Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
Rating: 3/5 stars

**I know I haven't been reviewing lately but I had no time with the holiday season because I worked everyday. Now that i'm done with work and it is a new year, i'm going to try my best with keeping up with reviews.**

Bloodlines is a spin off series from the Vampire Academy series that include characters like Adrian, Jill, Sydney, Eddie and appearances from other characters. Adrian is the main reason I started reading this series. When I found out that this series included Adrian, I knew I just HAD to read it. He was my favorite character in the Vampire Academy series and what happened between him and Rose broke my heart. I was 100% team Adrian. Why chose someone that’s extremely boring like Dimitri when she could have Adrian?! It still makes no sense to me. In this book you find out that he is STILL extremely hurt from it and it broke my heart even more. 

I don’t know how I feel about this book. It was boring and I felt like it was missing something but at the same time I couldn’t stop reading it. It was addicting, just like the Vampire Academy Series. There was surprising twists but some of it was predictable. 

Anyway, I was disappointed that there was barely any romance in this. Lee and Jills romance was just weird to me from the beginning and I wanted something to happen between Trey and Sydney but nope, nothing happened. Even though I personally think Sydney is boring, I hope she grows on me in the next book and that she opens up more. Despite the fact that I didn't find this book as exciting as I wanted it to be, it was a great start for a spin-off series and I have a feeling its only going to get better.

Specials by Scott Westerfeld

Specials by Scott Westerfeld
Rating: 3/5 Stars

Will contain spoilers!!!

It pains me to say that I am extremely disappointed by this book. There was a decent amount of action in it but I was still very bored while reading it. I just wasn’t feeling it and I was just reading it so I can finish it faster. There was barely any romance in this book either, which is what I was expecting considering it’s the last book. There was a big question everyone wanted answered, who would Tally choose? Zane or David? But it doesn’t even get answered. Zane dies and she stays with David and they don’t even kiss once in this book. Zanes death was also so unnecessary and it broke my heart.

I have a love/hate relationship with this series. It got confusing at times and Tally annoyed me but I loved the concept of it and some characters. Overall, there were more things I hated than liked in this book but I still enjoyed it. One thing I hate the most is the ending because it was not satisfying. I don’t like how Tally stayed as a Special Circumstance either but whatever. I’ll probably read “Extras” sometime in the future and I heard that Tally appears in that so hopefully I get a little closure from that book.

UnSouled by Neal Shusterman

UnSouled by Neal Shusterman
Rating: 4/5 stars

I have 3 papers due this week so I'm going to keep this one short and to the point.

This is one of those books where you can put it down for a while and when you pick it up again, you get right back into it. When I started this, I honestly forgot a lot of the characters and their storyline but once I started reading their POV chapters, I remembered right away who they were.

I’m not a fan of changing POV chapters but I’m used to it when it comes to the Unwind series. I think it actually helps you keep track of the characters and their storyline since there is so much going on. If there weren’t different POV chapters for this series, I have no idea how it would turn out.

One thing I loved about this book is how Wil is mentioned a lot even though he is gone. I honestly thought he was just going to be in that novella “UnStrung” but he was a big part in this book. If you did not read “UnStrong” but read this, you might be a little confused so I definitely recommend reading that first.

The whole idea behind this series is so disturbing but it is honestly so much better than it sounds. Not my favorite out the series but it is still worth the read. I was planning on this being the last book but I’m so glad Neal decided to make one more because if he ended with this book, it would have been rushed and there would be a lot of unanswered questions. And now, the wait for Undivided begins…

Champion by Marie Lu

Champion by Marie Lu
Rating: 4/5 stars

For some reason, I honestly have no idea what to say for this book so I’m just going to keep this short. Plus, I finished this over a week ago and I forgot what I wanted to originally say. Opps, this is what I get for putting this off.

The reason I started reading this series is because I went the library one day and just picked up a random book that sounded interesting and I’m SO glad that I picked this one. This series is great and will be greatly missed.

This book does not pick up right after Prodigy, it’s about 8/9 months after which was annoying. I usually don’t like books that don’t start right after the previous but it worked with this series. It had a lot of action but at the same, not as much action as the previous books. It had a lot more politics and war, which would get boring and confusing.

Throughout the book I wanted to give it 5 stars but the ending made me give it four. I have mixed emotions about the ending. It felt extremely weak to me. It reminded me a lot of Mockingjay, It wasn’t horrible but it could have been A LOT better. The only thing that made me happy was that Andun and June gave dating a try, even though it doesn’t go into details. I wish there was more of him; I didn’t love him as much as Day but I would have loved to see how him and June were like in a relationship.

Overall, this book was not a disappointment. Marie Lu has really grown as a writer and you see it in this book. I loved all three books, which is surprising because there is usually one book that is not as great as the others. I will miss this series but I am really looking forward to Marie Lu's next series The Young Elites!

Sentinel by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Sentinel by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rating: 5/5 stars


NOW THAT IS HOW YOU END A BOOK **cough Veronica Roth cough**.  This is such a flawless ending to a series. A little sad and will most likely make you cry but at the same time its reasonable and will make you unbelievably giddy.

I was SO nervous about this book considering it was the last one and there is nothing worse than a disappointing ending in a series that you love. I had a lot of experiences where the last book in a series is so unfair that it puts you off the series but this has such a bittersweet ending. It is SUCH a plot twist and I did not see that coming.

There is a lot of drama when it comes to these books since it is very similar to the Vampire Academy series but I read both series and I actually love this one A LOT more. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Vampire Academy books too, but there is something about these books that is more appealing. Despite the similarities to Vampire Academy, this series has become its own and I love it.

If there's one thing I'm going to miss about this series, it is the characters.
-Aiden. Oh my gods, he might actually be my number one "book boyfriend". Usually there is a least one thing I dislike about a character but I can’t think of a single thing for Aiden.  He is basically everything you want in a man. He is extremely supportive, passionate and love-able. "I just don't want you to feel that way, because I love you. I'm in love with you. Forever and ever, and all the corny things I can attach to that.” SO adorable.
-Alex is probably one of the bravest characters out there, even up until the very end. I admire her so much. She is so strong and she isn't afraid to show that she is scared and to show emotion.
-SETH. Oh my, I am so happy about how he turned out even though it’s not a perfect happy ending. Most readers did not like Seth since the beginning since he’s an ass and especially after everything he put Alex through but I always loved him. I always knew he cared for Alex even though he had a strange way of showing it. You saw in this book how deep his love for Alex is and he would do absolutely ANYTHING for her.

This book has less romance than the other books but I still love it nonetheless. The moments where there is romance involved, it was incredibly sweet. There was a lot more Action that will have you on the edge of your seat. It had a perfect amount of both action and romance.

I really liked Solo’s story about how he got his scar, I did not see that coming and ever since we were first introduced to Solo in the books, I always wondered how he got his scar. I also love how Jennifer brings Caleb back in multiple books, I was heart-broken when he was killed and Alex being able to see him in the underworld makes it less painful. One thing that I’m mostly upset about is that the battle wasn’t that long. I thought that it was going to take up most of the book but it didn’t. It seemed like it just started then you blinked and it was over.

Anything that Jennifer L Armentrout writes is gold in my eyes and Sentinel does not disappoint. This whole book is incredible and I can’t believe it’s over. It is definitely one of my favorite series and I see myself re-reading it in the future.

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

WILL CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS!!!!!

Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Rating: 3/5 Stars

I started this book off with four stars but after thinking about it for a while, I changed it to three, even though it absolutely kills me. I don’t think I can ever write a proper review for this book. I finished this over 2 weeks ago and I still don’t know what to write, so this “review” is just going to be one big rant and I’m sorry.

First of all, the Divergent series is one of my favorites of all time but this book is definitely my least favorite out of the three. The other two books, Divergent and Insurgent, took me no longer than two or three days to finish and this took me over a week. I’m not sure if it was because mentally I didn’t want to finish it or if it was just really boring and not as exciting. I also felt like it was very rushed and that Veronica Roth just wanted to get it done with.

The beginning started out really slow and I was a little confused since they didn’t start off where Insurgent left off. I honestly did not get into the storyline till towards the end. A lot of irrelevant events happened and it had a different vibe from the other two books and I did not like it. I wanted a lot from this book, considering it is the last in the series, but one thing I really wanted but didn’t get was more Peter. Even though he was an absolute horrible person in Divergent, he redeemed himself for me in Insurgent and I started to love him. I wanted Tris and him to become friends or for Peter to admit that he had a crush on her. BUT HE WAS HARDLY IN. None of their friends were in it as much either and that pissed me off. I wanted more Christina too, and Uriah was in it for like 5 seconds than died. How was that even fair?

Caleb is a special snowflake and gets his own little paragraph. Even though he was not there for Tris in Insurgent and basically led her to her death, for some reason I still had a soft spot for Caleb. I knew from the minute Tris suggested that Caleb go into the room, I knew she would go instead. My heart broke a little when he let her go. I don't think he will ever recover from that but a part of me still wishes that Caleb been the big brother he should have been and went instead.

I loved the romance. I saw a lot of negative things about both Tris and Tobias and how they were both annoying in this book but I didn’t mind the fighting, even though it was frustrating at the time. The fighting made it seem more realistic and I loved seeing them get through the rough parts together. With all the fighting,  you see that they truly love each other and can get through anything.

The ending is what the hype of this book is about. I honestly saw something like this coming, especially since they did the deed, but I still cried. A LOT. I did not agree with the ending but I respect it. It was a bold move to end it that way because Veronica knew she would most likely get hate for it and it was not like every other Dystopian novel where the main characters get together in the end. It was nice to switch it up even though it killed a part of my soul.

I wanted to love this book with all my heart but it just didn’t happen for me. This book wasn’t her best but I will still read anything Veronica Roth writes. Divergent will forever be one of my favorite series, even with that heart-breaking ending.

Egghead

Egghead by Bo Burnham

Rating: 4/5 stars

Finished reading: October 22, 2013

If it weren’t for the fact that Bo Burnham wrote this, I probably would have never read it. I don’t read much poetry but this was great. This is such a witty and hilarious read and the drawings are great. Not only were most of his poems hilarious, some were adorable that would make you grin from ear to ear. Even if you're not a fan of poetry, I would recommend picking this book up.

One of my favorite poems from this book is
“I love you just the way you are
but you don’t see you like I do.
You shouldn’t try to be perfect.
Trust me, perfect should try to be you.”