Book Review: Switched

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 :)
 

Book Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

Rating- 5/5 Lily Pads!

Edition- Special Edition Paperback

Pages-341

Would I recommend it? Yes! I recommend this series for new readers

No Spoilers!!

Hey book hoppers. I am back again with a quick review. Today I am reviewing book 2 in the Harry Potter series which is the "Chamber of Secrets". This is my first time reading Harry Potter. I was never planning on reading the series, but I wanted to see what the hype was about, so I decided to read it and I'm glad I did. What did I think about this book? Oh my gosh, every time I think about this book, it gives me the feels. This book was so good, I don't have to explain why, lol. This book was amazing and incredible. I really liked the first book but this one blew me away! The characters are amazing, and so brave. This book had so much mystery in it, I didn't want to put it down, and I read it really quickly. Now I get why this series is so popular. I'm not going to describe the plot, because my reviews are spoiler-free. Also, I'm sure most of you know what HP is about. It's been a long time since I loved a book this much. If you read my recent reviews, you know I haven't been amazed by the books I read recently, they were just okay. I can't put into words how much I loved it. It was such a great sequel to the first one. Like I said before, this book had so much mystery. I wasn't able to figure everything out, and the end surprised me. I really regret waiting this long to read the series. I wish I could go to Hogwarts. Even though this book was just incredible, I still have some questions that weren't answered. I'm not going to tell you them because there's spoilers. I'm sorry this review is so random, and not well written. I don't have much to say without all the spoilers. I will probably watch the movie soon, I want to watch the movies after I finish each book. Overall, this book was just too good, and I loved it so much, I still have chills thinking about it. :) If you never read Harry Potter or if you are just starting to read, I really recommend this series if you love fantasy, magic and really strong, well developed characters. That's my review, this series is worth a buy. I actually got the Special Edition Box Set for my birthday, and it was so worth it, because I knew I was going to love this series. I cannot wait for book 3. I will be filming a review on my youtube channel soon so stay tuned for that. Also, in case you don't know, I am actually doing a Harry Potter read-along, I read one book a month, check out my goodreads group if you want to join, the link is on the side of my blog. That's it, go read this series now, have a great day, happy reading, bye all of you wonderful readers! :)

Book Review: Landline

Landline by Rainbow Rowell

Rating-4/5 Lily Pads
Edition- Hardcover
Pages-308
Would I recommend it? Yes
No Spoilers!!
I bought this book with my own money




Hey everyone I'm back with a review today! I will be reviewing "Landline" by Rainbow Rowell. This is the third book I've read from Rainbow. I read "Eleanor and Park" didn't like it, but I loved "Fangirl". I want to read her other book, "Attachments." This book was good, really good but I didn't think it was amazing. I liked Fangirl better. Let's get on with the review.

The Plot

Landline is about a 37 year-old woman named Georgie McCool. She is a TV screenwriter and she writes shows with her best friend Seth. It's almost christmas time and her dream for a tv show is becoming true, it's her big break. Unfortunately, her big break is at the same time her and her husband Neal, and her kids plan to go to Omaha, Nebraska for Christmas to visit Neal's family. Georgie decides to stay in LA and work on the show because she doesn't want to miss the big opportunity. So she stays, and Neal becomes mad at her. So now her family is in Omaha and Georgie is alone in LA. She decides to stay with her mom and sister, Heather for a few days. While she's there, she stays in her room. Georgie finds an old phone in her room and decides to use it to call Neal. It turns out the old landline phone, has powers. When Georgie uses it, she goes back in time years ago and talks to the old Neal. So she talks to him everyday and tries to fix her marriage while communicating with him. While she goes through all this, Georgie wonders if her marriage was meant to be, because Neal never seems happy anymore. So in this book Georgie tries to fix her marriage. That's what the book is about.

My Opinion

I really enjoyed this book. The pacing was slow but it was entertaining. Rainbow Rowell is a great author, I don't know how she comes up with unique plots for books. I love that her characters are so realistic, I feel I could relate to them. Georgie wasn't perfect, and neither was Neal. The plot was really unique and I liked reading about marriage even though I can't relate to it because I'm not married. It sort of tells me how to have a good marriage. Let's talk about the characters. I liked Georgie, she was cool and dorky. I thought her job was really cool and I liked her best friend Seth. He was such a good guy and I could tell her really cares about Georgie. I liked her mom and her younger sister, Heather.Her two daughters were adorable. I also loved this book because Georgie's mom has two pugs. Pugs are my favorite dog breed, I love them and one of the pugs in the book was pregnant.  I loved how this book really focused on family, because family is very important to me.I didn't have any problems with this book, well except for one thing. The only thing that bothered me was Neal. I did not like Neal. There were some moments where I liked him, but most of the time I didn't like him. He was mean and he doesn't have much of a personality .He never smiles or laughs and that's not my type of guy. I like that he takes care of the family but overall I just didn't like him.He annoyed me because throughout the whole book he gave Georgie the cold shoulder.I understand that he was mad at her, but it was rude of him to ignore his wife. Georgie called him a million times and every time she called, he avoided her and that really bugged me. I felt so bad for Georgie. I honestly thought she was too good for Neal. That's all I can tell you without spoilers. Yeah, I gave it 4 lily pads because it wasn't amazing but I really enjoyed it. This was a adult novel and I like adult books so it wasn't a problem for me. I think teenagers can read this book because it's not very dirty there aren't any sex scenes but there is swearing, which bothered me because I don't swear at all. I recommend this book to anyone especially if you like reading about marriage. I couldn't relate to this book but that's why I loved it. I read to escape from my life and it was really good. I think this book is worth a buy. That's my review, stay tuned for more. I will be filming a review on my channel soon so bye!