Reviews written by Jasmine

Here's my problem with Empty: the sentence on the back goes as so "It was true -- the world had ended." This, along with the synopsis, led me to believe it had already happened. Not the case. So not the case. In fact, that's actually the second-to-last sentence...

Beta surprised me a bit. I'd heard next to nothing about it, so I wasn't really expecting much, but I ended up really enjoying it. And don't underestimate the contents by the cover. It gets a little dark at times. Some people may get a bit annoyed...

The Evolution of Mara Dyer is a good sequel, to be sure, but I still have a few issues with it. Namely, Mara. Okay, I can see her side of things. She doesn't want people to think she's any crazier than they already do. That's fair. I...

While I found Etiquette & Espionage to be a rather slow read, it had it's cute moments and I look forward to reading about Sophronia's future adventures. Let's start with the things I wasn't such a fan of. Things move incredibly slowly and the...

I haven't heard anything bad about Mila 2.0, so I was a little disappointed when I found myself trudging along through the first half. However, it did pick up in the second half and I ended up enjoying the book overall. Let's get my dislikes out of...

You know how sometimes you really want to like a book or just kind of expect that you will because everyone likes it and it's full of things you enjoy? That was me and Level 2. Now, don't get me wrong, I didn't hate it, but I also didn't love...

The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop is cute and whimsical, but also has a bit of a dark side. It seems to me there's not a lot of murder in middle grade. If there is, then I'm totally missing it or forgetting it so it surprised me. And...

I underestimated When We Wake. I'm not sure why, but sometimes I just don't expect much from a book. Sometimes it works out that I get what I expected, but then there are those times I'm pleasantly surprised which happened to be the case this time. ...

I really wasn't as disappointed by the ending as most people seem to have been. I think it was a pretty satisfactory ending for the series overall. A lot of loose ends were tied up and answers given, and it left me feeling hopeful for the world's future. However....

I realized the other day that I, for some reason, always seem to mix up Catherine Fisher and Cornelia Funke. This led to me being a little hesitant to pick up The Obsidian Mirror because I was thinking it was written by Funke and I haven't particularly cared for any...

It's not often you get to read a loe story that progresses so naturally. Normally things happen way too fast. Sure, there are the occasional super fast relationships, but most start out slow while both people get to know each other a little at a time. Which is exactly what...

Where to even begin with this book? I guess I'll begin with the writing style since that was probably my favorite aspect. I went into The 5th Wave thinking it was going to be all about Cassie (I even forgot about Evan Walker somewhere between reading the...

This is the first book I've finished in under 24 hours in longer than I can recall. I don't feel like an adequate review for a book such as this can be written, so I'll just say this: The Fault in Our Stars is beautiful and heartbreaking,...

I never thought I'd find such a wonderful story hidden behind this unassuming cover and strange description, but there it sits, nonetheless. I would describe Arnston's writing as uncluttered. He doesn't use extravagant descriptions or take more time than necessary to get the point across and it...

The Fellowship for Alien Detection is the kind of book that reaffirms my love for middle grade. There's adventure, interesting characters, and best of all: aliens. I like that The Fellowship is told from both Haley and Dodgers point of view for many reasons. 1) Having the...