Book Review - "The Elite" by Kiera Cass

Wowwww. That's all I can say after reading this book. Never have I been so elated, nervous, excited, and embarrassed by a book before. I think that's one of my favorite things about Cass' writing is she has the ability to make you feel exactly what America feels, including being embarrassed for her.

In this book things start of going well between Maxon and America. So well in fact that he throws a Halloween ball for her. He plans on proposing to her and ending the Selection, but things never go quite so easily. Marlee has a major secret revealed which comes between America and Maxon. Maxon is driven to another one of the Elite which only drives the wedge further between our estranged couple. Of course America turns to Aspen in secret which drives me crazy. Things with the rebels only worsen as does the stress of the competition.

The girls are assigned a project which they will present to all of Illea on the Report and in anger, America chooses abolishing the caste system. Needless to say this does not sit well with the King and Maxon ends up taking a beating for her. It is made very clear that the King does not approve of America and she is nearly sent home for her choice.


I love this book and this series for that matter. I can't wait to keep reading to find out what happens between Maxon and America.



Overall, I give this book 5 stars and say it is a MUST READ!

Pretty Little Liars - Hours before coming fAce to face

So we're a few hours away from the summer finale of Pretty Little Liars and tonight is the night, after 6 LONG years- we finally are going to see A/Charles and find out everything we've wanted to know- mainly why A has targeted Alison and the girls and who the heck is Red Coat. I have so many fixed feelings about tonight. On the one hand I am way excited about all of the answers, but on the other hand I feel kind of...sad. It's like the end of an era. I mean for the last 6 years, every Tuesday I have watched as 4 young girls who have become my best friends be tortured and put through hell by some mystery person and now we'll finally know who is responsible. After years of guessing (Ian, Toby, Ezra, Melissa, Ali, Noel...to name a few), we'll know and that's crazy. I'm excited, but a little sad because it's very possible that the greatest TV mystery of our time (and in a LONG time) is coming to an end. I mean PLL has kept a very steady following and intense popularity for 6 years without giving much away. We have gone through so many twists and turns in finding out who A is, that the fact that the audience still cares and is still interested in the day and age of instant gratification is astounding. PLL is an excellent show on every level. They have nailed it in every way.