My Least Favorite Books

 
   1) Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver trilogy.
Reasons: The lead female character is bland and depressing, the reader finds out very early in the novel that this Grace has severe issues psychologically. Grace falls in love with a wolf after it and a whole pack attack her in the woods behind her house, she doesn't even know that they are where wolves. Grace then magically falls in love with Sam the lead male character and said wolf within a few days. Sam has some also very disturbing issues considering he stalks Grace while he spends his summer's as a human and watches her from the woods behind her house in the winter while he is a wolf. If that isn't enough Sam also has family issues just like Grace, and he is the woman of the relationship. I have no problem with male characters who are slightly sensitive or shy but Sam is just pathetic, all the chapters set in his perspective sound like some drama queen teenage girl who constantly dotes on their partner to make sure that they never leave. I can say I gave the author a fair shot I did read the first two boos in the series but after that the plot started to crumble and I was unable to bear this monstrosity any longer. 

  2) Ally Condie's Matched trilogy.
Reasons: The first book in this series starts off by dumping you head first into a world that is strikingly similar to The Giver's, we are then left to listen to the droning monologue of the lead female character; Cassia. Like all other novels that feature a girl who must choose between two boys, Cassia does the cliche by choosing the 'mysterious boy'. Rather than spend the rest of her life happy with her best friend/future intended; Xander, Cassia picks the aberration boy Ky. Forbidden love all around! There was a huge plot hole that also surfaced immediately and that would be, that nobody in the unnamed town can write except Ky. They can all read, type, speak, and yet none of them can write, this has got to be the biggest plot hole I have ever encountered. The pacing of this book was also extremely slow. This book was interspersed with nuggets of emotion but otherwise was robotic and bland. The only good thing about Cassia is that she is not a mary sue and later develops into a strong personality type. All books need to have some basic parts to the plot; beginning, middle, climax, and an end. This book has no climax, that is sad and pathetic this entire book is fueled by Cassia's romance. I did try to read the second book but it was too much for me and I gave up after 15 chapters.

Gavriel Duval vs. Oberon Of The Winter Court

     In this post I must compare a novel I have read with Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Nights Dream. I have chosen two characters with equal arrogance and haughty disposition; Gavriel Duval and Oberon Of The Winter Court. Gavriel who wears his pride like a shiny black armor and Oberon who stands with the chilling grace of a winter wind both are remote and disdainful creatures.

     Gavriel who stalks through the High Court Of Brittany with purpose and dignity, his head held high for all the world to see. Oberon who reigns over the Winter Court, never to acknowledge those of a lesser status. With both men everything revolves around power and status.

     Oberon cares for no one but himself whereas Gavriel cares deeply for his half sister the Duchess. Gavriel also has strong emotions of hatred versus Oberon who seems to not care about others either way, others are below him. The only one Oberon seems to have strong feelings for is his Wife Titania whom he seems to have a complex relationship with, at times he can hate her and at others he seems to almost love her.

     These two are very similar in the sense that they both can have very passionate personalities, as well if either is dealt insult they do not hesitate to retaliate with equal ferocity. Also they both can be vindictive and are not above revenge.

     Both are a lot alike but they are also different, Gavriel is not as manipulative as Oberon for one and second of all Oberon would never deign to waste his time with mortals.