Book Review: Wintercraft by Jenna Burtenshaw

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About the book:   

Book One in the Wintercraft Series

   

Rating: O.K

Pages: 278

Released: May 13th 2010

Published by: Headline Book Publishing 

 

-Information from Goodreads

 

Synopsis:

The Wardens have returned to Albion and they've taken Kate Winters' Uncle - just like they took her parents 10 years earlier. Kate is determined to rescue him but she's being hunted herself by Silas Dane. Silas is a killer with a haunted past and he's recognised Kate as one of the Skilled who have the ability to see through the veil between life and death. He wants Kate to help him with his own personal nightmare but he isn't the only one with plans for her... The key to solving everyone's problems is the book of Wintercraft and Silas believes Kate knows how to find it and he'll use any means to force her to help him...

 

First Line:

"At the southern edge of a moonlit city, a women stood over an open grave."

 

Review:

This book was an ok read for me. The plot, although good in theory, was not engaging for me and because of this my attention often wandered. In some ways I couldn't wait to finish this book... I don't like being harsh but I must be honest. I liked the description of the writing but I felt it dominated the book leaving little space for plot of character development. I don't know if I will continue with the rest of the series...I will have to think on it but overall the book just didn't do it for me and that makes me sad as I thought it was going to be much better. It was a great idea but wasn't executed well enough for me.

 

Book Review: Tempest by Julie Cross

 

About the book:

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Book One in the Tempest Series

 

 

Rating: O.K

Pages: 352

Released: November 3rd 2011

Published by: St Martins Griffin

 

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Synopsis:

Jackson can jump into his own past. But after a shocking event takes place, Jackson jumps further then he thought possible. The only problem is he's stuck - he can't jump back. Now he must save the girl he loves, even though she hasn't met him yet and time is running out...

 

 

First Line:

"My name is Jackson and I can travel through time."

 

 

Review:

This book was an ok read for me. I found the ending the most frustrating part of this book. It didn't make sense to me that 90% of the plot was dedicated to going in one direction and then the ending just undid everything! The plot was unique but I felt it was party executed. I was left with far more questions then answers...

Book Review: Warm Bodies by Issac Marion

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About this book:

Rating: Amazing

Pages: 240

Released: October 28th 2010

Published by: Vintage

 

Synopsis:

"R" is a zombie but he's different from other zombies: he dreams. One day, whilst out hunting for food, he meets Julie. For reasons he doesn't understand he doesn't want to eat her. R suddenly finds himself wanting to protect this strange girl and from then on they find themselves in a strange relationship. Together their breaking the rules and to stay together they must fight...

 

First Line:

"I am dead, but it's not so bad."

 

 

Review:

I throughly enjoyed this book. From it's unique plot to the witty yet thought provoking writing, I just loved it all. Who would have thought I'd be taking the side of a zombie? R is an amazing character, he builds his world so clearly that it becomes almost real. I especially loved the way he questioned every aspect of his post apocalyptic world, making you see it from many different views so you are constantly changing your perspective. As for Isacc Marion's writting...it was out of this world fantastic. 

The only thing I didn't like so much was the ending. It was sort of antic climatic for me. I didn't really understand what happened with Grigio and the Boney's - maybe I read it to quickly and got confused... The jury's still out on the ending.

All in all I really enjoyed this book much more then I thought I would (zombies aren't really my thing). And I'm so pleased to have it as part of my collection.

 

Recommended Audience:

Anyone who loves fiction set in post apocalyptic worlds, or anyone who likes zombies.