Treasure Island by: Robert Louis Stevenson (1883).

I am currently reading treasure Island seems to be a hands down disappointment. Its possible that I was really looking for a Hollywood feel. And I'm afraid that it did not pass the test. I kept waiting for sincere character development and for the characters to build real relationships. The connection between Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins was completely fabricated. At the very least exaggerated. There was absolutely no bonding that happened between them on the ship. Actually there there was hardly anything that happened on the ship ride to the island. For those familiar with the story they mention the disappearance of a crew member and mention that Long John is a suck up to all the members of the ship and the barrel of apples moment when Jim hears that Long John is going to start a mutiny. Its such a slow read and there's not a lot to pull you in. You would think Pirates equal epic. But I'm afraid that just isn't the case in this story. Though it is showing promise. Its super hard to get into so its taken me forever to get through it. Just picking it up now and agian to read a couple pages is making this take forever:) anywho~ I'm not finished yet but for now I might put my quest for reading all the "classics" to rest.

The Horse and His Boy

The Horse and His Boy was pretty adorable. Very much a childrens book but I loved it way more than I enticipated. Highly recomended:)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

A classic for sure but not without cause.

The Magician's Nephew

"The Magician's Nephew" was amazing. A beautiful masterpiece of emotion and creation.

"Mocking Jay" by: Suzanne Collins

I've just finished the final book in the "Hunger Games" series. It was fabulous. A high action, well thought out story. A wonderful final book to an already exceptional series.

Though I do feel like the book was missing some essential emotion. Though the main character is very analytical; making it possible for her to live through the hunger games and the war that followed. I still felt that either the romance should have been completely left out of the story or there should have been a better, more emotional, ending to that romance.

Even so, Suzanne Collins is an incredible story teller and her final book was phenomenal.

"The Maze Runner" by: James Dashner

Over all The Maze Runner is a very entertaining and epic sci-fi novel. I honestly did enjoy it quite a bit but it wasn't till the very end that it really started to show a good storyline. I think that the Dashner's second book in this series really will have a lot more of a surprising unpredictable feel to it. Also, it did a good job with the character development.

I can't say I loved it but it was a very entertaining concept. I think the only thing standing in the way of me saying I loved it, is that it was so predictable. I think the author gave away too much information at the beginning so it didn't have a huge amount to grow, to the point that the ending wasn't too surprising.

It did however paint a beautiful picture of survival. The Maze Runner is about a boy who comes to in a place completely forgien, a giant maze and he is in the center of it, with a group of other teenage boys. As they try to discover the maze they are also forced to try to recall previous memories of how they got there, who had placed them there, the very point of it all and most importantly, who they are.

"The Hunger Games" and "Catching Fire" by Suzane Collins

"[The Hunger Games] is a violent, jarring speed-rap of a novel that generates nearly constant suspense. . .  i couldn't stop reading."- Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly

  The Hunger Games is the best series I've read in a very long time. I could not put it down. I literally read The Hunger Games (book one) and Catching Fire (book two) in forty-eight hours. I've dreamed about it and all my thoughts have been bent on it. The story line and character development is truly phenomenal. I would recommend these books in the highest degree; ten stars for Suzanne Collins.