Thursday, December 31, 2015

The orphan queen review

The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)


Summary from Goodreads:
Wilhelmina has a hundred identities.
She is a princess. When the Indigo Kingdom conquered her homeland, Wilhelmina and other orphaned children of nobility were taken to Skyvale, the Indigo Kingdom’s capital. Ten years later, they are the Ospreys, experts at stealth and theft. With them, Wilhelmina means to take back her throne.
She is a spy. Wil and her best friend, Melanie, infiltrate Skyvale Palace to study their foes. They assume the identities of nobles from a wraith-fallen kingdom, but enemies fill the palace, and Melanie’s behavior grows suspicious. With Osprey missions becoming increasingly dangerous and their leader more unstable, Wil can’t trust anyone.
She is a threat. Wraith is the toxic by-product of magic, and for a century using magic has been forbidden. Still the wraith pours across the continent, reshaping the land and animals into fresh horrors. Soon it will reach the Indigo Kingdom. Wilhelmina’s magic might be the key to stopping the wraith, but if the vigilante Black Knife discovers Wil’s magic, she will vanish like all the others.
Jodi Meadows introduces a vivid new fantasy full of intrigue, romance, dangerous magic, and one girl’s battle to reclaim her place in the world. x
My rating 2/5

The scoop:
This book is one of the biggest disappointments of the year for me. I had high hopes for it since I likes the author's other books but it fell flat. I basically skimmed the last few pages I was so bored. The summary made the book sound exciting and a fun read. In reality a really boring book. Defiently would not recommend.
My opinion on the plot:
What little plot there was was not interesting enough to hold my attention. I felt like there was too much being crammed into one book. The plot was jumbled and made it hard to want to keep reading this book. The plot twists were predictable and I don't like that.
Characters:
Flat and not great. That is all I can say.
Overall would not recommend.

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
 Summary of the novel from goodreads:
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Rating 5/5
My Thoughts:
Good Lord this was an amazing book. I could not put this down and I need the sequel soon. This book blew me away. So much better than her other books and I am very happy I liked it. Everyone needs to read this book.
The Plot:
This was one good plot that kept me guessing. I could not wait to get back to this book when I put it down to do other things. This plot kept me engaged and I did not feel like it was slow. It was fast paced and drew you in.
The Characters:
All of the character were fleshed out and well written. I liked that each of them had their secrets and flaws. I could not find anything wrong with the way they were written.

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Favorite books of 2015

Here is a collage of some of my favorite books I read this year!
(not all listed are pictured)
Some of the titles are:
The Diviners & Lair of dreams by libba bray
Bury the Hatchet & Smoke Signals by Catherine Gayle
The Winner’s Curse
A court of thorns and roses
magnus chase - Rick Riordan
The dresden files- Jim Butcher
All the light we cannot see
The portland storm series by Catherine Gayle
The boys of winter & the boys in the boat
The deal & the mistake by Elle Kennedy
Snow like ashes by Sara Raasch
Six of Crows
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabba Tahir
Assasins series by Toni Aleo
Major misconduct & Off limits by  Kelly Jamieson
The ruby Circle by Richelle Mead
Amy and roger’s epic detour & since you’ve been gone by Morgan Matson
red queen
the brigade
band of brothers
with the old breed by Stephen E. Ambrose
a higher call
The girl at midnight
Cinder series by Marissa Meyers
Kanin Chronicles- Amanda Hocking
With the old breed by Eugene Sledge

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Silver in the Blood by Jessica Day George

Silver in the Blood (Silver in the Blood, #1)

3/5
Society girls from New York City circa 1890, Dacia and Lou never desired to know more about their lineage, instead preferring to gossip about the mysterious Romanian family that they barely knew. But upon turning seventeen, the girls must return to their homeland to meet their relatives, find proper husbands, and—most terrifyingly—learn the deep family secrets of The Claw, The Wing, and The Smoke. The Florescus, after all, are shape-shifters, and it is time for Dacia and Lou to fulfill the prophecy that demands their acceptance of this fate... or fight against this cruel inheritance with all their might.


With a gorgeous Romanian setting, stunning Parisian gowns, and dark brooding young men, readers will be swept up by this epic adventure of two girls in a battle for their lives.  Goodreads summary
My Thoughts:
I was really excited for this book. I read the summary and put this on my tbr list. I got the book a few months after it came out and read it in a few hours. I thought the premise was really good and unique. But the book fell flat for me and it was poorly executed. The first few chapters did not hook me in but rather dragged on .The last part of the book was the best part of the book. I felt like the surprises and twists were obvious and easy to predict. I thought the main characters were flat and not really written out. This book could have been great but it was just okay. Great idea not so great execution of the plot.                                                                                                 

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Eleanor and Park Review



Rating: 4/5

I picked this book up due to the fact I love Rainbow Rowell's books and how she writes her novels. This one was good but not good enough to give it a five star rating. I like the premise and how the story flowed but some elements I did not like.
          First off, the plot. I liked the plot and how the story unfolded. The plot made it hard to put down. I had to know what happened to Eleanor and Park. Some parts were slow but it was a very easy read. 
               The characters: Eleanor is such a well written character. I loved how she was her own person and did not care what people said about her. I sympathized with her and wished she had better life than what she had. Park is a great character also he was a great person. He complimented Eleanor so well. I love the fact he also did not care about what people said about him.
         The reason I rated it four was for certain parts of the novel I cannot go into without spoilers. Some parts of the novel were uncomfortable to read for me personally and that caused me to lower the rating. I loved the novel overall and as always Rainbow Rowell's writing. A must read book and one I was happy I read.

Monday, January 12, 2015

Cinder Review

I had heard about this book and had been putting off reading it for a while. I honestly wish I had not. This book lived up to the hype it received. It was everything I thought it would be,
The good:
Cinder- She was a well written character who I thought was a strong character. She knew what she wanted and she was not going to settle.
Kai- I liked him even though some of his actions annoyed me. I understood the reasons behind some of his actions but I did not approve of them.
The plot was good but sometimes a bit slow. I liked the way the story unfolded. Some plot twists I saw coming but that did not detract from the story.
The Bad:
The slow parts of the plot.
Her stepmom. What a horrible woman. I  really wanted to slap her.
Overall a good book and I really need the second book ASAP.