Book Review - Playlist For The Dead By Michelle Falkoff

This is a stand alone novel by Michelle Falkoff. 

It follows a boy named Sam whose best friend Hayden, just killed himself. He left two things behind for Sam to find - a suicide note and a playlist of songs on his iPod.  All Sam has to do is piece together the puzzle of Hayden by listening to the songs he has left. But Sam has no idea what it means and after a while he finds that the only way he will be able to find out why Hayden committed suicide is if he opens up to the people around him.

This was a beautiful book which dealt with true friendship,suicide and loss in one. Hayden and Sam were so close to each other and when Hayden died Sam was by himself. But as he came out of his shell he found more great friends and together they pieced together Hayden's story. I rate this book a 4.5/5 stars.

Brilliant book, highly recommended.

Leah.  

Book Review - The 5th Wave By Rick Yancey

This is a first book in the 5th Wave series by Rick Yancey.

The 1st Wave - Lights Out!
The 2nd Wave - Surf's Up!
The 3rd Wave - Pestilence!
The 4th Wave - Silencer!
The 5th Wave - Is Coming!!!

The 5th Wave is about a girl named Cassie, short for Cassiopeia and she has survived the first 4 waves of an alien invasion on earth. The aliens have come in human form so it is impossible for people to tell human from alien. But right now that is not a problem for Cassie as she is convinced she is the only human left on earth. Until she meets Evan who may be her only hope of staying alive.

I absolutely loved this book! If you enjoy reading books with lots of action or aliens, this will definitely suit you. Also it was written so well and even the blurb on the back of the book just draws you in. Cassie was such a great character and it was amazing to see that she just went from a regular teenager to a girl fighting to stay alive! This book was so engrossing with overall great characters and a wonderful plot line. I rate this book a 5/5 stars!

Read this book and then tell me what you think!!!

Leah.

Book Review - All The Bright Places By Jennifer Niven

This is a stand alone novel by Jennifer Niven. 

It's about a girl named Violet and a boy named Finch who go to the same school. In this book we get to hear from both of their perspectives. Violet's sister  has died in an accident and now Violet isn't the same. When she meets Finch, who is kind of depressed himself, her life begins to get brighter but Finch's is beginning to fade. 

It was a brilliant, thought provoking book with lovely deep characters. The relationship between the two characters was so cutesy and they were so good for each other and they made the other so happy. But, in all this book was not a light read! It was so sad and it really made you think about life. I rate this book a 5/5 stars. 

This book does deal with mental health and suicide so I wouldn't recommend this book for younger readers.

Thanks for reading,

Leah.

Book Review - Split Second By Sophie McKenzie

Split Second is the first book in Sophie McKenzie's series. 

It is told from two perspectives, Charlie and Nat. They are both witnesses of a terrorist attack but at the start they do not know each other. Both their families are devastated from the attack. Charlie and Nat end up at the same school and as they get to know each other Charlie begins to think Nat knows a lot more about the terrorist attack than he is saying. The story evolves from there. 

I loved the characters in this book and the events that happened were gripping and fascinating. The betrayal in this book was also very well written and even though I was suspicious of it it shocked me all the same! I rate this book 4/5 stars, I thought it was very good.

If you read this book, tell me what you thought!

Leah. 

Book Review - The Wicked Will Rise By Danielle Paige

This is the second book in the Dorothy Must Die series. 

It starts  just where the first book has left off and Amy has been told exactly what she needs to do in order to kill Dorothy, who is the Dorothy from Oz but in this series she has turned evil and Oz is beginning to be destroyed! 
Other than that I can't say much as I don't want to give any spoilers so you'll have to go read this series to find out what happens!!!

I enjoyed this book immensely! It definitely wasn't your typical "good always wins" situation anyway! The cliff hanger at the end too was so annoying, but in a good way, and I cannot wait for the next one! The action in this book was brilliant and the character development was really good too. You got to know the characters so much more in it and I love them even more than I did in the first one! I rate this book 4.5/5 stars.

Highly highly recommend these books! (Also they have beautiful covers, what a bonus!!!)

Leah.







Also, look at this cover. This is the next book in the series and the cover is amazing!!! Also the title just draws me in and I cannot wait for it to be released!! I'm so excited, the cliff hanger in The Wicked Will Rise has me anticipating this book so much!!!

Book Review - The Copper Gauntlet By Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

This is the second book in the Magisterium series.

It continues where the first book ends. Callum has just completed his first year in the Magisterium and is now gone home for the holiday. There, he finds out his dad thinks he is secretly evil and wants to try to destroy him so he runs away from home. It then goes on to follow Callum's journey to meet up with his friends and from there, their trip back to the Magisterium. After they arrive they go on a mission and most of the rest of the book follows their adventures there.

It was a really good read and I was quite satisfied with it as the second book in the series. It also answered a lot of questions I had about the first book. The characters were bubbly and so funny at times and the whole magic thing was done really well! Overall this book deserves 4/5 stars!

I really recommend this series, but read them in order otherwise it would ruin it so much!!!

Leah. 

Book Review - Panic By Lauren Oliver

This is a stand alone book by Lauren Oliver.

Panic is a competition that takes place in a tiny town called Carp. It started out as something to do during the summer and Heather, our main character, is now competing. She has to compete against some of her fellow graduating seniors, such as Dodge who is sure he will go all the way in Panic, in order to win. We also get to hear from Dodges perspective and we soon find out that he has a secret!

There are some interesting and strange characters in this book and the plot is very intriguing. It is written beautifully just like Lauren Oliver's Delirium trilogy which I also have book reviews for. I would rate this book 4/5 stars, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I thought that Panic was a really cool game.

I definitely recommend this book, it was very good and the way Lauren Oliver wrote it made Panic feel as if it could be a real life game. So go read this!
And then Delirium because that was amazing too!!!

Leah.

Book Review - Requiem By Lauren Oliver

This is the third and final book in the Delirium series. 

I can't say much about this book without spoiling the rest of the series but I will say that it was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! It had me so engrossed in the plot and with the brilliantly written characters I felt like the whole thing was real! 

The ending was so frustrating!! I wish she put in an epilogue or something and if you read this series you will find out why and even though the ending was not very satisfying I DEFINITELY think you all should read it. I read this book in less than a day because I couldn't tear my eyes away from the pages. 

GO READ THIS BOOK!!! 5/5 STARS.

Leah.

Book Review - Pandemonium By Lauren Oliver

Pandemonium is the second book in Lauren Oliver's Delirium series.

It follows two perspectives, Then and Now. Both are about Lena after she managed to escape from her town and the cure, but Alex did not make it. As far as we know in the beginning he may or may not be dead but still Lena can't get over the loss of him. A lot of new characters are introduced in this book since Lena is in a different place, but in case you read the first book I don't want to spoil you so that's all I can really say. 

It was such a brilliant book with excellent characters, the way they were written made me feel as if they were real. I love how she wrote it from two perspectives and she creates such suspense when you get to the good part in one perspective and you're waiting to see what happens next when it just ends and changes to the other perspective!!! 

I will rate this book 4.5/5 stars.

Definitely give this series a try but I'd recommend reading them in order or you can't appreciate it as much. This book also contains a bit more action than the first.

Leah. 

Book Review - Delirium By Lauren Oliver

This is the first book in the Delirium trilogy by Lauren Oliver. 

It follows a girl named Lena who lives in a world where love is a disease and soon she will be cured which means she will not love anyone for the rest of her life. She is very much looking forward to this, until she meets Alex. As Alex and Lena fall in love they have to try to find a way for Lena to avoid the cure.

This book was so good. Although this book focuses a good bit on Lena and Alex's relationship, in the next book the action really begins. I usually love books full of action but this one is quite simple and I found that none of the scenes were dragged out too much even though the plot did not contain anything wild. I also loved the relationship between Lena and Alex and the way when they first meet Lena thinks she is "infected" with the disease until she realizes that love is not a bad thing. I love Lauren Oliver's writing style and I would rate this book 4/5 stars!

I would highly recommend this series. 

Leah.