My review of Alienation by Jon S, Lewis

My review of Alienation by Jon S. Lewis

Summary:

The invasion was only the beginning . . .

After his parents were killed in a car accident, Colt McAllister was drawn into a world he thought only existed in comic books-one where mind control, jet packs, and flying motorcycles don't even scratch the surface.

Along with his best friends Oz and Danielle, Colt is now training at the secret Central Headquarters Against the Occult and Supernatural academy. But strange accidents seem to follow him. . . even with the security of the school grounds. What first seems random soon turns deadly. But who is targeting Colt?

As the alien invasions increase in frequency and force, C.H.A.O.S resources are taxed to the limit and they're forced to utilize the new recruits. In the midst of battle, Colt will discover some startling revelations . . . about himself, his friendship with Oz, and why he has been chosen to defeat this alien attack against earth.

My Review:

This is a good book, continuing the story of Colt Mcallister…. Action happens within the first ten pages, and has a lot of action(fighting, etc.) throughout the book.

Having read Invasion, I was eagerly awaiting this, and it didn’t disappoint, I think it’s amazing that the author, according to a friend I lent the book to to get a second opinion, provides enough info that you don’t feel lost if you haven’t read the first book in the series, but yet it doesn’t provide so much info(or the info is very subtle- I barely noticed it) so that it doesn’t revise every thing that’s happened(this is annoying to me)

Overall, great book.

I received a free copy of this book from Booksneeze, a division of Thomas Nelson, in exchange for this review.

-Emma at truebookreviews.blogspot.com

My review of Daughter Of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

This is another one of those rare few books I actually purchased instead of recieving for a review, but I was in the habit of writing a review about any new books I read, so here goes-

This is a captivating book about Karou, an art student in prague who was brought up by demons. The inside of the dust jacket captivated me instantly- which those little blurbs tend not to do, with a few sentences about Karou, whose peacock blue hair grows out of her head that way, and speaks many languages, some not human.
You feel a lot of sympathy for Karou as the book progresses- she must drift away from her friends to perform errands for the demons, and if she doesn't perform the errands the demons feel like she is ignoring them, so she is put between a rock and a hard place- and put another rock in there as her troubles don't end there- she has to deal with Kaz, her ex-boyfriend who used her.
Oh, and add one more hard place- although putting it in this review would spoil some of the book, so I guess you'll just have to read it!
Oh, and by the way, felix early navidad!

My review of Sierra Jensen Collection Volume One (Only You Sierra, In Your Dreams and Don't You Wish) By Robin Jones Gunn

My review of Sierra Jensen Collection Volume One (Only You Sierra, In Your Dreams and Don't You Wish) By Robin Jones Gunn.

When I first started this book, it didn't hook me on, and in truth, bored me a bit. I deemed it badly written, and the conversation's and characters unrealistic.
But about twenty pages in, I realized it was a very good book- and I was hooked.
I love the character's of Sierra Jensen and her friends, and they go through things a lot of teens have to go through- so it is, contrary to my opinion at the beginning, a realistic book, and I like it quite a bit.
While this collection won't be making it's way onto my favorite shelf any time soon, it's a good read, and I give it four out of five stars.

Disclaimer: I received a free e-book copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for this review. This has not influenced my review in any way.

Heaven If For Real- For Kids By Sonja Burpo and Tedd Burpo

Heaven If For Real- For Kids By Sonja Burpo and Tedd Burpo
This is an amazing book, I haven't read the adult version yet, but am planning to.
It is the story of Colton, who went to heaven when he was very ill and was operated on, and then he was sent back to earth.
I have been one of those people who dread death, so this book was a big relief to me- it told me not to dread it.
At first I was skeptical of Colton's so-called 'Trip to Heaven' and thought it was a publicity stunt, i'd seen it on the news when the adult version came out, and I was skeptical for a second while reading the book- skeptical for the first sentence of the book, pretty early in the book I realized it all had to be true- he had known so many details he shouldn't have, and details he couldn't have asked about-
He knew where his dad was praying, because he had see him from heaven.
He knew about his sister, whom had been miscarried and he hadn't been told about but he met in heaven.
Amazing book, I recommend it to everyone.