Monday, August 27, 2012

MARKED by P.C AND Kristin Cast


THIS IS A HOUSE OF NIGHT SERIES, MARKED BEING THE FIRST BOOK. SO FAR THERE'S 9 BOOKS WITH THE 10th COMING OUT SOON. THIS SERIES IS ABOUT A GIRL NAMED ZOEY MONTGOMERY WHO GOES THROUGH AN UNEXPECTED, UNWANTED CHANGE. IN HER WORLD EVERYTHING IS NORMAL, JUST LIKE IN OUR OWN WORLD. THE ONLY SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IS THAT IN ZOEY'S WORLD VAMPIRES EXIST. THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AROUND BUT ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM HUMANS AND HUMANS DON'T THINK OF THEM AS MUCH. ZOEY GETS MARKED BY A VAMPIRE AND HAS TO GO TO A VAMPIRE SCHOOL CALLED THE HOUSE OF NIGHT, THERE SHE IS TAUGHT HOW TO BE A VAMPIRE. WHEN ZOEY GETS MARKED HER LIFE CHANGES COMPLETELY. NOW SHE HAS TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS, SHE HAS TO STAY AWAY FROM HUMANS AND FINDS OUT SHE IS ONE OFA KIND. HER BOYFRIEND HEATH AND HER GRANDMOTHER ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE FROM HER PAST LIFE THAT SEEM TO STILL CARE ABOUT HER. HER MOTHER AND STEPFATHER ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED ABOUT HER MARK (as if she had a choice). IN THIS NEW LIFE ZOEY CHANGES HER NAME TO ZOEY REDBIRD AND HAS TO GO THROUGH MANY DISCOVERIES ONE INCLUDING HER HAVING SPECIAL POWERS. WITH SPECIAL POWERS COMES JEALOUSY, ENVY, BETRAYAL, AND HATE.
THIS BOOK IS A VERY GOOD ONE, THE ONLY THING I DON'T LIKE MUCH IS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF BOOKS IN THE SERIES. I DO RECOMMEND IT BUT IT IS A TEEN BOOK IT DOES HAVE SEXUAL CONTENT..
FROM 1-5 I GIVE *****

Sunday, August 19, 2012

IF I STAY

                                                                  
THIS BOOK IS 196 PAGES, IT IS A VERY SHORT NOVEL BUT I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH. IT IS A VERY SAD STORY BUT I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GIVE ANY SPOILERS SO I'LL TRY TO BE CAREFUL WITH WHAT I WRITE. THIS BOOK STARTS IN A SNOWY DAY, SCHOOL IS CANCELED AND THE FAMILY DECIDES TO GET ON THEIR BUICK AND VISIT SOME OLD FAMILY FRIENDS. THE MAIN CHARACTER IS MIA, A GIFTED CELLIST. SHE HAS A BOYFRIEND WHO IS IN A BAND. MIA IS ONLY 17 YEARS OLD WHEN HER LIFE TAKES A TURN FOR THE WORST. THEY GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT AND SUDDENLY MIA IS OUTSIDE OF HER BODY WATCHING EVERYTHING. WHILE MIA IS IN A COMA HER SPIRIT IS LINGERING THROUGH THE HOSPITAL. MIA IS LEFT WITH A CHOICE TO MAKE. SHE HAS TO DECIDE IF SHE STAYS ALIVE OR IF SHE STAYS DEAD. IF I STAY IS A BOOK FOR TEENS WITH SOME SEXUAL CONTENT.
FROM 1-5 I GIVE IT A *****

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

FIREFLY LANE by Kristin Hannah

HI THIS IS MY FIRST REVIEW, I HOPE YOU LIKE IT PLEASE GIVE ME ANY FEEDBACK.
I READ FIREFLY LANE BY KRISTIN HANNAH AND IF ANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH HER BOOKS SHE WRITES MOSTLY ABOUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN OUR LIVES: FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP.
THIS BOOK IS ABOUT TWO FRIENDS, TWO BEST FRIENDS THAT TAKE DIFFERENT PATHS IN LIFE. TULLYANDKATE, MEET IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND NO I DIDN'T FORGET TO SPACE AFTER TULLY. THAT'S ACTUALLY THE NICKNAME THEIR FRIENDS GIVE THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE ALWAYS TOGETHER, LIKE ONE.
I LOVE THIS BOOK AND ALMOST CRIED AT THE END, ALMOST TO ME IS A LOT BECAUSE I NEVER ALMOST. THE BOOK HAS A LOT OF UNEXPECTED TWISTS, BUT ITS AN EASY READ AND A PAGE TURNER. FIREFFLY LANE ALSO FOCUSES A LOT ON FAMILY IN THIS BOOK THERE'S TWO FAMILIES MENTIONED THE MULARKEY'S AND THE RYAN'S. THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER CHARACTER THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE STORY BUT DOESN'T COME OUT MUCH. SHE IS TULLY'S MOTHER, THROUGH HER YOU UNDERSTAND WHY TULLY IS THE WAY SHE IS. ANOTHER GREAT THING ABOU THIS BOOK IS THAT YOU SEE TROUGH TWO DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW. SOMETIMES I FOUND MYSELF READING AND ASKED "WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT" THEN I GOT MY QUESTION ANSWERED. IT NEVER FAILED TO EXPLAIN SITUATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCCES.
FROM 1-5 I GIVE THIS BOOK A *****