Thursday, 25 July 2013

Review: As Dead As It Gets By Katie Alender


As Dead As It Gets By Katie Alender

Rating:4 of 5 stars

I couldn't put this book down. This series has been a solid ‘hit’ from Book One, and each and every step of the way seems to get better and better.

Alexis is trying to deal with the fact that she witnessed Lydia Small’s death at the hands of some truly supernatural powers. Although most people believe that Alexis was actually a killer in this scenario, the truth is far worse.Not only is Alexis now being stalked by Lydia’s ghost, she is also seeing yellow roses appear - Lydia’s signature flower - to let Alexis know that she’s planning her revenge. Girls are soon disappearing, with rose left behind for others to find, but is Lydia the mastermind behind everything? Add in the fact that Alexis can no longer even pick up her beloved camera because of all the rotting and decaying bodies she now sees appearing in the lens - and you have a girl who must remain super strong in order to find and solve the mystery of a murderer who could be either dead…or alive.
I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this book. It is so good!! I was a little worried at first, because I felt the plot wasn't moving fast enough for me but then it got very fast-paced and interesting. . I was actually creeped out while reading certain sections, which is awesome. So people out there grab your copies and start reading.
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Sunday, 21 July 2013

Review : This Girl By Colleen Hoover

This Girl (Slammed, #3)This Girl By Colleen Hoover

Rating: 5 of 5 stars(would have given more if possible)

THIS. BOOK. IS. PHENOMENAL. Books like this are the reason why I love reading. This Girl was the perfect final chapter to a magnificent series that will forever reside on my all time favorites shelf. This story was so beautifully written that I almost wanted to highlight the entire book.

Colleen Hoover has outdone herself (again). She managed to take a story that we love(Slammed) and retell it from the hero’s POV while still making every single word of it feel new, fresh and powerful.The book actually takes place after Point of Retreat and is a continuation of their story in that respect. But, a major part of the book, is Lake asking Will what his perspective was on a lot of the things they went through together, and asking him things about himself that neither she nor us (the readers) knew.

Do you need to re-read Slammed and Point of Retreat before reading this? No. But you do need to read them at least once first? For sure!This book was perfect from start to finish.
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Friday, 19 July 2013

Review: Evernight By Claudia Gray

Evernight By Claudia Gray

 Ratings 1.5 of 5 stars


I didn't like this book at all . this book is......wierd. in a bad way. They go through half the book and they make Bianca out like she doesn't know anything about what’s happening at the school, and then BANG, all of a sudden, well she knows everything, and had all the time.
Evernight follows Bianca, a shy and socially awkward girl who is sent to Evernight Academy with her parents when they get jobs there. She doesn't fit in at all, you have the in-group who are posh, snobby and bitchy who Bianca really doesn't fit in with and then you have the out-casts who she doesn't feel like she fits in with at all. Then she meets Lucas, he is dreamy and drop-dead gorgeous(Can the author be anymore obvious?). They bond immediately and start falling for each other really quickly(totally unexpected right?). However, it turns out that they are both keeping secrets from each other, deadly ones that could put the other in immediate danger.
 Bianca meets Lucas ONCE, and I don't know if you all believe in love at first sight, but seriously! She's like dreaming about how much she loves him, and she's supposed to be shy?? The author knew what she wanted in the end, and in the beginning, and a few places in the middle, but she couldn't think of anything to go between the places she had planned out. I am not expecting much from the sequel and i hope others like it more than I did.
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Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Review:Throne Of Glass By Sarah J.Mass


Throne Of Glass By Sarah J.Mass

Rating:4 of 5 stars

This book was astonishingly good.With a notorious female assassin as a main character, Thone of Glass redefines the meaning of impressive.
Celaena Sardothien is Ardalan’s greatest assassin, both beautiful and deadly but she made a mistake, she got caught and after serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes where most only live for a few months she is dragged before the Crown Prince who offers her freedom. The price? she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin and win.The determination, wit and pure strength that resonated in Celaena’s character made her instantly one of my favourite female protagonists of all time. She is not only intelligent but is also unexpectedly girly. One moment she will fawn over luscious dresses and another she can have her makeshift hairpin dagger to your throat.
With such a well-crafted set of fleshed-out characters, it was near impossible to disengage from the story. Sarah J Maas has delivered a truly captivating story with four e-novellas also available (which I am determined to read as soon as possible) I am already eagerly anticipating the sequel.
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Saturday, 13 July 2013

Review:From Bad To Cursed By Katie Alender


From Bad To Cursed By Katie Alender

Rating:3.5 of 5 stars

From Bad to Cursed is the sequel to the first book in the Bad Girls Don't Die series., The story brings back pink-haired Alexis Warren, and her formerly possessed sister Kasey who has just been sprung from a mental institution and is now trying hard to fit back in school and in her attempt she joins the Sunshine Club.

On the surface, the sunshine club seems rather pathetic: girls getting together to better themselves, to be prettier, and to make better fashion choices. When her sister's sworn enemy decides to join her club, Alexis is immediately suspicious. After learning that the club is centered around an entity named Aralt, Alexis and her friend Megan decide to infiltrate the club and destroy the source of its power, an ancient book written in a foreign language. However, joining the club means taking an oath, and taking an oath means to sell their soul to the entity. Suddenly, life is too easy for Alexis. She's pretty, popular, and powerful, and she'd rather die than give it up.
This book did not disappoint my expectations and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a read that keeps you on the edge of your seat in anticipation for the rest of the story. 

Thursday, 4 July 2013

Review: Point of Retreat By Colleen Hoover


Point of Retreat By Colleen Hoover

Rating: 5 of 5 stars

WOW this was the perfect sequel to Slammed! (If you haven't read Slammed... well, you shouldn't be reading reviews for the sequel! So go away and read Slammed, and then we'll talk, k?) Colleen Hoover, where have you been all my life???

Layken and Will have proved their love can get them through anything; until someone from Will’s past re-emerges, leaving Layken questioning the very foundation on which their relationship was built. Will is forced to face the ultimate challenge…to prove his love for the girl he can't live without.
This series is definitely going on my favorites pile. I cant believe I cried, laughed, giggled, squirmed, and swooned so many times in every possible way! I can't believe I waited so long to read it.
...and now I cannot wait for This Girl!! I want to read it NOW .

Review : The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer By Michelle Hodkin


The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer By Michelle Hodkin

Rating:3.5 of 5 stars

This was a crazy, twisted and beautiful read. When I was about to read this book no one even mentioned that there might be paranormal stuff involved .
 Mara is a bit on edge when she wakes up in the hospital and finds that she doesn't remember what happened the night when her friends were killed and why she was the only one who survived. She and her family move to Florida to get away from everything which is when life gets a little more weird for Mara. People start showing up dead when she wishes them dead and she is still getting flashbacks of  the night her friends died.
Some parts of the story are just so obvious and some characters (eg - Mara's little brother) has just been added for some specific part(in his case to be kidnapped).
This book all leads up to an ending that is unexpected and left me wondering What?! How did that happen?!  You may feel a little off balance at the end of this one, but I truly think that's part of the reason that it is so good.
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Monday, 1 July 2013

Review: Lament By Maggie Stiefvater


Lament By Maggie Stiefvater
Rating:4 of 5 stars

I decided to pick up Lament because I am a big fan of Ms. Stiefvater's, Shiver. Not only did Lament blow me away, but it is one of the best faerie books I have had the pleasure to read.
Deirdre Monaghan is a gifted musician, she goes through the everyday notions of practicing for performances and satisfying her callous mother. Right before her performance at a musical competition, Dee experiences her usual bout of nausea and quickly vacates to the nearest restroom. As she is puking her guts out, a cool set of hands kindly holds her hair back. As unappealing as that first meeting may seem, things get even stranger when Deirdre discovers that Luke is a faerie assassin who was sent to kill her by the faerie queen.Now Deirdre has to decide if Luke's feelings towards her are real, or only a way to lure her deeper into the world of Faerie.
This book is as enjoyable as enjoyable gets and I would highly recommend.

Review: The Scorpio Races By Maggie Stiefvater


The Scorpio Races By Maggie Stiefvater

Rating: 4.5 of  5 stars

This book is purely amazing . The story is highly character driven and legend induced.

People on the fictional island Thisby live and breathe for the wild and bloodthirsty water horses, the capaill uisce.The capaill uisce may be stunningly beautiful, but all you have to do is turn your back on them for one short second, and their teeth will already be deep inside your flesh.
Kate “Puck” Connoly and her two brothers lost both their parents when a bloodthirsty capall uisce attacked them on the sea. Ever since, the three of them survive by fixing things for other people, making teapots, helping in the local store and doing anything and everything to put some butter and flour in their pantry. But when the oldest brother, Gabe, the only one with a steady job, decides to leave the island, and Benjamin Malvern,the richest man on the island, threatens to take their house away, Puck sees no other choice but to join the dangerous race in order to save her house, and maybe even prevent her brother from leaving.
At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He has won the races four out of six times. Sean works for Benjamin Malvern and his obnoxious son Mutt. The only thing stopping him from leaving the Malverns is Corr, the capall uisce that is Sean’s only family. This year more than ever Sean has to win the races because if he wins, Benjamin Malvern will finally sell him Corr.
The Scorpio Races is one of those books that you can read as much as you want about and raise your expectations to seemingly unreachable levels, but nothing can prepare you for the story within its pages so for everyone reading this review should go and get themselves a copy.