SLATED By Teri Terry

One look at the cover and we can clearly see  we have an interesting book on our hands,and once your curiosity gets the best of you you have already read 10 chapters. There is no turning back now.

The character had both their faults and virtues, so I guess that these same faults and virtues are what made them so relatable and human. For example, the various characters of mom, dad, and Amy kept getting on my good side and my bad side which made it hard for me to decide in the end if I enjoyed reading about them or not, but that's one of the real  life qualities that this book has. People are not always going to be on your good side or bad side, they change.
I really enjoyed seeing Kyla's point of view thought the whole story because we get to experience all of the deep emotions that go on in her head even though if there where some minor inconsistencies in the story sometimes. What I mean by "inconsistencies" is that she is supposed to  be experiencing everything for the first time again because she was slated right? yet she instantly recognizes, and does not flinch at the sound of a gunshot. Again. these where minor details, but it just made me wonder sometimes...

As for the plot SLATED is a book that is sure to take you on a suspense packed roller coaster that seems to accelerate its speed every 5 seconds. The story always had me guessing, and maybe even skipping ahead a few time to see what would happen...(sorry not sorry) but its not like its all action all the time. no. its just the right amount of suspense to keep you on your toes while not overdoing it too much.
Even though I would have killed for a little more background on how "slating" came to be it was still a very good first installment, and I am very intrigued about what happens next.

GET IT HERE:SLATED

SAPPHIRE BLUE By Kerstin Gier

If you haven't read the first installment in this trilogy I don't know what you have been doing in your life.

We start off this second installment literally right where we left off in the first one ( I love it when books do that! ), and the story takes off from there.

The plot was amazingly well thought through with a steady pace and punchlines where it needed them. Even though this book does end in a shocking cliffhanger that leaves you wondering what the heck is going on, it was very enjoyable and easy to read

A very big thing in this book was character development. Gwen is as witty and sarcastic as ever, but we also see  a new determined and decisive side of her that we didn't know existed as much as her insecure side, that still appears from time to time, but is being less frequent. I also want to take a moment to applaud Gwen for being one of the strongest female character that I have read about in a long time. I don't mean that she is strong in a physical way (quite the contrary) but its the way she handles herself and her surroundings that make her strong.
If I had been in Gwen's place taking all of the criticism that she gets thrown ate her daily, instead of doing whats expected I would have probably broken some noses, bur Gwen does exactly the opposite and swallows down her pride and keeps quiet. Its quite entertaining to see what goes inside her mind when she is forced to keep quiet.
Another character that develops significantly is Lesley. Lesley goes from being just a minor character in Ruby Red to creating an story arc of her own and makes us readers want to know a little more about her and her personal life. I really enjoyed reading about Lesley and Gwen's friendship and every time that Lesley would insult Gideon it would warm my heart.
Do not even get me started about Gideon. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE GUY!!
One second he declares his love for Gwen and looks sincere and acts like a gentleman, and the next he denies hi love and acts like a douche and hangs out with Charlotte, but then also admits he is in love with Gwen and I am confused by this boy.

An amazing book that will answer some question, but create new ones as well.

GET IT HERE:SAPPHIRE BLUE

THE HOUSE OF HADES By Rick Riordan

THE FEELS. THE SPOILERS. THE PAIIINNN.

I read it! Finally! After a year of waiting in agony I have read and LOVED The House of Hades!
I just don't want to wait another whole year for the last book to come out. (hides in the corner weeping)

The plot for this book was greatly paced as to not be to rushed nor too boring, and with just enough twists and turns to keep me entertained, but not hyperventilating (most of the time). We meet again with out heroes aboard Argo II heading towards the doors of death to meet Annabeth and Percy, so they could bring them back from Tartarus, but this task proves to everything, but simple because apart from all of the troubles they face throughout the entire book there is also the impending war between camp half-blood and camp Jupiter.
Like I said before, the pace in the book was just right and it all somehow fell into place as the story continued.

ONTO THE CHARACTERS!

There is so much character development in this book that I don't even know where to start. I shall start with the most enormous character development ever. Nico. SWEET LORD JEESUS. I cannot begin to express how happy I am for him. After not knowing much about the quiet troubled little boy throughout the whole series in The House of Hades we finally get some insight into Nico's persona and I am ecstatic. Even though I will admit that I was a little bit crushed about the spoiler (that you most probably already heard of) because I always have had a bit of a crush on the ghost king, but I am also relieved that he is opening up to people and starting to accept himself. Can we take a moment to appreciate the Jason/Nico friendship that happened here?! (...I ship it....). As for other important character development we have Frank. Frank went from being a insecure, little Asian boy to being a BAD ASS, tall Asian boy in approximately 0.5 seconds. How in the name of Ares and Mars this happened I do not know, but I am enjoying it and hope to see where this leads. If any of you guys where looking for some more Jason/Piper action, I hate to disappoint, but everything is as dull as ever (shakes head). As for new and promising romances we have a certain Island girl and a curly haired mechanic, but I will not dare say more if any of you have not heard, or have not read the book yet, but what I will say is that I SHIP IT (its adorable). As for the amount of Percabeth in this book we get quite allot of development. Maybe not as much steamy, or cute moment like we had hoped for, but that the development that happens between them is deeper in this book because they realize how lost they would be without each other, and how they need one another to survive.

I shall now go into book hangover, and rock  back and forth in the corner until the final book in the Percy Jackson legacy is introduced to us. (and after I don't know what I will do with my life...I barely survived Harry Potter!)

GET IT IF YOU LIKE BREATHING:THE HOUSE OF HADES

SCARLET By Marissa Meyer

O.M.G.

How does Marissa come up with this stuff?

I personally liked the addition of the new characters to the story such as Wolf, Scarlet, and Thorn, because they helped revive the story and give it more depth. Out of all the characters my least favorite was Scarlet. To be quite frank I kinda hate her. The was she blames ALL of her problems on everyone else instead of taking responsibility for it. Another thing that really ticked me off about her where her double standards. How she was so quick to judge her father, but at the same time refused to judge Cinder until she knew what was going on, but when she MET Cinder she was quick to judge her as well. Scarlet just gets on my nerves.
One character who oddly enough I ended up liking was Wolf. Even though we don't know much about him I fell for his kind but somewhat dominant manner, but I always had a feeling that we did knot exactly what was going on with him, which was true, but now I am more intrigued than ever to know about his past.
The rest of the characters where also enjoyable. Cinder continued on being amazing and strong, and Kai was just a blind idiot the whole time, and he needs to realize that what he feels for Cinder is real and was not faked.

As for the plot of the story, we go in deeper and deeper into the control of the Lunars over earth and of all of their secrets and influences. We even get a POV from the Lunar Queen herself!
The story is always fast paced and packed with adventure, mysteries, lies, and deception even more than the first book was!

With not a dull moment to spare, Scarlet is a book to grab off your shelf now.

GET IT HERE:SCARLET

NEVERMORE By Kelly Creagh

I am trying to read more different books, so when my friend recommended this to me I jumped at it and I was actually quite liked it.

One thing that really sets this book apart from all of the other Y/A romance/paranormal books is the Edgar Allan Poe factor. With all of the world and atmosphere of the book based of of Poe's writings, the author sets the scene for a mysterious drama that even though it is sometimes a bit slow, or hard to follow, it manages to keep you intrigued enough to want to know what happens next.

The writing style was really entertaining too. Kelly had a way of transmitting the emotions of Isobel really well by taking us into her mind and making us feel as if we are by her side during the whole story.

I have really nothing else to say about this book other that I really enjoyed it, and recommend it to everyone.

GET IT HERE:NEVERMORE

THE 5TH WAVE By Rick Yancey

You have probably watched or read thousands of reviews on the Internet about how much people liked this book. This is another one of those.

The book starts off by explaining what the waves are and giving us some background information about Cassie, one of our main characters, and a very fierce heroine. Even though at times the background can get kinda tiring and long its necessary so we can understand more about Cassie and her surroundings.

As for the characters I really enjoyed reading about them and seeing their point of view's (ITS IN DIFFERENT POV'S JUST FYI SO YOU DON'T GET CONFUSED) My top two characters that I enjoyed reading about where Evan and Zombie (NO SPOILERS) this is because I fell that they are really well built characters and fun to read about. Plus we get to see the world of Evan and Cassie and also experience Zombie's life at camp. However this does NOT mean I am fond of Zombie (or however you want to call him) because he really angered me at the end of the book.

With high action, plot twist where you least expect it and a world full of mysteries waiting to be unraveled The fifth wave is a promising book that could even be compared to the Hunger Games, and I never say this without meaning it.

GET IT HERE:THE FIFTH WAVE