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Pixelated, by L.S. Murphy
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Senior Year. Middle of nowhere. What's the new girl to do? For Piper Marks, the answer is simple. She's determined to have her photography rock the cover of National Geographic someday, and moving to Clarkton, Iowa for her last year of high school is not going to stop her. Even if her usual subjects have changed from bright lights and skyscrapers to fields, cows?and more fields. But when photographer at the local paper quits in a huff, she steps into his spot. Her new job keeps Piper busy capturing tackles, and zooming in on first downs and end zone dances, not to mention putting her directly in the path of varsity football star Les Williams IV. Her new friends warn her off, but she can't resist the pull she feels toward this mysterious country boy. But this small town is keeping a secret, and it's one that could destroy any chance they have to be together. It's up to Piper to decide what to do with the distorted truth. Can she risk exposing her heart? It might be worth it, 'cause Les is about to change her world from black and white to fully saturated color. Praise for Pixelated: "In Pixelated, L.S. Murphy weaves a complex web of secrets and lies with a 'will they or won't they' romance that kept me turning pages and holding my breath!" ~ Julie Reece, author of The Artisans and Crux "Beautifully written, with a full spectrum of emotion and complex characters, Pixelated will tug at all your heartstrings. I easily lost myself in the world L.S. Murphy created and couldn't stop reading because I needed to see how the story ended." ~ Kelly Oram, author of Cinder & Ella "L.S. Murphy brings something for every reader with Pixelated: romance, secrets, mystery, and a main character torn between two choices. Murphy's writing is sharp and steeped in emotions, deftly hooking her readers from the first sentence to the last." ~ Sarah Bromley, author of A Murder Of Magpies
Pixelated, by L.S. Murphy- Amazon Sales Rank: #1133235 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-06-30
- Released on: 2015-06-30
- Format: Kindle eBook
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Piper’s not happy about having to leave her home in St By Dani @ Novelfly Piper’s not happy about having to leave her home in St. Louis to move to The Middle of Nowhere, Iowa at the beginning of her senior year. She’s resolved to just make it through the year. Until she meets Les, that is. Navigating through small town drama, while trying to make new friends to ease her loneliness, and dealing with the lies and secrets she’s been forced to live with, Piper discovers that sometimes she has to step out from behind the camera in order to bring things into focus.Pixelated follows Piper and her misadventures as she tries and fails to fit into a school where everyone has known everyone since they were babies.This was a book that I really wanted to love! I just couldn’t.I liked that Murphy wrote small town high school kids in such a realistic way. The drama, the rumors, it’s all too familiar. But Pixelated also focuses on Piper’s life at home with her family and her struggle to fit in there as well. She’s moved with her mom and stepfather, after they bought two small town newspapers. While Piper wants nothing more than to move back to her home, with the father she idolizes, she’s forced to see the people she’s always loved in a new light.One aspect that I appreciated about Pixelated was that Piper was forced into seeing her father as a fallible man, not as the idol she’s always worshiped. I think that’s something every adult goes through and it’s rarely seen in young adult novels. It’s something that Piper struggles with, but it also gives her a chance to appreciate her stepfather, Doug. She’s never really given him a chance because she thought her mother had cheated on her father with him. But once secrets start coming out, she allows Doug to be the father and friend he’s tried to be.Now, while I liked the family dynamics going on in the story, it was the “school Piper” that I took issue with. She met and made friends with Lou, Cass, and Nikki. But throughout the story, she’s a terrible friend. She expects everyone to come to her and cater to her. She makes no attempt to actually be a friend and go to them if she needs something. On two occasions that I can remember, Piper makes assumptions and gets mad at the girls. Once because they go to a party and the other girls break up to mingle with other friends, and Piper gets angry and stops talking to them for leaving her. Lou comes right out and tells her “friendship goes both ways.” Even though this is spelled out for her in plain English, she continues to do the same thing over and over, expecting them to abandon lifelong friends just because she shows up.Another that stuck with me was at one point, Piper asks Les about Brice and Ava. Les tells her that their cousins, but were raised more like brother and sister but, basically, it’s a long story…. WHAT’S THE STORY? It’s never explained. I wish it had been because I feel like there could have been a great back story to add more depth to Brice and Ava. As it’s written, they’re just hurdles. I feel like it was a missed opportunity to flesh them out a bit more.While I understand the crush/infatuation with Les throughout the story, I wish Piper hadn’t been so wrapped up in him. When Mason enters the story, he’s a sweet guy and obviously unattached. I wish Piper had gone out with him. Just once. If she had, and still couldn’t get her mind off Les, then fine. But I feel like he deserved a chance. Otherwise, he was just a jealousy factor for Les.Overall, I enjoyed Pixelated , but I could have loved it. I wanted to. But there were just too many missing factors to keep me from it. It was a great read that gripped my attention from beginning to end. I loved all the twists and turns Piper’s life took throughout the story, and seeing parts of her grow and mature as the book progressed. Piper’s voice is genuine and relatable and she’s a flawed but lovable character who’s just looking for her own way. I would definitely read another written by L.S. Murphy.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A fresh teen romance. By The Kindle Book Review I thought this teen novel did a fabulous job of shying away from some major cliches that plenty of young adult novels fall victim to. There was some teenage angst for sure, but the obstacles that prevent Piper and Les from being together right away are obstacles I've never encountered before and are central to the external and internal conflict of the story.Piper's never had great friends, and the ones she leaves behind are no exception. It is difficult for her to meet the needs of the friendships she builds in her new hometown, but I liked the fact that she was willing to see the difference between the old friendships and the new ones, recognizing that it was necessary to put forth more effort and become less self-absorbed. She doesn't take crap from anyone, including a competitive school photographer who isn't happy about Piper's talent for capturing stunning moments on film. This was an aspect of Piper's character that I found so appealing. Feisty and determined. She always remains true to her artistic nature, and it is clear that the author has a firm grasp of the nuances of photography which was something I enjoyed. I loved visualizing the scenes she created through a photographer's point of view.Les is extremely lovable. He's the one cliche that I found in this novel, and the only one that I can tolerate because I just love a brooding, moody, mysterious guy. Fortunately, the author gives Piper and Les enough room to grow in their affections for one another instead of forcing the reader to choke down this ridiculous notion of love at first sight among high schoolers. There is more to Les than meets the eye, and don't we just love that? Nothing worse than a guy who is mysterious...and remains mysterious. Not much to work with there. There's some delicious development in this particular area, as there should be with any good romance, but you have to remain true to the age bracket and circumstance, and the author's plotting, dialogue, orchestration and mood setting really nailed it.Sometimes you have to punish your protagonist to develop more depth and dimension to their character. Piper's journey is a prime example of this. That frustrating sense of desperately needing to understand what was going on with Les was wonderful too because it left the reader and the main character tortured and a bit beaten down before that final rallying moment when things finally came together the way they were meant to.I almost sense a sequel coming from this. There's the issue with Les's sister and a certain high school janitor, and I honestly wanted to see the school's reaction to Les and Piper near the end. I also think that Les's ex-girlfriend could cause some major problems since there were hints that she was a bit emotionally imbalanced. I certainly see another plot in the making, and I wouldn't mind reading more about Piper and Les's journey together.I highly recommend this novel to fans of young adult romance. Whether you're seventeen or seventy, this romance is sure to pluck at those heart strings.~ C.J. Anaya, Author of The Healer Series, The Kindle Book Review“The Kindle Book Review received a free copy of this book for an independent, fair, and honest review. We are not associated with the author or Amazon.”
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. captivated my interest early on, and had me reading straight through to the end. By Gaele Piper has Plans and Dreams, neither of which included moving to the middle of Nowhere, Iowa from St. Louis just in time for her senior year. But, plans often have to change as her parents’ divorce and her mother’s remarriage and relocation stepped in to take over. Initially resentful at all of the changes, this is her story of that school year.Told in Piper’s POV, the story follows her resentful thoughts about the move, the interactions with her new schoolmates and her focus on her photography. When she is rescued from a flat tire miles from home or town by local boy Les, Piper thinks that not everything in Iowa is uninteresting.But, Les has a girlfriend, or everyone thinks he does, so Piper’s friendship with him brings out judgments and snark from her schoolmates. There is a secret there, but it takes ages (and shame on Les) to reveal, and Piper is more isolated than ever in the meantime. But, her mother and stepfather have bought two local newspapers, and a falling out with the photographer allows Piper a chance to do what she loves: photograph. Problem is – Les is on the team, and Piper can’t seem to step away.Descriptions of potential photographs through Piper’s eye and voice are instantly evocative of imagery and bring a real depth to her character and language. Conversations and even Piper’s voice are solidly ‘teen’, and as Piper seems to grasp one lesson or element in her life, the others blur away and lose focus, hence the wonderful tie-in to the title. Without the photographic element of the story to add unique and fresh elements, the story arc would be wholly predictable until the twist at the end: even though that predictability is captivating and wholly forgettable with the strong voice and presence of Piper. A solid teen-romance.Possibly the only real downfall for me in this story was the lack of effort Piper put into her friendships: she saw what did and didn’t work, and was aware of her own misconceptions about ‘being a friend’, yet she seemed to not value any of the new connections enough to actually DO the work and improve her own shortcomings in that area. But, the story captivated my interest early on, and had me reading straight through to the end.I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.
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