Murder On The Orient Express by Agatha Christie (Mini Review)

Title: Murder On The Orient Express

Author: Agatha Christie

Genre: Murder mystery

Pages: 315

Publisher: Harper 

Format: Paperback

Synopsis: 

"The murderer is with us–on the train now . . ."

Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. One of his fellow passengers must be the murderer.

Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man's enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again . . .  ( Goodreads synopsis )

Review: Murder on the orient express is not usually a book that I would go for, but I am always one for branching out and trying something new. I also wanted to read this before the movie came out. I was pleasantly surprised but this one. Constantly I was wondering who the killer is, coming up with different scenarios but none of them came close to the truth. This is a book that you will most definitely fly through and I highly recommend giving it a chance. Honestly there is not a lot I can tell you about this book without giving anything away but if you are in the mood for something with a bit of mystery then this ones for you. If you want a challenge to figure out who the murder is before the author tells you, then give this one a go.

Rebel Belle Review

Title: Rebel Belle

Author: Rachel Hawkins

Pages: 352

Genre: Young adult, paranormal, fantasy, romance

Publisher: Putnam Juvenile

Date Published: April 8th 2014

Format: e-book

Synopsis:
Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. But after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with incredible abilities, Harper's destiny takes a turn for the seriously weird. She becomes a Paladin, one of an ancient line of guardians with agility, super strength and lethal fighting instincts.

Just when life can't get any more disastrously crazy, Harper finds out who she's charged to protect: David Stark, school reporter, subject of a mysterious prophecy and possibly Harper's least favorite person. But things get complicated when Harper starts falling for him--and discovers that David's own fate could very well be to destroy Earth.

With snappy banter, cotillion dresses, non-stop action and a touch of magic, this new young adult series from bestseller Rachel Hawkins is going to make y'all beg for more. (Goodreads synopsis)

Review:I quite like the cover for Rebel belle. This pink and the pearls make it look all girl and sophisticated whilst the dagger hanging up the pearls makes it look a bit edgy. I have to admit at the start of the novel I found Harper to be really annoying and stuck up but as the story progressed you really see her character development which was great and I ended up really liking her character. Even thought David posted mean things about Harper in the newspaper I liked him better that Ryan. There was just something about Ryan that annoyed me especially when it came to Mary Beth. I mean I liked Ryan but I felt even though he obviously cared for Harper, there was something that just wasn't working with their relationship. I've given this 4 stars because although I really enjoyed it quite a bit there was still things that I think could have been done differently but only minor things.  I can't wait for the next instalment because I want to find out what will happen with the big changes at the end of the novel and how harper will deal with everything :) might be a while though.

Overall:
If you have read Rachel Hawkins Hex hall series you will definitely love this. The first chapter will have you intrigued and I can guarantee you will read this in one sitting... I know I did haha :)

Cover art: 5
Plot: 4
Characters:4
Writing:4

Level of interest:4

Total rating:4

 
Happy Reading Everyone :D
-Jordan