✿Perks of Being A Wallflower (Book Review)✿

 This book has been on my to-review pile for ages so, enjoy. Perks of Being a Wallflower By Stephen Chbosky, begins with Charlie, the main character, writing about his traumatic experiences as a freshmen in high school, the death of his friend, and a year before, the death of his favorite aunt. He befriends senior step-siblings, Sam and Patrick, while Charlie quickly develops a crush on Sam. He also experiences everything that a typical high schooler does through out the story.

Characters:

Charlie- Is a 15 year old boy who is sensitive, and quiet at the beginning of the story. He is taken notice for his passion for reading and writing in English class.

Sam- Is a senior in high school, who is laidback, down to earth, and outgoing. She is often free spirited and has a wild side.

Patrick- Is also a senior in high school, who is outgoing, very bold, is funny, and is never afraid of an adventure. He is friendly and approachable but within his circle of friends they know he is homosexual and had a private relationship.

Mary Elizabeth- Is very into social issues such as the Native Americans, objectifications, and bourgeois. Charlie shortly dates her but breaks up with her.

Alice- Is bubbly with a mystery. She likes vampires and wants to go to film school.

Candice- Is described as being mean but is actually loving and understanding when she wants to be, which shows she deeply cares for Charlie. 

Overall Ranking:

This coming-of-age novel is given a 5 out of 5 stars because the novel explores the main character's freshmen year. Which many who have gone through high school would relate to this type of scenario. It also explores many cultural references to American literature that I remember reading when I was a freshmen in high school. I absolutely loved the idea of finding-your-friends-when-they-find-you-kind-of-thing. The concept that I was skeptical about was the idea of this book being told through letters made by the main character but I find it refreshing and it wasn't as difficult to read. The book is short but has many sides to it such as moments that are funny and serious at times. I recommend this book to all young adult readers and expect a movie review to be posted soon. Till then my readers!

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=Reached (Book Review)=

Hello my wonderful readers! Today I'm going to review the last book from the matched series, Reached By Ally Condie. The story is told in the point of views from Cassia, Ky, and Xander. Before, Cassia finally found Ky but they are separated again. Cassia is supposed to work within the society, while Ky works outside the borders. Soon the real story is shown in a twist of events through out the dystopian world.

Overall Ranking:

There is many new characters to include but I decided to not talk much about them because it would be like giving away the plot. However this book is given, a 4.5 out of five stars because the series gave many obvious answers towards the end but there were several unexpected turns. Such as the "real" enemy isn't the rising, why Ky was put into the matching pool, and the favored memory of Cassia's grandfather. While reading this trilogy I found that the common theme was Cassia breaking from society and no longer taking their authority. Which is seen on the cover and resembles the symbol of the red pill, that is revealed in this book. I wasn't satisfied with this book because the artifacts that were mentioned in Matched wasn't given any clue to where they may be found and what happens to the world? Does the world return to it's "normal" state or does it "change" in the end? Many of my questions weren't answered but I felt some what accomplished when I finished the trilogy. I still feel the author brought many poetic images through this book but it didn't feel over bearing as Crossed and it felt like the language and tone moved swiftly with this concept. Also, the reason I was unable to finish this book was that the beginning was still boring and lagging but when I reached the turning point of the book I started to enjoy myself once again. In conclusion, you should start this trilogy because it is dystopian but has many twist and turns that I personally favorite. Please give it a try and continue following me on all my accounts listed below. Till then my readers!

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I'm looking forward to watching Disney's Cinderella that will be released in early March of next year. I'm hoping that it won't be like Maleficent's ending by staying true to the original story. Be sure to look our for a review of both movies to come soon.

♥Crossed (Book Review)♥

 

Hello again my beautiful readers! Since I previously reviewed Matched By Ally Condie I thought I could continue reviewing the trilogy because I like to continue my thoughts on each book of this series. So, in Crossed the story continues with Cassia's internal struggle between Ky and Xander. She also has trouble finding the society's enemy also known as the rebellion. Which Cassia thinks it is the only safest place to be with Ky whom she choses to be with at this point of the story. However, the story focuses on the struggle in general such as struggle between friendship, love, and most of all surviving but also breaking away from the society.

Characters:

Indie- Cassia's friend from camp who helped her escape. She is mysterious, sneaky, and a little dishonest. She wants to find the rebellion and join it by staying with Cassia.

Vick- Ky's friend from camp who escaped with Ky. He is caring and compassionate but is secretive and seemingly stoic.

Eli- Is a young boy whom Ky takes with him when he escapes from camp, because he reminds Ky of Cassia's brother, Bram. Eli is younger and weaker but he manages to keep up with Ky and Vick.

Hunter- Is a farmer from the carving, a mountain range in the outer provinces. He has lost his daughter and tries finding other farmers on their trek to someplace safe.

Overall Ranking:

I would give this book 3.5 out of 5 stars because the plot of the story was finding the rebellion by escaping the society. However, towards the larger portion of the book I found it really boring and dragging on because I didn't find it as exciting until it reached towards the reunion. Also more references towards color and imagery is really well thought out but I think it could still be less especially with these descriptions it loses my concentration towards what's happening. When you think the plot of the book gets sweeter the plot builds on towards some complications such as "How to get to the rebellion?' and "Will they ever see each other again?' this creates an illusion of anticipation for the next book. All questions will be answered in the next book, which is pretty massive but I think I can tackle them down when it comes to the review. Besides my concerns about the book, I liked several parts of the story such as the Canyon scenes and the characters finding the secret tissue lab. I would recommend this book, if your really into this series it will be a quick read but I feel like it didn't live up to my expectations but for others it's different. Till then my lovely readers I will update soon! Don't forget to follow me on my social media which is linked below!

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I know I have been lagging on all these reviews but I'm currently updating right now so expect a Mocking Jay book review and movie review to come soon. If you have any suggestions for movies and or books for me to review I am open for recommendations. Till then my readers!

➳Cathing Fire (Movie Review)➳

*Please read with caution! Spoilers ahead!*

I'm again sorry for delaying all my reviews but they will soon be up just stay patient. As we left off in the first movie Katniss and Peeta are the current victors of the last games and they return home to find that some things have changed. Such as being put back into the arena and creating a new strategy in the games. I found that it was hard to rank this movie because the movie adaptation is so close to the book but of course there are a few details that they didn't include. Such as the two escapees from District 8 stating their theory about District 13 and while Katniss is about to eat dinner with the mayor but views the uprising in District 8 before the dinner. These scenes are replaced by Katniss walking past the control room in the train they are on and views the uprising. Lastly when Katniss is dancing with the new game maker, he reveals a clue about the games which is a clock with a mockingjay and it wasn't included but the movie played it out with Wiress giving her a clue. Besides the fact that they didn't include these little details doesn't make it a bad movie. The entire cast was wonderful to watch and they did an outstanding job of playing their roles. Especially those who were returning to their roles. Compared to the first movie, I felt that the cinema photography changed in coloring by using brighter colors but keeping it dark so it could depict the storyline was real. As I have said before it is hard to rank this movie but based on what I have seen and known, I would rank this movie with the highest value, which is a solid 5 out 5 stars. Since I give this movie a high ranking value I expect the next movie to be as great as this one. I also anticipate the next to stay true to the book as well as continue where the last book and movie left off. I have high hopes for the next! Until then, be sure to follow me for more reviews.

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➳Catching Fire (Book Review)➳

Since the movie adaptation of Catching Fire is going to release in a couple of days I decided to take this opportunity of reviewing this book before the movie comes out. As we know the two victors from the games come back and return home to District 12. The day that Katniss and Peeta are to start their victory tour is when Katniss receives a visit from President Snow. Which he explains why he is angry at her for breaking the rules at the end of the game, which allows both Katniss and Peeta to win. Snow also tells her about when she defied the capitol, she inspired a rebellion in the districts. The victory tour starts with District 11 and ends with the capitol. During an interview, Peeta proposes to Katniss publicly, which is a plan to settle the dispute between Katniss and President Snow and to calm the rebellions in the districts. Their attempts to calm the revolts in the districts fails. Shortly after returning to District 12, Katniss encounters two runaways from District 8. They explain their theory that District 13 has not been entirely wiped out and most of the residents live underground. Later it is announced that the 75th Hunger Games would have 24 victors from previous years must be forced to compete once again. This is the third Quarter Quell, an event that occurs every 25 years of the games and allows the capitol to introduce a twist. Katniss knows she and Peeta will be the two tributes and decides that Peeta should be the victor. Even though Peeta wants to protect her.

 

Characters:

 

Finnick Odair- He is the male tribute for District 4 and was known for winning the 65th Hunger Games at the age of 14. Finnick is 24 years old and is described as being very handsome, muscular, athletic and tall with tan skin, bronze hair, and stunning sea-green eyes. He is popular among the people of the capitol, and is known as a sex symbol for having many female lovers in the capitol, non of whom he stays with long.

Johanna Mason- She is the female tribute for District 7 and was known for winning the Original Hunger Games when she pretended to be a coward and weakling but towards the end of the games she reveals herself as a vicious killer. Johanna is described as being rebellious and sarcastic.

Enoboria- She is the female tribute for District 2 and was removed from the games by the capitol after Katniss caused an explosion in the arena.
Beetee- He is the male tribute for District 3 and was removed from the games by the rebels.
Wiress- She is the female tribute for District 3 and died after her throat was slit by another tribute named Gloss.

Overall Ranking:
This book receives 5 out 5 stars because of the major game change in the Hunger Games and the big plot twist towards the end of the book which revolved around the uprising and the idea of  District 13 remaining underground. After reading this book it kept me wanting to read the next book and have my questions answered such as what will happen to all the characters and is Katniss going to be reunited with Peeta? Personally, I think Katniss will be the one to lead this rebellion because she is called the Mockingjay and the next book is also titled the Mockingjay which might indicate what might happen with the rebellion. For those who are wanting to read on, I recommend that you should continue reading the 2nd book because it does continue after Kantiss and Peeta's life changing after they won  the games. I'm sorry for my absence I have been busy with school because of 2nd semester gets a little chaotic but now that I'm on break I will be doing more reviews. Don't forget to follow for more reviews! Also don't forget to check all the links bellow and comment what you thought about this book.

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