The Monster Within By Kelley Hashway

The Monster Within by Kelly Hashway
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 2.5

The Monster Within started out okay, but i quickly got bored.

I didn't really like Sam. All her lying done my head in!
I can understand why she would find it hard to tell someone that she's killing people, but if that someone is the one who bought her back, why didn't she say something to him? He has obviously dabbled in witchcraft, as he found someone to bring her back to life, and if she wasn't bought back to life, she wouldn't be killing people!
She was also quite slow. At first, it was a bit hard to work out which person was lying to her, so i could understand why she was confused... but as the story progressed, it was really obvious!

I hated how there wasn't any proper answers until 84%. It made the book drag even more.
Every time Sam bought the "How did you get me back" question up, Ethan refused to tell her.

I was really glad when i got to the ending, even if it was all slightly unbelievable!

Overall, slow.
It felt a lot longer than 300 pages!

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The Dare By Hannah Jayne

The Dare by Hannah Jayne
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.)

The Dare was an okay read, but it got dragged out more than it needed too.

I felt really sorry for Brynna...everything she went through must have been awful.

I liked Evan to start with, but he started to really annoy me when he was trying to find out what had happened to Brynna. I get that he cared for her, and wanted to know what was troubling her so badly, but he was so pushy! He did get better after that, but his pushiness done my head in.
All the other characters were alright, but i can't say i loved any of them.

The first chapter of this was really good, and so was the last 10%... but everything else was boring. It was dragged out too much, and when stuff actually happened, i couldn't get interested in it.

Overall, Started and ended good, but everything in between was too slow.

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Far From You By Tess Sharpe

Far From You by Tess Sharpe
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Far From You was an okay read, but it dragged a bit.

I felt really sorry for Sophie. All the pain she went through after the accident was horrible, and then to get an addiction from it must have been awful for her, especially when that addiction caused her to get the blamed for her best friends murder!

The writing in this was quite jumpy. Sometimes it was hard to follow because of the constant jumping between the present, and when she was 16/14/ect.

I didn't guess who the killer was, because it ended up being someone quite random!

Overall, alright, but a bit confusing.
If you liked Dangerous Girls, then you'll probably like this, as it has a similar writing style.


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Burn For Burn By Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian

Burn for Burn by Jenny Han
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Actual rating - 3.5

Burn for Burn was an okay read, but it started out quite slow.

I felt really sorry for Mary. That day must have been awful for her, it was so embarrassing!
I felt sorry for Kat too. I've had "friends" cut me off like that before too, and it really isn't nice!
I could see where Lilia was coming from with her reason for revenge, but i thought it was a bit silly that she didn't investigate the matter beforehand.

The ending was weird! I really don't get why the authors thought that adding a paranormal twist was needed. It felt like it was just thrown in there, and it didn't fit in well at all.
Contemporary and Paranormal do not make a good combo!

Overall, an enjoyable read, but had such a weird ending!

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We'll Always Have Summer By Jenny Han

We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Actual rating - 4.5

We'll Always Have Summer was by far the best in the series!

I liked Belly again in this book, and i felt really sorry for her when she found out what had happened.

In the last two books, i liked Jeremiah the most... but in this book, it was Conrad.
After the way Jeremiah acted, i couldn't like him like i did before. Conrad could be an ass in the other two books, but in this one i really liked him.

The ending was really really good!
It ended perfectly, and Susannah's letter to her made me cry!

Overall, a really good read.


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It's Not Summer Without You By Jenny Han

It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

It's Not Summer Without You was a lot better than the first one!

I liked Belly a lot more than i did in the first. She still had annoying moments, but there wasn't a many.
In the last book, it showed flashbacks of her at different ages, and there wasn't that much change in her maturity through the years! In this one though, she was much more mature.

I really liked how the love triangle between Belly and the brothers ended. She chose my favorite one out of the two!

Overall, a good quick read.
I'm looking forward to reading book 3!

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The Summer I Turned Pretty By Jenny han

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Summer I Turned Pretty started out okay, but i lost interest after a few chapters.

It's not nice to be an outsider, so i felt really sorry for Belly when the boys pushed her away all the time... but when she constantly whined about it, it got quite annoying.
She was a bit slow to catch on as well. I had suspicions about what was happening to Susannah, but the closest Belly got to it was noticing that something was up... then she forgot about it.

The pacing was quite slow, so there was times where i got really bored.

Overall, okay, but a bit too slow.


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Living Dead In Dallas By Charlaine Harris

Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Living Dead in Dallas was an okay read, but i didn't like it as much as the first.

I liked Sookie again in this book, but just like in book one, she had her annoying moments. She had more of them in this installment, unfortunately!

The book started out really good, but i started to get bored about halfway. There was loads of dull bits in that half, so i lost interest in the book.

Overall, alright, but i lost interest.

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Dead Until Dark By Charlaine Harris

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Actual Rating - 3.5

Dead Until Dark was a good read, but it had a few slow patches.

I liked Sookie. Being able to hear everyone else's thought would do my head in, so i don't envy her for having that ability! Especially when people call her "Crazy Sookie" because of it.
There was times where Sookie annoyed me, but thankfully there wasn't many.

The pacing was a little slow in areas, so it sometimes started to drag. Apart from that though, it was fine.

Overall, a good series opener.

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Dear Killer By Katherine Ewell

Dear Killer by Katherine Ewell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Dear Killer started out okay, but i lost interest.

Kit was a really hard character to connect too. Her constant change of mind got annoying. One minute she would be feeling remorseful, the next minute, she would be killing again, and finding nothing wrong with it.
Her nickname was "The perfect killer", but she made so many mistakes, that i found it hard to believe that she was perfect at it.

The pacing was fine to start with, but as the story progressed, it started to drag out.
If it had stayed like it was at the start, and Kit was a better character, i probably would have enjoyed it more.

Overall, alright, but dragged out a bit too much.

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Sleep No More By Aprilynne Pike

Sleep No More by Aprilynne Pike
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Sleep No More was an okay read, but i started to get bored at the halfway mark.

I felt really sorry for Charlotte. Being able to see how people were going to die would be horrible, especially if the person was murdered!
I wouldn't have been able to cope knowing that i could have changed someones future... but wasn't allowed to.

I guessed who the killer was, so i wasn't shocked when it was revealed, but it took ages for Charlotte to work it out.

The pacing was alright to start with, but the second half dragged.
I don't know if it was because i had suspicions about who the killer was... or if it was just slow.

Overall, okay, but a bit slow and predictable.

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Uninvited By Sophie Jordan

Uninvited by Sophie Jordan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Actual rating - 3.5

Uninvited was a good read, but it had a few slow patches.

Davy was an okay character, but she could be a bit annoying at times.
Sean told her many times that she needed to be more careful, and needed to realize what other carriers were capable of, but she never listened.

The pacing could be quite slow at times, which made it slightly boring.
If it wasn't dragged out at much, i would have rated it a solid four.

Overall, good, but a bit too slow.

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Charmed Vengeance By Suzanne Lazear

Charmed Vengeance by Suzanne Lazear
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I really liked the first one in this series, but this one was was boring.

Noli was an okay character in the last book, but in this one, i didn't like her.
She whined a lot, and had loads of annoying moments.
I didn't really like any of the other characters either. The one i liked the most in the last book wasn't in this one for very long!

I spent the majority of the book bored. The story just didn't interest me at all.
There was only one bit that i found slightly interesting, which is really bad for a book this long!

Overall, disappointing.

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Harp's Song By Cassie Shine

Harp's Song by Cassie Shine
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 2.5

Harp's Song started out okay, but i lost interest.

I liked Harp in the beginning, but later on in the book she annoyed me.
I can understand why she acted out after hearing what her mother told her, but it annoyed me. Her character completely changed in those scenes, and i missed the old Harp.

What her mother went through was awful, but when she went from being hateful towards Harp, to being loving towards her, i found it unbelievable.She did a complete U-turn!
I really couldn't get to grips with how she changed so easily.

There was another moment that i found unbelievable too, which happened just before she started to go off the rails.

Overall, Okay, but had a few unbelievable moments.

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Pushed By Corrine Jackson

Pushed by Corrine Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Actual rating - 4.25

Pushed was such a good sequel!
At first, i didn't think it was as good as the first, but as the story progressed, my opinion totally changed!

Remy was a great character again... but there was a few times where she was slow to catch on.
I loved Ben, Laura and Lucy again as well. They wasn't in it for a huge chunk of the book, and i really missed them.

The ending had me crying.
Seriously..



It was so good, but so so sad!!

Overall, a really great read!

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Touched By Corrine Jackson

Touched by Corrine Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really liked this one!

Remy was a really good character. I felt so sorry for her, she went through so much! I really loved how she managed to stay strong.
I loved the rest of the family too (Her fathers side, obviously!) I thought Lucy would be a bit nasty towards to Remy, since the sister she never met was coming to live with her... but she was really sweet!

I didn't think i would like Asher that much, but i did! I loved the thing he called her, it was sweet.

There was one bit in the book where i started to get bored, but after a few chapters, i started to really enjoy it again.

Overall, an enjoyable read with some really good characters.

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Smashed By Lisa Luedeke

Smashed by Lisa Luedeke
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Actual rating - 2.5

Smashed was an okay read, but it wasn't as good as i expected it to be.

I felt sorry for Katie, i really did. What happened to her was awful, and i wouldn't wish it on anyone.
I kept on hoping she would stay away from Alec, as you could tell from the start he was a bad apple... but unfortunately, she carried on hanging out with him, until he went to far.

I did get quite bored throughout the book, as it took ages for it to get to the tipping point.
It didn't happen until near the end, so it was quite slow until that point.

Overall, okay, but took a bit too long to get to the main point in the story.


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Vengeance By Megan Miranda

Vengeance by Megan Miranda
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Vengeance was an okay read, but it wasn't as good as the first.

Decker drove me mad for the the majority of the book.
I can understand why he would be mad at Delaney, but he was a bit too harsh. When Delaney told him why she did it, he still treated her badly, and it really annoyed me.

The pacing in this was quite slow, and there were points where i felt really bored.
It was dragged out way too much!

Overall, Okay, but would have been a lot better if it didn't drag as much.

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Shiver By Maggie Stiefvater

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Actual rating - 3.5 / Original rating - 3.

This is my second time reading this, and i liked it a bit more this time around.

I liked Grace, even though she made a few silly decisions.
Grace loved reading, and i liked her more because of it. She didn't mention it too much, so it didn't get annoying like it can be in some books. (I'm looking at you, Obsidian)

The pacing was quite slow, but it wasn't dull, so my enjoyment didn't suffer because of it.

Overall, an enjoyable read.
I'll be rereading the other two at some point!

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Innocent Darkness By Suzanne Lazear

Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Actual rating - 3.5

Innocent Darkness was a good read, but it had a few slow patches.

Noli made some stupid decisions and could be slightly annoying at times, but other than that she was an okay character.
I felt sorry for her in the beginning, the reform school wasn't very nice at all.

The character that i felt sorry for the most was Charlotte. Being in the reform school isn't a great place to be, but when her home life was revealed, you could see why she didn't really want to leave.

The pacing could be quite slow in some areas, but other than that it was an enjoyable read.

Overall, a good series starter.

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Frozen By Erin Bowman

Frozen by Erin Bowman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Actual rating - 2.5

I really enjoyed the first book in this series, but unfortunately, the same can't be said for this installment.

Some parts were quite hard to follow, and i ended up feeling a bit lost. I was bored through the majority of it as well. There were parts where i enjoyed it a bit more, but they didn't last very long.

The characters were alright, but i didn't like them as much as i did in book one.

Overall, Disappointing.

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Queen of Hearts By Colleen Oakes

Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Queen of Hearts was an okay read, but it took a while for it to get interesting.

Dinah really annoyed me in the beginning because she wouldn't stop whining! I can understand why she wouldn't be very pleased with the new arrival, but it really started doing my head in when she wouldn't stop.

The story didn't get interesting until the half way point. Up until then, i was quite bored.
It still wasn't anything amazing though.

Overall, an okay retelling.

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The Brokenhearted By Amelia Kahaney

The Brokenhearted by Amelia Kahaney
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Brokenhearted was an okay read, but it bored me in places.

Anthem could be slightly annoying at times, but other than that she was an okay character.
The thing i liked most about her was her determination to save the person she loved.

The character that i hated the most was Will. He was such an ass!

The pacing was quite slow in the beginning, and took a few chapters for it to pick up.
When it did pick up, i started to enjoy it... but then after a while, it went back to being a bit slow.

Overall, Okay, but nothing amazing.

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Compulsion By Martina Boone

Compulsion by Martina Boone
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review.)

Compulsion started out quite boring, and unfortunately, it got worse as it progressed.
It was really hard to follow in the beginning, so i spent the majority of the first quarter being confused!

Barrie drove me mad most of the time, because she didn't explain anything! She would make comments about something, and then move on and forget about it.

The pacing in this was just too slow for me, and spending the first quarter of the book confused didn't help.
Stuff started to happen at the end of the book, but it was too late for me to really care.

Overall, slow and confusing.

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Rebel Belle By Rachel Hawkins

Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Actual rating - 2.5

Rebel Belle started out okay, but i lost interest.

Harper and David were both annoying at first.
They still had their annoying moments later on in the book, but thankfully they wasn't as bad.

The first quarter of the book was good, but after that i started to lose interest. By the time i got halfway, i was starting to get really bored.
It picked up a little bit towards the end, but i still wasn't loving it.

Overall, Okay, but not as good as the authors hex hall series.

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The Dark Shore By Kevin Emerson

The Dark Shore by Kevin Emerson
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This one was just as bad as the first.

I didn't like any of the characters in the first installment, and i disliked them even more in this one.
They were all really annoying, and i just couldn't connect to any of them.

The pacing was really really slow, and full of info dumps.
I felt relieved whenever i put the book down, and i was so so glad when i finished it!

I can only think of one good thing regarding the boredom i experienced thanks to the book - The housework looked more appealing, so i managed to get all the things i was putting off done!

Overall, dull.

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The Lost Code By Kevin Emerson

The Lost Code by Kevin Emerson
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

The Lost Code started out okay, but i quickly lost interest.

Owen was an alright character to start with, but as the story progressed, i liked him less and less.
The other characters were the same. By the end of the book, there wasn't one character that i liked.

The pacing was way too slow.
It felt like it took me hours to get through a few chapters, and whenever i put it down, i didn't have the motivation to pick it back up again.

Overall, slow and dull.

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The Girl with the Blood Red Lips By V.B Marlowe

The Girl with the Blood Red Lips by V.B. Marlowe
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

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The Girl with the Blood Red Lips started out okay, but i quickly got bored. (And hungry!)

I didn't really like Neva.
She was really naive, and had annoying moments. I did feel sorry for her though - Doing the same three years at school over and over again would be torture!

The other characters weren't very good either. They were either annoying, horrible or weird.

This book had a major thing about food.
Within 30%, food (besides apples) had been mentioned several times, and it was just getting ridiculous. It was making me feel so hungry!

Overall, slow, dull, and a potential diet wrecker!

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I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You By Ally Carter

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I didn't enjoy this one at all.
It was way too young for me.

I didn't like Cammie.
For someone who was supposed to be really clever, you would think she would know that another bed coming into her room meant that another person was coming to stay there... especially when just before this happened, she was on about how good it was that there was only 3 girls in her room, when there should have been 4.

This book didn't focus much on the spying... it was more about Cammie's love life.
It made it even more dull, as i really didn't care about it.

Overall, slow and boring.
This is defiantly aimed at a younger audience.

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Uglies By Scott Westerfeld

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Actual rating - 3.5

Uglies was a good read. I enjoyed it a lot more than the authors Midnighters series.

Tally was an okay character.
In the beginning, she could be quite annoying. She still had her annoying moments later on in the book, but they weren't as bad, and there wasn't as many.
By the end of the book, i liked her. It just took a while for me to warm to her!

The pacing could be quite slow at points, but thankfully the slow patches never lasted too long.
Whenever i started to feel bored, something would pull me back into it.

Overall, an interesting read.
Looking forward to read the rest of the series!

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Dead Girls Walking By Suzy Cox

Dead Girls Walking by Suzy Cox
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

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Dead Girls Walking was just as bad as the first one.

The characters were the same, and they were their usual annoying selves.
Unfortunately, there was a new girl in their group, and she was just as bad.

The jokes in the last one were cringe worthy, and i didn't think they could get any worse.... but they did.

The ending was rubbish, yet again.
It ended on a cliffhanger, and didn't wrap the investigation up.
I wasn't impressed, as i have no intention on continuing the series.

Overall, dull, annoying, and had a rubbish ending.


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The Dead Girls Detective Agency By Suzy Cox

The Dead Girls Detective Agency by Suzy Cox
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

The Dead Girls Detective Agency looked good, but i quickly realized it was aimed at the younger side of YA.

The characters were all really annoying, so i didn't like any of them.
They all tried really hard to be funny, but everything they said just made me cringe.

The character that i hated the most was Charlotte.
She wouldn't shut up about her boyfriend in the beginning, even though she mentioned not long before that she hated those kind of girls. She still went on about him throughout the story, and it got old really fast.

I was not impressed with the ending at all. It was absolutely rubbish!

Overall, boring, annoying and had a rubbish ending.
I probably would have liked it more if i was 5 years younger.

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The 5th Wave By Rick Yancey

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Actual rating - 2.25 / Original rating - 2.

The 5th Wave was a reread for me, and while i did find it slightly better the second time round, it still wasn't anything great.

Cassie's chapters could be boring at times, but it was nothing compared to Zombie's chapters.
I found most of his chapters really boring, and i didn't like him. Every time a chapter was from his point of view, i was really annoyed!

The pacing in this was quite slow, and it dragged really badly at some points.
I forgot some of the twists, as it's been about a year since i read it last, so that helped pick it up a little bit.

Overall, slow, dull, but slightly (very slightly) better than last time.

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MILA 2.0 By Debra Driza

MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Actual rating - 2.5

MILA 2.0 Started out okay, but i lost interest.

I liked Mila.
Usually, Main characters in books like these come off as robotic. That isn't a surprise, since that's what they're supposed to be like, but it makes the character really dull and hard to connect too.
Mila wasn't like that, so it was a lot easier to like her.

The book got really slow after a few chapters, so i got quite bored.
It did pick up later on, but that wasn't until the last few chapters.

Overall, not great, but not really bad either.


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Feast of Fools By Rachel Caine

Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Original rating: 4

Feast of Fools was an okay read, but it started to drag after a few chapters.

The main characters could all be stupid at times, and i was often annoyed by them.
I really can't see why i loved them so much when i first read the series. They're annoying, stupid, and boring.

The one person that has lived up to my past thoughts are Monica, but that isn't in a good way.
She gets into everyone's business, she's a bitch, and she's defiantly the most annoying character in the book!

Overall, slow.


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