Reviews By Anna

Title: The Rose Society Series: Book 2 in the Young Elites trilogy Author: Marie Lu Format: Hardcover Page count: 395 Rating: 5 stars! With this book Marie Lu took a big step from The Young Elites. This sequel is all you could ask for in a sequel. It contains a lot of action, great character development and the story also develops a lot in this book. Of course, since this book is a sequel, I won't write down the synopsis of this book, but I do have a review of the first book which contains a synopsis of the first book. You can find that review here .  The characters in this book are all fantastic if you ask me. There is not one character that feels flat to me in this huge cast. Everyone is interesting and twisted. I don't think there are characters in this story that you can look at as the good guy(s).  Both new and old characters in this book are really well written.  Throughout this book Adelina became a much cruel and stronger anti-hero. I don...

Amy & Roger's Epic Detour is an uplifting and beautiful story. I have been hearing great things about Morgan Matson for a really long time, so I decided to finally pick up one of her books. I must say, I am very happy I did. Title: Amy and Rogers Epic Detour Author: Morgan Matson Format: Paperback Page count: 344 Rating: 4.5/5 stars Synopsis:  Amy Curry is not looking forward to her summer. Her mother decided to move across the country and now it's Amy's responsibility to get their car from California to Connecticut.  The only problem is, since her father died in a car accident, she isn't ready to get behind the wheel. Enter Roger. An old family friend, he also has to make the cross-country trip - and has plenty of baggage of his own.  The road home may be unfamiliar - especially with their friendship venturing into uncharted territory - but together, Amy and Roger will figure out how to map their way.  I liked this book way more...

Title: The Program Series: Book 1 in the Program Duology Author: Suzanne Young Format: Paperback Page count: 432 Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis: Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone—but so are their memories. The Program is an intense and heartbreaking story that comes closer to our life than all the dystopian books I've read. With most dystopian books you don't really see the story play out in our world in at least 100 years. For example: what happens in the Hunger Games will probably never happen, and if it does it will take at least a hundred years to get there. But then you have the Program which I feel can ...

Title: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Author: Benjamin Alire Sáenz Format: Paperback Page count: 359 Rating: 5 stars! Synopsis: Dante can swim, Ari can't. Dante is articulate and self-assured. Ari has a hard time with words and suffers from self-doubt. Dante gets lost in poetry and art. Ari gets lost in thoughts of is older brother who is in prison. Dante is fair skinned. Ari's features are much darker. It seems that a boy like Dante, with open and unique perspective on life, would be the last person to break down the walls that has built around himself. But against all odds, when Ari and Dante meet, they develop a special bond that will teach them the most important truths of their lived, and help define the people they want to be. But there are big hurdles in their way, and only by believing in each other and the power of their friendship, can Ari and Dante emerge stronger on the other side. This story was in one word wonder...

Title: Hush, Hush Series: 1th in the Hush Hush saga Author: Becca Fitzpatrick Format: Hardcover Page count: 391 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis: Nora's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school. Not until Patch came along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, she is drawn to him against her better judgement. But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure who to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is and knows more about her than her closest friends.And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel. For Nora is right in the middle of a centuries-old battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and sooner or later, she's going to have to pick sides... I actually wasn't planning on reading this book, I had heard so many mixed things that I had completely lost interest in this book. But yesterday I had a reall...

Title: Confess Author: Colleen Hoover Format: Paperback Page count: 306 Rating: 4.5/5 stars Synopsis : At age twenty-one, Auburn Reed has already lost everything important to her. In her fight to rebuild her shattered life, she has her goals in sight and there is no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn’t expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry.  For once, Auburn takes a chance and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is keeping a major secret from coming out. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything important to Auburn, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it. To save their relationship, all Owen needs to do is confess. But in this case, the confession could be much more destructive than the actual sin. This book surprised me in the best way possible. I am not a big fan of romance and drama, bu...

Title: The Young Elites Series: fist book in The Young Elites trilogy Author: Marie Lu Format: Hard cover Page count: 355 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsys: This is a story about a group of kids(teens) who have survived and terrible disease. Somehow, some of these people who have survived, have now powers. These people are called The Young Elites.  The queen wants them all killed.  I am a big fan of Marie Lu. I absolutely love the Legend trilogy, it's one of my favorite trilogies ever. So, as you can probably guess, I had quite high hopes of The Young Elites. Luckily, this book did not disappoint! The World The Young Elites is set in a world that is made up. It's fantasy, but not high-fantasy. There is no such a thing as a magic system or mythical creatures. The only thing in this world that is magical are the Young Elites. Even though the world wasn't that special, I really loved it. I liked the atmosphere and the culture in this world a lot. The Characters No...

Title: End of Days Series: Third book in Penryn & the End of Days trilogy Author: Susan Ee Format: Paperback Page Count: 344 Rating: 5/5 stars This was an amazing conclusion to a fantastic trilogy! It definitely lifted up to all my expectations! It was kick-ass, heartbreaking, scary and, like the other two books, full of humor. This books starts right where world after ends. It's all just as past paced and action packed as I wanted it to be. I hadn't realized how much I had missed Penryn and Raffe. They are so funny, snarky and cute. I absolutely love them, as individuals and as a pair. Penryn and Raffe are not the only characters that I had missed, it was so good to see the twins again. They're hilarious! The humor in this book was very important for me. This is because everything that happens in this book, the way humanity is getting destroyed, the heartbreaking things the angels do to the people are just so heartbreaking to read about. It had me in t...

Title: The Winner's Curse Series: Book 1 in The Winner's Trilogy Author: Marie Rutkoski Format: Hardcover Page Count: 355 Rating: 5/5 Stars Synopsis:  Kestrel is the daughter of the general. She is a Valorian who lives in Herran, a colony of Valoria. Kestrel has to choose, she must marry or become a soldier, but Kestrel does like neither of those options. One day, when Kestrel and her best friend Jess are at a slave market, Kestrel buys a Herrani slave without planning it. This slave changes a lot in the life of Kestrel, but the slave is holding something from her..  My review I can safely say that The Winner's Curse is one of my new favorite books! It's very original. The Winner's Curse is considered as a fantasy book, but it does not really have a lot of fantasy elements. The only thing that makes it fantasy is that it takes place in another world. I loved this book a lot, I flew through it! The World The world, for a fantasy wor...

Title: Snow Like Ashes Series: book 1 in the Snow Like Ashes trilogy Author: Sara Raasch Formar: Hardcover Page Count: 416 Rating: 4.25/5 stars Synopsis: Snow Like Ashes is a Fantasy novel that takes place in a world with 8 kingdoms. 4 season kingdoms, 4 rhythm kingdoms. All 8 kingdoms have their own magical conduit to make the folk stronger and healthier. 16 years ago, the Spring Kingdom took over the Winter kingdom. The queen died and the Winterians became slaves or died along their queen in the battles against Spring. Only a group of +/- 70 people escaped. Meira, who was only a baby then, was one of those people.  Now, 16 years later, there are only a few survivors of the escaped Winterians left. Including the furure king; Mather, the leader of the group; Sir, and Meira. They are trying to get the stolen Winter conduit back and save the Winterians.  .:My Review:. I really enjoyed this book. It is a very well written Fantasy book...

This december I've only read a total of 3 books. One of them I had to read my dutch class, so I'm not even going to add that one into this wrap-up because I don't think any of you are interested in that book. So for the wrap-up I only have 2 books to talk about. The fist book I've finished in December was: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan. Third book in The Heroes of Olympus series 5 stars  So.. I've started reading this book in the beginning of Augustus and now, after 3 months I have finally finished it. The reason that it took me so long was NOT because I didn't enjoy the book. I just got in a massive reading slump and I didn't really have a lot of time to read sadly. But this December I finally got out of my reading slump!  I loved The Mark of Athena a lot! It is my favorite of The Heroes of Olympus series so far. I can't tell you guys a lot about the plot, but these books are about demi-god (half human, half god). There was a l...

It's a new year, which means new books, new challenges and 365 more days of reading! Last year I did a goodread challenge to read 40 books which I did complete. This year I want to do more than a goodreads challenge. This year is going to be a very busy year for me. I already know I won't have a lot of time for reading, but I also know reading is something you need to make time for. This year I am going to try to read 25 books. I know it is not a lot compared to last year and compared to a lot of other people, but for me this sounds like a lot at the moment. I also want to do the TBR-jar challenge. I got this idea from Katytastic on youtube. Click HERE to watch the video she made about it for more information. But basically I put 12 reading challenges in a jar and take one out every month so I can read a book that month that will complete the challenge. I want to do this because I like to read what I feel like reading, but still being challenged. You can make up...

So, this year was a big reading year for me, compared to all my other years.  I have read a total of 40 books this year. The majority of the books that I've read this year, I have read in the first half of the year. The second half of of the year I got in a huge reading slump. This was also because of that school got a whole lot more busy after the summer vacation. I am actually kinda sad about that, because in the month September, October and November I haven't read any books. Still I'm really happy with 40 books because 40 books was my goodreads goal for 2014! Because of the amount of books I have read, I want to give you my top 7 of 2014. (I know it normally is a top 14 of 2014, but my favorites that were REALLY my favorites only got to 7 books) #7 Legend by Marie Lu This is the fist book in an amazing dystopian trilogy. This is probably the best dystopian book I have ever read, that's why it got in my top 7 of 2014. There was so much action and drama, it wa...