Riven - Lissa Del AKA Melissa Delport

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 After reading Rainfall I thought to myself, don't think this will be just your average contemporary romance, expect the unexpected. Lissa Del AKA Melissa Delport did not disappoint. I was on the edge of my seat, my phone had a couple of very purposeful flings across my desk, and she had me chocked-up with emotion. Exactly what I want from this author.

One thing that I both hate and love about Riven is that you can't really tell someone what it is about without giving the plot away. The safest I can do is say. It's about a girl who meets a boy, their love story is something that makes you yearn for your own version of it, and then there is a major plot twist that even though I was waiting for it, I did not expect.

This book was angsty with just enough frustration added to leave you gasping for more.

The characters are well written and I fell in love with them all almost right away. The one thing I truly appreciate is that all the characters in the book had a role to play, it wasn't just a reason to fill some pages.

Overall this was another great book by Lissa Del and I would recommend her books in a heartbeat.

The Legacy - Melissa Delport

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Dystopian books, I really thought by now that I’ve read most of them and that there won’t be another one that will get me, then I remembered I had two, yes you read that right, two copies of this book. Boy, was I surprised and irritated with myself for waiting so long to read this.

The book is set in a post-apocalyptic United States or not so the United States. Our heroine is a great character, with support from the rest. We have a love triangle that will set you on edge and wonder why you are rooting for both of them.

Rebecca Davis is one of the characters that really pulled me in, the sacrifices she was willing to make for the greater good of mankind really makes you sit back and hope that one day you will life up to her example. Melissa has a way of writing characters that become your best friends, you want to see them succeed, to kick ass and to overcome whatever obstacles are in their way.

The build up throughout the book was intense and it really got my heart racing, the action scenes was incredible and the way she described them I could picture this all happening in my head.

The ending made me want to grab the next book in the series as soon as possible, and that to me is a great way to continue a series. 

Wonder – R.J. Palacio

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This book was a wonderful eye-opener, something that makes you think, and I hope that more children and adults will read this, especially when the movie comes out.

This book is about August, a boy who was born with a facial birth defect. After several operations to help his live a normal life his parents decide it is time to send him to mainstream school. He is about to start 5^th grade which means he won’t be the only new kid at school. This is the story where Auggie has to show his friends that although his face is different to theirs he is just like them.

Auggie was a great character and I really enjoyed him so much, to be fair all the characters were really likeable. The flow of the book was gripping and it pulled me in from the beginning, with short chapters and a couple of parts through the viewpoint of different characters.

Reading this book has made me remember how mean kids can really be. I by no means had any facial deformities, but as someone who underwent a lot of surgeries that left me with scars on my leg, it reminded me of all the names I was called, and the questions children had about it.

I would definitely recommend this to anyone to read, even though it is a middle-grade book, pick it up and read it. It teaches you compassion, and definitely not to judge someone by the way they look.