Series Review - Precious Stone Trilogy

Series Review

The Precious Stone Trilogy

by Kerstine Gier

Ruby Red

YA/ Historical Fiction/ Fantasy/ Time Travel/
Easy Read
6 Stars

Gwen is a normal British teenager, she hangs out with her best friend, listens to music, goes to school. While living in a large London mansion with her two aunts, cousin, grandmother, mother, brother and sister might be a little out of the ordinary, its nothing compared to the secret that her cousin Charlotte is a time traveller...or so they thought. When Gwen begins to jump into the past her life takes a 180 degree turn.  Brought into London's secret time travelling society, she attempts to catch up on a lifetimes worth of special lessons, avoid her furiously jealous cousin and aunt, jump back in time at least once a day and continue her normal life. As if this wasn't enough to make her head spin the handsome Gideon De Villers captures her heart.

I went into this book with a rather bleak outlook, I had heard quite a few negative reviews and while I found the story to be interesting I wasn't entirely sold on the idea. I thought that this was a great story and the writing was good but not great. The major flaws of this book are Insta-Love primarily, a love triangle between the impossible handsome Gideon with Gwen vs Charlotte. The bad characters are balanced out with the good ones, Gwen is likeable and relatable which mostly redeems for how irritating and frusturating she can be

Book Review - The Unwelcomed Child

The Unwelcomed Child
Ghost written by Andrew Neiderman
Published Under VC Andrews

373 Pages
Contemporary/ Memoir / Teen / New Adult/  Religion
Medium Read
5 stars

I have never read a VC Andrews novel or anything published by Andrew Neiderman who took up her pen name after her death. I have made up a list of authors with over 50 books and decided to try and read at least one book from each of these authors as a challenge.

"My mother had looked into the face of evil so many times she knew what it was. It was me. I was born without a soul. . . .

Elle Edwards grew up believing that because of her mothers sinful ways she was born without a soul; thats why she was abandoned and left in the care of Grandmother Myra and Grandfather Prescott, who try to ensure her evil will not infect them;by raising her in a virtual prison. Because her days are occupied with homeschooling, strict religious studies, and vigorous housekeeping in their upstate New York home, Elle knows practically nothing of the outside world, even as she emerges as a young woman with impressive artistic talent. But when she makes a secret, forbidden connection to vacationers at the nearby lake;a handsome boy and his precocious twin sister;Elle's world will shatter. Will discovering the truths about her past send her future plummeting to hell"

That was the synopsis for the novel copied and pasted off of goodreads, I really disagree with the way its worded and the message that it sends it way to harsh for what the book is. This novel feels like it is told almost as a memoir from the point of view of Elle looking back upon her younger years from some unknown age. In the beginning of the book I was very critical and judgemental of her grandparents (partially because of the synopsis) as the book progressed however that changed drastically while I don't agree with everything I don't think that her grandparents where bad people or that they meant to harm Elle in any way, the opposite in fact. I think that they loved Elle very much and where honestly trying to do what they thought was best for her. Elle realized this as well, she did express some regret and frustration more than anger. The only issue I found with this novel was the twins, I liked there personalities and most of there relationship but I felt like maybe there where some overly sexual innuendoes injected into the story that where totally uncalled for. The oversexualization of both Elle's relationship with Mason and Mason's relationship with his sister took this book down from a 7 star read to a 5 star.

This is not really my kind of read, not what I thought I was going to be reading. Good writing but not my cup of tea. Don't think I will be picking up any other VC Andrews novels.

Book Review - Infity

The Chronicles of Nick

Sherrilyn Kenyon

This is part of the DarkHunter-verse - Which includes the Dark-Hunter, Were-Hunter, Dream-Hunter, The League, Hellchaser)

464 Pages
Ya/ Supernatural / Paranormal/ Greek Mythology/ Mythology
8 Stars
Easy Read

Meet Nick, a cheeky geek from New Orleans, he lives with his mother, hand to mouth just barely getting by. Poverty is a tough pill to swallow on its own, attending a rich kids private school (where everyone knows they are above you) on a scholarship while wearing tacky secondhand Hawaiian shirts doesn't make life any easier. Trying to grow up, get an education and avoid trouble can be enough for anyone, adding in a world full of supernaturals, gods, two zombie plagues, your serial killer father and an all powerful uncle you've never heard of or met before (who other people can't see) and Nicks has his work cut our for him.

Its been awhile since I've read anything by Kenyon although I always enjoy her novels. I was trying to read the whole Dark-Hunter verse in order so that I didn't spoil anything for myself. I did spoil myself a little bit with this novel but it was totally worth it. I really liked how this is a YA instead of a adult novel the way the rest of the series is, it fit so perfectly with Nicks character. I will be continuing this series once I have gotten a little bit farther with the rest of the books. Kenyon's writing is amazing, I love the Dark-Hunter world, I think her characters are fantastic, and the stories are wonderful.


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