The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause

I found this book to be both poet and emotional. The topics it dealt with were very real, and each character was different. It handled the vampires differently and gave new light to them for me. Often times vampires are seen without souls, but The Silver Kiss gives them a soul that is trapped in a frozen state of time waiting and wanting. I happen to have the edition that feature two short stories, giving me an even better insight and connection to the characters. You enter into a short story from Simon's point of view, then it switches to the main story, and then you get a short story that takes place after the main story from Zoe's point of view. This gave me emotions that I haven't felt in over 10 years. This is just a wonderful story that re-sparked my love for writing poetry. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a great quick read. I give it a 4/5 stars.

The Missing Skull by John Wilson

I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would. It was a bit slow and did pick of speed, but the ending was flat. The characters ages were a bit younger than I was expected. It has a nice cover and feel to it, but it lacked the depth needed for a really good mystery feel it was going for. I would have much rather it been prolonged a bit more clues, a single mystery, older main character, more details, and more adventure. I say this book needs a bit more develop for it to make my top 20. I give this a 2.5/5 stars.

This was received as a free advanced readers copy {ARC} for review from Orca Publishers through third party Library Thing. https://www.librarything.com/home

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

I am a huge Harry Potter fan, but I must admit that I have only ever read the first two books and the final book in the series. So, I decided that since I haven't read the books, but have watched to movies to go ahead and read the entire series. I love the way that the characters are presented in the books. I love how Harry is very polite, but can be very sarcastic too, which you don't see in the movies.  (Possible Spoiler!) I also love how it's different in the books that when Harry, Hermione, and Draco get detention instead of Ron being the fourth it's Neville. There is so much more to the books than the movies. I am definitely going to continue reading the series. I give this a 5/5 stars.

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

I just enjoyed this book. It was hard for me to read it though since I watched the movie before hand, but I prefer the book because it gives more details than what is shown in the movie. My favorite character is Newt and Minho. They both bring something that is often not found much in these kinds of books. They both can be really kind and sarcastic at times and it is really nice to see how they act around Thomas. I give this a 4/5 stars.

The After Party by Jana Prikryl

I loved this book. It was very evoking of the emotions and it allowed for images to be created in the mind. I love the way the cover was designed with colors that were not to vibrant. The poems inside were just wonderful in that each was different in content and in length which made of easy enjoyment. I would defiantly recommend this to anyone who enjoys reading poetry. I give this a 4.5/5 stars.











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