Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo REVIEW

Summary:

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be hard for the right price--and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone . . .

A convict with a thirst for revenge.

A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager.

A runaway with a privileged past.

A spy known as the Wraith.

A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums.

A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes.

Kaz's crew are the only ones who might stand between the world and destruction--if they don't kill each other first.

My Thoughts:

I started to read this book because I have heard that it's really good. The beginning was sort of interesting, but then it sort of dragged on until about halfway through, when it got really interesting, and at the end, where it left on a cliffhanger.

I have never read the author's other books (are they needed to understand the Grisha people?) but when I am able to, I think I will read them.

This book was amazing.

My Rating: 4.5 stars

Miriam by Mesu Andrews REVIEW

Summary:

At eighty-six, Miriam has devoted her entire life to loving El Shaddai and serving His people as both midwife and messenger. Yet when her brother Moses returns to Egypt from exile, he brings a disruptive message. God has a new name--Yahweh--and has declared a radical deliverance for the Israelites.
Miriam and her beloved family face an impossible choice: cling to familiar bondage or embrace uncharted freedom at an unimaginable cost. Even if the Hebrews survive the plagues set to turn the Nile to blood and unleash a maelstrom of frogs and locusts, can they weather the resulting fury of Pharoah?

My Thoughts:

This book was kind of slow at first, and then picked up about one third of the way through.
Miriam is able to interpret dreams and talk to El Shaddai for some of the book, until He decides to talk through Moses, which kind of left Miriam broken inside.
This book was interesting and gave insight as to what may have happened through Miriam's eyes, although some of it dragged on and got kind of boring.

My Rating: 3.5 stars

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The Siren's Dance by Amber Belldene REVIEW

My Thoughts:

While this book sounded interesting from the description, it proved to be not so interesting later on. 

The beginning of this novel was very interesting and mysterious, but the romance kind of took that away for most of the rest of the book.

The girl is a ghost, who died when trying to escape killers but ended up in the river dead. The man is a police officer and is charged with the task of finding Stas Demyan, who, when she kills him, she will be set free (not to be human, but rest in peace). She ends up liking the officer, and he likes her. It turns out Stas is a demon. They end up defeating him together.

While the overall plot of this book was interesting, most of it ended up being not so interesting, probably because the romance took up most of the book, not the actual story.

My Rating: 2 stars

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Playing the Part by Jen Turano REVIEW

Summary:

Lucetta Plum is an actress on the rise in New York City, but must abandon her starring role when a fan's interest turns threatening. Lucetta's widowed friend, Abigail Hart, seizes the opportunity to meddle in Lucetta's life and promptly whisks her away to safety at her eligible grandson's estate.

At first glance, Bram Haverstein appears to be a gentleman of means--albeit an eccentric one--but a mysterious career and a secret fascination with a certain actress mean there's much more to him than society knows.

While Lucetta has no interest in Abigail's matchmaking machinations, she can't ignore the strange things going on in Bram's house and the secrets he hides. As the hijinks and hilarity that Bram, Lucetta, and their friends are swept into take a more dangerous turn, can they accept who they are behind the parts they play in time to save the day?

My Thoughts:

This book was pretty good. Although it isn't my favorite, I really enjoyed it. It has a lot of humor and playfulness in it, but also some serious stuff, like when her stepfather gambles away her estate then finds out that Lucetta owns the estate and won't give it to him, so he tries to give her away for his debt. So Lucetta runs away.

It was kind of awkward when Bram would randomly propose to Lucetta when she says she's not interested in him . . .

And later in the book, the man whom her stepfather lost to kidnapped her to make her his mistress after she refused him, but she escapes.

My Rating: 3.5 stars

The Quality of Silence by Rosamund Lupton REVIEW

Summary:

This is the story of Yasmin, a beautiful, troubled astrophysicist and her precious, deaf ten-year-old daughter, Ruby, who arrive in a remote part of Alaska only to learn that Ruby's father, Matt, has been the victim of a catastrophic accident. Unable to accept his death as truth, Yasmin and Ruby set out into the hostile tundra to find him. They grow increasingly isolated with each frozen mile they cover as their search takes them deeper and deeper into the endless Alaskan night. Mother and daughter discover unknown strength as they press on, convinced that Matt is still alive. But as the arctic winter tightens its grip, Yasmin realizes that someone is out there trying to stop them, who is tracking them relentlessly through the soundless dark.

My Thoughts:

This isn't the genre I usually read, but this book was really good.

It turns out that Matt really is still alive and someone killed all the villagers on purpose, and doesn't want that story to be public.

Ruby is probably my favorite character. She might be deaf, but she's really strong inside, and that trait is shown various times throughout the book. She often uses sign language, other times uses a computer to talk for her, and doesn't use her real voice much, because she can't hear it, and she doesn't want to sound weird.

As I said before, this book was amazing. Not as amazing as other books I've read, but still amazing.

My Rating: 4 stars

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Neverseen by Shannon Messenger REVIEW

Keeper of the Lost Cities series: Book Four
Summary:

Sophie Foster is on the run--but at least she's not alone. Her closest friends from the Lost Cities have gone with her to join the Black Swan. They still have doubts about the shadowy organization, but the only way to find answers is to start working with them. As they settle into their new lives, they uncover secrets far bigger than anything they'd imagined.
But their enemies are far from done, unleashing a terrifying plague that threatens the safety of an entire species. Sophie and her friends fight with everything they have--including aid from new allies joining them--but every choice has consequences. And trusting the wrong person could prove deadly.

My Thoughts:

Shannon Messenger did it again. She wrote an AMAZING book with a cliffhanger ending (the next book comes out on November 1st, and it's called Lodestar).
This is by far one of my favorite series. Not only is the story great, but the characters as well.
In this book, Sophie and her friends join the Black Swan to hide and find answers, and possibly get rid of the Neverseen, a group that terrifies everyone. They were even responsible for Jolie's death. I won't spoil it anymore for you, but I would encourage all of you to read this series. It is amazing and I love it so much!!!

My Rating: 5 stars

Claim to Fame by Margaret Peterson Haddix REVIEW

Summary:

It was a talent that came out of nowhere. One day Lindsay Scott was on the top of the world, the star of a hit TV show. The next day her fame had turned into torture. Every time anyone said anything about her, she heard it. And everyone was talking about Lindsay: Fans, friends, enemies, enemies who pretended to be friends . . .

Lindsay had what looked like a nervous breakdown and vanished from the public eye. But now she's sixteen and back in the news: a tabloid newspaper claims that Lindsay is being held hostage by her father. 

The truth? Lindsay has been hiding out in a small Illinois town, living in a house that somehow provides relief from the stream of voices in her head. But when two local teenagers try to "rescue" Lindsay by kidnapping her, Lindsay is forced to confront everything she's hiding from. And that's when she discovers there may be others who share her strange power. Lindsay is desperate to learn more, but what is she willing to risk to find the truth?

My Thoughts:

I really enjoyed this book a lot. Not only was it well written, but it was also really interesting and cool. Like, how would you feel if you could hear what people say or think of you, even if they are around the world? It would be cool, but also very annoying.
The characters are well thought out as well, and it surprised me that none of her parents were with her (I somehow believed her when she lied about living with her father).

My Rating: 4 stars