The Hunt(The Cage # 2) by Megan Shepherd

Goodreads Blurb:

After their failed escape attempt, Cora, Lucky, and Mali have been demoted to the lowest level of human captives and placed in a safari-themed environment called the Hunt, along with wild animals and other human outcasts. They must serve new Kindred masters—Cora as a lounge singer, Lucky as an animal wrangler, and Mali as a safari guide—and follow new rules or face dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, Nok and Rolf have been moved into an enormous dollhouse, observed around the clock by Kindred scientists interested in Nok’s pregnancy. And Leon, the only one who successfully escaped, has teamed up with villainous Mosca black-market traders.

The former inhabitants of the Cage are threatened on all fronts—and maybe worst of all, one of the Hunt’s Kindred safari guests begins to play a twisted game of cat and mouse with Cora. Separated and constantly under watch, she and the others must struggle to stay alive, never mind find a way back to each other. When Cassian secretly offers to train Cora to develop her psychic abilities—to prove the worthiness of humanity in a series of tests called the Gauntlet—she’ll have to decide fast if she dares to trust the Kindred who betrayed her, or if she can forge her own way to freedom. 

Things I liked:

1) Cora- She is still my favorite character in this book. Definitely one of my favorite female characters in a book ever.

2) I really enjoyed how this book started where the first one left off. I always love that!

3) This book was a wild ride. It was really mysterious and you really had no idea who to trust.

4) Cassian- I was not so sure about him in the first book at all but in this one I really thought he brought something special to the story.

Things I was not fond of:

1) The one and only thing I did not like about this book was the ending and that is because it left in a cliff hanger. 

*I received this book on a read and review basis from Edelweiss*

My rating: ♥♥♥♥♥

Please Don't Tell By Laura Tims

Goodreads Blurb: 

Debut author Laura Tims writes an intense and utterly gripping contemporary YA tale perfect for fans of Pretty Little Liars. Joy has done everything to protect her twin sister...including murder.

Joy killed Adam Gordon for what he did to her sister, Grace. At least, that’s what she thinks happened. Now Adam can’t hurt anyone ever again, and her sister can be free from the boy who harmed her.

But someone else knows what Joy did, and they’re going to out her as a cold-blooded killer if she doesn’t expose the scandalous secrets bubbling just below the surface of her mundane town. As the demands escalate, and she finds herself falling for Adam’s half brother, Joy must figure out the blackmailer’s identity before everything spirals out of control

Things I liked:

1) Joy- Although she was kind of all over the place for me I still really think she was an essential part of this book.

2) The writing of this was rather addicting. I just really wanted to know what was going to happen and could not put it down.

3) The twists and turns of this book were amazing. You could predict some things  but not everything that happens.

Things I was not fond of:

1) For me there were a few things in the book that I really did not think were necessary and just took away from the main story.

2) The cussing I was not a big fan of at all. I felt it to be unnecessary most of the time. 

My rating: ♥♥♥♥

*I was given this by Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review*

The Cage by Megan Shepherd

Goodreads Blurb:

When Cora Mason wakes in a desert, she doesn't know where she is or who put her there. As she explores, she finds an impossible mix of environments—tundra next to desert, farm next to jungle, and a strangely empty town cobbled together from different cultures—all watched over by eerie black windows. And she isn't alone.

Four other teenagers have also been taken: a beautiful model, a tattooed smuggler, a secretive genius, and an army brat who seems to know too much about Cora's past. None of them have a clue as to what happened, and all of them have secrets. As the unlikely group struggles for leadership, they slowly start to trust each other. But when their mysterious jailer—a handsome young guard called Cassian—appears, they realize that their captivity is more terrifying than they could ever imagine: Their captors aren't from Earth. And they have taken the five teenagers for an otherworldly zoo—where the exhibits are humans.

Things I liked:

1) Cora- She did have few flaws but still I found her to be the character that I most related to. She was more level headed then the other characters I think.

2) The writing of this was really mysterious. There were a few shocking factors in this book that I really didn't expect.

3) I liked getting to know the other characters as well. They all had very different stories and you could tell who was who(even if you didn't read the name on the top).

Things I was not fond of:

1) I didn't like how Cora kept obsessing over Cassian. I understand why she did it but still it really bothered me.

2) The ending- This didn't bother me quite as much since the second book I already have but if I didn't I would have been extra upset.

My rating: ♥♥♥♥♥

The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson

Goodreads Blurb:

Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness.
Elisa is the chosen one. 

But she is also the younger of two princesses, the one who has never done anything remarkable. She can't see how she ever will. 

Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king—a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs the chosen one, not a failure of a princess.

And he's not the only one who seeks her. Savage enemies seething with dark magic are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people's savior. And he looks at her in a way that no man has ever looked at her before. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at stake.

Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within herself. If she doesn’t die young.

Things I liked:

1) Elisa-  I related a lot to her in the beginning. She was sarcastic, strong, and for the most part did what she thought was right.

2) Alejandro- He definitely was not not a character that you were suppose to like by the end of the book but I still really enjoyed him. 

3) This book started off slow but then it just became so interesting that you just really wanted to know what was happening or was going to happen.

Things I was not fond of:

1) I did not like how Elisa kept comparing herself to her sister with everything she did in this book. It made me sad every time that she felt as though her sister would have done things better. 

2) The use of the word fat in this book was just so excessive and unnecessary. I really didn't get why the author thought that was a good idea to do. 

My rating: ♥♥♥♥

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E Pearson

Blurb from Goodreads:

A princess must find her place in a reborn world.

She flees on her wedding day.

She steals ancient documents from the Chancellor's secret collection.

She is pursued by bounty hunters sent by her own father.

She is Princess Lia, seventeen, First Daughter of the House of Morrighan.

The Kingdom of Morrighan is steeped in tradition and the stories of a bygone world, but some traditions Lia can't abide. Like having to marry someone she's never met to secure a political alliance.

Fed up and ready for a new life, Lia flees to a distant village on the morning of her wedding. She settles in among the common folk, intrigued when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive—and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Deceptions swirl and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets—secrets that may unravel her world—even as she feels herself falling in love.



Things I liked:

1) Lia- She is the main reason I really liked this book. She was one of those strong female characters who is not a cliche character at all. She knew what she wanted and how to get it. Yes she did make some questionable decisions but I feel like most people would in her situation.

2) The writing of this was so addictive. I like how you really didn't know which was which when you were reading. I rooted for both guys of course until I found out who was who.

3) Pauline- What a great friend. Definitely someone you need when you get into this situation.

Things I Was Not Fond Of:

1) I really was not fond of the ending but it wasn't so bad since the story does continue. Immediately after I started reading the second one. The ending made me sad but still I needed to know more.


My rating:  ♥♥♥♥♥

Unforgivable by Amy Reed (Unforgivable #2)

Goodreads Blurb:

Marcus knows pain. The kind that swallows you like a black hole. His brother committed suicide, his mother left him, and his dad mostly ignores him. Relief only seems to come from drugs, alcohol, and secret acts of self-destruction.

Until he met Evie. Together, they lived in the moment. They fell in love—hard—creating their own beautiful world. But they each had their own secrets, their own pain, hovering like a thick fog, suffocating them in a world too small to share.

Unforgivable takes off where Invincible left us—with Evie drowning in San Francisco Bay. Marcus finds her just in time, but her survival is not the happy ending he was hoping for. Forbidden from seeing Evie by her parents and unable to reach her, Marcus learns of a pain that might break him completely. 

Things I liked:

1) I liked learning about Marcus' side of the story. I just really loved knowing his thoughts 

2) Even though Evie was barely in this book I liked knowing how she recovered and what she was doing also.

3) The ending, although it broke my heart I knew it was coming and kind of had to happen.

4) Evie's sister- She was a character that was in this book more and I really enjoyed her in it. 

Things I was not fond of:

1) Evie's parents-  These two are so ridiculous and just stupid in my opinion. They just didn't make a lot of sense about what they were doing.

My rating: 💜💜💜💜💜

*This book was provided for free by Edelweiss on a read and review basis*

Outliers by Kimberly McCreight

Goodreads Blurb:

It all starts with a text: Please, Wylie, I need your help. Wylie hasn’t heard from Cassie in over a week, not since their last fight. But that doesn’t matter. Cassie’s in trouble, so Wylie decides to do what she has done so many times before: save her best friend from herself.

This time it’s different, though. Instead of telling Wylie where she is, Cassie sends cryptic clues. And instead of having Wylie come by herself, Jasper shows up saying Cassie sent him to help. Trusting the guy who sent Cassie off the rails doesn’t feel right, but Wylie has no choice but to ignore her gut instinct and go with him.

But figuring out where Cassie is goes from difficult to dangerous, fast. As Wylie and Jasper head farther and farther north into the dense woods of Maine, Wylie struggles to control her growing sense that something is really wrong. What isn’t Cassie telling them? And could finding her be only the beginning?

Things I liked:

1) This book I found to be rather addicting. I could not put this down and wanted to know what was going to happen. 

2) Wylie- I really enjoyed her as a character, she was not your normal YA girl.

3)  I really enjoyed the suspense of this book, it was not at all boring and just kept you on your toes.

Things I was not fond of:

1) I was not the biggest fan of Cassie. I just felt like the way things happened with her were weird and sometimes just made no sense. 

2) The ending- I know I have an issue with endings a lot but this one was just rushed really to me. I wanted more of a twist I guess.

My rating: 💜💜💜💜

*I received this book on a read and review basis for free from Edelweiss*