I have plenty of excuses for why I haven't posted in a while. I moved, I started a new contract, family stuff, friend stuff. The point is, I don't have a good one. So I apologize for that.
I'm going to review all the books I've read/listened to since Dangerous Women. I want to put out a disclaimer that some people may not like my opinions of these books, but that's what they are. My opinion.
The Mistborn Series by Brandon Sanderson
I fell in love with this series. It was recommended to me by a co-worker and I didn't think I would like it so much. I loved it. The magic mechanic with allomancy, feruchemy, and hemalurgy was so well thought out. I want to be an allomancer now.
Quick review: This is one of the best series I have read in a long time. Check it out, you won't regret it.
The Divergent Series by Veronica Roth
Ho-kay. I am going to do this quick review in chunks because I have some incredibly strong opinions about it.
1. Divergent and Insurgent
These two books were great. I love a good dystopian series (i.e., MaddAddam, Hunger Games). The books were structured well. Triss and Four worked so well together. Usually in YA series, couples are very one sided. For example, in Twilight, Edward did everything and Bella sat in the corner and whined. In Hunger Games, the same thing but it was Katniss taking care of Peeta. In Divergent, they worked together. Sure they had their fights, and Triss did what she wanted, but so did Four. They worked together to accomplish whatever mission they were up against.
Additionally, I loved the villains. There were a couple, Four's mom, Jeanine, and the spoiler villain who shall remain nameless. The best kinds of villains are the ones that think that what they're doing is for the greater good. Villains who are just insane and just want to have world domination or to kill everyone are no fun.
2. Allegiant
Here it comes. I hated this book. The first two were on-point. This one was terrible. Let me tell you why. This was the first time that the story is told jointly from both Triss's and Tobias's points of view. That is when I should have seen the red flags. Then, we find out that their dystopian world is actually just a human genome project and once you leave the city. THAT'S THE POINT OF A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL! Its a dystopia for a reason. You always think about that plot line when you're reading this genre, but it's never the way the story goes. It's not cool, its not neat, its lame. It's a forced ending because the author couldn't be creative enough to finish the story. While I'm on that note, the way she ended the story was ridiculous. She forced it that direction. She didn't need to do it that way, she wanted it to end that way so she forced it in that direction. It wasn't clever, it was forced.
Phew. That's all I'm gonna say about that. I get very worked up about it. #endrant
Rise of Empire by Michael Sullivan
This series is so interesting. There were originally six books that were then merged into three. I am very interested to see how it ends. A Marine friend of mine deployed to Kiev, Ukraine a couple months ago (three days before the crisis began) and he gave me these books. I enjoyed this book. There was more character development in this one and I feel like I could really relate to each character.
I recommend for anyone who's looking for their next series.
That's it for my quick review!
Currently reading: The Waste Lands by Stephen King
