when I was lucky enough to have it land on my kindle!! I was completely drawn in and I always gravitate towards stories that are raw and real. Well, you really can't get any realer than Eve. This is by far one of my favorite heroines because she's unapologetically herself! Her circumstances suck but she's trying to claw her way up and out of this life. Without going too much into detail let's just say she doesn't live in a fairy tale.

Something happens that utterly devastates and shakes her to her core she knows she had to get out. Just a few months, if she keeps her head down, and her nose in her books she'll make it and maybe she'll no longer be a target. She is immediately drawn to him.

They connect and Eve learns about him, his incredible mind and his beautiful heart. Everything is telling her he's the one and he treats her like she's the only one he sees but there's something he's hiding. Tied in with this story is so much culture which in my opinion is sorely needed in books today I really appreciate the array of backgrounds, ethnicities and social classes depicted.

There's so much swoon but its also intense and suspenseful at times. This story has a heart beat, a soul Please grab this as soon as it's available and tell a friend! Apr 01, nikkigracereads rated it really liked it. I have had my eye on this book for months now, so imagine my excitement when i got the opportunity to read it early! A fairly quick read, this was part one in the story of Vincent and Eve, and from the off-set, i was drawn into the suspense and drama.

Jessica Ruben doesnt ease you in gently, chapter 1 starts off with a bang, and i found myself terrified for Eve. Our heroine comes from a run-down, crime-ridden part of New York, and i felt her struggle as she desperately clings to her dream of esc I have had my eye on this book for months now, so imagine my excitement when i got the opportunity to read it early! Our heroine comes from a run-down, crime-ridden part of New York, and i felt her struggle as she desperately clings to her dream of escaping and going to college, against the wishes of her cruel, unsupportive mother.

He is a monster of a man, mean looking and dangerous, yet he is ridiculously intelligent; quoting poetry and discussing literature. Most importantly though, he is hiding secrets and is determined not to get close to Eve. He is so protective of her yet he keeps his distance, disappearing for weeks on end. Vincent and Eve have amazing chemistry and i found myself just willing them to give into their feelings. I am already dying to find out where this is going to go If you like your romance books with a sexy, smart MMA fighter, lots of suspense and a side of Mafia, then this one is definitely for you!

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May 02, BleuBelle rated it it was ok Shelves: This book ends in a cliffhanger. It's not huge, very predictable. And I'm not urgently awaiting the next book. The story was all right I guess. There was only one POV, the Heroines. I found her family to be totally whacked.

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Taking drugs, partying, abandoning her 18 year old sister at a fight-club party and playing down her sisters nearly rape. It was if she had two sides of her. The Heroine was all right. A virgin of course, and the very experienced Hero liked This book ends in a cliffhanger. A virgin of course, and the very experienced Hero liked this fact very, very much. Living her life in books and wanting to go to college. I wanted her not to be so naive. The Hero was elusive. College student and very rich. They only met for a few times in as many months.

They weren't dating or anything. There weren't any promises made. No one fell in love. There was no romance at all. He just kept appearing from time to time, going out to eat and making out. He was nice I guess. But he had so many secrets, was living a double life. Then there were the girls. Right at the beginning he was seen with a "beautiful redhead". And the scene at the end was well, not hopeful for book II. This book read like a prequel to the main story of those two.

It was all right. But I hoped for more. I'm not going to read book II, because I see all these OW drama in the future, and possibly more family drama. Perhaps even a long separation. You know that feeling you would get as a child on Christmas Eve? You know that giddy feeling, that Santa was coming, and you so desperately wanted to see what he was going to bring you? That overwhelming excitement that made it impossible to sleep? Rising created that feeling in me. In fact, this book has ruined me for all future books.

It is so beyond amazing that I find it impossible to think of the right word to describe it, apart from EPIC. I am s You know that feeling you would get as a child on Christmas Eve? I am so overwhelmingly in love with this book, that I cannot physically think of anything else. I just want to relive it time and time again.

This year has been a tough one for me. I lost a close family member suddenly in February, and since then my reading has taken a major hit. I have rarely picked up a book since. Jessica Ruben has well and truly changed that. With her book, she has dragged me out of the slump I have fallen into, and filled the void that had taken hold within me. Rising has reminded me why it is that I love nothing more than to lose myself in a book. I cannot for the life of me recommend this book enough.

I have nothing but praise for Jessica Ruben and her debut novel. Rising has taken the top spot on my Best Reads of list, and I have no doubt that is where it will stay. I have said it before, but I would trade my children in for the next book in the series, and I am not even close to kidding!! I will think of nothing else until that book is in my hands. May 31, Paige rated it liked it Shelves: This is typical NA.

Jun 01, Karen Mc rated it it was amazing. Debts are owed, and sometimes lives are used as payment. Here, our bodies are nothing but currency. She and Trigger 17, the soldier who risked his life for hers, go on the run, escaping into the wild outside the city walls. Waverly Whitmore is teenage royalty, a media sensation with millions of fans who broadcasts her every move—including every detail of her wedding planning, leading up to the day she marries Hennessy Chapman.

Waverly lives a perfect life built on the labors of clones like Dahlia. She has no idea that she too is a clone. She lives with her family… More about Rachel Vincent. Also by Rachel Vincent. See all books by Rachel Vincent. Inspired by Your Browsing History. Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful. The Case of the Missing Marquess. Nancy Springer and Serena Blasco. The Dark Days Deceit.

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