The False Prince- An Expected Surprise

This books is my most recent 5 star read. I had a lot of people recommend it to me, but I was still a bit skeptical. It's not that I didn't expect to enjoy it, it is simply that I did not expect it to introduce me to anything new. That mentality stuck with me for the majority of the book.

I thought I had it all worked out from the first page. I have read a lot of books, I have analyzed and studied plots, and I have always prided myself with my ability to predict the direction and manner of a book, and to an extent I was successful.

However, the path that the author chose to realize the end was not what I had thought it would be. Characters fell in and out of grace. I felt the vexation and strains of every character because I kept getting thrown off by all of the little plot points. I may have gotten ulcers from this experience, but the good kind that remind you that you're still alive and feeling.

Sage is a butt, but I love him. The main character is ridiculously annoying, but so likable that it doesn't grate on the reader. Rodin and Tobias are perfect foils for what could have been. It's like a sci-fi movie where there are three potential realities, but only one can be chosen in the end. Imogen, Connor, and so many other characters are rich and colorful against the background of this complex little book.

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The Poets Laureate Anthology

I hope at least one person who stumbles across this blog shares my love for poetry. This book is a perfect collection of the greatest works of the American Poet Laureates from 1937-2010. Yes, it is full of brilliance and I can always find a poem to fit my mood. P.S. On a shallow side note, the cover looks cute on any shelf!

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

OK, before anyone judges my harsh review of this much beloved book, I have to defend my two star review. My first complaint is the voice. I have grown up in a family of 8 children, I have many cousins with young children whom I am close to, I babysit, and I am generally very familiar with children. This book felt like it was going between the voice of a two and twenty year old. That took away from the story to me. I am also well travelled and have German family. The Holocaust has long fascinated me and I still have memories of visiting concentration camps at a young age and being physically ill over what I learned and saw. One of my favorite movies is La Vita é Bella (please watch it). This book did not line up with a lot of the history of WWII that I have read. Also, the extreme ignorance of the main character is unbelievable. The concept is good and I feel like putting children in the context of some of the world's greatest tragedies is a powerful tool, I just felt ...

For Darkness Shows the Stars ~Diana Peterfreund

I am so excited to share this book with you! In a quick one sentence descriptions: this book is Cinder meets Persuasion. In a world recovering from the effects of genetic modification gone wrong, the population is split between the Luddite nobility and the Reduced. The Reduced have a limited mental capacity which makes them perfect slaves, but that has been changing. Enter Kai (yes, I realize the name is the same from Cinder, but they came out around the same time and he is just as dreamy if not more) and Elliot, both from the two very separated classes, but united in their love for adventure. Their story plays out as an awesome feminist and unique retelling of Jane Austen's Persuasion. I love the original story, so I was wary of anyone messing with it, but I approve and am currently in the midst of the second book which a retelling of *drumroll please* THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL!!!!! One of my all time favorite books, musicals, and my go-to sick movie. I am enjoying it just...

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