Skulduggery Pleasant

I have just finished this series after a good portion of the last five years waiting for each installment.
Skulduggery Pleasant, created by Derek Landy, is a skeleton detective who meets an eleven/twelve year old at her uncle's funeral. Skulduggery introduces Stephanie (who later becomes Valkyrie Cain) to the world of magic and sorcerers.

These books are great! They seamlessly merge sassy wit and magic (my favourite type of book) to create a stonkingly good fantasy adventure series.

I must add that these books are very funny and the series just gets better as it progresses!
Well worth a read - if not several.

I must also add that you must read the biographies and little blurby things at the back/front of the books! they are really amusing and also sort of tell a story from start to finish!
  

Crown of Midnight and Heir of Fire

These are the two latest books (by Sarah J Maas) in the saga of Celena Sardothien, who was originally introduced to us in Throne of Glass (read my review of that here ) and they are both intriguing and exciting!
Celena's identity continues to be put to question and the developments in the palace put her friendships and loyalty to the test.
To tell the truth, I had waited ages for Heir of Fire so had sort of forgotten what had happened previously and was less than thrilled to be starting a book with no recollection of the previous ones, but once I got past the first hundred pages it was all coming back and I really got into the story.

I can't wait for the next book as Heir of Fire left me with so many cliffhangers!

  

Heroes of Olympus/Percy Jackson

First, Percy Jackson:
the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan follow Percy Jackson who discovers he is a Demigod and a son of the ancient Greek god Poseidon. Action, adventure, hilarity and general ruckus ensue. I have loved this series for a long time and I have re-read them all many times, without the books losing any of their original charm.

















When I learnt that Percy's adventures continued in Heroes of Olympus, I was thrilled!
However the first book is about Jason Grace but as the series continues everyone is reunited and Percy re-enters the picture. This series is just as good as the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and I can't wait for the last instalment to be released on the 7th October 2014, Blood of Olympus!

The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green was, I found, rather underwhelming. I was expecting a book that was going to utterly destroy me, tear out my heart and then shove it back in again, but it didn't. It was a good story, it had good characters and storyline, but it didn't make me cry and scream.
I think if I haven't read about it, read all the amazing reviews about it, I might have enjoyed it more, instead of waiting for the bit where it finally became amazing.
However, I can't fault it: the characters were identifiable (sort of); the sadness was interjected with humour; it has a good plot; it just wasn't enough.

The Kissing Booth

The Kissing Booth by Beth Reekles is about Elle, who decides to run a kissing booth for the school carnival and kisses her best friend's older brother and everything spirals out of control!
When I first heard about this book. I was really sceptical as I am an avid fantasy and si-fi reader, but when I saw it in my local library, I thought I'd give it a go.
I really liked this book:
- it has a likable main character
- it is well written
- it is easy to read
-it has a good plot
Overall, I really enjoyed reading The Kissing Booth and I could barely put it down (in fact, I didn't, I stayed up through the night to finish it!) and can't wait to read her next work!

Confessions of a Murder Suspect

Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson is about a girl called Tandoori (Tandy) who is suspected of the murder of her parents. She has to launch a  investigation into her siblings motives for killing their parents, as well as her own. She can't trust anyone, not even herself.
This book was very engaging and exciting! I have read many of James Patterson's books and I wasn't disappointed with this novel. the heroine is feisty but with just enough quirks to be likable.


P.S. The second one comes out soon: Confessions: The Private School Murders! :) 

Infinity

Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon is a book about Nick Gautier who thinks he is pretty average until he learns he is destined to either save the world or destroy it.  Here begins a journey to earn some money, look after his mother and escape the demons pursuing him (not necessarily in that order), where every turn of the page brings more action and witty dialogue!
I really enjoyed this book and I am currently reading the sequels with relish.