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Game by Barry Lyga
4.0
I don't know why, but this book seemed so much better than the first one. Maybe because I knew what to expect this time and I was able to enjoy it for what it was: a twisted, teen murder mystery full of suspense and gruesome details! Not a Dexter read-alike, like I had thought when I picked up book one in this series. Thankfully, this book was so intriguing and fast-paced, the series totally redeemed itself and was able to make my opinions of it take a 180. Well, maybe only a 90 degree, because the first book was good too, but Game was so much better!
Written in Red by Anne Bishop
4.0
You know what? This really was a really great book! It's original (to me, I've been on a werewolf/vampire break for years) with great characters. Especially Asia, I hated her with a passion! OOoooooh! And the romance doesn't become Twilight-y with impossible, against-their-nature human and werewolf romances. The Others are not human, they view humans as meat, they don't care what happens to most humans, and you won't be lead to think otherwise. Which is good. I didn't need a book with wimpy characters. Although... Meg was wimpy enough of a character that she filled that quota herself. That's not a total insult, she was raised to be ignorant and helpless, and it's her nature to be innocent, but sometimes she kinda got on my nerves. No matter, this book was way too awesome for that to make a difference!
Saints by Gene Luen Yang
3.0
The companion graphic novel to "Boxers", which taught ignorant me about this moment of history called the Boxer Rebellion, wasn't as good as the first. Or maybe my opinions were skewed because book 1 was so much more in depth with Bao's character, that when we see Vibiana's side of the story, as a Christian in 1899 China, I'm still reeling from Bao's story. In this shorter side of the tale Vibiana's character doesn't know who she wants to be or what her vocation is. It's another great graphic novel, don't get me wrong, but I feel Gene Yang didn't try as hard to make us like Vibiana. She was quite plain.
El Principito, 2. El Planeta del Pájaro de Fuego by Elyum Studio
2.0
Again, the story was meh but the art was cute.
The Planet of Wind by Guillaume Dorison
2.0
Kinda makes me think of the prince as the Doctor. Hmmmm. Well you're thrown right into the action and adventure with not much of a premise but for a note to Rose (another Doctor similarity) as to how the Prince and the fox are off to save planets from the evil influence of the Snake. Pretty simplistic. The art is cute, but the stories just seem to be lacking.
Superman: Earth One, Volume 2 by J. Michael Straczynski
3.0
I am really loving the Earth One reboot of Superman. Although it's not so much the story and writing that wins me over but the great art and how hot Clark Kent is... >_>
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
4.0
Yes, that's right, I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars. Was it the best book I've ever read? Nope. But it was definitely unforgettable and quite possibly the best example of well-written dialogue I've ever read. Man, John is so good at making teens sound like teens! Also, the lines in this book will have you cracking up, like it did me. I'll definitely make it a highly recommended book to almost all teens at my library, I just hope they aren't scared away by some of the big words :)
The Rules by Stacey Kade
4.0
Wooohooo! I'm on a roll! Two great books in a row! Okay, so this suggestion goes out to Stacey. Hey! Stacey Kade! I see you are a Goodreads Author! C'mere! I have a suggestion. Pretty, pretty puh-lease do NOT ruin book 2. This first book was so much fun that I could not put it down. You just cared about Ariane and Zane and really, really wanted to see Rachel get hers. So here's a tip: Do not ruin book 3 with a sloppy, whiny, easily avoidable, non-believable love triangle. I can totally dig Rachel having feelings for Zane and showing them in her messed-up, bitchy way, but do not make up a character for Zane to "fall for", or a fellow hybrid like Ariane who "gets her, like Zane never will". Please. That is shallow and stupid and it has happened to me too often with the second books in series. Keep it fun, and suspenseful and filled with surprises and revenge, like this book!
Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey
5.0
Hoooray! A good teen book that's not part of a series! I don't know if the lack of what I deem a "perfect book" has influenced this review, but man this book came at the right time for me. As I mentioned, it's a standalone and not part of a series, it has great characters, there are no love triangles, there is romance but it's cute, it's tamed, and it's not stupid. The setting is 1850s London and Violet is forced to help her mother, a fake Medium, fake elaborate seances. Her mother's fame attracts the attention of a wealthy Lord who invites them all to a big gala at his mansion. Thus begins the murder mystery of this book! Double hooray! Violet is pestered and frightened into solving this mystery by her new found talent: unlike her mother, she can ACTUALLY see ghosts, and they make sure she solves this crime so they can finally rest.
Again, this book was wonderful. I loved Violet and Colin and Elizabeth! The writing was wonderful and I honestly didn't know who the killer was. I will definitely have to read more of Harvey's books!
Again, this book was wonderful. I loved Violet and Colin and Elizabeth! The writing was wonderful and I honestly didn't know who the killer was. I will definitely have to read more of Harvey's books!