Sia by Josh Grayson

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So the start was pretty good: one day Sia wakes up on a bench in the middle of the day and she has no clue where or who she is. Only her iPod says her name Sia and that's it. A really promising start, but somehow it went downhill from there. I really liked the first chapters, but after Sia meets her parents again, the story becomes so unrealistic and ridiculous. Everything felt like "happily ever after" and I couldn't buy the whole amnesia plot twist, sorry. Solving your mum's drinking problem (which she had for a year) in two weeks? Check. Getting the boy, although he hated you nuts before? Check. Sorting out your father's money by attending the Oscar's afterparty? Check.

The story was nice, but definitely a light, unrealistic read.

"Wake up! A tiny, annoying tickle on my face. No, no, no, ... Need sleep. Go away. It comes again - Wake up!- and this time it's a definite touch on my cheek."

"True friendship is when two friends can walk in opposite directions, yet remain side by side.”

2 of 5 stars

Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee Jones

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This book was quite ok but didn't really blow me away. I was addicted to Amy's secret and that's the main reason why I kept reading. I wasn't a huge fan of Amy herself, because who in their right mind would trust a complete stranger while being on the run? Just because he is attractive and obviously rich she spills her secrets...that's just stupid and unrealistic. Amy doesn't act like a woman with a single shred of self-preservation (and that's so odd considering she's running for her life!). Liam was a possessive and domineering jerk, I absolutely hated him.

I just couldn't get into this book and the cliffhanger is quite unnecessary as nothing really happens throughout the book. Overall, the book was okay, but honestly I wouldn't recommend it.

2/5 stars

MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza

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My first thought: androids, hell yeah!! I just read C. Clarke's The Mad Scientist's Daughter and needless to say I loved it and I got hooked with anything robots and androids, so I thought I'm in the perfect mood for MILA 2.0.

The plot was simple and straightforward: Mila recently lost her father and is about to discover a life-changing secret: she is an android owned by the government. The story is enjoyable, fastpacing and action packed. Mila struggles to come to terms with this new realisation of being an android and keeping her humanity. She sees her humanity in a boy, Hunter. Hunter, who represents a sleeping pill and is boring as hell. All we know is that Hunter is cute and Mila's BFF (who really is the most annoying character out there!) wants him and oh, of course he's attracted to Mila (I secretly hoped that he was part of a secret organization, the government or ANYTHING, but no, he really is just an ordinary boy!). She only knows him a couple days, they went on one date and almost kissed. Yet while on the run she thinks about him 24/7 and all you read is Hunter this and Hunter that. So frustrating!

The book wasn't bad, but it wasnt' that good either. If you are searching for a light read with lots of action, then you definetely should give it a try!

2/5 stars



Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver

I thought I would love Delirium and I was hooked in the beginning, but unfortunately I just couldn't get into it. The beginning was promising, but the story was so slow and boring, almost throughout the whole book. I liked the ending though (the best part of the whole book!) and the great ending is the only reason why I will read the second book Pandemonium.

 

Why I couldn't give this book more than two stars? Beside the slow pacing, I didn't like the heroine, Lena. Ugh, I couldn't connect with her at all and maybe that's the reason why I didn't get too much into the story. I wished Hana would have been the main character, because I absolutely loved her! I hope there will be a lot of Hana in the next books!

 

To top it off, the whole concept of love/the world building didn't really impress me. I felt like some major key elements were left out, I would have liked more explanations and information about this dystopian world. Living 18/19 years and being able to love/hate and to build up feelings, feel emotions, etc. and then  to start a new life with no emotions at all, sorry, but I couldn't imagine it. I think the whole world would sink into chaos, because where does it end? People wouldn't even care about anything. And children growing up without any kind of love but being able to love? Aaand why and who decided to outlaw love? Although it's forbidden to whisper the word love or think about it, there where several scenes in the book where Lena said she loves running or she/he loves children...

I hope that the second book will have some answers.

Pretty Dark Nothing by Heather L. Reid

I received this e-ARC for free on netgalley.com and in exchange I will do an honest review.

 

Initially the beautiful cover drew me to Pretty Dark Nothing. The plot doesn't reveal much, so I started reading it with an open mind and I had no expectations at all. I liked the idea of demons haunting Quinn's dreams and the book started off great. The demons and nightmares were depicted really scary and realistic.

Unfortunately I couldn't connect with Quinn at all...in fact I absolutely loathed her. She is self-centered, annoying and boring. Her ex-boyfriend dumps her with no explanation or what so ever, cheats on her, etc. and she is actually considering taking him back?! WTH? Who in their right mind would take back a cheating bastard? Right, no one! There were so many scenes where Quinn's thoughts bounce back and forth between her taking Jeff (the ex-boyfriend) back or being with Aaron. It became really annoying!

The only characters I somehow liked were Aaron, Marcus and Jenna.

While reading Pretty Dark Nothing, I was thinking that there were waaaaay too many ideas into one story. Some things were hastily introduced and never mentioned again. If a few were dropped, maybe the story would make more sense and the ending wouldn't be so...weird.

To sum it up, this book wasn't really my cup of tea. But don't understand me wrong, the book has some great elements, so I would encourage everyone to give it a try!

 

2/5 stars