Book Review: The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Like the first two in this series, this book still took way too long to get to the point. But I loved the strategizing on the part of the "good guys" for overcoming the epic conspiracies of the "bad guys". I'm not a huge fan of the details of law or procedurals, but I did like the point-by-point take-down in logical order. But they left one major detail hanging -- what happened to Camilla, Salander's long-lost twin sister? She never appears in any of the three books and nobody mentions what has become of her while living "abroad".

Book Review: Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1)

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Great characters, but I found the plot a bit lacking. There was very much an assumption that readers had already read The Mortal Instruments series and thus knew all the background about Shadowhunters - which I had, but I dislike when I feel like a book is not whole on its own. Similarly the pace threw me off a bit: I kept feeling like I was still in the introductory phase, and didn't know very much about where the book was headed plot-wise, when I started noticing I was halfway through or three-quarters through the book. I realized it was one of those books that's written expressly as the first in a series - meaning that it doesn't stand quite as well on its own, and I feel less satisfied by the ending. That being said, I love the world created by Cassandra Clare and will definitely be reading Clockwork Prince to find out what the hell is going on with Will! (And what the hell Tessa is.)

Book Review: Mockingjay (The Hunger Games #3)

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Incredible! And for once, the ending actually measured up to the rest of the series. I'm going to have to find more science fiction that I actually like, since I was fascinated by this.

Book Review: City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments #4)

City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Despite the fact that the characters in this installment of The Mortal Instruments were almost Twilight-esque in their ability to make me rage against their stupidity at times - you love each other, stop being emo and sulky and get over yourselves!!! - I still enjoyed it. More and more detail about the different races and Shadowhunter history. And another cliffhanger ending that has left me heading straight to the library hold list for the next book.

Book Review: Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2)

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Tore through this book in three days and am now left with a gigantic cliffhanger... Now on a mission to find Book 3. AMAZING series.