Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

By- Ray Bradbury

Stars-☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ½
Rating- MT-M

Fahrenheit 451 is a classic novel written by Ray Bradbury in the 1950s. In it he imagines a future where almost everything is controlled by the government, their society is in a constant atomic war, and the "fireman" set fires instead of stopping them. This book is a classic and was dramatic, suspenseful, and kept me on the edge of my seat. The characters were all very unique and developed, and the language he uses sets scenes (and destroys them) perfectly. All in all, it was a stunning and breathtaking read that will cause you to question society, politics, and life itself. I rated this Mature Teen to Mature not because of the content, but because of the language and difficult concepts explored in this work.

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

Allegiant

by- Veronica Roth

Stars- ☆☆☆☆☆
Rating- T-MT

Allegiant is the third book in the trilogy called the "Divergent Series" by most who wish to refer to it. I have already reviewed the first two books which both received four stars because they deserved it. With this book however, I cannot say the same. It starts off well enough and seems well thought out but the farther you get into the book the more vague and random it seems. The plot line is basically the main character Tris just stopped a small dystopian civilization from turning into a chaotic war zone. At the end of the second book she had just revealed a tape that showed that their society was nothing but an experiment from some higher power, and that outside the bounds of the city another civilization exists. So with that major plot twist in mind, Tris sets off to try to find the people who set up the experiment in the first place. Some secondary characters were killed, which brought tears to my eyes but that was nothing compared to the ending. At this point I should warn you I am going to spoil the entire ending of the book, so if you do not wish to know how it ends or simply find out for yourself please stop reading after the asterisks (***). This book is rated Teen to Mature Teen because of a sex scene with the main character and her boyfriend. That is the only sexual content in the book. I gave it three stars because of the way it ended, which I will spoil below.

***SPOILERS***

The ending quite frankly made me want to scream and beat up the author. Basicall,y the main character, after surviving the Death Serum, a poison no human is supposed to be able to resist, and saving her home city from mass memory washing, gets shot and dies. This was the most unexpected thing I have ever read in a book. How could Tris, the main character, gone through all of that suffering and then resisted the Death Serum, and impossibility in all contexts, and then get shot, and die. I kept expecting her to come back and not be dead but she didn't. She was just gone. It is probably the worst ending in history, and the best. First off it basically made me want to hit things and then curl up in a corner and sob and then it made me want to explode. Finally I had to come to terms with my feelings, and I eventually realized I had a great amount of respect for the author. I mean to kill off your main character, and in that way, that takes guts. Logically it is a five star book, but it will make you feel as if it is a negative eight star book. I was almost tempted to give it five, but I just couldn't bring myself to. In essence this book is like a rose bush. It looks beautiful and wonderful but will leave you with so many scars. But in the end, I believe it was absolutely worth it.

House of Hades By- Rick Riordan

House of Hades

By Rick Riordan

Stars-☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Rating- G-PT

This was an absolutely thrilling sequel to a completely wonderful series. Now before even thinking about this book please be advised to read the Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief series as well as the Heroes of Olympus Series also by Rick Riordan. This is the third book in the Heroes of Olympus series and Mr. Riordan does not disappoint. Despite the fact that the entire series has been going for over eight years now the characters voices and personalities remain consistent with their character which is a very difficult thing to do. This book will want you to keep reading for hours which is exactly what I did. I read the first half of the book in three hours of strait non stop reading. It was that intense. There were parts that made me want to cry of joy and parts where I wanted to scream and yell but it was completely worth it. There was one plot twist near the end that I did not see coming at all and I find that it was quite a pleasant surprise. All in all this book is wonderful, appropriate for everyone, and probably one of the best books I've ever read.

Ship Breaker By Paolo Bacigalupi

Ship Breaker

By- Paolo Bacigalupi

Stars-☆☆☆½
Rating- PT-T

Ship Breaker is an intense thrilling novel and is the sequel to The Drowned Cities. In this quick-paced book the main character, Nailer, lives on the coast of what we think could be the gulf of Mexico, and breaks into old steamer ships hunting for scavenge parts. Hence the title he is given, "ship breaker." He lives in a community that is susceptible to awful hurricanes called "city killers" that attack the shore and almost decimate the area. But when a city killer washes up a clipper ship he thinks his luck has changed. Perhaps the scavenge and items on the ship will wave him from the awful life he had been living. Nut what is on that ship changes his life much more than he expected. But of course I can't spoil the plot. Now this book was amazing and great but at the same time it made me really uncomfortable. A lot of the gruesome details quite simply completely grossed me out and the details about this brave new world Nailer lives in shocked and depressed me. In this time the world as we know it has been eradicated. The United States is gone and what replaces it is the dystopian community made up of small tribes living off of and selling what was left behind. It made me really upset and sad that that was what the U.S. came to, just a bloody, violent society. It is definitely a wonderful book but the reaction it inspires may not be too pleasant.

Rated PT-T for violence and gore.

Paper Towns By John Green

Paper Towns

By- John Green

Stars- ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Rating- T-MT

Paper Towns is a book about a soon to graduate high schooler, Quentin Jacobsen, that reunites with his best friend from his child-hood, Margo Roth Spiegelman. They have an epic last minute fun filled adventure and Quentin thinks his friendship with Margo might be rekindling at last until Margo mysteriously disappears the night after. On his epic journey to discover who Margo really is and where she went or where she was taken, he learns more about himself and life than he ever would have thought. John Greens perceptions of life are impeccable and he tells this story with a comedic air, but also a very serious side. He takes you through heartbreak, hope and truth and deception, tells you more about the world than anyone could have ever thought all while creating an amazing and heartbreaking story. Everyone should read this book.

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

An Abundance of Katherines

By: John Green

Stars- ☆☆☆☆½
Rating- MT-M

An Abundance of Katherines is an absolutely amazing book about young Colin Singleton who, along with his best friend Hassan Harbish, go on a road trip to Tennessee. Colin is still upset by his recent break up with Katherine. The nineteenth Katherine he has dated in his life. There they meet Hollis and Lindsey Lee Wells where they somehow get a job taking interviews about the history of Gutshot, Tennessee. There they befriend several other Gutshotians and have some hilarious adventures. Pardon me if I'm making this vague but I don't want to give any spoilers on this absolutely amazing book. This book is rated MT-M for sexual content and bad language. Or the replacement of bad language with an almost equally bad word. But I'll let you figure that out for yourself.

Ender's Game By Orson Scott Card

Ender's Game

By: Orson Scott Card

Stars- ☆☆☆☆☆
Rating- PT-MT

Ender's Game is a 1985 classic novel set in the future where the human race is under a long war against the bugs, an alien race. In this book a super intelligent 6 year old prodigy must defy the odds to help end the war against the bugs. This book is thrilling and raises a lot of good questions about human nature. It is an intense classic but can be gory and frightening. Actually it is mostly gory and frightening but has good points and an intense plot line that will keep you on the edge of your seat constantly. It is rated PT-MT for gore and graphic violence.