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I been seeing this book around for a while now, and it is just taunting me so I figured I would give it a chance. (Plus there is a shirtless guy on the cover, how long was I going to resist that?) It was one of those books that I liked but I didn't like all at the same time. But I also found it to be a bit fake and cliche. I know books are something we read to escape reality but I also want to read something more realistic in a contemporary novel though. Falling in love with a rock star isn't something that happens often. (In my opinion)
This book felt like a huge case of instalove. They knew Sadie and Jax knew each other for like two days before they started with the obsessive behavior and all. (Maybe. I don't know how it is like because I have never been in love?) But I didn't feel realistic to me at all. Their relationship moved way to fast. But at the same time I really liked the fast romance.
I wasn't exactly sure what genre this book was suppose to be. Was it New Adult or upper Young Adult. Sadie is only seventeen, but there was sexual content as you would find it in a New Adult novel. Gah. Frustrating enough right there.
I didn't hate this book. I thought it was cute. But there were things that bothered me. It was something fast to read, being that I read it in a few hours. But being a teenage girl and being obsessed with Adam Levine (Though I am very well aware he is too old for me) part of me wishes that this book was a reality. Enough with my word vomit. I did like this book after all. I just didn't love it.
I been seeing this book around for a while now, and it is just taunting me so I figured I would give it a chance. (Plus there is a shirtless guy on the cover, how long was I going to resist that?) It was one of those books that I liked but I didn't like all at the same time. But I also found it to be a bit fake and cliche. I know books are something we read to escape reality but I also want to read something more realistic in a contemporary novel though. Falling in love with a rock star isn't something that happens often. (In my opinion)
This book felt like a huge case of instalove. They knew Sadie and Jax knew each other for like two days before they started with the obsessive behavior and all. (Maybe. I don't know how it is like because I have never been in love?) But I didn't feel realistic to me at all. Their relationship moved way to fast. But at the same time I really liked the fast romance.
I wasn't exactly sure what genre this book was suppose to be. Was it New Adult or upper Young Adult. Sadie is only seventeen, but there was sexual content as you would find it in a New Adult novel. Gah. Frustrating enough right there.
I didn't hate this book. I thought it was cute. But there were things that bothered me. It was something fast to read, being that I read it in a few hours. But being a teenage girl and being obsessed with Adam Levine (Though I am very well aware he is too old for me) part of me wishes that this book was a reality. Enough with my word vomit. I did like this book after all. I just didn't love it.
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz
I liked Because of Low much better then Breathe. I just wanted to put that out there for the fact that my review of Breathe wasn't very positive. I read both books back to back, both in a few hours. There is something about romances that make me devour them in a few hours. Abbi Glines novels are easily becoming a bit of an addiction of mine. I have other things I need to read and all I keep doing is debating on reading the next book in the Sea Breeze series.
I was excited to read about Marcus, we saw how Sadie messed with his head a bit in Breathe and I wanted him to be happy. He is such a sweet and caring character, but at the same time he can be sexy. (Plus he is really good with kids!!) I typically don't like reading in the male point of view, but I didn't mind it much with Marcus. I think he may be one of my new book boyfriends (not that I have enough already...) The story is also told in the point of view of Low, who I did like very much. My heart really breaks for what she had to go through in her life, especially with her sister who could care less about her well being. But Marcus and Low are incredibly adorable. I am a bit bummed their story is over now. *sigh*
The romance is were I had a problem. It wasn't as big as big of an issue as it was in Breathe, but this book also suffers from a case of instalove, which was frustrating because I knocked a star of its rating for that. I do like that Low and Marcus admit that they developed feelings fast, so it wasn't that bad. I loved the romance though. They were really sweet together. The sex scene felt a little rushed, but under the circumstances I can see why. But Abbi does have a knack for writing some heart melting scenes.
Overall this one was much better then Breathe. I felt the characters to be more real as well as the romance. I'm looking forward to getting a chance to continue on in this series, because 1) the covers are really awesome *wink* and 2) I liked Abbi's writing style.
I liked Because of Low much better then Breathe. I just wanted to put that out there for the fact that my review of Breathe wasn't very positive. I read both books back to back, both in a few hours. There is something about romances that make me devour them in a few hours. Abbi Glines novels are easily becoming a bit of an addiction of mine. I have other things I need to read and all I keep doing is debating on reading the next book in the Sea Breeze series.
I was excited to read about Marcus, we saw how Sadie messed with his head a bit in Breathe and I wanted him to be happy. He is such a sweet and caring character, but at the same time he can be sexy. (Plus he is really good with kids!!) I typically don't like reading in the male point of view, but I didn't mind it much with Marcus. I think he may be one of my new book boyfriends (not that I have enough already...) The story is also told in the point of view of Low, who I did like very much. My heart really breaks for what she had to go through in her life, especially with her sister who could care less about her well being. But Marcus and Low are incredibly adorable. I am a bit bummed their story is over now. *sigh*
The romance is were I had a problem. It wasn't as big as big of an issue as it was in Breathe, but this book also suffers from a case of instalove, which was frustrating because I knocked a star of its rating for that. I do like that Low and Marcus admit that they developed feelings fast, so it wasn't that bad. I loved the romance though. They were really sweet together. The sex scene felt a little rushed, but under the circumstances I can see why. But Abbi does have a knack for writing some heart melting scenes.
Overall this one was much better then Breathe. I felt the characters to be more real as well as the romance. I'm looking forward to getting a chance to continue on in this series, because 1) the covers are really awesome *wink* and 2) I liked Abbi's writing style.
*Full review to come closer to release date*
The Leveller was an incredibly interesting read, it had a great view on video gaming and was relativly short, making it a quick read. Julia Durango did an amazing job creating both this world, and the world of MEEP. I honestly want it to be real, it sounds amazing. Though I liked this book, I didn't love it. It had its incredidble OMG moments and then the "what the hell just happened moments."
Nixy had no trouble making me laugh. She sharped tongued and snarky. Plus she is a bit geeky and I loved that. Though she was a little cocky about Levelling and how well she could do it, she was a pretty likeable character. Wyn was a bit blah to me. I wish we would get to see more about him. But he was cute and made the perfect sidekick for Nixy. (Though she would probably argue that she didn't need a sidekick.) The romance was okay. I mean it was cute and all but it felt rushed and insanley fast.
The Leveller was an incredibly interesting read, it had a great view on video gaming and was relativly short, making it a quick read. Julia Durango did an amazing job creating both this world, and the world of MEEP. I honestly want it to be real, it sounds amazing. Though I liked this book, I didn't love it. It had its incredidble OMG moments and then the "what the hell just happened moments."
Nixy had no trouble making me laugh. She sharped tongued and snarky. Plus she is a bit geeky and I loved that. Though she was a little cocky about Levelling and how well she could do it, she was a pretty likeable character. Wyn was a bit blah to me. I wish we would get to see more about him. But he was cute and made the perfect sidekick for Nixy. (Though she would probably argue that she didn't need a sidekick.) The romance was okay. I mean it was cute and all but it felt rushed and insanley fast.
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz
I haven't cried during a book as much as I have during The Program. This book is terrifyingly real, and haunting. This is my second time reading The Program and it has effected me more this time then it did the first time I read it. Young's description of depression managed to hit the nail on the head, something I have seen no other author do. I can try my hardest to review this book, but I won't ever do it justice.
Its and epidemic, 1 and 3 teenagers are killing themselves and many more are hiding the signs of depressions, for the fear of their memory being wiped by the Program. Three of those teens are Sloane, James, and Miller are just holding on. Keeping the dark feelings down and trying to appear normal. But when Miller can't handle it any more and kills himself, Sloane must keep James from falling into a depression and being taken away from her. With her brother's suicide a year earlier and now one of her best friend's suicides the darkness is coming for Sloane, and close behind is The Program.
In the beginning of the novel Young gives you one set of characters, half way through she wipes them clean. It is heart breaking, because the story isn't just about suicide and depression it is about the power of love. Both James and Sloane are wiped clean. They have no memories of each other at all. In the first half of the novel you had two characters who are crazy in love and in the second half, those same characters don't even know each other anymore.
“You're right, you know," he says. "You're just right for me. And I'd bet my life that we've done this before. Because I can't imagine that I wouldn't have fallen in love with you the first time.” - James
In the beginning of the novel we hear a lot about the returners (people who have been through the program, and now are being reintroduced into society) and in the second half we see Sloane begin her life again, but every times she looks at James her heart races a little, almost like she knew him before. I loved getting to see them getting to fall in love with each other all over again, sure it was heart breaking about what happened to them, but they still found each other like they promised each other before they were wiped.
Overall I loved The Program, Young managed to screw with my feels and make me cry a ton of times. I am a bit bummed that this series has only two books, but I know that Young will wrap everything up well for us. (*crosses fingers*) Then there is The Remedy coming out in April.
I haven't cried during a book as much as I have during The Program. This book is terrifyingly real, and haunting. This is my second time reading The Program and it has effected me more this time then it did the first time I read it. Young's description of depression managed to hit the nail on the head, something I have seen no other author do. I can try my hardest to review this book, but I won't ever do it justice.
Its and epidemic, 1 and 3 teenagers are killing themselves and many more are hiding the signs of depressions, for the fear of their memory being wiped by the Program. Three of those teens are Sloane, James, and Miller are just holding on. Keeping the dark feelings down and trying to appear normal. But when Miller can't handle it any more and kills himself, Sloane must keep James from falling into a depression and being taken away from her. With her brother's suicide a year earlier and now one of her best friend's suicides the darkness is coming for Sloane, and close behind is The Program.
In the beginning of the novel Young gives you one set of characters, half way through she wipes them clean. It is heart breaking, because the story isn't just about suicide and depression it is about the power of love. Both James and Sloane are wiped clean. They have no memories of each other at all. In the first half of the novel you had two characters who are crazy in love and in the second half, those same characters don't even know each other anymore.
“You're right, you know," he says. "You're just right for me. And I'd bet my life that we've done this before. Because I can't imagine that I wouldn't have fallen in love with you the first time.” - James
In the beginning of the novel we hear a lot about the returners (people who have been through the program, and now are being reintroduced into society) and in the second half we see Sloane begin her life again, but every times she looks at James her heart races a little, almost like she knew him before. I loved getting to see them getting to fall in love with each other all over again, sure it was heart breaking about what happened to them, but they still found each other like they promised each other before they were wiped.
Overall I loved The Program, Young managed to screw with my feels and make me cry a ton of times. I am a bit bummed that this series has only two books, but I know that Young will wrap everything up well for us. (*crosses fingers*) Then there is The Remedy coming out in April.
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz
I remember enjoying Alienated a lot the first time I read it (which was like two weeks before I started blogging again) and I knew I would have to reread it again before Invaded came out. I didn't think it was possible to fall anymore in love with Aelyx, I guess I was wrong on that thought though because I love him even more the second time around.
Cara Sweeney had the rest of high school planned out, but being part of the L'eihr exchange program was never part of that. Now for the next eight months, Aelyx will shadow almost everything she does. Though Cara accepted the this fact and moved on, how town can't. With constant protests and several threats her home is no longer safe anymore. Cara turns to finds comfort in the last place possible: Aelyx.
Alientated is told from a dual point of view. I loved that we get to see the whole experience from Aelyx's eyes, he dreads having to go to Earth. He originally hates it. It is too bright. The taste of the food is too strong. There was nothing he liked. But slowly you get to see Aelyx begin to like Earth. (Maybe just a little bit. But its something!) Along with his appreciation of Earth Aelyx was slowly falling for Cara. The romance was done perfectly. It was slow and steady, not having that rushed feeling to it. Aelyx had those moments where he was like "I wander what it would be like to kiss her..." and then wonder why the hell that came from. Aelyx and Cara are incredibly adorable together though.
Even though my love for Aelyx is strong, I liked Cara a lot as a character. Maybe because she is human? The moment I began to like her was when she was at the banquet hall and had to take off her spanx. Cara is such a strong character, she lost her boyfriend and best friend in the matter of weeks and was shunned by everyone in the town. But instead of taking the easy way out and pulling out of the exchange she pushed through it instead. As much as I loved Aelyx I didn't trust him through a good portion of the book. But his love for Cara... that was beautiful.
Melissa's world building for L'eihr was amazing. Though the story doesn't take place on L'eihr it was described in a way of giving the reader the ability to easily picture it. I enjoyed learning about the culture, and scientific advancements that were made through out the years. I am excited to see more of L'eihr in Invaded.
Overall I really enjoyed Alienated. It was a quick read that is perfect for people who love intergalactic romances. Props for Melissa for not making the ending a cliff hanger, because though I only have to wait another few days until Invaded it would have been a long miserable two days.
I remember enjoying Alienated a lot the first time I read it (which was like two weeks before I started blogging again) and I knew I would have to reread it again before Invaded came out. I didn't think it was possible to fall anymore in love with Aelyx, I guess I was wrong on that thought though because I love him even more the second time around.
Cara Sweeney had the rest of high school planned out, but being part of the L'eihr exchange program was never part of that. Now for the next eight months, Aelyx will shadow almost everything she does. Though Cara accepted the this fact and moved on, how town can't. With constant protests and several threats her home is no longer safe anymore. Cara turns to finds comfort in the last place possible: Aelyx.
Alientated is told from a dual point of view. I loved that we get to see the whole experience from Aelyx's eyes, he dreads having to go to Earth. He originally hates it. It is too bright. The taste of the food is too strong. There was nothing he liked. But slowly you get to see Aelyx begin to like Earth. (Maybe just a little bit. But its something!) Along with his appreciation of Earth Aelyx was slowly falling for Cara. The romance was done perfectly. It was slow and steady, not having that rushed feeling to it. Aelyx had those moments where he was like "I wander what it would be like to kiss her..." and then wonder why the hell that came from. Aelyx and Cara are incredibly adorable together though.
Even though my love for Aelyx is strong, I liked Cara a lot as a character. Maybe because she is human? The moment I began to like her was when she was at the banquet hall and had to take off her spanx. Cara is such a strong character, she lost her boyfriend and best friend in the matter of weeks and was shunned by everyone in the town. But instead of taking the easy way out and pulling out of the exchange she pushed through it instead. As much as I loved Aelyx I didn't trust him through a good portion of the book. But his love for Cara... that was beautiful.
Melissa's world building for L'eihr was amazing. Though the story doesn't take place on L'eihr it was described in a way of giving the reader the ability to easily picture it. I enjoyed learning about the culture, and scientific advancements that were made through out the years. I am excited to see more of L'eihr in Invaded.
Overall I really enjoyed Alienated. It was a quick read that is perfect for people who love intergalactic romances. Props for Melissa for not making the ending a cliff hanger, because though I only have to wait another few days until Invaded it would have been a long miserable two days.
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz closer to its release date!
**Please note: I recieved an eARC from the publisher via Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own**
3.5 Stars
Initially I was rating this book a bit on the lower side, but then I sat back and thought about it. I actually couldn't stop thinking about it. I actually did enjoy it. Though this book was fun and enjoyable it touched on a few a few subjects that needed to be touched upon. This book is perfect for a boring raining day where you want something fun and entertaining.
All the girls in this book were so different, you have Melanie Jane the pageant queen, Ana the geeky one, Liv the outspoken dancer, and Peyton the shy sweetheart. Now combine them together and talk about girl power? Damn. Each girl had their own motivation for wanting to take down the football team. The Revenge Playbook is jammed packed with loyalty, friendship, and unity. Something I think teenage girls need to take out of this book is how they all protected and supported one and another. At the end of the book I was happy to see the bond all of them formed, it was heart warming.
I haven't gotten angry with a book in a good long while. But some of the things the football players said or did. Oh my. I was furious. "The List" made me really mad, who they hell do the older boys think they are making the younger team members dump their girlfriends because they are heavy, or have acne? Such maturity right? It only gets worse from their. The teachers look the other way when they do something wrong. The sickest part of this whole thing? Ana is sexual assaulted by on of the football players, and when she goes to one of the school counselors they make her second guess and feel like it was all her fault. These boys could get away with murder and it would be okay in this town's eyes.
The Revenge Playbook touched on things such as rape culture, the "Cyrus-Swift: phenomena and how some people are treated with privilege where others barley get by. All of this was mixed in with some humor and friendship making this book a refreshing read.
**Please note: I recieved an eARC from the publisher via Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own**
3.5 Stars
Initially I was rating this book a bit on the lower side, but then I sat back and thought about it. I actually couldn't stop thinking about it. I actually did enjoy it. Though this book was fun and enjoyable it touched on a few a few subjects that needed to be touched upon. This book is perfect for a boring raining day where you want something fun and entertaining.
All the girls in this book were so different, you have Melanie Jane the pageant queen, Ana the geeky one, Liv the outspoken dancer, and Peyton the shy sweetheart. Now combine them together and talk about girl power? Damn. Each girl had their own motivation for wanting to take down the football team. The Revenge Playbook is jammed packed with loyalty, friendship, and unity. Something I think teenage girls need to take out of this book is how they all protected and supported one and another. At the end of the book I was happy to see the bond all of them formed, it was heart warming.
I haven't gotten angry with a book in a good long while. But some of the things the football players said or did. Oh my. I was furious. "The List" made me really mad, who they hell do the older boys think they are making the younger team members dump their girlfriends because they are heavy, or have acne? Such maturity right? It only gets worse from their. The teachers look the other way when they do something wrong. The sickest part of this whole thing? Ana is sexual assaulted by on of the football players, and when she goes to one of the school counselors they make her second guess and feel like it was all her fault. These boys could get away with murder and it would be okay in this town's eyes.
The Revenge Playbook touched on things such as rape culture, the "Cyrus-Swift: phenomena and how some people are treated with privilege where others barley get by. All of this was mixed in with some humor and friendship making this book a refreshing read.
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz
The Sin Eater's Daughter is my first debut novel of 2015 and it did not fail to disappoint at all! Melinda Salisbury's writing easily sucked me in, as well as her dozens of plot twists, heart aching moments and genuine feeling of denial that is was all over. Take my advice now, this is a book you will want to read this year!
I connected with these characters for sure, Twylla especially. At first Twylla seems very naive to what is going on around her, which you can later see was to make her new life easier on herself. But Twylla from the beginning of the novel to Twylla at the end of the novel are completely two different people. She built herself up so much in with in the story and gave herself the courage she needed to get what she needed done. I feel like most princess you read about aren't that smart, but Twylla is quite intelligent. She put the pieces of the things going on around her together, that I would have never had guessed and she wasn't afraid to go after something far fetched. Twylla is the kind of main character that you will be routing for!
I don't consider it a love triangle, I guess it could be considered one though. Twylla is expected to marry the prince, but her heart just isn't there. That relationship is forced upon her though, it isn't chosen. I don't doubt it that Twylla cares about the prince, it is easily shown through her actions. The other love interest is someone that Twylla has picked for herself. In my honest opinion I like Twylla and Leif better then Twylla and the prince. There is something real in their relationship, considering that this one wasn't being forced upon her. At the end of the novel, Melinda manages to shove a knife into your heart and twist it. With that in mind, I can see Twylla going for either boy. I still ship her and Leif, I probably always will.
A good portion of the beginning of the book was a huge amount of info about the world. After pushing through it though it wasn't that big of a deal, because that info is absolutely needed to understand what is going on. But I think the The Sin Eater's Daughter had some of the craziest royal customs that I am still trying to work some of them out in head. The world building in this book was amazing! I expected Sin Eating to be something magical, when it was actually something very mundane. Which was good because it didn't make the book overly complicated. I can't wait to read more about this world in the upcoming books.
Overall The Sin Eater's Daughter didn't disappoint at all. It didn't leave you bored for a minute, with an even pace and heart pounding moments. This book is going to leave you begging for the next book in the series. I can promise that!
The Sin Eater's Daughter is my first debut novel of 2015 and it did not fail to disappoint at all! Melinda Salisbury's writing easily sucked me in, as well as her dozens of plot twists, heart aching moments and genuine feeling of denial that is was all over. Take my advice now, this is a book you will want to read this year!
I connected with these characters for sure, Twylla especially. At first Twylla seems very naive to what is going on around her, which you can later see was to make her new life easier on herself. But Twylla from the beginning of the novel to Twylla at the end of the novel are completely two different people. She built herself up so much in with in the story and gave herself the courage she needed to get what she needed done. I feel like most princess you read about aren't that smart, but Twylla is quite intelligent. She put the pieces of the things going on around her together, that I would have never had guessed and she wasn't afraid to go after something far fetched. Twylla is the kind of main character that you will be routing for!
I don't consider it a love triangle, I guess it could be considered one though. Twylla is expected to marry the prince, but her heart just isn't there. That relationship is forced upon her though, it isn't chosen. I don't doubt it that Twylla cares about the prince, it is easily shown through her actions. The other love interest is someone that Twylla has picked for herself. In my honest opinion I like Twylla and Leif better then Twylla and the prince. There is something real in their relationship, considering that this one wasn't being forced upon her. At the end of the novel, Melinda manages to shove a knife into your heart and twist it. With that in mind, I can see Twylla going for either boy. I still ship her and Leif, I probably always will.
A good portion of the beginning of the book was a huge amount of info about the world. After pushing through it though it wasn't that big of a deal, because that info is absolutely needed to understand what is going on. But I think the The Sin Eater's Daughter had some of the craziest royal customs that I am still trying to work some of them out in head. The world building in this book was amazing! I expected Sin Eating to be something magical, when it was actually something very mundane. Which was good because it didn't make the book overly complicated. I can't wait to read more about this world in the upcoming books.
Overall The Sin Eater's Daughter didn't disappoint at all. It didn't leave you bored for a minute, with an even pace and heart pounding moments. This book is going to leave you begging for the next book in the series. I can promise that!