Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth

Synopsis: "The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she’s known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories.

But Tris’s new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves. And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend the complexities of human nature—and of herself—while facing impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice, and love."

Title: Allegiant
Series: Divergent #3
Genre: Romance, Science Fiction, Dystopian, Very, very sad endings
Pages: 526
Ages: The ending is depressing, so I'd say 14+
My Rating: 4 Stars
My Word: Still Trying to Comprehend that ENDING
My Fave(s) Quote: Before I share some of my favorite quotes, I have to say, I loved too many quotes of this book so I'm only sharing a fraction of them:

"I suppose a fire that burns that bright is not meant to last" (492).

"When her body first hit the net, all I registered was a gray blur. I pulled her across it and her hand was small, but warm, and then she stood before me, short and thin and plain and in all ways unremarkable- except that she had jumped first. The stiff had jumped first.
Even I didn't jump first.
Her eyes were so stern, so insistent.
Beautiful" (491).

ATTENTION: DON'T READ THE FOLLOWING QUOTE UNLESS YOU'VE READ THE BOOK
(I only like the below quote because of the way it was written, not WHY it was written.)
"I feel a thread tugging me again, but this time I know that it isn't some sinister force dragging me toward death.
This time I know it's my mother's hand drawing me into her arms.
And I go gladly into her embrace" (476).

(Don't worry, there are no spoilers in this review)

Review



Dear ending,



Seriously why?

Let's be absolutely positively clear, I did not like the ending. I felt that it didn't have to be there at all to show get the point across. An ending for the Divergent series should not have been that extremely bad! And I don't care that maybe Veronica was trying to teach us that there may not be happy endings, and that selflessness does not always lead to a sense of accomplishment because we all know that the ending did not have to happen to show us this and I know that Tobias would agree with me here if he were real.

But, the thing is, I can't do anything to change the book, unless I deliberately go to Veronica's house and force her to reprint it. So, I have decided to agree to disagree about this, and that Veronica Roth is the owner of this book and gets to determine what shall happen with the main characters, even if that means freakin-- ugh wait no spoilers I forgot.

Of course, as you see, I've given the book four stars because this book wasn't that bad it's just that freaking ending that no one likes. (Seriously, please comment below if you actually liked that ending). That ending was just too harsh, Veronica Roth, and I think you know that.-.- I feel that the thing that occurred at the end not only left us hanging, but left us waiting, anticipating for something to happen, to make things better and of course that had not happen.

Putting that aside for the moment, let's move to characters! Yet again, Roth doesn't disappoint me with the characters. I love her style of writing and the beautiful metaphors and words she places so easily throughout the book. I love Tobias and Tris and their quirky, but serious nonetheless love connection, and I love Matthew, Christina, Zeke, Uriah D:, and even Peter for the brave thing he does to himself (at least I think it's brave). But out of all these characters, Tobias was the one who really hit my soft spot with the ending and all of his feelings mixed into one. I felt everything he felt in the end and I wish I could meet him one day--oh right, he's not real. But it feels like it is (thanks to Veronica's crazy awesome writing).

The meh
-Despite that awesome characters, I think Roth did a pretty bad job with Tobias' and Tris' first POV. Every time I read something about Tobias or Tris in a chapter that does not include 'I' or 'me', I'm like "Whaaat? Oh...this is Tris not Tobias" and vice versa.

-Also, the idea of GOING OUTSIDE OF THE FENCE I mean come on? Doesn't that seem so exciting/action packed/dangerously awesome?! But no, Veronica decides to pull the haha-it's-just-an-experiment-about-your-bloddy-bad-genes concept which I honestly was disappointed in.

Anyway, this book wasn't really that bad (but definitely worse than Divergent and even Insurgent). I'll hopefully learn to accept this book and how the series officially ends, yet if Veronica Roth is reading this, which I highly doubt, she must know that seriously what she did was not even essential! My tears should not go to fictional characters' deaths thank-you-very-much.

City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare

Synopsis: "When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder -- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing -- not even a smear of blood -- to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know. . . .

Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end."

Title: City of Bones
Series: The Mortal Instruments #1
Genre: YA, Fantasy, Romance
Pages: 485
Ages: 13-17
Date I Finished: August 30th, 2013 (SUMMER DON'T GO)
My Rating: 3.5 Stars
My Word: Creative (My word wasn't creative, but whatevs #lazystatus)
My Fave Quote:
"'Didn't I read your tea leaves, Shadowhunter? Have you fallen in love with the wrong person yet?'
           Jace said, 'Unfortunately, Lady of the Haven, my one true love remains myself,'
          Dorothea roared at that. 'At least,' she said, 'you don't have to worry about rejection, Jace Wayland.'
          'Not necessarily. I turn myself down occasionally, just to keep it interesting.'" (P.345)

Review

 

I think I expected too much of this book. I mean, it was alright...very creative, nicely built characters, interesting plot (Shadowhunters who kill demons; they can't be seen unless you have the Sight); but I just don't think it was as good as I wanted it to be.

I had mixed feelings for Clary too. I liked her funny personality and witty comebacks, but I didn't think she was badass enough...and the name Clary wouldn't be on my top list of girl's names if I were choosing. Just saying :S. I loved Jace though! Simon got on my nerves, but he's hot in the movie ;). Also, the whole plot twist at the end got me by surprise, but the movie had a sort of different ending (what Hodge said to Valentine about lying) :O

Anyway, this book really didn't move me in the end. Also, the action parts weren't as shown as I wanted them to be; like I wanted it to seem visual. I liked the kind of chemistry between Jace and Clary because it wasn't sloppy, but it wasn't too little either.

The only reason this got 3.5 stars were because of Jace, Clary's mom (her mom is the definition of badass), the plot twist ending, and the whole concept of Sight. I wish I had the Sight like Clary and the rest of the Shadowhunters! Oh, and the beginning was very interesting too (and very suspenseful in the movie).

 

Although this first book didn't reach my expectations, I'm still curious to know what happens next so I'll be reading the second book: City of Ashes in the fall! :)

★★★1/2

 

Blood Promise (Vampire Academy #4) by Richelle Mead

Synopsis: "Rose Hathaway's life will never be the same.

The recent attack on St. Vladimir's Academy devastated the entire Moroi world. Many are dead. And, for the few victims carried off by Strigoi, their fates are even worse. A rare tattoo now adorns Rose's neck, a mark that says she's killed far too many Strigoi to count. But only one victim matters . . . Dimitri Belikov. Rose must now choose one of two very different paths: honoring her life's vow to protect Lissa—her best friend and the last surviving Dragomir princess—or, dropping out of the Academy to strike out on her own and hunt down the man she loves. She'll have to go to the ends of the earth to find Dimitri and keep the promise he begged her to make. But the question is, when the time comes, will he want to be saved?

Now, with everything at stake—and worlds away from St. Vladimir's and her unguarded, vulnerable, and newly rebellious best friend—can Rose find the strength to destroy Dimitri? Or, will she sacrifice herself for a chance at eternal love?"

Title: Blood Promise
Series: The Vampire Academy #4
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Badass, Humorous
Pages: 503
Ages: 13+
Date I Finished: August 21st, 2013
My Rating: 5 stars (I feel like I just throw 5 stars at any book XD, but this book was seriously awesome)
My Word: BadassRoseAsUsual
My Fave Quote:
"I looked him in the eye. 'I will always love you.'
Then I plunged the stake into his chest
...His struggles stopped. His eyes stared at me stunned, and he parted his lips into a smile, albeit a grisly and pained one.
'That's what I was supposed to say..." he gasped out.
Those were his last words." (P.426)

Can we just take a moment to soak this all in?

Can we also take a moment to realize that the Vampire Academy movie: Blood Sisters is coming out this February?


After Dimitri became strigoi, I can't help but ship Rose and Adrian. I feel like I'm being a traitor towards myself because I used to love Rose and Dimitri, but now I just can't help how freaking amazing Adrian was to Rose.

I admit, towards the middle of the book, I was ripping through the pages just so I could find another Adrian dream. I half hoped Rose would be nice to him in her dreams, but after four books of Rose Hathaway, I knew that would never happen.

Okay, I'm getting ahead of myself here. As much as I loved the Adrian/Rose moments, I didn't think that that was the best part. (or was it ;))

I think the best part was the ending. The brutal twist in the story was at the damn end and now I have to read the next two books to see what could possibly happen. I have mixed feelings for what could happen to Dimitri. I was sad when he supposedly died and I was relieved as well, and I'm not sure about this whole "get information from Viktor Dashkov and find crazy Robert Doru to see if this healing thing works" thing, but we'll see how it goes.

I still can not believe what happened in Russia. All of the wonderful people Rose met, and... especially... that crazy stuff going on with Dimitri._. I'm still shocked that Rose could get so weak, yet it was the damn endorphins that did that to her, and it was all Dimitri's fault which is why I do not ship them anymore. The endorphins-drugged part was probably the worst part in the book--not that it was bad, but because I couldn't contain myself, watching Rose so weak and helpless. Also, Strigoi and Damphir pair just doesn't work out, and let's not even go near the "come be awakened with me" thing Dimitri was letting on. Ugh.

This book was freaking hilarious by the way. I couldn't hold my laughter in most of the time. Richelle Mead puts that awesome 'Rose Hathaway humor' into the book perfectly. I just wish I could crack her jokes and be so badass at the same time. Rose is by far my favorite fictional role model that I look up to. All of the zmey jokes were Rose's best, I must say.

"'Greetings, Zmey,' I said weakly...'Nice of you to slither on in." (P. 431)

(SPOILER QUOTE) "'Please don't tell me Abe is my father..." She didn't have to tell me. It was all over her face, her expression dreamily recalling some other time and place--some time and place that undoubtedly involved my conception. Ugh. 'Oh God,' I said. 'I'm Zmey's daughter. Zmey Junior. Zmeyette, even.' That got her attention. She looked up at me 'What on Earth are you talking about?'" (P. 489)

Anyway, I have to say, Adrian really filled most of those five stars up, including the escape, the ending, Sydney, and Dimitri's family. All in all, what a funny, suspenseful, love-driven story that Rose endured. I can't wait to read the next book this fall (I can't read it right now, or else my love for the series would be short lived!) and I will never forget Rose's amazing journey through Russia. (Next stop, Viktor Dashkov!)
★★★★★

Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth

Synopsis: "One choice can transform you, or destroy you. Every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves, and herself, while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love."



Title: Insurgent
Series: Divergent #2
Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Romance, Lots-o-deaths, shocking
Pages: 525
Ages: 13+
Date I Finished: August 10th, 2013
My Rating: 5 whopping stars
My Word: PANSYCAKE
My Favorite Quote: (New thing I'm doing) THIS QUOTE IS A SPOILER SO PLEASE DO NOT READ----vvvvv

               "'I don't..." I sound like I am being strangled. "My family is all dead, or traitors; how can I..."
               I am not making any sense. The sobs take over, and bathwater soaks my legs. His hold is tight. I listen to his heartbeat and, after a while, find a way to let the rhythm calm me.
               'I'll be your family now,' he says." (P. 399)

There are some minor spoilers in review, so please read this once you've finished the book!

Review

 Wow.

That's all I can say. To this book.

SO many things happened throughout the 525 pages of this story, and I have to tell you, the ending was what drove me to giving this book 5 stars.

The ending...

Wow.

There was one thing that conflicted me while reading, though, and that was Chapter 32 'til the end of Chapter 33 because I wasn't sure what was a simulation and what wasn't, but then I got the gist of it after thinking it through.

Anyway, this book was like a journey through feelings I've never felt before, and I'm not even sure how to apprehend these feelings. I was slightly confused, yet thrilled, yet scared, yet mournful, yet freaked out all in one feeling. This is the case because it seemed to me that Tris kept switching sides of what she believed in: She wanted to die, then she wants to live for the deaths she's blames herself for. She wanted to help destroy the simulation, then she decides to help Marcus find out the truth. She acts dauntless and strong because she didn't care if she died or not(which Tobias wasn't very fond of), then she decided to be more careful.

And I think the reason for these different decisions were from her confusing life and the grief she keeps trying to bury. That's what made me decide to give this book 5 stars. Because I was feeling all the same mixed feelings that Tris felt. I tagged along her journey, instead of reading words on a page, and saw her feel these feelings, and that's what made me empathize rather than sympathize because it felt like I was going through the same problems that she was.

And any story that makes me feel like I'm apart of it, makes it feel so real, deserves 5 stars.

Oh, and that damn ending was just a bonus. OMG how scary, how apprehensive, how scrutinizing, how thrilling, how shocking...

What a cliffhanger.


So, this is me, waiting for the last book to come out:

★★★★★

Prodigy (Legend #2) by Marie Lu

Synopsis: "June and Day arrive in Vegas just as the unthinkable happens: the Elector Primo dies, and his son Anden takes his place. With the Republic edging closer to chaos, the two join a group of Patriot rebels eager to help Day rescue his brother and offer passage to the Colonies. They have only one request—June and Day must assassinate the new Elector.

It’s their chance to change the nation, to give voice to a people silenced for too long.

But as June realizes this Elector is nothing like his father, she’s haunted by the choice ahead. What if Anden is a new beginning? What if revolution must be more than loss and vengeance, anger and blood—what if the Patriots are wrong?

In this highly-anticipated sequel, Lu delivers a breathtaking thriller with high stakes and cinematic action."

Title: Prodigy
Series: Legend #2
Genre: YA, Science Fictiony, Romance, Suspense, Action-Packed, Love/Hate Relationship
Pages: 371
Ages: 12-17 (Keep in mind, all of my "age ranges" are for the age group that would MOST likely read it. Anyone can read all types of books for sure)
Date I Finished: July 21st, 2013
My Rating: 5 Stars
My Word: NO

Review

 

What.....What even.


















I feel like Marie Lu likes to kill our hearts.


YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME MARIE LU. YOU CAN'T. I'll just hide in my room and sob until November...


















I actually would've written a reasonable review if the ending didn't tear me apart. You can just delete the last 20 pages or so and everything would be okay, but THIS?! No, okay? This can't be happening.

I can't wait until June and Day get back together, and Kaede comes back to life, and Tess leaves the picture. Until then, leave me be with my bowl of ice cream and tears.

Okay, this book overall was so suspenseful and action packed and romancy and all the good stuff that I like to consume. During Legend and Prodigy, I kept turning each page, hoping to find the answers, and hoping that everything will be ok in the end.

The only difference is that I was perfectly fine with the ending of Legend, and NOT with Prodigy.

June and Day are perfect for each other, and I don't care if any of you protest that because they just are. It's final. June is so kickass, I wish I could be as amazing as her. Unfortunately, I'm not. Day is so hot and unbelievably perfect in my mind, and he's also kickass. The perfect kickass couple.

I HATE you suspenseful book. You twisted my mind. Everything was great in the end, and then some heartless author AKA Marie Lu (Just kidding, I love her) came behind my back and stabbed me until I officially died of my feels... Damn you Prodigy! This next book better have a god damn happy ending!
★★★★★

Alex (Delirium #3.5) by Lauren Oliver

Synopsis

THERE WAS NO SYNOPSIS ON GOODREADS SO HERE'S MY WIMPY OVERVIEW:

Since the moment Alex comes back to life, he hasn't stopped thinking about the one thing that's kept him motivated to continue on: Lena. Follow Alex on his painstakingly brave journey through the Crypts and Wilds to find the girl who he hopes hasn't forgotten him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: Alex

Series: Delirium #3.5

Genre: Romance, Sci-Fi, Dystopian

Pages: 27

Ages: 14-18

Date I Finished: July 7th, 2013

My Rating: 4 Stars

My Word: I LOVE THIS BOY

 

 

Review

I'm so tired, yet I really wanted to write the review for this novella ^-^.

I personally think that this short story should have been #2.75 instead of #3.5 so that Requiem's ending could be the total ending of the series.

BUT, the ending to this novella was also good considering it is the actual last book to the series.

Anyway, it was awesome to finally see Alex's adventure before bumbing into Lena and Julian in the second book(uh-oh hehehehe).

Since this was the last book, I thought it'd have to do more with the 3rd book in the series; about Alex's feelings when he knew that Lena was with Julian and how he really felt when he told Lena that he never loved her (total lie obviously due to the ending of Requiem)

"...But how could anyone who's ever seen a summer--big explosions of green and skies lit up electric with splashy sunsets, a riot of flowers and wind that smells like honey--pick the snow?"

P.S. Although this isn't really related to Alex, I don't see why anyone hated the ending to Requiem? It was the perfect ending!
★★★★

Requiem (Delirium #3) by Lauren Oliver

Synopsis

"They have tried to squeeze us out, to stamp us into the past.

But we are still here.

And there are more of us every day.

Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has been transformed. The nascent rebellion that was under way in Pandemonium has ignited into an all-out revolution in Requiem, and Lena is at the center of the fight.

After rescuing Julian from a death sentence, Lena and her friends fled to the Wilds. But the Wilds are no longer a safe haven—pockets of rebellion have opened throughout the country, and the government cannot deny the existence of Invalids. Regulators now infiltrate the borderlands to stamp out the rebels, and as Lena navigates the increasingly dangerous terrain, her best friend, Hana, lives a safe, loveless life in Portland as the fiancée of the young mayor.

Maybe we are driven crazy by our feelings.

Maybe love is a disease, and we would be better off without it.

But we have chosen a different road.

And in the end, that is the point of escaping the cure: We are free to choose.

We are even free to choose the wrong thing.

Requiem is told from both Lena’s and Hana’s points of view. The two girls live side by side in a world that divides them until, at last, their stories converge."

 

Title: Requiem

Series: Delirium #3

Genre: Romance, Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Cray-cray

Pages: 391

Ages: 14-17

Date I Finished: July 7th, 2013

My Rating: 5 Stars

My Word: I'll miss this series so much :'(/BEST ENDING

 

Review

 

FINALLY, I finally read the last book to this series, and boy was I satisfied! Although you may see the five stars I've rated this book, it wasn't nearly as good as the first one (I'm still obsessing over the first book) and it still wasn't even as good as the second! But, that obviously doesn't mean it can't get five stars. You can never go wrong with the last book of a series! The real reason I was absolutely fine with this book was the ending.

Yes, that probably seems predictable. The ending is always the best in the end of a series ladidadida. BUT, if that's what you are thinking, you have NO IDEA why this ending was so great.

Maybe it's just me, but the boy Lena picked and the absolute happiness she was feeling in the end was enough to make me do this:



Seriously, the ending was perfection. I've wanted Lena to pick that boy throughout the whole book and I'm so happy she did.

I love all of the characters, especially how Lauren Oliver makes Hana's feelings toned down, but her observations really high, just like a person would be like when they have the cure. Julian and Alex were so different, yet amazing boys. (Yet I liked one a little better than the other for Lena ;) AKA the one she chooses in the end. HUGE SPOILER-->>>Ok, I can't handle it anymore, Alex was always perfect for her omgomgomg, and how mcuh they loved each other in Delirium and how great they are together I...JUST...CAN'T<<<--HUGE SPOILER I just thought their love story was so much more beautiful than the other one, except the two boys are both perfect *o*. Why can't they be real??)Also, Lena's "new" self is so bad ass (LOVE IT) and hardcore. "The old Lena is dead."

That moment with Hana and Lena together was one of the best moments in the last book :') it made me shed a tear. I also LOVE how Hana wasn't cured too perfectly. AKA the dreaming, the guilt she felt of Lena, the regret, etc.

Additionally, each end of the chapter made my stomach do back flips. The writing was beautiful, but of course it is because it's Lauren Oliver writing this for crying out loud. The plot, on the other hand, wasn't as GREAT as I expected. My expectations are high for every one of Oliver's novels. Obviously, the plot had to be what it was because the resistance had to make a stand, but the suspense wasn't as great as it should've been. BUT the writing totally made up for it with it's perfection and beauty.

Anyway, sorry for this unorganized review, but I couldn't write the review right after I finished the book--what I usually do--or else my review would've been 100% better.

Lastly, I have to brush up on the ending ONE LAST TIME because it was that perfect. It's not just the romance or the fact of happiness that made this ending so perfect; it was great because of how INSPIRING it was.

"All of you, wherever you are: in your spiny cities or your one-bump towns. Find it, the hard stuff, the links of metal and chink, the fragments of stone filling your stomach. And pull, and pull, and pull.

I will make a pact with you: I will do it if you will do it, always and forever.

Take down the walls."
★★★★★

Annabel (Delirium #0.5) by Lauren Oliver

Synopsis

 

Lena's mother, Annabel, has always been a mystery—a ghost in Lena's past. Until now.Lena Halloway's mother, Annabel, supposedly committed suicide when Lena was only six years old. That's the lie that Lena grew up believing, but the truth is very different. As a rebellious teenager, Annabel ran away from home and straight into the man she knew she was destined to marry. The world was different then—the regulations not as stringent, the cure only a decade old. Fast forward to the present, and Annabel is consigned to a dirty prison cell, where she nurtures her hope of escape and scratches one word over and over into the walls: Love.

But Annabel, like Lena, is a fighter. Through chapters that alternate between her past and present, Annabel reveals the story behind her failed cures, her marriage, the births of her children, her imprisonment, and, ultimately, her daring escape.

 

 

Title: Annabel

Series: Delirium #0.5 (#2.5 for me because I accidently read the first two book before this)

Genre: Sci-Fi, YA

Pages: 50

Ages: 14+

Date I Finished: May 26th, 2013

My Rating: 3 Stars

My Word: Got that book off my chest :)

 

 

Review

 

Wow, two book reviews in one day! #IHaveNoLife :)

 

Seeing as in Delirium, Hana, and Pandemonium, the books I read before Annabel, (Although Annabel should've been read before all those books...yeah...I realized that a little too late) that ALL had their own special twist in the end (especially Hana), I guess I had too high hopes for this to have some awesome twist to it. The ending was pretty good, leaving a cliffhanger for those who haven't read Pandemonium before reading this, if you know what I mean *hinthint*.

Since Annabel was a novella, short and sweet, I decided I'll leave my review to be short and sweet as well ;).

"I love you. Remember.
And someday I will find you again."

★★★

Pandemonium (Delirium #2) by Lauren Oliver

Synopsis: "After falling in love, Lena and Alex flee their oppressive society where love is outlawed and everyone must receive the "cure" - an operation that makes them immune to the delirium of love - but Lena alone manages to find her way to a community of resistance fighters. Although she is bereft without the boy she loves, her struggles seem to be leading her toward a new love."

Title: Pandemonium
Series: Delirium #2
Genre: Science Fiction, Romance, OMFG AMAZING BOOK
Pages: 375
Ages: 14-18 (roughly around those ages)
Date I Finished: April 13th, 2013
My Rating: 5 (thousand) stars
My Word:LOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVE THIS BOOK AND JULENA (haha just made that up. Get it? Julian and Lena :') I crack myself up jkjk)

OKAY, before you start this long and capsy and quotey work of art down there just beware that this review is so screwed up. To try to organize it, I numbered each topic I want to say. I swear one day I will make a GOOD review with good vocabulary and writing...............yeah hopefully......

And I know I'm not supposed to retell stories in a book review so pleasepleaseplease don't read this review if you haven't read the book yet. I'M BEGGING YOU. This is more of a discussion review for readers who've already read the book!!!! Enjoy!

Here's a small review to the readers who haven't read the book yet: GO GET YOUR FEET OFF THE GROUND, SIT DOWN, AND READ THIS BOOK. Now once you've done that you may read the actual review.

Review:
"When I’m running, there’s always this split second when the pain is ripping through me and I can hardly breathe and all I see is color and blur—and in that split second, right as the pain crests, and becomes too much, and there’s a whiteness going through me, I see something to my left, a flicker of color […]—and I know then, too, that if I only turn my head he’ll be there, laughing, watching me, and holding out his arms.

I don’t ever turn my head to look, of course. But one day I will. One day I will, and he’ll be back, and everything will be okay.

And until then: I run.”

ALERT: MAJOR SPOILERS IN REVIEW. TOO LAZY TO HIDE THEM SO READ IF YOU ALREADY READ BOOK!!
This review is more like a discussion with quotes so seriously DON'T READ IF YOU HAVEN'T READ BOOK THIS IS YOUR 2ND AND LAST WARNING.
Also, another warning, there are a LOT of caps.(<--hehehe see what I did there?)

I LOVE LAUREN OLIVER'S WRITING. The beauty of words in this book pulls my insides out if that makes sense.

I have A LOT to cover in this review with quotes galore so bear with me!! :D I love this book too much!!!! Out of 5 stars, it was really hard for me to click the 5 because I would want to make it a BAJILLION STARS. Seriously, it has been TOO LONG since I read an actual really good book (AKA one of Lauren Oliver's books).

1) BTW TEAM JULLIAN. Ugh sorry I said "team blahblah" because now it sounds like Twilight and I never liked Twilight just saying. BUT seriously since Alex wasn't in this book until the veryveryveryvery end, I've grown to (*gasp* dare I say it) LOVE Julian and Lena together. I guess it's just the way he acts with her is adorable.

"'Are you cold?' Julian asks. 'A little,' I say... There's a pause and Julian rolls over onto his side and loops his arm around me, scooting forward so our bodies are pressed together, and I am cupped in the space around him. His heart beats through my back-a strange, stuttering rhythm. 'Aren't you worried about the delieria?' I ask him. 'Yes,' he says shortly. 'But I'm cold too.'...More silence. Finally, Julian says 'I'm scared.' He barely whispers it; but I can feel his lips moving against my neck, as though the words are being spelled there. 'I know,' I say, 'Me too.'... 'I'm less scared with you," Julian says." (236)

OMG SERIOUSLY THOSE TWO TOGETHER FOREVER.

2) Anyway, continuing with the story... MOST BEAUTIFUL WRITING EVER.

"Grief is like sinking, like being buried. I am in water the tawny color of kicked-up dirt. Every breath is full of choking. There is nothing to hold on to, no sides, no way to claw myself up. There is nothing to do but let go.

Let go. Feel the weight all around you, feel the squeezing of your lungs, the slow, low pressure. Let yourself go deeper. There is nothing but bottom. There is nothing but the taste of metal, and the echoes of old things, and days that look like darkness.”

And another quote....
"I read once about a kind of fungus that grows in trees. The fungus begins to encroach on the systems that carry water and nutrients up from the roots to the branches. It disables them one by one―it crowds them out. Soon, the fungus―and only the fungus―is carrying the water, and the chemicals, and everything else the tree needs to survive. At the same time it is decaying the tree slowly from within, turning it minute by minute to rot.
That is what hatred is. It will feed you and at the same time turn you to rot.
It is hard and deep and angular, a system of blockades. It is everything and total."

I seriously would add a billion more quotes, but I'm already using so many quotes. D: Lauren Oliver has the words of a goddess. Everything she writes is beautiful, even if it was when Blue died, she wrote it so beautifully :'(.

3)I loved Lauren's way of using the then's and now's as chapters because it made the story more powerful.

4) Characters: So many new characters were added to the second book! I love all of them. Tack, Hunter, Blue, Sarah, Lu, Raven, JULIAN, and more ugh. OMG I MISS HANA SO MUCH IT'S KILLING ME. Even though, if you read Hana, the prequel, she did something that I didn't approve of that hurt LENA, but it helped Lena find Julian so that they love each other <3. But Hana was really one of my favorite characters. I love Raven too, although sometimes she was a little too tough on Lena, but the end of the book I fell in love with her for what she did :).

5) OMFG THE ENDING. KILL ME NOW. UGH WHY. Okay, I thought I liked Alex and Lena together in Delirium, which I did, but the end of Pandemonium changed my feelings for him. Here's the quote refresher:

“Promise me we'll stay together, okay?" His eyes are once again the clear blue of a perfectly transparent pool. They are eyes to swim in, to float in, forever. "You and me."

"I promise," I say.

Behind us the door creaks open, and I turn around, expecting Raven, just as a voice cuts through the air: "Don't believe her."

The whole world closes around me, like an eyelid: For a moment, everything goes dark.

I am falling. My ears are full of rushing; I have been sucked into a tunnel, a place of pleasure and chaos. My head is about to explode.

He looks different. He is much thinner, and a scar runs from his eyebrow all the way down to his jaw. On his neck, just behind his left ear, a small tattooed number curves around the three-pronged scar that fooled me, for so long, into believing he was cured. His eyes-once a sweet, melted brown, like syrup-have hardened. Now they are stony, impenetrable.

Only his hair is the same: that auburn crown, like leaves in autumn.

Impossible. I close my eyes and reopen them: the boy from a dream, from a different lifetime. A boy brought back from the dead.

Alex"

BEST ENDING EVER yet why would Alex say "don't believe her"? Doesn't he know that Lena thought he was DEAD for 6 months? Didn't he ever think that she would HAVE to move on with her life?

Anyway, best book ever written and I'm not even kidding. Julian and her seriously are perfect and I'm mad that Alex is alive-_-. #TEAMJULIAN (Ugh I did it again and added a hashtag...not good)HA! Maybe Alex can be with Raven!
★★★★★(x 1,000)

Frostbite (The Vampire Academy #2) by Richelle Mead

Synopsis: "Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose...

It’s winter break at St. Vladimir’s, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academy’s crawling with Guardians—including Rose’s hard-hitting mother, Janine Hathaway. And if hand-to-hand combat with her mom wasn’t bad enough, Rose’s tutor Dimitri has his eye on someone else, her friend Mason’s got a huge crush on her, and Rose keeps getting stuck in Lissa’s head while she’s making out with her boyfriend, Christian! The Strigoi are closing in, and the Academy’s not taking any risks... This year, St. Vlad’s annual holiday ski trip is mandatory.

But the glittering winter landscape and the posh Idaho resort only create the illusion of safety. When three friends run away in an offensive move against the deadly Strigoi, Rose must join forces with Christian to rescue them. But heroism rarely comes without a price..."

Title: Frostbite
Series: Vampire Academy #2
Genre: Speculative fiction, Urban fantasy, Young adult literature, Dark fantasy, Paranormal romance
Pages: 327
Ages: 12-17
Date I Finished: October 6th, 2012
My Rating: 5 Stars
My Word/Phrase: IENVYYOUROSE

Okay I realized that the star thing (*********blahblahblah*******) doesn't help anything because it makes it stand out more, rather than hide. So I will discontinue that and make it easier for everybody and have no spoilers. If you've already read the book and want to see the spoilers (I've only got a few) than you can click here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/291451167 and the spoilers are hidden with the spoiler tag. But now let's begin the review:

Review: Guys, is this bad that I seriously don't know who the guy on the front cover is? It could be Dimitri, or Isiah. Wow I must be dumb lol.

Anyway, I originally wasn't going to do a review on Frostbite, but the ending was phenomenal. It literally ripped my heart in pieces (I cried while reading it :'( ) and wove the pieces back together legit on the last page. But to get this striaght, there was literally not a single boring page in this book.

The mix of the characters' personality were like a sweet drop of sugar on this book; it really halped the book become it's fullest. I say this because of the brave and badass Rose, calm and encouraging Lissa, sweet and rebellious Mason[:'( (hide spoiler)], controlled and powerful
Dimitri, and the list can go on and on.

The plot was alright. It didn't kick up until the last 50 pages or so, but it was still full of emotion which is what I love. Also, the love triangle, or square I should say, with Dimitri, Tasha, Mason, and Rose was just simply amazing. It was pretty suspenseful (yeah, I know, a suspenseful romance :O ) and the last couple of pages made it amazing. I almost cried with happiness hahaha. But surely the next books will screw that up again DX. Anyway, without this lovefest I might've given this book a 2 stars because the romance in this series is more than half of the story.

Loved the past two books and many more to come aha. :P

Vampire Academy (The Vampire Academy #1) by Richelle Mead

Synopsis: "St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve been on the run, but now they’re being dragged back to St. Vladimir’s—the very place where they’re most in danger...

Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi—the world’s fiercest and most dangerous vampires—make Lissa one of them forever."

Title: Vampire Academy
Series: Vampire Academy Numero Uno
Genre: Roamnce, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy
Pages: 332
Ages: 13+
Date I Finished: August 24th, 2012
My Rating: 4 Stars
Book Format: Paperback (Library)
My Word/Phrase: BAD-ASS ATTITUDE (You'll know what I mean once you read my review ;) )

Review: Great start of a new series that I am DEFINITELY going to read :D! The best part of this book was Rose and her kick-ass attitude. This was also probably one of the first books that literally made me laugh out loud. IT WAS HILARIOUS. That might be over exaggeration, but I was laughing so hard throughout the story. I would put a little funny blurb on the book, but I couldn't find any funny parts right away, and I'm too lazy to look through the book like a usually do, so just read the damn book! :P

Anyway, the whole story plot was well thoughtout. At first I had no idea what they meant by Strigois and Dhampirs and Morois, but as the story went on, I finally started to understand it. HUGE twist in the end :O I'm not even going to talk about it as it will take away too much.
The characters! Rose is definitely my favorite. (as I said in the first paragraph) She's got that bad-ass attitude and she is super funny and can sometimes be reckless. I have to say, I'm nothing like Rose, but I wish I were! Lissa, on the other hand, is usually (not really in the story, but from Rose's perspective :D) calm and collective. She's cautious about everything, which is the opposite from Rose. As the stories rears, though, Rose becomes more and more protective of Lissa, and Lissa becomes a little more reckless. Moving on to Dimitri! Dimitri's the Russian mentor of Rose's and they both start liking each other (like like)even though Dimitri is 7 years older than her. They then realize it couldn't possibly work out since they both gaurd Lissa. BUT I HOPE THERE RELATIONSHIP CONTINUES IN THE NEXT BOOKS! Christian, oh my god I want to marry him! I'm less complicated than Lissa (I hope) and maybe he'll notice me HAHA! I LOVE Christian, but Lissa and Christian are PERFECT for each other in the story :).

This book had me on my toes (is that even an expression? :D) the whole time reading it. The font was actually pretty big so I read it almost in one sitting. (No complaints) I give this book a smacking 4 stars.
★★★★

Forever (Shiver #3) by Maggie Stiefvater

Synopsis:

then.When Sam met Grace, he was a wolf and she was a girl. Eventually he found a way to become a boy, and their loved moved from curious distance to the intense closeness of shared lives.

now.That should have been the end of their story. But Grace was not meant to stay human. Now she is the wolf. And the wolves of Mercy Falls are about to be kill in one final, spectacular hunt.

forever.Sam would do anything for Grace. But can one boy and one love really change a hostile, predatory world? The past, the present, and the future are about to collide in one pure moment - a moment of death or life, farewell or forever

Title: Forever
Series: The Wolves of Mercy Fall #3 (LAST ONE!)
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Wolves (yes, wolves gets its own genre :D )
Pages: 388
Ages: 13+
Date I Finished: August 22nd, 2012
My Rating: 5 Stars
Book Format: Hardcover (Library)
My Word/Phrase: SUSPENSEFUL ENDING

Review: This is one of my favorite poems in this book. I was going to type up page 306, because I LOVED how Stiefvater wrote it, but GoodReads doesn't let me do tabs to put space after each line. (You'll know what I mean if you look at page 306.)
"endlich entsch sich niemand
und niemand klopfte
und niemand sprang auf
und da stand niemand
und niemand trat ein
und niemand sprach: willkomm
und niemand antworte: endlich
...
at last no one decided
and no one knocked
and no one jumped up
and no one opened
and there stood no one
and no one entered and so one said: welcome
and no one answered: at last" (378)
(2 years so far of German paid off ;) LOL even though there were translations in the book)

HELL YES. This series......oh my god, I already miss it :(. THE CHARACTERS: How does Stiefvater make characters like this from her brain? Like,
Isabel: The bitchy one that cares about you without saying it out loud.

Grace: The girl that thinks of everything positively (most of the time), and is friends with Isabel. She has so much to deal with in life, yet she's strong and pulls through, just like Sam, Cole, and Isabel have done as well.

Sam: The guy that cares about Grace in every way. Translated: The guy of my DREAMS. He'll do anything for Grace and the wolves, even if it means being a wolf himself again.

Cole: The hot, good looking, famous guy that realized the quality of life. OH MY GOD I was like, DEPRESSED when something happened at the end that I won't tell you about. I was thinking: BOOKS ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE HAPPY ENDINGS! (That's my motto from now on ;) ) But, of course, this book quickly stitched my heart back together and the ending was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.

Speaking of the ending...............WOW. SUSPENSEFUL. When I woke up today, I was like: "Maybe I'll read a chapter or two." and instead I ended up reading the last 50 pages of the book. The whole time I was reading the ending, my hands were gripping the book tightly and I my mind was whizzing by the words as fast as I could. I needed to get to the ending because you can't just stop in the middle of a suspensful part, no no no. Anyway, like I said I'm depressed that this series is over :(, albeit I'll never forget it.
★★★★★

Matched (Matched #1) by Ally Condie

Synopsis: Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate... until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black.

The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow

Title: Matched
Series: Matched #1
Genre: Romance, Dystopian
Pages: 366
Ages: 12-17
Date I Finished: August 11th, 2012
My Rating: 4 Stars
Book Format: Paperback (I own)
My Word/Phrase: :( POOR XANDER ): (lol I've been talking about the boys recently in my "phrases")

Review:I loved this book a lot, and there were minor things I would touch up on, but they were kind of my personal opinion so I gave this book a 4 star. I'll star off by talking about what I thought could change and then I'll do the parts I LOVED. P.S. There are spoilers. Make sure you've read Matched before reading review.

Okay, I just HATED that Cassia basically ditched Xander. :'( I felt so bad. What did Xander do wrong? I feel so bad that Xander got left in the dust. Near the end I would've been mad if Cassia dumped me and then asked a favor to help find the boy she truly loved, just like she did to Xander...NOT COOL I really hope the sequel has Xander finding a better girl. The characters were okay. They seemed very similar to each other (Ky and Xander, Cassia and Em) but not quite the same, which didn't bug me that much. Also, this book was very similar to The Giver. I liked The Giver; I mean, it was okay. This book was better than The Giver though if I had to choose. This might be just because I like action, but there really wasn't much of it in this book. It seemed slightly slow, but every page had a huge part in the story!

This book DOES have a lot of pros, though. I'm a sucker for romance. The little things that Ky and Cassia did together were so cute! I loved how they did little, simple things: (kiss, write "I love you" to each other) Unlike this generation which is making out and grinding, basically. Also, I love the incorporation of the poems. Cassia kept thinking of the "do not go gentle" part of the poem and I love how she kept bringing it back throughout the story.

Ugh....CLIFFHANGERS. Well, this was a cliffhanger for me at least. SHE HAS TO FiND KY!!! Obviously, I loved this book a lot (mostly because of the romance) but there were some little patches here and there that I wanted to change because they kept nagging me throughout the story. The minor problems were basically how mad I was that Cassia just dumped Xander. POOR XANDER! He was MATCHED with her and now he has nobody :'( I hope Cassia chose Ky because she wanted someone like me to date Xander, of course. Anyway, I give this book four stars because, well, I'm not a critical reviewer ;) AND despite all the bad things I thought of, it was beautifully written and thr romance was just a sweet cherry on top for me. (And I'm still waiting for Xander to come find me and date me!)
★★★★

Unraveling (Unraveling #1) by Elizabeth Norris

Synopsis: Two days before the start of her junior year, seventeen-year-old Janelle Tenner is hit by a pickup truck and killed—as in blinding light, scenes of her life flashing before her, and then nothing. Except the next thing she knows, she’s opening her eyes to find Ben Michaels, a loner from her high school whom Janelle has never talked to, leaning over her. And even though it isn’t possible, Janelle knows—with every fiber of her being—that Ben has somehow brought her back to life.

But her reincarnation, and Ben’s possible role in it, is only the first of the puzzles that Janelle must solve. While snooping in her FBI-agent father’s files for clues about her accident, she uncovers a clock that seems to be counting down to something—but to what? And when someone close to Janelle is killed, she can no longer deny what’s right in front of her: Everything that’s happened—the accident, the murder, the countdown clock, Ben’s sudden appearance in her life—points to the end of life as she knows it. And as the clock ticks down, she realizes that if she wants to put a stop to the end of the world, she’s going to need to uncover Ben’s secrets—and keep from falling in love with him in the process.

Title: Unraveling
Series: Unraveling #1 (sequel coming out April 2013 :( )
Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance,  Mystery, Suspense
Pages: 445
Ages: 13+
Date I Finished: August 8th, 2012
My Rating: 5 Stars
My Word/Phrase: BEN IS MINE

WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS SPOILERS NOT FOR THE EYES OF HOSE WHO HAVEN'T READ IT YETAlso, sorry for my horribly writen review with way too many spoilers down there. It's early and I'm tired!

"I'm still not a single step closer to figuring out what to do to stop this countdown.

Which means I've become obsessed with it-as if watching it tick might somehow make it slow down or at least not feel like it's speeding up.

Which is why at 5:10 p.m. on Sunday evening, I know the exact moment four days to Wave Function Collapse becomes three.

03:23:59:59" (pg 332)


THINGS I LOVED IN THIS BOOK:
-everything

YES. I love Ben, and Alex, and Jared, and her father, and Struz, and Janelle, and even Elijah. (Reid is not to be spoken about during this review -_- ) Yes, the characters were brilliant. (view spoiler)That's why I was so sad when I realized about half of them died at the end of the book :( Seriously, this book was fabulous. The only downside was that, during the beginning of the novel, I already had the book set up in my mind, like what was going to happen in the end and all that, but my idea was no where NEAR what actually happened in the book. And wow this book was well thought out from literally, the beginning to end.

Part of the reason for the five star rating I gave it was, honestly, the cover! I only like covers with actual people if they look the same as what I would think of them in my mind, and this cover fits EXACTLY to Ben and Janelle. (And Ben.....oh my...just..can I have him? Please?) Everything in this book fits so perfectly to the beginning where Janelle died from the TRUCK and Ben healed her to (view spoiler)Barclay helping Janelle and Ben and telling them about the multiverse. This book was seriously well thought out. The humor in this book made me laugh out loud and Janelle's personality was awesome (Her saying that she's a nerd by liking certain things or doing things when she was little. Also, her love of swimming.) And, from the "About The Author", this is Elizabeth Norris's first book. All I can say, this book has gone beyond my expectations (or rather, my idea of what will actually hapen in the book before reading it!) This book earned it's five stars and, oh my God I can't stop looking at Ben in the cover!

★★★★★

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Two days before the start of her junior year, seventeen-year-old Janelle Tenner is hit by a pickup truck and killed—as in blinding light, scenes of her life flashing before her, and then nothing. Except the next thing she knows, she’s opening her eyes to find Ben Michaels, a loner from her high school whom Janelle has never talked to, leaning over her. And even though

Hana (Delirium #1.5) by Lauren Oliver

Synopsis: "The summer before they're supposed to be cured of the ability to love, best friends Lena and Hana begin to drift apart. While Lena shies away from underground music and parties with boys, Hana jumps at her last chance to experience the forbidden. For her, the summer is full of wild music, dancing—and even her first kiss.

But on the surface, Hana must be a model of perfect behavior. She meets her approved match, Fred Hargrove, and glimpses the safe, comfortable life she’ll have with him once they marry. As the date for her cure draws ever closer, Hana desperately misses Lena, wonders how it feels to truly be in love, and is simultaneously terrified of rebelling and of falling into line."

Title: Hana
Series: Delirium #1.5
Genre: Science Fiction, Romance
Pages: 64
Ages: 13+
Date I finished it: June 23rd, 2012
My Rating: 4 stars
My Word/Phrase: TWIST
Book Format: Ebook

Review:

What....this book...I need...the SEQUEL!!!!!! This prequel was absolutely amazing, but my life will be complete only if I read Pandemonuim. I NEED to read it...it's like I have questions that are unanswered and they need to be answered...QUICK! Hana is a quick short story and once I finished Delirium I knew I had to continue with the series. I loved how Oliver made this book quick and short and in Hana's point of view. It made me realize that Lena did not notice some of the things that occurred w...moreWhat....this book...I need...the SEQUEL!!!!!! This prequel was absolutely amazing, but my life will be complete only if I read Pandemonuim. I NEED to read it...it's like I have questions that are unanswered and they need to be answered...QUICK! Hana is a quick short story and once I finished Delirium I knew I had to continue with the series. I loved how Oliver made this book quick and short and in Hana's point of view. It made me realize that Lena did not notice some of the things that occurred with Hana while Lena was trying to figure out love. This story helped me learn more about Hana's side of the story which was much more hard for her. In Delirium I thought Hana was just a good friend and went to all the forbidden parties. But, as I read through Hana, I noticed that she had problems of her own that she kept a secret. The ending was the best, yet most twisted ending. The ending answered a question I had in Delirium. Why would Hana do such a thing?! The ending was the reason I give this book a four star, because other than that and some factors I learned about Hana, it was almost the same. I still loved this book though and I can't wait to read Pandemonium! GAHHHHH! ★★★★

Delirium (Delirium #1) by Lauren Oliver

Synopsis: "Ninety-five days, and then I’ll be safe. I wonder whether the procedure will hurt. I want to get it over with. It’s hard to be patient. It’s hard not to be afraid while I’m still uncured, though so far the deliria hasn’t touched me yet. Still, I worry. They say that in the old days, love drove people to madness. The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both when you have it and when you don’t."

Title: Delirium
Series: Delirium #1
Genre: Science Fiction, Romance, Ficiton
Pages: 441
Ages: 12+
Date I finished it: June 17th, 2012
My rating: Over the little star rating system thing...In other words, infinity stars! :D
My word/phrase: SUSPENSEFUL, ROMANTIC, OMG CAN A BOOK GET ANY BETTER, IT FELT LIKE THIS BOOK WAS REAL LIFE (it was that beautifully written!)
Book Format: Paperback (with the little sneak peak to the sequel so I just had to read that!)

Review: OH. MY. GOD. Let's just say...I cried. A lot. But ONLY at the end...for a good 10 minutes. BUT: (DO NOT READ IF YOU CAN INFER THINGS VERY EASILY) I felt better after I looked up a spoiler for the sequel. Then, at night I was so happy I couldn't fall asleep, even though I was sooo tired. Oh wait, back to the story. WOW....this story definitely reminded me of (view spoiler) DON'T READ INLESS YOU'VE READ BOOK! --> [Romeo and Juliet.] The ending shocked me and I couldn't believe what I was reading. It was SO suspenseful. The plot: I LOVED it. Such a unique, plus totally unthinkable plot. I would never imagine such a great idea as a plot. I would never think of love as a disease! Oh, but the characters were REALLY amazing. The main character, Lena, was born into this distopian society, so even though I was getting annoyed at her in the beginning of the story where she's overprotective of herself with Alex, it would be very rational for her to do such a thing, considered she was born and raised to think love was a disease. But, as the story progressed, Lena began thinking of her own opinions about love and what else it could really mean. Also, she was figuring out that the society wasn't what she thought it was, and that it never told the truth all the time. Oh and ALEX!!! Wait....can I have him?? To all these viewers, who have read the book or not, I'm not trying to give anything away!! <---very random to put it in the middle of my review haha! Alex is exactly like the future husband I would ever want. Plus, he cared so much about Lena! Every time something happened between them like when(DON'T READ UNTIL YOU READ BOOK!) (view spoiler)[they run off to the wilds and Alex confesses to her that he loves her...AWWWW!] *Ahem* Moving on...HANA! I've heard there's a prequel for this book called Hana that I'm definetely going to read! Hana, Lena's best friend, is the super pumped up, gorgeous girl that I would SO want to be friends with! Hana and Lena's personalities sort of switch throughout the book, when Lena discovers that love isn't a disease. But, I still love Hana and I can't wait to read the prequel! The ending was the addest thing I've ever read!! And I know that must seem crazy, but if I hear that a book is really deppressing, I literally won't read it, even if it IS good. Oliver's lovely writing made me FEEL like I was Lena, or at least some random person watching them the whole time throught the story. Lauren had the most beautiful written story that crossed my life so far, and I hope it stat there. :) Overall, I fell in love with Oliver's book Delirium and I saw no flaws :).
★★★★★

The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner #1) by James Dashner

Synopsis:  "When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. He has no recollection of his parents, his home, or how he got where he is. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade, a large expanse enclosed by stone walls. Just like Thomas, the Gladers don’t know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning, for as long as anyone can remember,  the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night, for just as long,  they’ve closed tight. And every thirty days a new boy has been delivered in the lift. And no one wants to be stuck in the maze after dark. The Gladers were expecting Thomas's arrival. But the next day, a girl is sent up—the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers. The Gladers have always been convinced that if they can solve the maze that surrounds the Glade, they might find their way home...wherever that may be. But it's looking more and more as if the Maze is unsolvable. And something about the girl's arrival is starting to make Thomas feel different. Something is telling him that he just might have some answers-if he can only find a way to retrieve the dark secrets locked within his own mind.

Title: The Maze Runner
Series: The Maze Runner #1
Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, The Maze Runner Genre (Yep, its that cool it gets its own genre)
Pages: 374
Ages: 12+ (You might not even want 12 'cause I was freaking out half the time in this book: its pretty scary :P)
Date I Finished: April 3rd, 2012
My Rating: Begillion Stars
My Word: OMGITHINKIMINLOVEWITHTHISPLOTILOVEITWITHALLMYHEARTITISSOUNIQUE (yep, I officially have gone crazy)


According, to Goodreads 5 star rating system; 5 stars means "it was amazing." Now, if I were able to go over the 5-star rating system, I'd make this book be a begillion stars which would mean: OMG THIS BOOK WAS FREAKING AWESOME!!! (or should I say...shucking awesome) But, maybe it would be even more than that. If I were able to go back in time and see myself having bad thoughts on this book before I began reading it, I'd shoot myself in the head. Was that a little too far? Nah...

Before we start, I'm going to say that the book can be described with just one word: OMGITHINKIMINLOVEWITHTHISPLOTILOVEITWITHALLMYHEARTITISSOUNIQUE. (See? Didn't I say it was just one word??)

Anyway, let's start with...THE PLOT!!! This plot really was freaking awesome (aka: a begillion stars) because it was so unique. The idea of people "testing" these kids to go out in the maze island thingy and wipe their memories is brilliant. I would've never come up with the idea myself. (But, of course I wouldn't 'casue I'm not what you say, a writer.)

Moving on, THE CHARACTERS. I lovelovelove Thomas. You would think (at least I would) that since I'm a girl, I wouldn't like a boy narrator, which I usually don't, but Thomas was just so freaking awesome. (Once again, a begillion star.) It wasn't just Thomas though. I really lovedlovedloved Alby, Newt, Chuck (OH CHUCK I LOVE YOU!!!), Frypan, AND MINHO!!! I also loved the only girl, Teresa. Dashner did a fabulous job giving each and every one of the characters a different (and amazing) personalities.

Oh yeah and did I mention? THIS BOOK WAS FREAKING SUSPENSEFUL!! Now, when I say a book is suspenseful, people, Ms. Holly isn't lying. Oh, and also, I pretty much bawled my eyes out near the end that had something to do with one of the characters I loved. I won't say anything else! Just that I'm gonna make a ALLTIME FAVE TILL DEATH book shelf on Goodreads just for this book.

Lastly, THE ENDING...HOLY CRAP I THINK I WET MYSELF WHEN I READ IT!! In other words, it was amazing. Now, I'm usually the one who finds all the twists before reading it, but woo-ie this book's ending was SCHOCKING. I mean, I never would have thought THAT would be the ending.

On to the next book! Now, if anyone has negative feelings for this book; it's alright just tell me. Hopefully you'll come out of the argument alive. >:)

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
(Sorry, I couldn't fit a begillion) :'(

Catching Fire (The Hunger Games Trilogy #2) by Suzanne Collins

Synopsis: "Sparks are igniting. Flames are spreading. And the Capitol wants revenge. Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol - a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create. Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying."

Title: Catching Fire

Series: The Hunger Games #2

Genre: Science Fiction, Romance, Dystopian (Basically all my books are like that...Hahaha!)

Pages: 391
Ages: 12+
Date I Finished It: January 22nd, 2012

My Rating: 5 Stars (Of Course!)

My Word: OBSESSIVE (and full of twists, but not sure how to say it as an adjective)

Oh My God!!! When you read this book, you will certainly realize it is obsessive (my word!). Suzanne Collins is AMAZING!!! Onto the book, I loved all the new characters that are in this book for the next Hunger Games. WOW, this book had a HUGE twist in the beginning about the Quarter Quell. All I'm going to tell you is that Katniss was upset, and so was Peeta, and Haymitch, and many, many, more... Oh wow, was that obsessive. (there's that word again!) I liked how they hid something from Katniss and told her about at the END of the Quarter Quell, another twist. I was hooked with this book all th way through!! And don't worry, you Katniss and Peeta fans, their romance continues! I loved every single piece of this book!!! If, or when, you read this, you won't regret it! The most positive thing I felt was definitely the characters. (but I already said this) They were all so unique and it was just so fascinating to read about them. The place of the arena was unique also. Like, the water surrounding, making it harder for people who could not swim. The ending was just so intense! With Beetee's electricity thing, and Katniss, at the end, ending the games by doing something with the electricity...(not gonna tell you!) Oh wow! What a book... the romance between Peeta and Katniss was indulging! Okay but this book was a definite:

★★★★★

Legend (Legend #1) by Marie Lu

Synopsis: “What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem. From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths - until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets. Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills."

Title: Legend by Marie Lu
Series: Legend #1
Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Romance
Pages: 305
Ages: 12-14
Date I Finished It: February 3rd, 2012
My Rating: 5 Stars, it was amazing!!
My Word: ACTIONPACKED
SPOILERS
For starters, this book gave me the chills when June and Day were so in love and then… BAM she puts him in jail and starts beating him up. That just made me sooo sad. In addition, I loved the chemistry between Day and June because it just clicked and I hated it when I read that June did not believe Day when he said he didn’t kill Metias, which I don’t think he did. Then I started smiling all the way till the end when June chose to help Day out. Oh, I’m giving the whole story away! I’m not going to say anything more about the story itself. I loved the idea that it showed in the book about how June and Day are the same people just born through two different worlds. June and Day were both fierce fighters and super smart. I also liked that Marie Lu put the story into two different points in view. Day and June immediately fell in love with each other and I loved seeing it in each other’s point of view. I recommend this book to all young adult readers who love science fiction romance. This book broke my heart, gave me ideas, and most of all made me smile. I give this book a full on...
★★★★★