The 9th Judgement

The 9th Judgement by James Patterson
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I only chose to read this book bc I find that James Patterson books are a quick and easy read. They aren't terribly great and they aren't that terrible! If you've read a few of his books then you get used to his style and then majority of his books are predictable. The one thing i really enjoyed about this book was that Patterson chose a criminal character that was very brutal which isn't his style. When the murderer goes around killing women and babies it kind of makes your skin crawl. I liked that Patterson went out of his comfort zone with that criminal but the story did kind of fall flat around that particular character. Like I said it's an easy read and not horrible so it gives a reader a break.

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Hot Zone

The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story by Richard Preston
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is by far my most favourite book. I read it at least once a year. It's based on true events about the Ebola break out that happened in Reston Virginia. My most favourite part of the book is when the virus amplifies to max capacity and causes a man to liquify on a small airplane. Preston has done his research and contacted the people involved to get their point of view on the situation that happened. This book sends chills down my spine when i read it because of the unsurety of the origins of the Ebola virus and it's sisters (Marburg, Ebola Zaire, Ebola Sudan and Ebola Reston). When the team is going through Kitum Cave and at the end of the book when Preston makes his journey to Africa to explore Kitum Cave for himself, you actually feel like you are right there. Observing first hand what he sees, touches, and feels. Some of the descriptions are too incredible to describe. Preston definitely hit a homerun with this book and it's a shame that there are not many novels around these days that can compare to such a story and the writing.

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Catching Fire

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I had expectations for this book. I thought it was going to be a good follow up to the Hunger Games. I found the story almost exactly the same as the first book with a few minor tweaks. If you guessed that Catnip and Peeta were going to be called back into the Hunger Games/Quarter Quell, you were right. There were some interesting characters brought on to the scene, ie. Finnick, Chaff. The one thing that i was expecting was for Catnip to be dreaming of Gale and a possible life with him, but it was strange how she fell in love with Peeta. I'm not really sure what to expect with the third instalment, hope it's better then this one was.

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