*This post contains links that will lead you to other web destinations, including links to buy items. HELLO 2020!!!! I'm so happy to be writing to all of my lovelies at the start of a new year and decade. It's crazy that it's 2020. I move into my new dorm on my new college campus on Sunday, I have orientation on Monday, and will start classes really soon. I'm so elated to start this new chapter of my life!!!! Well before we get started with the actual book review I would like to put a well placed plug and say....I'm trying to grow my subscriber list this year! My goal is to have 500 subscribers by 2021. Won't you help me out and do a couple of things for me: 1) go to the contact page and subscribe! 2) if you enjoy a book review please share it on your various social media platforms and spread the word, and 3) just subscribe, I won't spam you and you'll get exclusive member content. (also when I reach my goal of 500 subscribers I'm going to upgrade my website platform so plllleeeaaaseee help me out. thanks) As I'm writing this I'm listening to Teenagers by My Chemical Romance, which I think is strangely fitting to the series I will be reviewing today.
Why am I reviewing all the books together as a series instead of separately? Well, quite honestly because it's one big flowing story line, and also I read them all very quickly and together, so why not review them that way? Series Summary: No one has set foot on Earth in centuries—until now. Ever since a devastating nuclear war, humanity has lived on spaceships far above Earth's radioactive surface. Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents—considered expendable by society—are being sent on a dangerous mission: to recolonize the planet. It could be their second chance at life...or it could be a suicide mission. CLARKE was arrested for treason, though she's haunted by the memory of what she really did. WELLS, the chancellor's son, came to Earth for the girl he loves—but will she ever forgive him? Reckless BELLAMY fought his way onto the transport pod to protect his sister, the other half of the only pair of siblings in the universe. And GLASS managed to escape back onto the ship, only to find that life there is just as dangerous as she feared it would be on Earth. Confronted with a savage land and haunted by secrets from their pasts, the hundred must fight to survive. They were never meant to be heroes, but they may be mankind's last hope. Okay, so I read these on my brand new Kindle Fire 7 as e-books and I really enjoyed it. BUT I'm a huge fan of the show (and am seriously excited for the next/final season that comes out this year), so I couldn't help to compare the books to the show.....and like WHATTTTTT the plot....was murdered. ATTENTION: what I'm about to say is extremely rare - I liked the show better WHAT? Did Rachel really just say that on her book review blog? Yes, yes I did. I think I've only ever said that before about one other series: Lord of the Rings (please don't hate me). I mean honestly, I liked the show better. The plot of the show was more exciting and it was so well done.....the book seems like fanfiction? I don't know, that was really my impression of it. To be completely honest the books are great if you're longing for the next season of the show and want more time with your favorite characters (Clarke and Bellamy) (also I like their relationship because I ship it and they get their happy ending sooooo) Oh gosh, what can I say without spoiling the plot???? IDK. I just want to point out every single difference but that would be just plain mean. Okay, you should totally read it because it's a great book series, but c o n s i d e r maybe thinking of it as a fanfiction that you'll really enjoy or not watching the show until after you finish the books (if you haven't already watched the show like I have). Who Should Read This Book: Okay, so the only mildly inappropriate thing here may be some violence (it's a dystopian YA/sci-fi what'd you expect?) and in the last book Octavia gets a girlfriend? But like if you watched the show there's tons of lgbtq+ content so if you're okay with that then the book is fine. If you're homophobic, it should still be okay for you because it's just in the last book and it's brief. Also I think there was a gay couple mentioned, and there's a scene where someone sees them snuggling. It's really not that bad so get over yourself. About the Author: To be honest this is just a copy and paste from her Goodreads author bio sooooo..... Kass Morgan studied literature at Brown and Oxford, and now resides in Brooklyn, where she lives in constant fear of her Ikea bookcase collapsing and burying her under a mound of science fiction and Victorian novels. Fun Extras:
Conclusion/Rating: 3/5
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1/2/2020 10:18:07 am
I love th show as well and actually have the first book out of the library! i keep putting off reading it because of other commitments ad also I feel like I'm going to constantly be comparing it to the show. I'll have to let you know what I think when I read it and we can compare the book and show! :)
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