Review: The Friday Society

Charlie's Angels meet steampunk -- at least it tries. The one thing I love about Charlie's Angels is the bond the girls share but in this book, Michiko, who didn't speak English was left out which was odd because if anyone really had a reason to go after the bad guy it was her.

Adrienne Kress

The action scenes were suspenseful for a reader needing an adrenaline rush. And the chapters cleverly marked as 9 1/2 or 9 3/4. Adrienne Kress appears to be a very sophisticated writer in this picture and her magic rubs off on the trio of girls. I enjoyed reading about their gowns and fashion taste. But unfortunately the romance lacked depth with several gratuitous kisses that turned this BookCupid off.

Will there be a sequel? The ending seems to hint at it.

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Spring is here, time to clean and spruce up the blog.

With Google Reader getting shut down this summer, I decided to add bloglovin' to make sure I could keep in contact with all my fellow bloggers. Also wanted to wish you all a Happy Easter!!

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Feature and Follow Friday: Caught in the Middle

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Q: Tell us about the most emotional scene you've ever read in a book -- and how did you react?


The book is called The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. And there is a scene where Susie Salmon (a ghost) holds her father's hand in the hospital and her brother holds the other while the father lingers between life and dead. Both children want to claim the father on their side. Please Live -- Please Die --

I was crying the whole time!!! Which is strange for me since I usually laugh whenever I encounter something emotionally uncomfortable.

Review: Wicked Lovely

Fairies are both wicked and lovely. 

Personally, I've never seen one, unless I mistook it for a butterfly. But the ones in this book couldn't be mistaken for anything: they are human size. They feel love, hate, regret ... very much like we do. And at this moment, they are feeling pain. There is a savage battle between Winter and Summer Fey that for some reason puts, Ash, a regular high school girl in the middle. 

To be honest the Fey were given such a bad rep in the story, that I couldn't see them as anything other than an enemy. Even Donia, a sad and tortured Fey, couldn't get my sympathy. She was too passive. Instead, I concentrated on the on/off relationship between Ash and Seth, which sadly lacked depth as well.

Hopefully, the Fey are given better attention in the second book, Ink Exchange.

Top Ten Tuesday: The Big List

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

Recommendations

Here is the list of books I'd recommend to all my fellow bloggers.

Anya's Ghost: If anyone is looking to spice up their reading with a graphic novel, this book is a nice start. The drawings are really well done and the character is tough, rebellious and absolutely adorable.

The Fault in Our Stars: If anyone wants to cry. Make sure you are in the mood for a sad/romantic story that will leave you weeping.

 White Oleander: Honestly, I would qualify this book as NA. The subject is violent and mature but the main character is a teenager and the theme is based around a coming of age story where one must struggle without any guidance.

 The Lovely Bones: This book is very intense emotionally. Although there is a movie, the film only brushed on the character of the mother, while the book really delves into it. Also, the ending might shock you.

 The Hunger Games: I believe this was the very first Dystopia I read (it took me a while to read The Giver).  The story is just incredible and I love to see a badass female lead.

Cinder: This book is a little jem. The first re-telling of Cinderella I really enjoyed.