Friday, 11 November 2011
Sorry.
Sorry, won't be here for the next two months. I'm going to be in India. I'm spending the next two months travelling the place. So, no more reviews for a little while. Still. Stay tuned ;)
Thursday, 10 November 2011
Saturday, 5 November 2011
SOS
I've got a bunch of people over at my house. Gah. My best friend left and now I'm bored as hell!
Review - The Lottery
In this homage to the late Robert Cormier's masterful novel, The Chocolate War (not to mention Shirley Jackson's creepy anthology standard, "The Lottery"), Beth Goobie's latest novel, The Lottery, movingly explores the damage that peer pressure can cause to those unlucky enough to be its victims. Saskatoon Collegiate is run not by its Student Council but a Shadow Council, members of a school elite that really runs the show. Everyone knows about Shadow Council, and everyone likes to pretend that Shadow Council isn't nearly as powerful as it is, but it insidiously works its ways into every possible aspect of school life. Perhaps most menacing of all its vicious aspects is the lottery that Shadow Council holds each fall to choose a student to be their gofer for the year. Being chosen by Shadow Council means that you're effectively alienated by everyone at school, even your closest friends, and treated either as a pariah or as if you just don't exist. Usually the victim is in Grade 11 or 12, but not this year. 15-year-old Sally Hanson, just starting Grade 9, is this year's lottery "winner."
The Lottery by Beth Goobie
My rating: 1 of 5 stars
Hmm. How do I review this book. I really can’t seeing as I couldn’t even finish it. Not that that’s stopped me from reviewing a book before. SO here I go. This review is basically a review to take apart this book. SO avert your eyes if you actually liked it. Are your eyes averted? If not then you must want to watch me take apart this book. Right here we go.
The Writing – First person (I think), not very memorable, not very catching, easily forgotten. I just couldn’t get involved in this book and when that happens I normally blame the writing, so here I am. Blaming the writing and if I had to grade it, I would give it a D-, yeah that’s bad people, I’d say it’s about 16%. NOT GOOD!
The Characters – Easily forgettable. I seriously can’t remember any of the characters names or what happens to them. I couldn’t connect with any of them. I just didn’t like them!
The Plot – Interesting Concept! The author did not pull it off. I cannot remember what happened all I know is that if the author had been able to pull off the concept, I would have been able to actually finish the book.
I recommend this to – Younger readers. Like... Year 2 – 5. Any one older and they won’t enjoy it, any one younger and they won’t enjoy it. And even people that age there is no guarantee that they will like it.
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Sally tries to resist Shadow Council's call but eventually buckles to the pressure. She can't even share the pain of being Shadow Council's dupe with her older brother, Dusty, or his friend Lizard, both of whom have their own Shadow Council scars. Goobie's novel tries to uncover what makes some kids bullies and some kids their victims, examines the power of friendships and the strength that can be found in family ties, and delicately looks at the secrets and lies that sometimes lurk behind kids' daily lives. Goobie creates an almost suffocating air of malice and pain around Sal's victimization, making The Lottery a powerful and provocative teen novel. --Jeffrey Canton
The Lottery by Beth GoobieMy rating: 1 of 5 stars
Hmm. How do I review this book. I really can’t seeing as I couldn’t even finish it. Not that that’s stopped me from reviewing a book before. SO here I go. This review is basically a review to take apart this book. SO avert your eyes if you actually liked it. Are your eyes averted? If not then you must want to watch me take apart this book. Right here we go.
The Writing – First person (I think), not very memorable, not very catching, easily forgotten. I just couldn’t get involved in this book and when that happens I normally blame the writing, so here I am. Blaming the writing and if I had to grade it, I would give it a D-, yeah that’s bad people, I’d say it’s about 16%. NOT GOOD!
The Characters – Easily forgettable. I seriously can’t remember any of the characters names or what happens to them. I couldn’t connect with any of them. I just didn’t like them!
The Plot – Interesting Concept! The author did not pull it off. I cannot remember what happened all I know is that if the author had been able to pull off the concept, I would have been able to actually finish the book.
I recommend this to – Younger readers. Like... Year 2 – 5. Any one older and they won’t enjoy it, any one younger and they won’t enjoy it. And even people that age there is no guarantee that they will like it.
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Review - Sweet Seduction
He was the stuff erotic dreams are made of
Salon owner Julie Stanford wanted Nathan Tucker ever since she gave him his first massage. Getting paid to feel every inch of his body, stripped, oiled, and spread out in front of her? Stuff dreams are made of. But the sexy guy was oblivious to the signals she was sending-until she finished off his final rub- down with something extra. In fact, the best extra he ever had. Unfortunately, he came around too late. Now Julie's moving on...
She was everything he'd dreamed of
The woman was driving him crazy. She lit fire to his insides then ran like a scalded cat. And now she's going to someone else to have all her fantasies fulfilled? Over his dead body... He's more than willing to give her what she wants, and as soon as he pins the little minx down, he'd show her his own brand of sweet seduction.
Sweet Seduction by Maya Banks
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I’m still trying to work out how exactly to review this. So, I am going to follow my old, old advice – when in doubt – make a list! So this list. It’s going to start with a 1). Are you ready? And so we begin!
1) This book is an erotica and damn, I mean DAMN! Is this book hot! I’m serious. My favourite scene would have had to have been the first scene, like I said before damn, damn that scene left me speechless, I loved it (yeah, I’m a bit of a pervert :P).
2) The characters were awesome, I loved Julie, she was such a great female lead, I loved how she was strong, independent and strutted what she had! I also really liked Nathan. I didn’t love him like I’ve loved some of the other men in the series, but that’s not saying he wasn’t pretty awesome in himself.
3) Right. The plot. The plot was practically non-existant. Wait I take that back. It was there, just it was more like: sex then talk then sexual tension then threesome then hot date then kiss then “Blah, blah, blah” then sex then “I love you” then sex then THE END!
4) You get the point. Generally, the book was good. Three words to describe it: SEX + HOT + MORESEX = THIS BOOK!
I recommend this book to (another list):
a) Fans of Erotica novels
b) People who have read the rest of the sweet series.
c) That’s about it...
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Salon owner Julie Stanford wanted Nathan Tucker ever since she gave him his first massage. Getting paid to feel every inch of his body, stripped, oiled, and spread out in front of her? Stuff dreams are made of. But the sexy guy was oblivious to the signals she was sending-until she finished off his final rub- down with something extra. In fact, the best extra he ever had. Unfortunately, he came around too late. Now Julie's moving on...
She was everything he'd dreamed of
The woman was driving him crazy. She lit fire to his insides then ran like a scalded cat. And now she's going to someone else to have all her fantasies fulfilled? Over his dead body... He's more than willing to give her what she wants, and as soon as he pins the little minx down, he'd show her his own brand of sweet seduction.
Sweet Seduction by Maya BanksMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I’m still trying to work out how exactly to review this. So, I am going to follow my old, old advice – when in doubt – make a list! So this list. It’s going to start with a 1). Are you ready? And so we begin!
1) This book is an erotica and damn, I mean DAMN! Is this book hot! I’m serious. My favourite scene would have had to have been the first scene, like I said before damn, damn that scene left me speechless, I loved it (yeah, I’m a bit of a pervert :P).
2) The characters were awesome, I loved Julie, she was such a great female lead, I loved how she was strong, independent and strutted what she had! I also really liked Nathan. I didn’t love him like I’ve loved some of the other men in the series, but that’s not saying he wasn’t pretty awesome in himself.
3) Right. The plot. The plot was practically non-existant. Wait I take that back. It was there, just it was more like: sex then talk then sexual tension then threesome then hot date then kiss then “Blah, blah, blah” then sex then “I love you” then sex then THE END!
4) You get the point. Generally, the book was good. Three words to describe it: SEX + HOT + MORESEX = THIS BOOK!
I recommend this book to (another list):
a) Fans of Erotica novels
b) People who have read the rest of the sweet series.
c) That’s about it...
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Friday, 4 November 2011
Review - The Fourth Eye
Kidd Nine’s arrival in Nirvana, a cloaked, futuristic town off the coast of Alaska, triggers full-scale panic among the community members. The town’s population has numbered 999 since the first settlers arrived, four thousand years earlier. With Kidd’s birth, the number jumps to 1000.
As Kidd grows up being discriminated and bullied, only a beautiful girl with flaming hair stands by him. At age 12, tricked into activating an ancient machine entity, Kidd gains god-like power — he can manipulate the collective consciousness and lead the human race to quantum evolution. But this superpower comes with a terrible price: the apocalypse program.
While on the mission to save humanity and the girl he loves, Kidd realizes that he must exorcise the power in him, but to his horror, it has become his genetic code.
This fast-paced, action-packed, science fiction/fantasy novel rockets the reader through Kidd and Emma's world and into a future where not even Kidd's own DNA is safe.
The Fourth Eye by Meg X
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Trying to collect thoughts. Written over a few days. SO if it makes no sense don’t be coming to my house in the middle of the nights with pitchforks and torches. I’m serious ;) Also, if there is anything wrong with it. Tell me! Don’t forever hold your peace!
Day 1: Finished the book around 15 minutes ago. I have just been sitting here at my laptop collecting my thoughts. My thoughts: this was such a good book and even though I do not normally read this sort of book. I still really enjoyed it. I liked the characters; I liked how the characters changed over time. I really liked the concept and the writing. Scratch that.
I loved the writing. I thought the book was beautifully written. You can read the first page and you’ll know what I mean by the writing being beautifully written. It is the sort of writing that captures you from the first page and keeps you reading. And the way it was told, all the different points of views. I thought the author did it really well, you see some authors really can’t pull off having more than one main voice as the narrator, but this author did it really well. I enjoyed reading from all the different character’s perspective, especially Aileen’s (as a young child), I thought it was amazingly written, being inside her head as a child. WOW. Just wow.
Day 2: Ahh, the plot. The main concept behind this book was a really smart one. I haven’t read a book like this before and surprisingly (this isn’t my usual genre) liked it. So how can I talk about what the book is about without giving too much away? Right! I will be vague! Like a prophet!
Sita: Gosh Sita, you can stop with the exclamation marks already.
Me (A.K.A. Sita): Fine, lemme just get it out of my system. !!!!!!!!!!! Right, it’s gone!!
Sita: Really?
Me (A.K.A. Sita): Really, really?
Sita: Really? Really? Really?
Me (A.K.A. Sita): Really? Really?...
Angry Sita: ...Oh would you shut up already and get back to the review!
Back to the review... (exclamation mark)
My vague prophetness...
This is a tale...
Of two young children...
In a hidden civilisation...
Told in third person direct...
It has many twists and turns...
Kidd is an awesome person with wicked powers...
Aileen is...
Aileen...
Fang is an awesome, caring, loving father...
Bottom line...read the book...
Bottom, bottom line: What I thought of the plot/concept: Very interesting, new idea and it was a real page-turner. I could not put it down at times. My vagueness sounds weird, but don’t let that put you off the book. It’s really good and for the plot itself I give it...4.9999 stars. I have no idea why it wasn’t five. Probably cause I was pissed off at some of the stuff that happened but Kidd definitely made up for it. He was Kidd. And what happened to him when he was younger! I feel terrible for him. But that’s what makes him such a great hero. What happened to him was real and he overcame it.
Day 3: I liked all the characters. Scratch that. I liked some of the characters, I actually disliked a few of them (Aileen’s half brother, what’s his face can go and... Yeah you get the point). But I was really rooting for Kidd and what he was doing although my opinions on most of the other characters changed a fair bit. What I thought of Kidd never did, he was always the boy that jumped into the waterfall to save a girls life. He made a strong male lead and main character. I really liked reading about him and the journey he ended up going on. I really enjoyed being in his head. And overall, he has to be my favourite character.
Day 4: I recommend this book to everyone. I’m serious, this was a really good book and even of this isn’t the sort of book that you would usually read it’s still worth checking out. Because this book is a fun, enjoyable read. That I’m pretty sure most people would really like. I know I did and this really isn’t the sort of book that I normally read ;)
Overall, it’s a good book. And it is easily going onto my favourites shelf. What can I say? I really, really enjoyed this one.
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As Kidd grows up being discriminated and bullied, only a beautiful girl with flaming hair stands by him. At age 12, tricked into activating an ancient machine entity, Kidd gains god-like power — he can manipulate the collective consciousness and lead the human race to quantum evolution. But this superpower comes with a terrible price: the apocalypse program.
While on the mission to save humanity and the girl he loves, Kidd realizes that he must exorcise the power in him, but to his horror, it has become his genetic code.
This fast-paced, action-packed, science fiction/fantasy novel rockets the reader through Kidd and Emma's world and into a future where not even Kidd's own DNA is safe.
The Fourth Eye by Meg XMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Trying to collect thoughts. Written over a few days. SO if it makes no sense don’t be coming to my house in the middle of the nights with pitchforks and torches. I’m serious ;) Also, if there is anything wrong with it. Tell me! Don’t forever hold your peace!
Day 1: Finished the book around 15 minutes ago. I have just been sitting here at my laptop collecting my thoughts. My thoughts: this was such a good book and even though I do not normally read this sort of book. I still really enjoyed it. I liked the characters; I liked how the characters changed over time. I really liked the concept and the writing. Scratch that.
I loved the writing. I thought the book was beautifully written. You can read the first page and you’ll know what I mean by the writing being beautifully written. It is the sort of writing that captures you from the first page and keeps you reading. And the way it was told, all the different points of views. I thought the author did it really well, you see some authors really can’t pull off having more than one main voice as the narrator, but this author did it really well. I enjoyed reading from all the different character’s perspective, especially Aileen’s (as a young child), I thought it was amazingly written, being inside her head as a child. WOW. Just wow.
Day 2: Ahh, the plot. The main concept behind this book was a really smart one. I haven’t read a book like this before and surprisingly (this isn’t my usual genre) liked it. So how can I talk about what the book is about without giving too much away? Right! I will be vague! Like a prophet!
Sita: Gosh Sita, you can stop with the exclamation marks already.
Me (A.K.A. Sita): Fine, lemme just get it out of my system. !!!!!!!!!!! Right, it’s gone!!
Sita: Really?
Me (A.K.A. Sita): Really, really?
Sita: Really? Really? Really?
Me (A.K.A. Sita): Really? Really?...
Angry Sita: ...Oh would you shut up already and get back to the review!
Back to the review... (exclamation mark)
My vague prophetness...
This is a tale...
Of two young children...
In a hidden civilisation...
Told in third person direct...
It has many twists and turns...
Kidd is an awesome person with wicked powers...
Aileen is...
Aileen...
Fang is an awesome, caring, loving father...
Bottom line...read the book...
Bottom, bottom line: What I thought of the plot/concept: Very interesting, new idea and it was a real page-turner. I could not put it down at times. My vagueness sounds weird, but don’t let that put you off the book. It’s really good and for the plot itself I give it...4.9999 stars. I have no idea why it wasn’t five. Probably cause I was pissed off at some of the stuff that happened but Kidd definitely made up for it. He was Kidd. And what happened to him when he was younger! I feel terrible for him. But that’s what makes him such a great hero. What happened to him was real and he overcame it.
Day 3: I liked all the characters. Scratch that. I liked some of the characters, I actually disliked a few of them (Aileen’s half brother, what’s his face can go and... Yeah you get the point). But I was really rooting for Kidd and what he was doing although my opinions on most of the other characters changed a fair bit. What I thought of Kidd never did, he was always the boy that jumped into the waterfall to save a girls life. He made a strong male lead and main character. I really liked reading about him and the journey he ended up going on. I really enjoyed being in his head. And overall, he has to be my favourite character.
Day 4: I recommend this book to everyone. I’m serious, this was a really good book and even of this isn’t the sort of book that you would usually read it’s still worth checking out. Because this book is a fun, enjoyable read. That I’m pretty sure most people would really like. I know I did and this really isn’t the sort of book that I normally read ;)
Overall, it’s a good book. And it is easily going onto my favourites shelf. What can I say? I really, really enjoyed this one.
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Thursday, 3 November 2011
Review - So Much Closer
When Brooke's crush, Scott, moves from their suburban town to New York City, she decides to follow him there. Living with her formerly estranged dad and adapting to a new school are challenging, and things go from bad to worse when Brooke learns that Scott already has a girlfriend. But as she builds her new life, Brooke begins to discover a side of herself she never knew existed. And as she finds out, in the city that never sleeps, love can appear around any corner...
So Much Closer by Susane Colasanti
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Before you start reading this. Let me warn you. I wrote half of this last night (I fell asleep) and half of it today. So if it doesn’t make sense don’t say that I didn’t warn you.
Aww.Not any other words are coming to me at the moment. This book was sweet, incredibly sweet. I just finished reading So Much Closer and I really liked it. I bought it yesterday and started reading it at 8:07pm (yeah I remembered the exact time. Because I am a freak) and it is now 11:31pm and I am done. I didn’t love this one, but I did really, really, really live it. Like it. I mean like it, I really liked the book, not lived it. Okay. Not awkward at all. Continuing.
So Much Closer in a sentence:Girl (A.K.A Brooke) is a super genius that is undecided, until the end of the book about her future, she is already not sounding normal (there aren’t many super genius around) so when she decides to follow a guy she has been in love with (he doesn’t know she exists) to New York, the first thing that comes to your mind is probably STALKER! But this girl is not a stalker, she is sort of normal, well she basically gets the guy then they break up then she starts falling for another guy (who liked her before she liked him). And once it ended I was all AWWW, that’s so sweet. Seriously I had no other thoughts. Oh well. That is basically the book in a long sentence (and a half).
The writing was nice, although I thought there were some aspects of the writing that could have been improved, but on a whole it was really good. Here’s the first sentence: Today I’m telling Scott Abrams that I’m in love with him. Can you see why I was so hooked? Yes the writing had me hooked, sure it may have had a few faults but overall I really liked it, it kept reading and me up.
The plot was interesting... I really don’t know what I think of it. What I wrote up there was basically the plot of the book. And sure that was enjoyable and I wanted to know how it ended. But about halfway through I knew how it was going to end. I knew who she would end up with and even though I kept reading to see how the plot played out didn’t mean that I absolutely loved it.
The character/ization/s was really good in this book. I liked the characters and how they grew throughout the book. I liked the fact that Brooke was a super genius, it was something I really didn’t expect and I liked how her views on the world changed over the course of the book. I really really really liked John. Can I say that enough? He was just such a likeable person. I kinda thought it was love ;) And I was so happy to see what happened between him and Brooke (even though there was not one kissing scene with them... I think?) I thought their friendship was super cute and I generally liked John. All the side characters including Scott and her parents were all believable and I could relate to the stuff that Brooke was feeling (about school + college). SO, another plus.
I would recommend this book to YA romance lovers. People looking for a nice (awe, how cute) book. Or people that are bored. Even if you don’t like any of those things feel free to check this book out. It’s a good one even if you don’t like it. It’s worth checking it out.
Overall, I enjoyed it. I am now planning on checking out some of the authors other books. Because I did generally like this one. I even wrote a warm fuzzy for the book. I’m gonna let the book explain what a warm fuzzy is. It’s a warm fuzzy,” Sadie informs me. “A what?” “You’ve never heard of warm fuzzies?” “No, but I’m sure you’ll enlighten me.” “The purpose of a warm fuzzy is to spread the love. If someone needs cheering up or you just want to wish them a happy day, a warm fuzzy is perfect. And there are rules. Like how they have to be cute. They can’t be written with a boring pen on some standard piece of paper.” Warm fuzzies sound sort of pretentious, with their rules and aspirations. “And they count as random acts of kindness,” she continues. That’s a warm fuzz! And I was so inspired I’ve been writing them for people all day. Now one for the book that started it!
Dear So Much Closer,
You were a very cute book that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. It was good, I take that back! You were good; you were an awe of a book. Xo - Sita
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So Much Closer by Susane ColasantiMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Before you start reading this. Let me warn you. I wrote half of this last night (I fell asleep) and half of it today. So if it doesn’t make sense don’t say that I didn’t warn you.
Aww.Not any other words are coming to me at the moment. This book was sweet, incredibly sweet. I just finished reading So Much Closer and I really liked it. I bought it yesterday and started reading it at 8:07pm (yeah I remembered the exact time. Because I am a freak) and it is now 11:31pm and I am done. I didn’t love this one, but I did really, really, really live it. Like it. I mean like it, I really liked the book, not lived it. Okay. Not awkward at all. Continuing.
So Much Closer in a sentence:
The writing was nice, although I thought there were some aspects of the writing that could have been improved, but on a whole it was really good. Here’s the first sentence: Today I’m telling Scott Abrams that I’m in love with him. Can you see why I was so hooked? Yes the writing had me hooked, sure it may have had a few faults but overall I really liked it, it kept reading and me up.
The plot was interesting... I really don’t know what I think of it. What I wrote up there was basically the plot of the book. And sure that was enjoyable and I wanted to know how it ended. But about halfway through I knew how it was going to end. I knew who she would end up with and even though I kept reading to see how the plot played out didn’t mean that I absolutely loved it.
The character/ization/s was really good in this book. I liked the characters and how they grew throughout the book. I liked the fact that Brooke was a super genius, it was something I really didn’t expect and I liked how her views on the world changed over the course of the book. I really really really liked John. Can I say that enough? He was just such a likeable person. I kinda thought it was love ;) And I was so happy to see what happened between him and Brooke (even though there was not one kissing scene with them... I think?) I thought their friendship was super cute and I generally liked John. All the side characters including Scott and her parents were all believable and I could relate to the stuff that Brooke was feeling (about school + college). SO, another plus.
I would recommend this book to YA romance lovers. People looking for a nice (awe, how cute) book. Or people that are bored. Even if you don’t like any of those things feel free to check this book out. It’s a good one even if you don’t like it. It’s worth checking it out.
Overall, I enjoyed it. I am now planning on checking out some of the authors other books. Because I did generally like this one. I even wrote a warm fuzzy for the book. I’m gonna let the book explain what a warm fuzzy is. It’s a warm fuzzy,” Sadie informs me. “A what?” “You’ve never heard of warm fuzzies?” “No, but I’m sure you’ll enlighten me.” “The purpose of a warm fuzzy is to spread the love. If someone needs cheering up or you just want to wish them a happy day, a warm fuzzy is perfect. And there are rules. Like how they have to be cute. They can’t be written with a boring pen on some standard piece of paper.” Warm fuzzies sound sort of pretentious, with their rules and aspirations. “And they count as random acts of kindness,” she continues. That’s a warm fuzz! And I was so inspired I’ve been writing them for people all day. Now one for the book that started it!
Dear So Much Closer,
You were a very cute book that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. It was good, I take that back! You were good; you were an awe of a book. Xo - Sita
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Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Review - Glow
What if you were bound for a new world, about to pledge your life to someone you'd been promised to since birth, and one unexpected violent attack made survival—not love—the issue?
Out in the murky nebula lurks an unseen enemy: the New Horizon. On its way to populate a distant planet in the wake of Earth's collapse, the ship's crew has been unable to conceive a generation to continue its mission. They need young girls desperately, or their zealous leader's efforts will fail. Onboard their sister ship, the Empyrean, the unsuspecting families don't know an attack is being mounted that could claim the most important among them...
Fifteen-year-old Waverly is part of the first generation to be successfully conceived in deep space; she was born on the Empyrean, and the large farming vessel is all she knows. Her concerns are those of any teenager—until Kieran Alden proposes to her. The handsome captain-to-be has everything Waverly could ever want in a husband, and with the pressure to start having children, everyone is sure he's the best choice. Except for Waverly, who wants more from life than marriage—and is secretly intrigued by the shy, darkly brilliant Seth.
But when the Empyrean faces sudden attack by their assumed allies, they quickly find out that the enemies aren't all from the outside.
Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I have been trying to gather my thoughts on this book. So it has been written over a few nights (not just one) so be warned when reading this review. It may not make any sense.
HOLY SHIT! No other words. This book was that amazing, this has got to be, hands down one of the best dystopia novels that I’ve read in ages. I’m still trying to gather my thoughts; I am just blown away by the amazingness of this book.
I actually put off reading this for a while. I mean I had it; I just wasn’t bothered to actually read it. But boy am I glad I finally picked it up and read it. I was captivated and interested right after I had finished the first chapter. I could not put it down. Scratch that. I did put it down, but only to stop and think about what was happening. It was that moving.
So, what was this book about?Glow is about two teenagers Waverly and Kieran, the book is told from both their points of view’s (third person direct) and the way it’s set out is original and really smart. Okay back on to what the book was actually about. Kieran proposes to Waverly but she says she’ll think about it, heres your cue Seth (is awesome), let me just say that this is not your average love triangle. Well they soon find out that another ship (one that left one year in advance) is infertile. So they basically ask Waverly and Kieran’s ship to mate with them. The ship says no. So they take all the girls (under 16) to their ship to take their eggs to have children so they don’t die out. Kieran and Waverly are trying to find a way to get back to each other and the stuff that happens in between – WOW! And I mean wow.
The Plot. This book has such an amazing concept and it has got to go down as one of the best dystopia novels I’ve read in ages. It was just wow. The stuff that happened left me speechless, disgusted, it even made me want to cry. It was that good. I seriously can’t find any flaws with the plot (you could probably rip this book apart if you wanted, but I loved it. It was amazing at it probably does have a few flaws. But I loved it anyway!)
The Writing. This book had me so emotionally involved that I felt physically sick sometimes when I was reading the book. I was just amazed. Sure a good plotline can give you that, but it’s the writing that really helps and really gets you to feel for the characters. And boy was I feeling for the characters, not all in a good way.
Onto the characters. The character development was really well done and not just the main characters, the side characters too. How they changed when the girls were taken. Amazing to see their reactions. The main guy Kieran got on my nerves a lot. But Seth being there made up for it. And in no way were any of these characters perfect (far from it in fact), but that’s what made them so amazing. I just loved reading about their lives their struggles, what was happening to them. I really started to care for almost all the characters. Now onto Waverly. She was a kick-ass heroine. I really liked her. She was strong/confident but not cocky/nice and she had a brain and what she does and how she reacted was what had me speechless during the book. She is such an amazing character that went through so much. She was just amazing; there are seriously no other words to describe her.
I recommend this to:
Dystopia Lovers
YA Romance Lovers
Sci-fi Lovers
Book Lovers.
EVERYONE! It was that good!
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Out in the murky nebula lurks an unseen enemy: the New Horizon. On its way to populate a distant planet in the wake of Earth's collapse, the ship's crew has been unable to conceive a generation to continue its mission. They need young girls desperately, or their zealous leader's efforts will fail. Onboard their sister ship, the Empyrean, the unsuspecting families don't know an attack is being mounted that could claim the most important among them...
Fifteen-year-old Waverly is part of the first generation to be successfully conceived in deep space; she was born on the Empyrean, and the large farming vessel is all she knows. Her concerns are those of any teenager—until Kieran Alden proposes to her. The handsome captain-to-be has everything Waverly could ever want in a husband, and with the pressure to start having children, everyone is sure he's the best choice. Except for Waverly, who wants more from life than marriage—and is secretly intrigued by the shy, darkly brilliant Seth.
But when the Empyrean faces sudden attack by their assumed allies, they quickly find out that the enemies aren't all from the outside.
Glow by Amy Kathleen RyanMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I have been trying to gather my thoughts on this book. So it has been written over a few nights (not just one) so be warned when reading this review. It may not make any sense.
HOLY SHIT! No other words. This book was that amazing, this has got to be, hands down one of the best dystopia novels that I’ve read in ages. I’m still trying to gather my thoughts; I am just blown away by the amazingness of this book.
I actually put off reading this for a while. I mean I had it; I just wasn’t bothered to actually read it. But boy am I glad I finally picked it up and read it. I was captivated and interested right after I had finished the first chapter. I could not put it down. Scratch that. I did put it down, but only to stop and think about what was happening. It was that moving.
So, what was this book about?
The Plot. This book has such an amazing concept and it has got to go down as one of the best dystopia novels I’ve read in ages. It was just wow. The stuff that happened left me speechless, disgusted, it even made me want to cry. It was that good. I seriously can’t find any flaws with the plot (you could probably rip this book apart if you wanted, but I loved it. It was amazing at it probably does have a few flaws. But I loved it anyway!)
The Writing. This book had me so emotionally involved that I felt physically sick sometimes when I was reading the book. I was just amazed. Sure a good plotline can give you that, but it’s the writing that really helps and really gets you to feel for the characters. And boy was I feeling for the characters, not all in a good way.
Onto the characters. The character development was really well done and not just the main characters, the side characters too. How they changed when the girls were taken. Amazing to see their reactions. The main guy Kieran got on my nerves a lot. But Seth being there made up for it. And in no way were any of these characters perfect (far from it in fact), but that’s what made them so amazing. I just loved reading about their lives their struggles, what was happening to them. I really started to care for almost all the characters. Now onto Waverly. She was a kick-ass heroine. I really liked her. She was strong/confident but not cocky/nice and she had a brain and what she does and how she reacted was what had me speechless during the book. She is such an amazing character that went through so much. She was just amazing; there are seriously no other words to describe her.
I recommend this to:
Dystopia Lovers
YA Romance Lovers
Sci-fi Lovers
Book Lovers.
EVERYONE! It was that good!
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Sunday, 30 October 2011
Review - House of Night Boxed Set
The House of Night is a thrilling, New York Times bestselling book series that follows 16-year-old Zoey Redbird as she is "Marked" by a vampyre tracker and begins to undergo the "Change" into an actual vampyre. She has to leave her family in Broken Arrow, OK, and move into the House of Night, a boarding school for other fledgling vampyres like her.
It's tough to begin a new life, away from her parents and friends, and on top of that, Zoey finds she is no average fledgling. She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess, Nyx. Although Zoey has awesome new powers, it's hard to fit in when everyone knows you're "special." As Zoey tries to make new friends and maybe find a hot boyfriend (or two), she comes up against all kinds of evil, from the perfect-looking, super-popular girl with not-so-faultless plans, to the mysterious deaths happening at the House of Night and all over Tulsa. Things at the House of Night are not always what they seem. Can Zoey find the courage deep within herself to find the truth and embrace her destiny?
House of Night Boxed Set by P.C. Cast
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Why do I continue torturing myself? Yep, that is how I’m going to start this review. Now most people will probably have already read a lot of other reviews before mine. If you haven’t now is your chance.
Waiting...waiting...waiting...
Ah, I see you have returned. Or did you never leave...? Oh well. Continuing: I decided to review this because I was cleaning my room. Yes. I cleaned my room. It’s shocking isn’t it? I was going through my cupboard (or my mum was, she was looking for my sisters phone. She thought I took it. And just so you know I didn’t. That was a one time thing. And she got her phone back. So don’t be looking at me all funny-like). So back to the cupboard. Someone was going through my cupboard when I found a stack of these books (the 8 house of night books to be precise) and I wonder.
Why are these not in my bookshelf? Then I remember they were shockingly awful. And you know what? I can’t even remember why. Yet, I read the whole series and all I can remember is a base plot line.
I have no idea why I did. I mean I liked the first one, but the rest just went downhill. I remember I ended up skipping through most of the book and for the later books. Only reading the parts Zoey and Stark were in (hopefully together).
My advice. Don’t bother. I know people are saying all this stuff about the books. Top 3 things I gathered from reviews.
1. Zoey is a ho. We have a love pentagon going on here.
2. The book is wonderfully written, very teenager like.
3. The plot and story behind the story is just so fascinating.
I disagree with all of this. Except the first. So Sita’s Advice is DON’T BOTHER! You are wasting your time!
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It's tough to begin a new life, away from her parents and friends, and on top of that, Zoey finds she is no average fledgling. She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess, Nyx. Although Zoey has awesome new powers, it's hard to fit in when everyone knows you're "special." As Zoey tries to make new friends and maybe find a hot boyfriend (or two), she comes up against all kinds of evil, from the perfect-looking, super-popular girl with not-so-faultless plans, to the mysterious deaths happening at the House of Night and all over Tulsa. Things at the House of Night are not always what they seem. Can Zoey find the courage deep within herself to find the truth and embrace her destiny?
House of Night Boxed Set by P.C. CastMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
Why do I continue torturing myself? Yep, that is how I’m going to start this review. Now most people will probably have already read a lot of other reviews before mine. If you haven’t now is your chance.
Waiting...waiting...waiting...
Ah, I see you have returned. Or did you never leave...? Oh well. Continuing: I decided to review this because I was cleaning my room. Yes. I cleaned my room. It’s shocking isn’t it? I was going through my cupboard (or my mum was, she was looking for my sisters phone. She thought I took it. And just so you know I didn’t. That was a one time thing. And she got her phone back. So don’t be looking at me all funny-like). So back to the cupboard. Someone was going through my cupboard when I found a stack of these books (the 8 house of night books to be precise) and I wonder.
Why are these not in my bookshelf? Then I remember they were shockingly awful. And you know what? I can’t even remember why. Yet, I read the whole series and all I can remember is a base plot line.
I have no idea why I did. I mean I liked the first one, but the rest just went downhill. I remember I ended up skipping through most of the book and for the later books. Only reading the parts Zoey and Stark were in (hopefully together).
My advice. Don’t bother. I know people are saying all this stuff about the books. Top 3 things I gathered from reviews.
1. Zoey is a ho. We have a love pentagon going on here.
2. The book is wonderfully written, very teenager like.
3. The plot and story behind the story is just so fascinating.
I disagree with all of this. Except the first. So Sita’s Advice is DON’T BOTHER! You are wasting your time!
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Review - 13 Reasons Why
Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker—his classmate and crush—who committed suicide two weeks earlier.
On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he’ll find out how he made the list.
Through Hannah and Clay’s dual narratives, debut author Jay Asher weaves an intricate and heartrending story of confusion and desperation that will deeply affect teen readers.
From the Publisher (Penguin)
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The back story: I have no idea why I bought this, I remember buying it at a 6 books for $50 sale and I needed one more book to make 6, I saw this one and I remember that it had been on my to-reads list for a while, so I thought “I’ll get to it eventually.” So, several weeks later I can’t sleep it’s around 11, I decide to read and I need to read something that will probably make me fall asleep, yep you heard me I was looking for a boring book. This book was not a boring book. I was up until 4 reading this and when my mum came in to check that I was sleeping (yeah, my parents still do that. I am probably the only teenager with a 10 o’clock bedtime), I read it under the sheets, using the light of my I-phone; I just couldn’t put it down. This morning I woke up (after I had finished it) and reached for the book, I realised that I had finished it. The book was over. I was suddenly really sad, I also had to pee. But after my feelings disappeared (I went to the toilet), I realised…I didn’t really realise anything, I went and had breakfast, then I went to Netflix and a bit of Scrubs, then vampire diaries. And now I am here writing the review. So onto the real review:
What the book was about: This book was about Hannah, she recently committed suicide, but before she died she recorded a bunch of tapes, she sent them to the 13 people that caused her to kill herself. The way she sent it is like chain mail, you read it then you pass it on to the next person mentioned in the tapes. The next person to receive the tapes is Clay, Clay listens to the tapes and throughout the night he well you know does stuff, I’m not going to say any more in case I ruin the book, but the beginning, the end and the middle, wow. Just wow. You have to read it to get why I said that.
Your thoughts: I’ve had a full day to decide what I’m going to say about the book and I want to say so many things and my brain can’t organise them, so I’m going to give dot points. Yep I’m going to give you my thoughts on the book in dot points.
• So, dot point 1: When I finished the book I was speechless, literally.
• The writing was amazing, it was exactly what a teenager would say (in my opinion) and I liked the format and how it was told from Clay’s point of view, but the book was also told from Hannah’s. That may not make sense, but the author pulled it off.
• The characters, there is so much that I can say here. Clay, I spent a lot of the book in suspense like you. Trying to figure out why Hannah died. Hannah, I have no idea what to say and because unlike a lot of the reviews I’ve read, I am not someone who has ever considered suicide, so I don’t know if that is what someone in your position would feel or if the author was just over-exaugurating. But for me it seemed real, and the book had me tearing up at parts.
• The book was beautiful.
• The plot was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. It was done amazingly and the concept, such a great idea and the author pulled it off.
Recommendations: I am super glad I read this and I recommend it to YA lovers and I know it sounds like something strange or just a general sob story. It’s not; it’s an amazing, beautiful story of a girl explaining why she killed herself. Personally, I would recommend this to everyone, because it grabs you off the first page and keeps you interested the whole way and isn’t that a good book?
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On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he’ll find out how he made the list.
Through Hannah and Clay’s dual narratives, debut author Jay Asher weaves an intricate and heartrending story of confusion and desperation that will deeply affect teen readers.
From the Publisher (Penguin)
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
The back story: I have no idea why I bought this, I remember buying it at a 6 books for $50 sale and I needed one more book to make 6, I saw this one and I remember that it had been on my to-reads list for a while, so I thought “I’ll get to it eventually.” So, several weeks later I can’t sleep it’s around 11, I decide to read and I need to read something that will probably make me fall asleep, yep you heard me I was looking for a boring book. This book was not a boring book. I was up until 4 reading this and when my mum came in to check that I was sleeping (yeah, my parents still do that. I am probably the only teenager with a 10 o’clock bedtime), I read it under the sheets, using the light of my I-phone; I just couldn’t put it down. This morning I woke up (after I had finished it) and reached for the book, I realised that I had finished it. The book was over. I was suddenly really sad, I also had to pee. But after my feelings disappeared (I went to the toilet), I realised…I didn’t really realise anything, I went and had breakfast, then I went to Netflix and a bit of Scrubs, then vampire diaries. And now I am here writing the review. So onto the real review:
What the book was about: This book was about Hannah, she recently committed suicide, but before she died she recorded a bunch of tapes, she sent them to the 13 people that caused her to kill herself. The way she sent it is like chain mail, you read it then you pass it on to the next person mentioned in the tapes. The next person to receive the tapes is Clay, Clay listens to the tapes and throughout the night he well you know does stuff, I’m not going to say any more in case I ruin the book, but the beginning, the end and the middle, wow. Just wow. You have to read it to get why I said that.
Your thoughts: I’ve had a full day to decide what I’m going to say about the book and I want to say so many things and my brain can’t organise them, so I’m going to give dot points. Yep I’m going to give you my thoughts on the book in dot points.
• So, dot point 1: When I finished the book I was speechless, literally.
• The writing was amazing, it was exactly what a teenager would say (in my opinion) and I liked the format and how it was told from Clay’s point of view, but the book was also told from Hannah’s. That may not make sense, but the author pulled it off.
• The characters, there is so much that I can say here. Clay, I spent a lot of the book in suspense like you. Trying to figure out why Hannah died. Hannah, I have no idea what to say and because unlike a lot of the reviews I’ve read, I am not someone who has ever considered suicide, so I don’t know if that is what someone in your position would feel or if the author was just over-exaugurating. But for me it seemed real, and the book had me tearing up at parts.
• The book was beautiful.
• The plot was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. It was done amazingly and the concept, such a great idea and the author pulled it off.
Recommendations: I am super glad I read this and I recommend it to YA lovers and I know it sounds like something strange or just a general sob story. It’s not; it’s an amazing, beautiful story of a girl explaining why she killed herself. Personally, I would recommend this to everyone, because it grabs you off the first page and keeps you interested the whole way and isn’t that a good book?
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Review - The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove
A steamy Southern beauty makes one fatal mistake
So I convinced my mum to buy a few books for me. This was one of them. I think I am giving it such a high rating because I was bored as hell when I read this and it was a few hours of taking my mind of the real world. I briefly remember what the book was about, but I can't refresh my memory by re-reading it, because my friend Tegan has my copy.
What I do remember?
Popular bitchy girl (who used to live in a trailer park) wants to be prom/homecoming queen sorta thing (different name in the book), so she does a few bad things, one of them is killing one of her competitors, that was up for the crown.
Her and her boyfriend hide all the evidence, but it kinda drives them crazy and she ends up jumping off a waterfall (also the place she lost her virginity). She has a flashback where one moment in her life flashes before her eyes and then it's over. We get the epilogue.
The book was actually pretty interesting. It had an interesting plot, characters and I actually enjoyed it more than I did the fallen series. But you know I was bored when I read it. So I may have made it sound a lot better than what it really is. I'll let you decide ;)
Natalie Hargrove would kill to be her high school’s Palmetto Princess. But her boyfriend Mike King doesn’t share her dream and risks losing the honor of Palmetto Prince to Natalie’s nemesis, Justin Balmer. So she convinces Mike to help play a prank on Justin. . . one that goes terribly wrong. They tie him to the front of the church after a party—when they arrive the next morning, Justin is dead.
From blackmail to buried desire, dark secrets to darker deeds, Natalie unravels. She never should’ve messed with fate. Fate is the one thing more twisted than Natalie Hargrove.
Cruel Intentions meets Macbeth in this seductive, riveting tale of conscience and consequence.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I got this ages ago when I was at the coast with my Mum (and her friend) and my two younger sisters (and their two friends) My friend who was supposed to come had bailed on me (she was sick) so I was in for a week of spending time with 4 kids under the age of 11. It was a painful experience. We were in Big W and I was bored, as a normal person would be. We were looking for something and my mum kept finding stuff she liked.
So I convinced my mum to buy a few books for me. This was one of them. I think I am giving it such a high rating because I was bored as hell when I read this and it was a few hours of taking my mind of the real world. I briefly remember what the book was about, but I can't refresh my memory by re-reading it, because my friend Tegan has my copy.
What I do remember?
Her and her boyfriend hide all the evidence, but it kinda drives them crazy and she ends up jumping off a waterfall (also the place she lost her virginity). She has a flashback where one moment in her life flashes before her eyes and then it's over. We get the epilogue.
The book was actually pretty interesting. It had an interesting plot, characters and I actually enjoyed it more than I did the fallen series. But you know I was bored when I read it. So I may have made it sound a lot better than what it really is. I'll let you decide ;)
Review- The Burnt Stick
When John Jagamarra was five, he was taken away from his mother and his home in an Australian aboriginal camp. John was half-white, and the law said he had to be educated in a mission school. But John never forgot his real home -- or his mother, who darkened his skin with a burnt stick. A poignant tale of painful separation, abiding love, and enduring memory. "An exceptional and very emotional novel that will stay with readers long after they have finished it."--Horn Book
The Burnt Stick by Anthony Hill
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
It's actually been a while since I read this but I still remember the plot and what I thought of it. I was in year 5 when my teacher read this to the class, it was the day that Kevin Rudd said sorry to the stolen generation. That was a huge day and over the course of the following week we learned so many things about Aborigines and the stolen generation. One of the things we did was read this book.
This book is about a boy who is going to be taken away from his Aborigine family because his father was white. His mother comes up with a plan that when the people come to take him away, she will rub a burnt stick on his body when they come to check.
The story does not end well, but it is very, very beautiful and it is hard not to like it. The writing, the characters and the plot all come together amazingly in this story.
I recommend this to primary school children, not so much older people because it is a quick, short read and is probably better suited for younger people. I'm not saying that older people won't enjoy it, except younger people will probably enjoy it more.
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The Burnt Stick by Anthony HillMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
It's actually been a while since I read this but I still remember the plot and what I thought of it. I was in year 5 when my teacher read this to the class, it was the day that Kevin Rudd said sorry to the stolen generation. That was a huge day and over the course of the following week we learned so many things about Aborigines and the stolen generation. One of the things we did was read this book.
This book is about a boy who is going to be taken away from his Aborigine family because his father was white. His mother comes up with a plan that when the people come to take him away, she will rub a burnt stick on his body when they come to check.
The story does not end well, but it is very, very beautiful and it is hard not to like it. The writing, the characters and the plot all come together amazingly in this story.
I recommend this to primary school children, not so much older people because it is a quick, short read and is probably better suited for younger people. I'm not saying that older people won't enjoy it, except younger people will probably enjoy it more.
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Review - Stay With Me
An urban romance that will capture your soul, break your heart, and restore your faith in the human spirit
Fifteen-year-olds Cece and Mack didn't expect to fall in love. She's a sensitive A student; he's a high school dropout. But soon they're spending every moment together, bonding over a rescued dog, telling their secrets, making plans for the future. Everything is perfect. Until. Until. Mack makes a horrible mistake, and in just a few minutes, the future they'd planned becomes impossible. In this stark new reality, both of them must find meaning and hope in the memories of what they had, to survive when the person they love can't stay.
From award-winning writer Paul Griffin, Stay with Me is both heartbreaking and uplifting, filled with characters (both dog and human) that will forever change the way you look at the world.
Stay with Me by Paul Griffin
My rating: 1 of 5 stars
I’m gonna start this review by apologizing, I am sorry I didn’t love this book like I wanted to and I’m sorry I couldn’t even finish it.
That's seriously how I felt, or maybe I still feel bad for faking sick to get out of going to this persons house. My mum comes home and says "their 16 year old daughter would have really loved to meet you, your practically the same age. You would have liked her. But no Sita you were sick" she said quoting the air to emphasise the sick. I mean who's mum does that to them? Okay enough of my guilt...onto the review.
I probably would not have read this if someone hadn’t recommended it to me ( I kind of feel like I have to read the book the person recommends because they took the time to recommend it), saying that they were reading it and it was a good book. I thought “what the heck?” And I read it, or at least I tried to.
In theory this sounds exactly like the type of book that I would love. It is told from both the main characters point of views, it is a young adult romance and both the characters sound believable and realistic. When you actually read the book, you find that is not so much the case.
Book in a sentence: Mack meets Cece, she is a good student with a little bit a lot of emotional baggage, he is a kind hearted boy who dropped out of school and loves taking care of dogs, they work together and (very) soon start seeing each other, about two weeks into the relationship they realize that they are in love, then it happens...I seriously don’t know what it is because I wasn’t able to finish the book. Someone feel free to tell me. I’m actually curious as to know how it ends.
I really can’t say whether I liked the book. I guess I liked the idea of the book and the idea of the characters a lot more than I did the real thing. One thing I did love about the book was the writing. It was the sort of no bull shit writing that I love. It was short sentences that were straight to the point, neither of the characters wasted any time.
Am I glad I read it? I can’t say that I am. The book really wasn’t that great in the end, and I guess I had high expectations, because after finishing the book I was really disappointed. I had just expected more.
Because I didn’t finish the book I can’t say I would recommend it to anyone, but if I had to I would say YA romance lovers who are looking for something different.
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Fifteen-year-olds Cece and Mack didn't expect to fall in love. She's a sensitive A student; he's a high school dropout. But soon they're spending every moment together, bonding over a rescued dog, telling their secrets, making plans for the future. Everything is perfect. Until. Until. Mack makes a horrible mistake, and in just a few minutes, the future they'd planned becomes impossible. In this stark new reality, both of them must find meaning and hope in the memories of what they had, to survive when the person they love can't stay.
From award-winning writer Paul Griffin, Stay with Me is both heartbreaking and uplifting, filled with characters (both dog and human) that will forever change the way you look at the world.
Stay with Me by Paul GriffinMy rating: 1 of 5 stars
I’m gonna start this review by apologizing, I am sorry I didn’t love this book like I wanted to and I’m sorry I couldn’t even finish it.
That's seriously how I felt, or maybe I still feel bad for faking sick to get out of going to this persons house. My mum comes home and says "their 16 year old daughter would have really loved to meet you, your practically the same age. You would have liked her. But no Sita you were sick" she said quoting the air to emphasise the sick. I mean who's mum does that to them? Okay enough of my guilt...onto the review.
I probably would not have read this if someone hadn’t recommended it to me ( I kind of feel like I have to read the book the person recommends because they took the time to recommend it), saying that they were reading it and it was a good book. I thought “what the heck?” And I read it, or at least I tried to.
In theory this sounds exactly like the type of book that I would love. It is told from both the main characters point of views, it is a young adult romance and both the characters sound believable and realistic. When you actually read the book, you find that is not so much the case.
Book in a sentence: Mack meets Cece, she is a good student with a little bit a lot of emotional baggage, he is a kind hearted boy who dropped out of school and loves taking care of dogs, they work together and (very) soon start seeing each other, about two weeks into the relationship they realize that they are in love, then it happens...
I really can’t say whether I liked the book. I guess I liked the idea of the book and the idea of the characters a lot more than I did the real thing. One thing I did love about the book was the writing. It was the sort of no bull shit writing that I love. It was short sentences that were straight to the point, neither of the characters wasted any time.
Am I glad I read it? I can’t say that I am. The book really wasn’t that great in the end, and I guess I had high expectations, because after finishing the book I was really disappointed. I had just expected more.
Because I didn’t finish the book I can’t say I would recommend it to anyone, but if I had to I would say YA romance lovers who are looking for something different.
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Review - Providence
In the old world shadows of Providence, Rhode Island, Nina Grey finds herself the center of a war between Hell and Earth.
Struggling with her father’s recent death, Nina meets Jared Ryel by chance…or so she believes. Although his stunning good looks and mysterious talents are a welcome distraction, it soon becomes clear that Jared knows more about Nina than even her friends at Brown University. When questions outnumber answers, Jared risks everything to keep the woman he was born to save—by sharing the secret he was sworn to protect.
When her father’s former associates begin following her in the dark, Nina learns that her father is not the man she thought he was, but a thief who stole from demons. Searching for the truth behind her father’s death, Nina stumbles upon something she never expected—something Hell wants—and only she holds the key.
Providence by Jamie McGuire
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I really don’t know how to describe this book. I picked this up because I loved Beautiful Disaster and I mean LOVED! I read it so many times it was a little ridiculous. Near obsession. Back to this book… I actually had to go on a huge search for this one; I could not find it anywhere. Not in the shops, not in the library, not online. I ended up buying it on I-tunes, to read on my I-phone. Let me tell you now, such a pain! My hands hurt by the end of finishing each chapter and the screen kept moving, from landscape to portrait and it’s taken me forever to actually finish the book. But boy am I glad I read it! Don’t let my whinging about where I read it actually put you off the book itself, which is easily going to become on of my favourites.
Providence is about... a lovely couple; it is about Nina Grey and Jared Ryel. This lovely couple faces many terrible things, one of them being a mafia-like-crime-gang-dirty-police sort of thing,
That's the evil police for you ;)
If that is not bad enough they also happen to face of a bunch of angry angels. And the everyday problems that come with being a Guardian Angel (yep that’s you Jared) and their siblings (that’s you Claire). Oh yes they also face their undying attraction.
Which strangely and much to my disappointment neither ends up submitting to until the last half of the book.
What did I think of the plot?
And just to prove that I can bring Glee into anything...
Holy Moly! I loved it! I loved the new take on angels; I loved the fact that they were battling a few things. I loved the fact that was a tad bit of an idiot (that award goes to you Nina), whom I wanted to slap most of the time. But that has nothing to do with the plot. So back to the plot, I generally loved. Not much else to say, I think now is the right time to shove in one of my favourite quotes “Because you’re worth it.” He looked at me as if I should know that already, and I couldn’t help but smile. “I think that’s already been trademarked by L’Oreal,” I said. It’s just so sweet, by the way, that’s not from Jared it’s from Ryan *sigh*.
Onto the characters. I am strange, but hopefully you already knew that. That was a random change in topic. Back to the book. Now that we have already discussed my strangeness, let’s discuss Ryan. I loved Ryan, sure I liked Jared, he was pretty cool, and I mean he’s a guardian angel for goodness sake. I’m still trying to decide if I want one of them, but if it was like Ryan, actually if I had one like Claire, hell yes. I loved Ryan because he was totally sweet, he was charming and was destined (they were going to get married) for Nina, but Jared got in the way and un-destined that. If you read the book you will see why I fell in love with Ryan and not Jared.
I just want to warn you, I’m not a crazy or anything, but Claire. Will you marry me?
Claire has got to be the kick-ass side character in the history of kick-ass characters. She was rude, obnoxious, she was hilarious (I loved when she was talking), and the way she accepted everything that happened to her. And she could kick some ass! So I ask again, even though I kind of like guys I am willing to make an exception for you Claire. Because as Ryan said to Nina “Because you’re worth it.”
The writing, sure there were a few typo’s, or maybe that was just my copy. Can we really trust I-tunes? But they were far and few and the super amazing story kinda makes up for them.
Overall, it was a fun, wonderful, enjoyable read. That I loved. I liked the fact that it was a whole different take on the angel thing, it was refreshing and I really didn’t expect that when picking up the book. I recommend this to lovers of the YA genre, romance and paranormal romance. This is actually a bit of a side note, but I was actually avoiding PR as of late, because I just couldn’t finish any books with it as a main theme. This book was different, good different. I really loved it, and I can’t say that enough. Here’s to another quote. This one cracked me up. “So…if I’m cramping…” Jared closed his eyes and nodded. He clearly didn’t want to dwell on the subject. I giggled in disbelief. “That hurts you?” He could feel what she was feeling, just really toned down.
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Struggling with her father’s recent death, Nina meets Jared Ryel by chance…or so she believes. Although his stunning good looks and mysterious talents are a welcome distraction, it soon becomes clear that Jared knows more about Nina than even her friends at Brown University. When questions outnumber answers, Jared risks everything to keep the woman he was born to save—by sharing the secret he was sworn to protect.
When her father’s former associates begin following her in the dark, Nina learns that her father is not the man she thought he was, but a thief who stole from demons. Searching for the truth behind her father’s death, Nina stumbles upon something she never expected—something Hell wants—and only she holds the key.
Providence by Jamie McGuireMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I really don’t know how to describe this book. I picked this up because I loved Beautiful Disaster and I mean LOVED! I read it so many times it was a little ridiculous. Near obsession. Back to this book… I actually had to go on a huge search for this one; I could not find it anywhere. Not in the shops, not in the library, not online. I ended up buying it on I-tunes, to read on my I-phone. Let me tell you now, such a pain! My hands hurt by the end of finishing each chapter and the screen kept moving, from landscape to portrait and it’s taken me forever to actually finish the book. But boy am I glad I read it! Don’t let my whinging about where I read it actually put you off the book itself, which is easily going to become on of my favourites.
Providence is about...
That's the evil police for you ;)If that is not bad enough they also happen to face of a bunch of angry angels. And the everyday problems that come with being a Guardian Angel (yep that’s you Jared) and their siblings (that’s you Claire). Oh yes they also face their undying attraction.
Which strangely and much to my disappointment neither ends up submitting to until the last half of the book.
What did I think of the plot?
And just to prove that I can bring Glee into anything...
Holy Moly! I loved it! I loved the new take on angels; I loved the fact that they were battling a few things. I loved the fact that was a tad bit of an idiot (that award goes to you Nina), whom I wanted to slap most of the time. But that has nothing to do with the plot. So back to the plot, I generally loved. Not much else to say, I think now is the right time to shove in one of my favourite quotes “Because you’re worth it.” He looked at me as if I should know that already, and I couldn’t help but smile. “I think that’s already been trademarked by L’Oreal,” I said. It’s just so sweet, by the way, that’s not from Jared it’s from Ryan *sigh*.
Onto the characters. I am strange, but hopefully you already knew that. That was a random change in topic. Back to the book. Now that we have already discussed my strangeness, let’s discuss Ryan. I loved Ryan, sure I liked Jared, he was pretty cool, and I mean he’s a guardian angel for goodness sake. I’m still trying to decide if I want one of them, but if it was like Ryan, actually if I had one like Claire, hell yes. I loved Ryan because he was totally sweet, he was charming and was destined (they were going to get married) for Nina, but Jared got in the way and un-destined that. If you read the book you will see why I fell in love with Ryan and not Jared.
I just want to warn you, I’m not a crazy or anything, but Claire. Will you marry me?
Claire has got to be the kick-ass side character in the history of kick-ass characters. She was rude, obnoxious, she was hilarious (I loved when she was talking), and the way she accepted everything that happened to her. And she could kick some ass! So I ask again, even though I kind of like guys I am willing to make an exception for you Claire. Because as Ryan said to Nina “Because you’re worth it.”
The writing, sure there were a few typo’s, or maybe that was just my copy. Can we really trust I-tunes? But they were far and few and the super amazing story kinda makes up for them.
Overall, it was a fun, wonderful, enjoyable read. That I loved. I liked the fact that it was a whole different take on the angel thing, it was refreshing and I really didn’t expect that when picking up the book. I recommend this to lovers of the YA genre, romance and paranormal romance. This is actually a bit of a side note, but I was actually avoiding PR as of late, because I just couldn’t finish any books with it as a main theme. This book was different, good different. I really loved it, and I can’t say that enough. Here’s to another quote. This one cracked me up. “So…if I’m cramping…” Jared closed his eyes and nodded. He clearly didn’t want to dwell on the subject. I giggled in disbelief. “That hurts you?” He could feel what she was feeling, just really toned down.
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Review - Born Of Ice
In the Ichidian Universe, the League and its ruthless assassins continue to keep rule. But at what cost? Welcome back to the future…and a whole new world.
Devyn Kell spent his life in service to the League until he learned of the double dealing and backstabbing that was costing innocent people their lives. Refusing to play those politics, he became a Runner—someone who makes sure planets get the weapons, medicine and supplies they need to survive. May the gods have mercy on any who get in his way, because he definitely won’t.
Alix Garran is a woman on the run from a past she can’t escape. Signing on to work for Devyn as a System’s Engineer, she finds a cause she can fight for—and a man she can respect. But as Alix’s past catches up to her, and Devyn’s old enemies turn lethal, they have to fight together…or fall alone.
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I loved and I mean loved the first two books in the League series. Born of Ice was no exception. I really enjoyed this one and boy did I fly through it. It is tiny compared to the other books. So small that I flew through it in one afternoon.
This story centres around Alix and Devyn. I liked them both, but I'm sorry as a couple I liked Syn and Shahara so much more.They were just way more likeable and sweet together. But enough of them. Let's get back to you.
I liked the plot, it was way shorter than the other two. But the plot was nice, it was short and sweet and had just enough twists and turns to keep me interested. And the characters supported the story well, I believed it. The writing. It's Sherrilyn Kenyon, enough said.
Overall, if you have read the first two in the League series I recommend reading this one. It is nice and we get to see all the characters that were introduced in the first two again. We also see a whole heap of new characters, and for that alone I would have read the book. Also the new and improved and blue Vik was in it. Vik was and always will be my favourite character out of the league series. He's just...awesome.
Review - A Bear Called Paddington
Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington, a most endearing bear from Darkest Peruon a railway platform in London. A sign hanging around his neck said, "Please look after this bear. Thank you" So that is just what they did.
From the very first night when he attempted his first bath and ended up nearly flooding the house, Paddington was seldom far from imminent disaster. Jonathan and Judy were delighted with this havoc and even Mr. and Mrs. Brown had to admit that life seemed to be more filled with adventure when there was a bear in the house.
A Bear Called Paddington by Michael BondMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Wow. And I mean WOW.
This is a children’s book, so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone now, but it is a good book I can’t say I would recommend it to anyone now, but for children it is a fun, exciting read. I was in love with Paddington; I wished my parents would find a bear like that at the train station.
Mr Brown coughed loudly. “It doesn’t seem a very exciting story,” he said, impatiently.
He reached across and poked Paddington with his pipe. “Well I never,” he said, “I do believe he’s fallen asleep!”
That is one of the many reasons why I loved this book (as much as 8 year old me could love something).
This is a children’s book, so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone now, but it is a good book I can’t say I would recommend it to anyone now, but for children it is a fun, exciting read. I was in love with Paddington; I wished my parents would find a bear like that at the train station.
Mr Brown coughed loudly. “It doesn’t seem a very exciting story,” he said, impatiently.
He reached across and poked Paddington with his pipe. “Well I never,” he said, “I do believe he’s fallen asleep!”
That is one of the many reasons why I loved this book (as much as 8 year old me could love something).
Review - Telling Secrets (At The Party #1)
Brooke just wants to forget. About the weird stuff that’s going on with her family. About the fact that her best friend moved away right before their senior year. About the fact that lately, she hasn’t been able to feel much of anything.
And that’s what Aiden helps her to do -- forget. So what if he’s kind of… unavailable? Everyone needs a bad boy, right?
Ry just wants to be with Brooke. He had a chance a long time ago, and he’s been pining for her ever since. And when he sees her with Aiden, he decides that some things have been kept secret long enough…
Told from both Brooke and Ry’s point of view, AT THE PARTY is a romantic novella from Lauren Barnholdt, author of TWO-WAY STRET and ONE NIGHT THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING.
Telling Secrets by Lauren Barnholdt
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
3.5
Because it’s a novella, I am not going to bore you with a long review. So here is a quick one. This is the book-o-metre.
Characters: 5/10
Not all the characters annoyed me. Just Brooke (one of the main people). Cause I liked Ry just fine. There was something about Brooke that just pissed me off; maybe it was the way she treated her friends or how she acted with Aiden (total douche by the way)... But don’t let that put you off. Ry (the other main character) is super awesome and sweet.
Writing: 6/10
No comment.
Plot: 6/10
Pretty average, boy loses girl he really liked when he was young, tries to get her back because girl has moved on and is hooking up with another guy, but subconsciously she hasn’t moved on...
Enjoy-ability: 8/10
Light, fluff, not super moving and you’ll probably forget the book in a couple days but at the time, it is generally enjoyable.
Overall interestingness: 7/10
It will keep you reading, it wasn’t boring.
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And that’s what Aiden helps her to do -- forget. So what if he’s kind of… unavailable? Everyone needs a bad boy, right?
Ry just wants to be with Brooke. He had a chance a long time ago, and he’s been pining for her ever since. And when he sees her with Aiden, he decides that some things have been kept secret long enough…
Told from both Brooke and Ry’s point of view, AT THE PARTY is a romantic novella from Lauren Barnholdt, author of TWO-WAY STRET and ONE NIGHT THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING.
Telling Secrets by Lauren BarnholdtMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
3.5
Because it’s a novella, I am not going to bore you with a long review. So here is a quick one. This is the book-o-metre.
Characters: 5/10
Not all the characters annoyed me. Just Brooke (one of the main people). Cause I liked Ry just fine. There was something about Brooke that just pissed me off; maybe it was the way she treated her friends or how she acted with Aiden (total douche by the way)... But don’t let that put you off. Ry (the other main character) is super awesome and sweet.
Writing: 6/10
No comment.
Plot: 6/10
Pretty average, boy loses girl he really liked when he was young, tries to get her back because girl has moved on and is hooking up with another guy, but subconsciously she hasn’t moved on...
Enjoy-ability: 8/10
Light, fluff, not super moving and you’ll probably forget the book in a couple days but at the time, it is generally enjoyable.
Overall interestingness: 7/10
It will keep you reading, it wasn’t boring.
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Review - Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys
Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys by Kate BrianMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
A list... Because I am in a listy mood.
1) Plot in a sentence: Megan’s parents get a job overseas, she refuses to go, they let her stay with the McGowan’s, the McGowan’s are a family of 9, no girls (except the mom) all boys, Megan makes friends (and more than friends) and has an interesting experience altogether. Boy, that was a long sentence.
2) What I thought of the plot: 8/10. I thought it was an interesting idea, and in the end, I do think the author pulled it off.
3) Writing: 4/10. Okay, readable, thank god it was only told from one point of view (unlike some of her other books). But it wasn’t that great, I could read it and understand it and it felt teenagery enough, but I guess I just didn’t like it. But that’s my opinion.
4) The characters: 7/10. I could go on forever here, but I won’t. I liked how all the boys had different personality’s, and sure, the parents were a little stereotyped. But that was okay; it would have been a little odd, if the parents weren’t. I however did not like the main character. I found her whiny, annoying and I just couldn’t connect with her. I just didn’t like her. In saying that again, I repeat all the boys were great and that’s why I gave it a 7/10.
Because if it was just Megan, I would give her a 3/10.
5) Enjoy-ability: 7/10. Light, fluff, not great but okay. If your looking for something that fits that description. This is it!
Yep, no Michael Jackson though.
6) Overall interestingness: 8/10. It kept me reading, there were enough twists and turns to keep me interested. I read it all in one sitting.
I don’t know if I would recommend it to anyone so depending on how you took that I shall let you make a decision.
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