Julie’s Review: Uglies is a pretty good dystopia where at age 16, everyone gets an operation to make them pretty – as opposed to the uglies they are now. I liked that the novel explored what we as people think is beauty (symmetrical faces, little body fat, etc) but also explored the truth behind the […]
Julie’s Review: I was disappointed with Cruel Beauty, especially with the 5 star reviews staring me in the face when I log into Goodreads. I got this through the summer Sync audiobook program, so free is free right? I gave it a listen, and was expecting it to be a really interesting retelling of Beauty […]
Director: R.J. Cutler Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Jamie Blackley Information from IMDB. Julie’s Review – Book: Movie: I actually liked the If I Stay movie way better than the book, even though I read the book first. I know, that’s almost unheard of in the bookish world, but […]
Julie’s Review: Independent Study was a decent follow up to The Testing, but this book really was a “second book syndrome” kind of book for me. It was just a bridge between the first book (which was awesome) and the (what I hope will be epic) conclusion to the series. I didn’t have any strong […]
Julie’s Review: Finished Ruin & Rising. First 75%=yawn at all the planning. Last 25%: edge of your seat yelling OMG! No! Yes! Great ending. — Julie S. (@juliecookies) August 14, 2014 I don’t even know if I can write this review without spoilers, because OMG! As you can see from my shared tweet, the first […]
Julie’s Review: I’m sad to say I was pretty underwhelmed with Under The Never Sky. I read so many glowing reviews, so my expectations were sky high on this one (pun intended). I guess you could say this novel fell into the pitfalls of hype category for me. It was very much a journey book, […]
Julie’s Review: The 5th Wave was one of those books that tries of offer a unique perspective on the human condition. I give it a very high 3.5 stars. I really liked Cassie and thought her reactions and behavior were relatable and real. She really gave a good understanding of what this type of alien […]
Julie’s Review: ** spoiler alert ** This review contains spoilers, I just don’t know how to share my feelings without sharing something about the plot. So you’ve been warned. Rebel Bell was a so-so read for me. I liked it, but not a whole lot, and I also did not dislike it. I struggled with it at […]
Julie’s Review: Cress is the third Lunar Chronicles book, and now it follows three characters. The first book was only Cinder, the second was both Scarlet and Cinder, and now we have Cress in addition to Scarlet and Cinder. I like how each book builds onto each character’s continuing story, while focusing on the […]
Julie’s Review: Siege and Storm was a lot darker and political than Shadow and Bone was. The exciting and new feeling from the first book with the world building and new characters was replaced with a more ‘what’s gonna happen?’ feeling. Now Alina knows what she is, and she is on the run. Unfortunately, on […]