Mini Reviews

I read quite a few books today. I woke up around 4 a.m. with a pounding headache. I couldn't go back to sleep, couldn't listen to anything, couldn't look at any lights. I hate migraines, but since I was pretty limited and stuck in my dark room most the day I read, A LOT! Eight books! I'm going to post a mini review for most of them. So, here goes!

Title: Rich and Mad

Author: William Nicholson

Rating (1-5): 2.5

Cover rating: 4

Description from B&N

This book was extremely different from I thought it was going to be. I assumed it would be a light, fun read about firsts. I was intrigued by this because, well, we all have our firsts. First love. First time having sex. First time experience in a lot of things as we try to find our ways through our adolescent years. Boy, was I wrong. I did enjoy the some of the moral of the story. Sex can involve love, it doesn't just have to be about sex. I enjoyed Rich and Maddy evolving into a relationship. I chuckled a few times. William Nicholson is an English author and I like an English sense of humor. I think what turned me off of this book was the writing about the sex. I am not against sex in a novel. I know sex is a reality amongst teens, but in a YA book I expect it to be done in a tasteful manner. This was on the vulgar side. A sex scene was described in detail. My jaw dropped when I started to read that scene. It is the most racy sex scene I have read in a YA novel. This scene is meant for adult romance books in my opinion. On Barnes and Noble's website, it says this is for ages 14 and up. I have to disagree with that. I think that is too young for this type of sex scene. I recommend picking up this read with knowledge of what to expect. If I had known what to expect I might have enjoyed it more.

Title: Mostly Good Girls

Author: Leila Sales

Rating: 2

Cover rating: 3

Description from B&N

I didn't really enjoy this novel. The writing was well done, the plot nicely executed, the characters had substance, but I couldn't get into the story. The characters were juniors in high school, but I felt as if they're behavior and views ranged around seventh grade. I don't think the author captured a real high school social life, but then again these characters went to an all girls school. Maybe socializing is different there? I don't know, I don't think it would be, but I don't know. The ending ended very quickly and abruptly. If this sounds interesting to you, I recommend trying to find it in your library or on Pulse it.

Title: Blue Bloods Series

Author: Melissa De La Cruz

Rating: 4

Covers: 4

I am not putting the description because I am reviewing the series as a whole, not just one novel. I read the entire Blue Bloods series today including the Misguided Angel that is set to release later this month. I enjoyed this series a lot. I loved the tie in of angels, demons, and vampires. It was a new take on all of these paranormal creatures. I also can't get over how cool the history plots were. It fascinated me how De La Cruz dated these vampires back through time, but especially the Mayflower and the colonies. I love history, I think it's interesting, so that is why I loved this plot point. The characters are great. They all have strong voices and personalities. This is a wonderful series that I recommend to paranormal and mystery lovers.