Review of "Ocean's Gift" by Demelza Carlton

Ocean's Gift by Demelza Carlton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Take a plunge into a tale of mermaids, global warming and down-and-dirty fun.

"The ocean gave him to me..." These are the first words that meet you when you start reading 'Ocean's Gift', and you are instantly plunged deep under water with a mermaid mourning the loss of someone she holds dear.

With a humor that caused me to both blush and giggle all through, Demelza Carlton, tackles the ever-growing threat of Global Warming. The story features a young electrician as he meets three mermaids, and we follow him through his working holiday as a fisher.

The tone is light, and despite the serious theme of the book, it is an entertaining book.

Demelza Carlton obviously has a gift for writing. At first, I was hesitant because of the first POV. For some reason, I have taken a disliking to stories, where I feel as if I'm a mirror of the character. This wasn't the case with this book, and it took me in total one day to finish all 200+ pages. I simply couldn't put it down.

I strongly recommend this for both women and men, who like to dwell into serious subjects, along with getting down and dirty on occasion.



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Review of "Warbreaker" by Brandon Sanderson

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read "Warbreaker" after it was uploaded for free on Wattpad--and I couldn't put it down again.

Siri and Vienna are siblings, and because of a treaty Vienna has to travel to Hallandren to marry the God King. However, their father changes his mind in the last moment and sends Siri instead. This doesn't go over well with Vienna, who out of spite, travels to Hallandren to save her sister.

While Siri is introduced to the intimidating God King, and he otherwise colorful life of the Court, Vienna encounters a secret rebellion. As time goes on, Vienna meets Vasher who's mysterious and has a really cool sword. All along, Siri meets the Returned, and befriends the God King.

This story has it all. There's magic, action, adventure and romance.

Note: After reading this free work, which is also available at Brandon Sanderson's website, I discovered a greater love for Brandon's writing.

Strongly recommend it for fantasy lovers. Both hardcore readers who has followed Tolkien, but also to new readers who want a great introduction to the Fantasy genre.

It's THAT good.

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Review of "Vampire Academy" by Richelle Mead

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read this book back in 2010 and it helped me realize my love for reading and even writing. This summer--after watching the movie--I decided to binge read all books in the VA series.

I personally like vampire books. They're fun and they have a bit of everything in them: fantasy, magic, action, romance, adventure. And this book added something else: A pretty awesome back story.

Vampire Academy starts with a scream. And then it just goes from there. Slowly but surely we hear about the secret vamp society. How there's four kinds of humanoid beings: three of them more vampire than human.

There's the magical vampires: Moroi, they don't kill. They control element, and they go to school, dealing with pretty much the same issues as any of us--well mostly.

There's the not-quite vampires: Dhamphirs, half human, half vamp. It's cross-breeding at its best, and they have the best of both kinds. Well, except for the possibility of having kids with their own kinds. Nevertheless, they are strong, pretty, and very much alive. They work as protector for the magical Moroi.

There's the evil creature from the deepest pit of hell: Strigoi. The true killers. They burn in daylight, can't be killed and doesn't possess feelings. They're the kind of vampires from your nightmares.

What I especially loved about this back story is that we get a seemingly believable reason for why anyone could ever think a vamp was hot--even when they're ruthless killers. And I personally think separating bad vamps from the good ones was very beautifully done.

Rose Hathaway.. I can't decide if I like her as a character. Sometimes, I think she's a tad over the top, but other times it feels like we could be besties--you know.. If that thing could happen.

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I love her little crush on Dimitri. Normally, the whole student/teacher thing is a turn-off, but I didn't think it was overplayed. They were well aware of the rules, and didn't just jump each other because #YOLO. While the feelings may have been obvious, I respected that they didn't act on it.

All in all, I absolutely loved this book. It had a bit of everything, and I adored how Lissa and Christian came together.

Would highly recommend it to people who want to read about a vampires in an amazing well-crafted world.

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