First Impressions: 4 New Reads

So, I got a Kindle. I'm slightly disgusted with myself, because I've never liked the idea of them, BUT it was a gift and I thought I'd give it a try. I actually quite like it. Especially the super-cool feature which has aided todays post. After toying around on the Kindle store, I realised that I could download 'samples' of books I wanted. So I did just that, and I thought I'd do a little First Impressions post about the books that I downloaded.

♥ The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkins. This book gave me chills. I'm pretty faint-hearted when it comes to anything remotely spooky and supernatural, but I've heard pretty good things about this book so decided to give it a try. I read the first two chapters of this, and I really like it! It's mysterious, well-written and actually quite chilling. The last line of the opening chapter was very effective in creating the drama. I'm definitely going to be buying this.

 

♥ The Manifesto On How To Be Interesting by Holly Bourne. I metaphorically flicked through the first three chapters of this book SO easily, that I immediately bought & downloaded the full copy. Weirdly enough, it's very similar to something I wrote a little while ago. I found the main character, Bree, really relatable right up until she decides to be 'interesting' then I pretty much lose all respect for her. Of course, her fate still remains to be read, so she might change my mind! I think that it's aimed for an audience younger than me, as I did find it quite young, but I'm enjoying the drama.

 

♥ Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. This book is very 'The Hunger Games'. I hate saying things like that, because I know there's much more to the dystopian genre than just THG but I just found the opening chapters very similar. I like the main character, Mare, and her little pickpocketing habit. I also like the idea of the 'supernatural' nature of the Silvers, and that they spill silver blood (literally). I am very intrigued and will pick this book up at some point, but I'm not riveted. I've heard that this book takes a while to get into, and I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt! I've been looking for a new, intense dystopian trilogy to read - hopefully this will be the one!

 

♥ Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. Much the same as The Manifesto, I found this book to be quite young. The main characters 'voice' made her seem a lot younger that 17 (I was thinking around 15, and was surprised when she said she was 17), and the immediate attractive to St Clair (who already has a girlfriend, duh) was kind of predictable. I also don't like the information dump within the first two chapters, but it was readable. Despite these things, I was SUCKED IN, and flipped through the pages so quickly. I think it'll be quite a light, fluffy read judging by the beginning three chapters & just from what I've heard from other people. I was disappointed, but I'll definitely stick with it and read the whole thing before I pass judgement!

 

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