Free Recent Release – “Ugly Stick” by Joy Givens

This YA novel is at #9 in its category and is currently FREE. It looks like an interesting read and the story premise has me curious, so I grabbed a copy to check it out.

Title: “Ugly Stick”
Author: Joy Givens
Genre: Scifi, Fantasy, Magic
Released: April 7, 2013
Description:

“Fifteen-year-old April Somerfield is a shy, self-loathing misfit who would blend in with the wallpaper, if only the wallpaper were a little less attractive. In a family line of gorgeous, successful women, April’s a fluke. At Prescott High School, she’s a walking punch line.

A school project sends April on the hunt for her mother’s mysteriously missing yearbooks, and upon finding them she uncovers a big secret. It turns out that being “hit with an ugly stick” is a surprisingly literal occurrence in April’s family tree—a curse has been passed down from mother to daughter for centuries. But when April sees a chance to finally ditch the family curse, she must decide if becoming beautiful on the outside is worth giving up the person she is meant to be.”