Review: The Elite (#2) by Kiera Cass

[ It's Al Here! ]

To Be Read | November 2015

[ It's Rin & Al Here! ]

Al's expecting a lot from this month and Rin...not so much. Since we have a week of no school (but we're probably still going to have homework) we've got time to finish many things (hopefully)!

We're kicking off sequel month! Aka the months where we finally get to those sequels that just sit on our book shelf or in our tbr list. 

 rin's picks 

Pure (#2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout / Hollow City (#2) by Ransom Riggs  /
The Heir (#4) by Kiera Kass

  

Siege and Storm (#2) by Leigh Bardugo / Sanctum (#2) by Madeline Roux  /
The Copper Gauntlet (#2) by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare

  

The Rose Society (The Young Elites #2) by Marie Lu / The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black (aka The first audio book that I will ever read!)

  

 al's picks 

The Heir (#4) by Kiera Kass / The Winner's Crime (#2) by Marie Rutkoski /

Dark Tide (#3) by Jennifer Donnelly 

  

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo / To All the Boys I've Loved Before (#1) by Jenny Han /

Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone

    

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Review: Day 21 (The 100 #2) by Kass Morgan

title: Day 21 (The 100 #2)
author: Kass Morgan
publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
pages: 320
genre: Young Adult | Science Fiction | Dystopia | Romance

publication date: 16 September 2014
more: Goodreads

No one has set foot on Earth in centuries -- until now.

It's been 21 days since the hundred landed on Earth. They're the only humans to set foot on the planet in centuries...or so they thought. Facing an unknown enemy, Wells attempts to keep the group together. Clarke strikes out for Mount Weather, in search of other Colonists, while Bellamy is determined to rescue his sister, no matter the cost. And back on the ship, Glass faces an unthinkable choice between the love of her life and life itself.

In this pulse-pounding sequel to Kass Morgan's The 100, secrets are revealed, beliefs are challenged, and relationships are tested. And the hundred will struggle to survive the only way they can -- together.

I was really looking forward to reading this book and overall just having it in my hands after I gave in and bought Day 21 and Homecoming (even though I was on a No-buy till whenever I feel less guilty) after reading The 100. Review right here. I knew for sure that I enjoyed The 100, but reading Day 21 was even better. Sure, it still wasn't what I expected it to be, but I was surprised. Surprised.

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I know that The 100 series has been sort of a controversial book, due to the fact that there is a show that barely covers the original plot while it is also under the weight of people who enjoyed the book and people who did not. The book was enjoyable, but it was not spectacular or life changing. The writing was a bit off-putting and the credibility a bit low, but nonetheless, I still enjoyed the book.

This book did not disappoint or hurt my view on the series. I enjoyed it just as much and even a bit more than the first book. I still loved the characters and the different points of view that I was reading from. After the revelation that they were not the only human beings living on earth, the group also finds out that despite their good intentions to finally come back to Earth, they may not be treated in that manner. After a death in the camp, they interact with one of the Earth Borns and in the process try to save their lives and the lives of those who are really in danger.

Day 21 was centered on love, family, and hard topic of survival in a new world and there were many different occurrences that were all enjoyable. Glass with her self bravery and confidence in her love for Luke and her family leads her to risk what she knew she would have always risked for the people that she loves.

I wasn't very keen on Luke. He knew exactly what Glass has gone through when she was in prisoned and his emotions and actions were lacking in the sense that he should have has a bigger reactions, he should have done a lot of things, because they involved him. There should have been a really loud fire alarm going off in his head and heart, but there wasn't. And that bugged me.

It had it's ups and downs, but Day 21 will reveal the long lost secrets that the show never spoke about and the secrets you never even stopped to consider were truths. Once this series is in your system your final life story will be:

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Waiting on Wednesday [ 8 ]

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Title: Glass Sword (Red Queen #2)

Author: Victoria Aveyard

Publisher: Harper Teen

Genre: Fantasy, Dystopia

Expected Publication: February 9, 2016 
More: Goodreads

Mare Barrow’s blood is red—the color of common folk—but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince—the friend—who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind. Pursued by Maven, now a vindictive king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors. But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat. Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever? The electrifying next installment in the Red Queen series escalates the struggle between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world they’ve always known—and pits Mare against the darkness of her own heart. 

I am looking forward to reading this book because I really liked the first book. The first book was a very twisted and interesting book, so it left me wanting more. I found that I wasn't quite satisfied with the ending. There has to be more! I'm sure the second book will be as good as the first book. Two words. Action and Romance. Two things I'm anticipating. In my opinion I thought that Red Queen was a great book because there were so many events and actions that exceeded my expectations and it left you wanting more. There is nothing worse than waiting for a book that's not going to come out in another year so I will be so excited once this book comes out (I'll just build it up for now).