Review: Ashlynn Ella's Story

Ashlynn Ella's Story by Shannon Hale
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I also loved this one! mainly because Hunter and Ashlynn are meant to be! They are perfect for each other. I did not like the fact that this story reminded us that Ashlynn's mom were to die prematurely so she can fulfill her destiny as the next Cinderella. That was not nice, but the idea that she did not mind if her love was a prince or not as long as he loves animals, is lovely! I so want them to embrace their own story.

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Review: Hunter Huntsman's Story

Hunter Huntsman's Story by Shannon Hale
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Without any doubt this was my favorite story from Ever After High by Shannon Hale. In the books and the websoides I could never have guessed that Hunter was vegetarian, although I could clearly see his love for animals. I loved the fact that he had to strike a pose whenever he rescued someone and I imagined his father as a lumberjack as well as his mother. He is kind and tender with his sister, but I have no idea where lumberjane came from. He is skilled and has a big heart. I loved him!

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Review: Marcada

Marcada by Kim Richardson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I read this book because I could. I had no idea what it was about, but the first chapters were engaging. I felt it was fast paced and the writting reminded me a lot of fanfiction. However the premise was so good that it kept me reading non-stop for as long as I could. I like the idea of normal people being chosen to perform as Guardian Angels, but in the beginning I did not know if they were supposed to help mortals to be out of danger or to recollect the souls when they die during the missions assigned. I had to figure that out throughtout the rest of the book. Near the end, it was getting interesting and it ended well, with a lot of open arcs that can easily be solved by the reader without further installments. So Kara got what she wanted in the end. Still the characters conception and development were weak and I could not see the Archangels depicted as Kim Richardson does, nor David or the Oracles, I believe that talking about relationships between the characters there is still work to do. The tension between David and Kara never seemed real, nor the rivalry between Benson and David, and I could never really know if David was liked by the Archangels or not. Nice touch that angels are male or female regardless their name.

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