Unapologetic Reviews

I really liked Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind . Maybe it wasn't the best book I've ever read and some parts of it were rather gruesome, but I did enjoy it. It is a very classical fantasy , but I like those. The characters were interesting and the world that was built up was very diverse. I liked that it could get you to like a negative character. I also liked that it was in a way very adult. Things came together at the end and then you could see each of the trials that Richard went through have meaning. In the end he managed to grow a lot and you can see the potential in him. I'm definitelly continuing the series. UPDATE: I never did.

I finished The Chosen One by Sam Bourne in a week. It was rather engaging and interesting. Mind you, not the best book I've ever read, but it was entertaining. The character had some development and it was fast-paced . I also liked the ending. So if you are looking for an interesting story and are not terribly squeamish , this is a good book. Even if it wasn't that special for me.

I actually loved The Wicker Man: A Novel by Robin Hardy , Anthony Shaffer . I read it while on a vacation in a few days. I loved the movie when I saw it a while back, but this book adds to it. The most interesting part is the different aspects of the religion on the isle . Written down, you get more details of it. All in all, I could hardly put it down and wished there was more. I wish they would write a sequal as I keep wondering. What happened next?

Flash Forward by Robert J. Sawyer is very unlike the TV series. I enjoyed the series, and I did like the book. However, other than the initial idea, they have nothing in common. Oh, and some names are the same, but the people behind them are totally different. So I don't want to write spoilers, it should be enough that the book explores the idea of a Flash Forward without the over-dramatization of the series. It's rather clean and simple. There is a lot of science in it and that can get frustrating. I skipped most of it as I was trying really hard not to fail Physics in high school. So basically I have no clue about partical physics . Once you put it down, it does give you a sense of satisfaction, unlike the last episode of the series, which was just frustrating.

I picked up Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella for three reasons: 1. I wanted to read a light chick-lit . 2. I wanted to find out what shopaholics are like, since I can't relate. 3. Advertisements all around. I shouldn't have. I was sort of hoping that she would be cured, and learn to live a sensible lifestyle halfway through, but no. I never knew a person like her, and discovered I don't want to. Like I said, I'm not a shopaholic myself, but I like to investigate people who are not like me. The main character drove me crazy! I'm a total scrooge myself and the type who will put at least 10% of her paycheck into savings every month. So it was so frustrating for me to see someone be so nonchalant about money. I was hoping that maybe I could just laugh at her, but I can't. If you're anything like me, stay away from this book.

The Magicians' Guild by Trudi Canavan is one of the best fantasy books I've ever read. I feel that it's a crime that not more people are reading her books. It should also be translated into my native language, so that I could have other read it as well. This story is not your avarage fantasy. There is no quest to undertake, no clear lines of who is bad and who is good. You may think that one character is the greatest enemy, only to find out that the person is a friend. There are mysteries to figure out. The main character grows a lot from a little girl to a woman. So in a way it's a coming of age story. It's fast paced and interesting and I can promise everyone, you start reading and don't stop until your eyes are tearing up and you're yawning so big that you could swallow the book. I've hear it compared to Harry Potter because it also takes place in a magical school. However, this school is not Hogwarts . These kids aren't just learning spells, t...

I love vampires. I watch everything that has vampires in it and read a lot of vampire fiction. But this is about vampires? Really? New Moon by Stephenie Meyer  has nothing of what makes vampires interesting. In fact, it has nothing interesting at all. I read the first book and it was okay. Then I get to this one and have to read through pages and pages of whining, teenage angst over a guy she barely knows. I wanted to strangle the little b... Thank the gods I was never a teenager, because if that's what it's like, then I didn't miss a thing. Then she takes forever to realise that Jacob is a werewolf . Who didn't know by the end of the book? The saddest thing is that this horrible little girl has the same name as I do. I didn't read the whole thing, I gave up after page 200. I'm selling the book, because I never ever want to pick it up again. Just seeing it in the shops makes me cringe. Seriously, how can people be so in love with this series? Don't they ...