Book Review- Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick

Well hello there little dumplings! It's Scarlett, but you knew that. Today I will be reviewing Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick. Are you ready for this adventure? I am. Let's go. 

Summary:

           This book is written in male perspective, and the main character's name is Peter. He starts off as a baseball star, but an injury caused him to never be able to play again. The novel tracks Peter's adjustment to not being able to play anymore, and the things he falls in love with: photography, a girl, etc etc. The book kind of has a John Green feel to it, but won't leave you emotionally destroyed for the rest of your life. Moving on. 

             

Review:

This book is delightful. A wonderfully modern story, with characters that are easy to connect to, Sonnenblick draws readers in from the first moment. His complex and detailed descriptions paint a picture for the reader, while leaving enough to the imagination. One moment it is heartbreakingly sad, and the next, you're giggling into your coffee. A phenomenal balance of emotionally evocative moments and light humor, Sonnenblick keeps readers engaged, and wanting readers to be there alongside the protagonist, snapping pictures right there with him. Five out of five stars.

Branded by Keary Taylor Review

           Hello! Alex here! Okay, so today I will be reviewing Branded by Keary Taylor. I got this book for free on my kindle and it is probably still free so if you would like to buy it after this review it probably still is free.

Summary Time!

          Ever since Jessica was young she has been dreaming of angels. The angels that decide the fate of the dead. Either you are going to Heaven or Hell. Whenever Jessica falls asleep she is forced to be put on trail for people who have died recently.  

          Jessica pretty much has her life all figured out. Except one day her life falls apart or does it get better?

          The elderly couple that Jessica house sits for recently died, so their grandson Alex shows up to inspect the house because everything was left to him when they died.

          Alex then finds Jessica living inside the house and Alex stays at the house for a while drawing the two of them closer together. Alex eventually learns about Jessica's nightmares because she cant stay awake forever can she?

Rating!

          Honeslty, I am going to give this book a two star review. I personally did not like this book very much. I think it might have been a little bit too rushed. and it kind of ruined basically all angel books for me in the future.

        I didn't hate every single part of it though, I think that is she did not rush the book so much it could have had an amazing plot. If she maybe stretched the first book, Branded and made it two books, it would have been a much better book for readers.

        

Undeniably Chosen Review

         Hello! Alex here! Today I am going to be reviewing Undeniably Chosen by Shelly Crane. This is sort of a branch of novel of the Significance Series, but then again it is also apart of it, it's confusing so here let me unconfused you with an explanation.

          Okay, so what Shelly Crane did was she wrote the books up to Consequences in Maggie and Caleb point of view, telling there story. Then what she did was she wrote Undeniably Chosen which follows Ava and Seth's story. Make sense? Okay, good. ONTO THE SUMMARY!

Summary Time!

          Ava has been waiting her whole entire life for the man that she can call her significance. Every reunification she would look at all the children just basically studying all of them guessing which one will become her significance. What she doesn't know is he has never been to a reunification thanks to Ava's mother Maggie.

         Seth's mother was killed by the Watson's as soon as Seth was born, so Seth was raised as a Watson. He has always waited for his significance even though he technically shouldn't have one because he is originally a human, but still he waits.

          One day both of their waiting is over. One is late, One is early. They touch hands and then BOOM ! they are significances. They are only able to cherish it for a few moments because they then notice that they are supposed to hate each other. How can you hate your significance?

         This may sound like a Romeo and Juilet story, but I assure you it isn't. It is nothing like that tragic story. Seth and Ava have to learn how to live with the challenges this purposes, but they live and love together.

         

Rating!

          Honestly, I think this book was amazing, but it also could have been better, I would give it a 3 and a half stars out of five. There were some parts in the book that weren't the best to read, but then other parts were absolutely incredible and filled with suspense.   

      

Consequences By Shelly Crane

           Hello! Alex here! Okay, so I just wanted to inform you little munchkins that I am now on summer break so hopefully I will be posting A LOT more on here. Hopefully like once or twice a week maybe.

          

SUMMARY TIME!

          This book starts off a few years after Maggie and Caleb are married and they now have two little children running around, Rodney and Ava. Maggie and Caleb soon figure out that Ava is somehow intertwined in something that as a parent you wouldn't want your kid in the middle of. In this novella Maggie and Caleb try to solve things and they try to save a little boy by the name of Seth. Let me just say this, it has something to do with the Watsons

RATING TIME!

          Personally, let me just say this... Shelly Crane did an AMAZING job with this novella. I think this novella was a fantastic transition between Maggie and Caleb's story into Ava and Seth's story. She did a phenomenal job with the transition, so I have to give this novella a hard to get 5 out of 5 stars because the story line wasn't only amazing, but as I mentioned the transition between the two different parts of the stories was just amazing.

Independence Review

          Hello! Alex here. Sorry I haven't posted in so long, it's been hectic lately. It's the end of the school year and I had finals and all that good stuff that I had to study for so this was put on the back burner for a little bit, but guess what I AM BACK BABY!

          (By the way I am deciding to try a new format feel free to comment and tell me if you don't like it or if you like it more?)

           Anyways, today I am reviewing Independence by the one and only Shelly Crane.

        Honestly, I think that this book was absolutely amazing. I think it was such an amazing book because SO MUCH HAPPENED! In this book alone Maggie and Caleb get married and then Marcus is back. Yes, even though Marcus is a human he is STILL HERE! Why cant he just die already. Seriously?

Basic summary of the story:

GUYS I KNOW I HAVE SAID IT ONCE BUT MAGGIE AND CALEB GET MARRIED IN THIS BOOK! DO YOU HEAR ME? MAGGIE. AND. CALEB. GET. MARRIED!

         Okay, so the beginning of this book is basically just everyone preparing for the marriage and such. In the end when the wedding comes all of the couples are actually getting married that have imprinted. So, Maggie and Caleb are getting married, Bish and Jen, Maggie's dad and Fiona, and Kyle and Lynne. This is the first time ever that there has been a wedding for more than one couple, but oh well the rules are changing so why not right?

         The Jacobson family is starting a whole bunch of new things, I would give you more examples, but spoilers my dears, spoilers.

          When everyone does get married something happens so all of the couples who just got married get to spend their honey moons all in the same place. They are all very thrilled about this. *heavy sarcasm is implied*

          They figure out that Marcus is then with them on their honeymoon. All of the couples except for Maggie's father and Fiona lose the ability to feel their significance which means they cannot heal them if they are hurt and they wake up with withdrawal pains even if their significance is with them the whole time.

         

My Rating:

Personally I absouletly love this book so freaking much, so I will give it a 5 out of 5 stars. This series is literally tied for first along with the Lux Series and the Covenant Series. Those series better watch their backs.

See you guys next review!



Defiance Review

     Hello earthlings!! I am reviewing Defiance by Shelly Crane. Aka the third book in the Significance series. 

    This books was absolutely incredible.. The whole book of Defiance is basically telling what happens at the reunification. 

The council happens to have plans for Maggie, but Maggie is just like "Uh! Ha Ha NAH BRA!". 
     Maggie and Caleb don't only have to deal with the council, but they also have to still deal with the Watson clan. They are still being ruthless and trying to basically kill Maggie every chance they can.
          Sorry for my very sucky summary, I can't really review summaries that without giving away spoilers
         At the end of this book my favorite character dies. So that is why I am not going to go on about my favorite character because it hurts too. STUPID SHELLY CRANE KILLING OFF MY FAVORITE!!(I need this shirt so much)

    


 Over all, I give this book a definite 5 out of 5 because it is just so amazing

Accordance Review

       

 Today, I will be reviewing Accordance by Shelly Crane. Let me just apologize now if the format is weird. I am doing this one my phone right now. 

         The book starts off with Bish and Kyle both coming to Calfiornia after Maggie and Claeb get there.

They are sent there to watch after Caleb and Maggie. Bish doesn't know about the Ace population and he doesn't really take a liking at all to Caleb. Something happened and Caleb's father and family has to come down to California. A lot of things happen, that I'm not going to tell you, because...spoilers. 

         My favorite character is probably Caleb. Has anyone else noticed that my favorite character is always the male lead...because I have. It's weird. Oh well, I'll be boy crazy then. 

         Honestly, I can't say too much about this books without enclosing too many spoilers. I give this book a 4 star rating.  

Significance Review

          Today, I will be reviewing Significance by Shelly Crane.  Okay, let me just say this now, this book was absolutely incredible. I am not joking it was amazing. It is competing with the lux series to be my favorite book series, yeah it is that amazing.

Let us just see how the rest of the book series goes.
         The book Significance by Shelly Crane starts off with a graduation of Maggie Masters and Kyle Jacobson (and of course their other class mates, but they aren't important to the story). 

At her graduation nobody cheers for her because her mom had abandoned her before she started school, leaving Maggie completely screwed up, so her dad was also screwed up, leaving no one to clap for her.
          When Kyle invites her out that night she goes, while walking to his house she stops at a stop light and she sees a guy waiting, when the light turns to let the walkers go she saves his life because a truck doesn't stop, that guy was Caleb. They walk to Kyle's together talking. When it gets time to part they say goodbye and they touch and they get imprinted. Being imprinted means they are soul mates. Kyle is furious because he is practically in love with Maggie. (The Gif was probably Kyle's reaction.)

 Maggie and Caleb have to face obstacles that are astounding, How will they live their lives if they cant even leave the other person's side?
          The two main characters in this book is Caleb Jacobson and Maggie Masters. My favorite character is, of course, Caleb. (And not just because on the cover he is portrayed as Pepe Toth)

          I like Caleb the most because he is honeslty incredibly sweet and he is constantly concerned about Maggie. I feel like even if they didn't know they were meant to be together forever, he would still be this sweet. It seems to be his type of character. I also really like Sike's wife, I don't remember exactly if she had a name though, but I loved how she was so nice to Maggie when she was captured.

            I give this book a definite 4 out of 5 stars.