Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Paperback Edition-Bought
5/5 Lily Pads
No Spoilers!!
Hey book lovers, I am back again with a review. Today I am reviewing "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". This is my first time reading the series, and so far I am loving all the books! I loved this book, I loved all 3 books. This book was so good, I didn't want to put it down. It had lots of mystery and drama. I didn't want this book to end. Thank God there's 4 more books in this series, I don't want it to end. Anyway, let's get on with the review :)
The Plot
Since this is the third book in the series, I'm not going to describe the plot. My reviews are spoiler-free so if you haven't read this book, you can still read this review.
Without spoiling anything, this book is about Harry's third year at Hogwarts. There is a man named Sirius Black who escaped from Azkaban. He is after Harry.
My Opinion
I didn't describe the book much because I don't want to spoil anything. What did I think of this book? I really really loved it! This book was amazing and I love this series so much! The writing is fast paced and easy to read. The characters are so well developed, I love all of them. This book was so mysterious and intriguing. I didn't want to put the book down, because I had to know what was going to happen next. This series has so many plot twists, and its just so cool! This book wasn't boring at all, I was really into the story. Overall, this book was just so amazing, its been a long time since I read a book I really loved. I can't wait to continue this series. If you are like me, and you never planned to read this series, I really recommend for you to give this book series a try. I read the first book because I wanted to see why this series has so much hype, and now I'm so glad I gave this series a chance. This series is worth a buy, and everyone should read this series. If you are looking for a good fantasy series, that has a really good plot and awesome characters, I really recommend this series. Thank you for reading my review and stay tuned for more. Now I'm gonna go watch the movie. :) Love you all.
Legend by Marie Lu
Paperback Edition-Bought
2/5 Lily Pads
No Spoilers!
Hey everyone. Today I am reviewing "Legend" by Marie Lu. If you didn't already know, this is the first book in the "Legend" trilogy. I put off reading this book for a long time because of the hype. The hype scared me. I had this book on my shelf for a year and I finally picked it up. What did I think of it? I didn't like this book. I try not to read books that are hyped up because most of the time, I don't like them. I can see why I waited so long to pick this up. This book disappointed me. Before I give you my full opinion, let me give you the plot of this book.
The Plot
From different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths...
Until June's brother is murdered, and Day becomes the prime suspect.
In a shocking turn of events, the two uncover what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths to which their country will go to keep its secrets.
That goodreads summary doesn't tell you much so I'll try to
explain it for you.
Legend is about a girl named June and a boy named Day
They live in a dystopian world, and are separated.
June is in the rich area,
Day lives in the poor area.
Basically, you have to take a test called the trial, the score you get determines how your life will be in the future.
June is a prodigy, she is the smartest fifteen year old, she got the highest score on the trial so she works for the military and lives in the rich part of the district.
Day is a criminal, he is poor and he does crimes to try to save his family, because his family is dying.
One day, June's brother dies and everyone thinks Day killed her brother. June sets out to find Day and they eventually meet. June discovers that Day isn't as bad as everyone thinks.
My Opinion
That's the best summary I can give you. I'm not good at describing dystopian books because they confuse me. Like I said before I didn't really like this book. I know lots of people loved this book, including my sister. The beginning was really good, it captured my attention. Once I got to the middle of the book, it started to go downhill from there. I got bored, and I just couldn't get into the rest of the story. I don't think it was the book that bored me, its the genre. I honestly don't like dystopian books because whenever I read a dystopian, I end up not liking it. I think its just not my type of genre. Dystopians bore me and I don't care about the world building. I like when books focus more on the characters. Let's talk about the characters. I liked June, she was nice and smart but what bugged me was, the characters didn't have personalities, they were sort of dull. I didn't feel bad for any of the characters. I didn't love Day, even though he was a nice guy, I didn't like him, probably because he was a criminal, even though he has a nice side. I feel the characters weren't well developed. Like I said before the book was so boring, there was lots of action, I just couldn't get into it. This is exactly how I felt when I read "Insurgent". I had to force myself to finish this book, and I didn't even know what was happening, but I'm glad I finished it. I probably won't continue the trilogy. The book wasn't bad, I just didn't like it because I hate dystopians. Overall, I was generous to give this book 2 Lily Pads because even though I didn't like it, Legend wasn't the worst book I've ever read. I would recommend this book if you like dystopian. I think this book would be better as a movie because it would be easier to see the action on screen instead of picturing it in your head. I think you should borrow this book first before you buy it. That's my quick review, I will film a review soon so stay tuned for more, bye :)
Hey everyone I am back with 3 new reviews today. I usually don't review more than one book together, but I was due to write a review for Anna Dressed in Blood weeks ago, and I put it off. I decided to combine the books and give each of them a little review. I just finished Vampire Academy and Cinder recently, so I thought I would include those books too. Anyway let's get on with the reviews :)
First I will be reviewing "Anna Dressed in Blood"
Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake
Hardcover Edition-Borrowed from Library
5/5 Lily Pads
No Spoilers!!
Anna Dressed In Blood was a great read. This book was for a read-along in October. My group is on the side of my blog if you want to join. I picked this book because its perfect for October, its creepy and mysterious. I really liked this book. The plot was really good and I liked the characters. Let me give you a summary.
Plot
Anna Dressed In Blood is about a teenage boy named Cas. Hi s job is to kill ghosts. He moves to different towns to kill different ghosts. He moves to a new town, kills the right ghost, and then leaves and moves to a different town. In this book Cas moves to a town, and he doesn't think he's going to stay there long. His mission is to go there and kill a ghost. But his mission is harder this time. He is sent to kill "Anna". People call her "Anna Dressed In Blood" because of the night she died. Anna was on her way to a school dance, then she was murdered. Her dress was white and she got blood all over her dress. That's why people call her "Anna Dressed In Blood". So Cas hears the story and he goes to kill her. Some kids end up getting murdered by Anna and Cas knows this time something is different. It's hard for him to kill Anna because they have a connection and a bond. At school Cas has two friends, Carmel and Thomas. Carmel is the popular girl in school and Thomas is a nobody. Cas takes them with him to the haunted house where Anna is. There is a mystery going around, some boys from school get killed and people are trying to figure out how they got killed and who did it. Cas, Carmel and Thomas try to figure out what happened. Cas usually has no problem killing ghosts but this time, he can't get himself to kill Anna.
I wanted to describe the plot more but I didn't want to put any spoilers in. I'm sure you can predict what happens.
My Opinion
I really loved this book. I didn't think I was going to like it because I usually don't read books about ghosts and killing and stuff like that. I was scared to read this book because I heard its really creepy but it didn't scare me at all. I loved the mystery in this book. I didn't want to put the book down, it was so good. The characters were so likable. I liked Cas, he was a good guy even though some people think he's arrogant, I didn't think he was arrogant. I really liked Carmel,she's the popular girl, the blonde who has the best grades. I thought she would be stuck-up but she was really nice and caring. I also liked Thomas, he was a good guy. My favorite character was Anna. I felt so bad for her. In the book you find out her life story and she had a bad life. I really liked her, she was really nice and I could see why Cas didn't want to kill her. At the end there is a cliffhanger for the next book "Girl of Nightmares". The ending made me cry a little, if you read the book, you'll know what happens. This book didn't gross me out, I usually get grossed out with blood but it didn't bother me. I really want to read the next book. I think I would read this book again, so I might buy a copy and get the second book too. I feel this book is underrated and more people should read it. The writing is good, the pacing is good and I flew through the book.I read this book in 3 days, it usually takes me a week to finish this book, it was just so good I couldn't put it down. I really thought I wasn't going to like this book but I'm glad I gave it a chance. The romance was fine,I thought it was cute. Some people thought the romance was rushed,I have to admit it did just randomly come out of nowhere but I liked it. Obviously I gave this book 5 lily pads. If your looking for a good Halloween creepy book, with a great plot and well developed characters, I really recommend this book. I think it is worth a buy, even though I borrowed it from the library, I would buy myself a copy. Overall, this book was so good and you should read it. That's my review, scroll down to read my review for "Vampire Academy" :) Thanks for reading my review.
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Paperback Edition-Bought
4/5 Lily Pads
No Spoilers!!
Hey everyone, here is another review. Today I am reviewing "Vampire Academy" by Richelle Mead. I put off reading this book for a long time. I read this for my book club's read-along in October. I know this series is really popular, especially on booktube. I was scared to read this book because of the hype. I finally read the book. I liked it but I didn't love it. I heard the series gets better. I usually don't read Vampire books. I only read Twilight. Let's get on with the review.
The Plot
I might do a bad job at describing this book, but I'll try my best. Vampire Academy is about a girl named Rose and her best friend, Lissa. Lissa is a Princess and Rose is her bodyguard. They go to a boarding school for vampires and they ran away from the school. They get caught and they go back to the school to finish their senior year. Rose is training to be a guardian to Lissa when she graduates. Lissa and Rose have a bond where they can read each others minds, and feel each others emotions. Since Rose missed school, she is forced to train with the school's instructor, Dimitri. There are good and bad vampires and Lissa is in danger so Rose protects her. They discover secrets and danger in the boarding school.
I'm so sorry I didn't do a good job describing this book. This book is hard to describe and there's not much of a plot. If you want to read the real summary, look it up on goodreads.
My Opinion
Like I said before I was scared to read this because of the hype. My sister loved this series and I haven't heard anything bad about it. I read the first half and then put it down. Here's why. I wasn't warned about this but Lissa is a cutter, she cuts herself whenever she's depressed or something happens. Blood grosses me out, and cutting makes me very uncomfortable,that's why I try to stay away from dark books. I didn't know cutting is in this book and if I knew, I probably wouldn't have read it. It's gross and I was so uncomfortable, I had to put the book down. This book was sort of depressing and I don't like reading dark depressing books. I started reading "Legend" by Marie Lu. I hate not finishing a book so I picked it back up again and skipped the chapter I left off on. I decided to go back and skim it to know what happens so I can continue. I continued the book,Lissa cut herself again and once again,I put it down. I really didn't want to finish the book but I forced myself, even though Lissa continues her problems. At the end of the book, she ends up getting help and that made me so happy. I finally finished the book. I liked the parts about Rose more, but I really liked Lissa and felt bad for her. I'm really happy I made myself finish this book. It wasn't a bad book, the cutting just made me uncomfortable. I enjoyed reading about Rose and Dimitri. I really liked Rose. She was such a different character, I liked her because she's the complete opposite of me. She's kick butt, sassy, outgoing, and everything I'm not. She always flirts and hooks up with boys. I loved the friendship between Rose and Lissa. I loved how Rose always worried about Lissa and they were just so sweet to each other. The romance was fine, I thought Lissa's romance was cute. The beginning of the book was really slow, but it got better. I thought the plot was unique. The writing style was easy to read, and I liked this book. Overall, I liked this book, I will probably continue the series because I have all the other books. If you like a good vampire book with good characters, I recommend this book. If your like me and you don't like blood and cutting, I wouldn't recommend this book. I wish I knew about it before I read the book. I forgot to mention,this book also has lots of swearing in it. I don't swear at all, so that bothered me but I just skipped the cussing. I think you should borrow this book from the library first, to see if you like it. I guess its worth a buy, I bought my copy at a used book store for a dollar. I wouldn't recommend this book for anyone under 15 or 16. That's my review. :) Thanks for reading and scroll down to read my review for "Cinder".
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Hardcover Edition- Bought
4/5 Lily Pads
No Spoilers!!
Hey everyone, here is my last review for today. Today I'm reviewing "Cinder" by Marissa Meyer. I was supposed to read this for a read-along two months ago, but I put it down because I couldn't get into it. I decided to pick it up again and finish it and I'm glad I did. I enjoyed this book. I'll go into more detail later.
The Plot
This book is really hard for me to describe, so I'm going to put the goodreads summary here. Basically, this book is a retelling of Cinderella in a dystopian society.
Humans and androids
crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the
population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make
their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl.
Cinder,
a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a
mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her
stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the
handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an
intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty
and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her
past in order to protect her world’s future.
My Opinion
I enjoyed this book. I liked it but didn't love it. People said this book was predictable, but it wasn't predictable to me. I read the first half of the book and put it down because I couldn't get into it, it was boring. Two months later I decided to pick it up again. I actually liked it. It's dystopian so I had a hard time reading it. I don't like dystopian books because I never like them,I have a hard time getting into the world. I liked the fairy tale Cinderella retelling. I liked the main character, Cinder. She was a good character, I just really liked her. She's so different. I liked Prince Kai. Something sad happens in this book, I don't want to spoil it but it made me sad. The pacing was slow at first, but the second half was better. I really like Marissa's writing style. I thought it was beautiful. The plot was really unique and different. There's a cliffhanger at the end but it didn't upset me. I really want to read the next book "Scarlet". Overall,I didn't have problems with this book, it was just hard for me to get into. If your looking for a unique retelling in a dystopian setting, I recommend this book. Also, Cinderella is my favorite fairy tale so I enjoyed the retelling part. I can't wait to read "Scarlet" and "Cress". That's my review, I think this book is worth a buy and I love the cover.
Those were all my reviews. If you read all of the reviews, give yourself a pat on the back. I promise I won't do anymore mashup reviews. I like to review books one at a time, I was due to review these so I hope you enjoyed them. I will be filming reviews for these on my channel so stay tuned for more :) You will probably see a review for "Legend" next. :) Thanks for reading.
Switched by Amanda Hocking
Rating- 4/5 Lily Pads
Edition-Paperback
Pages-293
Would I recommend it? Yes
No Spoilers!
Hey everyone, today I will be reviewing "Switched" by Amanda Hocking. I thought this book was pretty good. I gave it a 4 because I liked it but it wasn't amazing. I read the first two books in her Watersong series and I love that series, so I wanted to read this book. Let's get on with the review.
The Plot
The plot is hard for me to describe. I'm really bad at describing plots for paranormal/fantasy/dystopian books.
Basically Switched is about a girl named Wendy Everly. She lives with her Aunt and her brother Matt. When she was born Wendy was switched at birth. Ever since Wendy was born, her mother knew Wendy wasn't her child. On her sixth birthday, her mom tried to kill her and ended up in a mental hospital. So now Wendy lives with her Aunt and brother. At school everyone hates Wendy and people think she's a monster because she's not normal. Wendy starts to believe she is a monster. There is a guy in her class named Finn, and he always stares at Wendy. One day she confronts him and he tells her what she really is, a changeling. She is a troll and she has the power of Persuasion. She can get people to do what she wants using her brain. Finn tells her she's a Trylle. He tells her she doesn't belong there and he convinces her to leave her family and go to a world where she belongs. She eventually goes with him and lives in a castle. She finds out her real mom lives there, her mom's a queen and Wendy is a princess. Now Wendy has to learn how to be a princess and how to use her abilities.
My Opinion
I really enjoyed this book. I went into this book not knowing much about it. The beginning was really good, but the middle bored me a bit. The ending was really rushed. I thought the plot was interesting, I didn't know the main character was going to be a princess. This book was a good paranormal book. Even though the ending was rushed I may read the other two books in the future. I loved all the characters except for the Queen. She was really mean to Wendy. I really liked Wendy. She was a good protagonist. She was insecure about herself and I liked that because I can relate to it. She was strong at times and she stood up for herself. She was really likable. Finn was likable too. He is a tracker, which is someone who finds all the creatures and brings them to that world to be where they belong. He is also a bodyguard to the Queen. I thought he was a nice guy. I thought the romance was fine but it was a little rushed at some times but it was good most of the time. I liked all the other characters. All the characters Wendy was friends were very likable. She has some guy friends and a girl friend named Willa. I love Amanda Hocking because she does such a good job at developing characters. The character developing is just amazing, and I love the characters in her Watersong series too. The writing style was very simple to read and the pacing was fine. If you haven't read a book from this author, I recommend this book or her Watersong series, which I liked more. If you are looking for a good paranormal book with well developed characters, I recommend this book. I think it is worth a buy even though I got this book at a used book store for a dollar. Overall I really liked this book which is why I gave it 4 Lily Pads. Thank you so much for reading my review and stay tuned for more reviews coming soon. Bye :)
