The Painted Girls

Ever since I read a review of The Painted Girls while jogging on the treadmill at the gym I have wanted to read the story. I finally saw it at the library and checked it out.

I am not even sure how to describe The Painted Girls. It was unlike any story I read before, two different girls with two different points of view about life. At first I really liked Marie and Antoinette drove me crazy but that slowly changed. 

Up until about the eighty percent mark I could not read fast enough to learn the fate of the girls then the story just went downhill and I lost interest quickly. I pretty much just skimmed the ending not caring what happened to either girl and totally baffled at the conclusion. The story did not really end just sort of stopped.

Christmas with the Sheriff

Christmas with the Sheriff was a Free Friday book and I wanted a good holiday read while my husband was working Christmas morning. Since my hand is still injured I am limited to Nook books still.

While Christmas seemed like it would play a prominent role in the story I did not get that feeling too much, a bit of mystery is what came across more for me. I wanted to know what happened to Julia and what ghosts were haunting her even then it was never presented as clearly as I would have liked when it was finally revealed.

Donovan came across as the typical single father. Cute little girl and desperate for someone to love them both. I wanted more magic and more of a Christmas feel to it. Maybe I was just not in the mood for Christmas story like I originally thought.

Keys to the Demon Prison

Keys to the Demon Prison is the fifth and final book in the Fablehaven series. I am not sure how I felt about the conclusion of the Fablehaven series.

The build up was awesome and awe inspiring however I kept feeling like there was not enough time for everything to occur since it got down to the last couple of chapters. Overall it felt like the big ending was rushed and just sort of thrown together to finish off the story. I had hoped for more twists and turns and suspense.

I do like how Seth turned out, he learned a lot from his actions and how to deal with the events life tosses at him. Kendra was a huge disappointment for me in a lot of ways, I wanted more from her. While she is this immense ball of magic she never seemed to want to embrace it or use it for more then being a large battery for things.

Despite my drawbacks with the Fablehaven series I would consider reading other works by Brandon Mull he has an interesting writing style and I do like some of the character development he produces. 

Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary

Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary is the fourth book in the Fablehaven series and I am thankful that I enjoyed it immensely.

I read Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary quickly and it because of that it blurred together with Keys to the Demon Prison.

Both characters have their flaws and good points. I actually like Seth more then Kendra since I see more personal growth with Seth and him learning from his mistake. Kendra continues to be the same still scared and hiding and never wanting to tap into the potential amount of magic inside her.

I hope for more character growth and both Kendra and Seth to mature while learning from their past.

The Breaking

I was bored one night and just randomly sorted my Nook books by date and choose the oldest one I had not read which was the novella The Breaking.

Upon seeing the cover and the description I was hesitant to try The Breaking but I was pleasantry surprised. It is really hard to put into words anything about The Breaking, as I was reading all I was able to do was compare it to the writing I read in philosophy. Even several days later after reading it I still keep finding different parts of the story to compare things to in real life.

Daughter of tbe Pirate King

Daughter of the Pirate King was an impulse check out from the library due to a fun cover.

Alosa is an amazing well rounded character. I loved her fears, strengths, self assurance, and wit. I found Alosa a believeable likeable character whom I cheered to win but also got mad at.
 
The writing was lovely and elegant. I could not get enough.




*Sorry for the short review. My right hand is injured and typing with one hand is tedious.