Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Summary
For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her...until Patch comes along. 
With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgment, but after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is, and to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is far more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel. 
For Nora is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost her life. (Summary from Goodreads)


Review
I loved this book! I couldn't put it down. It grabbed my attention from the beginning, and at the end I was hungry for more. This is the first angel book I read and after reading this I found that I love them!

The plot was very clever...however I couldn't help but noticing the profuse similarities between this book and Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. The average girl and the dark mysterious guy getting to know each other after being forced to be lab partners sounded all too familiar. Even the worlds they were set it sounded the same.

I didn't particularly like Nora's character as sometimes you couldn't help but get a little annoyed at her. On the other hand, Patch was just like any other paranormal guy character...AWESOME! I loved seeing their relationship develop throughout the book. I also liked Nora's best friend, Vee, as she was the main source of hilarious in this book! 

Overall I really enjoyed this book. It was a new gateway into the angel world and I can't wait to read the sequel Crescendo and more angel books!

Rating

✰✰✰✰✰ 5 stars - Digest it and eating it again! :D

In My Mailbox (4)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by the Story Siren (www.thestorysiren.com)

Title: The Secret Life of Bees


Author: Sue Monk Kidd


Source: Bought


Reason: Required reading! :P Currently reading it and enjoying it :) I have the movie cover but the original cover is much better!


Links:
Goodreads | Amazon

Merry Christmas Everybody! :)

hohoho~

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

This review is SPOILER FREE (the plot will not be talked about except in the summary, if you have not read the first 2 books, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, don't read this review! Although I'm sure everyone has already finished this series :P)


Summary
Young Katniss Everdeen has survived the dreaded Hunger Games not once, but twice, but even now she can find no relief. In fact, the dangers seem to be escalating: President Snow has declared an all-out war on Katniss, her family, her friends, and all the oppressed people of District 12. The thrill-packed final installment of Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy will keep young hearts pounding. (Summary from Goodreads)

Review
This book left me flabbergasted. I just stared at the book long after I finished it reflecting on what I just read.


I was skeptical reading this book. For starters I LOVED the first two books and as I have a habit of saving the best books for last, a few other books were read between the span that I read Catching Fire and Mockingjay. Secondly, I was hearing bad reviews on this book from friends and the general public. I don't get why people were so disappointed in the book especially the ending because I thought this book was AMAZING all the way. But I have to agree there are still some loose ends. 


In my opinion, this was the most action packed book out of the entire series, it may even be my favorite (can't decide between this and Catching Fire). However, I found this book to be the most violent and gory out of the series. Days and hours just blurred as I couldn't stop flipping the pages of this addicting book! I even found myself up until 3 a.m. The writing in this book was amazing! This series was so well written because events in all three books were cleverly connected with one another which shows that the series was very well planned out.


I can't believe it's over now...I think I might find myself just thinking about this book for the next few days :P I can't wait for the movie now! I'll be counting down the days! :D


Rating
✰✰✰✰✰ 5 stars - Digest it and eat it again! :D

2012 E-Book Challenge

I recently got a Kindle so I'm so happy to be able to participate in this year's E-Book Challenge! This challenge is hosted by Workaday Reads :) and the aim is to read as many E-Books as you can in 2012~

Levels:

Floppy disk - 5 ebooks

CD - 10 ebooks

DVD - 25 ebooks

Memory stick - 50 ebooks

Hard drive - 75 ebooks

Server - 100 ebooks

Human brain - 150 ebooks

My goal is going to be CD - 10 ebooks because I just got my kindle and I'm not sure about how I feel about ebooks yet. However, the goal may change during the course of this year :)


Progress
1. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

In My Mailbox (3) + December TBR!

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme that is hosted by the Story Siren (www.thestorysiren.com) :)

I only got 1 book this week so I'm going to join this post with a December To-Be-Read pile! It's finally December! Time to get reading ;) I will try to post as many reviews as I can this month! Sorry for the lack of reviews :'(

1)

Title: Num8ers

Author: Rachel Ward

Source: Library

Reason: The synopsis of this book sounded like the Japanese manga Death Note. It's about a girl who can see the expiry dates of humans. 

Links:

Goodreads | Amazon

2)

Title: Mockingjay (Hunger Games #3)

Author: Suzanne Collins

Source: Bought

Reason: The movie is coming out next year, and I still haven't read the last book :O Although I read the first two books one after the other, I really didn't want the Hunger Games journey to end so I didn't read the last one...:P I might have to, because I'm dying to know what happens! 

Links:

Goodreads | Amazon

3)

Title: Hoot

Author: Carl Hiaasen

Source: Present

Reason: I keep telling myself to read this book! I've read Carl Hiassen's other books such as Flush and Scat and but for some reason I haven't read his most well-known one... 

I really enjoyed Flush :) Check it out~ 

Links:

Goodreads | Amazon