An Ember In The Ashes

Rating

5 stars+ (!)

Date Read

09/08/2015 - 10/08/2015

Age Group

15+

General Thoughts

Captivating. 

A page-turner. 

Seriously, I even downloaded it on my phone so that I could read everywhere: bus stops, cars, beaches.

An Ember in the Ashes is an addictive read. Although dystopian, it hints at historic facts and, although there are several paranormal elements and out of this world creatures, the cruel realism leaves me breathless. Life wasn't easy for any of the characters. But as Nan would say "where there is life there is hope". And this book I couldn't for the life of me put down.

Precious Stone Trilogy (Book 1)

Ruby Red

Rating

4 stars+

Date Read

06/08/2015 - 08/08/2015

Age Group

13+

General Thoughts

I like secrets. Although I can't really keep any... I also like complicated. Mysteries that don't clear up in the first book but leave clues all over, small, almost indetecteble, that everyone can interprete differently. Like the mystery surrounding Lucy and Paul.

Gemstones, magic, time travel, counts, secret societies, mystery mongers and a lot of scientists trying to make sense of it all. A chronograph, the blood of twelve. A girl who knows very little and a cousin who knows it all. A powerful secret. A genious author. A marvellous story.

And a gorgeous cover I mean look at that!

Hexed

Rating

2 stars

Date Read

18/07/2015 - 04/08/2015

Age Group

13+

General Thoughts

I was almost contemplating not writing a review. It's not that it was that bad, but it wasn't that good either. Hence the two stars. The first half was difficult to get through. The writer was trying way too hard, the dialogues were unrealistic, the characters unbelievable and the plot nonexistant.

The only reason I kept reading is because it's summer, I was feeling lenient and my friend had lended me a hardback so I might as well make the most of it. But if it wasn't for basking in the hot sunlight, trying to occupy myself with something else than tv series and wanting to read a book with paper pages for a change -because, as you know:

- I wouldn't be writing this now.