Rival by Sara Bennet-Wealer (a Debut Challenge Review)

Rival by Sara Bennet-Wealer
Released 2/15/2011 on HarperTeen
2 Stars (sorry... but not every book can be 5 stars!)

I didn't really like this book. The characters were just okay for me. The book alternates viewpoints between two characters (Brooke and Kathren) who are high school rivals. It also changes between different time frames to explain why they are rivals and that they used to be friends. The reasons are petty mostly. Alternating viewpoints (and timeframes) can be done well but in this case just left me confused. The ending felt unsatifying and unresolved. This book qualifies for The Debut Author Challenge hosted by The Story Siren. Other people may enjoy this book but it just wasn't for me. I do like the cover though. It is very pretty and has relevance to the story.

Delirium by Lauren Oliver Review

Delirium by Lauren Oliver Review

Delirium is a powerful dystopia novel about love, questioning the rules of society and self discovery. This novel is a beautifully written story about a future society where love is considered a disease. On a citizen's eighteenth birthday they undergo the procedure, curing them of the amor deliria nervosa (love) Lena never questions the society she lives in and looks forward to being cured. Until she starts to fall in love. The story is gripping, the society fascinating and the ending will leave you wondering... what now? I give this book 4/5 stars. It was a very good book. Delirium is now available in hardcover in bookstores in the US and online and is also available on Amazon Kindle.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Video Review

Fantastic 5 star read. A great dystopia and survival book.

Zombies VS Unicorns Video Review

Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel Video Review

Overall a very good book. I will most likely continue the series. 4 stars.

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The 2011 Debut Author Challenge

I am joining the 2011 Debut Author Challenge for 2011. This challenge is hosted by The Story Siren (who also started In My Mailbox) The goal of the challenge is to read and review 12 or more Young Adult debut author books for the year. I figure this will be a great challenge for my digital ARCs since I will be reading and reviewing them anyway. All books will have a video and/or written review. They will be posted on this blog and a note will be included if they are a book for this challenge. For more information click the link above.