Throne of Glass book review

Throne of Glass
By Sarah J. Maas
Series: Book 1
Writing style: Third Person
4.5 out of 5 stars
Buy it here: Throne of Glass

Description: 
After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.

Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for four years and then be granted her freedom. Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.

Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another. Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined

Throne of Glass follow Celaena Sardothien she is known as Adarlan's Assassin  she is 22 and female. This leads a lot of people to under estimate her. She starts of in the mines of Endovier until the Crown Prince Dorian frees her. She is a part of a competition. She isn't allowed to use her real name so she soon becomes know as Lillian Gordaina. She is basicly imprisoned inside the Glass Palace. Her room is constantly guarded and she is watched at all times. Until one night she notices the tapestry on the wall is moving. She nears it and throws herself against the wall and she is greeted with a trap door. As she starts to follow the secret passages below, she knows something isn't right. She finds a way of escaping but knows full well it isn't the time. 

Later that night after she has fallen asleep she is awoken but the ghost of the first queen of Adarlan. Who tells her that there is evil in the castle and she must become the Kings Assassin. Now this doesn't seem like a hard task. The other competitors are simple for her, the only one who could stand in her way is the dukes champion. Cain. 
He is a brute and I found him quiet annoying. 
Celaena begins her training under the captain of the guard Chaol Westfall. (My ship is hands down Celaena and Chaol.) 

Chaol and Dorian are best friends and have been since childhood. This makes for a very fun dynamic in this love triangle. 
Nehemia Ytger is the Princess of Eyllwe, she soon becomes Celaena's friend and adversary. I really feel if they hadn't become friends she may have left the castle sooner. 
As the competition goes on the champions start dying off one by one. The evil in the castle becomes clearer to Celaena *not quick enough though! I knew something was up with a few of the characters before she did!* She doesn't know just how much danger she is in but she has grown to care for these other characters and will do anything to help them. Even if it means putting her own life in danger. 

Celaena is a badass character and I love her more than any other character currently. I have fallen head over heals for this series. The covers are epic, the characters are beautiful. I love the weapons she fights with. 
This book is a high fantasy and its one I'm so happy to be diving into.  The world that Sarah J. Maas has created is one I'm really excited to be a part of. This book ended beautifully. You know that there is more but it doesn't leave us with a cliffhanger which I am so thankful for. 
So over all I really recommend this book.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone book review

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
By J.K. Rowling
5 out of 5 stars
Writing Style: Brilliant
Get it here: Harry Potter

This is my review of my re-read of Harry. 

Description: 
Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy. He lives with his Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and cousin Dudley, who are mean to him and make him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs. (Dudley, however, has two bedrooms, one to sleep in and one for all his toys and games.) Then Harry starts receiving mysterious letters and his life is changed forever. He is whisked away by a beetle-eyed giant of a man and enrolled at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The reason: Harry Potter is a wizard! The first book in the "Harry Potter" series makes the perfect introduction to the world of Hogwarts.

What can I say about Harry Potter besides that it is the greatest piece of literature for this generation. 
The Sorcerer's Stone is where we first meet Harry, Ron, and Hermionie a friendship everyone wants. And that no one will ever forget. 

Harry has been a staple in my life for about eight years now. I try and re-read it at least once a year and with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child coming out on July 31st I knew I had to read it again. Harry is an awkward boy who is stuck living with his awful family. Its one of those situations I know a lot of people can relate too.II love that you can see the differences between the book and the movie and its always made me smile.  I've always connected to Harry as the black sheep of my own family, I've always wondered what it would be like to be told I'm a wizard. I would love nothing more than to go to Hogwarts. Harry has a special place for everyone who reads it. It is a magical book that will always be here for us. If you somehow haven't read this series yet. Please do. You won't regret it at all. 
Remember Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home. 

Bloodlines series book review

Bloodlines series
By Richelle Mead
5 out of 5 stars
Writing Style: Unique
Get it here Bloodlines

The Bloodlines Series is the second series set in the Vampire Academy world. You should read this series after you have read VA. 

Description: 

I wasn't free of my past, not yet.

Sydney's blood is special. That's because she's an alchemist - one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives. But the last encounter Sydney had with vampires got her in deep trouble with the other alchemists. And now with her allegiences in question, her future is on the line.

When Sydney is torn from her bed in the middle of the night, at first she thinks she's still being punished for her complicated alliance with dhampir Rose Hathaway. But what unfolds is far worse. Jill Dragomir - the sister of Moroi Queen Lissa Dragomir - is in mortal danger, and the Moroi must send her into hiding. To avoid a civil war, Sydney is called upon to act as Jill's guardian and protector, posing as her roommate in the unlikeliest of places: a human boarding school in Palm Springs, California. The last thing Sydney wants is to be accused of sympathizing with vampires. And now she has to live with one.

The Moroi court believe Jill and Sydney will be safe at Amberwood Prep, but threats, distractions, and forbidden romance lurk both outside - and within - the school grounds. Now that they're in hiding, the drama is only just beginning.

The Bloodlines series was beyond amazing. It follow Sydney who we meet in the forth VA book. She has a dislike of Vampires but that soon changes when she is forced to live with some. We get to spend time with my favorite Vampire Adrian. Their relationship grows as the series progresses. Adrian has a way with words, the first three books are purely from Sydney's POV but in Fiery Heart we get to go into Adrian's head. This was my favorite part of the series. Adrian has been my favorite since we meet him in Frostbite. He is a troubled soul and I think that's why I was so attached to him. 
Richelle Mead gave us a dozen books in the vampire world and I am so thankful for them. These series have a special place in my heart. The twists and turns that the stories take will stay with you for a long time after you finish them. I highly recommend you set aside some time and pick up this series.

Red Queen book review

Red Queen 

By Victoria Aveyard

5 out of 5 stars

Writing style: Amazing

Get it here: Red Queen

Red Queen is the first book is a four book series. 

Description: 

This is a world divided by blood – red or silver.

The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change.

That is, until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power.

Fearful of Mare’s potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime.

But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance – Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart ...

Red Queen is one of those books where it grabs your hand and says "Let me take you on an adventure of a life time." 

I was lucky enough to get a signed copy of this from my husband for Christmas. I went into this book really having know idea what it was about. The cover was what drew me too it. But once I started reading it and met Mare I was hooked. 

I found at times it reminded me of the Hunger Games in some ways. They had arenas and a group that was making another set of people their slaves. A ruler who was corrupt and a young girl who was leading a rebel group.  But I think those aspects are part of what I loved about this book. I didn't know coming into it that it was a series and in some ways I wish I had. Book 2 Glass Sword came out in early February 2016, and sadly I will have to wait another two years for the rest of the series to be out. But this is one of those series I will gladly wait for. I highly recommend you check it out.

The Rose Society book review

The Rose Society
By Marie Lu
5 out of 5 stars 
Writing style: Unique 
Get it here:The Rose Society

The Rose Society is the second book in the Young Elites series. 

Description. 
Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all.

Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she flees Kenettra with her sister to find other Young Elites in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers who nearly killed her.

But Adelina is no heroine. Her powers, fed only by fear and hate, have started to grow beyond her control. She does not trust her newfound Elite friends. Teren Santoro, leader of the Inquisition, wants her dead. And her former friends, Raffaele and the Dagger Society, want to stop her thirst for vengeance. Adelina struggles to cling to the good within her. But how can someone be good when her very existence depends on darkness?


I found the second book in this series to be so much darker and much more action packed. The story picks up just a few weeks after the end of book one. And Adelina is on the run and trying to figure out her powers. She is now known as the White Wolf so she starts to make her own group. The Rose Society. I was only a few pages in when I was wishing I could join her group. She is ruthless and just drew me in. I love that this series doesn't follow a hero it in fact follows a villain. I love Marie Lu and this world. I am waiting with bated breath for the next installment in this series. I hope they don't push the release date back. 

The Young Elites book review

The Young Elites
By Marie Lu
4 out of 5 stars
Writing style: Unique 
Get it here:Young Elites


The Young Elites is book one in the YE trilogy. 
Description 
I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside.

Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. Adelina’s black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Her cruel father believes she is a malfetto, an abomination, ruining their family’s good name and standing in the way of their fortune. But some of the fever’s survivors are rumored to possess more than just scars—they are believed to have mysterious and powerful gifts, and though their identities remain secret, they have come to be called the Young Elites.

Teren Santoro works for the king. As Leader of the Inquisition Axis, it is his job to seek out the Young Elites, to destroy them before they destroy the nation. He believes the Young Elites to be dangerous and vengeful, but it’s Teren who may possess the darkest secret of all. 

Enzo Valenciano is a member of the Dagger Society. This secret sect of Young Elites seeks out others like them before the Inquisition Axis can. But when the Daggers find Adelina, they discover someone with powers like they’ve never seen. 

Adelina wants to believe Enzo is on her side, and that Teren is the true enemy. But the lives of these three will collide in unexpected ways, as each fights a very different and personal battle. But of one thing they are all certain: Adelina has abilities that shouldn’t belong in this world. A vengeful blackness in her heart. And a desire to destroy all who dare to cross her.

It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt


This book was a really enjoyable read.  I love her writing style and how she would switch from first person POV to third person POV. It was unique and different than anything I've read before. I love the magical aspect and felt myself pulled into the world of Adelina. She was an interesting protagonist and not one I expected at all.
I am beyond hooked on this series. The third book in the Trilogy comes out on October 11th 2016 and I can not wait to get my hands on it. 
There were a few times in the book that I felt it was slow but I pushed on and I am so glad I did. I know you will all enjoy this book.