Ha!
Okay, so all those times I spent refusing to review books during the holidays, is biting me back in the butt. So I guess I'll release the reviews that I've written during the summer holidays.
Okay, so all those times I spent refusing to review books during the holidays, is biting me back in the butt. So I guess I'll release the reviews that I've written during the summer holidays.
Warcross - Marie Lu
Blurb: When a game called Warcross takes the world by storm, one girl hacks her way into it's dangerous depths. For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn't just a game - it's a way of life. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter, tracking down players who bet on the game illegally. When Emika hacks into the game illegally, she's convinced she'll be arrested, and is shocked when she gets a call from the game's creator, the elusive young billionaire Hideo Tanaka, with an irresistible offer. He needs a spy on the inside of this year's tournament in order to uncover a security position... and he wants Emika for the job.
(From Goodreads)
The world was pretty awesome. I liked how the virtual reality world could accomodate people of different languages by translating things that were said.
Though I was sucked in at the beginning, I had a bit of a problem with focusing on the last 100 pages. So I don't know if I'll bother with the sequel.
The Names They Gave Us - Emery Lord
Blurb: Lucy has her perfect summer planned out: perfect boyfriend, perfect job and quality time with her perfect parents.
Then her mom's cancer comes back, and suddenly life makes no sense.
Before she knows it, Lucy finds herself agreeing to volunteer as a counselor at a camp for troubled kids, where lives are more different from her own than she could have imagined possible. Here Lucy meets the dashing but mysterious fellow counselor Jones, who will change the way she seems the world forever.
With tragedy hovering at the edges of Lucy's life, this summer she must find out who she really is and what it means to love.
I heard that this book was going to have Christian elements and to be honest, I thought that aspect was going to be either hit or miss for me.
However, it was kind of in the middle for me: decent but not necessarily good Christian rep. Very nit-picky, I know but that's how I feel. Of course, there are different denominations.
Lucy's mum was absolutely brilliant and loving and sweet. The mother-daughter relationship was precious.
Romance was minimal. I appreciated that but still didn't want them together because it was a bit.. odd for me?
A List of Cages - Robin Roe
Blurb: When Adam Blake lands the best elective ever in his senior year, serving as an aide to the school psychologist, he thinks he's got it made. Sure, it means a lot of sitting around. which isn't easy for a guy with ADHD, but he can't complain, since he gets to spend the period texting all his friends. Then the doctor asks him to track down the troubled freshman who keeps dodging her, and Adam discovers that the boy is Julian - the foster brother he hasn't seen in five years.
Adam is ecstatic to be reunited. At first, Julian seems like the boy he once knew. He's still kind hearted. He still writes stories and loves picture books meant for little kids. But as they spend more time together, Adam realises that Julian is keeping secrets, like where he hides during the middle of the day, and what's really going on inside his house. Adam is determined to help him, but his involvement could cost both boys their lives.
(From Goodreads)
What a fascinating read!
This book was very much about friendship and also child abuse. I really liked the friendship between Adam and Julian - it was almost like reading about brothers. I really liked how kind and caring Adam was and how pure Julian was.
My favourite character after Julian.
Would re-read (since I skimmed the last couple of chapters).
Wow. I've finished faster than normal. The problem is getting the Spanish reviews out on time.
I hope you guys are enjoying your books.
