City of Ashes

Hello everybody as you may have noticed for my last post some part of it was alittle bit different.I'm trying to make my blog better with giving a better review so you may see some changes on my old post because I'm trying to make them  better.The point of review will still be the same but it will be more detailed.Last week I read the sequel of the Mortal Instruments.It is written by Cassandra Clare and was published in 2008.

The High and Low
.The characters feels more solid this time around
.The story also felt fresher and more exciting

.Yes I didn't like the cover
.While the most of characters becomes more solid some of the characters a re almost transparent

Quick Summary
(I highly recommend to anyone who has not read the first book yet to skip this summary because it contains spoilers)Clary's mom is still in a coma so for the time being she's living with Luke while Jace has been kicked out of the institute be cause Mayse(Alec's and Isabelle's mom)thought that he was a spy for Valentine.With nowhere to go Jace heads out to a bar where most of Luke's pack hangout .He picks a fight with the pack but is quickly stopped by Luke.As Jace explained what happen to him to Luke and Clary,Luke decided to come with Jace tot he institute to convince Maryse of Jace's innocence.Maryse was of course shocked to see her long lost friend who she thought was dead appearing in front of her eyes.Matryse still doesn't believe him so Jace decided to use the sword...............That's it for the summary

The Conclusion
I found the book to be suprising as I merely thought that the predecessor was simply good so I was expecting this book to be moderate but as I read the book I noticed the characters feels more stronger.Jace and Clary becomes a better character in their own way,the story was also more thrilling and exciting something that I felt lackedin the first book.Sadly characters like Isabelle and max was like non-existant.They weren't fleshed out Max didn't appear that much.This book definitely improves on the first book the characters and story are more engaging and it definitely makes me more excited for the third than the first book did with the second.

Rating:8 out of 10

Gifted:Here Today Gone Tomorrow

I read Gifted book number 3 which is Here Today Gone Tomorrow.The person on the cover is Emily the dreamseer.The story focuses on Emily and Jenna.This book is of course written by Marilyn Kaye and it was published in 2010.Like the first two books the story focuses on how the students try to control their power and keep them away from anyone who's trying to abuse them.

The High and Low
.The story is more engaging than the first two books
.More of the Gifted class are shown

.Amanda isn't one of the leads
.The story feels a little bit stale

Quick Summary
Emily always felt guilty about her father death.The day he died she had a dream but she didn't understand of it then so she said nothing.Even now she feels useless because she can't actually understands her to help anyone.One day she had a dream which one of the gifted students is absent and it came true as the day pass by more and more of the students dissapeared.Until even Emily herself gets kidnapped.The remaining students must rescue their classmate before it's too late because the students are being forced to rob a bank.........................That's it I guess.

The Conclusion
I really liked the first two books in the series and one of the biggest reasons were Amanda and Jenna(Especially Amanda)but sadly I found that Amanda isn't one of the leads this time,she does have a lot of appearence but she is a better character when we actually know what she is thinking.The story is definitely more adventurous than the first two books.Marilyn Kaye knows that if she didn't take the story to another level some readers will feel tired.This time around more of the Gifted student are showed and explored.While the author did managed to take the story into a more engaging field we cant help to feel a little bit tired of the series probably like the first two books it's quite short and sometime that makes a book uneven and a little bit rushed.Don't get me wrong I do recommend you to read this book while waiting for the next installment which will probably have Amanda as one of it's leads.

Rating:7 out of 10

City Of Bones

Yes dear readers This is the first time I read City of Bones,yes I know the book was published 5 years ago but I never felt any interst to read the book until last week when I saw it in a sale and I said to myself Wynaut(Yes the Pokemon,My little brother made this joke once and asked me to put it in my blog and I said to him Wynaut,enough with the bad puns) This book is written by Cassandra Clare and the first book of the series The Mortal Instruments.It was published in 2007 and receive positive reviews.

The good
.The story was well written and the characters were nice.
.The ending definitely suprised me

The bad
.Didn't like the cover
.Some characters didn't flesh out as much as it could

Quick summary
Clary and her best firend Simon went to club there she saw a couple of people murdering a person when she tries to stop them one of the people explain that the "person" they're trying to kill isn't human but a demon and ask her how in the world could she notice them.When Clary arrived home she has a fight with her mother and she goes outside and decide to hangout with a Simon there she meets Jace(one of the people who killed the demon),he asks her wether she is a Shadowhunter suddenly she receives a phonecall from her mother asking her not to go home................That's it for the summary

The conclusion
When I started to read this book I had a feeling that I was going to enjoy this as much as The Demon's Lexicon series but unfortunately it didn't live to the series.Don't get me wrong the story was well written especially the ending and the characters were nice but the book didn't have what the Demon Lexicon's series had a great story with full of depth and a cast of characters that is full of wittines and charm.The City of Bones is definitely a nice book but if you read the Demon's Lexicon series and hoping this book to be as great I recommend you not have your hope high.

Rating:7 out of 10

Gifted:Better Late Than Never

Hello Readersthis week I read the second book of the Gifted series.While the first one focuses on Amanda and a little bit on Jenna but for the second book it focuses on Jenna and a little bit on Amanda.It is written by Marilyn Kaye and it was published in 2009.

The good
.Amanda and Jenna are both great leading characters
.The story has more depth this time
.The characters feels more developed

The bad
.Like the first one it is too short
.I really hoped there was more scene with Amanda and Jenna together

Quick summary
Now Amanda is fo6rce to attend the Gifted class but at least she have a chance to date Ken.All goes right until she accidentally feels sorry for Ken and suddenly she finds herself in Ken's body and learns what a nuisance having Ken's Gift which is talking to dead people.Jenna is staying with Tracey for a while because her mother is at rehab and suddenly comes a guy who says that Jenna is his daughter......That's it I guess

The conclusion
Gifted:Better Late Than Never proves to be in its own way to be better tahn the first book In the first book some charcters especially the villian feels aa little bit transparent but in the second book almost all the characters come solidly the story also has more depth when comparing to the first book but it would've been really nice if it was longer and I really hoped Amanda and Jenna did something together in this book they are great characters alone but when being paired up they are absolutely terrific.This book definitely makes me wonder what is in store for the third book.

Rating:8 out of 10

Gifted:Out of Sight Out of Mind

So it's already been about two years since I started this blog but sadly nobody actually what I'm writing probably I need to spice up the layout anyway This week i read Out of Sight Out of Mind which is written by Marilyn Kaye some of you may know her by her Replica series this is the first book of the series,mthe series will probably have 9 book each focusing on a student.

The good
.A great cast of characters normally I hate reading long series but I definitely wouldn't mind reading thiese to know more about the students.
.The story is not the most original you can find but is definitely a quirky and charming story that can stand up on it's own

The bad
.The story is too short
.The villian felt empty and a little bit unconvincing

The summary
Amanda Beeson is the most popular not to mention the meanest girl in school.She is known as the Queen Of Mean by eevery kids in the school(except for her cliques of course)Actually there is a reason why she acts so mean towards people.Amanda has the power to go into other people's body if she feels sorry for them so she decides that she simply won't care about other people anymore one day at lunch she and her cliques saw Tracey a girl who has nothing special as they thought as Amanda's cliques bullied her she didn't even try to fight back so of course Amanda felt a little sorry for her bam the next morning she was in Tracey's Body but as Amanda tries to get her body backs she learns that Tracey is actually Gifted....that's it I guess.

The conclusion
I don't even know why I decided to buy this book but probably I felt a little tired with the young adult book so for a change so I decided to try a book that I wouldn't probably read just for a change of pace but as i read I found this story to be rather charming and the characters to be sweet in their own way.amanda and Jenna is amazing when being paired up  and I'm not sayng that Amanda should be mean because of her gift but it definitely gives her a great excuse.

Rating:8 out of 10

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