500 pages in 3 hours. What a beautiful book this was. Noemi lives on the planet Genesis, which is at war with the corrupted Planet Earth. She is orphan who works in the army with her best friend/adoptive sister Esther but she knows that she will not live much longer. She has volunteered for a …
City of Ashes Review (The Mortal Instruments #2)
Jace’s adoptive mother Maryse now knows that he is the child of Valentine. He wants to make her understand that he doesn’t want to be his father’s Jonathan but instead wants to remain Jace with the Lightwoods. He believes that she never loved him as her own, and runs away from home to cause trouble …
Glass Sword Review (Red Queen #2)
This book took me a few weeks to complete. I always have issues with pacing in the Red Queen series, because althought he beginnings may have action it takes me until the last 100-200 out of 300-400 pages to get truly drawn into the story. But then when the climax of the story hits and …
Red Queen Review (Red Queen #1)
Mare Barrow lives in a world where people are separated by blood type. Reds are people who have red blood and no supernatural powers. Silvers have silver blood and also powers that run in families. Reds live in the slums, and get an apprenticeship or are conscripted into the army at age 18. Silvers are …
The Cage Review
Cora Mason was on her way to the first real family vacation she had in years in wintry Virginia. Now, somehow, she wakes up in the midst of a red desert in punk rock clothes that she never owned. Trying to remember what her father’s guard had told her in case she was kidnapped for …
I Am Number 4 Book Review
Another book fallen victim to what I like to call the Percy Jackson effect, great books but horrible movies. I could not even make it past the first couple of minutes in the movie, so I will not be reviewing it here, simply the book. I Am Number Four is a sci fi novel about …
A Cold Legacy Review (Madman’s Daughter Trilogy Book 3)
Yes, I managed to finish this 380 page book in less than 24 hours yesterday. I really love this series, and I heard some hints online that it will be turned into a movie, so I will surely be watching that soon. Juliet, Montgomery, Balthazar, Lucy, and Edward are now all living with Juliet’s official …
Her Dark Curiosity Review (Madman’s Daughter Trilogy Book 2)
I cannot express how amazing the whole Madman’s Daughter trilogy is. If you aren’t afraid of some gore and frightening scenes, I would recommend this to anyone wholeheartedly. This whole series is a retelling of H.G Wells amazing science fiction novel, the Island of Dr. Moreau. In this series, he had a daughter and a …
CHERUB #1: The Recruit Review
James Choke, a 12-year-old boy from London, has a rather unconventional childhood. his mom ran a shoplifting ring in the city, so he never wanted for anything that could be bought in his life. Emotionally, he longs for the days that his 9-year-old sister Lauren’s birth father wasn’t in his life. Her father hates James, …