The Book Thief & The Revenge of Seven

I will start out by saying I have not reviewed many books and I definitely have not done so in several years so be patient with me as I find my rhythm. 

I have read two books for my winter book challenge so far and am in the middle of my third so I thought it a good time to post some reviews.

The Book Thief  by Markus Zusak
 Category: "Bookish Book"
  5 Out of 5 Stars   

                Set in Nazi Germany between 1939 and 1943 The Book Thief is about a little girl named Liesel Meminger. The story is narrated by Death who is in possession of the journal she wrote about her time between 1939, when she arrived to live with her foster parents and, 1943 when everything changed. Death as a narrator, to me, is brilliant. It gives a fresh perspective to what could otherwise be considered an over done genre. I thought it was beautiful, poignant, heartbreaking, and soul shattering. I cried, a lot, sobbing can not see through them tears,  and it has taken me several days to process the story and understand how I feel about it. It is rare for me to find a book that invokes this kind of response and as such I feel this book will forever hold a special place in my heart. I think it is a treasure and everyone should read it at least once. 

The Revenge of Seven by Pittacus Lore
Category: "Freebie" 
5 out of 5 Stars 

They caught Number One in Malaysia.

Number Two in England.

Number Three in Kenya.

And Number Eight in Florida.

They killed them all.

I am Number Seven.

I will make them pay. 

               This is the fifth book in one of my favorite series. The Lorien Legacies series is about a group of aliens, who look just like us; hiding on Earth after their home planet was ravaged and taken over by the Mogadorians.  The group is called The Garde, they all have special powers and in this installment are trying to team up to fight the Mogs that are hunting them and trying to take over Earth and destroy it too. There were originally ten of them sent here and only 6 remain. Can they defeat the evil Mogs and return home to rebuild their planet or will Setrakas Ra kill them all in the end.

  A little blurb about the book:

The worst was supposed to be over. We were reunited after a decade apart. We were discovering the truth of our past. We were training and getting stronger every day. We were even happy...
We never imagined the Mogodorians could turn one of our own against us. We were fools for trusting Five. And now Eight is lost forever. I would do anything to bring him back, but that's impossible. Instead, I will do whatever it takes to destroy every last one of them.
I've spent my entire life hiding from them, and they've stolen everything away from me. But that stops now. We're going to take the battle to them. We have a new ally who knows their weaknesses. And I finally have the power to fight back.

This series is totally different from what I normally read but I love it none the less. The first book is I am Number Four, which was made into a movie with Alex Pettyfer.  I enjoyed this book and it was a quick read for me. I can’t wait for the final book to come out next year!!

Hope you enjoy and perhaps try out these books!