Review: Blood On My Hands by Todd Strasser

Summary from Goodreads:

A powerful and uncompromising thriller – not for the faint-hearted.

Some girls are glamorous, beautiful … and deadly. Found kneeling by a dead body, with a bloody knife in her hand can only mean Callie Carson is guilty of the brutal murder of Katherine Remington – can’t it? Joining the in-crowd is tough; leaving is a killer. 

First line: 'In the dark woods behind the baseball dugout, I'm kneeling next to Katherine's body, my heart racing, my breaths shallow and fast, my emotions reeling crazily at the sight on the ground before me.'

This was the first book I had read by Todd Strasser. I absolutely adore it!

The story of it was so intriguing and it was hard not to be captivated. We are thrown straight into the action with our main character, Callie, found standing above her dead friend with a knife in her hand. So naturally, Callie runs.

Callie gets a lot of help throughout this book from her ex-boyfriend. There is a lot of tension in the book and you have to keep reading to see what happens. It is extremely addictive.

Todd Strasser wrote this book wonderfully and each character was brilliantly developed.

I love many shows that are based on the police, this book was right up my street. There was a heavy involvement from the police with Callie constantly listening to the police radio to hear if they have found her or not. I loved the twists and turn that carried on throughout this book. I was completely shocked when we discover a lot of things. It was brilliant.

I admit that the ending left me rather emotional. It was an ending that left me thinking "This can't be the ending. There has to be a sequel!". Unfortunately, that was not the case. To my dismay this is part of a series but the next book does not carry on from this one.

I enjoyed every aspect of this book, except the ending.

Review: Falling Fast by Sophie McKenzie

This is real life, not a rehearsal... 

I have to say that I'm glad that I didn't get my hopes up about this book. 

River is a bit annoying and I don't like her. She asks too many questions for my liking and she is too obsessed with Flynn as the book carries on. I sometimes wonder if she actually loves fun or if she just wants to think that she is in love? Thats for you to decide if you read this book.

Flynn. Grrrr. That sums him up and I don't mean grrr in a good way. I really disliked him and thought he was WAY too aggressive and that he had an ulterior motive behind his reasons for being with River. He is a complete jerk and gets angry over the smallest things. At points I thought he was going to get violent! I couldn't understand why River wanted to be with him! I began to like him a bit more towards the end of book! Only a bit though.

The only character I remotely liked was Emmi but it was a limited likeness. 

Overall it was an okay book but I wouldn't re-read it. I was quite glad that it was a short enough book!

Review: Destined by P.C and Kristin Cast

Summary from Goodreads:
In Destined, the forces of Light and Dark collide as their epic struggle focuses on Tulsa's House of Night. Zoey is home where she belongs, safe with her Guardian Warrior, Stark, by her side and preparing to face off against Neferet. Kalona has released his hold on Rephaim, and, through Nyx's gift of a human form, he and Stevie Rae are finally able to be together if Rephaim can truly walk the path of the Goddess and stay free of his father's shadow.

But is Zoey really safe? Does she truly know those who are closest to her? And will love win when it is tested by the very soul of Darkness? Find out what s destined in the next thrilling chapter of the House of Night series.

I honestly don't know why I decided to read this book, given the fact that I haven't liked the series since book 3 Chosen. 

I think that this series is dragging out way to much and its gotten beyond boring. And this is the only series of books that I can think of that I don't like the main character.

I don't like the main character, Zoey. In my opinion she is self centered and annoying. In fact annoying doesn't even get near to what she is. When I began reading this series I din't mind Zoey but after I finished Chosen and Zoey had shown what she was really like I didn't like her and I haven't liked her since. I am wonderstruck at how all the characters seem to love her so much! Its a mystery to me.

Erik! Erik is the only character I like, and he's been scarce since Chosen. Hey, that's probably why I haven't liked it? Honestly so many people dislike Erik and I don't know why? He's awesome and he has perfect reason or acting like he does and I show no sympathy towards Zoey.

Stark. Yikes I hate Stark almost as much as I hate Zoey. Yes I realise that I have really no reason for reading these books, but I have this thing that I have to finish a series when I start it. Its rather annoying really. I have a question, why does everyone love Stark so much? I honestly don't understand it.

I hate writing bad reviews because it makes me feel mean, but if I don't like something I have to say I don' like it.

I don't think there's really any point in me saying anything about the other characters because all I will say is that I don't like them because.... and I'm sure you don't want to read it.

I'm giving this book 2 out of 5 just for the fact that its not the worst book I've read so I can't put it at 1.

Review: The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

Summary from Goodreads:
Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at 13, Hazel was prepared to die until, at 14, a medical miracle shrunk the tumours in her lungs... for now. 

Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else, too; post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. And even though she could live for a long time (whatever that means), Hazel lives tethered to an oxygen tank, the tumours tenuously kept at bay with a constant chemical assault. 

Enter Augustus Waters. A match made at cancer kid support group, Augustus is gorgeous, in remission, and shockingly to her, interested in Hazel. Being with Augustus is both an unexpected destination and a long-needed journey, pushing Hazel to re-examine how sickness and health, life and death, will define her and the legacy that everyone leaves behind.

The Fault In Our Stars was a book that left me overwhelmed with emotions. It was an incredibly gripping story that had me hooked straight away. I became so engrossed in the characters and the story that I would read until the early hours of the morning. 

Every single moment between Augustus and Hazel was beautiful. Even when there was sadness there was beauty hiding underneath. I felt connected to the characters immediately which really helped me to enjoy the book.

You know when a book is so perfect you just can't find the words to describe it? The Fault In Our Stars is deffinitely one of them. I could sit here another 4 hours and still not be able to put into words my feelings about this book.

It's filled with humour, tragedy, love and sadness. It will bring you from laughter to sadness and back again. You will experience a wide range of emotions through out the book.

John Green is deffinitely one of the best authors that I have come across. I will absolutely read more of his work.

Review: Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Summary from Goodreads:
Being connected to Daemon Black sucks…

Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems.

Something worse than the Arum has come to town…

The Department of Defense are here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we're linked, I’m a goner. So is he. And there's this new boy in school who’s got a secret of his own. He knows what’s happened to me and he can help, but to do so, I have to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that's possible. Against all common sense, I'm falling for Daemon. Hard.

But then everything changes…

I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?

No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies…

When I started the book I expected that it wouldn't be anywhere near as good as Obsidian (which was unbelievably awesome.) I can tell you that it was equally as good as the first book and I was so happy that it surpassed my expectations.

When I started I was immediately hooked. I literally could not put it down. I gained a lot of shouts from my family for not paying attention to them. It's not my fault, Onyx is just too addictive. And Daemon is too hot.

Ah Daemon. How does one begin to describe Daemon? *Insert Daemon version of Mean Girls* Basically, Daemon is one of my favourite book boys ever. In Onyx we get to see a more tender side to him, which just made me love him even more. He really grows a lot in this book. The interactions between him and Katy were some of my favourite parts in the book. It made my chest tight with feelings.

We see less of one of my favourite characters, Dee. I was rather sad that she wasn't in it more. As sad as I was I think it was necessary for her to not be in it as much. It gave the plot a chance to grow more. I still missed her though. Her and Katy's relationship is very strained for the majority of this book. 

Katy faces a lot of trials in this book. She really goes through the wars. I feel that her being a book blogger helps me to connect more with her. It also helps to make the story more real. You feel as though it is actually happening right now. 

This book brought me on a roller-coaster ride with my emotions. I cried. I really did. There is one particular part in the book that I just couldn't help but cry at. Darn you Jennifer L. Armentrout for being such a good writer that you make me cry!! The ENDING, I can't even describe my feelings. I honestly can't. It was such a good cliffhanger and it made me want to go and buy the next book. However, I have made a pledge with myself to not buy any books until my exams are over. Roll on 15th June! Opal will be my first purchase!

Overall, Onyx was seriously amazing. I can't even put into words. I think I love it more than I loved Obsidian.