I finally finished Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare and it did not work for me at all.
Fortunately I've just started Before I Die by Jenny Downham, which is absolutely brilliant. A moving account of a teenage girl with terminal cancer who draws up a list of things she wants to do before she dies, this is a fabulously well written book with a great central voice and well observed characters. I can see both why it won and was nominated for a number of prestigious awards.
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Clockwork Angel has been so hyped up, hey? It's not really my scene. I made it through City of Bones and am happy to leave it at that
I just read "The Adoration of Jenna Fox". I have to say, it was a lot better than I thought it would be. .
I thought it was really well written too - It was weird though, when I read it I had bursts when I was really into it and then patches where I wasn't so enthusiastic.
Also, I loved the final chapter/s/epilogue. Done so well and just widen the whole scope of the novel.
I just finished 'Wings' by Aprilynne Pike.
*SPOILERS*
The begining was such a flatline, but it picked up. I think tho, what broke the suspension of disbelief for me was how she tells a boy she's only just met about the flower growing out of her back, even tho her background was homeschooling with next to no interaction with people her age or boys. For me, that was a big one, especially when she didn't tell her mom first, when the author set them up as being quite close. It pulled me out of the story.
Any thoughts on this one?
Heheheheh. I know what you mean. I think authors in the paranormal romance genre work things like that. I thought the book was kinda middle grade in a way. I cruised through a little bored. I think it'll make a good tween movie though.
Right now, I'm reading Take Me There by Carolee Dean. So far it's really good. Started off strong, and it's refreshing to read a male POV.
I have this sitting on my shelf
But a pile of Aussie YA to get through first...
1. I just finished Girl Saves Boy by Steph Bowe and am not sure what to make of it? She's a 16year old Aussie author.
2. Also, Jarvis 24 (winner of CBCA) it was great - Aussie male POV was brilliant.
3. I read She's So Dead to Us by Kieren Scott (who is also Kate Brian). It's a guilty pleasure read that stared off cliche but the second half of the book was really strong and redeemed itself. She can write really well. It was addictive fluff
If you love books like these you wont be disappointed. For me, it's nothing that will resonate but I did kinda enjoy the indulgence, haha.
4. Now onto Mistik Lake which looks really good - the first few chapters have some lovely rich prose.