SIREN'S top twelve books/series

11.The Immortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare
10.The Luxe Series by Anna Godbersen
9. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
8. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
7. The Looking Glass Wars Trilogy by Frank Beddor
6. Enthusiasm by Polly Shullman
5. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
4. The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
3. Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott
2. The Secret Life of Prince Charming by Deb Caletti

1. The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti AND Bloom by Elizabeth Scott
I just couldn't decide which I loved more, so I chose both. Elizabeth Scott and Deb Caletti are my favorite writers up-to-date. Even though these books are my Top Eleven, these are my top WRITERS. They are consistently writing books that I love. Many writers claim to really know teenagers, but really it's like they have never even met one. Caletti and Scott really do get how teenagers act. We cuss, talk/think about sex, and most of all we have growing pains. Growing pains as in we want to try new things like; dying our hair purple, getting a lot of piercings and tattoos (both of which we will regret, but never at the cost of saying that's what I wanted when I was 17). But we have to restrain ourselves for fear of what our parents may think of these choices. These are the reasons why I always come back to Caletti and Scott.And when it becomes to much to bare, these Twelve books are there to read in my time of need.

Impossible

Okay, I don't know what it was with this book but . . . I LOVED IT! It's concept was really weird, and usually with a book like this I put it down without a second glance. But it was Impossible to put down (yes I realize just how cheesy that was). Lucy, who was "raped", finds out that she is pregnant, and decides to keep the baby-even though she is 17. she also finds out, that she is part of an evil elfin-king-things, evil plan. This plan includes getting every descendant of his true love pregnant at 17, then he makes those descendants crazy. And the only way to prevent this is to do three impossible tasks before the baby is born. To help Lucy with these tasks are her foster parents and an old family friend, Zach. Well, we find out close to the beginning of the book that Zach is starting to feel a little tingly below the border for Lucy. But the question is does Lucy feel the same way for Zach, AND is Zach willing to be there for Lucy and her baby? I know it sounds really weird, but I assure you that it is a fantastic book.

grade: 50/50 REVIEWED BY SIREN

Catching Fire

This book offered many surprises and twists. Katniss, poor Katniss, has to go back into the arena for a second time along with Peeta. This book offers much more lovers angst than the first one did. It seemed as though in every chapter Katniss had to make a choice between Peeta and Gale. This choice is also accompanied the inevitable choice between saving her family and just giving up. But Katniss isn't a coward, she always does what she thinks will be best for her family. She goes into the arena making sure that Peeta is the one that makes it out alive. In the end of this book Katniss finally succumbs to the feeling of nothingness. And it doesn't help that world falls a little bit more by the piece of news that Gale gives her...

grade 48.5/50 REVIEWED BY SIREN

Graceling

Although I really like this book I felt like it was left uncompleted. This book seems as though it has numerous endings and many beginnings. The author is good because she kept my interest throughout the whole book. Bad because you want so much more out of this story. Wish the author would make numerous other books out of this story and characters. Po and Katsa make the perfect couple. Po is so committed to Katsa that he was willing to give up any chance of having children with Katsa. And Katsa is kinda of a selfish character. She is only willing to be with Po as long as she doesn't have to get married and have children. But despite this she would do anything for Po and does. Po thinks his life is potentially in ruin when he finds out he is blind, but Katsa show him that there is more to life than what you can initially see. When this book is over you want so much more. You think that the author would try and end a book of this stature in a much better way than she did, but you would be wrong.

grade: 42/50 REVIEWED BY SIREN

Perfect Chemistry

OMG, I love this book. The characters have to go through so much emotions throughout the book. Brittany starts the book as a person who has to have things around her perfect because of the imperfection at home. Alex starts out by having no choice but to be a badass because he has to keep his family safe. When they are seated by each other in chemistry, they learn that they have some chemistry of their own. But their romance is hard to fully commit to because of the people that surround. Mostly Brittany's over bearing mother who demands perfection . And since Alex is in a gang, he can't fully commit to Brittany because he doesn't want to lose her. Throughout the book you can see Alex and Brittany realizing that they don't have to always do what is expected for them by other people, they can choose for themselves what it is that they want to do. And what they want is simply each other. Written in alternateing points of view, this book is just so heart inspiring. You learn throughout the book that sacrifices will only get you so far before you say screw it and do your own thing when it comes to love.

grade: 50/50 REVIEWED BY SIREN