Book Review #428 - Eleven (The Last Thirteen #3) by James Phelan

This is it. My nightmares have finally come true.

Sam's deepest fears become real as his enemies grow more numerous and ever-more powerful. 

Struggling to stay one step ahead, Sam must locate 11 more Dreamers and solve the next piece of the puzzle.

Can Sam and his allies unlock the secrets of an ancient journal to reveal their final destiny? Sam is far from home, with the fate of the entire world in his hands. 

He must find the last 13. The race is on.

My Rating: 3.5/5

I received this book for review from Scholastic Australia. It is the sequel to Thirteen and Twelve. 

I feel like this series would be better off if each book was told from a different character's perspective rather than jumping back and forth with each book. 

The reason for this is because apart from Sam I don't feel like they have very distinct personalities and when I first jumped back into this series I was confused at first as I couldn't remember any key details of the secondary characters. 

I would like to Solaris develop more. All we know about him is that he is evil. I would like to know more about his past and what made him evil. 

I really like the extremely short but action packed chapters as it really entices you to keep reading. No bookmark needed with this book. 

The plot developed more in this book than it did in the first two combined. There seemed to be more structure to the plot and an objective in the gears. 

I didn't like the way Eva and Gabriella's relationship is building. They are too petty towards each other and I can see that they will probably end up fighting over Sam at some stage. 

Like I said in my reviews of the first two books, I really like the travel and history aspects. This time they traveled to Germany. The history touched upon the World War II planes and Leonardo da Vinci's mirror writing style.  

Book Review #427 - Hot Six (Stephanie Plum #6) by Janet Evanovich

First there's fellow bounty hunter Ranger, currently on the run from a murder rap and requesting Stephanie's help. Trouble is she can't decide if she should turn him in or keep him for herself. Then there's sexy vice cop Joe Morelli - the man her heart says she's in love with (even though her head says otherwise). He's after Ranger too - but for less romantic reasons. . . And now there's another male in her life. He's big, he's orange, and he howls when he's left alone. Sexual temptation, homicidal maniacs, car crashes and doughnut addiction are all part of Stephanie Plum's daily routine. But all that pales into insignificance when Grandma Mazur moves in . . .

My Rating: 4/5

Like with High Five, this book breaks the mold again by not having a regular FTA. This time Stephanie has to chase down Ranger who is wanted for murder. 

Grandma Mazur plays a huge role in this book which I loved as she is my favourite character. Every time she is present in the story it is bound to be hilarious. 

I loved the inclusion of Bob the Golden Retriever as I have a Labrador and Bob reminded me a lot of him. My favourite part in the whole book was when Habib and Mitchell try to dognap him. 

Whilst I didn't think the romance aspect developed on a whole (we are no closer to knowing who Stephanie is going to pick) both Morelli and Ranger developed immensely as characters. 

Everything we learned about Ranger was new as he is a very secretive guy and not much was known about him. Morelli started showing his sensitive side which was something I hadn't been expecting. 

At this stage I am like Stephanie and have absolutely no idea who I prefer. 

I really love the book cover as it accurately portrays the story which is something you don't see anymore. 

Follow Friday #66

Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly event hosted by Parajunkee & Alison of Alison Can Read.

 

This weeks question:

How have your reading habits changed in the past few years? Did you get interested in a new genre? Do you read more? Less? Why do you think your habits changed, if they did.

I have been reading more adult fiction, non-fiction and classics over the last year.