Flowers in the Attic

Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


When I was a budding teen, my mom always warned me never to read this mysterious 'Flowers in the Attic' book. Now more than a decade later, I am SO glad I heeded her back then! I HATED this story!!! and as such, I give it 5 STARS. Peculiar huh? It's not because I liked it, or really liked it (according to goodreads lesser star meanings) but because it was indeed amazing! I found myself so engrossed in this book that I entirely forgot that it was fiction, I even found myself locked in my room reading constantly forgetting that maybe I should (and CAN) come out. The story sucked me in and I cringed and protested and hated every second of it but for an author to wield a story that reads so simply, yet evokes such intense feeling of loathing and distress, I have nothing but admiration and amazement. I can say without a doubt, this was one of the most disturbing books I've ever read and I will never, ever forget it. Suffice it to say, when I have kids, I would give them to same advice as my mom gave me :p



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A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This was one insanely sad book! Amazingly written with characters so real you will never be able to shake them... but so, so very sad.



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Prince of Thorns

Prince of Thorns by Mark  Lawrence

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Wow... so, this was quite something! I've never read a book quite like this before; mixed genres of medieval epic fantasy type with an underlying dystopian background. There were scenes that made my blood crawl and some that scared me into stopping what I was reading. There were many laugh out loud moments that caught me so off guard and even more so since I really should not have been laughing; such is the power of a good antihero. I commend Mark Lawrence's writing! Dialogue and prose of this caliber is very rarely seen in breakthrough novelists. The main character Jorg is one you would never, ever forget! All in all, I enjoyed this book despite reading a genre I rarely ever do (fantasy) Can't wait for the 2nd installment 'King of Thorns'



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The Last Apprentice (Book Review)

Name: The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney

Date: 11.01.12

Link: http://amzn.com/B00570S19U

Hmmm where do I start? I decided to give this book a shot, since I had per-ordered it and got it free. It looked pretty interesting and the reviews were promising. I eventually dived head on and got sucked in. The writing is easy and flows well. It's the First person POV, in the voice of the young protagonist Tom, therefore it is pretty easy to read for a child. The story was good but something was lacking. Every buildup ended on a rather dull crescendo, but it did nonetheless, grip the reader all the way. It IS too scary for the younger spectrum age group, I have to admit that much. As an adult I find some of the things highly disturbing, worst yet for a child. Age is subjective though, so in all fairness, it should be okay for the slightly older ones. 

The one thing that soured this book for me, was a somewhat misogynist undertone. I was actually sad that it changed my feelings about the book as I read on, because I really wanted to totally love it! But there were some instances where it was not even subtle enough to get lost in the riveting reading itself. Suffice to say, I do believe that the series is promising and it is an entertaining read. There is room for improvement in character & plot development. I think the author got a bit sloppy with the story's linkages and tie ins and of course, in the 'sexist' commentary. I know the roles of men and women are indeed based on some reality, but it should not be so blatantly put forward in such an accepted way in a novel that's targeted at children.