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“The War of the Worlds” By H.G. Wells Review

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When an army of invading Martians lands in England, panic and terror seize the population. As the aliens traverse the country in huge three-legged machines, incinerating all in their path with a heat ray and spreading noxious toxic gases, the people of the Earth must come to terms with the prospect of the end of human civilization and the beginning of Martian rule.

To be honest this book is very generic Sci-Fi book where aliens invades the earth. However it was published in 1897 at the time where this kind of books weren’t very popular as they are now on days. But Im not the biggest fan of alien themed books and movies but Im still gonna try to find the one I might one day like.

However this book doesn’t focus as much on aliens as it focus on the fact that humans are the kings of the earth. Which unfortunately is the reality which shouldn’t ever exist. But this shows how big assholes humans are.

The plot here was okay but very generic for every Sci-Fi book and movie about alines, but I will give this book points for being written over 100 years ago when there were almost no Sci-Fi books about aliens.

The writing style in this book has a very thick old English, but it really suits the plot in this book. And it was very advanced when you compare it with modern day Sci-Fi books and movies

However the aliens in this book aren’t small, gray species but rather these giant robots which looks like dogs made off metal and new technology in a way. Which really surprised me in a good way. But still I just couldn’t find a answer to how they were created. Of course the real aliens could have created these space robot digs but if they have the technology to create destruction robots then why not came down to earth by themselves?

To be honest I have a lot of questions to the plot in this book. The robot dogs which are destruction robots which I’ve said above is one example of my questions for this book.

This book is very short, I read it in one long sitting which I probably shouldn’t have done.

This book isn’t scary as some people on the internet say, this book is just another Sci-Fi books about aliens. Which means that it is very generic even thou it was published in 1897.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“Lady Susan” By Jane Austen Review

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Beautiful, flirtatious, and recently widowed, Lady Susan Vernon seeks an advantageous second marriage for herself, while attempting to push her daughter into a dismal match. A magnificently crafted novel of Regency manners and mores that will delight Austen enthusiasts with its wit and elegant expression.

I need to be honest and say that I’m not a Jane Austen fan, of course I thought that this book is okay but nothing more than that.

This book is a mix between historical fiction and romance. I was a fan of the historical fiction part in this book but the old time romances aren’t for me because 100% of the time I just hate them. 

The plot here was okay for the most part. The historical fiction part of this book was super interesting but the romance part had dragged it down a lot for me personally.

The main character here which of course is Lady Susan is a manipulative, hypocritical, a liar and sort of a bitch. But overall Ive liked here for some strange reason, because in real life I would hate her. The rest of the characters in this book were okay for the most part. There were some characters in this book which I didn’t like but for the most part I liked the majority of the characters in this book.

To be fully honest this book feels unfinished in a way. And it lacks bit of polish to it in my opinion. 

This book also contains a lot of letters send between the characters in this book, and they all contains the events and action happening in Lady Susan’s life. 

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“The Last Olympian” By Rick Riordan Review

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All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of victory are grim. Kronos’s army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan’s power only grows. While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it’s up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Tim

This book might be the best book in this wholes series in my opinion because it felt somehow different than the previous books in this series.

I continue to not be the biggest fan of the characters I was in the first 4 books in this series. Because there something in them which doesn’t seem right to me. Of course the characters are very good in this series but I just me being very picky.

My main problem with the characters in this series is that there isn’t character development. They are exactly the same as they were in the beginning of book one.

Of course we get introduced more new characters in this book but it feels like we get the new characters introduced just to forgot about them in the next chapters and for them to never come back again in this series.

When it comes to descriptions there could have been longer and more detailed in my opinion at least.

The writing style here was amazing. To be honest it was probably my favourite thing about this book. In a strange way it made me like this book much more. The writing style in this book must have been the best writing style in this whole series. 

This book have the same problems as the previous books in this series. And the problem is that the action is very slow at the beginning and at the end. And the middle is just confusing because all action is put into 100 pages or less.

So far in this series I feel like there are the same things happening. And that there are the same mistakes made by the main characters which really made me want to bang my head against a tree. 

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“American Psycho” By Bret Easton Ellis Review

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Patrick Bateman is twenty-six and he works on Wall Street, he is handsome, sophisticated, charming and intelligent. He is also a psychopath. Taking us to head-on collision with America’s greatest dream—and its worst nightmare—American Psycho is bleak, bitter, black comedy about a world we all recognise but do not wish to confront

I need to confess that this book might be the greatest thriller book ever written. 

This book is very dark and perhaps controversial to some people. But it is also very interesting, enjoyable and a page turner. 

Patrick Bateman is an amazing main character, due to his delusions and the complexity of his character. But he also represents in a way what a lot of people became in modern times which more or less are slaves to materialism. But having a psychopath as a main character is really satisfying.

The plot here is wow. It’s very unique, engaging, interesting and it keeps you interested from the first page to the last. The plot gets very dark at times, and the fact that we can’t distinct if its reality of just delusions to Patrick Bateman keeps you question a lot but in a very interesting way.

The writing style here is incredible, it felt like the author knew exactly what words to use to get you engaged in the plot and keep you reading this book until the end. The writing style in this book is brutal at times due to the way some moments are described which makes it even better and interesting.

This book is very violent and brutal at times but I suppose that’s what you get from a book where the main character is a psychopath who puts the perfect smile in-front of everyone. And it will for sure stick with you for a long time after finishing it.

In this book we also get a lot of essays of shorts from the main character about the 80s music, movies and famous brands.

Patrick Bateman is a psychopath and this book is from his point of view but he only shows us in this book what he wants to show us. Which makes his point of view very unreliable. And in this book the unreliable narrator is the best thing which could happen to this book. Because it makes you question if it really happened or not. 

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“The Lightning Thief” By Rick Riordan Review

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Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse – Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy’s mom finds out, she knows it’s time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he’ll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena – Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

I had high expectations for this book but to be honest with you, this book didn’t live up to all of them.

The plot here was very good, very interesting, entertaining and engaging. But somehow I couldn’t get fully in there. I was never a big fan of greek mythology which means that I didn’t understand a lot of the greek relating things. 

The plot here was a very good mix of being funny at times but also being sad at times. Which really made me add some points.

There is a lot of action in this book which I’ve enjoyed a lot. There was something always happening.

The ending here could have been better if it had ended up at a cliffhanger. The ending over all was very slow which really made me disappointed.

The universe of Percy Jackson is very simple and easy. Almost too simple for my taste at least. Which might be the reason why I don’t enjoy this series as much as I wanted to.

The writing style here was amazing. To be honest it was probably my favourite thing about this book. In a strange way it made me like this book much more. 

The characters here were very good but I wasn’t the biggest fan of them I don’t know why. They make some stupid decisions sometimes which is part of my problem with this book. 

When it comes to descriptions there could have been longer and more detailed in my opinion at least.

Monsters here were amazing, I really enjoyed reading about them. They made this book so much better for me. 

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“The Coldest Touch” By Isabel Sterling Review

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Elise Beaumont is cursed. With every touch, she experiences exactly how her loved ones will die. And after her brother’s death—a death she predicted but was unable to prevent—Elise is desperate to get rid of her terrible gift, no matter the cost. Claire Montgomery also has a unique relationship with death, mostly because she’s already dead. Technically, anyway. Claire is a vampire, and she’s been assigned by the Veil to help Elise master her rare Death Oracle powers. At first, Elise is reluctant to work with a vampire, but when she predicts a teacher’s imminent murder, she’s determined to stop the violent death, even if it means sacrificing her own future to secure Claire’s help.

This book was surprisingly good, I personally expected it to be another lame YA book about vampires. But it turned out to be a pretty decent and enjoyable read.

The plot here wasn’t a masterpiece but it was good. The plot in this book is interesting, enjoyable at times and it holds you engaged in the book.

In this book we get two perspectives from the two main characters which are Elise Beaumont and Claire Montgomery. Which I really like because we get two perspectives of the same story. 

The characters here were okay, I personally didn’t care for them. Because they are typical YA characters. 

The love story here feels like one of these instagram love stories which are insufferable and very lame.

The writing style is very boring at times. Which really toke away the fun from this book at times.

This book is a quick read, because it only has 350 ish pages. 

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days” By K.M. Jackson Review

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Bethany Lu Carlisle is devastated when the tabloids report actor Keanu Reeves is about to tie the knot. What?! How could the world’s perfect boyfriend and forever bachelor, Keanu not realize that making a move like this could potentially be devastating to the equilibrium of…well…everything! Not to mention, he’s never come face to face with the person who could potentially be his true soulmate—her.

To be fully honest here this book was all over the place, and in a way it was very strange.

If you are looking after a book where you can turn your brain off completely then this book is very relevant. Because the plot is very easy and at times this book gets interesting. 

This book gave me the biggest stalker vibe, since the main plot in this book is about a 30 + years old fangirl who is obsessed and chasing Keanu Reeves in the hope of marrying him. And if you don’t classify this behaviour as stalking I don’t know what will.

The main characters in this book are well over 30 years of age, but they act like high schoolers which was really annoying, because full grown adults acting as teenagers isn’t a good sign of stable mental health. 

However the plot was fun at times, and it defiantly was interesting to read it even thou it was far from a good plot.

The characters here were pretty generic young adult characters. They are very cheesy, awkward and embarrassing but also none of them have the ability of logical thinking. 

The writing style in this book was okay, but it to be fully honest here it was weak and at times very weak and boring. 

The premise of this book was fun because it was very unique but the way it was done it just didn’t work out that well. 

However this book was enjoyable and interesting as long as you don’t analyse it. It is also a really quick read.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“Dead and Gone” By Charlaine Harris Review

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The great revelation goes well at first – then the horribly mutilated body of a were-panther is found in the parking lot of Merlotte’s, and Sookie agrees to use her telepathic talent to track down the murderer. But there is a far greater danger than this killer threatening Bon Temps: a race of unhuman beings, older, more powerful, and far more secretive than the vampires or the werewolves, is preparing for war. And Sookie is an all-too-human pawn in their ages-old battle.

In this book we get a new way going on. But this time it isn’t vampire war nor a were war. This time it is a Fae war which really blow my ming because I didn’t expect that to happen. 

The plot here was okay for the most part. It wasn’t a masterpiece as the rest of the series. But the action in this book have picked up from the previous books. And the action happened to be interesting and engaging and I just couldn’t put the book down. 

The characters here are very likeable and the character development is amazing in this series. The characters are still are on the annoying side in this book but it doesn’t bother me anymore because over the 9 books I grown to like them.

Eric in this book becomes the best character in this series. Which he already was for me personally. 

To be honest the author had over-delivered thing which we as readers didn’t really care for. And it in a way had disappointed me. 

This book changed the focus from vampire to every other supernatural creatures like shapeshifters, fairies etc. this happened in book 7 or 8 if I remember correctly but this fact became twice as strong in this book. We really get to see vampires in this book for max 10 pages and the rest is focus on the other supernatural creatures.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“Doctor Sleep” By Stephen King Review

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On highways across America, a tribe of people called The True Knot travel in search of sustenance. They look harmless – mostly old, lots of polyester, and married to their RVs. But as Dan Torrance knows, and spunky 12-year-old Abra Stone learns, The True Knot are quasi-immortal, living off the “steam” that children with the “shining” produce when they are slowly tortured to death. Haunted by the inhabitants of the Overlook Hotel where he spent one horrific childhood year, Dan has been drifting for decades, desperate to shed his father’s legacy of despair, alcoholism, and violence. Finally, he settles in a New Hampshire town, an AA community that sustains him, and a job at a nursing home where his remnant “shining” power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying. Aided by a prescient cat, he becomes “Doctor Sleep.”

This book is sequel to “The Shinning”. I had this book on my TBR pile for at least 2 years and I finally read it.

In my opinion this book was very enjoyable, interesting and very fun to read but “The Shinning” was much better than this one. I still like this one but there are couple of things I wish this book had but it didn’t.

This book is entertaining but it doesn’t have the same high quality as The Shining has. Which for the most part is my main problem with this book.

The characters here are okay for the most part. I loved Danny which is a grown adult in this book and the events from the first book results in the adult damaged Danny in this book. Which I personally loved to see. To be personally he was one of the best characters coming from Stephen King so far at least. Because we see the evolution which he had from the first book to this book. 

When it comes to the rest of the characters I need to be honest here and say that I didn’t care for them at all. All of the characters (expect of Danny) were okay for the most part but I didn’t like them or relate to them in any way. 

The writing style here is very Stephen King style which I personally truly love. Some of you who are die hard Stephen King fans like me will know what I mean. But if you don’t then let me explain. The writing style here is very good, it is really good for setting the mood for the entire book, and it for the most part seem like watching the entire plot play out rather than reading a book.  

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” By Douglas Adams Review

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At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five novels from Douglas Adams’s Hitchhiker series. 

This book is a collection of 5 novels and one short story in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series. 

Ive already review each of these 6 stories last summer. So today I will be talking about the series as a whole due to this book containing the entire series. 

I really wanted to like this series because I’ve heard so many good things about this series, and so many people happen to love this series. But to be fully honest this series just doesn’t work for me. And after reading this whole series I feel very disappointed because I lean more to not liking it.

I made one mistake while reading this series, which is that I’ve read the whole series within 2 weeks. Which I’ve learned isn’t a thing to do because you might need time to process what you read.

The humour in this series was pretty good in the first book and the second book. But when I got to the third book and the rest of this series I became very tired and annoying. 

The whole series would have been better if it ended after the fourth book and just skip writing and publishing the fifth book. 

The fifth book is the last book in this series and it the weakest book in the whole series. Because it feels more like a book about family and past drama rather than a sci-fi book as the rest of this series. 

While reading this series, I came to be vert confused far too many times to count. Which really makes me not like this series even more.

The characters in this series, are very hard to tell something about them. Since in the first book they are very good but as the series goes on I came to dislike them more and more. 

The writing style in this series is very good in the first book but the same thing happens as with the characters. The writing style becomes worse and worse as the series continues.

I Give This Book 3 / 5