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Review: The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Published on February 7, 2015February 7, 2015 by Heart Full Of Books3 Comments

The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Published by: Simon & Schuster
Pages: 470
Format: E-Book
Rating: ★★★★
Series: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (#1) | The Evolution of Mara Dyer (#2)
Where to Find: Goodreads | Amazon

This was probably my favourite book in the trilogy. It started out gross. I never thought I’d get to read about someone cutting out another person’s eye. (You can guess I haven’t read A Song of Ice and Fire!) Mara is no longer just troubled but bordering on insane. Everything that’s happening to her is unbelievable and that’s why it’s so interesting to read.

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Review: The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Published on February 6, 2015February 7, 2015 by Heart Full Of Books3 Comments

The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Published by: Simon & Schuster
Pages: 528
Format: E-Book
Rating: ★★★★
Series: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (#1) | The Retribution of Mara Dyer (#3)
Where to Find: Goodreads | Amazon

If I thought the first book was serious, then this took Mara’s story to a whole new level. It’s difficult to write reviews about this series because if I say too much then the whole thing will be spoiled, and I think this is the perfect book series to go into knowing nothing about them, in order to really appreciate the plot twists and darkness.

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Review: Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Published on February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 by Heart Full Of BooksLeave a comment

Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Genre: contemporary, romance, LGBT
Published by: Electric Monkey (Egmont)
Pages: 238
Format: Paperback
Rating: ★★
Where to find: Goodreads | Amazon

I’ve already read Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist and Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares and Naomi and Ely’s story was probably my least favourite of the three. I couldn’t connect with the characters as much, and I just din’t really like them. What I did like, that was different to their other co-written works, was the added perspectives of the eponymous character’s friends. If you liked A Little Something Different you would probably like this style of writing!

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Review: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

Published on February 4, 2015February 18, 2015 by Heart Full Of Books5 Comments

The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Published by: Puffin
Pages: 572
Format: Hardback
Rating: ★★★★
Series: The Lost Hero (#1) | Son of Neptune (#2) | House of Hades (#4) | Blood of Olympus (#5)
Where to Find: Goodreads | Amazon

Everyone is back together! Right where they should be! Mark of Athena really kicks of the series, in my opinion. The main enemy has been set out, and the characters are all there are ready to go. Also, character relationships have been planned carefully so conflict can only ensue! I was so excited to continue this series, and boy, has it gotten better. But that cliffhanger. That cliffhanger, thank goodness I don’t have to wait for House of Hades. Continue reading “Review: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan” →

Review: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Published on February 3, 2015February 7, 2015 by Heart Full Of Books3 Comments

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Published by: Simon and Schuster
Pages: 456
Format: Paperback
Rating: ★★★★
Series: The Evolution of Mara Dyer (#2) | The Retribution of Mara Dyer (#3)
Where to Find: Goodreads | Amazon

I first read this book at the beginning of 2014, and I can still remember the plot. That is probably the biggest compliment I could give a book, as a lot of YA plots seems to just float out of my head a month after I’ve read it.

Mara Dyer is probably one of the most interesting characters I’ve read about. I don’t think I fully understood the power she possessed at the beginning of the trilogy,. and only really appreciated her situation once I’d finished ‘The Retribution of Mara Dyer.’

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Review: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

Published on February 2, 2015February 18, 2015 by Heart Full Of Books5 Comments

The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Published by: Hyperion Books
Pages: 545
Format: Hardback
Rating: ★★★
Series: The Lost Hero (#1) | The Mark of Athena (#3) | The House of Hades (#4) | The Blood of Olympus (#5)
Where to Find: Goodreads | Amazon

Rick Riordan, you have outdone yourself, my friend. Percy is back. PERCY. IS. BACK. I could barely contain my excitement! I’d missed him so much! Jason, Piper and Leo were great, but Jason could never replace Percy, so it was lovely to have his charming perspective again. I enjoyed this sequel more than the first. I though Hazel and Frank’s backstories were really interesting, and the quests seemed even more exciting. The Roman camp was so new and different to Camp Half-Blood, I really enjoyed learning about it, and who doesn’t love a bit of Roman mythology?

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Review: Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi

Published on January 30, 2015January 30, 2015 by Heart Full Of Books4 Comments

Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi
Genre: Sc-fi, Fantasy, Romance
Published by: Atom
Pages: 389
Format: Paperback
Rating: ★★★.5
Series: Under the Never Sky (#1) | Through the Ever Night (#2)
Where to Find: Goodreads | Amazon

The final book in this series seems to be taking itself more seriously as a sci-fi fantasy novel. We’re no longer in the throes of ‘does-he-like-me?’ but instead dealing with the threat of tyrants and the honour of self-sacrifice.

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Review: Atlantia by Ally Condie

Published on January 29, 2015January 17, 2015 by Heart Full Of BooksLeave a comment

Atlantia by Ally Condie
Genre: Romance, Adventure
Published by: Dutton Children’s
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Rating: ★★
Where to Find: Goodreads | Amazon

Atlantia can be summed up in one word, one harsh word, ‘disappointing.’ I don’t know how I could’ve expected to enjoy the story when I had previously read Teardrop by Lauren Kate, which was also about Atlantis. I hoped for this story to be different. I hoped to like the characters. I hoped for it to be better than Teardrop! But no.

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Review: Ketchup Clouds by Annabelle Pitcher

Published on January 28, 2015January 12, 2015 by Heart Full Of BooksLeave a comment

Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher
Genre: Mystery, Contemporary, Letters, Romance
Published by: Orion
Pages: 251
Format: Hardback
Rating: ★★★★
Where to Find: Goodreads | Amazon

‘Ketchup Clouds’ is written as a series of letters to a man on Death Row, by a girl named ‘Zoe’, which is a name she gives herself to remain anonymous. The letters discuss her life up to and after a fatal event which she thinks she caused. Because of this, I thought I was reading from the perspective of a serial killer or something. That’s not the case.

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Review: Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano

Published on January 27, 2015January 28, 2015 by Heart Full Of Books1 Comment

Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano
Genre: Fantasty, Dystopia, Romance
Published by: Harper Voyager
Pages: 365
Format: Paperback
Rating: ★★★.5
Where to Find: Goodreads | Amazon

The blurb of Perfect Ruin is quite misleading: ‘The loss of her older brother taught Morgan a lesson: he jumped and fell…Morgan resumes as normal a life as possible as she struggles to accept her brother’s decision.’ Morgan’s brother is not dead, as this suggests. Morgan didn’t lose her brother, her brother lost his eyesight. Also Morgan doesn’t struggle to accept his decision, because she too is curious about what life is like outside of Internment, the isolated world in the clouds where thinking about what else could be out there is frowned upon.

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