Book Review: Maud by Melanie J. Fishbane

I have been excited for this book from the moment I read the first line of its description, and it delivered fully on my expectations!

Book Review: A Distant Melody

I picked this book up on a whim at the library, and it was one of the best choices I have made regarding a book!

Book Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass

Okay, so this review was originally just going to be over the first book of the Selection trilogy (The Selection) by Kiera Cass, but then I finished the second book (The Elite) and I’m not sure how this is going to go.

First off, I LOVE this series! Both books, which are the only two published so far, are wonderfully written. The story is interesting, fun, and unique, although sometimes a bit predictable. The heroine, America Singer, lives in a futuristic US-Canada-Mexico mashup country called Illea. It is run by a monarchy, with castes underneath to determine what kind of job and life the citizens have. There are undertones of rebellion throughout the books, but one cannot help but fall in love with Prince Maxon alongside America. This happens when, through a lottery that might not be so random after all, she is selected to compete in a “Bachelor”-esque competition for the heart of the Prince, which she originally objects to due to her comfort as a lower-middle class citizen, and because of her forbidden love with Aspen, the boy from the caste below her. Here the love triangle is set up, and while I know which boy I want America to end up with, she, as of yet, does not.

The characters are developed well. From America to the King to May, we learn plenty about each of them to understand their actions. From a literary viewpoint, this work was excellently crafted. There is enough suspense to carry the reader through, but not so much it is unbearable or too little so that I wouldn’t care about what happens next.

I definitely recommend reading this series! 5 stars from me.

What’s to Come?

So here is kind of a preview of what will be coming to Leggings Are Never Pants:

Something from my Favorite Books: mostly distopian teen fiction, such as Hunger Games, the Matched Trilogy, and Divergent, but also mystery fiction and some more…happy, fiction.

Music I Like: I have a fairly large range of music I listen to, from Christian rock to country to alternative occasionally.

Philosophical Musings: As a philosophy minor/used to be major, I sometimes get lost in thought over random philosophical things…so watch out for that!

Nothing is really out of bounds! Suggestions? Shoot me an email: leggingsarenotpantsjt@gmail.com