Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins Book Review

This book just makes you feel lovely and sweet inside. Anna and the French Kiss is about a girl named Anna obviously. For her senior year she is studying at an American school in Paris which she is not happy about, that is until she meets St. Clair: a gorgeous guy with a british accent. This book was just so perfect and actually had me smiling throughout the book, it was romantic but not over the top that I felt I needed to go to the dentist for a tootchache and I loved nearly all the characters...more 5 STARS This book just makes you feel lovely and sweet inside. Anna and the French Kiss is about a girl named Anna obviously. For her senior year she is studying at an American school in Paris which she is not happy about, that is until she meets St. Clair: a gorgeous guy with a british accent. This book was just so perfect and actually had me smiling throughout the book, it was romantic but not over the top that I felt I needed to go to the dentist for a tootchache and I loved nearly all the characters and I felt they were my friends as well. It also made me want to go to Paris myself. So if you are looking for a nice teenage romance in the city of lurrve..... itself you should definitely check this out I am now reading Stephanie Perkins's other book because of how great this book is. (Lola and the Boy Next Door).

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Incarnate (Newsoul #1) by Jodi Meadows Book Review

2.5 STARS Incarnate is about Ana who is discovered from an infant to be a newsoul or a nosoul as her mother likes to call her. This means she is a soul that has never been reincarnated and in a society where reincarnation is a normal thing in society Ana is seen as dangerous and therefore is shunned by most people in Range including her mother. Mostly because a soul called Ciana has not reincarnated and everyone believes that Ana replaced her. Now eighten years old Ana sets out to find out how sh...more2.5 STARS Incarnate is about Ana who is discovered from an infant to be a newsoul or a nosoul as her mother likes to call her. This means she is a soul that has never been reincarnated and in a society where reincarnation is a normal thing in society Ana is seen as dangerous and therefore is shunned by most people in Range including her mother. Mostly because a soul called Ciana has not reincarnated and everyone believes that Ana replaced her. Now eighten years old Ana sets out to find out how she was born and why while trying to be accepted by society also has love in the mix. I really loved Ana and really felt her suffering at the hands of Li. I liked that because of the way she was treated has affected how she interacts with people and is drawn upon throughout the book. There is nothing more frustrating than having a character who was abused nearly all her life but she is a social butterfly and fits into society perfectly with no scars to show. So I was happy to see that this wasn't suddenly ignored. I actually enjoyed the romance between Ana and Sam and thought it was well built and I actually could see why they liked each other and felt that way. And thank you for no love triangles! Touch wood. This book I felt however lacked plotwise. It was explored mostly in the beginning and the end. In the middle we had Ana just educating herself, playing music, making a dress for a party and of course crushing on Sam. I was just sitting here reading this thinking where this was going as it seemed to veer off into a contemporary novel for awhile there. Also the deaths in these books I felt no emotion or heartbreak for I literally just felt nothing for the characters that were lost I was just meh. I will probably read the next book but I wouldn't say I am going to be counting the days to release. This was originally published on Goodreads.

Extras (Uglies #4) by Scott Westerfeld Book Review

3 STARS

Extras I have to say isn't as strong as it's predecessors. Instead of being from the point of view of Tally Youngblood it is set 3 years after the 3rd book 'Specials' and is read from the point of view of Aya Fuse. We get a look at how the actions of Specials has affected other cities. In Aya's city which you find out through the book is located somewhere in Japan, have changed the economy by how popular and talked about you are and you have a number to your name saying how popular. Aya is obess...moreExtras I have to say isn't as strong as it's predecessors. Instead of being from the point of view of Tally Youngblood it is set 3 years after the 3rd book 'Specials' and is read from the point of view of Aya Fuse. We get a look at how the actions of Specials has affected other cities. In Aya's city which you find out through the book is located somewhere in Japan, have changed the economy by how popular and talked about you are and you have a number to your name saying how popular. Aya is obessed with being famous and in order to reach her goal Aya is a "kicker" which is basically an independant journalist who tries to get the biggest story since if her story is really good her rank goes up. But when trying to "kick" the Sly Girls Aya stumbles on more than she bargained for. I really liked the premise and the idea of how their economy works and actually wouldn't suprise me if this turned out as a possible future for us. But I felt the story was way too slow and then the action bits were rushed and confusing. Some of the pages I had to back and read since I was so lost. But I loved the characters and Aya was definitely great to read from. It was great seeing Tally again and seeing her through someone else's eyes. Although I did enjoy this book I felt it wasn't as strong as Uglies, Pretties and Specials. But it is definitely worth checking out if you loved those three and want to see how Tally is. This was orginally published on my Goodreads

A Midsummer's Nightmare by Kody Keplinger Review

4.5 STARS

Kody Keplinger just when I think your writing can't get better you prove me wrong. A Midsummer's Nightmare revolves around the life of 18-year-old Whitley Johnson. The first chapter starts off with her waking up with a hangover the morbing after her high school graduation party where she soon realises she slept with a guy she doesn't know and when he asks for her number she blows him off. She soon leaves for the summer to be with her dad but finds out he has gotten engaged. Not only will she be g...moreKody Keplinger just when I think your writing can't get better you prove me wrong. A Midsummer's Nightmare revolves around the life of 18-year-old Whitley Johnson. The first chapter starts off with her waking up with a hangover the morbing after her high school graduation party where she soon realises she slept with a guy she doesn't know and when he asks for her number she blows him off. She soon leaves for the summer to be with her dad but finds out he has gotten engaged. Not only will she be gaining a stepmum but two stepsiblings but that isn't it, her soon to be stepbrother is the guy she slept with on graduation night. I flew through this book I just loved Whitley. She definitely wasn't perfect and a big party girl and has done a lot of things she isn't proud of as well as can't remember. But Whitley was a very interesting character, I could definitely understand why she does these things and actually felt really sorry for her. She also was very hilarious and how can you not love someone that is funny? It was so sweet seeing her stepmum and stepsiblings trying to make her feel welcome and trying to get to know her despite her horrible behaviour to them. Sylvia was so sweet to Whitley but definitely knew when to put her foot down (she actually reminds me of my mum). Bailey was so cute and adorable, I could see why Whitley couldn't say 'no' to her. Nathan was still looking out for her despite her rejecting him. The chemistry was crazy between these two. Honestly when going into this book I was a bit irked by this relationship but I was definitely wrong. Their scenes were just amazing and hot. Harrison why do you have to be gay? Just an awesome guy and definitely a good friend for Whitley. Particularly in a certain scene[when harrison saved whitley from being raped (hide spoiler)] he stole my heart, he honestly had to be one of my favourite characters and everyone should have someone like him in their lives. All I can say is her parents are absolute assholes espeacially her dad he needs to have a connection with my fist to his face. However I found the ending a bit rushed and the resolution to come too quickly for me to believe it. Their just seemed to be a character change in a certain character[her dad (hide spoiler)] that I just didn't believe they would change their mind that much. It also seemed Keplinger tried to make them in depth and have a soul but no I still believe they have no soul. But other than that I loved the shit out of this book so you all should check it out, it will be your loss if you don't

Blazing the Trail (Dragon Diaries #3) by Deborah Cooke

5 STARS

I absolutely loved this book to bits. Dragon Diaries has to be one of my favourite series of all time. Blazing the Trail is teh 3rd book in the Dragon Diaries where Zoe's battle with the Mages ain't quite over with them still got a few tricks up their sleeves. Zoe has to try and keep herself and everyone intact and work with the other three races of shifters if they want to survive and if she wants Derek or Jared. Zoe was great as usual and fun to read from. She is still struggling with her Wyver...moreI absolutely loved this book to bits. Dragon Diaries has to be one of my favourite series of all time. Blazing the Trail is teh 3rd book in the Dragon Diaries where Zoe's battle with the Mages ain't quite over with them still got a few tricks up their sleeves. Zoe has to try and keep herself and everyone intact and work with the other three races of shifters if they want to survive and if she wants Derek or Jared. Zoe was great as usual and fun to read from. She is still struggling with her Wyvern powers without going insane. She also has some bad luck of trusting the wrong people. But she finds a way to figure all this out while trying to juggle high school and dodging the bloody school counselour: Muriel. God I hated that woman so much. Zoe does screw up a few times but like she has in other books learns from them and finds a way to solve it, not hesitating to confide in the Pyr and her friends. Her friends were actually very helpful and I swear she is one lucky dragon to have them. There was a lot of action and fighting making me jumping up and down in anticipation, eagerly turning the pages to find out what happens next. She does choose one of the guys and doesn't try to drag it out, once she knew who she wanted she didn't dawdle and beat around the bush. She got straight to it. Only disappontment for me was that this was the last book and I wish there was more Zoe adventures to come.

Specials (Uglies #3) by Scott Westerfeld Review

5 STARS

This was such a great ending to Tally's story it was just so awesome.

Specials is the 3rd book in the Uglies series where we see Tally Youngblood now turned into a Special. With Shay she is hellbent on catching the Smokies particularly David and bring them back to be changed whether they like it or not. But the old Tally is still lingering there not ready to quit yet.

This world just gets more and more amazing each book. Reading from Tally as a Special was just amazing. Specials remind me of human terminators. They are nearly indestructable and I admittedly wouldn't mind being one myself.

Instead of being "bubbly" we now have "icy" which is nice to see Westerfeld still keeping the slang. It was interesting seeing how cutting was introduced into this world and was used for mostly the same purpose as actual cutters.

Tally was awesome as usual and I am quite shocked that instead of hating the heroine by the end of the series I think I am more in love with her character than I was to begin with. The shit she went through was both heartwrenching and awestrucking. She was able to be a strong character and go through some very traumatic events in a very realistic way.

I actually loved the ending and think that is exactly how it should of ended. So Scott Westerfeld let me just say you are fucking amazing and people should read more of your books.

Pretties (Uglies #2) by Scott Westerfeld Review

5 STARS

Wow an actual well done love triangle.

Pretties is the second novel in the Uglies series and follows Tally who is now a pretty. Tally enjoys her life as a pretty, getting to join the Crims and even snagged a boyfriend. But Tally's ugly life catches up with her reminding her why she is here. Tally must now find a way to get back to the Smokies as well as save all the friends she has now made.

The Pretty world was actually quite interesting and wasn't annoyed too much by the slang they used like "bubbly" and "bogus". We see that Tally is still Tally even with her now super gorgeous looks. I still love her and she is definitely my favourite character in the series. The shit she has to deal with is crazy. Her friendship with Shay was so heartbreaking to watch it detereorite and the friends turn into enemies.

Her situation with Zane and David is what I call a good love triangle and I honestly don't know who she is going to end up with or if she will end up with neither. I actually love both guys and think they are both equally flawed but not heaps that I want to beat them to a bloody pulp.

Again I love the narration even when the scenes had no action or things actually happening. Scott Westerfeld knows how to write and I am so angry at myself for not reading his work earlier.

I did however see the ending happening since we were alluded to it early on in the book. But I don't know how Westerfeld managed it he was able to keep me gaping at the end he is just that amazing.

So if you haven't yet go read this series it is just "bubbly". :)

Uglies (Uglies #1) by Scott Westerfeld Review

I loved this narrative so badly. Even when nothing was happening Westerfield was able to still keep me engaged in the story and I want a hoverboard god dammit! Uglies is set in a futuristic world where everyone who is born is perceived as ugly and when they turn sixteen get an operation that turns them pretty. We follow the story of Tally Youngblood who is eagerly awaiting her sixteenth birthday so she can become pretty espeacially since her best friend is already one. Tally soon meets a fellow u...more55 555455555 STARS I loved this narrative so badly. Even when nothing was happening Westerfield was able to still keep me engaged in the story and I want a hoverboard god dammit! Uglies is set in a futuristic world where everyone who is born is perceived as ugly and when they turn sixteen get an operation that turns them pretty. We follow the story of Tally Youngblood who is eagerly awaiting her sixteenth birthday so she can become pretty espeacially since her best friend is already one. Tally soon meets a fellow ugly named Shay and coincedently they are both born on the same day and become pretty together. Tally soon finds out that Shay is very reluctant to turn pretty and leaves a week before they are suppose to turn pretty. When the time comes for the operation Tally is informed that she is not allowed to become pretty unless she brings Shay back if she fails she will be ugly forever. At first when reading this I really didn't like Tally mainly because she always goes on how much she is ugly and everybody is ugly which I guess is just a reflex of the people I remember in high school who would go on about how they are ugly or fat all the time. However I quickly began to empathise with her and really saw how brainwashed this whole society was and you know what I can actually see this happening to our society in the future. Tally became very open minded person and it was nice to see her try to deal with the load of information that has basically shattered everything she has believed. Tally also makes a lot of mistakes and doesn't get away with it. She knows she must face it and that it will eventually come out. I have to admit that she is very intelligent and it was just amazing how quickly she can think on her feet. I really loved the Smoke and the people within it since it would make sense for there to be people questioning this and eventually someone would figure out what was going on. David I was very iffy about particularly when it came to him and Tally but the way he explained his attraction to her then made me really love him and just seeing them interact made me smile. It was definitely heartbreaking with what happens at the end. Shay I loved straight away and and enjoyed every scene with her. Her friendship with Tally I also love and may rival my feels for Tally and David. I don't I just love seeing really great friendships in books. Their friendship definitely gets complicated and strained which I hope is resolved in the future books. The ending I definitely did not see coming and made me rush straight to the second book to find out how the hell this story is going to turn. Only thing I can really criticise with this book is that looking over the whole arc of teh book not a lot really happens but like I said above the narrative was enjoyable so it wasn't as dull and boring.

A Letter from Luisa by Rowena Mohr Review

3.5 Stars Normally I wouldn't like a book like this but it was shown in a different light than from other many novels with this kind of relationship in it. A Letter from Luisa is a about a 16 year old girl named Luisa Linley who is writing a letter to someone named M about how she has gotten herself suspended from school for many reasons that we only get a quick glimpse of. So as the story goes Luisa tells M of the events leading up to her suspension and how it resulted in that. The story begins wi...more3.5 Stars Normally I wouldn't like a book like this but it was shown in a different light than from other many novels with this kind of relationship in it. A Letter from Luisa is a about a 16 year old girl named Luisa Linley who is writing a letter to someone named M about how she has gotten herself suspended from school for many reasons that we only get a quick glimpse of. So as the story goes Luisa tells M of the events leading up to her suspension and how it resulted in that. The story begins with Luisa at school called Motherwell High where she is in Year 10. We find out herself and her father are really into music and has come up with an idea to get Jet Lucas' attention. Jet is the guy that all the girls are all infaturated with with Luisa being one of them. Jet is into music too and plays guitar and is performing at the function they are having at the school. Luisa convinces him to let her be his music assitant by setting the mic and music right and even bringing in her dad's music equipment to use for the performance. Now Luisa and Jet's relationship was the highlight of the book for me. Not because they were perfect for each other and soulmates but because of Luisa obession with him and how she is blinded by what kind of person he really is. Even after finding out he is unfaithful to her she is hellbent on "winning" him back because she thinks they are perfect for each other. Now your probably wondering why would I like that? Because the novels shows that the way Luisa is thinking and acting is not normal or good. Funnily enough there are characters in other bookswho think and act like this but the authors of those books show it as a positive and normal thing. There are also male characters in other books who are a lot like Jet who are seen as loving and caring and you know what some of those charcaters arev even worse than Jet. Luisa's best friend Meko notices Luisa's behaviour and even points out Jet isn't a nice guy as well as other characters who are concerned for her with how she starts to act around other people as a result. I swear if I ever see Rowena Mohr she is getting a big ass high-five from me as well as praise for showing how unhealthy Luisa's obsession with Jet is. Reason it is only getting a 3.5 is because as much as I love what it covered it wasn't completely and absolutely amazing for me that I am obsessing over it like Luisa over Jet.

The Den of Shadows Quartet by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes Review

This is starting to remind me so much of the Night World series by L.J. Smith.

In the Forests of the Night: 3 Stars
Alternates between present and past events. Risika was very enjoyable to read from and a pretty good version of vampire lore. I loved reading about her past and really felt her pain and anger. Had a bittersweet ending which I felt was the perfect way for it to end. I also enjoyed reading every fighting scene she had.

Demon in My View: 1.5 Stars
I just couldn't like Jessica at all. She bitches constantly that she has no friends and she is ostracised from everyone but when a girl actually approaches her and tries to be friends with her she basically tells her to fuck off. She was also so horrible to her mother who was nothing but nice to her and tried to make her happy. The romance was just horrible, I could not understand why she liked him considering she knew everything he has done without remorse. I also couldn't understand how she could prefer being a vampire than side with witches. Only reason it didn't get a zero was because I liked Caryn and the rule that you will be a weaker vampire if you willingly turn and a stronger vampire if you unwillingly get turned.

Shattered Mirror: 2.5 Stars
In the first half I was absolutely loving the story and the characters and was racing through the story. However the second half was just bad, the characters had a rapid personality change and the ending to me just made no sense and I didn't understand how it ended like that. The author seems to want her readers to hate the witch hunters and favour the vampires but I prefer the hunters over the vampires so this ending really pissed me off. I also didn't like the romance in this one either, too cheesy for my taste.

Midnight Predator: 4 Stars
This was my favourite story of the four. Turquoise was such a complex character and it was so sad reading what had happened to her. She is definitely my favourite character as well from all the stories. I loved reading the fighting scenes and the whole idea of Midnight, it would make sense for the vampires to make a place like that. I absolutely loved the romance, mmm Jaguar is so yummy. I really felt the chemistry between the two of them that seemed to lack in the last two books. I was worried at one point that it was going to end much like Demon in My View and Shattered Mirror but thank god it didn't. We are left with an open ending and I wish I knew what happened to her after that.

Glow (Sky Chasers #1) by Amy Kathleen Ryan Book Review

I definitely enjoyed Glow much more than I expected to and so angry at myself for only reading it now when it had been on my shelf for all of this year. Glow is set in the future where Earth is now not possible to live on and has two ships called Empyrean and The New Horizon that are halfway through it's journey to New Earth when the book begins. We meet straight away 15 year old Waverly Marshall and 16 year old Kieran Alden who are on the Empyrean and the oldest children born in space. They have...more4dd 4444 4 Stars I definitely enjoyed Glow much more than I expected to and so angry at myself for only reading it now when it had been on my shelf for all of this year. Glow is set in the future where Earth is now not possible to live on and has two ships called Empyrean and The New Horizon that are halfway through it's journey to New Earth when the book begins. We meet straight away 15 year old Waverly Marshall and 16 year old Kieran Alden who are on the Empyrean and the oldest children born in space. They have been together for nearly a year and are in love. But very soon the Empyrean is attacked by it's sister ship: The New Horizon who kidnap all the girls including Waverly. Now both Waverly and Kieran must fight for their lives to be together again. The novel is told from both Waverly and Kieran which I loved since we knew as the reader what was going on with the girls on The New Horizon as well as what is going on with the boys on the Empyrean. What both characters go through really shocked me in a good way. They both definitely suffered from their ordeals and I am happy that Ryan explored that and didn't fluff over it and try and soften the blow. What happened to the girls was definitely a very big issue that has been on my mind recently which is probably what mde me love this book more. I connected and liked Waverly's point of view much more since I did find Kieran annoying at times. Not because he is a bad character he just thought much differently than I did and made decisions that fristrated me. But other people will probably like him more than I did. Nothing in this novel was black and white having "good" and "bad" people intermingled in both ships. The ordeal has a definite effect on Waverly and Kieran's relationship and has changed it forever, which is something that cannot be fixed easily and I will happily read the next book to find out. Although I knew it is set in a futuristic world I found it hard to believe that these kids that are 16 and under know how to use this technology let alone figure out how to fix these technical issues by themselves with no adults. Other than that I definitely recommend this book.

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Indelible (Yara Silva Trilogy #2) by Lani Woodland Book Review

5 Stars

I honestly believed that I wouldn't love this book as much as I loved Intrinisical but I was dead wrong.

Indelible was amazing. It was suspensful and I had no idea what was going to happen next not to mention how scared I would feel in Yara's shoes and I am not someone that is easily scared.

Yara was so great in this and grew so much. She is enjoyable to read from the point of view of and she is just a strong character. I enjoyed seeing her grow as a Waker as well as she is still accepting and understanding what it means to be one.

Brent did bother me at times in this book and had me questioning what Yara honestly saw in him that made her want to be with him. But luckily for him he redeemed himself by the end and learnt from his mistakes. Yara and Brent's relationship is very well done and very realistic even if it does have a supernatural aspect and really work hard to maintain it.

It was nice to also see more of Cherie and Steve since we didn't see them a whole lot in Intrinisical who were definitely a great addition to the novel.

I love this supernatural world it is quite unique and I love ghosts I am much like Cherie when it comes to them. And more importantly I loved there was consequences from what happened in the first book as well as in this book and the characters actually suffered from this.

So I will definitely be waiting eagerly to read Inevitable as soon as it hits shelves.

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Nevermore (Nevermore #1) by Kelly Creagh Review

4 STARS

I was a bit iffy when going into this book mostly because of the whole Cheerleader and Goth couple thing. But I did love this book much more and the couple actually worked for me. I've only read several of Edgar Allan Poe's work but I still was able to enjoy the book but now I have this sudden urge to go read all his other works. Isobel I actually liked as a protoganist and felt she was a very strong character. Her friends were so horrible and makes me wonder how she was friends with them in the...moreI was a bit iffy when going into this book mostly because of the whole Cheerleader and Goth couple thing. But I did love this book much more and the couple actually worked for me. I've only read several of Edgar Allan Poe's work but I still was able to enjoy the book but now I have this sudden urge to go read all his other works. Isobel I actually liked as a protoganist and felt she was a very strong character. Her friends were so horrible and makes me wonder how she was friends with them in the first place. Varen I liked as well and loved how he interacted with Isobel. He was your stereotypical brooding goth but it was done in a way that it worked for me. But in all honesty who names their kid Varen? Gwen was another character I really enjoyed and she really made me laugh at times. The story was very interesting but I felt at the climax of the story that I was very confused in what was going on which left me a bit annoyed. But it doesn't diminish my love for the book enough that will make me not want to read the next book in the series. Bring on Enshadowed!

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Significance (Significance #1) by Shelly Crane Review (if you can call it that)

1 STAR

	I just couldn't get into this book espeacially with the whole imprinting situation. As a result I couldn't get into the romance and actually didn't believe they cared about each other. If anything this book disturbed me that these two people completely depend on each other and can't be together really rubs me the wrong way. Originally posted on Goodreads.

Social Suicide (Deadly Cool #1) by Gemma Halliday Review

5 STARS

I am just in love with Hartley's stories, just hearing her name brings a smile to my face. As she did in the first book Hartley finds the body of the person who's death is the main plot of this book. I sometimes wonder if she is a Hufflepuff since she seems to FIND every dead body within her walking distance as well as other life-threatening events. I swear she has a talent and maybe consider going into a career of finding bodies. Anyway onto the story. I was immediately drawn into the book and a...moreI am just in love with Hartley's stories, just hearing her name brings a smile to my face. As she did in the first book Hartley finds the body of the person who's death is the main plot of this book. I sometimes wonder if she is a Hufflepuff since she seems to FIND every dead body within her walking distance as well as other life-threatening events. I swear she has a talent and maybe consider going into a career of finding bodies. Anyway onto the story. I was immediately drawn into the book and actually had a harder time figuring out the killer than in the first book, all I can say is that Gemma Halliday did a great job with this mystery and if I ever saw her I would give her a hi-five. I loved all the characters: Hartley, Sam, Chase and Kyle. Sam and Kyle remind me so much of my friend and her boyfriend and how they interact with each other it was just so sweet to read. Sam actually reminds me of my friend a lot actually now that I think about it. I felt so sorry for Hartley at some points in this book when it came to Chase but it was such a nice change to read about and still enjoyed even though Hartley had a hard time. So everyone who loved Deadly Cool should definitely check this out and enjoy the ride with Hartley.

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Firelight (Firelight #1) by Sophie Jordan Review

1 STAR

I just couldn't get into this book at all. It mostly consists of Jacinda whining and bitching about everything. She doesn't want to leave the pride but when given the opportunity to go there she doesn't want to. I really just wanted to punch her for her selfishness. First few chapters were good and the mythology of the dragons really intrigued but it just went downhill plotwise after that and was just Jacinda going back and forth with her feelings for Will. I didn't find the high school believeab...moreI just couldn't get into this book at all. It mostly consists of Jacinda whining and bitching about everything. She doesn't want to leave the pride but when given the opportunity to go there she doesn't want to. I really just wanted to punch her for her selfishness. First few chapters were good and the mythology of the dragons really intrigued but it just went downhill plotwise after that and was just Jacinda going back and forth with her feelings for Will. I didn't find the high school believeable and teh students. So I don't recommend this to anyone unless you like selfish girls who whine about everything and can't do smart decisions than sure go ahead.

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Winging It (Dragon Diaries #2) by Deborah Cooke Review

5 STARS

I am really in love with this series it is just beautiful. It is nice to see even from the beginning of this novel how much Zoe has developed from the first book and is much bolder and more attuned with her Wyvern powers.

In this novel Zoe and her fellow Pyr (Liam, Nick and Garret) must deal with the Mages once again as they did in the first novel. On top of this Zoe must has to deal with her parents possibly splitting up, her best friend Megan who she is constantly headbutting with lately and try and balance homework and school on top of that. Not to mention Jared keeps giving Zoe hot and cold signals. So Zoe isn't very happy even with her sixteenth birthday coming up.

Even though this novel didn't have as much action as it's predecessor it worked heavily on character development and Zoe working on developing her Wyvern abilities.

Definitely can't wait for Blazing the Trail.

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Bloodrose (Nightshade #3) by Andrea Cremer Review

2 STARS

Ugh. I don't know how to feel about this book. I just felt Cremer took the easy way out with the ending and the love triangle. I can't stand Calla or Shay at all and what saved this book for me was the epilogue because it was from someone else's point of view. I really did enjoy the action and fighting however but Calla jumping back and forth between Ren and Shay just completely annoyed the hell out of me. My favourite characters had to have been Ren, Ethan, Connor, Adne and espeacially Sabine. I...moreUgh. I don't know how to feel about this book. I just felt Cremer took the easy way out with the ending and the love triangle. I can't stand Calla or Shay at all and what saved this book for me was the epilogue because it was from someone else's point of view. I really did enjoy the action and fighting however but Calla jumping back and forth between Ren and Shay just completely annoyed the hell out of me. My favourite characters had to have been Ren, Ethan, Connor, Adne and espeacially Sabine. I just loved every scene with her and I just loved her character hands down she definitely is the reason Bloodrose gets another star because without her it would definitely be a 1 Star. I am so happy I borrowed the Nightshade books from the Library and didn't buy them because I just felt the ending was wrapped too nicely and like I mentioned earlier it seemed Cremer took the easy way out with the love triangle.

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Wolfsbane (Nightshade #2) by Andrea Cremer Review

2 STARS

This book was pretty meh for me. I really do love the world and the mythology that Cremer has built up but I was bored at most points of this novel. There was also a twist I didn't see coming which is difficult for me to be suprised since most of the time I can suss it out. I did like the new characters introduced, Connor is hilarious and is great for a laugh when things are tense.

However I have to say Shay is one of the most selfish characters I know not to mention abusive towards Calla. I seriously hate the guy and can't believe that Calla who is suppose to be a strong female protagonist lets him walk all over her.

Also Calla needs to hurry up and pick the guy she wants to be with because I hate how girls in novels string along guys. Newsflash that is not okay to do and I am pretty sure if a guy was doing this to two girls everyone would be outraged.

But I still will most likely read Bloodrose, I just hope I don't regret it.

This was originally posted on goodreads.

Dreamland (Riley Bloom #3) by Alyson Noel Review

3.5 Stars I love Riley. I honestly prefer her books to Ever's. Riley reminds me so much of my younger sister it scares me how alike they are in looks and personality. I love that Riley isn't perfect and stuffs up a lot, but she eventually acknowledges it and learns from it to be a better person. I definitely feel like I am reading from a pre-teen's POV. It still deals with death in an aspect as Riley still misses her sister and being a Soul Catcher Riley must help Souls deal with their deaths as w...more3.5 Stars I love Riley. I honestly prefer her books to Ever's. Riley reminds me so much of my younger sister it scares me how alike they are in looks and personality. I love that Riley isn't perfect and stuffs up a lot, but she eventually acknowledges it and learns from it to be a better person. I definitely feel like I am reading from a pre-teen's POV. It still deals with death in an aspect as Riley still misses her sister and being a Soul Catcher Riley must help Souls deal with their deaths as well as their previous lives as she has in the previous two books. The conversation between Riley and Ever really spoke to me and did pull a bit of heart strings for me when my sister looks up to me and seeks my advice. So if you are a Riley Bloom fan definitely check this series out if you havn't yet.

Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna #1) by Kendare Blake Review

5 STARS

Wow I just loved this book.

First off it was from a guys POV, which you don't see much of these days and I loved being in Cas's head.
The romance was very interesting and different and I really believed it. The secondary characters all had a significance and weren't just there. I loved them all.

It had some violence and very gruesome scenes which I love (yes I am very disturbed)but I think some people would have a hard time reading this book if they have a weak stomach like someone being split in half and being told their insides are exposed as well as the body twitching.

It was definitely a very interesting concept of ghosts and ghosts are definitely one of my favourite things to read about.

So if you think you can handle the violence you should definitely check this out and cannot wait for the second book.

Fins Are Forever (Fins #2) by Tera Lynn Childs Review

3 STARS

SPOILERS!!!
It was an enjoyable read espeacially considering it is freezing and pouring rain here.

The underwater puns get a bit annoying after a while however and I find it hard to believe that someone who hates humans a lot falls in love with a human in week and the human falls in love with them in only a few days. Lily did whine a lot and didn't understand how she could forget about the interview twice. I just hate Brody.

That being said it was still a decent book and was very much like the first book and I love Lily and Quince's relationship.

If you are looking for a very teenage drama book with mermaids in the mix this is a good series for you.

Also I just love the cover even though none of the mermaids look like that,I just like the colours.

This originially was posted on my Goodreads.

Everlasting (Immortals #6) by Alyson Noel Review

3 STARS

Everlasting was a step up from it's last several preceding books.(SPOILERS!)

I believe the series could of been better if the series had only been 3 or 4 books instead of 6. I felt that the plot for the series was way dragged out and the characters repetively made the same mistakes and did not learn from them. Ever was overly shallow in this series but she was much more tolerable in this book from middle to the end.

But I am not saying I completely hate this book as it did have it's good spots. I loved the whole spirituality behind it and that the soul is immortal and not the body and there are consequences to immortality and the characters actually chose a mortal life over an immortal one.

I really enjoyed reading the first life that started this whole story for the characters and how it interlinked with not only Ever and Damen but nearly the whole cast of characters. Instead of Ever really giving me a headache it was Damen, he just seemed to not learn anything at all and never putting trust into Ever when he is always on her about her not trusting him. Seriously, what the hell? I was literally shouting at him when he said the Tree of Life didn't exist and refused to believe it did, because it okay to believe there is a drink that makes you not age or die and manifest objects out of air but a magical tree is impossible?

Ever was annoying me with her normal stupidity in the beginning, this was the long awaited character development I was waiting for in the other 5 books. She didn't run away from her mistakes and *shock horror* wanted to graduate and make things up with her aunt.

But again as I said earlier this series should of been 3 or 4 books considering how small every book is this would be an easy feat to accomplish.

The Legend of Korra E03 Review/Recap: The Revelation

So if you didn't know the third episode of The Legend of Korra episode aired in America on the 21st at 11:00 am.

This episode begins with Avatar Korra and her Fire Ferrets friends Mako and Bolin who are also brothers. They are training in preparation for their next Pro-bending match. They are soon told that they must come up with 30,000 Yuans by the next week or they are kicked out of the tournament. So Mako and Bolin try to find ways to come up with the money while Korra is doing her training for Airbending.

Mako uses his firebending skills to lightning bend at the powerplant to get some moeny while Bolin tries to get money off the streets by getting his pet fire ferret: Pabu to do tricks to earn some cash wher he is approached by one of the bending gangs who offers him a lot of cash to help them. Knowing how important it is to get the money Bolin accepts and heads off with him.

When Mako gets home he sees that Bolin is still not back so he heads out to see if he is with Korra but of course he isn't so along with Naga and later Pabu, Korra and Mako search the streets for Bolin where they are confronted by some equalists who know how to chi block after seeing them take Bolin and a bunch of other benders. The chi blockers end up taking away Korra and Mako's bending abilities temporarily before Naga and Pabu intervene to stop the Equalists from finishing them off.

The two continue their search all night before finding out that Amon is having a sort of secret meeting for non-benders called THE REVELATION.

Once they figured out where the meeting is they disguise themselves and head to the meeting.

They soon discover Amon's big secret that he can energybend and take away a person's bending permanantly. But makes it out to the non-benders that the spirits gave this power to him since the Avatar is now useless and causes destruction instead of peace and balance in the world. They witness him enerbybend all these gang members and when about to take Bolin's bending away Korra provides a distraction so Mako can grab Bolin. After a bit more fighting the three escape as Amon stops his minions so Korra can tell the city what is going on most likely so to get more followers and put the whole city in fear.

So I thought this was a good episode and let us learn more about Amon and the Equalists since we knew next to nothing about them before. We also learnt a little a bit about Mako and Bolin's past and what happened to their parents. We also see little bit of hints of Korra and Mako being a possible couple but not enough to be exactly sure. Although this was a very dark and serious episode it still had it's funny moments that still kept the episode still fun and enjoyable in a light-hearted way. I definitely cannot wait for the next episode and enjoying our new characters and in my opinion different from the first show but in a good way and we seem to have very good solid villian which will be interesting.

I feel this show could be great for anyone of all ages and people need to stop thinking it's a kid show because even though it is advertised as this it deals with some things a kid wouldn't completely understand and this is definitely much more mature than it's first series not to mention the main characters are much older.

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The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2) by Richelle Mead Review

4.5 STARS
Thank you to my mate Kellie for the ARC :D

I am going to try and make this non-spoilery as possible.

What can I say about The Golden Lily...
First off that I love it and that people still waiting for it to come out, I promise you it is worth the wait.

It is not set long after where Bloodlines was left at, with it being at least a month since.

Sydney was definitely my favourite character in this book. I felt she has become a much more confident person than of what she was in Bloodlines where she seemed to be walking on eggshells most of the time. She was definitely hilarious at times (in a different way to Adrian). She is definitely not physically strong like Rose was but Sydney does have a few tricks up her sleeve.

Jill is less whiny in this book and seems to have matured much more since Bloodlines, although I wouldn't say she was a complete joy to read in this book either.

Angeline was tolerant but I found her much like what Jill was in Bloodlines with getting in trouble at school, she also reminds me of Rose in the earlier books with her hit first think later attitude.

Eddie was just too much of sweetheart for his own good but I feel we haven't seen all of him and hope he is much more explored in later books.

Adrian was hilarious as usual, and if you are not an Adrian fan already I think you will by the end of this book. We see a much more vulnerable side of him that you may not have noticed in the Vampire Academy series.

My favourite scenes were definitely interactions between Sydney and Adrian. They're probably my two favourite characters in the whole VA/Bloodlines series. It is always funny and you cannot help but smile the whole time.

There was a lot of romance and definitely made up for the lack of in Bloodlines. It did have action and scenes that had you on the edge of your seat in anticipation although not a lot. 
I felt the first half of the book was lacking and in comparision to the second half very dull. I felt Richelle Mead's foreshadowing was way too obvious for me and made it seem that the characters were too stupid to figure it out sooner. I felt as a result that I knew what was to come in future books. I also didn't like Dimitri being in the book but I guess that is just me and everyone else will be ecstatic to read a scene with him in it.

But beside that I really did enjoy The Golden Lily and think it is a definite step up from Bloodlines.

4 Stars
This book was such a fun read. I couldn't help but smile the whole time.
When coming into this book, I was thinking it being much like She's the Man but it suprisingly was able to be it's own story with just as much humour and quirkiness much like it's cover which reminds me of when I drew mustaches like these at my time at school (I admittedly still do this).
Although it does share the whole getting hit in the balls with a ball and the girl falling for the roomate it honestly didn't bother me and were fairly different.
It was interesting seeing how boy language worked and how restricted boys actually are making me appreaciate my freedom as a girl.
I doubt anyone cannot smile while reading this book it is just that infectious and definitely recommend to anyone who just want a good light laugh and girls still wondering why that damn boy hasn't called you back when he said to you he would. I promise you find the answer here.

Wings of the Wicked (Angelfire #2) by Courtney Allison Moulton Review

5 Stars
What a great sequel to Angelfire.
Honestly this was so great and dark compared to it's predessor.
CAM does a fantastic job:
*Endless fight scenes that are well described and are never old.
*Death-I won't say anymore but everything in association with that word was just great and dealt with perfectly and realistically
*Ellie chooses who she wants to be with, instead of beating around the bush and avoiding the love triangle being the plot of this book and the next boook. Finally a heroine who is friggin intelligent!
*Ellie still faces challenges and nothing comes easy to her, she also doesn't completely ditch her family and friends and still has a social life.
*Ellie contemplates having sex before marriage like nearly every teenager does today. What a shock!
*Plot is unique and very detailed, wow an author that actually researched for her novel.

So if you haven't gotten the hint yet, go read this book. Whether you are an action girl or a romantic this is fantastic and I think everyone needs to read this series.

*Anxiously waits for the third book*

On The Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

Note: This was originally reviewed in March and appeared on my goodreads.

5 Stars
This has to be my favourite Melina Marchetta book.
I didn't think I would like it since I am over the cliche orphan at boarding school, but it was written perfectly in a way that I can't even force myself to hate it.
I will admit that the book was a bit confusing at first and I actually went back and read the previous chapters because I thought I had missed something.
I loved these characters. They were obviously not perfect and were very flawed, yet I still loved them. Taylor was definitely a fave of mine.
This book managed to make me feel an array of emotions as well as make me laugh and cry.
It just felt so real and the romance was just beautful

Recommend this to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!        

Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta

I don't know how Melina does it but I just love this. I remember reading Looking for Alibrnadi and wondering how she was going to top that. Saving Francesca was just great, the characters were all flawed in their own unique ways but I was still able to love them. Melina incorporated issues discussed in the book perfectly. I just love reading Australian books, makes me feel at home and like a conversation I would have with my friends. I also liked how Francesca was friends w...moreNoteNo Note: This was originally reviewed in March and appeared on my goodreads. 4 Stars I don't know how Melina does it but I just love this. I remember reading Looking for Alibrnadi and wondering how she was going to top that. Saving Francesca was just great, the characters were all flawed in their own unique ways but I was still able to love them. Melina incorporated issues discussed in the book perfectly. I just love reading Australian books, makes me feel at home and like a conversation I would have with my friends. I also liked how Francesca was friends with several guys and there was no romance or anything sexual with them like so many other books have. Francesca's friends reminded me so badly of my group of friends and how they interacted with each other. Francesca and Will's relationship wasn't over dramatic and overly romantic it felt like a realistic teenage relationship. Francesca's family wasn't perfect and there was conflict amongst her and her Dad a lot through the course of the book and came to a better understanding of each other. Her Mum's depression was written perfectly and I actually learnt a bit more about depression and how a depressed person functions

Supernaturally (Paranormalcy #2) by Kiersten White

Note: This was originally reviewed in March and appeared on my goodreads

3 Stars
I was honestly really psyched to read this book since I had really enjoyed Paranormalcy, but sadly this was disappointing. Evie just does a lot of whining and stupid things.

It just seemed like nothing happened and it was a bit of struggle to read through. I guess what I am saying is that it was very dull.

That being said though I will read Endlessly as I still want to know how the story will tie up and what will happen to the characters.

Shut Out by Kody Keplinger

Note: This was orginally reviewed in March and appeared on my goodreads.

5 Stars
I am in love with Kody's books. I am happy that Shut Out is just as amazing as The Duff.
Flawed characters that I still loved and cared for. The secondary characters all had great depth and weren't 2 dimensional like in most novels.
Lissa was a great POV to read from espeacially seeing how much her mum's death has effected her and isn't something just brushed aside.
Chole was absolutely hilarious and made me laugh everytime.
All the girls were actually very interesting and hearing their stories.
This brought up so many topics that I question myself and often bug me that they are just brushed off in literature as well as when talking to people about it. Espeacially the gender roles of it not being okay for a girl to have had sexual interactions with severeal guys but the other way around is okay, but is still weird for a girl to be a virgin.(espeacially in reference to Chloe and Shane)
The way these topics were brought up were done maturely and yet sounded like it was said by a teenager and was discussed among the girls was great.
Cash, I love this guy. There is so many things I could say about him but this would get too long.
I am defintely going to make all my friends and everyone I see read this book so if you see a crazy chick on the street running at you with this book, it's me.
Can't wait for A Midsummer's Nightmare to come out so I can read more of Kody's fabulous writing

Deadly Cool (Deadly Cool #1) by Gemma Halliday

Note: This was originally reviewed in March and appeared on my goodreads.

5 Stars
First off the cover is so beautiful I could stare at it for ages.
I absolutely love Hartley she is so hilarious espeacially in the bedroom scene (you will know what I mean when you read it), I was so engrossed I was trying to unsuccessfully resist laughing so she wouldn't get caught.
I also loved Sam and Chase who were awesome sidekicks for Hartley and god Chase why can't you be real?
Although I figured who the killer was way before it was revealed I still however got caught up in the suspense with Hartley waiting on the edge of my seat for it to be revealed.
Although there was some pop cult references it wasn't completely overwhelming like in other books *cough* House Of Night *cough*
I love how it was such a simple plot and yet different from what other mysteries I have read and watched.
There wasn't a lot of romance but enough that I was thought was satisfying and still left me hungry for more. (Come on Social Suicide be out already!)
So anyone who wants to get their adrenaline pumping but still want to have a good laugh pick up this book, I promise you won't regret it.

Flying Blind (Dragon Diaries #1) by Deborah Cooke

Note: This was originally reviewed in March and appeared on my goodreads

5 Stars
What else can I say, I absolutely loved this book.
I havn't read any dragon books before this but it was definitely worth venturing through and I couldn't of asked for a perfect book to go into as a newbie dragon reader.
I will have to get my hands on the next book and I also found out it is actually a spin off so I better find the original book series while I am at it.(although it is not necessary to when reading this.)
All the characters were greatly developed and all weren't cast aside they all had a significance and a role to play in the story.
Zoe's point of view was great to read from and I definitely felt like a 15-year-old girl again except with awesome dragon powers.
There was enough romance that was satisfying but wasn't the whole plot of the book and I think was built up perfectly.
I love that Zoe had to work at her powers and they weren't given to her on a silver platter and other characters particularly Jared telling her to not expect her powers to come if she isn't even going to try and work at them.
Zoe was very intelligent at times and I loved watching her grow immensely throughout the book and wasn't bothered by her mistakes since there was consequences to her actions.
Although it is a spin off I didn't feel like I had missed out on anything and I understood what was going on.
I honestly recommend this book to anyone because I now want to read more dragon stories.

Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy #1) by Kiersten White

Note: This was originally reviewed back in January and originally appeared on my goodreads.
4 Stars
When I bought this book, I didn't think I would enjoy reading it as much as I did. It was a great breath of fresh air from the usual paranormal fantasy books currently out there.
I really loved Evie even though I don't really enjoy girly girls as much but Kiersten White wrote her beautifully that I couldn't help but love her. She is probably the most realistic 16-year-old teenager I have read in a long time and she didn't make stupid decisions to make her situation worse than it is. Although she wasn't physically strong with badass skills, she was still able to still use the abilities she had to get out dangerous situations and save others.
I loved the slow built up of her relationship with Lend instead declaring their love for each other on the spot which come on is not realistic and not something two teenagers would do.
Evie's emotions were well conveyed, I really felt her loneliness in the IPCA and especially her fear of Reth who really scared me at times and was happy that Evie didn't stick around with him and left him as soon as she saw for what he was instead of other heroines who think they are "nice" and are just hiding their "true self".
I will definitly need to get the 2nd book 'Supernaturally'