The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Book Name: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Author: Stephen Chbosky

Series: N/A

Total Amount of Pages: 213

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Blurb: Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it.
Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates and mix tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But he can't stay on the sideline forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.

Favourite Character: Patrick

Comments: The Perks of Being a Wallflower got me thinking. I honestly went into to it with high expectations and didn't get what I had hoped. There was one scene in the book with the character Mary Elizabeth and Charlie that made me so angry that I couldn't look past it. When were first introduced to Charlie we obviously know that there is something different about him but there was no excuse for that because picturing myself in her shoes, it's horrible.

But the book was interesting in a sense. You thought about different things that never would have crossed your mind and you're introduced to a whole bunch of different things that you may face going through high school or hear about. The book itself was very private. I almost felt as though I was reading someone else's journal. It was so descriptive and private that it felt wrong and I felt awkward but I think that was the point because it really got you thinking.

I actually liked the book better when I finished it because I really got to think about it and consider what the author was actually trying to get across to me. It was a very well put together book and even though there was one scene that ruined it, there were many others that made it. The quotes were amazing and true and will stick with me forever.

It is a book that should be read just for the sake of reading. I stepped out of my comfort zone and it was worth it.
Rating: * * *

Sequels: N/A


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Fallen by Lauren Kate

Book Name: Fallen

Author: Lauren Kate

Series: Book #1

Total Amount of Pages: 452

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal romance

Blurb: There’s something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah. He’s the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.Even Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce – he goes out of his way to make that very clear. But she can’t let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, Luce has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret...even if it kills her.

Favourite Character: Must I pick?

Comments: To say that I didn't like this book would be an understatement. Keep this is mind while reading the review because it may be harsher than it should be.

SO. Where do I begin? The shitty characters? The shitty excuse for romantic chemistry? The shitty plot(if you can even call it that)? Or the dangerous message that it can potentially send?
Might as well start at the beginning of this terrible experience. I have to say though the first few pages weren't bad, I was intrigued and wanted to continue reading. The dark reform school definitely had me interested. I felt like the story had a set up that could have lead to something amazing.

THEN BAM. We meet Daniel. Why she liked him? I have no clue. Well I guess the shitty ending explained why but it wasn't a good explanation. He was a jerk and they barely connected and yet she was like "OMG MARRY ME." Honestly, even if they were meant to be together the author could have tried to make it seem like that ACTUALLY WANTED TO BE WITH EACH OTHER. Daniel and Luce's connection was horrible that I was actually disgusted that I was reading this.

I think the author was trying to go for a strong female character who could stand up for herself. But let's face it, Luce was incredibly helpless and she was in love with a guy who obviously was not interested in her until the last hundred or so which was just a mess. Which brings me to the dangerous this book can send.

Being flipped off on the first meeting isn't something I would call romantic at all. So being treated like dirt for the first half of book is romantic. And what makes it even worse is that the main character swoons and is STILL in love with this boy. Wonderful to know that's what I have to look forward to in my love life.

As for the plot, it left me mind-fucker (for lack of a better term). So yup. Not even sure how you could turn shit into even worse shit in less than 20 pages but she managed it.

So, I guess you can see that I will not be reading the second book. EVER.

Rating: *

Sequel: Torment

Crash into You by Katie McGarry

Book Name: Crash into You

Author: Katie McGarry

Series: Book #3

Total Amount of Pages: 474

Genre: Contemporary romance

Blurb: The girl with straight As, designer clothes and the perfect life-that's who people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private-school junior keeps secrets from her wealthy parents and overbearing brothers...and she's just added two more to the list. One involves racing strangers down dark country roads in her Mustang GT. The other? Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Walker-a guy she has no business even talking to. But when the foster kid with the tattoos and intense gray eyes comes to her rescue, she can't get him out of her mind. Isaiah has secrets, too. About where he lives, and how he really feels about Rachel. The last thing he needs is to get tangled up with a rich girl who wants to slum it on the south side for kicks-no matter how angelic she might look. But when their shared love of street racing puts both their lives in jeopardy, they have six weeks to come up with a way out. Six weeks to discover just how far they'll go to save each other.

Favourite Character: Isaiah

Comments: Crash into You was the best book yet! I loved it! Everything from start to finish was perfect! I loved Isaiah and Rachel's story so much! The story itself was super intense and kept you on your toes. The stakes were high and up until the very last page you were on the edge of your seat. It was crazy!

Isaiah's long awaited story was great! I love everything about him. Rachel and him were perfect together and even though we all wanted or thought that Beth and him should have been together in the second book all those ideas are erased because this pairing is much more fitting. On the topic of characters, there is a girl named Abby whose introduced and she's great! I definitely hope that McGarry does something with her in the future.

The plot twist at the end was crazy! I'm not going to give any spoilers but you're all going to want to tear your hair out of your head in the last few chapters. It's a tad bit stressful!

I'm super excited for the next book featuring Rachel's brother West! It looks exciting much like Crash into You was! It comes out in May and I can't wait! Be sure to read Crash into You!

Rating: * * * * *

Sequels: Take me On


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Dare to You by Katie McGarry

Book Name: Dare to You

Author: Katie McGarry

Series: Book #2

Total Amount of Pages: 456

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Blurb: If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom's freedom and her own happiness. That's how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn't want her and going to a school that doesn't understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn't get her, but does....Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jock-with secrets he can't tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do crazy things. The craziest? Asking out the Skater girl who couldn't be less interested in him.But what begins as a dare becomes an intense attraction neither Ryan nor Beth expected. Suddenly, the boy with the flawless image risks his dreams-and his life-for the girl he loves, and the girl who won't let anyone get too close is daring herself to want it all....

Favourite Character: Beth

Comments: Much better than the first book! I loved the way this story developed! It hooked from the first chapter. I loved Beth so much! She was fantastic and definitely unique. I love that she was rude and upfront. It was so real. I loved everything about her and I was so sad when I finished the book.

Ryan was another matter. Beth and Isaiah are best friends and I went into this book assuming that they would be the highlight couple. I was wrong and that was slightly disappointing. I had hard feelings towards Ryan at the start of the book because I just didn't want it to be him. But you grow to like Ryan and accept that Isaiah and Beth are not meant to be together.

This book was a little more high-paced which is good because it keeps the story flowing and me wanting to read it. Beth and Ryan's love story keeps you wanting to read more and thirsting for the next book to come. I recommend this book to all teen romance fans!

I'm really excited to read the next book in the series! It's the long awaited book for Isaiah's love story and I can't wait! Be sure to read this book first though!

Rating: * * * *

Sequel: Pushing the Limits


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Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

Book Name: Pushing the Limits

Author: Katie McGarry

Series: Book #1

Total Amount of Pages: 392

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Blurb: No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with "freaky" scars on her arms. Even Echo can't remember the whole truth of that horrible night. All she knows is that she wants everything to go back to normal.But when Noah Hutchins, the smoking-hot, girl-using loner in the black leather jacket, explodes into her life with his tough attitude and surprising understanding, Echo's world shifts in ways she could never have imagined. They should have nothing in common. And with the secrets they both keep, being together is pretty much impossible.Yet the crazy attraction between them refuses to go away. And Echo has to ask herself just how far they can push the limits and what she'll risk for the one guy who might teach her how to love again.

Favourite Character: Noah

Comments: I liked this book. It was good enough for me want to read the sequels but I didn't feel it got interesting until about halfway through. It didn't catch my attention right away which is always a turn-off but I did end up liking it.

Noah and Echo's story is compelling to read. You want to dig deeper and figure out what had happened to them both. They both had unique pasts which was refreshing. I read a lot of contemporary teen romance novels and they all seem to be very similar. This isn't necessarily a terrible thing but it tends to get boring.

Echo seemed like almost a flat character to me throughout the story. Like I said I read a lot of teen romance novels and all the girls and guys tend to blend together because they are so similar. Echo personality wise, was nothing that I haven't read before. Having said that, I still liked and her little quirks. The same goes for Noah but don't we all love the hot guy anyways?

Anyone who liked Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles will love this! I loved the Perfect Chemistry series and this was recommended to me because I read it. I definitely recommend that anyone who's a fan of that series read this. I'm sure you'll love it.

I'm looking forward to reading the next book because it's about Beth and from the little snippets I got, I already love her. Can't wait!

Rating: * * * *

Sequels: Dare to You


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Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Book Name: Catching Fire

Author: Suzanne Collins

Series: Book #2

Total Amount of Pages: 391

Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Dystopian

Blurb: Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol-- a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create.

Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.

Favourite Character: Finnick

Comments: Catching Fire was amazing! I felt like the tributes had a more togetherness feeling. They truly didn't want to be there but knew that their opinions didn't matter. You could really find the hints that a rebellion was coming. I especially liked the part at the interviews where all the tributes held hands together. It will always be the highlight of the series for me.

I thought the arena was more creative this time around, seeing as it was a clock. It was fun to see the different things the game makers had set up and it made the hunger games a more interesting part of the book. There was never a dull moment.

I don't think I really agreed with the fact that Katniss pretended she was pregnant. It just kind of peeved me that they had to do that but, to be fair, it was the best way to convince President Snow that Katniss and Peeta truly were in love and always will be.

I heard this was the make or break book for a lot of people; either you love it or you hate it. I loved it more than the first book and I felt more attached to the new characters introduced. I highly recommend it!

Rating: * * * * *

Sequel (s): Mockingjay


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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Book Name: The Hunger Games

Author: Suzanne Collins

Series: Books #1

Total Amount of Pages: 374

Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Dystopian

Blurb: Twenty- four are forced to enter. Only the winner survives.
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Each year, the districts are forced by the Capitol to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the Hunger Games, a brutal and terrifying fight to the death – televised for all of Panem to see.

Survival is second nature for sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who struggles to feed her mother and younger sister by secretly hunting and gathering beyond the fences of District 12. When Katniss steps in to take the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, she knows it may be her death sentence. If she is to survive, she must weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Favourite Character: Gale

Comments: Okay, well, who hasn't read The Hunger Games by now? I mean it was the most talked about book in 2012. Either way, it definitely deserves a review from me!

Most books tend not to get interesting until page fifty, if not higher. The Hunger Games was amazing from start to finish. You were interested from page fifteen. I loved Katniss as a female heroin. She had her flaws (like all characters should) but they were flaws that you could accept and still see her as amazing. She impressed me and was perfect for the novel.

The book was creative. It was unlike books I've read before. It had an interesting plot that was unique and is sure to keep you on your toes. You fall in love with the characters and while reading you find yourself feeling several emotions. You want to pump your fist in the air when Katniss does something amazing and you find yourself wanting to cry when a tribute that you've taken a liking to has fallen.

Also, I found that the movie did a wonderful job of portraying the book as well. I was very impressed and from what I hear many fans were impressed as well. Overall, a wonderful read! I definitely recommend it.

Rating: * * * * *

Sequel (s): Catching Fire and Mockingjay


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