A Thousand Pieces of You 
By Claudia Gray
Genre: Young Adult Sci Fi
Personal Rating: 7/10

Marguerite Caine is the daughter of two of the worlds most brilliant physicists. Together her parents have invented the Firebird--a device that allows you to travel through different dimensions. But just as the final prototype of the Firebird is created, Marguerite's father is killed, and the killer is non other than her parents' trusted assistant--Paul
Markov. And before he cane be brought to justice, he steals a FIrebird and escapes into another dimension. Racked with grief and a fire for vengeance, Marguerite and Theo--another one of her parents' assistant--jump into another parallel universe to chase Paul down. Their journey takes them to a futuristic London, a regal and  old fashioned Russia, and other impossible alternate realities. As she chases Paul through dimensions, Marguerite learns the truth behind her father's death and the true danger of something as powerful as the Firebird.

I thought this book was so creative. The world was set up in a way I found absolutely fascinating, and  each new reality that the characters visited was so fun and enthralling. My personal favorite was the alternate reality of a sort of early 1900 Russia. I find Russian history and culture fascinating and the author did her homework really well for those scenes.

This book was knocked down a few points because of some language and a sex scene, but nothing graphic. This book would just be a bit higher on the PG-13 scale. I overall thought this was a super fun and creative read, and I can't wait for the sequel to come out in November.

My Fairly Dangerous Godmother 
By Janette Rallison
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Personal: 10/10

This is the third book in the My Fair Godmother series. I absolutely love these books and have been waiting for Janette Rallison to write another one for quite some time. I didn't even know she was writing a third book until the day it came out last week. It was great surprise. I'm not usually a big fantasy fan, but I've always loved these books because you're just supposed to laugh at the magic. And there are so many fairy tales twisted together into one story--everything from Cinderella to Snow White, Robin Hood to Rumpelstiltskin.

Sadie Ramirez's dream is to become a famous singer, but when she gets her big chance--an audition for America's Top Talent--she blows it. More accurately, she upchucks all over the stage. Her terrible performance earns her a fairy godmother through the Magical Alliance's Pitiful Damsel Outreach Program. But Chrissy is only a fairy godmother in training, so non of Sadie's wishes go exactly as planned. Chrissy sends Sadie into the Little Mermaid story and the Twelve Dancing Princesses fairy tale. But magic is being rationed, so getting out of the fairy tales and back home may be more difficult than Sadie thought.

I adored this book. It was slightly cheesy at times, but I still was laughing and smiling throughout the entire story. It was a wonderfully fun, clean, and hilarious book. My favorite in the series is probably still the second book--My Unfair Godmother--but this was still a great book.

The Five People You Meet in Heaven 
By Mitch Albom
Genre: Adult Fiction
Personal Rating: 10/10

This story begins with an end, the end of 83-year-old Eddie's life. Eddie had worked almost his entire life as an amusement park maintenance man--fixing broken rides, and keeping them safe. He never thought he lived much of a life, and then one day a terrible accident occurs at the park and Eddie dies trying to save a little girl from a falling cart. In heaven, Eddie meets five people who explains his life to him. These five people impacted Eddie's life in different ways, and he impacted their lives as well. With each person he meets and each story he hears, Eddie begins to see the meaning his life held and his purpose on Earth.

This was definitely one of the most inspirational books I've read. It has such a strong message about how we impact the lives of those around us, even though we may never know to what extent. All our lives intersect and nothing is random. And no life, however short, is meaningless.

The writing in this book is rich and the story absolutely captivating. A definite must read!

Can't Look Away 
By Donna Cooner
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary
Personal Rating: 2/10

This is the story of Torrey Grey. She's famous on the internet for her beauty channel, telling young girls how to dress and do their makeup. But when Torrey's sister is killed by a drunk driver, strangers online start bashing her, claiming that Torrey is using her sister's death as a way to get more subscribers. Now Torrey has to deal with the negative publicity and learn how to grieve for her sister in the public eye.

I really did not enjoy reading this book. I think it was a fun idea for a book, and the writing wasn't terrible, but I could not stand any of the characters. I could tell the author tried to write diverse characters but they all seemed like the same person to me. And they all annoyed me. I didn't see any real character development throughout the book, and I just didn't care what was happening. I was incredible bored reading this and had to push myself to finish it, which is a shame.