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Showing posts with label book reveiw. Show all posts

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
5 stars

Young Adult Fantasy
Time it took to finish: 5 hours (ish)
Price: $11.35 (US) [Amazon Price] 
Length: 502 pages
This is the grand finale of The Heroes of Olympus series, which has been going on for roughly 4-5 years now. This book also may possibly the last time we get to read about Percy Jackson and his quests, because after this would be Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard which will be on Norse Mythology. 
For some reason, this book took me longer than I anticipated. I expected myself to finish this book within the first two days, but I received it on Thursday and I didn't complete it until Saturday night. Even though, it was perfectly written, and (thank goodness) gave all of our favorite characters a very happy ending (depending on how you see it). 
It starts differently than most of the other books: smack dab in the middle of their quest. Then it goes on as usual, different skirmishes that all lead up to the big face-off in which Percy does something so ridiculously stupid due to either his naivety or child-like nature. 
The large fight in the end gave me so many feels. There is just something about reading your favorite character fight for possibly the last time, with a bunch of other characters that you love so so so so so much. It just hits right there in your chest. 
There are some romantic action going on the story and a bunch of cuteness too (the ending is so great). And it's so filled with feels it's going to make you explode.
It's romantic. It's funny. It's action packed. It's everything I would've wanted in a finale.

[Spoiler]
Jason has glasses. Just look closely at the cover.
(Captain speaking) The Caleo ship has successfully sailed.





The Maze Runner by James Dashner
4.5 stars
Young Adult Post-Apocalyptic
Time It Took to Finish: 5 hours (in total over a span of 2 days)
Price: $9.99 (US) [paperback] [b&n]
Length: 376 pages

Thomas has every trait of a honorable character. It was hard to find a single flawed trait in him: he was heroic, nice, intelligent, curious and loyal. Although he did often break the rules, he was an extremely likable character. 
What I like about this book is that the idea is new to me. It's a gigantic maze, and teenage boys have been in there for years. They don't know how or why it works, but they live. They find ways to survive and endure through it. It's kind of similar to Hunger Games in a way, but the character doesn't know why it happens, they just know that it does. It leads you on, making you want to know more and more and more about how the Maze works. 
One of the biggest points about this book is that it clears things up for the reader. Not to the point where they understand everything, but everything to be able to understand Thomas's situation. I've read dystopian, science fiction and time traveling books where they don't explain the problem well enough which makes the reader confused and not eager to continue reading. 
This book is action packed all throughout. There is a bit of a long wait for the girl, but overall, the Maze Runner was really good. 

The movie for The Maze Runner is Out!

Summary: [c]
If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human.
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone.
Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade.
Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive.
Everything is going to change.
Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying.
Remember. Survive. Run.

 [pc]



After finding that my high school was stocked with books that I haven't read before, I'm kind of on a reading rampage.

Cinder  by Marissa Meyer
4.5 stars
Dystopian Romance
Time it took to finish: 1 day
Price: $9.99 (US) [Paperback]
Length: 387 pages
I have heard of tis book numerous times, on Tumblr, and between my friends. Cinder is a futuristic twist on the Cinderella's story. It includes a step-mother and two step-sisters, obviously there is a ball and a swoon-worthy prince. It's pretty action packed and left me wanting more.
One of the reasons why I read this book is because I kind of expected a happy ending. Maybe the conflict wasn't solved all the way and it needed a second book. Maybe they just wanted to make it a trilogy! But that is not the case. Prince Kai's last words to Cinder is heartbreaking and all along, she was throwing herself into a dead end.
It seems as if Cinder's troubles go beyond her family and dead step-father. It involves Lunar and Earth together. She is fighting against the prejudice that people have about cyborgs, she will do a lot for her youngest step-sister (who isn't as evil as you would assume so) and she does things for the greater good.
So I finish the book thinking: 'Everything is going to be alright, Kai and Cinder will get together in the end and everything will be fine.' But upon further research, I find out that the next book, Cress, wouldn't be about Cinder. It introduces an entirely new set of characters and a look-a-like Red Riding Hood. I'm slightly disappointed and discouraged to continue this series, but if I ever feel like continuing to finish it, I'll do it.
Summary: Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth's fate hinges on one girl...
Sixteen-year-old Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past and it is reviled by her step-mother. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover sees about her past in order to protect her world's future. Because there is something unusual about Cinder, something that others would kill for.
:: Woo this was a pain to type. My Chrome isn't working for some reasons and now I'm using Internet Explorer. For some reason BlogSpot isn't compatible with it and sometimes won't register what I type, so sorry for the errors. 

Graceling by Kristin Cashore
4.5 Stars

Fantasy
Time it took to finish: 3 days
Price: $17.00 (US)
Length: 471 pages

This book was really lovely despite what my friends had told me about it. Katsa is a wonderful character, the struggle between doing right and wrong with her Grace is obvious with her actions. We read a few chapters, fully registering the extent of her powerful Grace and what she could achieve with it. Then comes in Po, yet another beautiful character that brings Katsa light. He's patient, kind, supportive and just a bit self-confident. It's action-packed with just the right amount of romance dabbed in there. 
In the middle of the story, Graceling does get a bit slow. It drags on with endless details and situations that don't seem quite important. But over these pages, you can really see the friendship development that the characters go through. 

Summary:
In a world where people born with an extreme skill - called a Grace - are feared and exploited, Katsa carries the burden of a skill even she despises: the Grace of killing. She lives under the command of her uncle Randa, King of the Middluns, and is expected to execute his dirty work, punishing and torturing anyone who displeases him. 
When she first meets Prince Po, who is Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change. 
She never expects to become Po's friend.
She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace- or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away... a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone. 





The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith.
Five Stars

Contemporary Romance 
Time it took to finish: 2-3 hours nonstop
Price (listed on cover): $17.99 (US)
Length: 236 pages
Emotion? This book made me cry a bit, and definitely made me smile. 

I got this book for free in this cute little library near Stony Brook University in New York. I have heard of this book, and have been told that it's extremely well written. 
I have to agree. 
Although it was a bit short of my liking (236 pages), it was incredibly cute and sweet. The story spans over a time period of two days, and you can see the main character's chemistry develop into more as it goes on. Oliver and Hadley grow close to each other after they meet at the airport and sit together in the same row. This story is funny, cute and heartbreaking at the same time. 
It's also filled with quotes like:
"It's not the changes that will break your heart; it's that tug of familiarity." 
"It's one thing to run away while someones chasing you. It's entirely another to be running all alone." 

Summary:
Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. Having missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row.
A long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more?...








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