Review of City of Fallen Angels

Title:  City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments #4)
Author: Cassandra Clare
Published:  April 5, 2011
Pages: 424
Rating: 5/5

Summary From Goodreads:

The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She's training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And - most importantly of all - she can finally call Jace her boyfriend.

But nothing comes without a price.

Someone is murdering Shadowhunters who used to be in Valentine's Circle, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second bloody war. Clary's best friend, Simon, can't help her. His mother just found out that he's a vampire and now he's homeless. Everywhere he turns, someone wants him on their side - along with the power of the curse that's wrecking his life. And they're willing to do anything to get what they want. At the same time he's dating two beautiful, dangerous girls - neither of whom knows about the other one.

When Jace begins to pull away from Clary without explaining why, she is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: She herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace.

Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. The stakes are higher than ever in City of Fallen Angels.

Review:

This is book four in the Mortal Instruments Series and I am loving it so far! It is defiantly one of my favourite series to read! I really liked how we got more of Simon's point of view, and what he is going through. Also, I was pretty mad at Jace throughout the book (if you have read it, you know what I am talking about), and then it gets explained at the end, but yea I was so pissed at parts that I actually had to stop reading for a bit. (yea very bookwormish haha that's a word right?) So I get to the end of the book, and oh my gosh, Ms Clare had to stop the book there? But I guess that is how you reel readers to read the next book, which I am going to! Love this series, and if you haven't read this series you should it is so good!

Review of Forever

Title: Forever (Shiver 3)
Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Published: May 1, 2012
Pages: 386
Rating: 3.5/5

Summary From Goodreads:

The thrilling conclusion to #1 bestselling Shiver trilogy from Maggie Stievater.

then.

When Sam met Grace, he was a wolf and she was a girl. Eventually he found a way to become a boy, and their love transformed from curious distance to the intense closeness of shared lives.

now.

That should have been the end of their story. But Grace was not meant to stay human. Now she is the wolf. And the wolves of Mercy Falls are about to be hunted in one final, spectacular kill.

forever.

Sam would do anything for Grace. But can one boy and one love really change a hostile, predatory world? The past, the present, and the future will all collide in one pure moment - a moment of death or life, farewell or forever.

Review:

This is the third and final book in the Shiver series. I really liked this series, I did not really like the ending of the series though, it left me more questions that did not get answered in the book. What I did like though was the different points of views they had, I liked knowing what the other characters thought of situations. But I was disappointed in this book, it wasn't what I excepted to end the series but all in all it was a good fast read.

Review of Wither

Title: Wither (The Chemical Garden #1)
Author: Lauren DeStefano
Published: 2011
Pages: 358
Rating: 4/5


Summary From Goodreads:

By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. A botched effort to create a perfect race has left all males born with a lifespan of 25 years, and females a lifespan of 20 years--leaving the world in a state of panic. Geneticists seek a miracle antidote to restore the human race, desperate orphans crowd the population, crime and poverty have skyrocketed, and young girls are being kidnapped and sold as polygamous brides to bear more children. When Rhine is sold as a bride, she vows to do all she can to escape. Yet her husband, Linden, is hopelessly in love with her, and Rhine can't bring herself to hate him as much as she'd like to. He opens her to a magical world of wealth and illusion she never thought existed, and it almost makes it possible to ignore the clock ticking away her short life. But Rhine quickly learns that not everything in her new husband's strange world is what it seems. Her father-in-law, an eccentric doctor bent on finding the antidote, is hoarding corpses in the basement; her fellow sister wives are to be trusted one day and feared the next; and Rhine has no way to communicate to her twin brother that she is safe and alive.

Together with one of Linden's servants, Gabriel, Rhine attempts to escape just before her seventeenth birthday. But in a world that continues to spiral into anarchy, is there any hope for freedom?

Review:

First I will like to say that I love the cover on this book its so pretty and so creepy at the same time! Love it! Anyways, I really liked this book. It kept me reading in all hours of the night! When I first picked this up I have never heard of Wither, so I did not have high expectations in it. The plot is captivating and creepy that makes you  hunger for more. Some of the issues though, are meant for mature readers. I personally really enjoyed this book and will be buying the next in the series. If you want creepy, daring, romance, and twists and turns around every corner, this is a book for you. 

Review of Thirteen Reasons Why

Title: Thirteen Reasons Why
Author: Jay Asher
Published: October 18,2007 
Pages: 288
Rating: 5/5

Summary From Goodreads:

Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers thirteen cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, his classmate and crush who committed suicide two weeks earlier.

On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out how he made the list.

Through Hannah and Clay's dual narratives, debut author Jay Asher weaves an intricate and heartrending story of confusion and desperation that will deeply affect teen readers.

Review:

I would like every teen to read this book, even though I am not a teen anymore, I had a friend thinking about killing herself and even started cutting too. She's way better now but back then I didn't know how to help her and we kind of drifted apart. Anyways, I really liked this book and it has a great message about how just one person actions even if its something little can change a persons life. Also, I liked how it was two simultaneous narratives, the raw emotions from Clay and Hannah made you feel like you were with them going through this.  All in all, this is really a good book even though it might be hard to read, it will defiantly change how you affect peoples lives.

Review of Specials

Title: Specials (Uglies #3)
Author: Scott Westerfeld
Published: May 3, 2011
Pages: 350
Rating: 3/5

Summary From Goodreads:

"Special Circumstances":

The words have sent chills down Tally's spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious ugly. Back then Specials were a sinister rumor -- frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast. Ordinary pretties might live their whole lives without meeting a Special. But Tally's never been ordinary.

And now she's been turned into one of them: a superamped fighting machine, engineered to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid.

The strength, the speed, and the clarity and focus of her thinking feel better than anything Tally can remember. Most of the time. One tiny corner of her heart still remembers something more.

Still, it's easy to tune that out -- until Tally's offered a chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke permanently. It all comes down to one last choice: listen to that tiny, faint heartbeat, or carry out the mission she's programmed to complete. Either way, Tally's world will never be the same.

Review:

This is the third book in the Uglies series. I had a hard time reading this one just because it was kinda slow in the beginning, but as I started to read more and more it quickly builds the speed in it. Tally's character grows dramatically in each book and I like it because even in real life different situations changes peoples behavior and how they act because of it. I also didn't really like the ending like really Tally would choose that instead( no spoliers but if you have read it you know what I am talking about). That kind of pissed me off, if I had to choose I would be helping Shay and her friends out. Anyways all in all, I did really enjoy this series not sure if I will read the 4th one though but maybe in a while I will.

Update

Hey Everyone!

I am so sorry I haven't been on here for a while, I just got a job and have been working there for almost a month now, but I just haven't been reading much because of that. Good news though I am almost Specials and I wanna get your guys opinion on what book I should read next. I have bought quite a few new books and I cannot for the life of me figure out which one to read. Here is a list of books I bought:

 

So if you want me to review one first please write in the comments the book title. Then which ever book has the most comments will be the next book! You can write as many comments as you want and when I finish this book ill come back here and let you know the winner! Also, if you have any thoughts (without spoiling anything) about a book whether if it is bad or good let me know in the comments too! Talk to you guys soon!:)

  

Review of Pretties

Title: Pretties (Uglies #2)
Author: Scott Westerfeld
Published: November 11, 2008
Pages: 384
Rating: 4/5


Summary From Goodreads:


Gorgeous. Popular. Perfect.

Perfectly wrong.

Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is totally hot, and she's completely popular. It's everything she's ever wanted.

But beneath all the fun -- the nonstop parties, the high-tech luxury, the total freedom -- is a nagging sense that something's wrong. Something important. Then a message from Tally's ugly past arrives. Reading it, Tally remembers what's wrong with pretty life, and the fun stops cold.

Now she has to choose between fighting to forget what she knows and fighting for her life -- because the authorities don't intend to let anyone with this information survive.

Review:


This is the second book in the Uglies Series, and it is just as good as the first book! Pretties keeps the story moving along at the right pace at the right time. Tally develops a lot as a character in this book and you actually wonder if you could take the chances that she takes (I personally do not know if I could do that). Also, the writing in these books are so detailed that you actually think you are watching from a birds eye view. Pretties, also talks about how humans are violent and destroying everything, and making brainwashing humans the only possible solution. It makes you think if we keep going on this way as people, maybe our future will turn to brainwashing/ "pretty minded". All in all, I personally liked this book and will be continuing on to the next book in the series:)