The Hunger Games

I only finished reading this book less than 5 minutes ago and was so intrigued to come here and write a review to tell everyone just how awesome this book is. I heard a lot of good stuff about this book, but i was hesitant to pick it up since i wasn't sure if i was going it like this genre. I am more of a paranormal romance kinda gal.
But this book proved me wrong, because it was nothing what i had expected. It blew away my expectations and made me soo glad that i went against my judgments and picked up this book. I just wish i had purchased it instead of borrowing from the library, since i plan on reading it over and over again.
This story is about North America in the future run by a gov't called "capitol". The capitol controls EVERYTHING(similar to communism). So, due to a break out rebellion in the past against the capitol, they have devised the annual Hunger Games to remind everyone who is in control. In The Hunger Games, a boy and a girl from each 12 districts are thrown in a nature-driven(forest, mountains,lake)arena where all the participants must fight to death and finish each other off. The last remaining participant is the winner of the Hunger Games.
This story deals with Katniss(main character) and how she rebels against the capitol forcing them to alter their own rules. For the first time in the history of all the hunger games, there is romance IN the hunger games(making the story even better).

There was not a dull moment in this book. Very fast paced and made you question your own ways of life. When i wasn't reading it, i was thinking about it ALL THE TIME. Yes! its THAT good. Its science fiction blended with war/gov't and romance. I loved how the author told such a fascinating story about boring topics like government, war, etc,. and intertwined romance in such a way where you had many "awe" moments. Sweet Love story!! The characters were well-developed and believable.
I am sooo glad its being turned into a movie. I can guarantee its going to be a block buster hit. Good thing i started this trilogy when ALL the books will be released, because the wait would've killed me for sure.
SO, when u read The Hunger Games, make sure you got all 3 books in hand if you dont wanna go insane guessing the next part of the story. One story/plot is carried throughout the three books so its best to read all three back to back.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!.....for people of all ages, gender and taste.
=)

Living Dead Girl

This novel picks up right from the start. The main character "Alice" is abducted by a man named Ray who calls her his "little girl" and this is where everything goes wrong. Since she is his little girl, he goes to great measures to prevent her from growing up. She was 10 when she got kidnapped and now she is 15. He starves her all the time, gives her pills to stop her periods, forces her to get Brazilian waxes and worst of all rapes her whenever he pleases. You might be thinking why doesn't she just run away. Well, since she has been living with him as a child, he has planted this idea in her head that if she tells ANYONE he will burn down her old house and kill her entire family. Just because of this Poor Alice takes in all the unbearable abuse, pain and beatings from him.
This book is a real eye-opener to the world most of us are unaware of, sadly. The reader of this book needs to have a strong heart to take in all the unbearable cruelties. The scenes are not too descriptive and graphic, but the author tells them in a way where you know exactly whats going on. You might not want to believe it is what you think it is, which leaves you wondering,often. I had to put this book down a countless amount of times just to take in all the information. I really felt for Alice and wanted to rescue her every dreading moment i read.
The ending was good and satisfactory because it could not have been told any other way. We always hear such cases happening on TV and newspapers.But this book allows you live the nightmare along with the victim. After reading this, every time you hear of such cases, you'll know exactly what went on behind closed doors. Which makes me wonder exactly how did the author know what the victim was feeling. Seems like a you had to be there kinda moments. Like you have to walk in someones shoes to feel what they felt.
Anywayz, i would really recommend this book to all girls, mothers and women because we all need to take great measures to protect ourselves and this book just might give out a few very helpful pointers.

Fallen

This story truly has a great potential. But its up to the author to live up to that potential and turn words into a world of great imagination.
I found Lauren Kate's writing style to be a bit annoying. It seemed like she can use a "creative writing" class because sometimes i just didn't understand what she was trying to convey in some paragraphs/sentences.I sometimes found myself reading some parts over and over again. Lauren has a wonderful imagination, now she just needs to put it better into words. She sometimes had too many words thrown into a sentence that weren't even necessary to begin with. More like "fillers".
The Story was very good though. It was like for more than half the story Lauren built up this Thriller/Suspense around all her characters. Every character was well developed with an edge and mystery to them. It was like this whole jumble of mystery and confusion for more than half of the book. The next thing you know, you are 20 pages away from finishing the book, yet STILL no answers. Well, thats exactly what happened. The conclusion wasn't much of a conclusion as it was a cliff-hanger.
I have very high expectations for the next book, Torment, because *fingers crossed* many of the mystery's will be solved and questions will be answered. But i m not totally counting on that either, since this is a 4 books series and lauren will need something to talk about in those books too. *sigh* This wait is gonna kill me!!
Many people, just like myself, compare this fallen angel book with "Hush,Hush". Considering the fact, they both are about fallen angels and both came out roughly at the same time.
However, let me assure you. They have totally DIFFERENT plots. Not for once was i comparing the story's. The one and only similarity they do have is the subject of fallen angels, thats it! Both stories follow different fallen angel mythology, so if u read the two books back to back, you may get a bit confused. I personally liked Hush,Hush better because i LOVED the authors writing style and her cute sense of humor(i LOLed A LOT!). But, i like the story of Fallen a wee bit more.
I think if the authors of Fallen and Hush,Hush teamed up, they could've come up with the ULTIMATE LOVE STORY about Fallen Angels, hands down. After all, two heads are better than one.
I would recommend this book, but not over Hush,Hush. Sorry guyz! Hush, Hush won me over.

Gone

Gone is the last book in the Wake Trilogy. Personally, i really like the first two books(wake and fade) veryyyy much. But i believe Gone didn't do this series any justice. So much goes on in wake and fade that sometimes i found myself re-reading pages to grasp whats happening. The first two installments were a thrill to read. However, not much happens in the last one. Honestly, i think the entire book could've been summed up in a chapter or two, it did not require a whole book just to get a point across. 
The storyline of Gone is flat with no climax what so ever. Without giving out any important information, all i am going to say is that in this book, Janie learns about her Father, her mothers past and why her mother is the way she is.....THATS IT!!!! And she also has to choose her future, but that was foreshadowed in Fade, so nothing new there. 
But a good thing i liked about this novel is that Cabel and Janies relationship progresses. You are reminded once again why Cabel is such a sweetheart and why Janie loves him so much. I love Janie and Cabels relationship. The ending was good. Although, i think Lisa mcMann could've just made Fade a little longer and added couple more chapters to sum up Gone. 
I found Janies mother to be so annoying. Her lack of care for her daughter was so unbelievable. She only came out of her room to get booze, did absolutely nothing around the house and constantly cussed Janie. Janie got some guts for putting up with a mother like that. I guess since Janies mother was such a poor excuse for a mother, Janie had no choice but to grow up fast. I liked her Father though, he seemed like a very intelligent and loving man. I m sure Janies life would've been a lot different and happier if her father was in her life. Too bad. 
My favorite book in the trilogy is Fade then Wake. I would recommend this novel only IF you have read the first 2 installments since you find out about Janie's father and more about her abilities. Other than that there is nothing more this book can offer.

Hush,Hush

Right from the start, you were thrown into a mystery, which kept on building up then all of a sudden BOOM! everything is crystal clear right in front of you. Basically its a paranormal romance between angel and human. I dont want to get into details by explaining why exactly it`s a "forbidden romance", because if i do then i`ll ruin more than half the book. Just to let you know, there is a lot more than what meets the eye in this book. This book is VERY entertaining, partly for its humor. It got me LOL for most of the book(something that i never do in romance, since i m mostly in aww). Patch`s character is soo hysterical, i found myself LMAO sometimes. For most of the part, i couldn`t keep myself from smiling throughout the ENTIRE book; It has this effect on you. I constantly thought, `"Mahn Becca F. sounds like such a cool person for coming up with such humor". 
Its a real page-turner(and i mean it!), again because of all the mystery. As you are reading, you think you got the mystery finally figured out, then OH! another twist in the plot. Gosh i LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!! 
Like in twilight, Stephenie didn`t keep the vampire secret hidden for very long because the story continues as a human girl in love with a vampire. Bella knowing exactly what she is getting herself into. This however is not the case in this novel. True it does have similarities to other paranormal romances these days. BUT, Becca does something different in this story: Nora falls for Patch without getting in on his secret. She actually falls for PATCH as a person, but because he is an angel *SPOLIER ALERT* (since she doesn`t find out until the end). 
This novel is Mystery, Action, Romance and Fantasy all tied together in a beautiful package. If you are one of those crazyyy for paranormal romance type-of girls, then you will absolutely LOVE this novel. I think one of the best things i liked about this story is that it was very believable. Each and every character was relate-able. In my opinion, the best believable element was the Angel part, because angels are real(most religions believe in them, including myself). U read a vampire novel n fall in love with the story, knowing they don`t exist and the story happening to you does NOT stand a chance. 
After reading this story, i got really interested in things we CANT see, but know that it exists. Made me look at the world from a different perspective. After i finished it in just one-sitting, i was like `"NOOOO!!, i can`t be done this fast" i wanted MORE nora and patch. The ending was good, very satisfying and couldn`t have been any better. Although, it was sooo asking for a sequel. 

Angels are in, Vampires are OUTTTT!!! 
(and Its about time!)

Very First Blog Entry

YAY!!! finally a blogger.
The initial point of this blog is to write all my book reviews (so i wont forget what a book was about after finishing it)
Its sole purpose shall be served. =)