Shiver - my book review

the cold.
Grace has spent years watching the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—watches back. He feels deeply familiar to her, but she doesn't know why.the heat.
Sam has lived two lives. As a wolf, he keeps the silent company of the girl he loves. And then, for a short time each year, he is human, never daring to talk to Grace...until now.the shiver.
For Grace and Sam, love has always been kept at a distance. But once it's spoken, it cannot be denied. Sam must fight to stay human—and Grace must fight to keep him—even if it means taking on the scars of the past, the fragility of the present, and the impossibility of the future.

Well. Can I say this was one of the most boring books I've read this year? Perhaps I just need to work on my resilience and patience, but I seriously could not suffer for any longer. And I didn't even get halfway.

Shiver had my short-lived attention for the first several chapters, but my apathy turned into distaste once Sam turned into a human. It was the non-realistic romance which got me.

Here are just a few of the problems I came across within the first sixth of the book:
1. Who falls in love with a wolf?
2. Who depends on the eyes to tell who the person/creature is?
3. Is it really necessary to have that overused "parents-gone-AWOL" gig?
4. I have never heard of, nor thought of the possibility that anyone would invite someone they've known for half a day to sleep in their bed. Unless they're drunk or on drugs or something.
5. A kiss after a day of knowing someone. Not possible once again unless the individual is drunk or on drugs. Or has a mental disorder.

Since this was such a boring book, is it fair that I have written a boring review?

Hereafter - my book review

Hereafter by Tara Hudson
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I apologise in advance for later on. I have a premonition that I will be sounding similar to a grumpy pensioner who lost their walking stick. But, the previous book I read, I didn't like. And, well... I dislike this book as well. Trust me, I don't usually hate books. But sometimes I find one or two books that I don't enjoy reading.

Here we go:

Soppy-central. Definitely not my type. I picked out this book to read, not because of it's cover, not because it sounded interesting, but because it was newly released, and my list of paranormal-romances is a short one. But gee, this really is not my type of book.

In short, Amelia Ashley is a ghost. Then she meets Joshua Mayhew, a very alive teenager. They fall in love. But evil Eli stands in Amelia's way, trying to drag her away from the human world into the dark underworld...

This book was... terrible. I think I should stay away from paranormal novels for a while. If you, however, did enjoy this book, please tell me what your thoughts on it were. Or even if you share the same views as me, I'd be interested to know what you think.

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Beauty Queens - my book review

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I'm so sorry, Beauty Queens, but I had to give up. I could not continue in risk of further hair-in-fingers and head-slams-against-the-door. I'm so sorry that I maliciously watched you slide down the wall after being thrown at it.

I was pumped up with excitement and adrenaline when I got my hands on this book. I thought that it would be a life-changing moment, when I would open that first crisp, fresh page and innocently read. But, no. My plan failed miserably.

Here are a few things I disliked about this book:
- the humour. It got a bit dry after a while.
- the plot-hopping. There's only so many times a reader can teleport.
- the "Confidential" chapters. I skipped 99% of them.
- way too many characters to focus on. Couldn't Libba Bray make it that only six beauty queens survived???

Anyway, that was in brief the issues I encountered with Beauty Queens. I was very disappointed to only reach the half-way mark, because really, I expected something much better than this.

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