THE DEAD GIRLS OF HYSTERIA HALL by Katie Alender

RATING: 7/10

Alright, so, I'm going to admit RIGHT NOW that the main reason I picked this book is because it looked like Pretty Little Liars. That and asylum books? UM. YES PLEASE. And also another thing: I've never actually watched Pretty Little Liars, but you know, maybe I would if it was like this book; which I've been told it is certainly not.

This book is about a fifteen year old girl with her family going from Georgia to [ LIST NAME OF TOWN HERE YA BIGOT ] to her dead great aunt's estate which Delia, the fifteen year old girl, now has ownership to her aunts Asylum. Because what better to give your niece in your will other than an asylum? And not only an asylum, but one you know to be haunted (this is not exactly a spoiler, due to "Dead Girls" is literally in the title). 

Things I like about this book? Well, in the first few chapters it gives you a "After the fact" little scenes. And then after "The Fact," (the fact will be revealed in the Spoilers) she gives you her favorite memories of certain characters from before the fact.

But I also got an uncorrected proof. So, I honestly have no idea if they took things out, or added things in, but I love the ending, and I love the over all affect if this book!

Now why it didn't get a 10: 

For me, it was a kind of confusing ending for a bit. And I felt like if they elaborated more instead of shoving in for the end, I want more elaboration! I want more of that happily ever after! Growl growl growl!

Though I do like this book overall, that was me being knit-picky.

NOW: SPOILERS. 

**Note this blog is titled SPOILER ALERT so yes, there will be spoilers. Don't get butt-hurt and just pass by it.

Okay. So she dies. We've established that. She dead. But it is kind of cool how she dies. Okay, so she's pretty much like "Okay this place is creepy, let's play mystery gang, get a talking dog and hunt ghosts!!" So she goes off, her sweatshirt is stolen, and she hears bells and then she's accused of tying her lil sis/drama queen onto a bed WHO LATER TURNS GOTHIC.. Yeah. Creepy. Any who, she then goes and like a glow cloud (cackles softly in the background) takes over her, chokes her to death and makes it look like suicide. Of course I'm leaving a lot out, but if you want to know more, then read the book.

Okay but then she meets the ghost with bells around her wrist [Eliza], a southern belle of a lady [can't remember her name for the life of me], and a demented ghost child named Mary.

I personally love Mary. But that's for reasons that I will not be revealing unless under the court of law. 

Good luck with that, faithful readers.

Anyways so please read this book. Because trust me: it's interesting.

There's also a love interest for the main character, but it never really... You know... Happens. I guess. *dissapointmemt* ALSOSHEFIGHTSDEMONTHINGSANDSHEABAMF OKAY 

:)

End of spoilers

Alright, so if this book sounds awesome to you, I'll be putting the reader's copy on my spot in the library, so look for it there :)

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Yeah, it's the same old lil' me !! Book obsessed and all. So, SPOILER ALERT has been on hiatus for awhile and since one if my many time consumers has been erraticated, I have decided to take this off the shelf and to start it up again! This year I'm really hoping it gets more popular.

I have a few posts ready (other than I need to edit them) and they will be posted shortly.

And I've also added a new thing!!

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FAT ANGIE by E.E. Charlton-Trujillo

Rating: 7.5 out of 10

Okay, so.... I found another shiner in the library! Let me tell you, there are so many issues in this book that are represented, that there is physically no way you cannot relate to this (if you're a girl anyhow). The book deals with so many problems including, but not limited to: eating disorders, confused sexuality, and many others!

Reasons I picked up the book? Oh well you know.... "Fat Angie" is EXTREMELY CLOSE to "Fat Amy"... 

THIS WOMAN 

IS A

GODDESS❤️🎀❤️🎀❤️

(Also I go through my own personal problems with weight and I find myself imagining every main character as cute and skinny. WELL THIS BOOK DOESNT LET ME THINK OF HER AS SKINNY. but I still see her as cute so whatever)

Anyways, basically the jist of this book is that Angie's sister is MIA after going, as the call her, "G.I. Jane." And with a nervous break down by our beloved tubby girl, she attempts suicide at a pep rally, but is not successful. Everyone teases her about that AND about being a bit chubby on the edges. Then a girl comes into to town like , "Ay~" and Angie, with her famous line, says "Um." This girl is none other than KC Romance. 

My only problem though, is this book... Could be triggering to those who self harm. If you are have that kind of trouble, please pick a different book to review due that I don't want this to harm you. 

I do give the author props though for talking about such a low topic.

**SPOILER ALERT**

Okay! So this a secret LGBT+ Book! So you know what that means!~ *rainbow confetti falling from the sky* My first LGBT+ Communtity book!!!

CEEEEEELEBRATE GOOD TIMES, COME ON!

Okay, now that that's out of the way, The number of topics they talk about in this book is kinda funny because she pretty my adresses every topic.

Uncaring parents

Self harm

Suicide

Military family

LGBT+

Adoptive kids

Eating Disorders 

The list is there. Anyways, before she finds out she's "Gay-Girl-Gay" as she calls it, KC and Angie go through a number of adventures, including her sisters ex: Jake, and a janitor jock: Gary. Which KC tends to pick fights with both AND Stacy Ann who is a grade A SOB until the end where you find out her anger towards Angie, isn't all blind-sited.

**END OF SPOILER**

Okay, so, so overall this book is really good, and addresses a lot of secret topic you wouldn't get from the cover.

My only problem is I watch pitch perfect A LOT as a devoted choir student should,and I didn't like how vulnerable Angie was. And I didn't like how there was no warning to the triggering content inside.. But all in all, I love the book and its content :)

Yours truly,

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ABOVE WORLD by Jenn Reese

Rate: 7/10

Okay, so I read this book back in 8th grade and I absolutely LOVED IT. But, also back then it was very easy to captivate my attention. I reread it and one thing is still for certain: I. LOVE. MERMAIDS. I still draw them and I love the fact I can draw a human without the complication of legs and feet.

I mean 

Look at

THESE BABIES

beautiful <3

(All drawings curtesy of yours truly)

Actually the drawing go from least recent to most... First was before I read the book, second was freshman year, and the last was a couple of months ago! (Shamelessly promotes art because ART)

Anyways, the book, the whole reason why you're reading, is about a young kampii in The City of Shifting Tides. A Kampii is a human, essentially, who lives under the sea, and they breath by having tech attached to there throats. When you turn old enough, you swallow basically a seed that turns your feet into a tail. And her little friend, Hoku, is a year younger and is afraid to lose her. *sad face* 

What happens when the kampii tech stops working? The elders hide this. But Aluna sees this and she basically says, "these people are whack yo" (okay so not those exact words BUT PRETTY CLOSE) so she and Hoku both go to where everyone forbids they go: the surface. And what they find up there, no one could prepare them for.

**SPOILER ALERT**

Okay so, basically the above world is totally trashed. And the first thing they see when they get to shore? A bunch of dead, what they call, "Deepfell" which are there enemies. Which basically is a hybrid of a person and a shark, not only dead, but also missing body parts. She ends up finding one on the verge of living, and in a stupid moment of feeling worthless, she attached her tech to the Deepfall, which returned to the sea.

Then as Aluna was choking without her tech  she sees, what they call, "Aviars." Basically bird ladies. Where Hoku takes a fancy to one of them... Hehe xD

SKIPPING A BUNCH IF STUFF, READ IT YA LAZY NERDS

Aluna's sister is captured, and Aluna has to save her, along with Hoku, and a horse boy born human (never got his horsy legs or something like that). She ends up finding out a guy in a tech dome has a Very big fascination with the Kampii. While breeching, she is saved by the Deepfell that she herself saved, and find a crab-mecha girl that kisses horse-boy.

**HAHAHA ALL I'M SAYING FOR NOW**

**END OF SPOILER**

So overall I like this book, but there's a lot of slow sections. But at the same time a lot of fun stories! 

If you find you go to my school, and would like to borrow this book, sadly it is not in the library, but you can talk to a librarian and I'll see if we can work something. Okay? okay!

SEA Ya later! (Bad puns! Yay!)

-Spoiler Alert

THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH by Carrie Ryan

RATING: 9/10

Okay, let me just start off by saying I HATE ZOMBIES. I really think there overdone. EVERYTHING has a zombie in it nowadays!! But, this book still managed to capture my attention. Here's what basically happened:

My heart: DO IT 

My brain: but CLICHE ZOMBIE *insert groan*

My heart: Bro.. bruh... Trust in me. Just frickin trust me.

My Brain: UGHHHHHHHHH *takes off shelf* UGHHHHHHH *takes to library counter* UGH *takes home to read*

As you can see by my rating, my heart was correct.. This time.

The books is about a young girl named Mary who lives in the only town known of that has survived the forest of hands and teeth (an actual forest filled of YOU GUESSED IT. Zombies). This book takes place AFTER the major zombie outbreak, which I thank the offer for. No one talks about the "What after?" Only the actual attack. So what happens in her little village lead by the church, is that her family and a bunch of others had been enclosed with miles and miles of metal fencing and they believed they were the only ones alive after "The Return." And because of years of isolation and never being able to even go CLOSE to the fence (unless you're a guard), there knowledge of the outside world is about the equivalent. Mary's mother becomes desperately depressed when she is told her husband has become one of the Unconsercrared (zombies) and goes too close to the fence, where she is bitten. The sisterhood then "banishes her" to the forest where the mother believes she will be reunited with her husband.

 When this happens, the sisterhood gives Mary a choice: join them or her parents. She chooses to join the sister hood. Though completely devastated that her love had spoken for her best friend, and his brother, who always had a fancy for her, doesn't even speak for her (To speak for someone is basically their way of getting engaged). 

Now the reason I like this book is because of the outsider. Oh I didn't mention this? YEAH. THE SISTERHOOD FINDS AN OUTSIDER, but she's been bitten, sooooo.... No info for them. But when she leaves, Mary finds the girls clues as to how she got here..

**SPOILER ALERT**

Then her town is breeched.

Led by the Zombie-version of the outsider. 

When the town is breeched Mary, her best friend, and both their betrothed (Yeah the brother comes back for her), oh and also her older brother, his wife, and a kid they saved. OH AND A PUPPY! That everyone? We have our group? Okay. Well let's see what happens: they've been traveling, and WHOOPSIE DAISY (I'm skipping quite a bit.. GUESS YOU'LL HAVE TO REEEEAD IT) Travis (the boy Mary looooves) breaks his leg, and the only one with medical experience: MARY! So what happens? We find out Travis always loved Mary but the problem is that his brother loves her. WELP NOT REALLY. Harry (the brother of Travis) and Cass (the best best friend of Mary) now like eachother.

Oh and just one more thing: Mary finds the ocean at the end

**OKAY END OF SPOILER**

Okay I think that's enough before I tell you the whole story.

If you like TONS of dialogue then shun this book and never set eyes on it. Me? I don't care either way as long as it's a nice book. But the minimal dialogue could be a breaking point for some people. 

But if your not scared of reading more paragraphs than witty one-liners, then this book is really amazing! Heck I don't even LIKE zombies and I love this book. Originally I picked it up because a part of me was "Well you need a low rates book on your blog..." BUT I ENDED UP LOVING IT WHOOPS.

Anyways, thanks for reading.

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THE NATURALS: Jennifer Barnes

Rating? I'd say somewhere around 7.5 out of 10.

This doesn't mean I do not like the book, this simy means I'm not as fond of this genre as I am with others. It was rather a good plot overall. The book is about a girl named Cassie who lives with her grandma, due to her father being in the Military and her mother being brutally murdered at age 5. Her mother was a con-artist; a fortune teller.

Now she's 17 years of age and working at a diner so that she may help her beloved nana. Anyways, she's always had a little talent for being able to profile people. And one day, the bad boy type of guy comes rolling in to her restaurant and   She comes up and takes his order. He orders eggs, she asks what kind, he said for her to tell him, bada bing bada boom she's enrolled to an FBI group for young adults with natural talents. It's name? The Naturals. 

 Now I know I'm being extremely blunt, but really that's what happens! Though I must applaud the author. I actually really enjoyed reading the book! It wasn't until I finished the book that I just sort of looked at it and questioned myself and why I enjoyed it so much. It really confused me. I mean it wasn't until I went back and analyzed it did I realize that: 

1) not much actually happened

2) the plot line was actually sort of funny (which is not the point of a mystery-murder book) 

3) it's very cliché when you boil it down to its main concepts.

Which is really funny, because I honestly couldn't put it down when I was reading it. Other than those three things, the book was extremely enjoyable and one of my favorite characters was a girl who was a natural at statistics. About the closest she could get to comfort was telling statistics on the subject, and her mind went even more rapid if she drank coffee (though I can't recall her name) 

Things I like about the book: 

1) at the end of (I believe) every other chapter, you are submerged in the mind of the killer who had an obsession for Cassie's mother and now for her.

2) that the author somehow makes you addicted to the story even though it's cliche after cliche. (I was giggling happily a couple times...)

So if you are to read this book, don't try to analyze it, just enjoy it! It's a good book if you leave it to that.

-Spolier Alert 

ETTIQUETTE AND ESPIONAGE: Gail Carriger

Rating: 9/10

Hey everyone! Spoiler Alerts is back! And today we have a series I love dearly, and thank my dear high school library for introducing me to it. Etiquette & Espionage, first book of The Finishing School series, is the story of a young girl named Sophronia (I know, weird name right? I read it out loud as Sophia) who in the Victorian age, has about the manners of a "pig" (as her mother would say), and has a rather unladylike interest in gadgetry and adventure (like most of us today, am I right?) Anyways, Sophronia's poor dear mother finally says enough is enough when Ms. Barneclegoose offers the idea of a Finishing school. When Sophronia hears this, she's rather upset. She doesn't want to go to finishing school... But her mother forces her to go (though her "darling" sister would love to take her place).

Now don't get me wrong: the fun part is now

We are then introduced to Sophronia's soon-to-be-BFF named Dimity and he r brother Pillover. Their carriage that they ride on the way to the finishing school, when they are attached by Flywayman

Sophronia makes a (rather unlady-like) heroic save for her new acquaintances. And she drives the caridge to her new school: Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality. 

(Quality= KW-all-ee-TAY)

Soon once she reaches the school, she realizes she has to finish... More than expected.

Sure she has to learn to cursty and how to dance properly, but also how to kill her first husband and gain intelligence from the weaknesses of man.

But something goes wrong though, the "prototype" is in the wrong hands and its up to Sophronia and her friends to get it back to its rightful place.

Things I like about this book, you may ask? Well HERES A FEW THINGS

One: the entire CONCEPT of this series intrigues me, like the opening line: "It's one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It's quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to Finishing School." <<that right there, IS BEAUTY. How to be a lady but also be powerful in the Victorian age? Oh.  yes.

Two: Okay so SPOILER ALERT !!! (Please skip to reason three if you wish to not hear this) Monique, a young lady whose beauty is only overcome by her love for herself. Pretending to be Dimity's and Sophronia's headmistress at first in the caridge I talked about earlier. Well this lady is always looking for a way of trouble. Towards the end of the book, we find out Monique is in possession of The Prototype. And honestly all she wants is a bit of dough and a high rank in society. What I love is she didn't turn out happy in the end, because Sophronia gets it from her and puts it in the right hands (who that is, I'll let you read to find out) but I honestly HATE when the bad guy is happy in the end. Kinda makes me want to stab someone. But whatever.

Reason three: remember how I said this is "Mademoiselle Geraldine's academy of quali-TAY" or something along those lines? Well Mademoiselle Geraldine is oblivious TO ALL ESPIONAGE AND INTELLIGER TRAINING THAT ARE TO THE CORE LESSON IN HER SCHOOL. For some reason I love that not even the Hedmistress knows all that's going on in the school.

Well, I highly recommend this book: though some slow points can be found, but there isn't one book I've come across that doesn't have at least one part I have to force myself to read through it so I can get back to the good..

Anyways, I would like to once again thank my High school library for having this book on shelf when I was looking around, and found this beauty. (I'm already working on the third book of the series)

Anyways,

Toodles, my fellow hipster book readers!

-Spoiler Alert