Monday, May 17, 2010

If I Stay


Life is like music, every cord makes a different noise. You have to adjust it to the life you want. Mia can only adjust her life if she decides to stay alive. A terrible car crash has left a dent in her life and now her body is in a coma. Nobody knows if she'll ever wake up again. But Mia can still see and hear everyone. She found her body in the ditch next to the road. So is she dead? If she were dead her body wouldn't be in the hospital. Her family wouldn't be waiting to see her. She wouldn't have to watch her boyfriend, Adam, watch her lifeless body. So she sits and waits for death to come. But death doesn't come. She can choose to die and be with her family, or stay and live through this grief. Can Mia adjust the tune of her life like she does with her Cello? Or will she die and leave her only true love to blame himself. For her not being able to have children, go to Julliard, get married, or even to grow up. It all rests in her hands. I LOVED this book. I suggest this book to absolutely everyone. 5 words out of 5 because this book is Brilliant!

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson


Outcast. Melinda Sordino is an outcast. She had called the police during an end of the summer party, now she is hated by all. Her ex-best friends don't talk to her and neither does anyone else. Except IT. IT ruined her life, now she is alone. She is only safe in her head. But being alone with her thoughts isn't safe either, she's trying hard to forget what happened that night. At the party, she was changed. Can her warning on the bathroom stall about guys to stay away from help her save Rachel from the same fate as hers? Will anyone talk to her again? Will she ever have a reason to speak? I really loved this book and finished it on the 2nd day I got it. If something like that happened to me, I'd probably do that same thing as her. Try to forget. A 5 words out of 5 for making me cry. Doesn't take much for me to cry but this book had me bawling.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Burned


Zoey is in trouble again, only this time if she dies the world with officially end. Zoey is a Vampyre High Priestess who can control all the elements. But her soul has been shattered when her human consort Heath Luck was killed by the fallen immortal Kalona. The Otherworld is where she must discover the mysteries hidden in Kramisha's poem, but she's losing bits of her soul and memory as she and Heath hide out in the grove of Nyx. What if she can't get back? Stark is trembling with anger and himself while he's stuck on Earth with Zoey's empty shell, how will he protect his Queen? I personally liked this book but it was out of sorts compared to the others. The ending kinda felt rushed a bit and cut off more then the others could ever have. I give this book a 3 words out of 5 for trying. I seriously don't know what happened, its like someone else wrote this entire book just on bland notes.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

The Awakening By Kelly Armstrong


Betrayal. Twice in one day for Chloe, and now she's in the Edison Group's clutches. Now the only choice Chloe has is to escape and get back to Simon and Derek. But can she leave behind Queen Victoria, the girl who could have literally killed her back at Lyle house if it weren't for Derek. She could also be the one to rat them out when they had planned to escape. And then theirs Rae. With the power of fire at her finger tips, she could help them but she doesn't want to go. She also can't believe that several of the kids she once knew at Lyle House are dead. But once they do meet up, where will they go? What will they do? Chloe's worry metre has spiked up a notch once she sees there's a half million dollar price tag on her head thanks to her father. Can Chloe take another Chewing out from Derek and Tori? Or will her world collapse around her? I personally love this book and love this series. Just so you know, this is the second book in the series. The Summoning is the first and The Reckoning is the last so far. Another 5 words out of 5 for this novel. Are sparks flying between Chloe and Simon? Or Chloe and Derek?

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Thirteen Reasons Why


What if someone you knew and loved died? She killed herself. Then about 2 weeks later you get a parcel in the mail with no return address with 7 tapes inside. Each has a number, 1-13. Thirteen sides with a story to be said. When you first played the tapes a voice rang out that you could easily identify, your heart throbs when you think of who it is. Hannah Baker. The girl who ceased to be. She has a story to tell, one that will change Clay Jensen's life forever. She has listed 13 reasons why she killed herself, and if you listened to the tapes you could find out what you did wrong to cause her death. Clay loved Hannah. Why would the tapes be sent to him? But still he listens because she asks them too. And if they don't someone is watching them and if they don't pass it on to the next person on the tape then a second set will be posted publicly. Then they would all be blamed. All day he listens, and waits for his turn. Could they have stopped her if she had let them in? Could Clay's love still sitting the the desk in the middle of Mr. Porters class? Could Hannah have saved herself? Wow, I loved this book. It was amazing. Who would really want to find out you were one of the reasons your friend killed themselves? Really well written, so 4.5 words out of 5.

The Reckoning By Kelly Armstrong


The world isn't as it seems. To every light there is darkness, and Chloe Saunders and her supernatural friends are stuck in the middle of a battle unknown to most. Chloe is a necromancer, stronger than all the others. She can raise the dead just by summoning a ghost. She is the weakest of the bunch but she is willing to stand up and fight for all the supernatural children like them, different. The Edison group, an evil corporation, has mutated their genes to make them better. But also casting them aside from the rest of their races. The only thing that is keeping them going and in this fight is the knowledge that one of their friends from Lyle House is still their along with Chloe's aunt. Will they be rescued in time? Or will they be killed off like the other supernatural kids who where deemed too dangerous? An excellent addition to the first two in the series. I sadly finished this book in one days time because I'm hooked. I give this book a 5 words out of 5. I hope she keeps on writing this series. Chloe and Derek, I can't wait for your future!

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Wicked


Trouble is brewing in the air.An accident has happened. One that Holly might not recover from completely. People are dead, ones she cares about. Now her unknown aunt has come to take her to a foreign place. Will Holly be able to adjust to a family she never knew existed. And also a hidden life Holly didn't believe was real. Could she be Isabeau, a witch who died with her lover in 1666? There's a battle between the light and the dark, she needs to pick a side fast, since she's caught in the middle. A great book that I personally got from Mrs. CPM. I personally give this book a 4.5 words out of 5. I can't wait to read the next one.