Posted by bkristin on Jul 25th, 2012 in reviews | 0 comments
Review: Redemption by RK Ryals Dayton lives with her aunt- a strict nun at a nunnery. Little does she know that due to her parents, her life is not of her own. There are expectations and sacrifices she is expect to make. Only Day can decide if that is what she wants, or can she? The only downfall of this book was that it took a bit to get to the main plot of the story for me. Once you get into the action and the secret society, it is much quicker. You just keep turning the pages and not want to set it down. While the first part has some creepy factor to it, living in a church and all that is old,...
Posted by bkristin on Jul 18th, 2012 in reviews | 0 comments
Review: Whatever Became of the Squishies by Claire Chilton Carla is purple in a society filled with green skinned people. She always thought it was just a fluke, a genetic anomaly. Turns out she is not from Derobmi, but from Rhecknaw, where people are purple skinned. That is not the only difference, but will what Carla learns help her save her brother or not? As in most science fiction, this is set in a different world. There are races of people that display traits and are physically different from each other. The green race Carla is part of loves to clean and keep (at least the surface) spotless...
Posted by bkristin on Jul 13th, 2012 in reviews | 0 comments
Week 28: Review: Mistwood by Leah Cypress Summary: Prince Rokan has brought back the shifter to protect him in his rule as he ascends the throne. Only the shifter, Isabel does not remember her past or how to even shift once back at the castle. She finds along the way she has a conflict between her past and current desires that she must make her own decision as to what is right and wrong to protect her county and herself. Plotline: This story was well written to keep most secrets at bay. I like not being able to predict every move in a novel and this one was especially good at hiding the clues. After...
Posted by bkristin on Jul 10th, 2012 in reviews | 0 comments
Week 27: Review: Firelight by Sophie Jordan Summary: Jacinda is a drake- or what most humans would call a dragon. She can transform into a creature with scales, wings, and breathe fire. While most everyone in her community can turn into a dragon, she is the only one that can breathe fire. This makes her unique but also trapped by her kind that want to keep her a breed more fire breathing dragons. Nothing in her life is her own until her mother packs her and her twin up in the middle of the life and moves away. Now she must start over and try not to be the dragon she really is. Characters: Jacinda is...
Posted by bkristin on Jun 22nd, 2012 in reviews | 2 comments
Review: Fire by Kristin Cashore On the other side of the mountain from the realms populated by the gracelings is a different world of monsters: the Dells. Fire is the last of the human monsters (animals that are very similar to normal, but have striking beauty and are very much noticeably different in coloring). Fire has the ability to control minds, but she must decide what makes her a monster: her ability or her decisions. This story was a bit dramatic taking turns which were (for the most part) expected. Several characters were sleeping around (to the point that you could almost make all the main...
