The 5th Wave

Title: The 5th Wave
Author: Rick Yancey 
Main Characters: Cassie, Zombie
Setting: Futuristic Ohio
Book Length: 457 pages
Summary: After 4 waves wipe out most of the world through sickness, flood, loss of technology, most children are left to fend for themselves. It is the same for Cassie who is on a mission to find her brother who was taken into one of the camps created to protect children. Except those camps are actually training these kids to fight and kill the alien invaders. Cassie realizes while on her mission a lot about the world around her as she reflects on her past and as she adventures around Ohio. 

I loved this story. Cassie's adventure joined mid-way through the book by Zombie's POV was amazing. It was full of action and adventure while keeping real characters and a coherent story. I highly recommend to anyone looking for fulfilling read.

 3 out of 5 stars!

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Red Queen

Title: Red Queen 
Author: Victoria Aveyard 
Main Characters: Mare, Cal, Maven 
Setting: The Kingdom of Norta
Book Length: 383 pages
Summary: Mare is a Red, and she's just trying to get through her daily struggles. Until she bumps into an undercover prince who offers her a job at the palace. While there she discovers that she is more than just a typical Red and there is much more to her supposed ordinary life. 

I really liked this book! It is very fast-paced and intriguing. It keeps you invested until the last word. I did find it predictable at times, but I love dystopian so much that all the other bits made up for it. The series just gets better from this point on. 

 3 out of 5 stars!

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An Abundance of Katherines

Title: An Abundance of Katherines 
Author: John Green 
Main Characters: Colin, Hassan, Lindsey
Setting: Gutshot, Tennessee
Book Length: 215 pages
Summary: After his 19th time being dumped by a Katherine, child prodigy Colin gives up. He and his best friend, Hassan, go on a road trip and end up in Gutshot where they get new jobs, new friends, and a new place to stay. While there, they find both of their missing pieces. 

I love John Green with all of my heart, but this just did not meet my expectations- until mid-way through the book AND THEN IT WAS AMAZING!! So moral of the story, don't give up on books because they just may surprise you. This one ended perfectly and left me feeling complete.

 3 out of 5 stars!

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The Darkest Minds

Title: The Darkest Minds
Author: Alexandra Bracken
Main Characters: Ruby, Liam. Chubs, Zu
Setting: Futuristic Virginia
Book Length: 488 Pages
Summary: After IAAN plagues children across the United States, survivors are placed in 'rehabilitation' camps. But, these camps are not helping anyone get better. The members of these camps hold special powers and they have been collected to protect the outside world. They are being contained and killed to keep them "safe". 

Wow. This book was amazing!! It actually inspired me to write again because it activated my creative juices. It was a well-written story with a gripping concept. The characters were intriguing and relatable even though they were in very different situations than we are. It was a well-contained story, that you could be satisfied with, but I fell in love with the characters that I had to find out what happened next. It does crush your soul a little with the ending but at least there are other books to fill that void. 

 4 out of 5 stars!

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City of Bones

Title: City of Bones
Author: Cassandra Clare
Main Characters: Clary, Jace, Simon, Izzy, Alec, Magnus 
Setting: New York
Book Length: 485 Pages  
Summary: Clary has a perfectly normal life, well until she witnesses a murder that no one else can see. Clary has just unlocked the shadow world filled with vampires, werewolves, warlocks, and shadowhunters. She falls in love with a boy as she journeys deeper into her own past and unlocks the other side of her own present. 

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!! It was completely different from anything else I had ever read in such a refreshing and amazing way. I would highly recommend this series to anyone.

Disclaimer: NEVER judge a book by its movie or in this case its show either. This book is completely different (better) than both. This book tells an amazing story that cannot be expressed with justice through visual media (in my opinion).

 5 out of 5 stars!!

Drop what you are doing and go read this book!!