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'

Shadow Heir (Dark Swan #4) by Richelle Mead

Note: This was reviewed back in January and was originally posted on my goodreads account.

3.5 Stars
Finally was able to read this. MAJOR SPOILERS!!!!!!!
This book was a pretty enjoyable read however there were times where I just wanted to wring Eugenie's neck much like Volusion tried to in Thorn Queen. My standards for this book were pretty low because of my disappointment of Iron Crowned. Thankfully this was better than Iron Crowned and found myself unable to put the book down.
I thought there would be little action in this book considering Eugenie is pregnant and was happy that Me...moreFinally was able to read this. MAJOR SPOILERS!!!!!!!This book was a pretty enjoyable read however there were times where I just wanted to wring Eugenie's neck much like Volusion tried to in Thorn Queen. My standards for this book were pretty low because of my disappointment of Iron Crowned. Thankfully this was better than Iron Crowned and found myself unable to put the book down.
I thought there would be little action in this book considering Eugenie is pregnant and was happy that Mead was able to have her pregnancy over quick enough that it didn't consume the book but wasn't rushed and skimmed over. Eugenie's feelings and love for her children were well conveyed and seemed very realistic. Even though this wasn't a very important detail but I found the whole birthing scene interesting instead of being cliched and saying along the lines of "My water broke... and then I was in so much pain and push push push the baby came out."
Dorian surprised me by showing a side I had not seen of him before. I never really liked him in the other three books but here I grew fond of him and actually believed he did care for Eugenie and not just because of the prophecy.
Even though I foresaw some things a mile away, Mead was still able to shock me with some twists I didn't see coming that left me staring at the book not believing what I had just read. I also was happy to hear about Volusion's past since I always thought that he would have an important role to play in the series.
However Eugenie at times really irked me in her decisions espeacially at the end with her big rant about trust and honesty and then just goes back on her words and becomes a hypocrite which left me thinking she hadn't learnt anything at all