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