THE MAZE RUNNER by James Dashner

Wow. Just wow. At first I didn't think I would get into this book, but I'm absolutely hooked.

The story is based around a boy named Thomas who waked up with no memories. All he knows is how the world works and his name. When he wakes up he finds himself in the Glade with about 50 other guys who can't remember anything either. All they know is that the want to go home. And solving the Maze is the way out. Then a girl shows up. And everything changes.

Dashner defiantly knows how to write. I mean, the last sentence of each chapter urges you on to the next. It was so difficult to put it down. You just want to know what happens next. You think you know what's going to happening, and in some parts you do, but in others, you're thrown for a loop. You never saw that coming.

Absolutely amazing. Until you reach the last chapter. You find those four little words.

END OF BOOK ONE

Now you have to wait for the next one. And I so can't wait. The ending is a huge cliff hanger.

Anyone whose into this kind of story or any SciFi-Fantasy-Fiction-Type book should deffinatlty read The Maze Runner.

-- Chances vs Pills

Restoring Harmony by: Joëlle Anthony

Molly is sixteen and living an post-fossil fuel dystopia when she goes on an intercontinental mission to save her family.
While this is not the best book I have ever read, since Forest Born it is the first one that's been good enough for me to bother finishing. It's two major downfalls are it's apparent disregard of one of the first laws of physics, and the somewhat forced romance. That said, the characters are fairly solid, and the plot, though not the most original, is cohesive.

--Robin Schwab

HOLD STILL by Nina LaCour

An amazing slice of life. Just amazing.

A girl loses her best friend to suicide, but her friend leaves her journal behind.

I can't really say anything more than that. This beautifully written story breaks your heart and and puts it back together again, maybe forgetting a piece or too. Either way, you never know what you've got until it's gone.

It's an absolutely amazing book. I have nothing more to say. You just need to read it to know what I'm talking about.

-- Chances vs Pills

IMPLUSE by Ellen Hopkins

I lied. Out of all of Hopkins stories, this one is most defiantly my favorite. The storyline is just amazing, in my opinion. It takes you through the lives of three teenagers in a psychiatric hospital after failed suicide attempts. It untwists their life stories behind the suicide attempts and the relationships the three have with each other.

In my opinion, the 3rd and 4th pages have one of the best poem like verses in this book. Out of the verses in the story, the ones at the beginning seem to be told by all three of the character, which I like.

Speaking of the characters, their personalities and reasoning so well drawn out that you simply fall in love with them. You feel like you know them, maybe even want to give them a hug... Anyway...

Hopkins throws loop after loop, sending you into... Well, I found it really hard to put the book down. The end should and will blow your mind.

However, I should've wrote this on the IDENTICAL review as well, so I'm sayinng it now. If you don't like the whole teenage struggles and issues thing, then Hopkins book are not for you. If you like that kind of thing or find it interesting and want to get in the heads of those with these kinds of issues, then you should defiantly read them.

-- Chances vs Pills

IDENTICAL by Ellen Hopkins

This was the first book by Hopkins that I read. I fell in love with her stories afterward. Anyway. Out of all of them, this one is my favorite. Mainly, it's about two twin sisters. One of which is being sexually abused by their father. The other is a trouble maker. You seem to be able to guess how the story will end and how it will play out, but once you reach that point... Boom. Everything changes and you're thrown for a loop. A good loop, too.

The writing takes you through the point of views of both the girls in verse. The one thing i like best about Hopkins stories being written in verse is how the book itself is so thick, but not actually that long. Moving on. If you read one of her books, you'll want to read the rest of them. I know I can't wait to get the newest one.

-- Chances vs Pills

dark secrets by Elizabeth Chandler

the first book called legacy of lies is about this girl name megan and she visits her grandmother and she finds out that she does not like her and she doesn't know why she invited her and she had a cousin that lived with her grand mother and he also doesnt like her but the wierd thing is that she is having dreams about her grandmothers dead sister and at the end there is a shocking twist and you have to read it to fing out. This is a good book to read if you are into ghosts and wierd things happen. This is one of my favorite books i have ever read for a while.P.S DO NOT ABANDON THIS BOOK JUST BECOUSE OF THE BEGINNING.

top 8 is about a girl who is an e-mail addict. she ends up getting hacked. she tries to find out who did by asking people if they had hacked her e-mail before the hacker can send hates notes everyone she cares. this book was awsome, i thought it was going to be chessey because of the begining but as the story progressed it was amazing. this book is for people who craves for drama and a happy-ending.

Wicked by Sara Shepard

Wicked is an awsome book about these girls Emily,Aria,Spencer and Emily who are getting weird text messeges about their deep dark secrets from the past threatning they"ll tell if they do don't do what they say. When suddenly they find out who the person is but then theres another A in town. This book is good because it keeps you flipping the pages trying to find out who A is the person sending the weird text messages. You want to know who A is read the book to find out.

Forest Born by Shannon Hale

Country girl goes to city, discovers her kingdom is in peril, and saves it, while discovering herself. Characters are complete and can be related to and plot is solid, but both are a bit predictable. A good book, but not earth shattering.
--Robin Schwab

Carter Finally Gets It

By Brent Crawford

This book is about a freshman in high school. There is more drama in this book than you can find in your life (don't argue, its true!). He faces many decisions about what to do. Most of his decisions are made on teenage testosterone and male machoism.

Great book. You must read if you have not!

IDK signing out

Shade's Children by Garth Nix

One morning every human over the age of fourteen spontaneously disappears. The remaining children are killed by evil overlords upon reaching the age of fourteen. The plot moves along nicely, the book is hard to put down, and the plot ties up it's loose ends. However, while many themes are touched on none are fully explored, leaving a feeling of questioning as to the point of the story.
--Robin Schwab

Bite Me by Melissa Francis

Aj is having the wost week of her life and things are not looking good for her. Also one thing that she hates is that her boyfriend becomes her step brother and she hates that.T his book is really interesting and this book is one of those books you can never let go of.

This book is about a man who has lost his memory. He is a man who isn't afraid of anything after losing his memory. What i mean by this is, he kills every one who stands in his way. This man's one goal is to find out who he really is; if he was a good guy or a bad guy. The book was a very action-packed book for any one who loves the blood and glore. But this manga has only 2 volumes so an easy read for anyone who hates reading very long serious like Naruto.

Unbelieveable Sara Shepard

After their best friend Alison died Aria, Spencer, Emily, Hanna are getting mysterious text messages. the girls are trying to find who it is also they are solving the death of their friend. this book is good because in every chapter you find surprises

Night World

Go Night world! Night world is about a group organiztion for the immortal. Basicaly the book is about immortal people (vampires) falling in love with mortal people (humans) so far threre are 3 books series. I think the book is awsome becuase it takes vampires to a whole new level. so READ IT!!!!!!!!

love is never painless by zane and two other authors

There are three different stories: the first is about these two woman who are best friends and their separate struggles in their relationships. And the woman themselves relationship and then there friendships between the two.... the moral seems to be friends prevail over men....

The second seems to be about how you can find love in the most unsuspected places... this story made for the best repersentation to my latest relationship.... so i really liked it.....

And the third is about the challenges of love from friendship to family, it is a great moral example of a everyday thing for a wife or husband's entire day.

Eyesheild 21 Vol # 1 by: Riichiro Inagaki

Eyeshield 21 is about a scrawny high school boy that barely gets the grades to get into his high school. He also has been a gopher(bully slave) his whole life. He becomes the running back for his high schools football team. The book has great comedy and makes me laugh the entire time. It has great illustrations and very vivd detail. This is one of my most favorite Manga and I would recommend it to about anyone.

-Ibad

I Capture the Castle

I Capture the Castle is a book about a girl and her family who live in a castle. The family is very eccentric and are very poor. Their landlords come back to England from America and the two sisters fall in love with them. I really liked this book because there is a good twist at the end and it was interesting to read a book that was written in the 1950's. This book is very different than any other book I've read, which makes it fun to read.

World War Z by Max Brooks

World War Z is a novel about Zombies.

Not the zombie survival guide, although they are by the same author, but a series of interviews through which you get a general jist of the "Zombie War", or the fighting of Zombies post infection all over the world. The novel does a fantastic job of seeming like a true story, giving me memories of reading Black Hawk Down. Its also written in a way that makes it seem both military and supernatural. World War Z is also a huge addition to the zombie fiction in that it talks about strategies for fighting zombies and post- zombie politics in fantastic depth, truley making the novel come alive

Pros:

Realistic

Entertaining

Great Zombie fiction, I think its better than 28 Days Later for sure

Cons: None really. If you don't like zombies/ military thrillers, or SciFi, this is not the book for you.

5/5 bookmarks

UNWIND by Neal Schusterman

What if your parents could have you aborted when you turned 13? A scary thought, right? I think so. It makes you want to ask you own parents if they could, but... that's not a very good idea. Anyway, the outline is simple. Three different teens from 13 to 18 years old of different backgrounds are ordered to be Unwound. And they don't want to be.

This books really made me think. What if this could happen? What if you could be taking apart? With twists and turns that really make you pay attention, feel for the characters. There are few characters that you truly get to know, but they are very well developed. You can guess what would happen next. But you can't. It's not what you think. That's one thing I liked about it. Of course, the ending will vary if you see the cup half full or half empty.

-- Chances vs Pills