My Review of: The Summer I Found You by Jolene Perry

The Summer I Found You by Jolene Perry
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: All they have in common is that they’re less than perfect. And all they’re looking for is the perfect distraction.
Kate’s dream boyfriend has just broken up with her and she’s still reeling from her diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Aidan planned on being a lifer in the army and went to Afghanistan straight out of high school. Now he’s a disabled young veteran struggling to embrace his new life. When Kate and Aidan find each other neither one wants to get attached. But could they be right for each other after all?

My review: (DAAAAAAAMMIT. Had to re-write it because I accidently clicked the back button and deleted my whole first review. Booooo. Anyways. Take two.) This book made me feel happy inside. I really enjoyed reading it, and I really couldn’t put it down, I couldn’t get enough of it. Thanks to Netgalley for letting me read it. Okay. Here we go. I might have a teensy bit of a book crush on Aidan, as much as I don’t want to admit it. He’s adorable and I wish I knew someone like him. I’d never let him go. ❤ hahah. Anyways. Onto the review. Kate's just been dumped by her boyfriend, Shelton. Not that I liked him. He's a snob at first, but I'm glad they worked out how to just be friends by the end of the book. She's going through some stuff, like I said, she was just dumped, and she's still trying to figure out how to live with diabetes. I imagine it's tough, and this book showed me just how tough it is. Jen thinks that since her cousin, 19 year old one armed Aidan, needs a refreshing night, and Kate needs one too, that they should go on a double date. Little does she know that it'll turn into so much more than that. This book is written with the point of view switching between Aidan and Kate every other chapter. I really liked that, it gave me a chance to learn about both sides of the story. Which is always good. I can't remember what the rest of the review I originally wrote said, but it pretty much summed up what I re-wrote up there. Aidan figures out his life, Kate figures out her life, and they are able to start again. blah blah blah. I really liked this book, but it's three in the morning and my brain isn't working so well, lol. This book was a good refresher from all the paranormal stuff I've been reading lately, and you should definitely check it out. (':

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My Review of: White Lines by Jennifer Banash

White Lines by Jennifer Banash
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: A gritty, atmospheric coming of age tale set in 1980s New York City.
Seventeen-year-old Cat is living every teenager’s dream: she has her own apartment on the Lower East Side and at night she’s club kid royalty, guarding the velvet rope at some of the hottest clubs in the city. The night with its crazy, frenetic, high-inducing energy—the pulsing beat of the music, the radiant, joyful people and those seductive white lines that can ease all pain—is when Cat truly lives. But her daytime, when real life occurs, is more nightmare than dream. Having spent years suffering her mother’s emotional and physical abuse, and abandoned by her father, Cat is terrified and alone—unable to connect to anyone or anything. But when someone comes along who makes her want to truly live, she’ll need to summon the courage to confront her demons and take control of a life already spinning dangerously out of control.
Both poignant and raw, White Lines is a gripping tale and the reader won’t want to look away.

My Review: As much as I want to rate this book higher than two measly stars, I just can’t. The characters were interesting enough, the story was pretty good, up until the end. The end killed it for me. The story just wasn’t finished, not enough for me anyway. Caitlyn, or Cat, is a cool kid. Lives by herself, is pretty much queen of the club she works at, and tries to live an almost normal life. Well, aside from the drugs, the abusive mother, and the father who’s never there. sure she has friends, but I don’t think she would have most of them if she wasn’t into the club scene as much as she was. Again, I don’t have a problem with the whole story as much as I have a problem with the end. Sure, the book was depressing, ut that’s just how books are sometimes. I want to know what happened to Giovanni, especially, but also what happened to the rest of the characters, aside from the TWO that were mentioned at the end of the book. What happens to Jullian? Does Cat’s mom continue to assault her and worm her way onto her life? Does Cat ever tell anyone what happened between her and Christoph? Ugh. Those are just a few questions I have. Rant Over. Don’t read this book if you want to read something that completely finishes. Disappointed.

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My review of: Insanity by Cameron Jace

Insanity by Cameron Jace
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Goodreads synopsis: After accidentally killing everyone in her class, Alice Wonder is now a patient in the Radcliffe Lunatic Asylum. No one doubts her insanity. Only a hookah-smoking professor believes otherwise; that he can prove her sanity by decoding Lewis Carroll’s paintings, photographs, and find Wonderland’s real whereabouts. Professor Caterpillar persuades the asylum that Alice can save lives and catch the wonderland monsters now reincarnated in modern day criminals. In order to do so, Alice leads a double life: an Oxford university student by day, a mad girl in an asylum by night. The line between sanity and insanity thins when she meets Jack Diamond, an arrogant college student who believes that nonsense is an actual science.(less)

My review: I wasn’t quite sure I’d like this book when I started reading it, but that quickly changed. I was instantly sucked into Alice’s story, and couldn’t stop reading it until it was over. And then, to top it off? There’s going to be a second book. How awesome is that. Alice Wonder is insane. Or that’s what everyone tells her, anyways. Her only friend is a tiger lily, and when she needs to check her sanity, she talks to the plant. If the plant talks back, she’s hallucinating. If it doesn’t, she’s good to go. In a blurry escape tactic to get out of the asylum she’s been in for the last two years, she misplaces her tiger lily. Little does she know, she’ll need it more than ever. Not that she mentioned it in the book. I would’ve liked to see her actually talk to the plant, but that’s okay. It was still an awesome book. While reading this, I kept trying to imagine the characters as the ones from the latest movie, but that didn’t really work for me. Once she meets the caterpillar, who doesn’t go anywhere without his hookah, things start getting more hazy for her. He tells her that she’s THE Alice from Alice in Wonderland, and that she can save all these people that need her help. But how can she do that when she can’t remember anything except a week before? People tell her that she’s a murderer, that she killed a whole school bus full of kids, but did she really do that? You’ll have to read and find out. This book is amazing, and I really think that other people should read it. You’ll have to check it out for yourself.

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My review of: The Archived (The Archived #1) by Victoria Schwab

The Archived by Victoria Schwab
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.

Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.

Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often—violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive.

Being a Keeper isn’t just dangerous—it’s a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da’s death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall.

My review: This book was awesome. At first I was confused because I didn’t realize that Mackenzie was a girl, but as soon as I got that all figured out, everything was settled. It was smooth sailing from there on. This book kept my interest the whole time, and was written in such a way that I couldn’t stop reading it, couldn’t put it down. I should have read this book a long time ago but I kept putting it off, Whatever. The second one is out now, I can read that soon! Mackenzie is something called a Keeper. There was no job information when she was being trained by her grandfather, her Da, Antony Bishop, ( He has many names ) She was accepted early, which doesn’t happen very often, but her Da was going to pass away soon, and he needed someone to replace him. He chose Mackenzie. Being a keeper is no easy job, you’re called at all hours to get these ‘Histories’, these copies of dead people back into the Library, the Archive. Because in this book, when you die there’s a copy of you made and put in a shelf. Sometimes they escape and can ‘slip’, go crazy, and someone has to return them to their rightful place. Mackenzie is one of those people. Not the best job, you get covered in scars, but someone has to do it, right? The job is passed down through families, and no one but you and the other keeper can know. And of course, any other keeper you know. Which also doesn’t really happen very often. Most keepers don’t even meet another keeper outside of their family. This book was an amazing roller coaster ride, and I couldn’t put it down for a minute. You should definitely check it out.

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My review of: Streaks of Blue by Jack Chaucer

Streaks of Blue by Jack Chaucer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: Adam Upton and Thomas “Lee” Harvey are plotting the next big school massacre at their New Hampshire high school. Nicole Janicek, who knew Adam in elementary school, tries to reconnect with the damaged teen at the start of their senior year. But will Nicole’s attempt to befriend the would-be killer disrupt the plot and turn Adam’s life around before the clock strikes 12:14?

My review: As much as I wanted to absolutely love this book, I couldn’t. Doesn’t mean I didn’t like it though. Nicole or ‘Nikki’, is a hiker. In the beginning of the book, she was hiking with her friend Candace, and she has a dream that changes lives. Her dream is about two boys, Adam and Thomas, killing people at their high school. Another high school shooting, much like many that have happened in the past. The dream tells her to be-friend this boy, Adam, and change his life, change his mind so that he doesn’t go through with the plan. It’s a good idea, but I’m not totally sure that would happen in real life. Once people are set on something, they don’t really change their minds that easily. I guess I could happen with someone who has minimal people skills, and doesn’t really fit in with anyone else. The two boys come up with this plan after being bullied for many years, I’m assuming. It happens. That’s what happens when you’re bullied for any amount of time, but mostly for a long time. It shouldn’t be happening, and this book proves it. It’s a sweet book, and I hoped that Adam and Nikki do end up dating, but that doesn’t happen. Doesn’t make me sad though. Thanks to netgalley for allowing me to read this book on them.

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Review of: The Farm by Emily McKay

The Farm by Emily McKay
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Synopsis: Life was different in the Before: before vampires began devouring humans in a swarm across America; before the surviving young people were rounded up and quarantined. These days, we know what those quarantines are—holding pens where human blood is turned into more food for the undead monsters, known as Ticks. Surrounded by electrical fences, most kids try to survive the Farms by turning on each other…

And when trust is a thing of the past, escape is nearly impossible.

Lily and her twin sister Mel have a plan. Though Mel can barely communicate, her autism helps her notice things no one else notices—like the portion of electrical fence that gets turned off every night. Getting across won’t be easy, but as Lily gathers what they need to escape, a familiar face appears out of nowhere, offering to help…

Carter was a schoolmate of Lily’s in the Before. Managing to evade capture until now, he has valuable knowledge of the outside world. But like everyone on the Farm, Carter has his own agenda, and he knows that behind the Ticks is an even more dangerous threat to the human race…

My review: Scary vampires are back. As much as I wanted to love this book, to really get into it, I couldn’t. As much as I wanted to love the characters, I couldn’t. I couldn’t relate to any of them, and I really hate that. This book had the potential to be awesome, and it just wasn’t. I couldn’t get into the book, couldn’t stay in it, and couldn’t keep my interest on it. As much as I love books like this, I just didn’t love this one. Lily and her identical twin Mel, are living in an old abandoned college. They live in a small closet of one of the classrooms, and try to stay there as much as they can. They live on a farm. Not the regular farm you’d think of, nice and pretty, but a farm that breeds human’s for the ‘Ticks’ that live around the farm. Breeders are girls that don’t want to feed the ticks, so they purposely get pregnant so they don’t have to. Apparently the vampires that live around the farm don’t like the pregnancy hormones. Crazy, right? It was a good story, but I couldn’t get into it. The characters were interesting, but not interesting enough. I don’t know what else to say about it. I’m glad I’m done reading it, because I don’t have to read it again.

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my review of: Horizon (The Soul Seekers, #4) by Alyson Noel

Horizon by Alyson Noel
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads synopsis: Fate has bound them together—and torn them apart. Now Daire and Dace face one final fight that will seal their destiny forever.

Daire Santos is the last of the Soul Seekers, and the only thing standing between the Richters and the destruction of everyone she loves. With her grandmother gone and Cade back in Enchantment, Daire must finally step into her destiny and lead the fight against the Richters. But what if that means sacrificing the person she loves most?

Bound to the Richters by blood, Dace struggles against the darkness growing inside him that threatens to claim Daire too. Though Daire refuses to give up on him, the choice may not be hers. An epic battle is on the horizon and the end of the world looms near. With such insurmountable odds stacked against them, is their love really enough to conquer all?

My review: I’m only putting this book at three stars, because really that’s all I think it deserves. Though it was a good book, it just didn’t suck me into the story like the first two books did. This was a weird ending to the series, I mean sure, something had to happen, but why did it have to happen like it did? Daire saved the world by singing. SINGING. What is this, a disney movie? Ugh. And there were parts of this book I just skimmed past because I just couldn’t get into it. Not my fault, I hope. Maybe it’s just that I was tired of reading this series, because come on, how many adventures can these two go on that are pretty much the exact same? They might not be in the same place, but they were with the same people, and about the same things. I can’t take it any more. I’m glad this series is over, and that’s that. I think that’s all I have to say about this book.

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My review of: Sin by Sharron Riddle

Sin by Sharron Riddle
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: My name is Sin. I killed a man in self-defense when I was sixteen. Not something a girl wants to brag about. My dad wanted to lock me up in the nut house, but Mom sent me packing to my great aunts in St. Charles, IL. They’re ancient druid priestesses, and they make me look like a pacifist. I’d barely unpacked before the aunts sent me to find the stolen hellhounds. Without the hounds to herd them to the underworld, the souls of the dead are flocking to the cities in murders of crows. If they’re still hanging around after three days, they’ll turn into flesh eating, brain feasting zombies. Van, an annoying but uber-hot Fey Prince, joins us in the hunt to find the hounds before the zombies overrun St. Charles and turn the cities into cemeteries.

My review: Thanks to netgalley for this awesome book. I really did like it. This whole entire book takes place inside the time span of 2 days. Isn’t it crazy when that happens? And then you can just go back in time and fix everything. I really hope there is going to be another book with these characters in it, I kind of got attached… Sin is just another ‘almost’ normal girl. Her mom’s crazy, she’s gotten in a few sketchy situations, and she’s just trying to work everything out. And then, she’s placed into a world filled with fairies and dragons. It’s insane how the book seemed to push her into situations she definitely wasn’t ready for, as a character. Most of the time I don’t like it when that happens, but I did in this book. There’s a sappy love triangle, some interesting things I didn’t quite understand at first, but I learned about later, and some cool fighting action and adventure. You should definitely check it out. 😀

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Review of: Dark Goddess (Devil’s Kiss, #2) by Sarwat Chadda

Dark Goddess by Sarwat Chadda
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: Still reeling from the death of her best friend, Kay, Billi’s thrust back into action when the Templars are called to investigate werewolf activity. But these werewolves are like nothing Bilil’s ever seen.

They call themselves the Polenitsy: man killers. The ancient warrior women of Eastern Europe, supposedly wiped out centuries ago. But now they’ve come out of hiding and are on the hunt for a Spring
Child � an Oracle powerful enough to blow the volcano at Yellowstone � and start a Fimbulwinter that will wipe out humankind for good.

The Templars follow the stolen Spring Child to Russia, and the only people there who can fight the supernatural are the Bogatyrs, longtime enemies of the Templars. To reclaim the Spring Child and save the world, Billi needs to earn the trust of Ivan Romanov, a young Russian soldier whose suspicious of people in general, and of Billi in particular.

My review: I’ve been looking for this book ever since I made my goodreads account. It’s crazy, I was so in love with the first one and when I learned there was a second one, I looked everywhere for it. I couldn’t find it anywhere until now, and I don’t even know where I found it this time. This book was amazing. I remembered a lot of the first book, which doesn’t always happen. This book was equally awesome. I was sucked in from the very first page, and I couldn’t put it down until I was done. I absolutely loved it, and I really wish I read slower than I did, because I didn’t want to stop reading it, and I didn’t want it to end. You know that feeling? I’m sure you do. Anyways, Billi has another epic adventure, this time taking place it Russia, as well as England. The supernatural have planned an insane attack on the ‘Spring Child’, a nine year old girl named Vasilisa. She’s an avatar, an insanely powerful psychic, who can sympathize with the earth, with nature. It’s an amazing story, and you should definitely check out the first book if you haven’t read it yet!

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Review of: Trial by Fire by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Goodreads synopsis: There can only be one alpha.

Bryn is finally settling into her position as alpha of the Cedar Ridge Pack—or at least, her own version of what it means to be alpha when you’re a human leading a band of werewolves. Then she finds a teenage boy bleeding on her front porch. Before collapsing, he tells her his name is Lucas, he’s a Were, and Bryn’s protection is his only hope.

But Lucas isn’t part of Bryn’s pack, and she has no right to claim another alpha’s Were. With threats—old and new—looming, and danger closing in from all sides, Bryn will have to accept what her guardian Callum knew all along. To be alpha, she will have to give in to her own animal instincts and become less human. And, she’s going to have to do it alone.

My Review: I feel like this book wasn’t as great as the first one, but I can’t totally remember the first one either.. So that’s not great. As thrilling and exciting as this story was, it just couldn’t keep my attention. I feel like nothing really interesting happened, but there were tons of interesting things happening. I didn’t like the end of the book. We’re back where we started at the beginning of the book, except someone’s dead now. Ugh. I hate when that happens. Now what? Another book I read and don’t like in this series? I dunno. Those are just some of my thoughts on this book. Bryn hasn’t really grown as a character. She did in the first book, but she’s still the same. Nothing really got accomplished in this one, and I don’t like that. The story hasn’t progressed. That’s really all I have to say. It’s not my favourite book ever, but I probably will still read the next book just to finish the series and stuff. Hopefully the next one is more interesting.

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