The Shattering - Book Review

I wasn't really expecting to like this book - but I did! :D

 4.5 out of 5 stars!

It's really unique, and thrilling without being cliche! It's set in New Zealand, so that was an interesting setting change, and they actually use cultural references! (They have a glossary at the end).

It's a well written story about a town where nothing bad seems to happen, no rain, no snow, no drugs. Anyway, the only thing bad that happens is that teenage boys, always the oldest and one every year, kill themselves during the winter - and it's been going on for ten plus years.

Then three teens meet each other and decide that it's not a coincidence, and set out to find the killer :)

Really good! I recommend it!! :D

The Uninvited - Book Review

I had really high hopes for this book, and I have to say that I was disappointed - a lot.

It's about a girl named Mimi in her late teens who flees to Canada after having an affair with a creepy professor. She is going to stay at an old family cottage where she finds that another man/boy (about 22) is already living there. They find out that he's her half brother, and then a guy who lives down the road starts stalking her, and weird things happen along with stuff being stolen. 

Not only was the book written with a juvenile writing style, the characters were jealous and catty - especially the main girl character. Very irritating to read. She was constantly jealous, about everything, and she whined. And whined and whined.....

The main character is a girl in her late teens, but she sounds like she's been written by a man. The writer (pictured right) spends too much time describing her, her perfume, her make-up, what's she wearing, then trying to make the plot actually move along.

I found it predictable, not in the least gripping or scary - as it was supposed to be. The plot dragged in a lot of spots.

Anyway. I did not enjoy the book, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone...