Friday, April 15, 2016

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

The third book in The Raven Cycle  series. This focuses on the task of finding Blue's mother Maura. It had been a month since she last had been and the only thing Maura left behind was a note. Gansey and Blue's relationship is also being put to the test with secret late night calls and meetings. Blue begins to struggle as she tries to not kiss Gansey. She also struggles to keep her self together as they search for Maura. Along the way we get to finally meet Colin Greenmantle, Mr. Gray's employer and we get to see a couple of chapters in his POV. The end to the book is shocking as we are then reintroduced to Neeve who disappeared in the first book The Raven Boys. The final installment will be release on April 26th through Amazon.com. I can feel that the end to this series is going to shock us. The way the tension is build in this book really makes it. I do believe if this book was written any other way I would not have thoroughly enjoyed it like I have.

I give this book a 5/5 star review and high recommend the series to those who love to read.

Thursday, April 7, 2016

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

The second book in The Raven Cycle focuses more on Ronan and his ability to pull items out of his dreams. We are also introduced to a new character called the Gray Man. As the story progresses it continues to build with intensity off the first book. I also began to pick up hints about the location of Glendower and how it ties back to Gansey. I love the character developments in this book and can't wait to read Blue Lily, Lily Blue the third book in the series. I give this a 5/5 star rating and highly recommend the series to those who have not read it. Also be on the look out because the final installment of the series The Raven King is coming out on April 26, 2016.

Monday, April 4, 2016

Paper Towns by John Green

I began reading this book at the beginning of 2016 and was really into it. I like the way it started and I like the characters, but I got farther into the book the slower it seemed to drag on. I sat the book down and never really picked it back up again. I give this a 3.5/5 star review.

Ignite by Erica Crouch

I started reading back in January during my winter break. At first I was into it but the farther I got into it the less I began to like. I found the main character Pen to be just too dramatic for my taste. Plus the font size in this was small and it caused me to have headaches when trying to read it as well. All in all I didn't like this book. I would give this a 2.5/5 star review.

Saturday, April 2, 2016

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

The Raven Boys is the first book in The Raven Cycle series. It follows the story of four boys and one girl. Gansey is joined by his friends Noah, Adam, Ronan, and Blue on his search for the Welsh King Glendower.

I give the book a 5/5 star review. What I really liked about this book is that it focuses on Welsh mythology, psychics and tarot cards. Along with the journey of these five friends as they come closer to finder Glendower and maybe even death. These are elements that are rarely seen in novels. I also loved the way Maggie Stiefvater introduces and describes the character. Each has their own appearance, style, personalities, and motivation as to why they are on this search for the king. I also enjoyed the descriptions of the setting as well. I highly recommend this book.