Tales with Nicole

"Who's the fairest of them all."   Fairest is a prequel to The Lunar Chronicles Series, and this review may contain spoilers from the first book of the series, Cinder.   I was told by a few people its best to read Fairest after the third book, Cress, because it is suppose to be a very good build up for the fourth and final book in the series, Winter. This I have found from personal experience to be true, but I read Fairest after the first book, Cinder, and I'm very glad I did. Levana is a main character throughout the series; the evil villain as she is based on the Evil Queen from the fairytale Snow White. Since Cinder does not speak from Queen Levana's point of view, I found myself a few times questioning her motives, her reasoning for things, and wishing I could get inside her head. Fairest gives you all the answers you've ever had about Levana, including her hatred for mirrors. Starting from the death of her parents in her childhood, Levana...

After a huge nuclear war left Earth inhabitable for humans, the people who survived left to live on a spaceship in space until they could return to their true home. After centuries of wondering when Earth will ever be safe for humans again, the Chancellor decides to send 100 teenage juvenile delinquents down as test subjects.   Wells; The Chancelllor's son is not someone you would expect to be s rule breaker, so what did he do to deserve this? Wells is trying to win back the girl he lost, but will she ever forgive him after what he did?   Clarke; After Clarke's parents were floated, she was also arrested for treason. Even after she's been sent to Earth, she's still haunted by the memories of what she actually did.   Glass; Glass managed to escape being sent to Earth, although she's not exactly safe on the ship either. She broke the heart of her beloved boyfriend and wants nothing more than to make things right. But he will never understand what she...

"As friends we've gathered, Hearts are true, Spirits near, We call to you.."   As kids, Laine and Debbie loved playing the Ouija board game at sleepovers. As teenagers, Debbie finds an old Ouija board in the attic of her house and, against the rules, decides to play alone... Laine is devastated to hear of Debbie's suicide, and gathers her friends in Debbie's house for closure. She wants answers, and they try to contact Debbie with a Ouija board. But it isn't Debbie they are talking too, and Laine and her friends are now in a game of life and death. They have let the spirits escape and now they must end the game once and for all or be left with the horrible consequences.   Sometimes while watching a movie I enjoy it so much I wish it was also a book. This is exactly what happened. Ouija by Katharine Turner is based on the movie screenplay written by Stiles White and Juliet Snowden. A lot of the conversations are similar and their are very few c...

"Never trust a pretty girl with an ugly secret."   Alison DiLaurentis is the Queen Bee at Rosewood High. Ruling with her four wannabe best friends, every girl either wants to be Alison, or wants to see her gone.   Alison DiLaurentis was last seen three years ago at a sleepover with her best friends. The town still mourns her death, but not all is forgotten. Former friends Spencer Hastings, Hanna Marin, Aria Montgomery, and Emily Fields are brought together by a haunting memory of Alison. Somehow, someone knows all their secrets, and is blackmailing them with a signature A; secrets that only Alison knew. The girls suspect Alison may be still alive, playing one of her cruel games. But when her body is finally discovered, the girls wonder how much danger they are actually in.   I loved this series. It's so twisted and these girls cannot seem to get their lies straight. Even with Alison gone, she is still controlling their life. I started this series at a young a...

"REMOVE The Tin Woodman's heart, STEAL The Scarecrow's Brain, TAKE The Lion's Courage, And Then- DOROTHY MUSTER DIE."   When Amy's trailer in Flat Hill, Kanas is swept up into a tornado and lands in the middle of Oz, she is amazed with how different Oz looks from the Dorothy version she remembers. Oz is crumbling to the hands of Princess Dorothy and all the characters she had grown to love are evil, and has no choice but to put her trust in the Wicked Witches. The Revolutionary Order of the Wicked have given Amy four simple little tasks.. To save Oz, and herself from Dorothy, it's not about who is good or bad, but who is less wicked.   When I first heard of this book I was so excited to get a new perspective of Oz, like I have been currently doing with Wonderland.   I was not a huge fan of the main character, Amy Gumm, I'm not really sure why, I just couldn't connect well with her. I also find the story moving really slowly, i...

Marissa Meyer's Heartless finally has a cover! Below is also the synopsis from goodreads:   Long before she was the terror of Wonderland — the infamous Queen of Hearts — she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the yet-unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend and supply the Kingdom of Hearts with delectable pastries and confections. But according to her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for the young woman who could be the next Queen. At a royal ball where Cath is expected to receive the king's marriage proposal, she meets Jest, the handsome and mysterious court joker. For the first time, she feels the pull of true attraction. At the risk of offending the King and infuriating her parents, she and Jest enter into an intense, secret courtship. Cath is determined to define her own destiny and fall in...

Warning this book contains disturbing images as well as alcohol, drug use and bad language.   After just getting out of rehab, Casey falls into her old habits a little too quickly when her trouble making friends convince her to go all night partying in an underground rave in the old, abandon New York subways. Wondering away from Survive The Night, Casey comes across Julie's lifeless body, red eyed rats chewing on the ends of her fingertips. Panicked, Casey races back to her friends to find that the subways have been abandon, but they are not alone. Someone, or something, is hunting them. Casey and her friends search for a way out of the tunnels while trying desperately to stay alive, but whatever is hunting them is always hot on their trail. Their time is running out until all that's left is Ava's voice echoing through the empty tunnels, "we're all going to die down here."   If you enjoyed Danielle Vega's "The Merciless", then you should...

I have added my top favorite releases of 2015 that I have read. I am including a link to Goodreads for the synopsis.   *Note that some books are part of a series and may contain spoilers from the previous book(s).   #5   Red Queen (Red Queen #1) by Victoria Aveyard       #4   Survive the Night by Danielle Vega       #3   The Good Girls (The Perfectionists #2) by Sara Shepard       #2   The Heir (The Selection #4) by Kiera Cass       #1 Book of 2015   Down The Rabbit Hole by Holly Madison       There are a lot of amazing books that were released this year. Just because a book is not on my list does not mean it was not a good read. My Top 5 list was created from books that I have finished reading, some 2015 books I have not yet had the chance to start and or finish.