Destroy Me by Tahereh Mafi

Juliette escaped from The Reestablishment by seducing Warner—and then putting a bullet in his shoulder. But as she’ll learn in Destroy Me, Warner is not that easy to get rid of... Back at the base and recovering from his near-fatal wound, Warner must do everything in his power to keep his soldiers in check and suppress any mention of a rebellion in the sector. Still as obsessed with Juliette as ever, his first priority is to find her, bring her back, and dispose of Adam and Kenji, the two traitors who helped her escape. But when Warner’s father, The Supreme Commander of The Reestablishment, arrives to correct his son’s mistakes, it’s clear that he has much different plans for Juliette. Plans Warner simply cannot allow.

Pro´s/Con's
What I love the most about this book is the fact that it showed me Warner from a whole different perspective, you get inside his head and it's very interesting to see what he is thinking about the world and Juliette. You understand him a lot better after finishing this story and it makes it a lot harder (for me at least) to pick a favorite between Adam and Warner). After finishing Shatter Me I just preferred Adam a little bit over Warner but after reading Destroy Me I didn't have any preference anymore. Mafi has done such an amazing job with changing my view with just a little bit less then 130 pages, it's just amazing.
What I also truly enjoyed is that Mafi has written the story down in a very different way then Shatter Me, the voice and the way Warner is thinking is very different from Juliette which makes it very easy to slip into his head. I didn't think for even one second that I was in someone's else's head then that of Warner.
The story in this book is, while short, very good. In two weeks some things happen and they might not seem large at first but you know that it will mean something in the next book. Update: now that I have finished Unravel Me I can say for sure that the little things that happen in Destroy Me do actually have an effect in Unravel Me. It's amazing and awesome to see how it all works out!
Last note: I love the cover, it matches very nicely with Shatter Me and I can't wait to see the whole series standing next to each other.

Recommend it?
I (very obviously) recommend this book to everyone who has read and enjoyed Shatter Me. It doesn't matter if you prefer Adam or Warner, this book is a very interesting. You should read this before starting Unravel Me because it changes your view of Warner and it gives you some explanation for the things that happen in Unravel Me.

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol - a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create. Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.

Pro's/Con's
I honestly was a little bit dissapointed with the fact that they rushed through visiting all the districts with the exception of District 11. I was actually really looking forward to reading about all the different districts so I was a little bit disappointed by that.
My next, and last, negative point for this book was that the beginning was a little bit predictable. I won't spoil it for the people who have yet to read it but it was kinda obvious that something like this would happen to Katniss and Peeta. I'm still not sure how I felt about it, if I was happy with that or if I would prefered something different but after finishing this book I don't really care about it anymore since this book is a worthy follow up on The Hunger Games.
I loved the tension in this book. There was a lot of it which is very logical with all the things that are happening. The people who are starting to rebel once more, the new Hunger Games, president Snow and his threats. A lot of tension which was really well written down, I was sitting at the edge of my seat when I was reading this book.
And of course the characters, I love them so much! I love Katniss' character just as much as I did in the first book, she is still very awesome, very smart and very handy. I also liked Peeta a little bit more in this book, I found him a bit useless in the first but in this one he is more active. I still liked Gale, I understand his point of view and the reasons for why he acts as he does. But I must convess, even after reading the second book I still can't say if I'm Team Peeta or Team Gale so I will stick with Team Katniss just like I did in the first book.
Next thing that I liked was the plot and especially the ending. The plot is awesome, like I have said there is a lot of tension which just let me fly through the book at a very fast pace. I loved it. And the plot at the ending was just perfect! You know, when I read Sherlock Holmes I just love the last chapter because the vilain explains how he has done it all and something like that also happened at the ending of this book and I found it very awesome and very witty and smart of them.

Recommend it?
Yes, the book overall is just a very enjoyable read. Even though I was a bit disappointed that you didn't get to read about Katniss and Peeta visiting all the other Districts I still enjoyed it a lot. The characters are awesome, the new and the old ones, and the plot is just fantastic. It is filled with a lot of tension which will help you fly through this book at a very fast pace.

Evermore by Alyson Noel

After a horrible accident claims the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever Bloom can see people's auras, hear their thoughts, and know someone's entire life story by touching them. Going out of her way to avoid human contact to suppress her abilities, she has been branded a freak at her new high school — but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste. Damen is gorgeous, exotic and wealthy. He's the only one who can silence the noise and random energy in her head - wiedling a magic so intense, it's as though he can peer straight into her soul. As Ever is drawn deeper into his enticing world of secrets and mystery, she's left with more questions than answers. And she has no idea just who he really is - or what he is. The only thing she knows to be true is that she's falling deeply and helplessly in love with him.

Pro's/Con's
I got this one as a present from a friend of mine. We saw it lying around at a shop and she said that the book was awesome and that I had to read it. I thought ''heck why not'' and then she bought if for me as a present.
I started with it, expecting something simple and kind of a ''been there, read that, got the book on my shelf'' type of book but it actually surprised me. The story might not be the type that you will never forget or that you will never read in another book but it was interesting. When was reading it and I looked up it was three hours later and my dad was mad because I didn't came downstairs for dinner. That's the type of story that it is, you start reading it and you can't get out of it until someone either tickles you or until you have finished the book. The story grabs you right away and the characters are very interesting. 
The reason why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is that I didn't really see the growing relationship between Ever and Damen and Ever was a bit of a pain in the ass sometimes. I would think that she would have been a lot nicer to Riley after everything that happened! Because of that I sometimes had a bit of a hard time to feel compassion for Ever.

Recommend it?
I guess that I do, as long as you don't expect fireworks this book won't let you down. The book is fine, it grabs your attention but it has some lesser points for me, like Ever, which is sad because she is the main character. Pick it up on one of your free days and I think that you will be entertained for a couple of hours.

Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance. She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible. Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam's life.
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Pro's/Con's
I loved Unravel Me a lot but I noticed that reading this was going a lot slower then Shatter Me and part of that was because of the story. It is a lot heavier then Shatter Me and I think that Juliette is the main reason for this. She is crying, a lot. And then she also has some trouble with Adam and Warner and with choosing between them. And Adam and Warner were acting like jealous high school boys. I'm not saying that this is a negative point but I would have liked it if Juliette would have cried a little bit less and would have acted out a bit more and chose for one of the two and then be done with it.
Some things that I actually really really really liked were the revelations in this book. There are revelations about Adam, about Warner, about the world, about Juliette and about Omega Point. I love getting to know characters and worlds better and because you already have got a good picture of them in the first book the second book gives even more depth and insight into it all and I love it very much.
The characters are all still very awesome. I love the twins, I hope that they will return in the next book. I also love Adam and Kenji and I'm very happy that we have got to get to know them a little bit better and of course Warner too. I think that reading book 1,5 has changed the way I looked at Warner and has also influenced how I feel about him while reading this book. I definitely recommend reading it before you start with this one.
And one thing that I will tell everyone who considers reading books by Mafi: her writing style if fantastic! There are less crossed out lines in this one but the poetic style is still there and I love it a lot! She just knows how to grab you and pull you inside a story and she won't let you go until you have finished reading it. And even after that you will want to read it again and again and more. I know that I can't wait to read the next installment.

Recommend it?
Yes. If you have read the first book and if you have loved it you will love this one too. It is a little bit more heavier but don't let that scare you away. All the awesome characters are still there, a couple of new ones are introduced whom are all also very nice and who wouldn't want to know more about Juliette and if there is a place for her in this world?!

Fallen by Lauren Kate

There's something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori. Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price's attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He's the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move. Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce--and goes out of his way to make that very clear--she can't let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret, even if it kills her.

Pro's/Con's
I must admit, I had very high hopes for this book. I had heard so much about it and I think that that might be the reason that I feel somewhat disappointed. It is a good book, it really is but I had expected something mind blowing while Fallen is more of a nice read. One of the main things that annoyed me was Luce. She is filled with doubt, all the freaking time. I understand that life isn't easy after all she has been through but come on, pull yourself together! And the beginning of the romance between her and Daniel, it feels more like a delusion from her!
Now that that is off my chest...
I love Fallen.
I love the story, it is amazing. I'm not especially familiar with the bible or anything but I like how well known elements of it return in the story. And while the beginning is starting of a little bit slow the ending is a big bang. And I think that it fits the story very well. Luce is changing from this everyday girl (with some little weird aspects) into the the love interest of a fallen angel. This change is slowly and you don't always directly notice it but when you look at it afterwards you can see it clearly and it fits the story very well. It helps with the slowly growing dramatic, dark and mysterious feeling that the story is having. I just very much love it, the feeling and the plot are making this story a nice read for a free Saturday.
I love the characters, especially the side ones. Luce and Daniel are okay but not my favorite ones ever. But all the other fallen angels and humans surrounding them definitely are. I especially love Ariadne and Roland, if I had to pick two they would be my favorite. I love their attitude, their actions and how they are oh so very sassy. I would love to get to know them in real life.
I love the cover. I really really really love the cover. Even if I would have hated the book I would still have kept it on my shelf just for the cover. I love the mystery of it and it was truthfully the thing that grabbed my attention in the store. I'm hoping that the other books will look just as beautiful as this one.

Recommend it?
Yeah, I would recommend this. Even though I felt some frustration with Luce I still enjoyed the story. It took a while for Luce to find everything out, even though you can feel that most of the characters weren't human. But it still surprised me on what team some characters were. The ending was also surprising and epic and it left me a bit sad. Fallen is a great book for everyone who loves an epic impossible love story. And I can't wait for the next book.

Matched by Ally Condie

Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate... until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.

Pro's/Con's
I know that a lot of people have said that they find the pace to slow and that it is a negative point for this book. But personally I thought it fitted the story very well. You get to taste the mood of the story and read about his world in a easy pace. It also gives you the chance to make up your own opinion. It isn't stated in the book that the Union is a bad thing, you can make up your own mind about it. Personally, in the beginning I thought it was a fine system (with exception of the fact that the Union decides when it's your time to die). But when I was reading more and more about it I, just like Cassia, began to change my mind. In this book you get the chance to see this system from multiple points of view which gives you a very nice insight into the system and the positive and negative points from it and I think that by doing this it gives you a fair chance to get your own opinion with a lot of background information.
Another thing that I have read multiple times as a bad point are the characters. Some call them shallow or boring and say that they don't have a mind and opinion of their own. And like my first point, I think that it fits the story very well. I mean, how would you be able to have your own opinion if the Union tells you what is good, what is bad, what you can read and what you can watch? They give the people no chance to rebel or to have a different opinion then the Union. So it fits the characters very well and I also think that Condie has done a great job with the character growth of Cassia and some others. In the beginning they are these mindless little puppets, just doing as they are told and as the story progress they start to rebel, they start to see that the Union hasn't created a perfect world and the way that they deal with it is written down in an amazing way and I have so much respect for Condie because of that. 
Even though the book isn't fast paced the ending is very exciting and very open. You can't say exactly what will happen in the next book, just some minor guesses but nothing concrete. I find that very nice and very frustrating because I want to know and read more! Another thing that you get to realize by the ending is that the book isn't just about romance, even though the title might suggest it. It's also about making your own opinion and daring to share that with the world even though they might not agree with you. I find it a very strong and nice theme for this book.

Recommend it?
Yes! Very much yes! Don't let all those comments of slow pace and shallow characters discourage you. If you take the time you will find out that Matched is a very nice and well thought dystopian novel which is about more then just romance. It's about creating your own personality and opinion and of the need to be free and state them if you want to. A very strong and well worked out theme.

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius—and, above all, a criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories—they're dangerous!

Pro's/Con's
You can look for as long as you want here but I'm not going to give any negative points for this book so read on and look at all the awesome positive points that I have for this book.
Beginning with: writing style. I enjoyed this very, very much. Colfer writes it down in a very nice and interesting way that keeps you turning pages over and over and over until you notice that you have to sleep/eat/work/get out of the train. One aspect that I especially enjoyed is that you get to read the story from different points of view, human and fairy. This gives you a very interesting view inside the mind, life and traditions of both sides.
The story itself is original and a lot of fun. It is filled with tension, humor and unforeseen changes in the plot. Some things that I especially liked are for instance the way that the fairies combine technology with magic, the way that Colfer has made his own version of the fairies and other creatures, the humor of the characters (very sarcastic or smart in Artemis' case), the relationship between some characters and the solutions and (evil)plans that Artemis makes up.
Last positive thing that I want to say about this book is characters. They are all very different, a lot of fun, interesting and useful for the plot. After reading this book I crave to read more about them, you get to know them a little bit in this book and I enjoyed each and every one of them. And one thing that I noticed is that even though you would say that Artemis is the main character it sometimes feels more like he is a side one. Holly, Rood and Butler are all so much in this book too that I think that it would be better to say that all of them are main characters than to just say that it is only Artemis. 

Recommend it?
Yes I recommend this book! I have read a lot of reviews where people are comparing it with Harry Potter but personally I don't think that you should compare them. You can't compare each and every children's book that has magic and fairies and stuff in them with Harry Potter just like you can't compare each and every dystopian book with The Hunger Games. I enjoyed this book a lot because of its fun characters, awesome story and great writing style. Don't even think that you could be to old to read this, I'm 21 right now and I enjoyed it a lot!