★ A Smarter girl would turn and run To be fair...the author tried to warn me. To keep this review from getting as long (and as bloated) as the book, I will focus on the three worst aspects - the prison, the characters and the sexay scenes. Mare's Prison or should I say, my vacation? The entire book consists… Continue reading King’s Cage – Victoria Aveyard
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Sorcerer to the Crown – Zen Cho
★★ It's never a good sign when it takes well over 150 pgs to get the story started....really...truly not. This book dragged. Nothing really worked for me. Nothing. If I could get that time back, I would. I want it back so much. THE PREMISE - aka not a bad start The British elite conquest consist of magicians (called… Continue reading Sorcerer to the Crown – Zen Cho
Life and Death – Stephenie Meyer
★ I thought about falling to my knees on purpose. This was the kind of beauty you worshiped. The kind you built temples for and offered sacrifices to...what would a goddess want from a mediocre mortal like me? BWAHAHAHA....wait....she actually published this? So, I reread the entirety of Twilight in preparation for this novel. I… Continue reading Life and Death – Stephenie Meyer
The Darkest Night – Gena Showalter
★ I wanted to love this one so much, but jeez Gena, why are you making this so hard? To channel my upcoming rant, I will focus only on: the Plot, the Complete Idiocy, the Insta-Insta Love, the Nipples and how Promiscuity is just Rape. The Plot - aka started from the bottom, now we here...still at the bottom. The premise to this novel was… Continue reading The Darkest Night – Gena Showalter
Glass Sword – Victoria Aveyard
★ Rarely, (and I mean rarely) do I abhor a book to its very core. In an effort to give some structure to my upcoming rant, I will limit myself to the things I disliked the most: The title, the writing and (of course) how our heroine is actually aterrible, horrible person. The Title I literally cannotget over this title. So… Continue reading Glass Sword – Victoria Aveyard
Felix Yz – Lisa Bunker
★★★★ Twenty-nine days until ZeroDay. I'm counting down. Twenty-nine days to go. Thirteen year old Felix Yz has a somewhat...unusual life. ...when I was little there was an accident with a secret machine my dad was working on, and I got fused at the atomic level with a hyperintelligent being from the fourth dimension. Zyx, the… Continue reading Felix Yz – Lisa Bunker
Seeker – Arwen Elys Dayton
★ To My Fellow YA Readers: Can we all collectively agree that love triangles involving your third cousin will NOT be the latest YA trend? "Quinn, we're only third cousins, you know?" "Half third cousins." She whispered, her lips close to his ear, "Hardly related at all." I'm sorry but the MOMENT there's any familial relationship - I don't care how… Continue reading Seeker – Arwen Elys Dayton
The Darkest Part of the Forest – Holly Black
★★★★ ½ Holly Black at her finest. Once, there was a girl who vowed she would save everyone in the world, but forgot herself. Seriously, how does Holly Black create such bone-chillingly wondrous books time and time again? Hazel Evans and her brother (Ben) live in Fairfold - a town blessed (cursed?) by the fair folk. The food tastes… Continue reading The Darkest Part of the Forest – Holly Black
A Man Called Ove – Fredrik Backman
★★★★★ He went through life with his hands firmly shoved into his pockets. She danced. Ove is the quintessential grumpy old man. He lives in a little development, where he spends much of his time patrolling and reporting rule-breakers. Even when he was younger, Ove has always been...particular. He had a steward set of principles and absolutely compromised… Continue reading A Man Called Ove – Fredrik Backman
Growing Up Amish – Ira Wagler
★★★ Even among the Amish, other Amish seem odd. Canadian Ira Wagler, is the ninth of eleven Amish children. Amish, for the unfamiliar, are a group of traditionalist Christians who are well-known for their simple, plain living style. Depending on their individual communities - some swear off all technology while others have strict rules for how and when it… Continue reading Growing Up Amish – Ira Wagler
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