The Iron Daughter Book Review

  

     WOW, this series is just astonishing. This book blew me away. Talk about twists and turns ...
      If you haven't read the first book in the series, The Iron King, go pick it up immediately!
The Iron Daughter begins right were the first one ended. Megan is taken to Tir Na Nog and frighteningly crazy stuff start happening! You know those annoying books that start super slow and bore you to death, only to start getting interesting toward the middle? This is not one of them. It is action packed from the very beginning and mesmerizingly entertaining throughout the whole ride!
    There are some crazy twists and surprises, serious killing and some heart aching romance, which made the plot very rich, enthralling and fast paced.
    I do have to say that Meghan was indeed very whiney and helpless at some points, but with everything else going on, that didn't really bother me. The romance was pretty cute but sullen, since Winter and Summer are not meant to be toghether.
    Eventhough I love Ash, it was a relief to read that Puck had come back. I understand why Meghan is indecisive. Puck is your typical good guy, totally safe, sweet and funny. Always supporting and defenitely reliable. But at certain times, "safe" just isn't what you want. That's why Ash, aka His Royal Iciness, is one of my favorite characters. I adore his determination, braveness and self-confidence, and how he can be tender,calm and very mature, eventhough he was surely dangerous and ghastly.
    Getting into my absolute favorite characters, Grimalkin and Ironhorse:
    Ironhorse was terrifyingly awesome and I love his deep, rusty voice. Since I don't want to spoil anyone I'll just say that he was extremely loyal and I adored him for that.
    Grim didn't chance much. Same old lazy cat, continually unexpected and tricky, although very helpful and sarcasticly funny.
    I simply can't say good enough about this book! Props to Julie Kagawa for providing such a fun, amusing read! BTW, I caught myself laughing quite a lot troughout this book! There's some seriously funny lines xx Go check it out ALREADY!!! 

5 out of 5

Thrill Ride Book Review

   Even tough Rachel Hawthorne's books are directed to a younger audience, I feel like I still belong to that crowd since I thoroughly enjoy her books. The reason I keep reading them is because they always have a main character that I can relate to. Eventhough the plot is not complex what so ever and very predictable, I truly love the romance and the ability the author has to pick up on the minor details of a teen, wether it is in terms of dialogue, which is very fast pace and appealing, or concerning a simple gesture, a smile, even a kiss. It is impressive how the author can get inside teens' heads that easily ...
    So, this book is regarding Megan, if I recall, a senior, who decides to work at an amusement park for the summer. She makes lots of new friends, including this guy Parker, which puts her in big trouble since she has a boyfriend back home. And you can probably guess the rest...
    I didn't start to grow an interest on this book until I was a little far in, but it was definitely worth it. The connection between Megan and Parker was obviously evident and there was no way either one of them could deny it forever. Everything regarding Parker, I loved. He was such a funny guy, totally mesmerizing and sweet, and his love for roller coasters totally won me over, considering that I am an adrenaline fanatic. There was no way Megan could let that got to waste. After all, she was just like him, she just needed a little thrill in her life, and that was Parker, thrilling!

   Rachel Hawthorne's books are perfect for summer, light and easy to read, and I would definitely recommend this one to any and everyone that has ever experienced a long distance relationship!      

4 out of 5   

Entwined Book Review

    Entwined is a re-telling of the tale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" by The Grimm Brothers. I have to say that, from what I remember, this book is pretty different from the tale, which is defenitely a plus. Heather Dixon captured the main aspects of the tale and managed to adapt it perfectly to the YA audience. I'd recommend this book to those that love dancing and magic. In terms of plot, the author was very creative. The thing is, when reading a re-telling of my favorite tales I'm expecting to be reminded of it, not read it all over again. What I mean is, I expect the story to change into something bigger and darker which it did. Overall, this book totally appealed to me. The only thing I'd say is, since there are so many sisters, some where left behind (Jessamine, Kale, Ivy ...) only to be picked up in the end of the book. To be honest this didn't bother me that much, since the writing is totally enthralling. I loved the unbreakable connection Azalea had with her mother, and how her relationship with the King grew throughout the book. Azalea was a great main character, taking Mother's place and standing up for her sisters. I love how much of a role model she was and how she danced so gracefully like her mother. Her love interest was one of my favorite characters. Mr. Bradford isn't mentioned a whole lot, but whenever he was, I was delighted by his presence. I also loved Bramble's stubbornness and sense of humor and was terribly jealous of Clover. However I have to say that the king was my favorite character. His character development was delightfull. After the death of Mother, he was cold, distant and demanding, but his formal and stiff self evolved to a softer hearted man that made a serious effort to fill Mother's place and show some affection.
     The end is action packed and defenitely entertaining. I was literally on the edge of my seat! People's souls where trapped, blood dripped from surrounding faces and magic played with people's sanity.
I really liked this book as it was a perfect reminder of one of my favorite childhood tales.

5 out of 5



Forgive my Fins Book Review

   This book is about a girl named Lily, a mermaid that has spent her last three years on the main land. Like every other girl, she's drooling over the popular guy at school, who she thinks she's in love with. But as expected this guy doesn't give her the attention that she wants, and so she is willing to accept any help that she might get. But when she kisses the wrong guy, her life turns into this huge dilemma, since when mermaids kiss, they bond with that person for life!

   Oh, where to begin ...

   I thought this book was very entertaining and appealing. Plotwise it was absolutely enthralling to me. It's not those types of books where you can sense the author struggles with creativity and character development. It comes out very natural and is basically a page turner. Childs created an extremely entertaining main character. The plot is so interesting, considering that she deals with so much: rejection, bullying, loneliness, frustration, self-consciousness (...) The plot revolves around Lily trying to overcome this "dilemma", since she is bonded with the wrong person, and figuring out her feellings for the people that surround her. After reading a heavy, ginormous book, this one is a very light, romantic and amazing read. Childs created this astonishing underwater world that totally mesmerized me.

    In terms of characters, they couldn't be any better, really. The author managed to bring to life one of the most realistic, reliable, loveable and relatable characters of all time. Lily was somewhat shy and afraid to show her feelings, but totally straight foward and alluring. Her best friends, were trust-worthy and truly wise, never reluctant to give Lily a piece of their minds. Now, please don't get me started on QUINCE. Definitely my favorite character on this book, not only because he seems to be endearingly hot, but also because he was skilfull and humorous, enchanting, intriguing and absolutely perfect! The king was loyal and an excellent father, and Aunt Sue was always reliable and caring.

    What can I say? This book is so much more than I can put into words (as a light book goes)! The Epilogue made me so eager to pick up the next one! Something tells me it will be much more surprising than this one. Can't wait to read it!

   I was hooked on this book right from the beginning. It's a very promising read. Give it a chance and you'll not regret it! :D

 5 out of 5