Thursday, June 4, 2015

Crash (The Game #3) by Eve Silver: Early Review


RATING: 3/5 stars!
 
Author: Eve Silver
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Source: Won
Release date: June 9th, 2015
Find it on Goodreads here!
 
SUMMARY (from Goodreads):
 
A thrilling action/suspense novel for fans of The Fifth Wave about contemporary teens pulled in and out of an alternate reality where battling aliens is more than a game—it's life and death.

Miki’s life is falling apart around her. Her dad and best friend are lying in the hospital. The Game is glitching, making missions more frequent and more deadly. And someone close to her is waiting for the right moment to betray her.

Miki feels like she’s hanging on by a thread and the only thing keeping her tethered is Jackson’s hand in hers. Yet telling him how much she needs him, how much she loves him, feels like the biggest challenge of all. And if Miki really wants the missions to end for everyone, she’ll have to let go and be ready to fight when the walls between the Game and reality come crashing down. Because if there’s one thing she’s learned, it’s that she’s got a whole lot left to lose.

Crash is the pulse-pounding conclusion to the Game trilogy fans won’t want to miss.
 
REVIEW:
 
Just as thrilling and action-packed as the first two! This trilogy is so much fun!

But this book disappointed me slightly. It wasn't bad, but I didn't care for the way that Silver took the story. For me, it made the series lose a lot of its uniqueness. I don't want to give anything away, but it felt like every other alien story that I've read.

It's no secret that I've never really liked Jackson, but I could not stand him in this book. He was being less of an ass, but Eve Silver did not portray him in a way that appealed to me. He's always described as "hot" and "sexy", and I feel like that cheapened him a lot.

All in all, CRASH wasn't bad, but it was not my favorite series ending. The first two books were still fabulous, so I suggest giving this trilogy a try.

CONTENT: Heavy kissing, moderate swearing (a**hole is the worst used), and lots of gorey and descriptive violence.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Waiting on Wednesday (22): The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski

 
 
 
 

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
 
This week's "waiting on" is...
 
The Winner's Kiss
by Marie Rutkoski!
 

Expected publication date: March 1st, 2016
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux

SUMMARY (from Goodreads):

War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it, with the East as his ally and the empire as his enemy. He’s finally managed to dismiss the memory of Kestrel, even if he can’t quite forget her. Kestrel turned into someone he could no longer recognize: someone who cared more for the empire than for the lives of innocent people—and certainly more than she cared for him. At least, that’s what he thinks.

But far north lies a work camp where Kestrel is a prisoner. Can she manage to escape before she loses herself? As the war intensifies, both Kestrel and Arin discover unexpected roles in battle, terrible secrets, and a fragile hope. The world is changing. The East is pitted against the West, and Kestrel and Arin are caught between. In a game like this, can anybody really win?


THE WINNER'S CRIME is definitely one of my favorite books of the year. I absolutely cannot wait for this one!
 
What is your waiting on?

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Top Ten Books I'd Love to See as Movies or TV Shows


"Top Ten Tuesday" is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
 
This week I'm talking about the top ten books I'd love to see as movies or TV shows!
 
1. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
 
I'm going to be upset if this movie never happens.
 
2. Pivot Point by Kasie West
 
Love love love this book. If they do it right, it could make a fantastic movie.
 
3. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
 
This has been in talks for quite some time....but it hasn't happened yet. It needs to.
 
4. I'd Tell You I Love You but Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
 
I feel like this would make an insanely addictive TV show.
 
5. The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima
 
A high-fantasy TV show like Game of Thrones? Heck yes.
 
6. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
 
I have been dying to see badass Calaena on the big screen.
 
7. Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams
 
One of my favorite book series of all time. It would make one hell of a movie.
 
8. Gone by Michael Grant
 
No adults + twisted teenagers with special powers = one kick-butt TV show
 
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
 
I think this one is in the works too. It needs to happen.
 
10. Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
 
This is going back to my middle school days where I dreamed that this book would become a movie and I could play Kendra. Alas, I'm too old now.
 
What books are on your list?
 


Monday, June 1, 2015

Push (The Game #2) by Eve Silver: Review


RATING: 5/5 stars!
 
Author: Eve Silver
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Source: library
Release date: June 10th, 2014
Find it on Goodreads here!

SUMMARY(from Goodreads):

So so so so much love for this trilogy. I really liked how Silver picked up right where RUSH left off. Just like in the first book, she wasted no time throwing us back into the story. PUSH was just as action-packed and thrilling as the first book. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

The characters were still all fabulous. Miki is fantastic (even though she has some major control issues), Luka is still my book boyfriend, and all of the other supporting characters were great as well. I still didn't like Jackson though. At all. (LUKA ALL THE WAY!!)

Overall, PUSH is a fantastic addition to THE GAME trilogy. I highly recommend this to sci-fi fans!!

CONTENT: The same as the first one. 

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Rush (The Game #1) by Eve Silver: Review

 
RATING: 5/5 stars!
 
Author: Eve Slver
Publisher: Katherine Tegan Books
Source: Bought
Release date: June 11th, 2013
Find it on Goodreads here!
 
SUMMARY (from Goodreads):
 

So what's the game now? This, or the life I used to know?

Miki Jones's carefully controlled life spins into chaos after she's run down in the street, left broken and bloody. She wakes up fully healed in a place called the lobby - pulled from her life, through tiime and space into some kind of game in which she and a team of other teens are sent on missions to eliminate the Drau, terrifying and beautiful alien creatures.

There are no practice runs, no training, and no way out. Every moment of the game is kill or be killed, and Miki has only the questionable guidance of Jackson Tate, the team's alluring and secretive leader. He evades her questions, holds himself aloof from the others, and claims it's every player for himself. But when he puts himself at risk to watch Miki's back, he leaves her both frustrated and fascinated. Jackson says the game isn't really a game, that what Miki and her new teammates do now determines their survival. And the survival of every other person on the planet. She laughs. He doesn't. And then the game takes a deadly and terrifying turn.


REVIEW:

RUSH was an absolute thrill ride. Eve Silver does not waste any time. By page 20 she throws the reader in the middle of battle, and I honestly had no idea what was going for a while. But it was so interesting that I didn't really mind. I've read lots of alien books, but I've never read anything quite like this. The concept of the game was so cool, and I loved learning about it.

The characters were pretty awesome too. Miki was kick-butt, Luka was my absolute favorite, but, honestly, I really didn't like Jackson all that much. He was such an arrogant jerk all the time, and I just didn't see the appeal. I felt like Luka was a much better choice ;)

Overall, RUSH is a must-read for sci-fi fans!

CONTENT: Kissing, moderate swearing (a**hole is the worst), and lots of violence.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Top Ten Books That I Plan to Have in my Beach Bag


Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
 
This week I'm talking about the top ten books that I plan to have in my beach bag!
 
1. The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West
 
Her books are so adorable.
 
2. Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund
 
Still have not read this one...
 
3. End of Days by Susan Ee
 
IT"S FINALLY OUT!!!
 
4. Talon by Julie Kagawa
 
Haven't read this one yet, either...
 
5. Son of a Mermaid by Katie O'Sullivan
 
Mermaid books are the best summer reads.
 
6. Just For Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
 
Another mermaid book
 
7. Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly
 
Yet another mermaid book.
 
8. Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama
 
MERMAIDS
 
9. Waterfell by Amalie Howard
 
Is this too many mermaid books?
 
10. Everblue by Brenda Pandos
 
Nah. There is no such thing as too many mermaid books.
 
What books are on your top ten??

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Waiting on Wednesday (21): Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch


"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
 
This week's "waiting on" is....
 
Ice Like Fire
by Sara Raasch!

Expected publication date: October 13, 2015
Publisher: Balzer + Bray

SUMMARY (from Goodreads):

SPOILERS FOR BOOK ONE. HIGHLIGHT TO VIEW.

It’s been three months since the Winterians were freed and Spring’s king, Angra, disappeared—thanks largely to the help of Cordell.

Meira just wants her people to be safe. When Cordellan debt forces the Winterians to dig their mines for payment, they unearth something powerful and possibly dangerous: Primoria’s lost chasm of magic. Theron sees this find as an opportunity—with this much magic, the world can finally stand against threats like Angra. But Meira fears the danger the chasm poses—the last time the world had access to so much magic, it spawned the Decay. So when the king of Cordell orders the two on a mission across the kingdoms of Primoria to discover the chasm’s secrets, Meira plans to use the trip to garner support to keep the chasm shut and Winter safe—even if it means clashing with Theron. But can she do so without endangering the people she loves?

Mather just wants to be free. The horrors inflicted on the Winterians hang fresh and raw in Januari—leaving Winter vulnerable to Cordell’s growing oppression. When Meira leaves to search for allies, he decides to take Winter’s security into his own hands. Can he rebuild his broken kingdom and protect them from new threats?

As the web of power and deception weaves tighter, Theron fights for magic, Mather fights for freedom—and Meira starts to wonder if she should be fighting not just for Winter, but for the world.



I loved SNOW LIKE ASHES; I'm so pumped for this one!
 
What is your "waiting on"?