The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Mass

about the book

Celaena Sardothien is Adarlan's most feared assassin. As part of the Assassin's Guild, she's sworn to her master, Arobynn Hamel, yet Celaena listens to no one and trusts only her fellow killer for hire, Sam.

In these action-packed prequel novellas to Throne of Glass, Celaena embarks on five daring missions. They take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, where she fights to liberate slaves and avenge tyranny. But by acting on her own terms, will Celaena truly free herself from her master, or will she suffer an unimaginable punishment for such treachery?

This bind-up features all four of the previously published e-novellas along with a story now available in the US for the first time, The Assassin and the Healer.

My thoughts about the book.

1. Did you get lost in the book?
Yes I did. I probably would have had it finished in a day but I had to take care of my daughter.

2. Was the character development intriguing?
yes it was

3.  Did you care about the characters?
Yes I did. I got mad when celaena did.

4. What is your favorite quote from the book?
"If you can endure pain, you can survive anything. Some people learn to embrace it-to love it. Some endure it through drowning it in sorrow, or by making themselves forget. Others turn it into anger. But Ansel let her pain become hate, and let it consume her until she became something else entirely- a person I dont think she never wished to be. "

5. Why was it your favorite quote?
 It just speaks volumes. It shows that we all have pain and it is up to us on how we chose to endure the hurt that we go thru.

6. Was there is anything you disliked about the book?
Yes, the sad parts of course.

7. Were you engaged immediately or did it take you awhile to "get into the book"?
Yes I would

8. Would you recommend this book to anyone?
Heck yes I would. I think you all should read this book.

9. Is there material in this book that is not good for kids to read?
If you do not want your kids reading books on fighting and etc then this is not a book for kids.

10. Where did you buy it at?
I got it at target. but you can buy it amazon, and other book stores.

Happy reading.

The Scorch Trails by James Dashner

The Scorch Trails by James Dashner

about the book

Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean freedom for him and the Gladers. But WICKED isnt done yet. Phase Two has just begun. The Scorch.

THERE ARE NO RULES. THERE IS NO HELP. YOU EITHER MAKE IT OR YOU DIE.

The Gladers has two week to cross the Scorch--the most burned-out section of the world. And WICKED has been sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them.

Friendships will be tested. Loyalties will be broken. All bets are off.

There are others now. Their survival depends on the Gladers' destruction---and they're determined to survive.


My thoughts about the book.

1. Did you get lost in the book?
Yes I did, even though I have seen the movie this book was so different from the movie. I do have to say that the book is better then movie. So much better.

2. Was the character development intriguing?
Yes it was and the added characters was also intriguing.

3.  Did you care about the characters?
Yes I did. I really hated Teresa in the book and did not care to much for Aris(he is one of the new characters)

4. What is your favorite quote from the book?
I have to say my all time favorite quote from this book would be a line from one of the cranks
(" Rose took my nose, I suppose," he repeated; the bubble of phlegm in his throat made a disgusting crackle."And it really blows." ) that made me laugh so much lol

5. Why was it your favorite quote?
 It was just very funny and was a good idea to have something a little funny in the book to take away from the sad parts.

6. Was there is anything you disliked about the book?
Yes the sad parts. The parts where friends died and or just betrayed them.

7. Were you engaged immediately or did it take you awhile to "get into the book"?
Oh I was engaged in the book immediately. I think I had alittle over half read in a day. Probably would have had the whole book read in a day but I have a 2 year old daughter who needs my attention also.

8. Would you recommend this book to anyone?
Heck yes I would. I think you all should read this book.

9. Is there material in this book that is not good for kids to read?
Depends on the age of the book and also what parents allow their kids to read. If you are okay with your kids reading a book that has kissing and fighting in it then this is a good book for them to read. (All there is just kissing and nothing else in that category so please remember that)

10. Where did you buy it at?
I got this book with the box set at target. But I think I have seen it at walmart, books a million and you also can buy off of amazon also.

Happy reading.

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

about the book

Book one in the blockbuster Maze Runner series that spawned a movie franchise and ushered in a worldwide phenomenon! And don’t miss The Fever Code, the highly-anticipated series conclusion that finally reveals the story of how the maze was built!
 
   When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone.
   Outside the towering stone walls that surround them is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive.
   Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying: Remember. Survive. Run.

The Maze Runner and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials are now major motion pictures featuring the star of MTV's Teen Wolf, Dylan O’Brien; Kaya Scodelario; Aml Ameen; Will Poulter; and Thomas Brodie-Sangster. The third movie, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, will hit screens in 2018.



my thoughts on the book

1. Did you get lost in the book?
No I didnt get lost in the book. 

2. Was the character development intriguing?
Kinda but probably was a little ruin for me as I watched the movie first instead of reading the book first lol. 

3. Did you care about the characters?
Yes in a way I did. 

4. What is your favorite quote from the book?
I promised him!" he screamed, realizing even as he did so that his voice was laced with something wrong. Almost insanity. "I promised I'd save him, take him home! I promised him!

5. Why was it your favorite quote?
You could just feel the raw emotions in it. At least I know I could. 

6. Was there anything you disliked about the book?
No 

7. Were you engaged immediately, or did it take you a while to "get into it"? 
Not at first as like I said before I seen the movie before reading the book so I kinda had idea of what was going to happen. 

8. Would you recommend this book to others?
if someone asked me if it was good then yes I would recommend it to them. 

9. Is there a lot of material in the book that would not be good for kids to ?
If you do not want your kids to read about fighting and death then this is not a book for them. 

10.  Where did you buy it at? 
I bought the box set at target but you can buy it on Amazon and I want to say that I have seen it at books a million and barnes and noble but not to sure

Happy reading.

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

about the book
Crusoe (the family name corrupted from the German name "Kreutznaer") sets sail from the Queen's Dock in Hull on a sea voyage in August 1651, against the wishes of his parents, who want him to pursue a career, possibly in law. After a tumultuous journey where his ship is wrecked in a storm, his lust for the sea remains so strong that he sets out to sea again. This journey, too, ends in disaster, as the ship is taken over by Sale pirates (the Sale Rovers) and Crusoe is enslaved by a Moor. Two years later, he escapes in a boat with a boy named Xury; a captain of a Portuguese ship off the west coast of Africa rescues him. The ship is en route to Brazil. Crusoe sells Xury to the captain. With the captain's help, Crusoe procures a plantation. Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. This first edition credited the work's fictional protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents. It was published under the considerably longer original title The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Of York, Mariner

my thoughts on the book

 I have never really read this book. I had heard about it but I had never really read it. But I read it now to my daughter. We have been reading long books while she sits on the potty during her potty training. It has been a good way of getting her to sit still on it. It is a pretty good book and I am glad I read it to her. I hope that she will want me to reread it to her again or that she will read by her self in several years. 

I think that everyone should read at least one classic book and this is a good book to start with. I bought it at a small used book store. 

Happy Reading

Winter by Marissa Meyer

Winter by Marissa Meyer


About the book
Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana.
Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend--the handsome palace guard, Jacin. But Winter isn't as weak as Levana believes her to be and she's been undermining her stepmother's wishes for years. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, Winter might even have the power to launch a revolution and win a war that's been raging for far too long.
Can Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter defeat Levana and find their happily ever afters? Fans will not want to miss this thrilling conclusion to Marissa Meyer's national bestselling Lunar Chronicles series.


My thoughts

1. Did you get lost in the book?
Yes and No. I did get lost in it when my daughter was not demanding my attention (which is alot so it took me awhile to read lol

2. Was the character development intriguing?
Yes it was

3. Did you care about the characters?
Yes in some ways I did

4. What is your favorite quote from the book?
Yeah, but broken isn't the same as unfixable.

5. Why was it your favorite quote?
It just holds some truth to it. As anything can be fixed if you just give it a try

6. Was there anything you disliked about the book?
Nope there was not

7. Were you engaged immediately, or did it take you a while to "get into it"?
Truthfully I do not remember as it did took me a while to read it as my daughter demanded lots of attention.

8. Would you recommend this book to others?
Yes I would. ( see there I just recommended this book to you lol)

9. Is there a lot of material in the book that would not be good for kids to ?
Yes there is a lot of fighting. So if you do not want your kids to read books with fighting in them then do not let them read this book

10.  Where did you buy it at? 
I bought it at target but you can buy it on Amazon and I want to say that I have seen it at books a million and barnes and noble but not to sure

Happy reading.

Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong

Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong

about the book

In the forest of the dead, where the empire's worst criminals are exiled, twin sisters moria and ashy are charged with a dangerous task. for they are the keeper and the seeker, and each year they much quit the enraged souls of the damned. only this year, the souls will not be quieted. ambushed and separated by an ancient evil, the sisters; journey to find each other sends them far from the only hime they've ever known. accompanied by a stubborn imperial guard and dashing condemned thief, the girls cross a once- empty wasteland, now filled with reawakened monsters of legend, as they travel to warn the emperor. but a terrible secret awaits them at court- one that will alter the balance of their world forever.

my thoughts on the book

1. Did you get lost in the book?

Yes and no. There was parts that I did not want to put there and there was parts that made me think it was a little boring but not to many boring parts as i did finish it in like 24 hours haha.

2. Was the character development intriguing?

I would have to say yes it was. I was very intrigued with the sisters and following them in their journey. Even though one seemed be a little boring vs the other.

3. Did you care about the characters?

Yes I did. Ms Armstrong knows how to pull you in so you can feel what the characters feel.

4. What is your favorite quote from the book?

Curiosity is what lets a young mind grow and keeps an old mind young.

5. Why was it your favorite quote?

It is just something that has a little truth to it. I have noticed as being a mother and watching my daughter grow this quote holds some truth to.

6. Was there anything you disliked about the book?

How the evil just over took a little girl who had done nothing to have something invade her mind and body.

7. Were you engaged immediately, or did it take you a while to " get into it"?

yes i engaged in the book immediately. after all i did have it read in about 24 hours.

8. would you recommend this book to others?

Yes I would. It is a good book to read.

9. Is there a lot of material in the book that would not be good for kids to read?

Yes, I would not let any one under the age of 16 to read it as it has a lot of fighting and death in it.

10. Where did you buy it at?

Books a million but I am sure you can find it on amazon and places like that.

Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige

Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige

About the book

Seventeen year old Snow has spent her life locked in Whittaker Psychiatric- but she isn't crazy. And that's not the worst of it. Her very first kiss proves anything but innocent... when Bale, her only love, turns violent.

despite Snow knowing that bale would never truly hurt her, he is taken away- dashing her last hope for any sort of future in the mental ward she calls home. With nowhere else to turn, snow finds herself drawn to a strange new orderly who whispers secrets in the night about a mysterious past and a kingdom that's heres for the taking-- if only she can find her way past the iron gates to the Tree that has been haunting her dreams.

beyond the tree lies Algid, a land far away from the real world. frozen by a ruthless king. and there too await the river witch, a village boy named Kai, the charming thief Jagger, and  a prophecy that snow will save them all.

my thoughts about the book

1 Did you get lost in the book?

Yes, I did. So lost that I just couldn't put it down and i had to make myself to eat and etc lol

2. Was the character development intriguing?

Yes it was. I just could not wait to see what happens to Snow

3. Did you care about the characters?

Yes and no. I cared about the good characters and did not really care the bad ones lol

4. what is your favorite quote from the book?

Everyone lies everywhere. I saw your world, too, princess. not much of it. but enough"

5. why was it your favorite quote?

Because it holds some truth to it. Everyone lies

6. Was there anything you disliked about the book?

simple answer is nope there wasn't

7. were you engaged immediately, or did it take you a while to " get into it"?
I think it took a page or two for me to really get into the book but once I did i couldn't put it down

8. Would you recommend this book to others?

I sure would and I am right this minute. Please everyone go pick this book up and read it. You will not be disappointed.

9. Is there a lot of material in the book that would not be good for kids to read?

There is a lot of fighting in the book so if you do not want your child to read about fighting then no this is a not a book for them.

10. Where did you buy it at?

I bought it at books a million but I am sure you can buy it from amazon or barnes a noble and you may even find it in the library if you was to look there if you wanted to.