This Post Brought to You By the Letter X

Hello there!

So X is a fun letter.

The books I finished and reviewed are:

X-It
Xenocide

And a while ago I finished all the "X"'s in my challenge but it took me a while to get a cute X video. So here, as promised an "X" video.

Happy reading!
Mackenzie

Xenocide

Hey everyone!

I'm writing this post during the commercial breaks of Under the Dome! :) So exciting!!!
But anyway, I finished Xenocide by Orson Scott Card, the third book in the Ender's Game series. This book is a science fiction book continuing on the fight for a planet called Lustiania and against the ever morphing descolada virus. I have now finished my "X"s.

Xenocide
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S

I think I've gotten better at analyzing and reviewing books but we'll see what you think. This book was a little bit different than the other two books. This book was very philosophical and more science-y and religious than the other two books. You really have to focus on what you're reading in order to understand what's going on and even then the it's such an abstract concept that it's hard to grasp. Card had to really think out of the box for this book, it was crazy. This book had a lot of plot holes and it jumped around a lot. Although it's nice a few old characters return, I don't think it's necessary. I didn't feel any frustration with this book. Maybe a little but not enough to make me get up and pace. There wasn't really any excitement either. Similar to the first two books, there's some mature content. This series has really gone down hill and I'm going to wait to read the next book for a while. The only reason I'm reading the next book is because the ending of this book made me feel like I need to continue, it doesn't tie things nicely. The first book was the only book that tied things nicely at the end and didn't make you feel like you needed to read the next book.

I'm almost one with this cute book called Angels in a Fur Coat. After I finish that I'm going to read I Am Legend in memorium of the late Richard Matheson.

Happy reading!
Mackenzie

X-It

I finished X-It by Jane George last night. So that gives us:

Funniest Cop Stories Ever (The)
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Chemist (The)
Fellowship of the Ring (The)
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X-It

It was an alright book. I don't have much to say about this book. It kept me occupied for a while. At the beginning it was just bad, but as it got to the end it got better and I liked the story better. This was a romance with not much romance but a lot of drugs. The plot wasn't the greatest and it was predictable. It just wasn't the greatest writing.

On a side note: Someone suggested I read Perks of Being a Wallflower so I'll probably be reading that in the near future but the point of this side note is if there is a book you want me to read, I'm happy to take suggestions as long as they fit with my remaining letters and my guidelines.

Happy reading!
Mackenzie