Tuesday, November 10, 2015

"The Perfectionists" (The Perfectionists #1) by: Sara Shepard -Book Review


The premise of this book, “The Perfectionist” is a lot like Shepard’s previous series “Pretty Little Liars” almost in everyway. However, this book does have some twists. The book features five girls, Parker, Julie, Caitlin, Ava and Mac who have all fallen victim of the horrible Nolan Hotchkiss. The five girls plan a supposed murder of Nolan but then later turns up dead, only they didn’t do it. I was quite surprised with the story and despite the various issues I had with it, I still enjoyed it. One issue was that there were so many characters it was very difficult for me to distinguish between them all and keep up. Also the betrayal of a lot of characters was huge in this book. But I liked how all the girls stuck together and supported one another. The ending was incredibly a cliffhanger. The book gives us no insight to who was the killer and why they did it. Now I’m so intrigued and eager to find out who the killer is. Overall, it was quick, entertaining, and fast paced book.

"The Young Elites" (The Young Elites #1) by: Marie Lu -Book Review


The Young Elites is a fast-paced, enjoyable story despite its drawback. Some characters were stronger than others. Adelina is such a rich character with faults and strengths. She stands out from all other characters I have read. I was also very pleased with Violetta’s character. She was given more depth that made the relationship between the two sisters quite exciting. I also loved the overall feel of this book. It is a fantasy, but has a historical feel to it. The ending really took this novel to a whole new level with its surprises and crazy ending no one was expecting. I’m very excited to read the next book in the series.

"Attachments" by: Rainbow Rowell -Book Review


I found myself unable to stop reading. I liked the fact that the chapters switched back and forth between Jennifer’s and Beth’s emails to Lincoln's thoughts. The friendship between Beth and Jennifer may have been my favorite part. Their personalities were very different. I thought they were hilarious and so realistic. I think that Rowell did an excellent job in portraying each character. I love all Rowell’s books. She amazed me with Eleanor and Park and absolutely blew my mind with Fangirl and now she made me fall in love all over again with Attachments! 

"Red Queen" by: Victoria Aveyard - Book Review


Red Queen is a world divided by blood red and silver. Those who have silver blood have special powers that believe make them the elite. Whereas the red blooded are treated as no more than servants and have no unique abilities. Not going to lie, but it was story was hard to follow and understand everything at first. But after that, Red Queen is a non-stop rollercoaster that will constantly keep readers guessing and leave them coming back and begging for more. I never knew and expected what was going to happen in the end. Overall, Red Queen met and exceeded my expectations. And the cover was absolutely gorgeous. I can’t wait to see where Victoria Aveyard takes the characters next. It’s going to be interesting. Can’t wait for more in this world!