Friday, March 3, 2017

Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake



Rating: 2/5 stars
☆☆☆★★

"In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born—three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic." Eventually, they have to fight to the death, and whoever wins becomes the real queen.

The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen



Rating: 3.35/5 stars
☆☆★★★

An untested young princess must claim her throne, learn to become a queen, and combat a malevolent sorceress in an epic battle between light and darkness. This was the goodreads info. I couldn't find a better way to say it.

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff



Rating: 4/5 stars
☆★★★★

It's the end of the world and two ex lovers have to communicate to survive. Told through emails, chat logs, audio logs, and so on. Very cool.

The Young Elites by Marie Lu



Rating: 3/5 stars
☆☆★★★

Adelina Amouteru is broken and scarred (literally) from a plague she survived. Every other child who survived the plague ended up having super powers and formed together to create the Young Elites. Adelina has an abusive childhood while her father tries to coax her power out. She thinks it's hopeless, until one day it comes out. Then her whole world changes.

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas



Rating: 5/5 stars
★★★★★

These are 4 Throne of Glass novellas! Highly recommended that you read these definitely before Queen of Shadows or Empire of Storms, but before the whole series too if you want a bit of insight into the main character. I didn't read this til after Empire of Storms, and I really wish I read it before. I didn't get all the little references til afterward.


The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey



Rating: 4/5 stars
☆★★★★

There have been 4 waves of the apocalypse. Now is the fifth wave -- the wave of aliens taking over the human race. You can't trust anyone because they've placed themselves inside the human population. You don't know who's who anymore. Cassie Sullivan has to use her intuition and trust friends to save her brother and herself from the fifth wave.

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi



Rating: 4.75/5 stars
☆★★★★

Juliette's untouchable. Some power she has makes everyone who touches her die painfully and almost instantly. She's gone crazy from being locked up for the world's protection. Her world gets interesting when she meets Adam, the first person who can actually touch her.