Review: Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr

The Summer King is missing; the Dark Court is bleeding; and a stranger walks the streets of Huntsdale, his presence signifying the deaths of powerful fey.

Aislinn tends to the Summer Court, searching for her absent king and yearning for Seth. Torn between his new queen and his old love, Keenan works from afar to strengthen his court against the coming war. Donia longs for fiery passion even as she coolly readies the Winter Court for battle. And Seth, sworn brother of the Dark King and heir to the High Queen, is about to make a mistake that could cost his life.

Love, despair, and betrayal ignite the Faery Courts, and in the final conflict, some will win . . . and some will lose "everything."

REVIEW

  I have sat on this book for awhile.  Not because I didn't like it but more that I wasn't sure of

all of my feelings on this book.  I am so excited that the book ended the way I wanted it to

and being honest I am not sure how anyone could be unhappy with the end.  My problem

was in the start when I couldn't quite understand at all times what was going on or why.  This

was probably my own fault as I finished the other books almost a year ago! Regardless once I snapped out of my silly ways and got the swing of it honestly I didn't want to stop reading

this book and loved the way the story went.  Never quite predictable!!

  As always Aislynn was her wonderful and strong stubborn self and I continue to love her for that! I

could never call her boring.  She stands up for what she wants and holds her ground.  becoming

a queen has only made her stronger and more stubborn.  Her relationships remain complicated

but will be resolved(if that makes you feel better).

  Our leading men are also back!! Seth is torn between two worlds and Keenan is his usual indecisive self.  You can't help but want to shake them at times but love them at others.  At times I felt that Seth was not as strong willed and willing to fight for Aislynn as he used to but then he would show a little of the fight again.  Keenan had his ups and downs for me in this book and I found myself feeling a little more affection towards him.  It just seemed that you got to see things a little more from his side to start and everything became a little more clear.

I really will miss all the characters and the world that Melissa created.  Every time you opened one of these novels you fell in love with the people and lived where they were. I truly believe that in order to have a good book that you enjoy the characters must stand out and be well developed and this book was no exception to the series.  The emotions and battles that everyone has to go through will make you feel so many different things and have you wanting to be right there with whoever you may be reading about at that point and time.

  Please do not hesitate to read this book!! I do recommend that you read the series before this one so that you have a good enough understanding of who everyone is and what is going on.  That is the biggest thing about this book it will tie up all the loose ends that you have from the other novels and not have you worried about what happens next.  Of course we will all picture how things go for each character past the books but you wont have to stretch your imagination too far!!  Overall if you love fey and tales about them you will enjoy this book!!  The entire series for me is one that should not be over looked!

4/5

Review: POSSESION by: Elana Johnson

Vi knows the Rule: Girls don't walk with boys, and they never even "think" about kissing them. But no one makes Vi want to break the Rules more than Zenn...and since the Thinkers have chosen him as Vi's future match, how much trouble can one kiss cause? The Thinkers may have brainwashed the rest of the population, but Vi is determined to think for herself.

But the Thinkers are unusually persuasive, and they're set on convincing Vi to become one of them....starting by brainwashed Zenn. Vi can't leave Zenn in the Thinkers' hands, but she's wary of joining the rebellion, especially since that means teaming up with Jag. Jag is egotistical, charismatic, and dangerous: everything Zenn's not. Vi can't quite trust Jag and can't quite resist him, but she also can't give up on Zenn.

This is a game of control or be controlled. And Vi has no choice but to play.

Hardcover, 416 pages

Published June 7th 2011 by Simon Pulse

 
 
   As long as you plug in your fine. You can be a Goodie but what happens when you stop. Vi may know the rules but that doesn't mean that she likes them or follows them and living in a world where the thinkers control it all and control is power, is not easy. This is double true for Vi who wants to believe she is good but tends to do bad things. The question is, is there only black and white, good and bad or is there an area inbetween that she belongs to? 
  
  I really enjoyed this book. Dystopian is something I only recently learned about and have really come to love. Elana did an amazing job with writing this new world. Every step of the book the picture is so clear you believe you are there.  You will be really captivated with the story and all its characters.  This is also a very technalogically advanced future that will appeal to people that science fiction.  It's not the main part of the book but plays a very large part.

  Violet (aka Vi) is really a strong and emotional charater.  Elana does a wonderful job at helping you feel what she is.  Though it doesn't always make sense right at the moment she will work right through the feeling.  At times I am a little bothered by the amount she talks to herself and about the same thing almost every time but I also think that is part of who she is.  I think the time she is at her best is when she is with Jag.  Stubborn and hard headed as they can both be, they work.  Both of them can see that, not right away but they can.  I guess I should also mention Zenn who has been Vi's best friend forever and was hand picked to be her partner.  Now I guess you could call this a love triangle but I don't really see it that way.  To me Elana created more of a dilemma with the two boys.  Like a choice between the easy and familar and the hard and exciting.  I personally was rooting for Jag but I know that there are Zenn fans out there somewhere.  The end of the book wasn't what I expected but maybe that's because it was not what I wanted and had high hopes that something big was going to happen.
  I would recomend this book to anyone that has a love for dystopian books and can handle a little science fiction being thrown into it.  This book will pull you from start to finish and leave you wanting more.  I think that if you loved the books Open Minds by Susan Kaye Quinn and Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi you will really enjoy this book!!

4/5

Review: Sophie and Carter by Chelsea Fine

While other high school seniors are dreaming about their futures, Sophie and Carter are just trying to make it through each day. Carter is overwhelmed by issues at home as he struggles to support his mother. Meanwhile, next door neighbor Sophie is left to care for her three younger siblings in place of their absent and troubled mother. All that holds these two best friends together is each other, and knowing that each night they'll sit together on Sophie's front porch swing and escape from reality, if just for awhile. But as their relationship reaches a turning point and high school graduation nears, will their friendship become something more?

Paperback, 128 pages

Published June 20th 2011 by Acacia Publishing, Inc.

 

 

  This was a beautifully written and at times heart wrenching story!  It was not what I expected when I picked it up at all!!  Seeing the book around I thought I would pick it up and to be honest I didn't even read the description or any reviews, just ratings.  Horrible I know but when I started reading it I don't regret my decision. 

 

  Sophie has been through a lot in her 18 years.  Yet she comes off as the sweet, optimist and you love her guts (you will get that if you read the book).  She cares for her younger siblings and has no normal teenage life but she doesn't resent them for that and it breaks your heart to know what she not only is going through but what she would do for them.   There is no words to describe the inner strength that she has.  It is made very clear the feelings she has for Carter but she doesn't say anything.  She is content just to have him.

 

  Carter has been through hell and back.  He cares for his mother before and after school.  He doesn't get to be a regular teenage boy because he loves his mom more than anything and doesn't want her to get taken away.  I LOVE Carter.  In some ways he may be a little broken but with what has dealt with can you blame him.  His light at the end of the tunnel is Sophie but he wont tell her.  He tries to help her but he has a lot of his own things to deal with.

 

  You will be drawn into this book from the first chapter!  It is a short 128 pages and trust me there is so much emotion and heart ache in those pages you wont even notice that you have read them.  This is overall an amazing read and you will be holding tears back happy or sad at many spots in the book. If you are looking for a quick but emotion packed read this is your book!!!

 

4/5