No Good Deed by Goldy Moldavsky Review

No Good Deed by Goldy Moldavsky
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:
He’s not asking for much. All Gregor Maravilla wants to do is feed all of the starving children on the planet. So when he’s selected to join Camp Save the World, a special summer program for teenage activists from all over the country to champion their cause, Gregor’s sure he’s on the path to becoming Someone Great.
But then a prize is announced. It will be awarded at the end of summer to the activist who shows the most promise in their campaign. Gregor’s sure he has the prize in the bag, especially compared to some of the other campers’ campaigns. Like Eat Dirt, a preposterous campaign started by Ashley Woodstone, a famous young actor who most likely doesn’t even deserve to be at the camp. Everywhere Gregor goes, Ashley seems to show up ready to ruin things. Plus, the prize has an unforeseen side effect, turning a quiet summer into cutthroat warfare where campers stop focusing on their own campaigns and start sabotaging everyone else’s.

My Review:
I won this book through a goodreads giveaway. The description sounded like something I would really lie, so I though I would give it a shot. It took me less than a day to get through. Gregor is a sixteen year old boy. He has no friends, and his family is annoying. He wins an entry into a summer camp, Camp Save the World, hoping to make a difference. The only thing is that the camp isn’t everything it’s cracked up to be. The kids are pitted against each other in various random competitions constantly, trying to win points to win an internship. No one is really all too friendly too Gregor. Worst of all, a celebrity everyone is obsessed with is there, and she couldn’t possibly want to make a difference right? Honestly I wasn’t too sure about this book once I started it. The idea seemed really interesting, but I didn’t really feel that sucked into the story until about halfway. From that point on though I liked what I read. I felt a little old to be reading it, however, especially when the teenagers couldn’t figure out how to work a vcr. I guess I had that coming reading about sixteen year olds, being twenty myself. For the most part, I enjoyed reading this book, although it’s not one of my all time new favourites. Still, I don’t regret reading it and you should check it out if you haven’t already.
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Into the Rain (Phantasia #1) by M.U. Riyadad Review

Into the Rain by M.U. Riyadad
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:
Enter a world unlike any other. A world teeming with creatures the size of planets, parasites that can lay waste to entire civilizations, and mysterious energy sources that can decay the life force of stars. Across glacial swamps, cloud cities, and ages past – The Evil Eye continues to seek its possessor. What starts as only a whisper in the darkness, grows into a tale of epic proportions

My Review:
I loved this book from the moment I started it. The world itself that the story is set in just seems really ell thought out and diverse. Spanning across an entire solar system, there are TONS of different species and worlds and I love to just imagine what being in a world like this book, a mix of fantasy and science fiction, where there’s two suns and underwater civilizations and creatures that evolve before your eyes. The characters are great, following an entire team with the main character being a man named Red, they seem like people you might know in real life. They have ambitions and aside from being able to wield energy and being different species seem lifelike. The story itself is exciting and I couldn’t put it down once I started reading it. Although the chapters and the book in general are really long, I gladly would sit and read a chapter for twenty minutes at a time. I love the characters, the world they’re in, and just the book in general. I got it for free on amazon.ca and I’m glad I picked it to read next. It’s unlike anything I’ve read lately, and half way through the book I was already wondering what would happen in the next book. Red is a soldier. In the beginning of the book, he went to an academy with his team and spent all his time training to be better. That all changes, however, after his field test. They go down onto a planet during the solstice, when the two suns that sustain their solar system are nowhere to be seen for a week, plunging the planet into perpetual darkness for that week. From that point on was when I really got sucked into the story, more so than I was already. Honestly I just wanted to know more and more from even just reading the first chapter. It’s action packed, exciting, and I love learning about this world so unlike our own,. It’s really hard to explain the entire plot of the book without giving away too much, however I definitely recommend you check it out if you haven’t already!
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Rules of Attraction (Perfect Chemistry, #2) by Simone Elkeles Review

Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:
Carlos Fuentes doesn’t want any part of the life his older brother, Alex, has laid out for him in Boulder, Colorado. He wants to keep living on the edge, and carve his own path-just like Alex did. Unfortunately, his ties to a Mexican gang aren’t easy to break, and he soon finds himself being set up by a drug lord.
When Alex arranges for Carlos to live with his former professor and his family to keep him from being sent to jail, Carlos feels completely out of place. He’s even more thrown by his strong feelings for the professor’s daughter, Kiara, who is nothing like the girls he’s usually drawn to. But Carlos and Kiara soon discover that in matters of the heart, the rules of attraction overpower the social differences that conspire to keep them apart.
As the danger grows for Carlos, he’s shocked to discover that it’s this seemingly All-American family who can save him. But is he willing to endanger their safety for a chance at the kind of life he’s never even dreamed possible?

My Review:
I absolutely loved this book. It was a much needed break from all the supernatural stories I’ve been reading lately. I loved the characters, I loved the story line, and I loved reading this book. I didn’t feel too old reading it either, even though the characters are at least 3 years younger than I am. I really enjoyed it and couldn’t put it down because I just really wanted to know what would happen next. Carlos is a good guy, although he has a thick skin and a hard time letting people in. He’s a gang banger and too stubborn to change his ways but knows he has to. He seems older than he’s supposed to. Kiara is a hard working student with tons of hobbies. She’s determined to get over her shyness and speech impediment, and it really shows by the end of the book. They really developed throughout the story. The story switches viewpoints between the two characters and their lives, and although I don’t usually like viewpoint changes, I welcomed them in this story. It was good getting to see both sides. Carlos gets mixed up with some trouble, Kiara comes to terms with her feelings, and everyone works hard to change. I really didn’t want to put the book down and started and finished it in the same day. Although it’s been a really long time since I’ve read the first book in the series, I didn’t feel like I was missing out on anything. I’m glad I finally got around to reading it and will definitely be checking out the next one. If you haven’t read it already you should!
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The Boy Who Fell from the Sky (The House Next Door, #1) by Jule Owen Review

The Boy Who Fell from the Sky by Jule Owen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:
The world is falling apart in 2055. Another flood has devastated London and it’s the eve of the First Space War. With the city locked down, sixteen-year-old Mathew Erlang is confined to his house with only his cat, his robot and his holographic dragons for company.
Desperate for a distraction from the chaos around him, Mathew becomes fascinated by his peculiar and reclusive neighbour, August Lestrange. Mathew begins to investigate Mr. Lestrange, turning to the virtual world of the Nexus and Blackweb for answers. But as he digs deeper, Mathew realises that Mr. Lestrange doesn’t seem quite human.
When Mathew accidentally finds himself trapped in Lestrange’s house, he opens a door and falls four hundred years into the future. Unwittingly, he starts to destabilise the course of human history.
A 1984 for a new generation, The Boy Who Fell from the Sky delves into a future where climate change and technology have transformed the world. It is the first book in The House Next Door trilogy, a young adult dystopian science fiction action adventure.

My Review:
Mathew seems older than he is. Although I was confused by the first few chapters of the book, I found the story interesting and couldn’t wait to see what happened next. I love books about the future, especially ones with well thought out worlds and even though this book seemed like one big conspiracy theory, I enjoyed it a lot. I kept saying, okay just one more chapter. Robots are everywhere. It’s the year 2055, and there’s a war gong on. This was such a good read. I wasn’t sure hat I was getting myself into but I’m glad I picked it to read next. It’s so exciting and keeps me guessing. I really did not want to put it down. Not only did I like the world it was set in, I really liked reading about the kind of tech they have. It seemed plausible and really helped make me feel like I was reading about something in the future. It’s an easy read and I didn’t feel too old to be reading it while I worked my way through it. I definitely will check out the next book in the series and recommend you check this book out if you haven’t already! Thanks for reading.

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Luminous by Dawn Metcalf

Luminous by Dawn Metcalf
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:
As reality slips and time stands still, Consuela finds herself thrust into the world of the Flow. Removed from all she loves into this shifting world overlapping our own, Consuela quickly discovers she has the power to step out of her earthly skin and cloak herself in new ones—skins made from the world around her, crafted from water, fire, air. She is joined by other teens with extraordinary abilities, bound together to safeguard a world they can affect, but where they no longer belong.
When murder threatens to undo the Flow, the Watcher charges Consuela and elusive, attractive V to stop the killer. But the psychopath who threatens her new world may also hold the only key to Consuela’s way home.

My Review:
Consuela is just like any other girl at the beginning of the book. She has normal problems and nrmal looks. Sure, she’s a little sad at times, but it won’t be lie that forever. Then one day she peels off her skin. Bones is born, and she now has to help save lives. She feels good about herself for a change. She’s in another world. But she has no idea what she’s getting into. Travelling through a system called the flow, she’s transported to a kind of hideout for people like her. Although no one’s ever been just a skeleton before, everyone works together to save the lives of people who are going to die before they should. She meets Sissy, Tender, V, and Wish, among others and continues on her new path. This is an exciting story unlike anything I’ve read before, a little gory at times, you never know what to expect, what’s coming next, and I’m glad I read it. I had no idea what to expect from this story based on the cover, but I’m not disappointed. I’m glad it’s not a series, it ended well and there’s nothing I’m still wondering about. Definitely check it out if you get a chance.
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Sinner (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #4) by Maggie Stiefvater Review

Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:
found.
Cole St. Clair has come to California for one reason: to get Isabel Culpeper back. She fled from his damaged, drained life, and damaged and drained it even more. He doesn’t just want her. He needs her.
lost.
Isabel is trying to build herself a life in Los Angeles. It’s not really working. She can play the game as well as all the other fakes…but what’s the point? What is there to win?
sinner.
Cole and Isabel share a past that never seemed to have a future. They have the power to save each other and the power to tear each other apart. The only thing for certain is that they cannot let go.

My Review:
Cole is back and he’s trying to get his shit together. Unlike the other books in the series, this one isn’t really focused on werewolves. More Cole and Isabel together in L.A. I read in other reviews that other people felt like this wasn’t a good ending to the series, but I disagree. I was completely satisfied at the end. I love the characters. All of them. I love them separately, I love them together, I love this book. I was sucked in from the very beginning. Honestly I didn’t know it existed until I saw it sitting on my friends bookshelf. I loved the trilogy, but somehow missed the fourth book in the series, maybe because I thought it was a trilogy. I’m so glad I got the chance to read it, I’d forgotten how much I loved the story and the characters and really everything about these books. I really like how they’re written. I don’t usually like viewpoint changes, but these were welcomed. Every second of this book was amazing and I couldn’t put it down. I probably will buy a copy of it for my bookshelf. The backstory at the beginning really helped catch me up seeing as it had been so long since I read the other three books. This was a story you really got caught up in reading and I wanted to burn through it to see what was next but also wanted to save it because I knew this was all I got. The end. That’s it. I definitely recommend it. What more can I say? If you loved the other books like I did, you’ll also love this one.
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Different (Tainted Elements, #1) by Alycia Linwood Review

Different by Alycia Linwood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: Eighteen-year-old Moira, an air elemental, never thought that waking up with an unusual blue fire on her arm would turn her life upside down. Determined to figure out why she has an element she shouldn’t have, her parents take her to a secluded island to keep her safe from anyone who might want to experiment on her. There she meets Noah, a boy who seems to know a lot about her elements. As he introduces her to a group of a new kind of elementals who are more powerful than anyone could have imagined, she doesn’t know if she can trust them, especially because the group’s leader, Jaiden, has an extremely dangerous ability. But when her parents get kidnapped by a mysterious man, she has no choice but to turn to Noah and Jaiden for help.

My Review: Moira lives in a world where everyone has either magic powers called elements, or they have magic disease where they steal others powers like vampires. It seemed interesting from the description and I liked the cover so I thought I would give it a shot next when it popped up on my kindle app. Usually I’m not big fans of books about magic because they’re kind of cheesey, but I liked this one. Magic disease isn’t really something I’ve read about before, so that was cool to learn about. I liked the main character, she seemed to act her age, and I also liked the other characters in the story, and their kind of little teenage runaway gang thing they had going. It was an exciting book and I couldn’t predict the ending, so I wasn’t really sure where this book as going. I didn’t want to put it down and although it’s not my new favourite boo, I will eventually read the next book in the series. Check it out if you haven’t already! I got it from amazon and it took about three or four hours to finish. Thanks for reading!

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