The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle

The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle

Published by: Corgi Childrens.

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal

Tagline: Accidents happen, our bones shatter, our hearts break, we stay alive.

Rating:**** (Literally scraped it)

What could I say about this book?

The protagonist is seventeen year-old Cara whose family have a period every year where something bad happens. It's literally thirty-so days of lots and lots of injuries caused by tumbling bridges, falling off a bed and more. But don't worry, noone thinks they're getting abused or anything which would probably be one of the things school might consider. Yet noone truly knows why their family are targeted and it's up to Cara to try and find some answers. Joined by bestfriend Bea and step-brother Sam, Cara goes on a big dramatic journey involving supernatural themes and a ghost student.

My actual opinion of the book is that it unfortunately got interesting towards the last five or so chapters. I struggled or rather avoided finishing the book because it wasn't that interesting. I know people who have absolutely adored the novel and sing it's praises but I can't.

I think one thing I enjoyed was the twist. But then that didn't do much. It was kinda blah at parts but there was a lot of imagery that made me see their ficticious world. There's so much inside Doyle's mind that I really really want her to write about (there's a lot of fairytales inside the book that are amazing!).

The Accident Season can be bought from Amazon UK and Amazon US.

Book Haul - May/June

Book Haul - May/June

From left to right: The Heir by Kiera Cass, Us by David Nicholls, Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen, Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi, Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J, Maas and P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han

In the time it took me to be paid and to venture online and outside the house, I managed to buy these lovely books. The Tahereh Mafi books were purchased via Amazon and I'm ecstatic to say that Unravel Me is a first edition *Insert a very happy face*. Then more happy news came. The Sarah J Maas one is a signed copy and I didn't expect that when I walked into Waterstones. I mean I'm sad I didn't get another opportunity to meet her, Yet the rest of the books are sadly not signed (yet). 

Perhaps one day I'll get to meet some of my heroes. 

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The Unearthly series (up to date so far) by Laura Thalassa

The Unearthly series (up to date so far) by Laura Thalassa

Book one: The Unearthly

Okay first thing I have to ask is why in almost every paranormal series based and set around a boarding school for 'gifted' students all have that protagonist who is absolutely beautiful but has that Bella Swan complex? It gets old quick and to be frank it's tragic.

The book itself as a whole is really good. I enjoyed it a lot and last week which was when I read it, I didn't know I was searching for a book like this with a fairly decent plot. Her love interest, Andre is the King of the Vamps, he's not that attractive, he's just a really really annoying overprotective and comanding man who basically deserves a slap (or a million).

Book two: The Coveted

This was such a strong sequel! I actually felt like doing a quick dance when I finished this. Normally I get really annoyed because the sequel isn't that good or it's just terrible but this completely blew me away. I got more and more into the world Thalassa created and kept developing. My only complaint? The Devil, the crime fiction that crept in and finally the adoptive mother of Gabrielles. I'd think the fact she died in the first book and then was talking to her made no sense.

Book three: The Cursed

And she escapes the Devil. Gabrielle by now must be a highly unfortunate soul who's also very fortunate. The Devil keeps appearing in this book, obviously because if she dies once more then she's his forever (ew). It spurs on and on, the big sex scene between Andre and Gabrielle which doesn't happen. FYI. It's all a bit out of hand in this book but all I can say is applaud the author because I want that next book!

Chantress Trilogy (so far) by Amy Butler Greenfield

Chantress (book 1) and Chantress Alchemy (book 2) by Amy Butler Greenfield 

Book 1

Book 2

Chantress is a book that I've wanted to read on and off again for a year now. Goodreads must have known it was meant to be because it kept popping up at me over and over again. The story though could do with some tweaking, it's good. Don't get me wrong but sitting here now after just finishing the sequel I'm kind of looking back and seeing parts where it's a little rushed but as you devour the book, they're not noticable so that's brilliant.

Lucy is a chantress (thick witch but a singing one) and it's set in an alternate 17th century which was quite accurate considering most books of the genre. It's magical (excuse the accidental pun there) to read a book that's a mix of based on real events and one that's written really well. 

There's not much more I can say except read the books because I think that'll speak a lot more than me giving out spoilers and I don't want to ruin this for anyone.

Burn For Burn trilogy by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian

Burn For Burn trilogy by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian

Kat, Mary and Lillia

Lillia, Kat & Mary

Kat, Lillia & Mary

So I just finished this series at around 4 this morning alongwith the wonders of being sick. (Just clarifying the book did not make me sick). Words cannot fully describe the emotions running through my mind okay well there's the fact I'm sick so I'm full of pity at myself  aka damned sickness bugs :(. However this book started out for me as the characters Lillia, Mary and Kat as the authors themselves.

Asian Lillia is Jenny Han, Kat is Siobhan Vivian and Mary maybe a mix of them or representing some other person. I loved Han and Vivian's writing styles. They're wonderful and together they make a fantastic pair. When I finished Fire with Fire late last night, my mind was screaming at them with that clever plot twist. I was immensely hooked onto reading Ashes to Ashes and shortly got annoyed with it. Yes Mary *Spoiler* is dead. I did not expect that but why the hell did she go all evil on the two girls who actually saw her for her. It seemed too Carrie-esque for me in that over the top dramatic girls way.

The whole series though was brilliant. I wish there was more because by the end I didn't like Lillia that much. Yeah she's the golden child but she still gets with Lindy despite Kat wanting him and her breaking his heart. No logic there. It just seemed like she settled. I totally called her and Reeve breaking up because he's a douchebag. I just want more Kat and Mary. Noone says anything about what happened to Mary. What happened to Mary?

Also look at the covers! They're beautiful and I just want to note that they shift to show the focus of the character in that book. 

The Katerina trilogy by Robin Bridges

The Katerina trilogy by Robin Bridges

I loved this series. I was drawn into it with the Russian politics and large families mainly because of my love of Anastasia and the mystery surrounding the Tsar and his family. 

This book did not disappoint! Every minute of it I was hooked. I loved the necromancing and the splitting of the court to dark and light especially the would they, won't they match of Katerina and George. I wept a little at the end. Just one tear. But yeah I can't say anything that would summarise my experience of this trilogy other than just read it.

Can't Look Away by Donna Cooner

Can't Look Away by Donna Cooner

I went into this book predicting it to be similar to If I Stay and other atypical realistic young adult stories and it was. The protagonist Torrey Grey (named after a moutain) was the standard griefstricken teenager who's forced to carry on with her life after the recent death of her younger sister, a last memory of them also being an argument. There's a twist though. Torrey is internet famous and has previously been featured in Vogue etc. 

It's a bit sudden. You know she's going to fall for some guy, it's how the cycle goes and she does. It just takes her a while to get over appearances and what other people think of her. Still that doesn't make me thirst for more. I thought Torrey was a bitch, she was to choose the popular girls over the real and nice people, she even hurts her cousin but apologises. I get the thrill of being popular, it's what shes always been but still. 

I don't know what to say. Other people might enjoy this but I didn't that much. The ending destroyed what emotion I had for her.

The Lunar Chronicles...

So after my recent trip to Barrow-In-Furness, I was lent a pile of books and in that pile was Cinder by Marissa Meyer. I've always expressed a hesitation of reading this series because a cyborg cinderella retelling was never something that appealed to me. I normally hate retellings of storys I love but somehow I managed to fall for this book. It was just wonderful to read and I was quite attached to the characters.

The second novel Scarlet is based upon Red Riding Hood and I REALLY loved this one!! This was the book where the reader really falls for the main guy. And Wolf really is to die for. He's a man of mixed reviews though so if a badboy-slash-rugged and handsome man is your thing, then Wolf is beautiful. Him and Scarlet continue the first book, though they flicker back and forth to Cinder which is done quite wonderfully. Most authors do this a bit good-bad, mainly bad but I was happy that it was something that still appealed to me.

Cress, the third book in the series wasn't the best book. I admit I enjoyed it but I found her a raher babyish character, something you'll discover why in the book. But again the series remained strong and good things happened!

So this is why you should all go read this series

New Additions!

New Additions to the library!

 R.L.Stine's Red Rain, Veronica Roth's Four: A Divergent Collection and Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen.

Above is most of the books that Louise of Hallelujah Chorus leant me when I was at her house. Up until Brisingr is what she leant me. The hardback book that you can't see the spine of is Delirium, a book I've tried so many times to read and gave up because it's quite annoying to stop and pickup at random times. But anyway hopefully these will bring my reading challenge up!