Article 5 - Kisten Simmons

From the blurb: 'Seventeen year old Ember Miller cant remember the days before her new government, before the Moral Militia replaced the police, before the Moral Statutes and the constant , state of fear. In the three years since the war ended she has learned how to survive on food stamps and charity bin clothes, and to keep a low profile. That is, until her single mother is arrested for breaching Article 5 of the Moral Statutes. Now Ember must find her mother - and compliance to the authorities is the last thing on her mind'.

Fans of Hunger Games will love this book! I loved this book. A great story full of romance, despair and perhaps even triumph. Like Hunger Games it ends with the reader wanting more. I cant wait for Book 2 as we follow Ember and Chase's journey into the Resistance.

So Much Pretty - Cara Hoffman

A very Interesting Book!

From the Blurb: 'When nineteen year old waitress Wendy White disappears the small town of Haeden, New York, is shaken to its core. Nothing like this has ever happened in Haeden and, assuming that Wendy most likely ran away, the police make little headway with the case. But, six months later, Wendy's tortured body is found in the nearby woods. And she has only been dead a matter of days. Local reported Stacey Flynn knows that Wendy's case could be her big break. But with little help from the local police, she's forced to investigate alone and no one in the town is willing to talk about what happened.'

The review on the front of this book is spot on it reads 'A skilful, psychologically acute tale of how viloence effects a small town' Emphasis needs to be placed on the 'psychological'. It's a hard book to explain. A waitress goes missing and we weave between the past and present via each character. I like it but it's very 'different'.  At one stage, after the first few chapters, I thought about not reading it and I did skip pages. You could call this a speed read until I got to the second half of the book.

The ending wasnt satisfying. It was quite shocking in a way and left many unanswered questions but in another way it suited the way the book was written. Do I recommend it? Yes I do, but be ready for an interesting journey of 'love and loss' and 'vengeance and justice', or should I say 'injustice'.

Rate 3/5