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I first heard about Molly when I was a freshman in high school, this older guy I was friends with would go to raves and do it. He always told me it was the best high. So this book reminded me a bit of him. But I didn't like this book.
The story is told in journal format, there is no breaks in paragraphs, quotation marks, there was a lot of "and she said", "I said" The narrator annoyed me, she whined, and complained about everything the whole book. Plus, every entry after she did Molly she would say, "It didn't go as planned." or "I didn't mean too". What? Seriously?
I just have so much frustration with this book.
I first heard about Molly when I was a freshman in high school, this older guy I was friends with would go to raves and do it. He always told me it was the best high. So this book reminded me a bit of him. But I didn't like this book.
The story is told in journal format, there is no breaks in paragraphs, quotation marks, there was a lot of "and she said", "I said" The narrator annoyed me, she whined, and complained about everything the whole book. Plus, every entry after she did Molly she would say, "It didn't go as planned." or "I didn't mean too". What? Seriously?
I just have so much frustration with this book.
Usually when I DNF a book it is because I hated it. That wasn't the case with The Storyspinner. There are elements to this story that I actually enjoyed, and then parts that I didn't like. I found the plot to be too slow and barley holding my attention. The concept of the story was interesting, but in 43% of the book Johanna didn't use storyspinning once, though she is proclaimed to be the best.
I had no connection with any of the characters. Yet there were a multiple POVs and when I finally felt I was getting a grip on one of them the POV would change. I felt that here were 3 POVs that really told the story, there was a lot of things that I didn't see necessary in the plot.
I am frustrated because I wanted to like this book and I just couldn't. I'll eventually try it out again and see what I think but for now I am not going to push myself if I am not really interested in where the story is going to go.
I had no connection with any of the characters. Yet there were a multiple POVs and when I finally felt I was getting a grip on one of them the POV would change. I felt that here were 3 POVs that really told the story, there was a lot of things that I didn't see necessary in the plot.
I am frustrated because I wanted to like this book and I just couldn't. I'll eventually try it out again and see what I think but for now I am not going to push myself if I am not really interested in where the story is going to go.
This book was incredibly short, which I liked. It was quick and too the point. At the same time short books lack depth, which When My Heat Was Wicked didn't. My emotions are torn about this book, did I like it? Did I not? The answer is a mix of both things.
Liked Lacy as a character, I didn't connect to her on how I wanted to. I did connect with her on one thing though. I haven't seen a book where I character currently or use to self harm in a long time. It struck a bit of a nerve with me. I did enjoy how Lacy does resist the urge to cut herself. Something she never did when she lived with her father and stepmother. Lacy lived a hard life, you can see in the pages how hurt she it. Even if it wasn't spoken out loud.
I expected this book to focus a bit more on the magic, I think I was expecting witches and secret societies. I don't know. When My Heart Was Wicked focused more on Lacy's battle with the light and dark of herself and her mother. I can't place my finger on it yet, but I feel there is more that this story was missing. There was just something that made it lack its wow! factor.
Overall I wasn't crazy about When My Heart Was Wicked. Tricia is a talented writer though and did manage to suck me in with her writing, so I looking forward to see future works from her.
Liked Lacy as a character, I didn't connect to her on how I wanted to. I did connect with her on one thing though. I haven't seen a book where I character currently or use to self harm in a long time. It struck a bit of a nerve with me. I did enjoy how Lacy does resist the urge to cut herself. Something she never did when she lived with her father and stepmother. Lacy lived a hard life, you can see in the pages how hurt she it. Even if it wasn't spoken out loud.
I expected this book to focus a bit more on the magic, I think I was expecting witches and secret societies. I don't know. When My Heart Was Wicked focused more on Lacy's battle with the light and dark of herself and her mother. I can't place my finger on it yet, but I feel there is more that this story was missing. There was just something that made it lack its wow! factor.
Overall I wasn't crazy about When My Heart Was Wicked. Tricia is a talented writer though and did manage to suck me in with her writing, so I looking forward to see future works from her.
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz
I never felt so sick as a read something in my life. This story didn't suck, it was really good. But the subject matter? It is a real eye opener. Little Peach is short, only 200 pages, but it is packed with the terrible reality for some young girls in large cities.
Michelle is fourteen years old when her mother tells her to leave, to find some place more stable to live. With her best friend gone, and her grandfather dead Michelle leaves the only home she ever known. When she arrives in New York with no plan she meets a mysterious stranger named Devon who says he can help her. Michelle is skeptical but she accepts, not knowing what else to do now. That night Michelle is taken advantage of and learns quickly that she is in more then she can handle. When she wakes up the next morning in pain and unsure of what happened Devon informs her of her new life. She will serve the men that Devon her "Daddy" sends to her.
I inhaled this book in two hours. As sick as it made me I had to keep reading. I needed to know the outcome. We are introduced to Kat and Baby. Baby is only twelve years old, Kat closer to Devon's age (so I assume) Who both seem pretty comfortable in this life they have with Devon. Though Michelle knows this life is wrong she falls quickly in routine with her new life. During the day they eat, sleep, and do what ever and at night they go to the hotel where Devon will send men for them.
Peggy touched on a very sensitive subject matter and twisted it into a dark tale. Little Peach is a big eye opener in a matter that I never thought much about before. I do hope people won't be afraid to pick up this book and read it. It is worth the time. There is so much more that I can say about this novel that won't even give it justice. This is something you need to pick up and read. Heart breaking, eyeopening, dark Little Peach is something that you will keep thinking about long after you've read it cover to cover.
I never felt so sick as a read something in my life. This story didn't suck, it was really good. But the subject matter? It is a real eye opener. Little Peach is short, only 200 pages, but it is packed with the terrible reality for some young girls in large cities.
Michelle is fourteen years old when her mother tells her to leave, to find some place more stable to live. With her best friend gone, and her grandfather dead Michelle leaves the only home she ever known. When she arrives in New York with no plan she meets a mysterious stranger named Devon who says he can help her. Michelle is skeptical but she accepts, not knowing what else to do now. That night Michelle is taken advantage of and learns quickly that she is in more then she can handle. When she wakes up the next morning in pain and unsure of what happened Devon informs her of her new life. She will serve the men that Devon her "Daddy" sends to her.
I inhaled this book in two hours. As sick as it made me I had to keep reading. I needed to know the outcome. We are introduced to Kat and Baby. Baby is only twelve years old, Kat closer to Devon's age (so I assume) Who both seem pretty comfortable in this life they have with Devon. Though Michelle knows this life is wrong she falls quickly in routine with her new life. During the day they eat, sleep, and do what ever and at night they go to the hotel where Devon will send men for them.
Peggy touched on a very sensitive subject matter and twisted it into a dark tale. Little Peach is a big eye opener in a matter that I never thought much about before. I do hope people won't be afraid to pick up this book and read it. It is worth the time. There is so much more that I can say about this novel that won't even give it justice. This is something you need to pick up and read. Heart breaking, eyeopening, dark Little Peach is something that you will keep thinking about long after you've read it cover to cover.
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz
I liked Salt & Stone a lot more then Fire & Flood. Correction: I loved it. I've enjoyed all of Victoria's writing so far and I knew she wasn't going to disappoint in Salt & Stone, but crap. I am floored right now.
Just when we thought the people behind the Brimstone Bleed couldn't make it any worse, they do. Tella and the gang must make it through the last two legs of the Brimstone Bleed, ocean and then the mountain. Both equally challenging, dangerous, and deadly. Filled with action, adventure, heart break, and battle Salt & Stone leaves you questioning if we really knew anything about the Brimstone Bleed at all.
During the ocean leg of the race, a few new contenders joined the gang. Willow who has a Rat as a Pandora, Cotton with a Bull, and Mr. Larson with an Alligator along with a new Pandora that Tella took on: an Iguana named Rose. Tella struggles to gain trust in these new people, all while trying to prove to herself to Guy. Tella really toughened up during this novel, she took the bull by the reins and took control of the situation. I liked Tella so much more in this one then in Fire & Flood. She has a bit of a whit to her, as well as being strong, determined and stubborn in all her tasks. Tella is extremely dedicated to her brother, who she is there for. She is also very clever for figuring out the new color bracelets that each contender was given and the betting.
Guy and Tella are both stubborn and determined, put them together and they were do for an explosion eventually. Guy wants Tella to be safe, and it seems to be that he thinks she is helpless. Tella knows she doesn't need Guy and she can do this on her own with out him. Now mix this in with the kiss from Fire & Flood, complicated emotions and different agendas and when have a love interest who probably are going to kill each other. That doesn't mean there wasn't a fair share of steamy scenes though. Tella and Guy do come to see eye to eye in the end though.
I could probably talk about the Pandoras all day. They are all unique with different personalities and abilities. Tella seems to be a magnet for them, they seem to listen to her more then their own contenders sometimes. I've grown to love Monster (a bear) and Madox (a wolf) a lot. In Salt & Stone we are introduced to a Bull who can breathe out red fumes that will knock you unconscious, an Alligator who lets off intense heart, an Iguana who glows in the dark, and a rat who stabs its victim with its tail to make them ill (Though I am a little unclear about that still.) I would love to know where the idea for the Pandoras had come from.
Victoria didn't skip out on the plot in Salt & Stone at all. I actually think it was better done this time around. Everything is so much more intense as the race is coming to an end, characters start to change, the stakes are higher. Everything is amped up to the extreme now. Victoria packed this book with a ton of death, action and heart break. The race is concluded in this book, there is a winner. But I highly doubt this series is over yet. There is still so much unanswered and the ended, though bittersweet, was open ended.
Salt & Stone is probably my favorite sequel in a while now. I didn't fall short of anything. Even though it is still early in 2015 this book has made my list of the best of 2015. I am not sure if there will be another book in this series. I think there will be, and I cross my fingers there will be.
I liked Salt & Stone a lot more then Fire & Flood. Correction: I loved it. I've enjoyed all of Victoria's writing so far and I knew she wasn't going to disappoint in Salt & Stone, but crap. I am floored right now.
Just when we thought the people behind the Brimstone Bleed couldn't make it any worse, they do. Tella and the gang must make it through the last two legs of the Brimstone Bleed, ocean and then the mountain. Both equally challenging, dangerous, and deadly. Filled with action, adventure, heart break, and battle Salt & Stone leaves you questioning if we really knew anything about the Brimstone Bleed at all.
During the ocean leg of the race, a few new contenders joined the gang. Willow who has a Rat as a Pandora, Cotton with a Bull, and Mr. Larson with an Alligator along with a new Pandora that Tella took on: an Iguana named Rose. Tella struggles to gain trust in these new people, all while trying to prove to herself to Guy. Tella really toughened up during this novel, she took the bull by the reins and took control of the situation. I liked Tella so much more in this one then in Fire & Flood. She has a bit of a whit to her, as well as being strong, determined and stubborn in all her tasks. Tella is extremely dedicated to her brother, who she is there for. She is also very clever for figuring out the new color bracelets that each contender was given and the betting.
Guy and Tella are both stubborn and determined, put them together and they were do for an explosion eventually. Guy wants Tella to be safe, and it seems to be that he thinks she is helpless. Tella knows she doesn't need Guy and she can do this on her own with out him. Now mix this in with the kiss from Fire & Flood, complicated emotions and different agendas and when have a love interest who probably are going to kill each other. That doesn't mean there wasn't a fair share of steamy scenes though. Tella and Guy do come to see eye to eye in the end though.
I could probably talk about the Pandoras all day. They are all unique with different personalities and abilities. Tella seems to be a magnet for them, they seem to listen to her more then their own contenders sometimes. I've grown to love Monster (a bear) and Madox (a wolf) a lot. In Salt & Stone we are introduced to a Bull who can breathe out red fumes that will knock you unconscious, an Alligator who lets off intense heart, an Iguana who glows in the dark, and a rat who stabs its victim with its tail to make them ill (Though I am a little unclear about that still.) I would love to know where the idea for the Pandoras had come from.
Victoria didn't skip out on the plot in Salt & Stone at all. I actually think it was better done this time around. Everything is so much more intense as the race is coming to an end, characters start to change, the stakes are higher. Everything is amped up to the extreme now. Victoria packed this book with a ton of death, action and heart break. The race is concluded in this book, there is a winner. But I highly doubt this series is over yet. There is still so much unanswered and the ended, though bittersweet, was open ended.
Salt & Stone is probably my favorite sequel in a while now. I didn't fall short of anything. Even though it is still early in 2015 this book has made my list of the best of 2015. I am not sure if there will be another book in this series. I think there will be, and I cross my fingers there will be.
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz
Well, it has been a few days since I've read Liars, Inc. and I am still blown away. I finally picked my jaw off the ground so I can write this review. Paula Stokes really knows how to write a mystery/thriller novel that will leave you on the edge of your seat.
Max has an average life, adoptive parents who love him, a beautiful girlfriend, and one of the most popular guys in school as his best friend. Max, Parvati, and Pres are great liars, so why not make a business out of it? With that came the birth of Liars, Inc. They forge permission slips, sell test answers, cover stories, pretty much everything. When Pres needs a cover story to meet a girl he met online, Max agrees to it with no problem. But then Pres doesn't come home, the FBI start to investigate and now Max looks guilty. Then Preston's body is found. As Max starts to digs into the past to prove his innocence, dark secrets come to light questioning everything he ever knew about Pres and Parvati.
I liked Max's character, but he did such a good job at making himself look guilty. He lied to the FBI, ran from them, left his prints all over everything, broke restraining orders, I'm not surprised they arrested him at one point. He was incredibly stupid. But I think every teenager would be in that situation. He was scared and panicked. I am typically not a fan of reading from a guy's point of view, I usually find it harder to connect with a male character then a female one. I was able to connect with Max though, he second guessed his relationships with people, wondered if his parents really loved him. His background is sad, and heartbreaking but he was able to overcame it.
Max and Parvati's relationship was very well written as well as cute. I felt bad for how that had to sneak around because her parents didn't approve of Max, but the made it work. About half way through the book secrets starting coming about, then everything that happened at the climax of the story, I began to like her a lot less. I didn't like how she lied to Max. But then I realized why she did it. She loves him and didn't want him to second guess their relationship.
That is all I have to say about the climax of the story.
Liars, Inc. is one of the craziest books I have read in a long time. It's filled with action, thrilling moments, and betrayal. This is on that I know I will be pushing on a lot of people. Paula Stokes is defiantly an author I am going to be looking out for in the future.
Well, it has been a few days since I've read Liars, Inc. and I am still blown away. I finally picked my jaw off the ground so I can write this review. Paula Stokes really knows how to write a mystery/thriller novel that will leave you on the edge of your seat.
Max has an average life, adoptive parents who love him, a beautiful girlfriend, and one of the most popular guys in school as his best friend. Max, Parvati, and Pres are great liars, so why not make a business out of it? With that came the birth of Liars, Inc. They forge permission slips, sell test answers, cover stories, pretty much everything. When Pres needs a cover story to meet a girl he met online, Max agrees to it with no problem. But then Pres doesn't come home, the FBI start to investigate and now Max looks guilty. Then Preston's body is found. As Max starts to digs into the past to prove his innocence, dark secrets come to light questioning everything he ever knew about Pres and Parvati.
I liked Max's character, but he did such a good job at making himself look guilty. He lied to the FBI, ran from them, left his prints all over everything, broke restraining orders, I'm not surprised they arrested him at one point. He was incredibly stupid. But I think every teenager would be in that situation. He was scared and panicked. I am typically not a fan of reading from a guy's point of view, I usually find it harder to connect with a male character then a female one. I was able to connect with Max though, he second guessed his relationships with people, wondered if his parents really loved him. His background is sad, and heartbreaking but he was able to overcame it.
Max and Parvati's relationship was very well written as well as cute. I felt bad for how that had to sneak around because her parents didn't approve of Max, but the made it work. About half way through the book secrets starting coming about, then everything that happened at the climax of the story, I began to like her a lot less. I didn't like how she lied to Max. But then I realized why she did it. She loves him and didn't want him to second guess their relationship.
That is all I have to say about the climax of the story.
Liars, Inc. is one of the craziest books I have read in a long time. It's filled with action, thrilling moments, and betrayal. This is on that I know I will be pushing on a lot of people. Paula Stokes is defiantly an author I am going to be looking out for in the future.
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz closer to its release date!
The Cemetery Boys was wonderfully dark and mysterious. It is a book that will leave you up into the late hours of the night needing to know how it will end. Forget about sleep, because this book is creepy as hell!
When Stephen's dad looses his job and has to move back to the small town he left years before, Stephen thinks it is the end of the world. Maybe it is. Then he meets a cute girl named Cara, her brother Devon and a bunch of their friends and he begins to believe that life in Spencer may be a little less miserable. But after hanging out at the cemetery and drinking with the guys a few times Stephen learns about the creatures that the town believe in and that they are going through bad times, and the only way to end them is to sacrifice someone. Though he believes there are just myths, maybe something more in going on. Life in Spencer isn't what it would appear to be.
I have never been a fan of stories told solely from the male point of view, it have never been able to get into them into them as I am with a female protagonist. But Stephen was different. He didn't feel fake to me. Heather has a real talent in writing in the male point of view. He was a typical boy, with the sarcastic inner monologue, and thinking about getting with a pretty girl. Especially the pressure doing and not doing. All a pride thing. It was refreshing to read from the male point of view and I was actually able to stick with it.
Devon was just strange to me, his drawings, how he stood outside of Stephen's grandmother's house one of his first nights there. There was something so off about that boy, and the whole book I expected one outcome with him and it didn't happen. Cara on the other hand, she was the opposite of her brother. I loved her character, and every scene she was in. She balanced out Stephen nicely, understanding the things that happened with his mother back home.
The story started out a bit slow to me, eventually it picked up though and I couldn't help but devour it. The Winged Ones was an awesome addition to the overall plot. Especially that it raises the question whether they were real or not. Then the ending hits you. The last 50 pages or so were thrilling. There were people involved in this that I never would have imagined to be. I was utterly shocked and upset because I thought it was going to turn out different. After the climax of the story though, you realize that there may have been truth about these urban legends told through out Spencer.
The Cemetery Boys was wonderfully dark and mysterious. It is a book that will leave you up into the late hours of the night needing to know how it will end. Forget about sleep, because this book is creepy as hell!
When Stephen's dad looses his job and has to move back to the small town he left years before, Stephen thinks it is the end of the world. Maybe it is. Then he meets a cute girl named Cara, her brother Devon and a bunch of their friends and he begins to believe that life in Spencer may be a little less miserable. But after hanging out at the cemetery and drinking with the guys a few times Stephen learns about the creatures that the town believe in and that they are going through bad times, and the only way to end them is to sacrifice someone. Though he believes there are just myths, maybe something more in going on. Life in Spencer isn't what it would appear to be.
I have never been a fan of stories told solely from the male point of view, it have never been able to get into them into them as I am with a female protagonist. But Stephen was different. He didn't feel fake to me. Heather has a real talent in writing in the male point of view. He was a typical boy, with the sarcastic inner monologue, and thinking about getting with a pretty girl. Especially the pressure doing and not doing. All a pride thing. It was refreshing to read from the male point of view and I was actually able to stick with it.
Devon was just strange to me, his drawings, how he stood outside of Stephen's grandmother's house one of his first nights there. There was something so off about that boy, and the whole book I expected one outcome with him and it didn't happen. Cara on the other hand, she was the opposite of her brother. I loved her character, and every scene she was in. She balanced out Stephen nicely, understanding the things that happened with his mother back home.
The story started out a bit slow to me, eventually it picked up though and I couldn't help but devour it. The Winged Ones was an awesome addition to the overall plot. Especially that it raises the question whether they were real or not. Then the ending hits you. The last 50 pages or so were thrilling. There were people involved in this that I never would have imagined to be. I was utterly shocked and upset because I thought it was going to turn out different. After the climax of the story though, you realize that there may have been truth about these urban legends told through out Spencer.
This review and more can be found at The Book Bratz
A book about Seth? That just had me swooning at the thought. When I finished Sentinel I was curious about what was going to happen with Seth, he did after all sacrifice everything so Alex could have her happy ending. (I think that was the point I really fell in love with him to be honest. The Return just solidified it.)
Did I think that Seth has regrets about what he had done when he had sided with Ares? Of course I did. But reading what he thought about himself broke my heart wide open into a million pieces. Especially how he kept telling himself that it wasn't alright to want someone who was so pure and innocent as Josie. I loved getting to read from Seth's point of view because everyone who has read the Covenant Series has wondered what went through that man's mind, myself included (Though I was a huge Adien fan!)
The book is written in a duo point of view though. We have Seth and then we have a new character that we have not met yet, Josie. Josie is a twenty year old college student who is majoring in Psychology. That is until is life gets turned upside down. Seth is assigned by Apollo to protect Josie. The Titan's are out and Josie has is in danger. Why? Lets just say Josie isn't mortal, and is completely unaware of this, until Seth rips the metaphorical band-aid off. Yes, Apollo plays a role and this book and he is one of my favorite character from Covenant so that makes me very happy.
I really liked Josie a lot. She was strong and stubborn, didn't let Seth boss her around. Sounds like someone else we read about, huh? I felt bad for her though, she was thrown into a world that she didn't know about but still made the best of it. She trained, she fought, and most importantly, she was able to see the real Seth.
Josie and Seth scenes? H-O-T. We all knew Seth has always been inappropriate or borderline but in this book? Damn. I think Seth gets the award of Sex God. He showed real restraint though, especially as it has seemed that the word "restraint" was never in his vocabulary to begin with.
We learn things about Seth in this book that we didn't know already, for example, his age, last name, we also learn about his childhood and what happened when he had sided with Ares. It was some real heart breaking stuff though.
I was thrilled the see the return of a few characters from the Covenant Series. It made me really happy to see them involved and see Seth's trust in them. Deacon and Luke are in several chapters!!
I can ramble on about this book all day. Especially Seth. It was amazing about how much he has changed and grew since the Covenant Series. I am excited to see were the story is going to go. Especially with Josie now. I was really content with the ending, it will keep me patient enough until the next book. (Hopefully.) I would also give this book more then five stars if possible!
A book about Seth? That just had me swooning at the thought. When I finished Sentinel I was curious about what was going to happen with Seth, he did after all sacrifice everything so Alex could have her happy ending. (I think that was the point I really fell in love with him to be honest. The Return just solidified it.)
Did I think that Seth has regrets about what he had done when he had sided with Ares? Of course I did. But reading what he thought about himself broke my heart wide open into a million pieces. Especially how he kept telling himself that it wasn't alright to want someone who was so pure and innocent as Josie. I loved getting to read from Seth's point of view because everyone who has read the Covenant Series has wondered what went through that man's mind, myself included (Though I was a huge Adien fan!)
The book is written in a duo point of view though. We have Seth and then we have a new character that we have not met yet, Josie. Josie is a twenty year old college student who is majoring in Psychology. That is until is life gets turned upside down. Seth is assigned by Apollo to protect Josie. The Titan's are out and Josie has is in danger. Why? Lets just say Josie isn't mortal, and is completely unaware of this, until Seth rips the metaphorical band-aid off. Yes, Apollo plays a role and this book and he is one of my favorite character from Covenant so that makes me very happy.
I really liked Josie a lot. She was strong and stubborn, didn't let Seth boss her around. Sounds like someone else we read about, huh? I felt bad for her though, she was thrown into a world that she didn't know about but still made the best of it. She trained, she fought, and most importantly, she was able to see the real Seth.
Josie and Seth scenes? H-O-T. We all knew Seth has always been inappropriate or borderline but in this book? Damn. I think Seth gets the award of Sex God. He showed real restraint though, especially as it has seemed that the word "restraint" was never in his vocabulary to begin with.
We learn things about Seth in this book that we didn't know already, for example, his age, last name, we also learn about his childhood and what happened when he had sided with Ares. It was some real heart breaking stuff though.
I was thrilled the see the return of a few characters from the Covenant Series. It made me really happy to see them involved and see Seth's trust in them. Deacon and Luke are in several chapters!!
I can ramble on about this book all day. Especially Seth. It was amazing about how much he has changed and grew since the Covenant Series. I am excited to see were the story is going to go. Especially with Josie now. I was really content with the ending, it will keep me patient enough until the next book. (Hopefully.) I would also give this book more then five stars if possible!