The Book of Ivy Review

The Book of Ivy

By Amy Engel

Review

Summary:

What would you kill for?After a brutal nuclear war, the United States was left decimated. A small group of survivors eventually banded together, but only after more conflict over which family would govern the new nation. The Westfalls lost. Fifty years later, peace and control are maintained by marrying the daughters of the losing side to the sons of the winning group in a yearly ritual.This year, it is my turn.My name is Ivy Westfall, and my mission is simple: to kill the president's son--my soon-to-be husband--and return the Westfall family to power.But Bishop Lattimer is either a very skilled actor or he's not the cruel, heartless boy my family warned me to expect. He might even be the one person in this world who truly understands me. But there is no escape from my fate. I am the only one who can restore the Westfall legacy.Because Bishop must die. And I must be the one to kill him…

• Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
• Publication date: 11/11/2014

My Honest Review:

I have been trying to find the best way to put this book into words. It's very hard for me right now. This book is truly AMAZING!!! I am speechless to write my feelings for this book. It was just so, so good. Finishing this book was just so amazing. I instantly want to read the next book which comes out in November. I cannot wait for that book. To see what happens next. 

I didn't really know what to expect going into this book. I haven't heard much hype on this book. So I didn't really read the synosis but it was better that way. I knew it was based in the future, which I personally love stories like that. 

The cover is just so gorgeous. The raised letters on the word Ivy. Ivy with the knife in the background is just so, so beautiful. 

The Character's of Bishop and Ivy I just fell in love with both of them instantly. This is just a complete swoon-worthy story of these 2 characters.

Amazing Debut Novel, I just LOVE it so much! I cannot wait for the second book to come out to see what happens next. Please pick this book up and read it. Its just truly AMAZING!!!!

QUOTES:

“He blows out a breath, takes a step toward me. The hallway is so narrow that I’m pinned between the wall and his body, heat rolling off him in waves. “Yeah,” he says, voice low. “I feel things.” His green eyes burn. It’s the most emotion I’ve seen from him so far, and I have trouble taking a full breath, my lungs compressed with tension. “That’s the whole point, Ivy. I want you to feel them, too.” 

“That night we played truth or dare. You said that after a while you stopped trying to earn your mother's affection." I pause. "Why didn't you give up with me, too?"
"You know why," he says quietly. I close my eyes. I do know, but I'm not sure if I'm ready to hear it. But some part of me must be, because I wouldn't have asked the question otherwise, not of Bishop, the boy who never chooses to say something easy just because the truth is hard. Maybe I want to hear it so that i will know, once and for all, that there is no going back.
"Because I'm in love with you, Ivy," he whispers. "Giving up on you isn't an option." He lifts my hair away from the back of my neck and kisses the delicate skin there.
My breath shudders out of me. The silence spirals into the dark room, and maybe it was foolish to ask the question, but I'm not sorry. I uncurl his hand and kiss his palm, his skin cool and dry. I place his hand over my heart, cover it with my own.
We fall asleep that way. His lips on my neck. My heart in his hand.” 

“Maybe I’ll be okay. Maybe I’ll make it to the ocean.”