The good, the bad, and the ugly: The Red Queen (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #7) by Isobelle Carmody

Exciting ending makes up for slow rest of novel. The good Elspeth (protagonist) isn't hung up on her missing love interest, and Gets Shit Done. The whole Habitat plot at the start was interesting, although it could (probably should) have been a separate book in its own right. More worldbuilding...

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The good, the bad, and the ugly: Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1) by Robin LaFevers

Finished reading on: 20 April 2016 Clickbait summary: Misandrist in Medieval Brittany joins cult that kills men, falls in love with man. The Good The red dress on the cover  The weapons (main character Ismae is an assassin, so she's got a couple) Medieval setting and all it entails...

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Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms #1) by Morgan Rhodes

Did not finish at 52 pages I picked this up at my mum's library and thought it looked really cool. The start was so strong I thought it would be a great read, my first fantasy in quite a while. I was wrong. The good Nice cover and title made me pick it up Strong start and intriguing...

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Curses & Smoke: A Novel of Pompeii by Vicky Alvear Shecter

Finished reading on: 16 February 2016 I'm experimenting with review styles, so let's see how this goes. Tell me what you think of this format. The good Gorgeous cover Great for young Classics nerds and fans of Spartacus (and therefore me) – Gladiators! Roman women! Pompeii! Satisfied my...

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Ask the Passengers by A.S. King

  Date finished: 22 August 2015 Ask the Passengers is one of the best novels I've read in 2015, and as you can see from my previous reviews, I've read some pretty good books this year. It's so good that I read it in one day, unable to put it down. The plot is pretty simple, but nice. I...

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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

  Date finished: 11 March 2015 I'd been meaning to read this book for about a year, ever since I did a Classics internal on The Iliad vs Troy (2004) in Year 12, and I'm very glad I finally read it. Doing this study meant that I knew the story - and loved it - so I hoped...

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The Jewel (The Lone City #1) by Amy Ewing

  Date finished: 22 December 2014 I wouldn't say this book was bad, but I didn't enjoy it. I just got frustrated and couldn't see any good points. I only picked it up because my mum gave it to me and said it's meant to be good, but it was a waste of time for me. Okay, the good:...

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Panic (Panic #1) by Lauren Oliver

Date finished: 14 December 2014 When I first read the blurb of this book I was a little wary of the "new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them" line, but I was pleasantly surprised when the book turned out to be original and unclichéd,...

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Innocent Darkness (The Aether Chronicles #1) by Suzanne Lazear

Date finished: 10 August 2014 Steampunk and faeries - two things that interest me and the two things that made me read this book. These elements wouldn't normally go together, but in this novel they do. And they complement each other. The concept is a fantastic one, literally. ...

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The Watch That Ends the Night by Allan Wolf

  Date finished: 15 June 2014 This book took me a long time to read, but it was definitely worth it. I can't remember when my interest in the Titanic began, but it was more than a few years ago, and since then I've only read a few novels about it. I've seen Titanic twice, naturally,...

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The Elites by Natasha Ngan

  Date finished: 27 April 2014 Original review, ie. not posted on Goodreads While I was reading this I thought that I'd only give it three stars, but then I finished it and decided that hey, it's original and unique, so why not give it four? Because, hello, it's a dystopian novel set outside...

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Of Poseidon (The Syrena Legacy #1) by Anna Banks

  Date finished: 24 April 2014 This is one of those books that I read in 24 hours. I'm glad that it wasn't any longer than 320 pages, because I think that that would have made the book worse. The book wasn't terrible, but it wasn't brilliant either. From the blurb, I wasn't expecting...

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Prince of Shadows by Rachel Caine

  Date finished: 19 April 2014 Original review, ie. not posted on Goodreads This is one of those books that isn't actually that good, but I enjoyed nonetheless. It had its flaws, but for some reason I liked it anyway. I absolutely loathe Romeo and Juliet (I studied it in Year 10 - we...

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Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman

  Date finished: 19 September 2012 Review originally posted on Goodreads I read Northern Nights by Philip Pullman in September. I really enjoyed the book, and continued to read the rest of the series. The story starts when the main character, Lyra, and her daemon, Pantalaimon,  accidentally...

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