maxines_obsessions's Reviews (701)

A solid, satisfying end to the series. It's an easy read and well worth a look.

A great easy read. Engaging and well written. I've decided book 2 was a bad bump in the road.
I like that Percy can't do everything himself, that he doesn't know it all. He needs his friends and they need him.

So much better than the last one. While it still isn't full of detail, it thought it flowed a lot better than the last one. Very enjoyable.

I struggled to find the motivation to finish this book. I liked it, I like the characters, I like the mythology. But it felt a bit young for me. It didn't suck me in. But I'm not the target audience, so it's to be expected. I thought the first book was better.
I will most definitely be sharing this book with my daughter in a few years, I think she will love it and the series.

Sanderson is quite brilliant. I've read most of his books now and while I think this is aimed at teenagers, I didn't find it childish at all. I enjoyed it and am looking forward to the next in the series. I don't think its his best work, but I wish I had a 15 year old son that I could force it upon because it would be perfect for them. (i'll give my daughter another couple of years and then get her to read it instead).
I liked that the characters didn't just have everything given to them, they had to work their butts off for what they wanted and sometimes that still wasn't enough. There was no super special snowflake that got everything they wanted, just because they wanted it. I think that sends a realistic message about life.
The magic system was seemingly simple, but I admit I had a hard time wrapping my head around it, because seriously what damage could a chalk drawing do to you..... Well by the end I was convinced of the havoc they could unleash. I liked the illustrations throughout.
So in all a solid book and well worth my time.

2015 has been a great year of reading. I've discovered so many new authors and genres that I wouldn't have without Goodreads.

Top reads
[bc:The Martian|18007564|The Martian|Andy Weir|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1413706054s/18007564.jpg|21825181]
[bc:Child 44|2161733|Child 44 (Leo Demidov, #1)|Tom Rob Smith|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1326549060s/2161733.jpg|2167258]
[bc:Elephants and Corpses: A Tor.Com Original|25348613|Elephants and Corpses A Tor.Com Original|Kameron Hurley|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1431540323s/25348613.jpg|45088462]
[bc:Ballroom Blitz|24889080|Ballroom Blitz|Veronica Schanoes|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1423492049s/24889080.jpg|44537545]
[bc:All the Rage|21853636|All the Rage|Courtney Summers|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1410879862s/21853636.jpg|18982890]
[bc:Pushing the Limits: Life, Marathons & Kokoda|23555010|Pushing the Limits Life, Marathons & Kokoda|Kurt Fearnley|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1415885938s/23555010.jpg|43154769]
[bc:One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest|332613|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest|Ken Kesey|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1364084465s/332613.jpg|2100252]


Biggest letdowns of the year (I expected good things)
[bc:Angelfall|15863832|Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)|Susan Ee|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1381264956s/15863832.jpg|16435765]
[bc:Neverwhere|14497|Neverwhere|Neil Gaiman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348747943s/14497.jpg|16534]
[bc:The Scorch Trials|7631105|The Scorch Trials (Maze Runner, #2)|James Dashner|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388240248s/7631105.jpg|6574198]
[bc:Pines|15034320|Pines (Wayward Pines, #1)|Blake Crouch|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1350740525s/15034320.jpg|20688937]

Really disliked
[bc:The Bane Chronicles|16303287|The Bane Chronicles|Cassandra Clare|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1395159015s/16303287.jpg|22436394]
I swear it was written by children.
[bc:A Brush with the Moon|9821353|A Brush with the Moon (Foxblood, #1)|Raquel Lyon|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1365722580s/9821353.jpg|14711879]
I didn't have a DNF shelf until I tried to read this book.
[bc:Witch Hunt|20747080|Witch Hunt (Preternatural Affairs, #1)|S.M. Reine|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1433495841s/20747080.jpg|31360251]
[bc:Clarity|20895056|Clarity (Clarity, #1)|Loretta Lost|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1393224202s/20895056.jpg|40238191]

Favourite series I discovered this year
I can't choose between them
[bc:Halfway to the Grave|1421990|Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1)|Jeaniene Frost|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1373855613s/1421990.jpg|1412415]
[bc:Bitten|11918|Bitten (Otherworld #1)|Kelley Armstrong|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1306101770s/11918.jpg|2606334]
[bc:Some Girls Bite|4447622|Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1)|Chloe Neill|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1441402786s/4447622.jpg|4495840]

Favourite re read
[bc:The Final Empire|68428|The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)|Brandon Sanderson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1437254833s/68428.jpg|66322]

I went in not expecting much and was pleasantly surprised
[bc:WitchHunt|18589361|WitchHunt (Witchblood, #4)|Emma Mills|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1380275628s/18589361.jpg|26331502]
[bc:Silence|16116760|Silence (Silence, #1)|Natasha Preston|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1351519075s/16116760.jpg|21934498]

Funniest read
[bc:Wallbanger|15858248|Wallbanger (Cocktail, #1)|Alice Clayton|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1352205960s/15858248.jpg|21607771]

Book that made me rant and rage
[bc:All the Rage|21853636|All the Rage|Courtney Summers|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1410879862s/21853636.jpg|18982890]

Made me ugly cry
[bc:Beautiful Disaster|11505797|Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1)|Jamie McGuire|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358259032s/11505797.jpg|16441531]

The only book on my list that I would recommend to everybody
[bc:Pushing the Limits: Life, Marathons & Kokoda|23554991|Pushing the Limits Life, Marathons & Kokoda|Kurt Fearnley|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1415885569s/23554991.jpg|43154769]

I can't do this to myself. I read [b:Ignite|12884001|Ignite (Midnight Fire, #1)|Kaitlyn Davis|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1391060119s/12884001.jpg|18037309] and it was a total cheesefest. It had every clichЗё you could think of and I really really hate a picture perfect princess MC who is so completely amazing and perfect. I cant even remember how old she was but, her behaviour was completely unrealistic and since when do parents let their kids come and go as they please. I'm sorry but if my kids think they are going to stay out all night and not let me know where they are, they wouldn't just be getting a talking to. it would be my foot firmly up their arse and grounded.
"She hurried to do the same, and sat quickly in the first seat she could find. The math was easier than she was used to, as was chemistry, biology and Spanish." Really, well isn't she a bloody genius. Nope just smarter than those around her.
"Luke took a strand of her hair and wrapped the natural curl around his pointed finger. He stared at it intently, alost as if he were in a trance, and Kira stared at him, stuck." Well that's just weird and gross and there is no way 99% of people would be ok with a stranger playing with our hair. EW. Awesome way to set up the love triangle for the future.
I marked of so many passages that irritated the shit out of me, but ive already given this enough time.
I'm just not the target audience for these I think.



The second I attempted to read was Crush, by Chrissy Peebles and a chapter was more than enough to know its not for me. There was a perfect MC who had parents that seemed more like friends. She met a dream guy who was perfect with his piercing eyes and god like looks. The description went on for over a page, she was instantly in lust and felt the need to tell a girl she had just met all about him like they had been friends for years. It felt like I was reading about a 12 year old girl, right down to the ridiculous girly giggling.