Immortal City by Scott Speer

Quite recently, I finished reading a book called Immortal City. At first, I was hesitant to start reading because this seemed like another one of those cliched romance stories. However, I was pleasantly surprised. For a romance story with angels, this book ranks pretty high on my good-reads list. The ending was probably the only thing I mildly disliked. Yet I get too ahead of myself. Immortal City is set in Angel City, where two races live alongside one another-- the Guardian Angels, and the humans. The humans look up to the Guardian Angels like celebrities, and well... angels. Meanwhile, to the Guardian Angels, humans are just another assignment, another fan to deal with. It's always been this way-- Angels collecting payments to save the humans, huge sums of money. Life insurance. However, what happens when one of them falls for one of the humans? In the City of Angels, the rules are about to be broken, and hidden secrets unveiled.

If you could buy life insurance with a ton of money, would you do it? On the other hand, if you had the power to save the ones you loved but only if they had an incredibly sum of money for you, how would you feel? Would you save your loved one no matter what the consequences? Or would your dignity and status get the better of you? In this society, it's unheard of for the Guardian Angels to save someone out of goodwill, even love. However, things may just change when Jackson Godspeed, also known as Jacks, meets Maddy and they spark an electric connection. When Guardian Angels protect for money, what happens when one protects for love?

Meet Jackson Godspeed, the most famous celebrity currently in Angel City. Flawless and the personification of perfect, he's supposedly everything a girl could want. Anything a fan could want. He's rich, famous, and extremely handsome. Meanwhile, there's normal, sweet Maddy, who grew up in a normal environment, who takes people for how they act instead of what is portrayed on the networks. Sweet Maddy who wants nothing but the safety of the people around her and who would take a knife for the ones who loves. Together and apart, they discover secrets and attractions that could change and ruin their future.

Scott Speer writes an interesting book on insurance, love, and revenge. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys romance and adventure!

***I give this book a 8.7 out of 10***

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You may have noticed the advertisements up around my blog! I'm sorry if they are a hindrance to your reading and enjoyment of the blog, but I just wanted to test this whole advertising out. Please bear with me!

Sincerely,
Ivy

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Seriously-- I really really enjoyed reading this book. When I first opened this book and started reading, I was utterly... confused. That's not to say that it was a bad book-- it was a great read, but it kind of puzzled me at the beginning. After a while, you start piecing together bits and pieces about the setting, the characters, and whole situation.

"I have two weeks.

You'll shoot me at the end

No matter what I do."

How much more cryptic can you get? I think it was nice that I started reading Code Name Verity without very much background knowledge on the characters and the plot line in general- it left things for the author to decide (like how much I know on British warfare (aka nothing)). I really loved this book because of the fact that you can read it even if you have no knowledge what so ever upon the topic of discussion-- Elizabeth Wein just does that well of a job describing the characters, and setting up the world for the reader to enter!

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys spy novels, friendship novels, and adventure novels. Code Name Verity will open your eyes to the tough bonds of loyalty to your country and to the ones you love. This slightly puzzling book will keep your mind reeling right to the finish!

***I give this book a 9.3 out of 10!***

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Uglies by Scott Westerfield is a very intriguing book. Set in the future, it's the struggle between being ugly and being turned into a pretty. In this society, anyone normal is Ugly. At the age of 16, you have a life-changing operation to be turned pretty. Tally is on the border of being turned pretty-- she's a few weeks off from the operation that will turn her stunningly pretty and change her world to being immersed in a paradise where her only job is to have fun and enjoy life. Yet, Tally's friend Shay is not as hyped as she is... Shay doesn't want to become a pretty. She's convinced that the operation that changes you to a pretty not only changes your looks but also your way of thinking. When Shay runs away, Tally has to make a few decisions that will change her and Shay's world forever, along side of the others who she comes to love and care for.

Scott Westerfeld is an amazing writer, hands down. He does an excellent job of taking a reader and sticking them in a beautifully crafted world, where you ask questions about yourself constantly. Slightly a cliche story, but you can't argue that it isn't well written. Also, this is a series of four books, so you'll have three more books to look forward to when you finish Uglies! I really enjoyed reading this book, although it did lack a bit of originality (or perhaps it's because I read so many books like this before... *ahem* Divergent...  *ahem*) Tally is also a pretty well-developed character. However, I have to say that my favourite part of this book was all the plot twists! You would think that you know what going to happen next until... nope! Scott Westerfeld really keeps you on your toes and reading!

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed the Divergent series, or anyone who enjoys reading books where characters realize that their life really wasn't what they imagined it would be.

*** I give this book a 9.1 out of 10!***

Spring Break!

To everyone who comes and read this blog,

Thank you so much for visiting my blog! Time sure goes by fast-- it seems like just yesterday I just opened this blog! Can you believe it's spring already? Soon the flowers will be in bloom and the trees will regain their green leaves. And in Vancouver, it will keep raining... And raining... And raining....

Which brings me to a conversation I had with my friend yesterday- we were commenting on how in Vancouver, "Lovely weather we're having today," doesn't really work... After all, the conversation would go something along the lines of:
"Lovely weather we're having!"
"No, not really-- it's raining, dark, and cloudy."
---Conversation dwindles. *cricket* *cricket*---

Weather? That small talk doesn't really work...

However, spring does mean more book reviews, and also some travel journals on San Francisco! (hopefully). Also, I say this every time, but please do leave comments-- I love reading feedback from my readers!

Ciao for now!
Ivy

The Mortal Instruments: City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

 I decided to grace myself with a bit of The Mortal Instruments, seeing that I hadn't touched this series for a long time. So I took out City of Lost Souls from the library and started reading.

However entertaining this book is, I have to say that I kind of wish Cassandra Clare had finished the series in Book Four. I feel that that's when the plot value for this series fully exerted itself. All this book contains in a bunch of sexual tension between Clary and Jace. The whole thing about their relationship gets tiring after a while, and you end up skipping parts of the book because you get bored. To be honest, I didn't enjoy this book as much as City of Bones or City of Glass. It was all pretty much fluff like a really well-written fanfiction of Clary and Jace. There wasn't really an substance on there, talking upon the plot, introducing problems and solving them. All the dynamic characters all of a sudden turn into static characters in this book, making boring in a way. That being said, these book don't fail to entertain the reader. It's the prefect book to turn to when you're out of things to read and need to take your mind off something.

I had to say that this book kind of dissapointed me plot-wise, but I still have to argue that Cassandra Clare is one of the best author with the power to take the reader's mind off anything. However, be sure to read the first book first seeing that this all happens in chronological order, and if you don't you'll be hopelessly lost.

I recommend this book to teens who enjoy reading about Downworlders, vampires, magicians, and adventure!

*** I give this book a 7.5 out of 10***