I normally don't read books like this - I don't even really know what genre "I Am Princess X" is. I don't know why this seemed an interesting book to me. But it was. In fact, this is probably one of the best non-fantasy/sf books I've ever read. It's wonderfully written, the plot is fantastic - really, as far as I'm concerned, there's nothing wrong with this book. This is SO GOOD. Oh - and there really is a site iamprincessx.com. Also, when you read this book, somewhere there'll be another reference to an internet site - you can try that one too... That's all I'm saying.

So, with "Judged", "The Blackhart Legacy" has come to an end. Such a shame this is only a trilogy. I'd been afraid for a while, because I'd read somewhere that De Jager had 'changed the ending', and I was worried that it maybe wasn't the one I'd liked it to be. Thankfully, it was. With this book, De Jager gives us another wonderful look at Kit's world, and rounds off everything that started in the other books. This series really is a must-read!

After waiting quite a while (apparently, Funke's Original English Publisher didn't want to publish "The Golden Yarn" before she made some changes, after which she in the end started her own publishing company) the third MirrorWorld book has finally been released - another three years after the second one. My god, this series is so good, why does it also have to publish so slowly? But, well, on the other hand, the slow writing process means that these books are near to perfect. In this book, there are some parts which I really hated (I mean, Fox, really? Did you have to do that?) - but, thankfully, there are few of them and do get resolved amazingly well in the end. [SPOILER] I have been waiting five years now for Fox - Celeste - and Jacob to get together - one my longly-yearned-for romances, and I am glad they finally did it, now. And in a good way too; not in the best, in my opinion, but good enough. Of course, after reading Funke for some years now, I know I now probably have to hang on to my heart to see what happens in the fourth and fifth book. For now, though, I am very glad - for me, and for my two favourite MirrorWorld characters. [SPOILER ENDS]

The end of the "Lunar Chronicles" has come: "Winter". 823 pages of pure, absolute bliss. I already gave "Cress" five stars in the rating, so I couldn't go for more with "Winter", but the book definitely deserves that. There is really only a very small part which I thought wasn't as good as the others, but the rest was practically perfect. (I don't think there really exists a 'perfect' book, but this one comes close.) Meyer spins a wonderful tale of war, love, friendship, action and so much more. This truly is one for your must-read list!

The first thing anyone wonders when they know Percy Jackson but not this series must be, "So weird that Magnus' surname is the same one as Annabeth's." Yeah, OK, that's because they are family. And I don't think it's such a big spoiler to say that Annabeth does have her own small role to play. Until now, this is really the first actual reference in Riordan's book series that they are set in the same world and age (not counting the short stories of Percy, Annabeth and the Kanes). The second thing I noticed was that there was a chapter in which he names Jason Grace, which makes me wonder what will happen in the other four books. (He already revealed that Annabeth will appear more than once.) Riordan sort of turns his back to the 'Heroes of Olympus' books because in 'Magnus Chase' he just uses a singular I-character (Magnus, of course), like he did with the Original 'Percy Jackson' novels. Apart from Magnus - he's fantastic - there's my ultimate favourite for this series (it took me about one paragraphs, even before her name was said): Sam. She is so enormously wonderful. I really don't know how to say what I'm thinking - in my opinion, she's one of those kick-ass heroines of this time. So, the Gods of Asgard. Those are the Norse ones. Probably one of the things that I love about Sam is that she is a Valkyrie - I mean, can you imagine it: women, chosen by the highest god to reap dead men's souls who died a hero's death, with their weapon in their hands. Just one of my favourite mythical 'humans'. In fact, I just like the entire mythology, I don't know why. It really speaks to me and the images it puts in brain when I'm reading about it are amazing. An enormous tree that encompasses nine worlds! And even if you're not all that interested in the Old Norse myths - oh my god, just try this one. Riordan is a master weaver of stories, and he doesn't drop a stitch here.

645 pages of absolute, blissful heaven. That's what I call "Queen of Shadows". 645 pages of unexpected twists, world and character building and so much more. This is probably the best book in the "Throne of Glass" series up to now. It's amazing that somehow, Maas keeps on getting better at this. Book 5? Where are you?

[Note: This is a review for the entire "Skulduggery Pleasant" series, from Book 1-9 and all the short stories, spin-offs and novellas.] In total, the entire series about the living skeleton and his student/partner is more than 5000 pages long. That's an awful lot. Derek Landy is probably one of very few YA authors who actually succeeds in getting about ten different genres in one single book. Not imagine what he does with about ten books. It's amazing, really. There aren't many authors who can do what he does, and actually pull it off. 5000 pages of text mean a lot happens. When you've finished the series (I succeeded in reading it in one week) you'll probably have forgotten about half of what happened in the first books. The list of characters keeps on developing until right at the end - if anyone would count them, they'd probably strand someone above one hundred, I guess. And those characters have enough time to develop, which means there's always something happening. Certainly since Landy has a lot up his sleeve and you can never be entirely sure when someone is really dead or not. When he starts with gods, portals, human-possessing 'things' and parallel worlds, anything becomes possible - especially with Landy's own, personal writing style. It's virtually impossible to say anything about it without spoiling, so you'll just have to read it. It's really worth it - I doubt I've ever read anything like it. I'll just say this - it's a good ending. It really is. I was afraid of it, but there's no need to be.

"The Invasion of the Tearling" continues the story of "Queen", and also follows part of the life of Lily Mayhew, right before the Crossing. Therefore, it wasn't only the story of the Tearling and Kelsea that gripped me, but the one in the past as well. After reading rather a lot about it in the first book, I was very curious as how it all worked, and I wasn't disappointed. Apart from that, there are also some interesting secrets that come out, especially at the very end. It's not specifically said, but anyone who can read understands what is implicated, and it's really good. After the ending, I can't wait to read the ending of Kelsea!

Sometimes, there are these debut authors who blow your mind. Johansen is one of those. I devoured "The Queen of the Tearling" - a book of almost 500 pages with not the easiest writing style in one day; not bad. The style is really marvellous, Kelsea Glynn is amazing and the plot as well. This is one of those series of the moment. Emma Watson has said she's "obsessed" with it, making clear she wants to direct the film and play Kelsea - that means something, and I understand her completely. If there's one adult fantasy series of this time you have to read, it's this one.

Well, anybody who has read one or book(s) by Eoin Colfer knows he's one of the best - there are not many authors who have such a specific, recognizable, writing 'signature', let's just call it that. "The Forever Man" is the third and (already - *deep sigh*) final book of the W.A.R.P. series. As always, Colfer does what no one else does: he makes the impossible possible, and the unbelievable believable. That's probably the most important thing when you're an author: make sure the readers believe what you're saying and they'll love your book. I won't say this book is better than "The Last Guardian" (the 8th and last book of "Artemis Fowl"), because for me it isn't. But he still did an amazing job. It's so good - there's really nothing wrong with it, I believe. At about ten pages before the end, you think 'He can't be serious - is he really going to do that?' Then, ten pages later, you can easily breathe out, glad of what he did. In just ten pages, he turns the ending 180 degrees. Why are you still reading this? You should be reading the book! And, let's be honest, if you look at all the "Artemis Fowl" and "W.A.R.P." books: this cover is the most awesome!

"A Court of Thorns and Roses" - what a wonderful title! - is the first part of a trilogy that is truly unique. People who've read the "Throne of Glass" series by Maas might be a little surprised with the fact that ACOTAR, as this book is also known, seems to be written for a slightly older age group. It's really obvious when you're reading it. That's something I, personally, didn't think was so interesting about the novel, which made for the first 100 and last 100 pages really good. The middle was a little more 'basic', as far as that's possible. Nevertheless, there are some really good pieces in the novel and it's worth the read.

"Fairest" was included by Marissa Meyer as being a kind of prequel to the Lunar Chronicles in which we see the young Queen Levana of Luna take form and change her into the being she is in the series. The most interesting - and good - thing about the book is probably the fact that some of the reader's assumptions throughout "Cinder", Scarlet" and "Cress", the most noticeable being the things we hear from Selene's mother. Those things make "Fairest" truly enjoyable. A downside of it is that the novel is only 220 pages thick and I couldn't shake the feeling that Meyer could have taken her time a bit more. Sometimes it goes rather quickly. Another good element, however, is that a lot of the other characters are 'introduced' here - since the action takes place before the other books and a lot of them are recognizable. That's very nicely done and came to me as a surprise. Now we're just waiting for "Winter", of which the first three chapters are already included in this book!

"Vowed" continues the story that started in "Banished" a few months earlier, featuring Kit Blackhart. With almost 500 pages - about 100 more than the first book - a lot happens in this novel and everything is just as magical as what happened before. The only teeny tiny negative remark I can think of, is that De Jager sometimes ends and starts her chapters at annoying points in the story, like in the middle of a conversation. To me, that works a bit confusing at times.

I was really excited to read "Banished", the first book about Kit Blackhart. (Who knew the name 'Kit' could be used for a girl?) She seemed very interesting to me. I have to say I normally don't read books with werewolves in them, but, well ... I just had to make an exception. I wasn't mistaken. "Banished" is an amazingly good book. It made me think about another book which had kind of the same theme (I can't remember the other one now), but this is much better!

After ten books, the "Camp Half-Blood Series" stops. We've had five "Percy Jackson ..." books and now, the fifth and final "Heroes of Olympus", "The Blood of Olympus" has been released. It's been a long way. This book sees the end of the Greek and Roman demigods and it's rather climactic. Riordan really is the 'myth master', as he called on the English covers. He's done a great job. Just read this book and the entire series. Starting with "The Lightning Thief", Riordan has made a book series of about 5300 pages, counting those of the spin-off books and the Jackson-Chase/Kane e-novellas as well. It's been an awesome journey. Well done, 'Uncle Rick'. Now, on to "Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard".

Tamora Pierce said that 'Celaena Sardothien is as much an epic hero as Frodo or Jon Snow'. I believe she is absolutely right. "Heir of Fire" is about 150 pages longer than its predecessors and readers will love it. So much happens - for everyone. Maas makes you sit at the edge of your chair. It is unbelievable that anyone is able to write such a flawless book. I'd rate it 6/5, but of course that's impossible. I can't wait to read the sequels and Maas's other series. If you ask me, "Throne of Glass" really is the best series ever written.

Mind. Blown. "Cress" - the 3rd "Lunar Chronicles" book - is a lot longer compared to "Cinder" (book 1) or even "Scarlet" (book 2) and very worth the read! [BIG SPOILER ALERT for CINDER, SCARLET & CRESS] When I finished reading "Scarlet", I expected that the series would continue to move across the following weeks until Emperor Kai and Queen Levana's coronation - that seemed logical to me. The coronation, I thought, would happen nearing the end of "Winter", the fourth and final novel. But that was wrong and I have to say, this book was so much better than the other two - that were also good, I think. But with "Cress", Meyer really surprised me a lot and the final quarter of the book was amazing. I found the last two chapters were especially ... entertaining. It's good that Kai finally knows the truth. [END SPOILER ALERT] I really can't wait for "Winter".

"The Hangman's Revolution". Well, shame they changed the cover a bit. Apart from that - it's just Colfer. Like when, in Steampunk groups (because W.A.R.P. is part Steampunk) you say 'Vernian' when you're talking about Jules Verne, or 'Edisonades' when it's about books featuring Thomas Edison, you can say this is 'Colferian' or something like that. It's very simple - if you liked the first book, you'll like the second one too.

It's no secret that "Throne of Glass" must be my favourite series EVER. So "The Assassin's Blade" could not be bad. And it isn't. This book contains five novellas, all set before the beginning of "Throne of Glass" itself. The first story ("The Assassin and the Pirate Lord") starts about a year before, is then followed by "The Assassin and the Healer" (which is shorter than the other four, due to the fact it was originally a UK World Book Day Novella), then comes "The Assassin and the Desert", "The Underworld" and, finally, "The Empire". Those five stories in fact tell how Celaena found her way to the Salt Mines of Endovier, where we find her at the beginning of the first book. The story explains a lot of strange remarks, notes and thoughts you get from Celaena. If you have read the books in the main series, this is a must-read. And if you haven't, it's still a must-read.

"Innocent Darkness"! The first book in "The Aether Chronicles"! Just... Just look at the cover and you're floating somewhere - probably where your wildest dreams are set. I LOVE steampunk. Unfortunately, it's a subject that you don't often come across. This book combines steampunk and faeries. I think that's unique, and it's the thing that makes this book special. The only thing which I thought was negative, was in the second half of the book. In that part, there were some things which were just a little too predictable. However, it doesn't really affect the story and there are still enough surprises lukring around the corners. I'll be reading the next book. If you like steampunk and/or faeries, you should read these books as well.

After reading "Throne of Glass", I was afraid - terrified - to read its successor, "Crown of Midnight". I thought it would be near impossible for Maas to write a sequel which could be as fantastic as the first book. I was wrong. I can tell that "Crown of Midnight" is one of the best books I've ever read. It contains all the elements to make it unique: a daring, humouristic, young, intelligent, arrogant,... heroin, romance, magic, conspiracy and some violence. It's unbelievable how an author can write such a book. There isn't a single thing which isn't really good. One of my all-time favourites!

\"Eoin Colfer\". It is almost a new noun. People who read the Artemis Fowl series, Airman and other books written by him, know by now that he has a special way of writing. This has the characteristics of rather sarcastic humour, a he-narrator who, at some exiting point, starts a long explanation which you can only partly understand. This is probably why Colfer must be one the most known writers of this century! If you read other books by him, then you must certainly try \"The Reluctant Assassin\", the first book in W.A.R.P., which stands for \'Witness Anonymous Relocation Programme\'. According to the female protagonist, the CIA probably put the \'Anonymous\' in it because [quote by Chevie Savano] \'otherwise they would have WRP and what kind of acronym would that be?\' (See what I mean with his way of writing? That way!) If you haven\'t read any books by Colfer, then this is the time to start with it. If you read other books by Colfer, then you\'ll notice that he has put in some things from other books. There is a street named Half Moon Street, which comes from the book \"Half Moon Investigations\" and some people might remember Otto Malarkey and Little Saltee from \"Airman\". At this time, there have been no mentions of Artemis Fowl, but, well, it\'s a series about time-travel, so maybe that\'s for another book in the series. This book is yet another one masterly written! Read it! You won\'t regret it!

I don\'t say this very often but... \"Throne of Glass\" is better than Artemis Fowl, The Hunger Games, The Curse Workers, Percy Jackson and some other fantastic series combined!!! I really, honestly... don\'t know how Sarah J. Maas can write such a book. I think this must be one of the three best books I\'ve ever read! Maas creates characters, adventures, worlds and much more which appeal to the imagination! How can she do this? You can\'t say it\'s good, or fantastic, or magnificent, or[fill in by yourself]. Those are words who cannot even describe the essence of the story. As one of the official reviews on the Internet said: \"I believe the word \'unputdownable\' was created for this book\"! And even that\'s wrong, in my opinion. If I ever lose this book, I\'m prepared to travel the world just to find a copy of it. Ms. Maas: if you ever read this: I believe you are one of the best writers in history AND I CAN\'T WAIT TO READ THE NEXT BOOK!

\"Scarlet\" introduces Scarlet Benoit, based on Little Red Riding Hood. This book is divided into more or less three different sections. First of all, we follow the adventures of Scar (mostly together with Wolf). The second part sees Cinder, together with Captain Thorne, travelling to Europe. (These two parts will eventually get mixed into each other.) And then there are some chapters who focus on emperor Kai, who struggles to find the line between what is right and wrong, what is a lie and what isn\'t. I read this book in four hours. That means it is a very good book.

\"Cinder\" is the start of The Lunar Chronicles, which has an interesting theme. Each of the four books introduce a new character (in this book, it\'s Cinder) which is based on a character of a fairy tale. Cinder is based on Cinderella. If you read the book, it\'ll be nice to find out that there are some similarities between the fairy tale and the book itself. Except, this is set in a dystopian world of course. However, if you don\'t/didn\'t like fairy tales, you still must read the book. Because it is very good.

Since the publication of \"Northern Lights\" or \"The Golden Compass\" in the USA in 1995, 18 years have passed since I write this. In those years, many things have changed. First of all, the original series is now completed. Secondly, Pullman has written a few spin-off stories. Thirdly, the world is still waiting for \"The Book of Dust\", which he is now writing for about 8 years. Fourthly, \"Northern Lights\" is now a film titled \"The Golden Compass\" - and unfortunately, the other two books won\'t be shown on the big screen because in the USA there were not many good reaction to the film. And fifthly, we can easily that \"Northern Lights\" is one of the most modern classics. It really is a book which will endure the Tooth of Time. Now, millions of copies have been sold and dozens of publications are released. In my opinion: if you haven\'t read this book, you have missed something extraordinary good, and you don\'t know real fantasy. Because for me, \"His Dark Materials\" is a synonym for fantasy.

\"Black Heart\" is end of \"The Curse-Workers\" Trilogy. Here, Cassel must look for the last resolutions so he can have a better life. In the end, it becomes better then he had expected. A very satisfying end. On The Curse-Workers\' old website, there was a page called \"Lila Zacharov\'s 13 Pieces\". It were 13 short-stories which were told by Cassel\'s friend, Lila. The stories were all separate and you could read them in any order to wanted. Unfortunately, since the new website got on air, \"13 Pieces\" has ended to exist...

\"Red Glove\" continues where \"White Cat\" stopped. Here, it\'s also Cassel who tells everything, but since you now understand how the curse-workers work, it\'ll be easier to read. The fantastic tale which started in the first book, continues... Let yourself grabbed by Cassel Sharpe!

\"White Cat\" is told from the view of Cassel Sharpe, in the I-person. The story is situated in the nowadays USA. Because Cassel tells everything, he thinks you already know everything there is know, which might make the story a bit confusing at the beginning. Apparently, all over the world, there are people living who are called \"curse-workers\". Instead of other stories, all other people who aren\'t curse-workers, know that they exist. These curse-workers have special abilities, of which you can read in the novel. If you are able to understand this and some other strange things, \"White Cat\" is a very special book. This series is one of my favourites!

We had to wait more than two years, but now it\'s here! \"Fearless\", the second book in the \"Mirrorworld\"-series. This book is at least as beautiful and dangerous as the first one. Let yourself drift away on the magical tales about Jacob, Fox and the others.

This is one of the best books I ever read. I didn\'t like Funke\'s Inktrilogy, but the Mirrorworld series is something completely different. I love the world, the characters, the tales, everything! This a fairy tale for young adults you can\'t put down.

\"The Wyrd of Willowmere\" (which means \"The Destiny of Willowmere\") is the last book in the series (what a shame). I have enjoyed this series. It took me less than two days to read the whole series, about 750 pages. \"The Wyrd\" is just as good as the other books, with a very good end. The author has thought for how to end this series, and it worked. \"The Willowmere Chronicles\" is one of the best series I ever read.

After \"The Witches\" comes \"The Warding of Willowmere\", which has as much potential as the first book in the trilogy. I have the (sometimes annoying) habit of re-reading the very best pieces in my books. But if I did that with this book, I\'d be reading it two times as long as usual. A book which you can\'t put down!

\"The Willowmere Chronicles\" is one of my favourite book series. I very much like the protagonist, Claire, because I like the way she always acts. \"The Witches of Willowmere\" is the beginning of a good story arc which, once you have started, can\'t put down.