Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter. The fifth book of the Gallahger Girl series. This book was amazing.

Wait, rewind. Did you catch that last line? "This book was amazing." Oh, good, I was afraid that you might've missed that vital sentence. Because it's true. This book was way different from the others. It was a mystery, and naturally was full of suspense, shock, and disbelief. Oh, and moments where I was like, "WHY?? NO!!" *sobs in anger*. Which is good thing, trust me.

All that Cammie Morgan remember from her summer vacation was leaving to protect her friends and family from the Circle. That, and waking up to find that months had past, and that she couldn't remember a thing about what she did over her summer. When she comes back to school, she's ready for things to return to normal. But what she realizes is that things may never be normal again. She finds that she is a different person. Someone who knows how to do stuff she couldn't even imagine doing. Things that she does in an instant without it even registering her brain. She is now considered a danger even to her fellow classmates, in the one place she has ever felt safe.

They have to trace back, find out exactly what happened over the summer, and solve the mystery before time runs out. Because the Circle is hot on their trail.

Like I said, I was constantly in suspense, and loved the twists that left me in shock and disbelief. It's a must read. (And yes, my rating is correct. I did consider giving it an 11 out of 10, but I decided that was a bit too much.)

My Rating: 10.5 out of 10 stars

City of Heavenly Fire (NO SPOILERS)

Okay. Okay. It's finally time. *takes deep breath* I just finished reading City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare, and I... OMG WHY DID IT HAVE TO END??

Let me tell you something. I have read so many YA books over the past few years. But I have never gotten my hands on a book that caused me to stay up to 2 in the morning just to finish a 725 page book.

Until now.

After reading both The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices series, I have to say that Cassandra Clare is one of my favorite authors. I love her writing style, and the way she's able to create such a vivid world, The Shadowhunter World, is amazing. Cassandra Clare is able to weave so many characters into one huge story, that has a hundred different things going on at the same time.

Now let me say something. When I first read City of Bones, I liked it, but I didn't think it was a masterpiece. When I read Clockwork Angel, I even thought about dropping the Infernal Devices series, because it wasn't my cup of tea. But I'm so glad I didn't drop it. Because every single book Cassandra Clare writes is 10 times better than the last one. And this book, all 725 pages of it, had me hooked the whole way through.

Sebastian is such a despicable character. He has demon blood in him after all. He's inhuman, and shows no empathy when he tortures and kills. And as much as I hate Sebastian, I can't help feeling sorry for him. This is what Cassandra Clare is able to do. She can create such a twisted and evil character such as Sebastian, and make him have a weakness that almost makes him seem like a lost little boy who might've lived a normal life if things were different.

Now City of Heavenly Fire is the end of the series, and it wraps up perfectly. I can't think of anything I'd change to make it better. Although it's a bittersweet ending; many things are still not resolved and to think of how many people died in the war against Sebastian... Even then, it's a happy ending because it's more like a new beginning or... ARGH I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN THIS.

Anyway, if you are a fan of Cassandra Clare's works, you won't be disappointed by this last book of the series, as I think it's even better than the last, which was Clockwork Princess. And you don't know how much I loved Jem, Tessa, and Will after that ended.

Rating: 10 out of 10