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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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*

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