Private: Down Under (Private, #6) by James Patterson

Private: Down Under by James Patterson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

"The world s most exclusive detective agency opens a new office in Australia!"

With the best detectives in the business, cutting edge technology, and offices around the globe, there is no investigation company quite like Private. Now, at a glittering launch party overlooking the iconic Opera House, Private Sydney throws open its doors

Craig Gisto and his newly formed team have barely raised their glasses, however, when a young Asian man, blood-soaked and bullet-ridden, staggers into the party, and what looks like a botched kidnapping turns out to be a whole lot more.

Within days the agency s caseload is full. But it is a horrific murder in the wealthy Eastern Suburbs and the desperate search for a motive that stretches the team to the limit. Stacy Friel, friend of the deputy commissioner of NSW Police, isn t the killer s first victim and as the bodies mount up she s clearly not the last."

My Review:

Another Private installment, another city and branch, another lead character, still same great momentum. I've realized with all the changes, we can keep the same backbone but tell completely new stories with new people, solving different crimes, which seems to stave off boredom. I enjoyed the fact that there are multiple cases to solve, and that not every interaction is a romantic one.

I listened to the audiobook and the narrator had a perfect Australian accent, which complimented the locale very nicely. With that being said, one of the main characters was described so perfectly as Rebel Wilson. Hopefully that won't ruin anyone's experience reading this book.

I liked the cast of characters, they were slightly flawed, but not to the point of disbelief. They worked well together. I'd recommend this book if you like any of the other Private books, or if you are a fan of James Patterson.

Read from July 06 to 18, 2015

Top 5 Genres*: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery/Detective, Adult
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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Being Cosmopolitan Demands a Sacrifice by Jamie Brindle

Being Cosmopolitan Demands a Sacrifice by Jamie Brindle

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

On holiday in a strange and shockingly repressed kingdom, Alex finds herself sacrificed to the local sea monster in honor of the prince ascending the throne. This was not mentioned in the brochure.

The sea monster, however, is less interested in devouring Alex than he is in what everyone will think if they find out he's hopelessly in love with another monster. Add in a cat too smart for anyone's good, and Alex is ready to swear off holidays forever.

All she wants to do is escape, but if she's going to manage that she's first going to have to deal with lovesick monsters and updating an old-fashioned kingdom with some modern thinking...

My Review:

I received a free copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Great timing on this release, following the national decree that homosexual marriage is legal and recognized.

This was a cute and quick read. There were a lot of elements brought to the story that I was not sure would work; I was afraid it would be too full of details and side stories to make sense in the end. Although, I must say Jamie Brindle was able to tie everything together really well. At first, my only complain was that every single relationship in this story centered around homosexuality, and just like in real life, that is not always the case. However, the more I thought about the reasoning behind it, the more I appreciated it, and without it, I'm not sure the story would have worked as well. I thought that maybe the monster relationship could've been more an interracial relationship than a homosexual one, but I'm not sure it would have had the impact the author was going for.

As far as the characters go, we really only got to see a true glimpse of Alex, and snippets of the rest of the characters. I liked Alex immediately, she was more collected that I'd have imagined as a sacrifice, but she was also sarcastic and forgiving, which are rare qualities to find together. She was very much humanized and I liked that. The supporting characters played their roles well, they were all an intricate part of the story, well, except Esme.

I'd recommend this book if you are looking for a quick read with a happy ending, magic, and some random faux pas details.

Read from July 10 to 12, 2015

Top Genre*: Fantasy
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

Indiana, 1818. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a one-room cabin, where a nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln kneels at his suffering mother's bedside. She's been stricken with something the old-timers call "Milk Sickness."

"My baby boy..." she whispers before dying.

Only later will the grieving Abe learn that his mother's fatal affliction was actually the work of a vampire.

When the truth becomes known to young Lincoln, he writes in his journal, "henceforth my life shall be one of rigorous study and devotion. I shall become a master of mind and body. And this mastery shall have but one purpose..." Gifted with his legendary height, strength, and skill with an ax, Abe sets out on a path of vengeance that will lead him all the way to the White House.

While Abraham Lincoln is widely lauded for saving a Union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. That is, until Seth Grahame-Smith stumbled upon The Secret Journal of Abraham Lincoln, and became the first living person to lay eyes on it in more than 140 years.

Using the journal as his guide and writing in the grand biographical style of Doris Kearns Goodwin and David McCullough, Seth has reconstructed the true life story of our greatest president for the first time-all while revealing the hidden history behind the Civil War and uncovering the role vampires played in the birth, growth, and near-death of our nation.

My Review:

I suppose I should write this review, since I finished the book a few weeks ago.

Don't let my rating fool you, I enjoyed this book enough. I liked the feel of it historically, which normally tends to bore me (don't judge me). Aside from the vampire hunting, if what was said about Lincoln's life is accurate (sadly, I have to admit that I'm not that knowledgeable of his life prior to presidency)then it was just as compelling and heartbreaking as Angela's Ashes. That is to say it was written in way that kept my attention and kept me entertained. And the narrators portrayal of his famous speeches was awe-inspiring (yes I listened to the audiobook, I tried to read it before but just couldn't get into it - again, don't judge me).

As for the vampire hunting, I thought that was very cleverly worked into the storyline. As a sci-fi and fantasy lover I have learned that I enjoy the story more if I just go with it, even if it's impossible/improbable. That being said, I found quite a few plot holes, which for me, left the story lacking. Since I'm also a fan of reading the book before the movie, I will be watching this movie soon. Dependent on my thoughts towards the movie, I may update this review.

I wouldn't discourage anyone from reading this book, especially if it will give someone the desire to read further into historical biographies, etc., but I'm not sure I'd actively recommend this book either.

Favorite Quotes:

“I leave you, hoping that the lamp of liberty will burn in your bosoms until there shall no longer be a doubt that all mean are created free and equal.”

“But I am happy. And happiness, I have decided, is a noble ambition.”

“There are but two types of men who desire war: those who haven't the slightest intention of fighting it themselves, and those who haven't the slightest idea what it is.”

“Real power comes not from hate, but from truth.”

“I wouldn't back away from what's right just because it's hard.”

“Surely life has taught you that a thing can be both beautiful and vile.”

“The only certainty is that we shall never be certain.”

Read from March 13, 2013 to June 26, 2015

Top 5 Genres*: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Paranormal/Vampires
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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New Suicide Squad Vol. 1: Pure Insanity by Sean Ryan

New Suicide Squad Vol. 1: Pure Insanity by Sean Ryan

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

Setting the world’s most dangerous super-criminals against the most insidious threats to national security: that’s the idea behind the elite black-ops unit officially designated as Task Force X. It’s perfect…on paper.

But the real world rarely goes according to plan. Threats evolve. Teammates turn on each other. Blood and betrayals flow like rivers. And that’s why Task Force X is better known as the Suicide Squad.

Vic Sage aims to change the equation. Replacing Amanda Waller as the puppet-master of Suicide Squad’s motley crew, he’s introducing wild cards like Deathstroke and the Joker’s Daughter to whip the existing team-Deadshot, Harley Quinn, and Black Manta-into shape. But the world’s deadliest assassin and the Clown Princess of Crime have ideas of their own…and no explosive implants to keep them in line.

Can this new Suicide Squad survive-or will it implode before it even begins?

My Review:

I received a free copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was an interesting concept, one that intrigues me a little more than your standard run-of-the-mill superhero stories. We are introduced to a cast of “anti-heroes”, which is “ a central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes.”

We have a government agency running the program where they take the best of the worst villains and offer them something in return to carry out dirty missions that the United States does not want known they are associated with. Of course, the government agents are in a power struggle, which affects the mission, as are the cast of recruits completing attempting to complete the missions. In this volume, we have two missions, and two different crews, with few individuals supporting both.

Mission 1


Mission 2


Of course, nothing ever goes according to plan and a back-up plan must be improvised, which is just as disastrous, but entertaining. We have rogue villains, power hungry agents, jealous ex-girlfriends, big egos, mental disorders, injuries, traders, etc. I like the element of realism in many parts of the story, my favorite being when Not-Flash blows out his knee trying to run at warp speed to set bombs.



All in all, this was a decent story, which only has room for improvement, and on the heels of the announcement that there will be a movie coming out soon, Suicide Squad, this is sure to be a hit.

Read on June 17, 2015

Top Genres*: Sequential Arts/Graphic Novels, Sequential Arts/Comics
*According to Goodreads
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

Katherine V thought boys were gross
Katherine X just wanted to be friends
Katherine XVIII dumped him in an e-mail
K-19 broke his heart
When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type happens to be girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact.

On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun--but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl. Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself.

My Review:

How many Katherines have you met in your lifetime? Don't worry about how many different ways to spell that name, I'd assume, you haven't met many. My mother's name is Catherine, and I have only ever met maybe 5 individuals with that name. The fact that Colin dated 19 Katherines baffles me, and the fact that he was able to get close enough to date them all was even stranger. What a silly concept! And to try to create a relationship theorem based on these encounters was just ridiculous. If it wasn't for the ending, and Hassan, this might have been rated a little lower.



Colin was a child prodigy, but is dealing with the fact that that does not necessarily translate into an adult prodigy. He was afraid of becoming a nobody. The entire story is spent with him being selfish, sometimes rude, and a little lot annoying. He had the potential to be the nerdy best friend we dream of when we think of Sheldon, but he completely missed the mark.



Hassan was hilarious and saved the story on many occasions. Despite being lazy with no aspirations, he was very mature in many of the situations that required it. In the end, he did pick up the pace a little bit as far as the direction his life could take. Lindsey was a decent character. She was profound enough to provide to the storyline, but she had just enough high school in her to make you cringe at times. It was a nice touch.



I'm sorry John Green, but I am just not a fan of your writings. No offense, but just because the world says I should like something, does not mean I will. I gave it a good go, but I doubt I'll be reading more from you in the future.

Favorite Quotes:

“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”

“I figured something out. The future is unpredictable.”

“Dude, you're such a geek. And that's coming from an overweight Star Trek fan who scored a 5 on the AP Calculus test. So you know your condition is grave”

“He liked the mere act of reading, the magic of turning scratches on a page into words inside his head.”

“They like their coffee like they like their ex-boyfriends: bitter.”

Read from June 09 to 12, 2015

Top 5 Genres*: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult/Teen
*According to Goodreads
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal by Chris Colfer

Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal by Chris Colfer

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

Struck by Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal follows the story of outcast high-school senior Carson Phillips who blackmails the most popular students in his school into contributing to his literary journal to bolster his college application; his goal in life is to get into Northwestern and eventually become the editor of The New Yorker.

At once laugh-out-loud funny, deliciously dark, and remarkably smart, Struck by Lightning unearths the dirt that lies just below the surface of high school.

My Review:

Have you ever read a book, then saw the movie and thought the book was better? Have you ever thought the movie was better than the book? I have experienced both in my life, and in this case, it was neither. Both the book and the movie complimented each other so well, that I enjoyed the book better after seeing the movie. It honestly brought my original 3 star rating up to a 4. With that being said, I'd like to congratulate Chris Colfer on a job well done.

At first, I thought Carson's life situation sucked, but many people have survived worse, and he was doing just fine. I thought his sarcasm was believable, and I could definitely relate to his views of high school. Personally, I didn't hate high school, but you couldn't pay me enough to go back there. College on the other hand! Anyways, in the end, it was apparent he hid behind his snarky attitude and worked really hard to keep himself too busy to notice his sucky life. This was sad, and the ending even sadder. I enjoyed how the story got darker towards the end. And that ending?! That is all I will say, I don't want to spoil anything.

I liked Malerie as a supporting character. Although she was immediately portrayed as simple, she was a very strong and loyal person. I enjoyed her even more after seeing the movie. As for all the other characters, they were the epitome of high school, but I enjoyed their submissions to the literary magazine. It showed a deeper side of them that would've been too lengthy to describe in any other part of the book. It kind of makes you think that all those jackasses we knew in high school may actually have had a soul.

I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone remotely intrigued. I'm interested in checking out some of Chris Colfer's other literary works.

Favorite Quotes:

“You've got to show the world who you are before it tells you. Otherwise you become victim to someone you're not.”

“Whoa, I've really got to stop making plans with fictional characters. It can't be healthy to develop relationships with people who don't exist.”

“...because a life without meaning, without drive or focus, without dreams or goals, isn't a life worth living.”

“High School. Society’s bright idea to put all their aggressive, naive youth into one environment to torment and emotionally scar each other for life.”

“I'm allergic to stupidity.”

“I don't necessarily consider myself a virgin, probably because I have such a penetrating personality”

“Sometimes for your own sanity you just have to agree with idiocy.”

“Youth is not an excuse for insanity.”

“Laughing at someone's dream was one of the cruelest things a person can do to another.”

Read from June 08 to 09, 2015

Top 5 Genres*: Young Adult, Contemporary, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Humor
*According to Goodreads
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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Fang (Maximum Ride, #6) by James Patterson

Fang by James Patterson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

Angel says that Fang will be the first to die, and Angel is never wrong. Maximum Ride is used to living desperately on the run from evil forces sabotaging her quest to save the world--but nothing has ever come as close to destroying her as this horrifying prophetic message. Fang is Max's best friend, her soul mate, her partner in the leadership of her flock of winged children. A life without Fang is a life unimaginable.

When a newly created winged boy, the magnificent Dylan, is introduced into the flock, their world is upended yet again. Raised in a lab like the others, Dylan exists for only one reason: he was designed to be Max's perfect other half. Thus unfolds a battle of perfection versus passion that terrifies, twists, and turns . . . and meanwhile, the apocalypse is coming.

My Review:

This was much better than the last two in the series, The Final Warning and Max, but not good enough to warrant a higher rating. I mentioned before that I may or may not continue in this series based on the outcome of this book. That being said, there is a possibility I'll subject myself to the potential punishment which could be Angel. However, I have grown to despise that little girl, so maybe not. Eh, time will tell.

Favorite Quote:

“Never underestimate the power of funny, it moves mountains.”

Read from April 06 to 21, 2015

Top 5 Genres*: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance, Fiction
*According to Goodreads
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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Max (Maximum Ride, #5) by James Patterson

Max by James Patterson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

When the planed faced destruction, they saved it. Now, Max and the flock have traded in Antarctica's subzero temperatures for sunny Los Angeles, where they're taking over the skies with their hair-raising air show. But far below, a deadly assassin watches their every move. waiting for the perfect moment to send them plummeting to earth.

Now the battle for survival rages on. Suddenly, the flock learns that millions of fish are dying off Hawaii's coast and that someone—or something—is destroying hundreds of ships. When they are confronted with the most frightening ecological catastrophe yet, they have no choice but to go deep into the murky waters. Now, nowhere is safe.

While Max and her team comb the depths of the ocean, a powerful enemy tracks them. He has his own plans for the flock and will stop at nothing until they're under his control.

My Review:

What am I doing? I must be a glutton for punishment because I keep reading on in the series. Yes, I love James Patterson, but this is just bad. I'm hoping it doesn't taint my overall view of his work.

Anyways, with that being said, here are the few many issues I had with this story in general.

1. Max went from being very confused about Fang's intentions and wanting to keep the brother/sister aspect strong to being head over heels in love. They are also only 14 years old. Plus, they live alone and travel together, I think it's time they have some supervision. In truth, I'm hoping for a teen pregnancy in a future installment.

2. Max repeatedly made mention of how under educated they are, but smart when it comes to the streets. That is fine and all, but while narrating, she used some big words that I didn't even use until college, and I was well educated prior to that. The writer doesn't necessary have to dumb down the narration, but they should make it a little more believable.

3. Total's storyline got super corny. Yes, I know he loves his dog friend, he is a dog too, but talking about marriage? Really? Even if he understands the concept, I'm sure his lady friend doesn't give a crap. She just wants to sniff his butt and be sniffed in return.

4. Angel was a complete pain in the butt. She kept putting herself and others in extremely dangerous situations. Fortunately for her, she kept getting away unscathed, but someone should discipline her in a way she'd get the message.

5. Jeb was there in the beginning, traveling with the Flock and Max's mom, but once she is kidnapped he disappears? That's strange. However, he does show back up after she is rescued. I'm wondering if that was a set-up for the next book.

6. Last but not least. In fact, this was my biggest peeve, all of Max's lists. She felt necessary to list everything, even if it didn't make sense.

Overall, I wasn't that impressed. Despite that fact, I'll probably read the next installment, just because I already have it checked out from the library, but if it gets much worse, I might have to draw the line. So bummed this is going down hill, and fast.

Favorite Quotes:

“I'm not Stubborn; I'm right!”

“Sometimes when you're at your most certain, that's when everything you know is wrong.”

“Irony sort of reaches up and slaps you in the face sometimes, doesn’t it?”

Read from March 25 to April 06, 2015

Top 5 Genres*: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fiction
*According to Goodreads
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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The Final Warning (Maximum Ride, #4) by James Patterson

The Final Warning by James Patterson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride and the other members of "Flock"--Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel--are just like ordinary kids--only they have wings and can fly. It seems like a dream come true--except that they're still being hunted by new threats at every turn.

This time, the US government wants to keep the Flock under observation, offering a safe haven and schooling in return. But after their incredible adventures in books 1-3, Max and Flock have grown to love freedom- -after all, haven't grown-ups always found a way to ruin their lives? After escaping the control of the feds, they are surprised to find themselves allied with a group of environmental scientists who just might be trustworthy. Besides, what enemy could find them in one of the remotest locations on earth--Antarctica--on an expedition studying the effects of global warming up close?

There is one: The Uber-Director--literally, brains on a stick--an evil being who has developed mechanical soldiers far more frightening than Erasers. Their quest? To retrieve the Flock and sell them in a global auction for billions of dollars. Will the Uber-Director nab them before Max, Fang and the flock succumb to the dangers of the harsh Antarctic wilderness? Kids, parents and educators tuned into the issue of global warming will find this latest episode of the blockbuster Maximum Ride series not only a particularly riveting adventure beyond their wildest dreams, but also a motivating cautionary tale about a real-life peril that may affect their own future.

My Review:

Sadly disappointed. The story was decent until the end, then I almost moved this to my DNF shelf. I have never even considered that with a James Patterson book. I thought it was a little pretentious, with so much talk about global warming throughout the book, but at the end, I wanted to scream "get off your soapbox!"



It's not that I disagree, but I understand. I feel this book was used more as a platform to preach to the younger generation. We all must do our part, I get it, but if I wanted to read a book about that subject, I wouldn't go looking in this genre. Oh well, at least it was a quick read.

I chose to read this book for a challenge that required I read a book with little to no romance, and I think I succeeded. Unless you count the puppy love, and I mean that very literally. Total, the talking dog was googoo-gaga over a normal dog. I'm not going to count that.

I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. I will probably read the next in the series, but I'm thinking if you don't feel like being talked to as you read this, just skip onto the next. James Patterson seems to do a decent job summing up the previous stories to get you going.

Favorite Quotes:

“Right now, America looks like a fatheaded, shortsighted, gas-guzzling arrogant blowhard to the rest of the world.”

“You stand out like a fart in a church.”

Read in February, 2015

Top 5 Genres*: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fiction
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride, #3) by James Patterson

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

In the third installment of James Patterson's Maximum Ride series, the time has arrived for Max and her winged "Flock" to face their ultimate enemy and discover their original purpose: to defeat the takeover of "Re-evolution", a sinister experiment to re-engineer a select population into a scientifically superior master race...and to terminate the rest. Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel have always worked together to defeat the forces working against them--but can they save the world when they are torn apart, living in hiding and captivity, halfway across the globe from one another?

My Review:

What is the one thing you are not supposed to do in a horror movie? Split up. What does the flock do? Split up. This was a stupid move, however, it did allow us to get to see Fang more as an individual, rather than Max's second in command.

In the end, things worked out and everyone is back together. I have a hard time visualizing the flock as 14 years and younger, especially when a spark of romance is worked into the storyline. I wish they had been written just a little bit older. Otherwise, no more complaints, as this was a quick and entertaining read.

Favorite Quotes:

“Basically, I have two speeds.... Hostile or smart-aleck. Your choice.”

“I don't damsel well. Distress, I can do. Damseling? Not so much.”

“The trick to having obedient, unquestioning children was to have death be the other option”

“There you have it: our lives in a nutshell. Emphasis on nut.”

“On the other hand, sometimes a happy delusion is better than grim reality.”

Read from November 13 to 25, 2014

Top 5 Genres*: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fiction
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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