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Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins

Posted in reviews, tagged , , , , , , on February 26, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Sweet PerilSweet Peril by Wendy Higgins
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed the first book in this series so much (Sweet Evil) that I had to start listening to this one straight away. And it didn’t disappoint, in fact I think I liked it more than the first one. I should say there were a few minor things that annoyed me but the good things totally outweighed them. This book is all about the neph’s and their fathers and it takes us all around the world. Anna and her father have a plan and to make this plan happen, they need some allies and so Anna ends up flying around the world trying to convince other neph’s to help her out when the time came.
I was pleased to see that the twins, Blake, Cope and Kaiden were all back and I enjoyed watching their individual relationships with Anna. And while I really liked the sparks between Kaiden and Anna in the first book… in this book their relationship went to a whole new level! Talk about swoon!
There were a few near-misses and ‘crap-lets hide’ moments but overall, this book is like the background for book three – where I am expecting some serious thrills, spills and bloodshed.

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Bird by Crystal Chan

Posted in reviews, tagged , , , , on February 16, 2014| Leave a Comment »

BirdBird by Crystal Chan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This started with a great first line, and by the end of the first page I had a lump in my throat and my eyes were threatening to tear up.
Reading this book was slightly heartbreaking but also very hopeful. Jewel was an amazing young girl who definitely was original. She was so clever and determined but I could feel her loneliness and so many times I wanted to jump into the story to just hang out with her. It was lovely seeing her friendship with John develop and how he made her feel, like she was real and that she mattered. They shared many happy and fun times together. And then it all went to shit.
But after making it through all of the hurt and heartbreak, through the grief of her parents and the anger of her grandfather and the betrayal of John, the ending was so hopeful and uplifting. Yes I was crying but they were happy tears. Because of Jewel’s bravery and honesty, her family were able to give themselves permission to live again.

“I nearly broke open with joy” – pg 99

“What do you do when your worries won’t go away? When even the entire earth can’t hold them? At some point, the wind quieted down and I slowly climbed onto the boulder, but I felt like a stranger there, alone and uninvited” – pg 188

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Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith

Posted in reviews, tagged , , on February 16, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Grasshopper JungleGrasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Grasshopper Jungle is written in such a different way than I was used to- and I loved it. I instantly connected with Austin and his voice was so honest throughout the story. I loved the repetition of hearing about Austin’s family history and who his grandfather was and his great-grandfather and his grandmother and so on and how they all tied in somehow with what was happening in the story. And while Austin was basically horny for the whole story, my heart went out to him with his confusion about his sexuality and his questions about did he love Shana or did he love Robby or did he love them both and what did that make him….. Oh Austin.
And so along with the fantastic journey through Austin’s Polish family history, and his very real and very deep relationships with both Shana and Robby….we have the end of the world as we know it, brought on by Austin and Robby, with the onset of an army of six foot tall praying mantises. Normally I would think this was an odd thing, but with the excellent style of writing, the interesting and honest characters and the intrigue of finding out what really was in that silo…the six foot praying mantises did not seem weird at all. Plus I learnt what the only two things are that praying mantises want to do!
An excellent story that I am keen to read again.

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(10/2/2014) ok, what just happened…….. I can’t say I have ever read anything like this before. I really enjoyed it but I am still trying to work out what I have just read.

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Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

Posted in reviews, tagged , , , on February 14, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Sweet Evil (The Sweet Trilogy, #1)Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I listened to this on audiobook and to begin with I found the narrators voice annoying but then she kind of grew on me. And that is the same as the book. I was listening to it and enjoying it but not loving it but then about half way through something happened and then all of a sudden I was invested in the story and the characters. I kind of found Anna annoying but at the same time I liked her – don’t know what is up with that? I liked reading about the different demons and the neph and how they worked to tempt and ruin humans and I have to say, Kaiden made me swoon – big time. The same as the story and Anna, to begin with I didn’t like him and then all of a sudden, on that road trip, I was like ‘hell yeah Kai’.
Overall would probably give it 3.5 stars but i have downloaded the second book and started listening to it straight away so obviously I am keen to find out what happens. I am sensing a battle between good and evil.

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Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee

Posted in reviews, tagged , , , on February 1, 2014| 1 Comment »

Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1)Angelfall by Susan Ee
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I have read my fair share of angel themed books, but I can’t say I have read one that is anything like this one! I loved Penryn, she really is brave and loyal and kick-ass as well as sometimes being just a normal 17 year old girl. There was so much going on I felt like I read the book in an hour. The end of the world landscape with empty houses and abandoned cars on the highway turned into hiding out from angels in old office buildings and eating cat food. In the world of angels against humans the pairing of Penryn and Raffe was perfect. Set up with little trust and only as the means to an end it was enjoyable watching their relationship develop. Throw in soldiers, demons, cannibalism, an angel nightclub and what more could you want. Penryn’s mother was extremely interesting and I feel there is a lot more to that part of the story and then the ending…… What the? That room at the end, and the ‘things’ and the wings and what was being done to the children….. I seriously can not wait to get right onto the next book!

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