The Selection

Title: The Selection
Author: Kiera Cass  
Main Character: America, Aspen, Maxon
Setting: Illea
Book Length: 327 Pages 
Summary: In this futuristic competition, 35 girls compete for the heart of Prince Maxon. But for America, it's an accident. Somehow she got chosen as a participant, even though all she wants is a life with her secret lover Aspen. Well, with rebellion looming on all sides, who knows what will happen?

I loved this book and the entire rest of the series! I was satisfied with the ending and I fell more in love with characters the longer I read this book. I would highly recommend it to anyone seeking a Hunger Games and the Bachelor mash-up!
 4 out of 5 stars!
Put at the top of your reading list!

Cinder

Title: Cinder
Author: Marissa Meyer  
Main Character: Cinder, Prince Kai, Peony, Iko
Setting: New Beijing
Book Length: 387 Pages 
Summary: Cinder is a cyborg mechanic. A nobody until Prince Kai has an android that needs to be fixed. Her life becomes permanently changed. A doctor that tests her for the plague, which has killed millions in their new world, finds that somehow she is immune. But wait there's more, a whole bunch of other stuff goes down. 

Even though I totally predicted one thing that was going to happen at the end, the rest of the story was unpredictable and amazing. DISCLAIMER: I am a loser and thought the second book was completely about a different character, THAT IS NOT TRUE!!! Don't waste years in between Cinder and Scarlet bitter because you think that is how they ended Cinder's story. SHE DOES HAVE A POV IN THE NEXT BOOK! This book was just so amazing, that I wish it never ended, and it lives on throughout the rest of the series. 

 5 out of 5 stars!
Drop what you are doing and go read this book!

Some Kind of Happiness

Title: Some Kind of Happiness 
Author: Claire Legrand 
Main Character: Finley 
Setting: Finley's Grandparent's House, The Everwood
Book Length: 374 Pages 
Summary: A young writer is sent to the house of grandparents she's never met while her parents work out some problems between themselves. Little Finley dreams of the Everwood which she finds in her grandparent's backyard. Not only does she find the Everwood, she finds some unlikely friends and new comforts to battle her blue days which are coming frequently.  

I do not think any review I could ever do could give this book justice. It was amazing and helped me in countless ways. It handled anxiety, depression, and a tale of a looming divorce. It told a story I identified with and helped me seek and find ways of coping. I cried and I laughed as I breezed through these pages. Do not let the middle-grade stamp fool you, this is a book everyone should read!
 5 out of 5 stars!
Drop what you are doing and go read this book!!

Storybook of Legends

Title: Storybook of Legends 
Author: Shannon Hale 
Main Characters: Raven Queen, Apple White 
Setting: Ever After High 
Book Length: 304 Pages 
Summary: Raven, daughter of the Evil Queen, is questioning destiny, specifically her own. She doesn't want to sign the Storybook of Legends and follow in her mother's footsteps. Apple, daughter of Snow White, is determined to keep her Happily Ever After exactly how it is supposed to be. Apple has the perfect life of a queen to look forward to, but Raven only gets a hate-filled crowd. Would you change your fate or would you help others keep theirs?

Okay so wow for a supposed middle-grade book this was amazing and I honestly enjoyed it. It was funny at the right times, and intriguing at others. It was just an all-around great story. I especially loved the language and the background created for each of these fairytale characters, and it added to the overall storyline.

 4 out of 5 stars!

Put at the top of your reading list! 

 

Delirium

Title: Delirium 
Author: Lauren Oliver
Characters: Lena, Alex
Setting: Futuristic Maine
Book Length: 441 Pages 
Summary: In a futuristic world, love is a disease, and you need to be cured. Lena thinks this ritual is completely fair until she falls in love with a boy named Alex.  

Let me just preface this review with the fact that when I bought this book, I loved its concept. I thought it would be interesting but to be honest, it fell flat for me. It was so repetitive and did not hold my attention sadly. I stopped at page 100 but seeing as I bought it with my own money, I forced myself to keep going. And then at page 200 when there was still no set plot that I loved, I gave up. Maybe it gets better after this, but I guess I will never know. 

 1 out of 5 stars!
Don't go near this book!