Review: The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney

Summary from Goodreads:
Freak. That's what her classmates call seventeen-year-old Donna Underwood. When she was seven, a horrific fey attack killed her father and drove her mother mad. Donna's own nearly fatal injuries from the assault were fixed by magic—the iron tattoos branding her hands and arms. The child of alchemists, Donna feels cursed by the magical heritage that destroyed her parents and any chance she had for a normal life. The only thing that keeps her sane and grounded is her relationship with her best friend, Navin Sharma.

When the darkest outcasts of Faerie—the vicious wood elves—abduct Navin, Donna finally has to accept her role in the centuries old war between the humans and the fey. Assisted by Xan, a gorgeous half-fey dropout with secrets of his own, Donna races to save her friend—even if it means betraying everything her parents and the alchemist community fought to the death to protect.

I decided to re-read this before I started the sequel 'The Wood Queen'! I loved it the first time around and I think I may just love it even more having re-read it!

There's not many books that can keep my interest for too long these day and this book kept me the entire way through!

The book wastes no time before getting straight into some action! Don't you just love that? We get introduced to the main characters early on and we get a chance to connect with them.

I love Xan but he isn't my favourite book boy. Devin was more my cup of tea. I loved both, but Devin edged ahead (slightly). 

Donna is awesome and I'm slightly jealous....I want magically enhanced hands (without the iron). The story around how Donna's hand became the way they are was really interesting to read about and I found myself not being able to put the book down so that I could read a bit more of the book. 

I adore the world of Ironbridge that Mahoney created and allows us to venture through the eyes of Donna!

I would like to blame thank Karen Mahoney for releasing this book as it (once again) kept me up ALL night! Grr why does it have to be so good?

I can't wait to start 'The Wood Queen'!

Music on Monday!

Thanks to Imi over at Imi's Ink spot I cannot stop singing 'Over my Head (cable car)' by The Fray. So enjoy the video!

Do you love The Fray as much as I do? I love The Fray ALOT! 

Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Summary from Goodreads:
Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, the 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.

This book really had me hooked for the first several chapters but I started to lose interest. Reading this book was like being on a roller coaster, it was up and down. 

I really liked the setting this book and it was interesting to read.
I immediately like Cinder. She is strong and selfless and that made her likable in my books. I love how she stands up to her stepmother on several occasions and it made Cinder feel more real to me.

Marissa Meyer's writing style is very intriguing and she described everything just enough to get a feel for what was happening and how Cinder felt. I found myself feeling the same emotions as Cinder did at certain points of the book.

Prince Kai was an interesting character but I'm not entirely sure if I like him or not. However, I have been told that I tend to not like the nice characters in books. You may love Kai but I'm not sure about him. I loved Iko but she wasn't in it as much as I would have liked to.

I love that there is 'people' living on the moon. They are called Lunars. Wouldn't you like to live on the moon? I would!

Overall I loved the book! I really think that you should read it!

Review: Wish you were dead by Todd Strasser

Str-S-d:

I’ll begin with Lucy. She is definitely first on the list. You can’t believe how it feels to be in the cafeteria and turn around and there she is staring at me like I’m some disgusting bug or vermin. Does she really think I WANT to be this way? I hate you, Lucy. I really hate you. You are my #1 pick. I wish you were dead.

The day after anonymous blogger Str-S-d wishes the popular girl would die, Lucy vanishes. The students of Soundview High are scared and worried. Especially frightened and wracked with guilt is Madison Archer, Lucy’s friend and the last person to see her the night she disappeared.


As days pass with no sign of the missing girl, even the attention of Tyler, an attractive new student, is not enough to distract Madison from her growing sense of foreboding. When two more popular students disappear after their names are mentioned on Str-S-d’s blog, the residents of Soundview panic.


Meanwhile, Madison receives anonymous notes warning that she could be next. Desperate to solve the mystery before anyone else disappears, Madison turns to Tyler, but can she trust him when it becomes clear that he knows more than he’s sharing?


I love this book! There is alot of unexpected twists but you can still follow it easily.


Todd Strasser is steadily becoming one of my favourite writers simply for the fact that he can write amazing books that keep me thinking about it for ages after I finished reading it!

 I read another book by Strasser called 'Blood on my Hands' and I loved it so I had high expectations for this book! It did deliver but it wasn't as good as I was expecting it to be but it was still good.

The story is told through the eyes of Madison, a popular nice girl, who is wrecked by feelings of guilt. She was the last person to see Lucy before she disappeared and she won't let herself forget it. 

Strasser has a very intriguing writing style that keeps you captivated. I found myself getting tingles up my spine and my hair standing up..during the day! You know a book is good when you get creeped out during the day! 

There was one HUGE shock for me in the book that I was so NOT expecting! I really loved the twist in it!

If you haven't read a book by Todd Stasser you don't know what you are missing!

My most read authors

This is a list of my most read authors (according to Goodreads)


     Author                          Books Read

1. L.J Smith                        12
2. J.K Rowling                     7
3. Cassandra Clare              6
4. P.C Cast                           5
5. Stephanie Meyer             5
6. Eden Maguire                  5
7. Lauren Kate                     4
8. Kristin Cast                      4
9. Roald Dahl                       4
10. Meg Cabot                       3
11. Amy Meredith                  3
12. Becca Fitzpatrick             3
13. Lisa McMann                  3
14. Sarah Rees Brennan       3
15. Robin Wasserman            3
16. Suzanne Collins               3
17. Alyson Noel                      3
18. Jenny Downham              2
19. Todd Strasswe                 2
20. Nancy Holder                  2
21. Kelly Keaton                   2

See any authors names you know? Who's your most read author?