The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Avg rating: 4.41
Goodreads Summary:
Mara Dyer once believed she could run from her past.
She can’t.
She used to think her problems were all in her head.
They aren’t.
She couldn’t imagine that after everything she’s been through, the boy she loves would still be keeping secrets.
She’s wrong.
In this gripping sequel to The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, the truth evolves and choices prove deadly. What will become of Mara Dyer next?
Actual Rating: 4.5
Michelle Hodkin does it again! How does she manage to keep me so confused yet so intrigued at the same time?!
I really thought we'd get more answers and have less questions after reading this book but I have to say it was just as confusing as the last one. I'm glad we got a few answers and the ending was quite the cliff hanger.
***SPOILER***
I really don't think Noah is dead.. he probably healed himself or Dr. Kells is lying.. I want to know the truth to her involvement in this.. What does she have to gain? I'm sure we'll find out in the next one.
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Boundless by Cynthia Hand
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Avg rating: 4.17
Goodreads Summary:
The past few years have held more surprises than part-angel Clara Gardner could ever have anticipated. Yet from the dizzying highs of first love, to the agonizing low of losing someone close to her, the one thing she can no longer deny is that she was never meant to live a normal life.
Since discovering the special role she plays among the other angel-bloods, Clara has been determined to protect Tucker Avery from the evil that follows her . . . even if it means breaking both their hearts. Leaving town seems like the best option, so she’s headed back to California - and so is Christian Prescott, the irresistible boy from the vision that started her on this journey in the first place.
As Clara makes her way in a world that is frighteningly new, she discovers that the fallen angel who attacked her is watching her every move. And he’s not the only one. . . . With the battle against the Black Wings looming, Clara knows she must finally fulfill her destiny. But it won’t come without sacrifices and betrayal.
In the riveting finale of the Unearthly series, Clara must decide her fate once and for all.
Actual Rating: 3.8
This is the first series I've finished even though I wasn't obsessed with it. I think I've given a solid 3 stars from book one all the way to book three.
Even though I wasn't particularly interested in the characters I did insist that I find out how it ended. I'm glad I did.. I liked the ending and I appreciate the creativity and descriptiveness of the paths each character's life took after the fact.
**SPOILER**
I always kinda liked Christian better than Tucker but I was kind of glad Clara didn't end up with him. What he went on to do (be a father to Angela's baby) was a much better option.
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Fever by Lauren DeStefano
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Avg rating: 3.87
Goodreads Summary:
Rhine and Gabriel have escaped the mansion, but danger is never far behind.
Running away brings Rhine and Gabriel right into a trap, in the form of a twisted carnival whose ringmistress keeps watch over a menagerie of girls. Just as Rhine uncovers what plans await her, her fortune turns again. With Gabriel at her side, Rhine travels through an environment as grim as the one she left a year ago - surroundings that mirror her own feelings of fear and hopelessness.
The two are determined to get to Manhattan, to relative safety with Rhine’s twin brother, Rowan. But the road there is long and perilous - and in a world where young women only live to age twenty and young men die at twenty-five, time is precious. Worse still, they can’t seem to elude Rhine’s father-in-law, Vaughn, who is determined to bring Rhine back to the mansion...by any means necessary.
In the sequel to Lauren DeStefano’s harrowing Wither, Rhine must decide if freedom is worth the price - now that she has more to lose than ever.
Actual Rating: 3.5
A lot happened in this book but I didn't like it.. I like Gabrielle even less and I really missed Linden.. He has very little to do with this book and I found myself just dying for her to get back to the castle.. This book felt like a lot of filler.. I'm glad to be done with it and on to the next.
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If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Avg rating: 4.06
Goodreads Summary:
There are some things you can’t leave behind…
A broken-down camper hidden deep in a national forest is the only home fifteen year-old Carey can remember. The trees keep guard over her threadbare existence, with the one bright spot being Carey’s younger sister, Jenessa, who depends on Carey for her very survival. All they have is each other, as their mentally ill mother comes and goes with greater frequency. Until that one fateful day their mother disappears for good, and two strangers arrive. Suddenly, the girls are taken from the woods and thrust into a bright and perplexing new world of high school, clothes and boys.
Now, Carey must face the truth of why her mother abducted her ten years ago, while haunted by a past that won’t let her go… a dark past that hides many a secret, including the reason Jenessa hasn’t spoken a word in over a year. Carey knows she must keep her sister close, and her secrets even closer, or risk watching her new life come crashing down.
Actual Rating: 4.5
Very interesting! Well written.
Great character development, intriguing, had me hooked from page 1.
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Champion by Marie Lu
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Avg rating: 4.40
Goodreads Summary:
He is a Legend.
She is a Prodigy.
Who will be Champion?
June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government’s elite circles as Princeps-Elect, while Day has been assigned a high-level military position.
But neither could have predicted the circumstances that will reunite them: just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic’s border cities. This new strain of plague is deadlier than ever, and June is the only one who knows the key to her country’s defense. But saving the lives of thousands will mean asking the one she loves to give up everything.
With heart-pounding action and suspense, Marie Lu’s bestselling trilogy draws to a stunning conclusion.
Actual Rating: 4.5
AHHH!! That ending though. I was almost so angry about the ending until the last page.
This book was the perfect ending to this series. I couldn't have planned for it to go any better.
This book didn't drag at ALL.. There was action from start to finish. There were questions and then there were answers. There was crazy stupid love & feelings and there were twists and turns I couldn't even wrap my head around.
These characters have grown and changed at the perfect speed and intensity. They have all become so dear to me.[ everyone lived in the end.. I thought for sure the author was going to kill off at least one of the main characters. I couldn't believe everything that went down in the "10 years later" chapter and I wasn't happy about it until the last page. It kinda felt like no matter which side of the love triangle you were on, you got a tiny bit of happily ever after. (hide spoiler)]
**SPOILER**
I'm so glad that everyone lived in the end.. I thought for sure the author was going to kill off at least one of the main characters. I couldn't believe everything that went down in the "10 years later" chapter and I wasn't happy about it until the last page. It kinda felt like no matter which side of the love triangle you were on, you got a tiny bit of happily ever after.
Loved this series, love the characters, love the dystopian world, LOVE the historical background behind the dystopia and how the world came to be that way. It's not all that unbelievable to be honest.. We could be facing a similar society in the not so far away future.
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Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Avg rating: 4.61
Goodreads Summary:
Lost and broken, Celaena Sardothien’s only thought is to avenge the savage death of her dearest friend: as the King of Adarlan’s Assassin, she is bound to serve this tyrant, but he will pay for what he did. Any hope Celaena has of destroying the king lies in answers to be found in Wendlyn. Sacrificing his future, Chaol, the Captain of the King’s Guard, has sent Celaena there to protect her, but her darkest demons lay in that same place. If she can overcome them, she will be Adarlan’s biggest threat – and his own toughest enemy.
While Celaena learns of her true destiny, and the eyes of Erilea are on Wendlyn, a brutal and beastly force is preparing to take to the skies. Will Celaena find the strength not only to win her own battles, but to fight a war that could pit her loyalties to her own people against those she has grown to love?
My Rating: 4.5
Sarah J Maas did it again.
Honestly this book took me a little longer than normal to get through. It wasn't exactly a "page turner".. a "I have to know what happens NOW" book. It was just really good, quality material. Good characters that you can't help but love. Extreme devastation when one dies or is going through some touch situation.
Celaena remains one of my top 3 favorite main characters in any book ever. She grows and changes and evolves in every single chapter of every single book. Usually I don't like when I get to know the main characters in book 1 & 2 and then the author goes and throws in new characters in book 3. Sometimes that can really ruin a book but that is so not the case here. All the new characters in Heir of Fire, Rowan, Maeve, Emrys, Luca, Aedion.. they were all enjoyable and interesting and I loved getting to know them.
I really savored this book cause I knew it would end without a Chaolaena reunion and that's what I found myself longing for throughout the book.
Time to wait and beg for an ARC of book 4! Can't wait to see Celaena's army rise up and change the world.
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Feed by Mira Grant
My rating: 1 of 5 stars
Avg rating: 3.88
Goodreads Summary:
The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beaten the common cold. But in doing so we created something new, something terrible that no one could stop.
The infection spread, virus blocks taking over bodies and minds with one, unstoppable command: FEED. Now, twenty years after the Rising, bloggers Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives - the dark conspiracy behind the infected.
The truth will get out, even if it kills them.
Actual Rating: 1.2
Sorry but no. I did not enjoy this book at ALL.
I'll admit I jumped into it without even reading the blurb. It was part of a challenge for a group I'm in. I don't do zombies so if I had read the blurb I probably wouldn't have read it. However, since it was voted on and had some pretty good ratings, I agreed.
It was page by page torture. Very information heavy and zero character development. Also, there was no romance aspect at all but the MC and her brother seemed to flirt with each other a lot. That really creeped me out.
At first I did like the blogger aspect and hoped that the story would outweigh the zombies. It did not. I definitely won't be reading the rest of this series.
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