finished... finally

Yes, finally done with Wicked Lovely. The tome was not really bad. I just started this year with a pretty hectic schedule, and I could only scan a few pages at a time during breaks. Apologies, Miss Marr.

Anyhow, the plot was all right. It was downright exciting in some parts actually. But all in all, it had this quality of being a mesh between a Hallmark and a Syfy miniseries. The love story is a bit wonky and flat. It was unexpected and that is good, seeing as the popular schemes tend to be the predictable ones. And I actually like the pairings, but it kinda felt a little contrived. Still, I bet many would watch this... if somebody made this into a feature film or TV movie. And no, I'm not typing anything more to save me from my "spoiler giver" tendencies. If you're a fan of anything supernatural, which I am, giving some of your leisure time to this might be well worth it.

Next on the list:

(Just couldn't resist posting an image of the Wordsmith God. ^_^)

It will be a revisiting of previous books I've read... (of previous awe-inspiring books I've read. Haha)
just because they're awesome... :P

Meanwhile, I just saw this lovely omnibus edition of American Gods and Anansi Boys. I am so green with envy! :P

positively drooling over this... *facepalm*

Finally, Wicked Lovely

Got a text message over the weekend that the Melissa Marr tome I ordered from Fullybooked has arrived. Finally! I have been rummaging bookstores here in my beautiful but not-so-updated city for the novel for months. Tried hunting for a second hand copy but after a while I just got really impatient and ordered it. Now that it's here, I can't help feeling pressured to finish this book I'm currently reading--and procrastinating over for months now.

Hopefully, I get to finish this current tome this week so I can start on a new one. I have got to try to find some time--not to mention the will--to plod through to the last page of this book! Don't get me wrong, the book isn't bad. It's just that this is a re-read because I couldn't--for the life of me--remember the details, not even the plot. And the succeeding books are out and I'm coming up with plotholes so enourmous I suspect it may be a sinkhole that's perpetually growing in my noggin'.

Anyways, wish me tons of luck!

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson

Originally posted on July 22, 2008

I finished reading this book last weekend, and boy did it get me hooked on the series or what!? I wanted to read the whole series straight, but then I remembered that I promised myself that I would read a “non-series” book before I go back to it because my “to be read” pile has been steadily growing and it is not showing any signs of letting up. Well, back to the book. Let me first get this out of my chest. I love Fang! There, I said it. LOL! I like Max, of course, but this brooding raven-winged boy is the one that got my attention and kept it even until I flipped over the last page and declared the book finished. Yes, yes. I am acting like such a girl. But then I am a girl. So who cares? I certainly don’t.

Back to the book. I personally think James Patterson got it right when he said that this series is one of his best stories yet. I wholeheartedly agree. The background of the characters were very well thought out, and there was never a boring part in this whole book. The places, the description of each character, the conspiracies and twists all got me hooked and more. Now, now, I will try to avoid giving any kind of spoiler here. I know some people don’t like that. And so I will try to keep this short.

Now, about Max. James certainly made her very real to me. In the book, she sounds like any other teenage girl I know. Her thoughts and dreams make her seem ordinary, normal. But she’s not, and there the story begins. Then, there’s Fang, the brooding silent type. He makes me picture a James Dean kind of guy with a lot more chips on his shoulder than what the dear departed actor could have had. Next, there is Iggy, the blind techno geek. Understandably, he has a lot of insecurities but he doesn’t let his insecurities rule him. He always makes a point to contribute something to their cause, and sometimes you even forget that he’s blind. Then there is Nudge. I personally think this girl has a little crush on our dark brooding Fang. She listens to what Fangs says and according to Max, she dotes on Fang. Then, there is the Gasman, Angels’s big brother and the other baby of the group. Lastly, there is Angel, the surprisingly powerful winged baby.  I even think she has the most supernatural abilities in the group they call “The Flock”….well, in this book anyway.

I was so happy when I was reading this book. James Patterson has proven yet again that he’s a great storyteller. And there was no page or paragraph in this book that I didn’t like.

I plan to continue reading the series soon. I hope I don’t find anything that would lessen my enthusiasm for this series. I hope with all my heart! *crossing fingers*

Midnighters Trilogy

Originally posted on July 7, 2008

I just finished the first book in this trilogy. It reads like a comic book. I like it! Although the background history on the world that Scott Westerfield made for this series somehow had that vague quality, in my opinion anyway, I stilll think he pulled it off. Very well so. And the characters were very human despite their superpowers. He was really able to convey that they were teenagers  with problems normal teenagers have while at the same time they are superhuman beings with supernatural problems. It kind of reminds me of a Buffy Summers struggling through highschool as well as struggling to keep the hellmouth at bay and save the world.

It has a tinge of romance but that part does not contain any tackiness that might make you cringe in disgust. It may not be Jane Austen, but it is very entertaining. It is quite an easy read that you can finish it in one day. It just took me long to finish because of the powerful combination of deadlines and procrastination. LOL!

I’m on the second book, and I hope I get to finish this trilogy before Stephenie Meyer’s “Breaking Dawn” gets out.

Wish me luck. Lots and lots of it.

The rest of the trilogy;