Book Review #60: "Get Well Soon"

Hey Everyone,

     I am going to review the book "Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues And The Heroes Who Fought Them," by Jennifer Wright.  This book is hot off the press as it was published February 7, 2017 by Henry Holt & Company. For those of you who would like to purchase a copy of this book CLICK HERE. Jennifer Wright is a well established author as she is the author of the well known book "It Ended Badly: Thirteen Of The Worst Breakups In History."  This book is a thorough history of the various plagues and how they were handled, and fought against.

     Overall I rated this book four stars out of five. This was a well written book. Although the subject matter may sound a little on the boring side, this book will be one of the most entertaining books you will read. Maybe it is because the author and me speak the same language of sarcasm and humor. The subject of this book don't get me wrong is very depressing but I found myself laughing throughout the entire book. The author narrated this book brilliantly, I had so much fun reading it while learning a lot about the scary history of different plagues that hit civilizations from the beginning of time. I love it when I find new authors that I love and hence I am looking forward to reading more from Jennifer Wright including her previous book "It Ended Badly: Thirteen Of The Worst Breakups In History."

     I would like to thank Netgalley, Jennifer Wright, and Henry Holt & Company for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Until the next page,

Jill

Book Review #59: "The Gilded Cage"

Hey Everyone,

     I am going to review the book "The Gilded Cage," by Vic James. This book is hot off the press being published today February 14, 2017 by Random House Publishing Group: Ballantine.  This is the author Vic James debut novel. It is the first book of a three book series, "The Dark Gifts Series." Keep an eye out for the second book coming out this July 2017. For those of you who would like to purchase a copy of this book CLICK HERE. 

     Overall I rated this book three out of five stars. This book is a dystopian novel. It is set in a world where there are those of us who are lucky and are born skilled, meaning are born with magical powers. For all the rest of us commoners those of us who are born with no magic skills at all, are forced to be slaves for ten years working under those who have skill or magical powers. This book tells the story of one family who gets themselves involved with a powerful skilled family and are forced to make difficult choices in order to keep their family together. The premise of this book had a lot of potential, but reading this book felt disjointed and disconnected. This book did not flow well. The characters were on the unlikable side and because of this it made it more difficult to enjoy this book more than I did. I really wanted to and I had high expectations before reading it. I really hope the next two books in this series make up for this one.

     I want to thank Netgalley, Vic James, and Random House Publishing Group: Ballantine for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Until the next page,

Jill