The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

The Goose Girl is about a Princess who has spent the majority of her life learning to talk with animals, and has mastered it with birds but when it comes to humans its another matter. If she were second in line it would be a whole different story, but Princess Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee (Ani) is the Crown Princess of Kildenree, there's a lot of pressure on her to be someone she isn't; a leader. Though when tragedy strikes, Ani is sent off to marry the crown prince of a far off land where she will have to renounce her claim to Kildenree thrown and learn a whole new way life. 

On the journey to this far off land another problem arises and Ani is left alone to fend for herself in a land where no one will believe who she is. So Ani does the only thing she knows, take care of birds, but the choices she makes after that will come to effect the future of the land and her own destiny.

I absolutely love this book! its such a good story, with amazing characters and really great twists. This is what I'd call a fairytale, but it brings that genre to a whole other level; instead of having the prince come in and do all the rescuing the princess is put in positions where she not only has to save herself but save her people from the evil in the world. You really get to see Ani change in this book, and it does it with a bit irony in it; which is always nice. I would recommend this book to any one who enjoys fairytales, Gail Carson Levine books or if you have read any other of Shannon Hale's books.


Hope you enjoy it :D

The Vinyl Princess by Yvonne Prinz,

The Vinyl Princess written by Yvonne Prinz, is about a girl named Allie (short for Alberta) who comes from a broken family. Her father left her mother for a rich bubble brained "women", and her mother is left to care for Allie. Allie loses herself in music, she works at an old music store that specializes in selling LPs. She knows everything there is to know about music and diffrent bands and singers. With all this knowledge she ends up starting a blog where she writes about her favorite music.  Its an interesting story about how teenagers react to when the family home isn't much of home. 

I enjoyed this book partly because of the fun facts it had about music, cover art, bands and stuff like that. I also dig the tips she gave about blogs.  I recommend this book if your into music, reading, and drama.

Hope you enjoy it :D

Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

Grave Mercy is the first book of the trilogy His Fair Assassin by Robin LaFevers. This is a historical fiction set in a time when woman were sold off into marriage at the young age of 16. Ismae is no different, she is married off to an abusive man with a heavy hand. Trying to protect herself Ismae ends up killing her dear husband and is shipped off to the convent St. Mortain.  At this convent the girls are trained to be lethal weapons in the service of the god of death.  

Set on the course of violence and deception, Ismae is sent to Brittany on a task that will take more will power than she initially thought. Put up against aristocrats with talents of deception down to a point, Ismae must call on all her training if she plans on saving the land from treason. 

I've only read this book of the series, but I really enjoyed it. Full of action, suspense and a bit romance it really keeps a girl entertained. I recommend this book to all those who people who like historical books with a bit of kick in it. 

I believe the following two book are apart of the same story but following two different girls who you meet in this book. Totally on my list of books to read. 

Hope you Enjoy it :D 

Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood by Eileen Cook

Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood was written by Eileen Cook and I have to say even though I don't usually go for these kind of books I really enjoyed this one.

This book is about two best friends, Lauren and Helen. Since birth they've been inseparable.... until the end of their grade eight year. When Lauren betrayed Helen, She humiliated her in such a profound way that Helen had to move away. It was all good for Lauren though, she became Miss popular, cheerleading captain, leading role in all the school plays, and to top it off she got Mr. Hotty as her boyfriend. Giving up Helen for popularity was an awesome choice in her eyes, it was so good that she had all but forgot about Helen.

Helen hadn't forgotten about Lauren though, for three years she had been simmering in rage and anger at what Lauren had done to her, and finally she gets her chance at revenge, to take away everything that Lauren traded her in for. Helen returns to her old town, with a new name and with new purpose, to give Lauren a taste of her own medicine. 

Total chick flick kind of book, a really easy read but so entertaining. If you find yourself bored out of your mind because  your friends cancelled on you AGAIN, then you should check this book out. I'm sure once your done you'll have some new inspiration on how to deal with the flakes. 

Hope you enjoy it :D  

Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

Incarceron is one crazy book. I read it for the first time awhile ago in high school and then I've gone back to it couple more times since then. If you've ever watched the movie Stardust, it has that feel to it, just a little darker. 

Finn wakes up in a prison, with no memories just a feeling that he doesn't belong there. Now this prison isn't like any other you have ever seen, its a whole world filled with dangers around every corner. The prison was closed and thrown away as a failed experiment leaving the inmates to run the show. Since there's forests, lakes, cities, and flying ships, the inmates aren't left wanting; but Finn is. He embarks on an adventure to find a way out.... but there's another part to the story.

Claudia lives on the outside of the prison, as the daughter of the warden. Although she know's her father is the warden she has never seen the prison its self and has been left wondering. Feeling trapped in the life she has been dealt, Claudia goes exploring in her fathers office and finds something that will come to change her and Finn's fate.

Incarceron and its sequel Sapphique are complicated books full of adventure, danger and friendship. Such a good story, with relatable characters and a satisfying ending. If you're the kind of person who has trouble making commitments to a series of books, you should really pick these books up, there's only two and they're not too thick. If you're just looking for a really fun good book with steampunk elements to it, this is the book for you.

hope you enjoy it :D

My Top Five Books of Autumn

I identify Autumn with the start of a new school year, the time to buy new clothes, new pens and paper, new books and the time to start on a new adventure. So the way I see it when I start a new book in the Autumn, it should be be the start of a new story. Thats why the majority of the books I chose are the first books of a series. A way of saying "I'm going to make the commitment to read the entire series and I'm going to start now".

Now, I know Summer hasn't officially ended, but its that time of year where you do all your back to school shopping and if you're looking for some books to put in your back pack, you might consider some of these.

Five

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

I made the commitment long ago to read these books and I prevailed, (when Paolini FINALLY decided to finish the last two books). I enjoyed this story very much and believe its worth the long journey it took to read them. You really get to see the characters mature in this long battle for the freedom of Alagaesia. 

Four

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

I can't remember for the life of me why I first picked up this book but it was the best/worst decision I ever made. I have read this series from start to finish every time Clare brings out another book for the series, and for my studies.... well it doesn't help ;). In every book the stakes get higher and the story becomes more complicated. Totally worth it. 

Three

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

This trilogy really looks into what humans will do to get what they want, what kind of monsters they're willing to become just to hold the most power. They're really intense books that explore life on an other planet... think Avatar (the movie) but so much better and a lot more twisted. Honestly a work of art. 

Two

Ella Enchanted by Gale Carson Levine

If I were to ever choose a favorite book it'd have to be Ella Enchanted, since I first read it in grade six, I have continued to read it  again at least once a year. Its not part of a series but its definitely the book to put you in a good mood for a new year. Its such a sweet book that I'd recommend it to anyone who needs a little pick me up. I also want it on the record that the movie is nothing like the book. Think Cinderella. 

One

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

I have read lots of books and I've enjoyed most of them, but the Wheel of Time series is some of the best literature I have ever come across. Such an epic story, you get introduced to the characters at a young age and watch them grow to become warriors, magicians, shape-shifters and saviours. You see the struggle of one man with the weight of the whole world is on his shoulders. 14 books with more than 1000 pages each is a huge commitment but you won't regret it.  

I hope you enjoy it :D

Of Beauty and Beast by Stacey Jay

“A tale as old as time….”

I’m a sucker for fairytale remixes, and I have to say that this may be one of my favorites for The Beauty and the Beast.

Of Beast and Beauty is set in a different world where judgment is cast on people by the way they look. There are the smooth skinned who are “perfect”, the banished who aren’t whole and the Monstrous who look part animal and part human.

The main characters are Isra, a blind smooth skinned princess of the domed city, Yuan. She has been raised to believe that her life belongs to her city and that one-day she will be expected to sacrifice herself for Yuan’s preservation.

Gem is a Monstrous from outside the domed city who was captured trying to steal from the city. His goal is to keep his clan from being destroyed by the hardship of living on the outside.

Gem and Isra get to know each other as they try to find a way where their two civilizations can live in peace. Though in doing so they also uncover truths about Yuan’s history that changes their whole worlds.

This is a great book and I quite enjoyed reading it. I have a super power where I can guess how a book will end (yeah, I don't like to brag) but every once in a while I get a book that stumps me (lets call it my kryptonite) and well this was one of them. So good, very good ;).


If you like the Lunar Chronicles or any fairytales/Sci-fi books I would recommend this book for you. Or if you just finished reading a bad book and need to wash the taste out of your mouth, Of Beauty and Beast will satisfy your need.

Hope you enjoy it :D

The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks

I read the Night Angel Trilogy written by Brent Weeks some time ago, and they were mind BLOWING... well at least they satisfied my need for fantasy and medieval.

These books are about a poor orphaned boy, Azoth, who gets a chance to become the apprentice of the most lethal Wetboy (an assassin with magical powers); Durzo. In accepting this opportunity Azoth, has to leave everything he has ever known behind, including his name.

In these books Azoth who becomes Kylar Stern is given the power to deal out justice. In doing so he earns the name Night Angel. He is chosen to wield a power that allows him to better achieve justice. Kylar destroys the evil he sees in souls of men, which to do so means he has to kill the man. Each book leads up to the ultimate assassination, or the  biggest evil in Kylar’s life.

Brent Weeks creates this amazing world with danger at every corner and killer characters (literally ;) hehe). If you choose to pick these books up the next time you find yourself at the library, you will then be immersed in a medieval war between good and evil and c’mon who doesn’t love that stuff?  

So if you’re the kind of person who finds yourself being drawn to epics then this is the next book series for you. Each book itself is pretty long, but if you’re the reader you say you are, it shouldn’t be a problem.  

Hope you Enjoy it :D

Replica By Jenna Black

So I picked up this book from a book sale and thought “Cool cover”, I know it’s bad but I judge books by their covers all the time. Fast forward three months later I finally decide to read it, and starting off I was like “oh cool dystopian novel again”. Though as I got deeper into the book I realized it was different than all the other dystopian series I’ve read.

It comes from the point of view of two elite teenagers living in a world where there are three classes; the executives, the employees and the basement dwellers.  Nadia and Nate are best friends who have their lives planned out for them. Nate is the chairman heir and will soon take his father's place while Nadia is the second child destined to marry big. Lucky for her, her parents have made an arrangement for her to marry Nate when she comes of age. Though what no one knows is that she’s not Nate’s type….  

Now Nate is always creating mischief and Nadia is always the one to clean it up. One night though Nate is left to his own devices and is killed. Good news for him he was brought back to life in a replica of himself, Though he has no memory of the reason why he was killed. Together with Nadia they look for the answers but get more questions.

Nate and Nadia’s friendship is tested and the length they would go for each other is discovered in this first book of the Replica trilogy.

I quite enjoyed this book and would recommend it to all those who love the dystopian books and are looking for a new story that includes the elements of a different world with twisted rules that the characters are forced to survive.  

Hope you enjoy it :D

Night Swimming by Robin Schwarz

Night Swimming is about a overweight women named Charlotte Clapp who hasn’t lived life to its fullest. Then one day she gets the terrifying news that she only has one year to live. Charlotte then decides; if she has only one year left, she’s going to make it worth living. She quits her boring job at her small town bank. Next thing you know; reserved, quiet Charlotte does the unthinkable; she turns around and robs the bank.

Charlotte hits the road and heads to Hollywood with two million dollars in cash. She buys her dream home, which comes with hot pool boy and interesting neighbours. Being self-conscious Charlotte starts swimming at night were she starts to drop all the baggage she’s carried around for so many years (along with some weight). In her last year Charlotte learns about love, acceptance, friendship, and the importance of living life to it’s fullest.

I really enjoyed this book; it had humor, romance and a storyline that kept me wanting to know more.

So if you’re going on a vacation and plan on doing some tanning and poolside lounging, pick this book up on your way out. It’ll keep you entertained and won’t make people judge you for choosing 50 Shades of Grey instead.

Hope you enjoy it :D