Mazerunner

Summary
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade—a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls. Just like Thomas, the Gladers don’t know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night they’ve closed tight. And every 30 days a new boy has been delivered in the lift. Thomas was expected. But the next day, a girl is sent up—the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers. Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess. If only he could unlock the dark secrets buried within his mind.

Review
This book was really a page turner. James Dashner knows how to create an intriguing society encapsulated in mystery. The dialect that has developed over the two years that the Gladers have been in the maze is one of the must interesting parts of the book. It is a little hard to catch onto at first, but one quickly understands it. Dashner's characters are also great. Each boy has his own distinct personality. Minho is still one of my favorites, mostly because of his wit. Dashner also writes of very scary monsters called Grievers. I definitely wouldn't want to be caught by one of those things. One of the things I wish the author had gone into was more about life in The Glade. I realize that this might have taken away from the book, but the pages seemed to fly by too quickly.

Stars 3/4 

Wintergirls

Summary
Lia and Cassie were best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies. But now Cassie is dead. Lia’s mother is busy saving other people’s lives. Her father is away on business. Her stepmother is clueless. And the voice inside Lia’s head keeps telling her to remain in control, stay strong, lose more, weigh less. If she keeps on going this way – thin, thinner, thinnest – maybe she’ll disappear altogether.

Review
This is a really amazing book. There was so much research that went into it, especially when Lia's body starts to fail her.  Laurie Halse Anderson's writing was amazing, almost like poetry. She manages to vividly capture the mindset that one normally wouldn't understand and bring it to life in beautiful language. Lia is literally haunted by her past, and it was incredible to see how that played out throughout the book as she sees her deceased friend. I really enjoyed all of Anderson's character's. Lia's little sister reminds me of my own siblings. Even though Lia doesn't always see it, each person that she has a relationship with loves her very much and wants what is best for her. It is up to Lia on whether or not she will try and get better. 

Stars

4 out of 4

Summary:
Before. Miles "Pudge" Halter's whole existence has been one big nonevent, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave the "Great Perhaps" (François Rabelais, poet) even more. Then he heads off to the sometimes crazy, possibly unstable, and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed-up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young, who is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart.

After. Nothing is ever the same.

Review:  I really enjoyed this book.  The pranks were brilliant and hilarious and Alaska was an amazing character. 

3 out of 4 stars

Pretty Little liars

Everyone has something to hide—especially high school juniors Spencer, Aria, Emily, and Hanna.

Spencer covets her sister's boyfriend. Aria's fantasizing about her English teacher. Emily's crushing on the new girl at school. And Hanna uses some ugly tricks to stay beautiful.

But they've all kept an even bigger secret since their friend Alison vanished.

How do I know? Because I know everything about the bad girls they were and the naughty girls they are now. And guess what? I'm telling.

I really liked all of the mystery in the book. The characters were all really good and some of them were really funny. 

I would give this a 3 stars 

The city of bones

It’s after dark in New York City, and Clary Fray is seeing things.  The best-looking guy in the nightclub has just stabbed a boy to death – but the victim has vanished into thin air.  Her mother has disappeared, and a hideous monster is lurking in her apartment.

With her life spiralling into darkness, Clary realizes that she has stumbled into an invisible war between ancient demonic forces and secretive Shadowhunters – a war in which she has a fateful role to play 

I really like this book because the author really can come up with good characters and she can really put you in the scene with the characters. I also really like the plot there were some parts where you didn't know where to turn. There were many twists and turns in the book which make the readers wanting the next book. 

I would give this four stars because I really enjoyed this book.