Wow. I think this is one of those books that you can read over and over again and still find something new. The writing is amazing. The plot is intricate yet fun to follow. And the cover of the book says it all once you finish the book.
A competition between two illusionists; a game set in the scene of a traveling circus- but not one with elephants, tigers, and bears. One set with magic and wonder. The characters are true, the imagery is mad creative, and the ending, well- you have to read it to find out. And it isn't a trilogy! That's what bumped it up to 5 stars.
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (3/5 stars)
Apparently this book is much like another, but since I haven't read the other book, I'll just say that this one was good- but not that unusual as far as dystopians are turning. There are two types of people in this world- those with red blood and those with silver blood. Mare has the supernatural abilities of the silver, but has red blood. The OOOOH moment did not surprise me in the least.
But from a young adult perspective, maybe it would be an amazing book, since I'm possibly jaded from reading many, many dystopian books. Fairly formulaic, but an easy read for middle grades. And there are no curse words. Finally!
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (4/5 stars)
I just re-read this book for a book club, and I have to say, it was still good. One of the things I love the most about historical books is that sometimes I learn some things, but more that it urges me to want to know about that time period, or era, or whatever. I am curious to know what is true about the book, and what is the author's rendition of what happened. Plus, now with the added bonus of being older and knowing a few more things, I think I enjoyed reading about the different personality disorders of all of them- Enabler, narcissistic, etc. I think they were all cray-cray.