Review: Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson

Ultraviolet is a book that I am indecisive about. The science behind it is very interesting, but (spoiler alert) I was not expecting an appearance from the cheesy aliens observing humans.
So basically, the main character gets into a fight with a girl from her school who just happens to disintegrate while they are fighting. The main character, Alison, then has a mental breakdown and is sent to a mental hospital believing she killed the girl with her mind.
 Mayhem insues and she discovers she has synesthesia. That is a real phenomenon where someone can hear colors, taste sounds, or sees or associates colors with letters, numbers, days of the week, or specific times.
Back to the story, Alison's psychiatrist turns out to be a fake and then lies to her about who he is so many times that I lost track. She miraculously falls in love with him and they become a couple (seriously people). Guess what! Plot twist (that I should have seen coming): he's an alien sent to observe experiments set up on Earth.
I won't give away the end, but you pretty much know it anyway (wink wink). If you don't want to read the book, but want to know how it ends just think of the most predictable ending ever and that's it. If you want to know specifically how it ends, just leave a comment and I will get back to you.
Stay literate America. Until next time!

An Almost Book Review: Blah Books

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, school started and I kind of just gave up on fun things so I wouldn't fail any classes (pause for exhausted sigh).

Anyway, I haven't read any fantastic books is a long time so here is a list of blah books that were sub-par.

1. All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin

This book started out awesome, in the future, chocolate is illegal and smuggled by all of the crime lords in New York. Caffiene is also illegal. This would not be a good place for me, but I thought the plot was interesting. It is written from the point of view of the daughter of a notorious chocolate smuggler who is more interested in her boyfriend than the fact that she has been to prison twice and her brother smother cousin. This just drives me crazy, and made me ask: is this what teenagers really think? And so ends the blah book.

2. Lament by Maggie Steifvater

This is just an overall boring book, with an uninteresting plot about magical fairies. It has a happy ending and is just booooorrrrrrriiiiinnnnggggg.

Review: Haven by Kristi Cook

Honestly, I have mixed feelings about this book. The characters all worked well together, but there was always something missing. To explain my plight, here's the plot.
Violet has always had visions of the future, but everything changes when she sees her dad's murder. Left alone to grieve, she goes to a boarding school called Winterhaven which is a school for kids with psychic gifts.
At this point in the book, I was slightly interested, but also mildly bored. Violet took way too much time to realize that she was at a school with people like her.
Then she meets Aidan who is very mysterious and always missing class (I have no idea what's mysterious about skipping class, but Violet thought it made him more interesting). They start hanging out and fall in love (shocker). Then Violet discovers Aidan's secret, he is a vampire.
This is the point where I thought, "really! She could have done anything to make this more interesting, but a vampire? Come on." As you can see I am not into vampire books. I decided to read the rest of the book to see if it got better.
In a twist of fate, violet turns out to be one of three reincarnated vampire hunters.
This was when the book turned around a little and I became slightly more interested. But I think those are enough spoilers for today, so if you want to know what happens next, you'll have to read it. If not, I honestly wouldn't blame you.

Review: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Warning, this is a werewolf book so all of you vampire people can just stop reading here. I am not one that usually likes vampire and werewolf books, but I have read another of Maggie Stiefvater's books and decided to give it a try. Boy was I excited when I finished this books. Here's what Goodreads has to say about it:

"For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without.

Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human… until the cold makes him shift back again.

Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever."

I was mainly intrigued by this book because of the scientific aspect. The werewolves in Mercy Falls (pause for cheesy name) change human in the warm weather of spring and then back into werewolves for the winter. The kicker is that they only change a certain number of times before they are  wolves forever. 
Grace is also a very interesting character, her parents basically ignore her so she takes care of everything in the house, all of the shopping, while still going to school. Her life changes when she finds a boy on her deck with eyes the same color as her wolf. He also just happens to be shot, mayhem insues.
Overall, I really loved this book and I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series (Wolves of Mercy Falls).