Review: The Kill Order

The Kill Order
by James Dashner

book rate: ★★★★★

Brief Introduction:

The Kill Order is The Maze Runner's triology prequel. It tells the story of Mark and his friends and the world they lived in before WICKED, the Glade and the Maze were created. A world after the sun flares.


Review:

This book blew my mind! Seriously, it exceed my expectations by far! After reading several reviews on goodreads I figured you can only feel two ways about this book, either you hate it or you love it. I'm clearly on the last group and I have no regrets people!

Now on to the book itself. The Kill Order has such good amazing perfect characters! I don't mean perfect as in don't make a single mistake, I mean perfect as in they do and they are not the typical bookish mistakes, they are real life ones. This characters struck me because they were so coherent and so very close to what people in real life are. The way their minds worked made total sense and the descriptions of their behaviours were outstanding really. And I felt just the same about the plot! This story was so strong, it had real flaws and even the conversations between characters seemed amazingly real! And I know I've said "real" a lot in the last paragraph but it's just how I feel about this book.

The Kill Order left me with my mouth wide open while reading in public more than once, and I usually contain myself when reading in such circumstances!

The only downside I found about this book was that there's just one freaking book about this and there should be more! (Not really, that would ruin the story but I just loved the characters so much I wish I could meet them all over again...)

This is a book that will make you feel. This is a book that will make you think. Specially about things you probably never thought about before... I recommend 100%, even though you might love it or hate it, but I hope you can all fall in the first category.

Rebeca's October TBR

Hopefully my reading slump is over so let's get some reading done this month!

• The Maze Runner by James Dashner
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare (if I can steal it from Isabel before the month ends!)
• Unmade by Sarah Rees Brennan

What are you guys planning on reading this October? Tell us all about it in the comments' section below!

Rebeca's September Wrap Up

September was a bad reading month this year, I got on a reading slump and therefore read a total of  4 books. Here they are:

On the Road
by Jack Kerouac

Still haven't finished this so I won't get into details yet. I do love the writing style though!

The Appeal of Evil
by Pembroke Sinclair

Review Here

Where She Went
by Gayle Forman

Review Here

The Kill Order
by James Dashner

Upcoming review.

Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Cinder

By Marissa Meyer

from goodreads:

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . . 

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

Review:

Cinder is nothing but a mechanic, a cyborg and an orphan. She has a mean stepmother and older stepsister. She has never known love except for her younger stepsister. She never thought she was special, but when prince charming steps in her booth everything she has ever known changes. 

You've probably heard of Cinder before, there is a lot of hipe around this book. However I went into it without any expectations. I'd love to say I was positively surprised but I wasn't. I can't say I'm disappointed though, it was just an okay read. 

What ruined the reading experience for me was how predictable I found it. As every book this one has some "big" plot twist, but I happened to figure it out on the first chapters, like in the first 10% of the book. I think in a way all my thoughts about Cinder were because I realised what was going to happened to soon. There was no mystery for me and it made the book dull! The writing style was boring as well, I felt like the author dragged the descriptions to much making it extremely slow paced. 

However the storyline is quite interesting: the similarities with Cinderela were lovely and the characters were okay as well. I neither liked or disliked them, I just couldn't connect with any of them, I couldn't care less what happened to them but I did like the fact that Cinder was a mechanic. 

Please, don't let my review stop you from reading Cinder. I think I would have liked it if I hadn't known how it would end. There are a lot of people out there who love this book! 

I'm am not sure if I'll be reading the next books. In one hand I am curious what will happen but on the other I'm afraid I won't like it as well.

Tell me your thoughts on this book and whether or not I should continue with this series. Does it get better?

Book Rate:

WWW Wednesday #7

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

A big thank you to MizB from Should Be Reading who is the host of this meme!

What are you currently reading?

The Maze Runner
by James Dashner

I'm still on chapter 5 so I won't express myself just yet.

On the Road
by Jack Kerouac

Great writing style, I just can't identify with the characters and this generation's problems. I'm enjoying it but reading it slowly.

What did you recently finish reading?

The Kill Order
by James Dashner

Amazing book! Exceed my expectations! A book that makes you feel and think about stuff you never thought about before.

What do you think you’ll read next?

The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins

After so much time trying to swim against the current I finally gave in. I'm giving The Hunger Games a chance to surprise me.

Waiting on Wednesday #10

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating!

Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
By A.S. King

Expected publication: October 14th 2014

from goodreads:

WOULD YOU TRY TO CHANGE THE WORLD
IF YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD NO FUTURE?

Graduating from high school is a time of limitless possibilities—but not for Glory, who has no plan for what's next. Her mother committed suicide when Glory was only four years old, and she’s never stopped wondering if she will eventually go the same way...until a transformative night when she begins to experience an astonishing new power to see a person’s infinite past and future. From ancient ancestors to many generations forward, Glory is bombarded with visions—and what she sees ahead of her is terrifying.

A tyrannical new leader raises an army. Women’s rights disappear. A violent second civil war breaks out. And young girls vanish daily, sold off or interned in camps. Glory makes it her mission to record everything she sees, hoping her notes will somehow make a difference. She may not see a future for herself, but she’ll do everything in her power to make sure this one doesn’t come to pass.

In this masterpiece about freedom, feminism, and destiny, Printz Honor author A.S. King tells the epic story of a girl coping with devastating loss at long last—a girl who has no idea that the future needs her, and that the present needs her even more.

Isabel's September Wrap Up (updated)

It happened people! College started only 2 and a half weeks ago and my reading life is already suffering! It didn't help that I was on a reading slump for a over a week. I read a total of 12 books this month. One of them was a graphic novel and other a reread!

1. Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout. I enjoyed this book. Not as much as the Lux Series but I still enjoyed it. 
2. Isla and the Happily Ever After. Needless to say, I LOVED THIS BOOK. (full review)
3. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater. I did not like this book unfortunately (full review)
4. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater. I also did not like this book, I think I Shiver would've work better as a stand alone. (full review)
5. The Appeal of Evil by Pembroke Sinclar. We were sent this book to review and I was surprised. I enjoyed it very much. (full review)
6. Where She Went by Gayle Forman. Forman is definintly one of my favourite writers. I loved this book so, so much. Exactly what I was expecting from Gayle Forman. THE FEELS!! (full review)
7. Saga by  Brian K. Vaughan (Writer) and Fiona Staples (Artist). This was my first graphic novel and I love it! I can't wait to read the next books. If you're thinking of starting to read graphic novels, this one is perfect to start!
8. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. I enjoyed this book so much! I can't wait to read the rest of this series. I'll be posting a full review of this book on Saturday if everything goes according to plan! It's Saturday now so here is my Full Review
9. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith. I went into this book without any expectations. I didn't like it very much. It was an okay book I guess. (Rebeca's Full Review)
10. Take Me For Granted by K. A. Linde. After reading The Statistical(...) I found myself in a reading slump so I chose an NA because it usual is the type of book I read in one sitting. It was exactly what I wanted and what I expected. I liked it, it was a nice read.
11. Harry Potter and the Half.Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling. Needless to say I love this book. It was a reread. It was my third time reading it and I loved it just as much. I can never get enough of Harry Potter. THE FEELS!
12. Cinder by Marissa Meyer. I wanted to like this book so much! I didn't have expectations but I wanted to love it like everybody else, but I just didn't. I'll be posting a few review tomorrow if you're interested in reading my thoughts. It's tomorrow already, so here is my full review.

This were all the books I read this month. Did you read any of them? What did you think? Did you have a good reading month? Share your thoughts on the comment thingy.