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Review: Unbreakable by Kami Garcia

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Kami Garcia/Unbreakable

Unbreakable by Kami Garcia
Genre: Paranormal
Published by: Little, Brown
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Rating: ★★.5

After reading the sequel, Unmarked, I realised I hadn’t written a review for Unbreakable, the first in The Legion trilogy. Unmarked brought the plot flooding back, which I think is a really successful element of a second book, but bare with me if this review is a little sparse…it has been over a year since I read this! Still, it’s worth mentioning what a fun and fast paced beginning of a series it was, and it deserves credit that Unmarked doesn’t match.

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Review: Resist by Sarah Crossan

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resistResist by Sarah Crossan
Genre: Dystopian, Sci-Fi
Published by: Bloomsbury
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Series: Breathe (#1)
Rating: ★★★★

Luckily, I didn’t have to find out what happened next in the sequel to Breathe, because my local library has had the second book in stock for ages and finally I got to pick it up! I really loved the first book and was super excited to see how the series would conclude. I can happily say that I liked the ending and to a certain extent, wish there had been more!

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Review: Soundless by Richelle Mead

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24751478Soundless by Richelle Mead
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Published by: Razorbill
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Rating: ★★★★★

Soundless has received a lot of mixed reviews, mostly because people were surprised that it’s a fantasy novel and yet it’s only 260-something pages. At first I was hesitant to pick it up, because I have similar tastes to those that said they didn’t enjoy it, but when I found Soundless in my local library, I couldn’t resist. From this I’ve leaned that we shouldn’t be surprised just because one book doesn’t fit our conventions of the genre, because, for me, Soundless was refreshing and completely beautiful! I LOVED IT!

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Review: Asking For It by Louise O’Neill

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Asking-for-It-by-Louise-ONeill1Asking For It by Louise O’Neill
Genre: Contemporary
Published by: Quercus
Pages: 341
Format: Library Book
Rating: ★★★★

After reading Only Ever Yours and not really understanding the message behind the piece, I thought I’d try Louise O’Neill’s latest book, Asking For It, with a very clear message about sexual consent and abuse. I knew from just looking at the book that it was going to be difficult to read, but I’m so pleased I did. Here’s why… Continue reading “Review: Asking For It by Louise O’Neill” →

Review: Breathe by Sarah Crossan

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breatheBreathe by Sarah Crossan
Genre: Dystopian, Romance, Sci-Fi
Published by: Bloomsbury
Pages: 373
Format: Paperback
Series: Resist (#2)
Rating: ★★★.5

I’ll admit it here and now, this was a bit of a cover buy. After reading Under the Never Sky and eventually really liking it, I thought I would give this series a try, since it seemed pretty similar! In a world where there are no longer any trees, your oxygen is controlled by Breathe and unless you’re Privileges, you lead a very restricted life. Quinn is Privileged and Bea is not, but they’re not about to let their caste dictate their friendships, together they leave the Pod and get caught up in RATS, the rebellion that wants to expose Breathe and forge a new world where everyone has the right to breathe.

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Review: Paper Towns by John Green

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Paper Towns by John Green
Genre: Contemporary, Road Trip, Mystery
Published by: Bloomsbury
Pages: 305
Format: Paperback: (I own two!)
Rating: ★★★★

I’ve been looking at my shelf of favourite books lately and thought, wait a second, some of these books I’ve only read once! This was the case with Paper Towns. But, an important factor of defining a favourite book is whether it will stand the test of time. Would you want to read it, again and again? Well, I found out… Continue reading “Review: Paper Towns by John Green” →

Review: Enders by Lissa Price

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13412377Enders by Lissa Price
Genre: Sci-Fi, Dsytopia
Published by: Delcorte Press
Pages: 288
Format: e-book
Rating: ★★
Series: Starters (#1)

I have to say that I was slightly confused upon starting Enders since it’s been such a long time since I read Starters. I couldn’t quite remember who the main character was outside of her enhanced body and how was the evil again? Why is this Old Man’s voice in her head? This book didn’t do a great job of quickly summarising the first book, but eventually I found my way back.

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(Spoiler) Review: Ashes to Ashes by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian

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20743262Ashes to Ashes by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal, Romance
Published by: Simon & Schuster
Pages: 368
Format: e-book
Rating: ★★
Series: Burn For Burn (#1) | Fire With Fire (#2)
Where to Find: Goodreads | Amazon

I was so unbelievably excited to read this book. Fire With Fire was one of my favourite books of the year and I needed to know what happened next. I’d seen a couple of reviews floating around Goodreads about how rushed the ending was and how it wasn’t as great as the other book in the series, but I refused to believe this would be the case. How could it be when Fire With Fire had been SO GOOD? But boy oh boy was I proven wrong. Ashes to Ashes was rushed and the ending was straight up ridiculous. What we have here, ladies and gentleman, is a perfect example of wasted potential.

(Disclaimer: you should still read this series if you haven’t because the first two books are 5 star reads and totally worth it, but just prepare yourself for a disappointing ending.)

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Review: Library of Souls by Ranson Riggs

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24120519Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs
Genre: Supernatural
Published by: Quirk Books
Pages: 458
Format: e-book
Rating: ★★
Series: Miss Peregrine’s Home… (#1) | Hollow City (#2)
Where to Find: Goodreads | Amazon

Library of Souls is the final book in the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series, it wasn’t one of my high anticipated reads, but I’d read the other two, so why not! I was mostly disappointed, which is pretty much how I felt about Hollow City too. If you’re a fan of the series, then you’ll definitely appreciate the series, but I just don’t think it was my thing.

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Review: Wings Series by Aprilynne Pike

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These beautiful, glittery pink books have been on Bee’s shelves for as long as I can remember. They were some of the first YA books she read, and mark the genesis of her love for faery fiction. This year, I made it my mission to read more of Bee’s books, and the Wings series is possibly my favourite thing so far.

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