The List

 By Siobhan Vivian

It happens every year. A list is posted all around the school. The list choses one girl from each grade as the prettiest and one girl as the ugliest. No-one knows who makes the list, but that doesn't really matter. All that matters are the names that are on the list. With the list, all the normal labels, like populars, losers, freaks, disappear. All the girls who are on the list experience it differently.

I really liked this book and I was definitely never in danger of putting it down. I liked that each chapter was written from a different girl's perspective, but since there were eight girls, and eight different perspectives, it got a bit muddled and I felt like the story didn't really capture everyone's feelings, especially towards the ending. Nonetheless, I still really enjoyed this book and I would definitely recommend it.

Blood Red Road

 By Moira Young

Saba has spent her whole life living in Silverlake, a bone dry wasteland left behind by the Wreckers, with her Pa, her younger sister Emmi, and her twin brother Lugh. When Lugh is taken prisoner by four mysterious horsemen, Saba resolves to rescue him, whatever the cost. 

Having never ventured into the world outside of Silverlake, Saba is lost without Lugh. Accompanied by the Free Hawks, a gang of rebellious girl warriors, and a handsome daredevil named Jack, Saba sets off on the harrowing journey ahead of her, where she will discover her independence and her extreme will to survive.

I really liked this book, but it took me awhile to get into it, mainly because of the way it's written. There aren't any quotation marks, and the 'g' on the end of most words is missing, and words like 'And' become 'an'. I did find that even though it took me awhile to really get into the story, once I was in, there was no turning back. The more I read, the harder it was to put it down.

Revolution

 By Jennifer Donnelly

Andi Alpers is torn apart by the death of her younger brother. She's constantly on the edge, angry at the world. Her father, a Nobel prize winning scientist, is barely part of Andi's life anymore, and Andi's mother has gone crazy with depression for her son. Andi is failing school, and doesn't care.

So when Andi's father decides that taking Andi to Paris with him over winter break and forcing her to write her senior year thesis will fix all of Andi's problems, the last thing she wants to do is go with him.  

When Andi finds Alexandrine's centuries old diary, she finds solace and distraction in the girl's words, until one night, in the catacombs, Andi finds herself living the words she has read in the diary.

I really enjoyed this book, but I found that the beginning was a bit slow and it took me awhile to really get into the story. If you're looking for a quick read, this probably isn't the book for you, but it's definitely a book worth reading, and it made the French Revolution so much more interesting for me.

The Fault In Our Stars

 By John Green

Sixteen-year-old Hazel was diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer when she was thirteen. When she was fourteen she had a miracle. That miracle bought her a bit of time. And even though the doctors say that Hazel could live for a long time, she lives tethered to an oxygen machine, never to breathe by herself or live a full life.

Then comes Augustus Waters. He's seventeen, in remission from osteosarcoma cancer, and gorgeous. Being with Augustus gives Hazel a new outlook at life. Hazel's life is about to change for good.

Do you ever read a book where you immediately NEED to talk to someone about it after you finish it? This is one of those books. I felt like I had to tell someone the story of Hazel and Augustus. This book is so hard to describe. How can you explain a book that has you laughing one moment and crying the next? This book is funny, honest, complex, and beautifully written. After staring at the pile of unread books in my bookshelf, I realized that I didn't want to start any of them just yet, because I wanted to stay in the world of Augustus and Hazel for just a bit longer and because I didn't think that any of them could live up to The Fault In Our Stars.

Shadow and Bone

 By Leigh Bardugo

Alina Starkov is an orphan. The only person she can rely on is her best friend, Mal.  Together, they are sent into the army, and into a perilous journey into the Fold, a sea of darkness, festering with monsters. Alina knows how dangerous this journey is, even with the Grisha, people with special powers, to protect them. So when the group Alina and Mal are in gets attacked by monsters in the fold, the chance of survival is next to none, until Alina reveals a power that amazes everyone, including herself. She is rushed away from the only life she's known, to be trained as a Grisha. But when Alina discovers a secret that rips her new life apart, she is forced to use her power to its full extent, as she is the future's only hope.

I completely agree with Veronica Roth's comment on the front cover of Shadow and Bone. This book is definitely unlike anything I've ever read. I loved how much detail was put into the description of landscapes and areas, making the story so easy to imagine and become a part of. I loved the ending! It was somewhat uncertain and I loved how the epilogue was written from someone else's perspective.

Eve

 By Anna Carey

The book Eve is set in a futuristic world where a deadly plague has wiped out 98 percent of the population. Eve is an eighteen-year-old girl who has spent the majority of her life inside the walled perimeter of her school. She has been taught the dangers of the outside world and of men. The night before her graduation, where she will cross the bridge to her future and learn a trade, she discovers the terrifying reality of what really happens to the graduates. Eve escapes the walls of the School, fleeing the only life that she's known after the plague. But where will Eve go, with a horrifying fate awaiting her inside the walls of the school, and danger lurking around every corner in the outside world?

I really liked this book. I loved watching Eve grow to trust Caleb, even after all the warnings she's received about men. Its soooo good.

The first book I'm going to review is The Selection by Kiera Cass.

I loved this book! In this futuristic world, people have been separated into castes, with the people in the upper castes being more fortunate, the first caste being the royal family. The main character, America Singer, is a five, meaning she belongs in the fifth caste. Every time a male royal comes of age, there is a competition called the Selection, where 35 young women, between the ages 16 and 20, get selected, one from each province, to compete for the heart of the royal, and ideally, the crown. America doesn't even want to enter the selection, on the rare chance she'll win. But when the love of her life, Aspen, convinces her to, saying he won't be able to forgive himself if she doesn't even try for a better life, America agrees, figuring there is zero chance she'll actually get selected. But when Aspen breaks her heart, and America is devastated, being selected isn't the worst thing that could happen, as long as she's away from Aspen. America is sent into the competition, and into a life that she's never imagined, a life of luxury. When she meets Prince Maxon, and begins to grow on him, she realizes that the competition she's scorned may not be so bad after all.

 I loved the way it was written, especially how it was in America's point of view.
I can't wait for the next book!

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