Mini Panda's Book Reviews

Review: Lady Midnight  by Cassandra Clare Format (That I Read It): Book Challenge Completed: A book with a beautiful cover Summary: It’s been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion. Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning, but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents and avenging her losses. Together with her parabatai Julian Blackthorn, Emma must learn to trust her head and her heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches across Los Angeles, from the Sunset Strip to the enchanted sea that pounds the beaches of Santa Monica. If only her heart didn’t lead her in treacherous directions… Making things even more complicated, Julian’s brother Mark—who was captured by the faeries five years ago—has been returned as a bargaining chip. The faeries are desperate to find out who is murdering their kind—and they need the Shadowhunters’ help to do it. But tim

Review: A Monster Calls  by Patrick Ness, Siobhan Dowd (Conception), Jim Kay (Illustrator) Format (That I Read It): Book Challenge Completed: An award-winning book Summary: At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting-- he's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the nightmare he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. The monster in his backyard is different. It's ancient. And wild. And it wants something from Conor. Something terrible and dangerous. It wants the truth. From the final idea of award-winning author Siobhan Dowd-- whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself-- Patrick Ness has spun a haunting and darkly funny novel of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined. Initial Thoughts: I briefly heard about this novel before. I knew it was becoming a

Book Crisis!! I am having such a book crisis right now. I'm not sure what to classify it has. It kind of like a book slump. My problem isn't that I can't focus and read it's just that I don't if that makes sense. I want to read a lot but I just can't seem to find the effort. When I read I'm enjoying what I'm reading but I feel like it's taking me forever to get through something. I don't know why I can't seem to just get through one book. It's been three weeks (as of tomorrow when I post this) since I've finished a full book. I've started many books since then and I've really loved them but I can't seem to push through this issue. I have tried many different solutions: re-reading a favorite book, watching TV, writing, and trying many different books. I don't know what's wrong.  I really hope this goes away soon because it's getting frustrating for me.  My Struggle Through This: Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage