My Review of: The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) by Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland (Translator)

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: The girl with the dragon tattoo is back. Stieg Larsson’s seething heroine, Lisbeth Salander, once again finds herself paired with journalist Mikael Blomkvist on the trail of a sinister criminal enterprise. Only this time, Lisbeth must return to the darkness of her own past (more specifically, an event coldly known as “All the Evil”) if she is to stay one step ahead–and alive. The Girl Who Played with Fire is a break-out-in-a-cold-sweat thriller that crackles with stunning twists and dismisses any talk of a sophomore slump. Fans of Larsson’s prior work will find even more to love here, and readers who do not find their hearts racing within the first five pages may want to confirm they still have a pulse. Expect healthy doses of murder, betrayal, and deceit, as well as enough espresso drinks to fuel downtown Seattle for months. –Dave Callanan

My Review: This book was a roller coaster, and not just while I was trying to read it. I lost this book too many times, and it was surprising. This is a big book, and the cover is so bright? How could I lose this? But I did, many times. Every time I’d start to get into it again I’d put it down somewhere and forget about it and then not be able to find it for three months. It was insane. Who does that! Aside from that, this book was amazing. Slow to start out, like the first one, but a lot was happening, and I was able to get into it faster because I already knew what the characters where like. Awesome. And smart. Especially Salander. She’s a a ninja snake. I don’t know how she does it, but I love it, and I really want to be as awesome as she is. I couldn’t stop reading it once I picked it up for the last time. I was a little over half, and finished the rest of it in four or five hours. I could not stop! I love it when that happens. So that’s always a good sign. The beginning I remember to be awesome, but I can’t be positive, because I started it over a year ago. Isn’t that crazy? It didn’t seem that long ago that I picked it up. Anyways, that’s all I have to say on that. Thanks!

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My Review of: Regine’s Book: A Teen Girl’s Last Words by Regine Stokke, Henriette Larsen (Translation)

Regine’s Book: A Teen Girl’s Last Words by Regine Stokke
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: Regine Stokke could have just given up. Instead, she started a blog and turned her fight against leukemia into a source of vitality, power, and beauty. Through music, photography, writing, and time spent with loved ones, she made the most of her life. She was a typical teenager with an amazing will to live, and the lessons she learned have relevance to us all.

“Seventeen-year-old Regine began a blog to document and share her experience after being diagnosed with leukemia in 2008. . . . Her writing is honest and raw, insightful and inspiring. . . . Her obsession with rock music and attending concerts saturates the text as it does her short life, and her original poems and artistic photographs add extra dimension to what is sure to be an inspiring read for a new audience for this moving title.”
–Booklist

“Stokke’s openness and honesty. . . are the chief draw; readers will feel as though they have truly come to know her. . . . it’s a rare, valuable window into life with a terminal illness.”
—Publishers Weekly

“In direct, emotionally open prose, Regine describes the details of cancer treatment, her optimism and frustrations, her excitement about rock music, and her relationships with friends and family. . . . Regine’s voice is matter-of-fact and honest, with a tone that is occasionally raw. . . . A heartfelt and visually appealing window into Regine’s last year.”
–Kirkus Reviews

“With a moving and honest voice, she takes readers along on her journey from diagnosis to despair to acceptance. . . . readers will find themselves rooting for Regine until the end.”
–School Library Journal

“There is no tale of end-of-life romance or melodrama in Regine’s memoir, just an honest portrayal of a child struggling to come to terms with something every human being will one day face. What makes her memoir so valuable is the message that she keeps coming back to. . . ‘Face your fear. Accept your war. It is what it is.’ In other words. . . ‘Live.'”
–Voice of Youth Advocates

* A Junior Library Guild Selection
* ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Winner
* YALSA Quick Picks Nominee

My Review: Wow, that’s a long description. Anyway. I received this book after I won it in a Librarything.com Give-away. It didn’t take very long to get here in the mail, and honestly I didn’t even know it was coming in the mail. I just opened the po box one day and was like “Yay! a package!” and then later opened it and started reading this book, Regine’s Book. It’s an amazing story of a 17/18 year old girl from Norway named Regine, who is battling leukaemia. I wasn’t sure I’d like it at first, but after reading the back of it figured out this was a book I’d like. I read through it pretty fast, and I loved the weight of the book, how it felt like a magazine, how there were pictures that Regine herself took, and that I got a little note from the publisher in it. Those are always unexpected gifts that I love. Regine’s story it inspiring. She was able to convince probably hundreds of people to donate their money, blood, and bone marrow (I’m sure) in the name of fighting cancer, and she really showed what it’s like to have cancer, through her blog. After I read the part about her having a deviantart account, I logged on right away and left a comment on her account page. I know she won’t see it, but I thought it would be nice, anyway. I fell in love with this book from the moment I opened it until the very last page. I hope more people will read this book, it really is amazing. I’m not exaggerating. Definitely check it out! Thanks for reading. (‘:

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My Review of: The Revealed by Jessica Hickam

The Revealed by Jessica Hickam
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: Lily Atwood lives in what used to be called Washington, D.C. Her father is one of the most powerful men in the world, having been a vital part of rebuilding and reuniting humanity after the war that killed over five billion people. Now he’s running to be one of its leaders.

But in the rediscovered peace on Earth, a new enemy has risen. They call themselves the Revealed – a powerful underground organization that has been kidnapping 18 year olds across the globe without reservation. No one knows why they are kidnapping these teens, but it’s clear something is different about these people. They can set fires with a snap of their fingers and create a wind strong enough to barrel over a tree with a flick of their wrist. No one has been able to stop them, and they have targeted Lily as their next victim.

But Lily has waited too long to break free from her father’s shadow to let some rebel organization just ruin everything. Not without a fight.

Find out more about the book at www.jessicahickam.com.

My Review: First of all, I’d love to say that this book sounded so cool on netflix. I was very dissapointed in how the story was laid out, and how it flowed. To me, it seemed choppy. That might just be me, though, I don’t know. I couldn’t get into it, things were happening too fast.. I couldn’t remember people’s names, I can’t tell you a thing about any of them that was significant enough for me to remember, though. Which is crazy. This book seemed like it would be perfect for me to read. It just didn’t turn out so well.

And now, because I seriously can’t tell you anything about this book, the review has to be short. Thanks for reading! (‘:

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My Review of: Scala (Angelbound #2) by Christina Bauer

Scala by Christina Bauer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: Nineteen-year-old Myla Lewis has transformed into Great Scala, the only being with the power to move souls out of Purgatory and into Heaven or Hell. Trouble is, a magical object called Lucifer’s Orb is limiting Myla’s abilities. If she tries to move a soul, the Orb’s forcing her to send that spirit straight to Hell.
So, what’s a girl to do? Send innocents to the fiery down-under?
No way. Myla’s gone on a supernatural strike. No souls go anywhere until the Orb’s history. It’s the right thing to do, but Purgatory’s Soul Storage buildings are turning into time bombs. No spirits are moving out, while millions keep coming in. Myla’s determined to find the Orb and send the innocent to Heaven, but she’s running out of time. Soon, the containment fields will burst, releasing a mob of homicidal ghosts.
With Soul Storage ready to explode, Myla’s got enough on her plate without her old enemy, Lady Adair, causing problems. Adair is launching an ingenious campaign to take away everything that Myla holds dear, including Myla’s Angelbound love, Prince Lincoln.
Between their clever ideas and toe-curling kisses, Myla and Lincoln are fighting back. But will they beat the clock or lose everything to Adair’s devious schemes?

My Review: What is this book even about? I couldn’t tell you. It’s weird how that happens, right? You’re into a book and then halfway through you realize that you haven’t actually read any of it you were just skimming.. and you have no idea what’s happening. Where were you reading? What happened? How did we get here? Where’s what’s his face? Stuff like that. I don’t know why I thought I read the first book in this series, but I definitely didn’t if it was anything like the second book, which I’m sure it was. For that reason I couldn’t really get into the book. I’m sure I would’ve liked it a lot better if I had read the first book… well, first. Anyways. The characters seem pretty cool, even though I didn’t really get to know them. The story seemed all right, but again, I didn’t know the beginning of the story, so I couldn’t really get into it. I’m sure I had a good reason for requesting this book off of netgalley, but I can’t really remember right now.. Oh well. It was a pretty good read. Check it out. Thanks for reading!

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My Review of: Avoiding Alpha (Alpha Girl #2) by Aileen Erin

Avoiding Alpha by Aileen Erin
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Tessa McCaide has come a long way since her abrupt entrance into the world of werewolves, but she still has just as far to go before she’s comfortable with turning full wolf. In the meantime, she’s avoiding the topic of shifting to four legs any way she can. Thankfully her mate, Dastien Laurent, is quite the distraction.
When she finds her best friend, Meredith, getting sick in the bathroom, Tessa knows something’s majorly wrong. Meredith was cursed years ago, and the dark magic kept her wolf dormant—only now the wolf is awake, and that same spell is killing her.
Tessa has no intention of sitting around while Meredith wastes away. Even if it means playing with magic she doesn’t understand, she’ll do anything to save Meredith’s life. Including bargaining with the local coven of witches and its crazed leader, whose only goal is getting Tessa to join the witchy ranks.
Can Tessa save her friend without losing herself?

My Review: I’m going to be completely honest here, and say this: I could not get into this book no matter how hard I tried. I just didn’t like it. And I’m also like 80% sure that I downloaded the first book in the series but never got around to reading it.. No wonder everything was so confusing. First of all, there wasn’t really an intro. Just some boring scene I wasn’t a fan of. The characters weren’t anything like I’ve read before, in a bad way. I couldn’t see them being real people. But I also didn’t get a chance to get to know them a little more. I don’t know if it’s because I didn’t read the first book or what, but that’s insane. haha. I don’t know. I just wasn’t into it. I got it from netgalley hoping it would be exciting and awesome, and it wasn’t really, not to me because I couldn’t connect with anyone in the book or anything happening in the book! Which really sucks. Anyways. I don’t know about you guys, but this book definitely isn’t one of my favourites. Thanks for reading, check it out and see what you think!

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My Review of: The Diamond Thief by Sharon Gosling

The Diamond Thief by Sharon Gosling
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: No one performs on the circus trapeze like 16-year-old Rémy Brunel. But Rémy also leads another life, prowling through the backstreets of Victorian London as a jewel thief. When she is forced to steal one of the world’s most valuable diamonds, she uncovers a world of treachery and fiendish plots.
Meanwhile, young detective Thaddeus Rec is determined to find the jewel and clear his name. Will Thaddeus manage to rescue the jewel? Or is it really Rémy that he needs to save?

My Review: What a strange book. Sometimes It was pretty good. Then rest of the time it was confusing, and hard to follow. I don’t know how I feel. I couldn’t really get into it, not matter how hard I tried. The beginning really started to suck me in but then lost me after the first couple chapters. I don’t know what happened. I got this book on netgalley because I thought it was going to be awesome, but it wasn’t really that awesome. I mean sure it was kinda cool, but not totally awesome like I had hoped. A circus AND a thief? How fun. Delightful. Hmmm Yes. Fun. But no, sadly not. I don’t know what else to say. The characters, no matter how cool they seemed, weren’t that cool. I don’t know if it’s because I don’t like books that were written in a long ago time point or what, but this really wasn’t the book for me. Thanks for reading, anwyays.

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My Review of: Cipher by S.E. Bennett

Cipher by S.E. Bennett
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: Cipher Omega is a failed experiment, an identical clone of the brilliant, damaged woman whose genome the scientists of the Basement were trying to copy and improve. All her life she has dreamt of life outside the laboratory, on the surface world, but when her home is destroyed and she’s left the only survivor of a hundred-year human cloning project, she is forced to face the reality of the military-ruled nation that created her. Aided by the only other surviving child of the Basement, an enigmatic solider named Tor, and two rebel freedom fighters named Bowen and Oona Rivers, Cipher finds herself searching for answers, at any cost.

My Review: Amazing book. I received a copy from Curiosity Quills Press in exchange for a review. I’ve gotten a couple books from them now, so I was really excited for this book. Cipher’s life is.. unusual. She lives in ‘The Basement’, an underground lab that works on clones. Cipher is the first of her kind, cloned from an unknown ‘cell mother’, and a failed experiment. Her secret? She’s dyslexic. Though it’s not a secret to everyone else, they already know and are ashamed to know, and even when she was broken out of the basement she was ashamed to tell people. I don’t why it was so bad, I’m not really sure of. Maybe it was because she was supposed to be perfect? Even someone who was created perfect isn’t perfect. I don’t know if that really makes sense, but that’s what I’m thinking. Anyways. The characters were amazing. They really pull you into the story with their colourful personalities. Sure they’re not very good friends sometimes, but it happens. They all work together and it just works. Cipher was probably my favourite character though, and not just because she was the main character. She’s insanely smart. She invents things. It’s awesome. She’s created to be awesome. I don’t know what else to say. She’s cool. She’s nice. She always thinks of others. Is that enough? No? Another thing is that.. Well she’s a clone. So it’s AWESOME. 😀 You should definitely check out this book if you see it somewhere. You won’t regret it. Thanks for reading.

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