Tuesday 29 March 2016

Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

Truthwitch is a YA fantasy about two girls, Threadsisters, called Safi and Iseult. I like this book, though I felt disappointed by the hype, even though I still enjoyed it. I felt like the world building was underdeveloped, but other than that it was great. My favourite character would have to be Iseult, as I liked her much more than Safi, who I found a bit annoying. I loved Merik, (mainly just my bias towards princes) and I found the whole concept interesting, though I felt like the different types of witches needed more explaining and the history of the Witchlands. I loved the bit where the sea monster thing attacked the ship and the end was really good. Overall I would give this a 88% and 5 stars, and I can't wait for the sequel, which I think has lots of potential to be even better than Truthwitch.

Thursday 24 March 2016

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken

I really loved this book . I've been wanting to read it since January, though my library didn't get it till March and I don't have any money to buy anything. :) Passenger is written by Alexandra Bracken, who wrote the Darkest Minds trilogy which I also enjoyed, though I liked this more. It follows a girl named Etta Spencer, who one day is pulled back in time to the 18th century. She then goes on a kind of scavenger hunt through time with Nicholas Carter, a time-travelling sailor. Nicholas was my favourite character, he was so sweet and asdfghjkl; I just love him so much. This book was probably the second best book I read this year (other than Lady Midnight) and I can't wait for Wayfarer. I read the blurb and I already ship Sophia and Li Min. I can't wait to see what happens to Etta in Wayfarer an dhope that it's even better that the first one. I would give this 5 star, 94%

Thursday 17 March 2016

Naughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman

I was told to read this book by my dad, and I am glad I did. Normally my dad tells me to read classics and expects me to finish them in a few days, but occasionally he has good recommendations, like The Knife of Never Letting Go. Naughts and Crosses follows a society where black Crosses are 'superior' to white Naughts, and we have two main characters, Sephy, a Cross, and Callum, a naught. I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in racism, YA books and inspiring books in general. The ending shocked me, and I can't wait to read the next one. I didn't really like any of the characters, as Sephy annoyed me and Callum was...meh... Their romance seemed very real, and the problems they dealt with seemed realistic. I gave this a 5 star, 91%

Rebel Angels by Libba Bray

I read Rebel Angels a while back, and I just haven't uploaded a review. This is the sequel to A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray, which I read last year. I enjoyed this book more than it's predecessor, mainly because this upped the stakes and had more plot twists. It took me ages to pick this up after AGaTB, and I'm glad that I did, because I really liked this. My favourite character would have to be Kartik, though Gemma does annoy me. I feel like they should be doing more to stop Ann from cutting herself and stuff, especially Felicity, who I feel does nothing to help it. Pippa still being in the realms surprised me, though now I smile whenever I read  her name, because my sister thinks that Pippa is a weird name (which it isn't) and there's a girl in my year at school called Pippa, soooo.... Anyway, I would give this book a 5 star, 86%.

Wednesday 16 March 2016

The Rose Society by Marie Lu

This book is the sequel to The Young Elites by Marie Lu, which I loved. This followup was great and though it was slow at first, the finale was epic, and I can't wait for The Midnight Star. I loved Magiano and all the new characters. Adelina definitely took a darker turn in this book, and her power has grown so much. I would highly recommend this to anyone, as well as Marie Lu's other series, Legend, which is one of my favourite series ever. I didn't like how slow it was, as it took me a month to read (which for me is really long), and at some points I wasn't hooked to the story and I didn't feel the need to finish it. 5 stars, 87%

Sunday 13 March 2016

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare

Lady Midnight came out a few days ago and it was amazing. I would highly recommend this anyone who liked the Mortal Instruments and the Infernal Devices, as well as people in general. You probably should read the Mortal Instruments and the Infernal Devices before this, though you don't need to. I loved the new characters and the plot and it was just great in general. I'm going to go into spoilers so...

Spoilers!!!

That ending. Cassie Clare has done it again. And we have have to wait two years for Lord of Shadows!!! I loved Julian and Emma and Cristina and everyone. The parabatai thing is really annoying me because THEY JUST NEED TO GET TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!! Kit being a Herondale really surprised me as well, and now I'm really excited about what's going to happen to him. I'm really afraid about Mark and Emma and what's going to happen. I feel so sorry for Julian and how he has to look after all his siblings at the age of twelve. And the Malcolm plot twist shocked me. I loved the Blackthorn family motto: lex malla, lex nulla ,  a bad law is no law. It just makes me laugh. :) I stioll ship Cristina and Mark, not Cristina and Perfect Diego, (who I have to call Perfect Diego now).
Overall I really loved this and can't wait for Lord of Shadows in 2018. And Chain of Thorns is out next year!!! I would rate this 5 star, 95%.