Shadow Heir by Richelle Mead...

Series: Dark Swan (Book #4)
Published: February 2nd 2012 by Bantam Books

Pages: 390
Rating: 5 stars
Age Recommendation: 16+ due to graphic content

Synopsis:

Shaman-for-hire Eugenie Markham strives to keep the mortal realm safe from trespassing entities. But as the Thorn Land's prophecy-haunted queen, there's no refuge for her and her soon-to-be-born-children when a mysterious blight begins to devastate the Otherworld...

The spell-driven source of the blight isn't the only challenge to Eugenie's instincts. Fairy king Dorian is sacrificing everything to help, but Eugenie can't trust the synergy drawing them back together. The uneasy truce between her and her shape shifter ex-lover Kiyo is endangered by secrets he can't--or won't--reveal. And as a formidable force rises to also threaten the human world, Eugenie must use her own cursed fate as a weapon--and risk the ultimate sacrifice...

Review:

I was really excited when I finally got this book in the mail, because the company that I ordered it from lost my pre order so they had to order it again. But when I finally got this book I tore open the package and started reading it there and then and did stop until I was finished and I completely forgot about the book I was currently reading.

The plot. I had to admit when I first started reading the book I was a bit worried because I thought that the start of the book was a bit slow and I couldn't really figure out where the plot was heading. But when I got to about the 100th page things started to really pick and the plot just kept getting more exciting with each and every page, but then you get to the last 50 pages of the book and then you realise that all the amazingness (if that is even a word) of the storyline in the book was nothing compared to this. Everything happened in those last 50 pages and I really didn't want it to end, I thought that it was a great way to end the series even though I wish that there were a lot more books in this series to come.

The characters. I loved the characters in this book, I've found that Richelle Mead always has a knack for writting characters and this series is no exception. I found with every book in this series that I have come to love the characters more. In this book I love how we got to see Eugenie change and become more practical in her thinking instead of just jumping into things like she is so prone to doing, because she had big decisions to make in this book and as always I loved the charcter of Dorian, he always makes me smile with his witty comments and his charm. Another character that I found myself really likeing in this book was Jasmine, I thought that she showed a lot of maturity in this book and I also loved how Eugenie and her relationship developed over the course of the book.

Overall I thought that this book was amazing and a great way to end this really amazing series, even though I am sad to see it end and I wish that I was going to get to read more about Eugenie, Dorian and everyone else in the series and this would definitley have to be the best book I have read so far this year.

Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire by J.K. Rowling...

Series: Harry Potter (Book #4)
Published: September 1st 2002 by Scholastic Inc.

Pages: 734
Rating: 4 stars
Age Recommendation: -

Synopsis:

Harry Potter is midway through his training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup. He wants to find out about the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at Hogwarts this year, an event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. But unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal - even by wizarding standards. And in his case, different can be deadly.

Review:

I had high hopes for this book when I started reading it because I had really enjoyed reading the third book in the series, so I was hoping that this book was going to be even better, which it definitely was.

The plot. I thought that the plot of this book has to be the most thoughtout and involved plot so far in the series, with having to think up so many more creatures, plotlines and characters to carry out this book and I think that the hard work that has been put into this book really shows. I thought that the plot was a lot more detailed and attention-grabbing than the previous three books and I also thought that this book had a lot more mystery and investigating in it than the other books which I loved. But one of the main parts of the book that really grabbed my attention was the tri-wizard tourniment tasks, they were written in such detail that I could really see what was going on in my mind as I was reading it. And I also thought that the relationships between the charatcers weather they were new or old characters were a lot more detailed than in the previous books.

The characters. I loved the characters in this book, I loved how I got to see witches and wizards from different schools around the world and how they are different from the students at Hogwarts. As always I loved the Weasly family as their antics (especially the twins in this book) never fail to entertain me while I'm reading this series. I found myself really likeing Hermione in this book and I also loved how I got to see the slight but obvious change in her and Ron's relationship throughout the book. Another charatcer I found myself likeing in this book was Harry, I thought that he seemed more relateable in this book and I just ended up likeing his character a lot more than I used to, and I also really liked Cedric's character, I thought that he was a very kind-hearted, loyal and polite character which I really liked seeing in this book.

Overall I really liked this book and I can see that this series is getting stronger and more interesting with each book I read, so I can't wait to see whats going to happen in the next book.