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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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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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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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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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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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.

Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon

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. Alix is a Slave (her mother was a slave that her father owned. To save her mother and sister she has to turn in Devyn) and Devyn is the lovely offspring of Syn and Shahara (he's not a physco-path). Cutting a short story short, they fall in love and everyone and I mean everyone including the supposedly bad guy gets their happily ever after. Not that that's a problem. I think it's sweet.

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.

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Review - Animal Farm

Animal Farm is the most famous by far of all twentieth-century political allegories. Its account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny erected by their own kind, can fairly be said to have become a universal drama. Orwell is one of the very few modern satirists comparable to Jonathan Swift in power, artistry, and moral authority; in animal farm his spare prose and the logic of his dark comedy brilliantly highlight his stark message.

Taking as his starting point the betrayed promise of the Russian Revolution, Orwell lays out a vision that, in its bitter wisdom, gives us the clearest understanding we possess of the possible consequences of our social and political acts.

Animal Farm by George Orwell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Animal Farm is one of those classic books that I’m always hearing people talk about. People are always telling me it’s one of those books you just have to read before you die (even though I don't plan on dying anytime soon, I thought I would get the book out of the way). So, when I found the book in my dads collection I thought “why not? Let’s see what all the fuss is about.” 



I can now see what all the fuss was about. This book was amazing and I am really glad that I finally took the time to read the book.



I think I put off reading it before because of my limited to non-existent knowledge of modern history, mainly Russian/European politics. I thought that I would not be able to understand and appreciate the message of the story. In the end I really don’t think my lack of knowledge mattered, because when you read it like a story and not someone analyzing the hidden meaning of it, it still gives a strong message about society, humanity and what power can do to people.



I can now see why people consider this to be such an important book. People interested in history and that time era, will definitely enjoy this and will probably understand all the hidden meanings. And those like me, who don’t read this sort of novel very often will have no problem reading this. It is not complicated and the writing is easy to understand. What makes the book amazing is the story itself. 



I think everyone must read this at least once before they die, be like me and get it out of the way ;)




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As demonic Fomorii ravage their land, Bec and a band of warrior companions leave their devastated rath to answer a plea for help. An orphaned priestess-in-training, Bec hopes the journey will help her solve the mysteries of her birth. But fighting demons has a steep price...



Bec by Darren Shan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars





Before I give the review let me just start by saying that Darren Shan is one of my all time favourite authors and I am not a huge fan of horror, his writing, characters and plot’s just captivate me and keep me reading. I recommend all of his books. But this has to be one of my favourites in the Demonata series.



Characters: 9/10

I loved all the characters. There were evil ones and good ones; you’d think it would be as simple as that, but no. In most books, it’s black and white. “That guys the evil one, yay, you go stab him you hero! Kill that evil it!” Not here, you know Lord Loss is an evil SOB, yet here we learn he was always an ass, but that’s not the thing, Lord Loss is the one constant in all the books so far. And what can I say; him and his army of demons are just cool. Onto the main characters such as the one telling the story, I love Bec. She is just so awesome. She has to be one of the most badass heroines ever. Even though she is small and looked down upon she does not let others fight her battle. She goes in guns high ready to shoot down every demon out there. Yep, she’s not your average heroine, plus her super cool magic powers are also pretty wicked. Also, I liked the fact that her mind was not centred on the opposite sex or a boy; instead, it was centred around saving the world!



Writing: 8/10

I am a terrible judge at peoples writing, so I’ll just say what I thought of it. It was good. Like most of his other writing, it kept me interested and reading. And I liked how he described what was happening to Bec, I felt as if I was actually there.



Plot: 9.5/10

Ah the plot, I could go on forever talking about what happened in the book. SO, I decided to just sum it up into one sentence. It is 400 years ago demons are invading the world, a group of warriors (and Bec) must go on a journey to defeat them, and rid the world of the demons. Yeah, that sounds a little ridiculous. Read the goodreads blurb, it’s a lot truer and it makes a lot more sense. The plot is really good and keeps you interested, wanting to know what happens, every step of the way. The journey they go through is amazing.



Enjoy-ability: 9/10

Very enjoyable, a fun read that will keep you enjoying it throughout the entire book.



Overall interestingness: 10/10

What can I say? Overall, the book is really interesting. The plot is interesting, the characters are interesting, and it even has a tinge of romance. Isn’t that what makes a good book. Because it sure made a good book for me.







Only way to describe the book...


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