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Title: Day 21
Author: Kass Morgan
Series: The Hundred #2
Publication: September 16th 2014 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Genre: Young Adult ~ Dystopia
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Kobo
Cover Rating: 4/5
Overall Rating: 4/5
Review copy provided in exchange for an honest review.
No one has set foot on Earth in centuries -- until now.
It's been 21 days since the hundred landed on Earth. They're the only humans to set foot on the planet in centuries...or so they thought. Facing an unknown enemy, Wells attempts to keep the group together. Clarke strikes out for Mount Weather, in search of other Colonists, while Bellamy is determined to rescue his sister, no matter the cost. And back on the ship, Glass faces an unthinkable choice between the love of her life and life itself.
In this pulse-pounding sequel to Kass Morgan's The 100, secrets are revealed, beliefs are challenged, and relationships are tested. And the hundred will struggle to survive the only way they can -- together.
After reading the ending of The 100 I just HAD to read the sequel. Thank god I had it already. I couldn't just leave it there. Damn cliffhangers! Just like The 100, I really enjoyed Day 21. It was just as exciting, quick to read with a lot of unexpected twists.
I'll start with the characters again like I did in my review of The 100. Here we go:
-Wells: Well, I still don't like him. He's just a little too righteous for me to like him. I do like the budding romance he's developing with Sasha. Anything to divert his attention from Clarke is fine by me.
-Clarke: She's still pretty great to read about. I really do like her. She isn't whiny, which is a big deal for me. And I still love her to bits and pieces with Bellamy. They're so very cute together.
-Glass: She is one of my favorite povs in this book. It's different because she's still on the ship, which is slowly dying. I adore her and her relationship with Luke. Even though Kass Morgan wants to break my heart by screwing that up. But anyway... can't wait to see where her character will go.
-Bellamy: Be still my beating heart! I love him so much. And oh... there are so many twists involving him and a certain other character. I love how one moment he can be so charming (he'd literally charm the pants off of you!) and the next moment he can be fierce and protective. Much love!
This book made me feel so much. One moment I was laughing at funny moments and the next my heart was breaking in a million pieces - mostly with Clarke/Bellamy and Glass/Luke. But even so I kinda loved it all, even the heartbreak.
I must admit that I thought some events happening and solutions occuring were a little too convenient. But I could overlook it because I had so much fun reading Day 21. And there are so many twists you don't see coming, it's crazy. Most of the time I was screaming inside, not believing everything that was happening. And once again it ended in a huge cliffhanger. Kass Morgan sure knows how to end a book and keep us wanting more!
Favorite Quote:
"I love you." She couldn't count the number of times she'd said those words, but they seemed different now. She could hear the echo of every past I love you in them, and the promise of a lifetime more.
About the Author:
Kass Morgan has an unhealthy obsession with books that first manifested in third grade when she brought a copy of Mallory and the Dream Horse to her own birthday party. When she was ten, she moved from Brooklyn to Santa Monica, where kids thought she was strange for wearing so much black. Then she went back to the east coast for college, where kids thought she was strange for wearing so much pink.
Kass studied English and History at Brown University, reading gothic novels in the library where Edgar Allan Poe conducted secret love affairs, auditioning unsuccessfully for a number of plays, and learning important truths about walking on ice in high heels.
After college, Kass crossed the pond to pursue a Master’s degree in 19th century literature at Oxford, which was like attending Hogwarts, but with more costume parties. She returned to the states with a deep appreciation for clotted cream, a suitcase full of cocktail dresses, and a thesis on George Eliot that she has since misplaced.
Kass settled in New York to work in publishing. When she’s not editing novels for young bookworms to sneak into their own birthday parties, you can find her jostling for table space at Brooklyn coffee shops, asking strangers if she can pet their dogs, and e-mailing her middle school crush to thank him for introducing her to science fiction, which turns out to be very fun to write. The 100 is her first book for teens. Kass is currently working the sequel, which she’ll finish as soon as she can find a coffee shop that allows laptops on the weekend.
Title: The 100
Author: Kass Morgan
Series: The Hundred #1
Publication: September 3rd 2013 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Genre: Young Adult ~ Dystopia
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Kobo
Cover Rating: 3/5
Overall Rating: 4/5
Review copy provided in exchange for an honest review.
No one has set foot on Earth in centuries -- until now.
Ever since a devastating nuclear war, humanity has lived on spaceships far above Earth's radioactive surface. Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents -- considered expendable by society -- are being sent on a dangerous mission: to recolonize the planet. It could be their second chance at life...or it could be a suicide mission.
CLARKE was arrested for treason, though she's haunted by the memory of what she really did. WELLS, the chancellor's son, came to Earth for the girl he loves -- but will she ever forgive him? Reckless BELLAMY fought his way onto the transport pod to protect his sister, the other half of the only pair of siblings in the universe. And GLASS managed to escape back onto the ship, only to find that life there is just as dangerous as she feared it would be on Earth.
Confronted with a savage land and haunted by secrets from their pasts, the hundred must fight to survive. They were never meant to be heroes, but they may be mankind's last hope.
Okay, I hadn't expected to like The 100 this much. I think I went into it with low expectations because I know a lot of people don't like it but it was actually pretty great. The concept is pretty interesting, with the survivors of the human race being in space and the criminal kids getting send to earth. Yeah, I liked it. And I even read it pretty fast - I started reading on friday and finished on saturday so that's also a plus for this book.
So I've watched the tv show and it's one of my favorite and I can't wait for season two to start but you gotta know the book is totally different from the show. This is a good thing because it makes things less predictable. Also, there are some characters that weren't in the show that are in the book and characters that were in the show that aren't in the book - just to give you a little heads up.
Let me start with the characters. There are four main characters, switching points of views. Not many people might like this but I loved it!
-Clarke: I don't love her as one of the main characters but I definitely like her and I feel for everything she went through. I do think, though, she shouldn't be so hard on Wells all the time. I don't even like Wells that much but sometimes I felt sorry for him. But all in all she's a pretty strong person, willing to do everything she can to help people.
-Wells: So I meantioned before that I don't like the guy. I really don't. He was pretty aggravating through the whole book. I get that wants to do the right thing and try to help Clarke but enough is enough, dude. He keeps screwing up and it's getting him nowhere.
-Bellamy: Finally a favorite character of mine (both in the book AND the show). I love Bellamy, okay? He's cute, knows how to hunt, is charming (and he knows it) and he would do anything to protect his little sister. Everything he went through when he was little is so freaking sad and I can't even imagine how hard it all must've been for him. And yes, I shop Bellarke!
-Glass: The last and final main character. I think from all the story lines hers was my favorite. She was a great character to read about and I just love her and Luke so much. And everything those two went through. My god! I couldn't even fuction at the end of the book with everything that kept going to hell for them. I do hope they make it!
As for the secondary characters. There were a few I hated and a few I loved. But overall I liked they all got portrayed. There might've not been a lot of character or worldbuilding but honestly? I didn't care much because I really liked this book and I loved how the author shocked me with all the twists - The little ones, the big ones and the heartbreaking ones. Oh and so many feels were involved. I can't even start to explain how much I was freaking out when I had reached the ending. Another thing I loved were the little flashbacks we got with every main character. It was nice learning more about their past and where they came from.
All in all, The 100 by Kass Morgan was a great book for me. I actually don't think people give it enough credit. The writing was decent and although there could've been a little more character and worldbuilding, I absolutely enjoyed myself while reading it - And that's the most important thing.
Favorite Quotes:
Octavia was the only person in the world who truly knew him. There was no one else he really cared about ever seeing again. But then he glanced over Clarke, who was leaning over to breathe in the scent of a bright pink flower, the sun catching the gold strands in her hair, and suddenly he wasn't so sure.
That was the thing about secrets-you had to carry them with you forever, no matter what the cost.
About the Author:
Kass Morgan has an unhealthy obsession with books that first manifested in third grade when she brought a copy of Mallory and the Dream Horse to her own birthday party. When she was ten, she moved from Brooklyn to Santa Monica, where kids thought she was strange for wearing so much black. Then she went back to the east coast for college, where kids thought she was strange for wearing so much pink.
Kass studied English and History at Brown University, reading gothic novels in the library where Edgar Allan Poe conducted secret love affairs, auditioning unsuccessfully for a number of plays, and learning important truths about walking on ice in high heels.
After college, Kass crossed the pond to pursue a Master’s degree in 19th century literature at Oxford, which was like attending Hogwarts, but with more costume parties. She returned to the states with a deep appreciation for clotted cream, a suitcase full of cocktail dresses, and a thesis on George Eliot that she has since misplaced.
Kass settled in New York to work in publishing. When she’s not editing novels for young bookworms to sneak into their own birthday parties, you can find her jostling for table space at Brooklyn coffee shops, asking strangers if she can pet their dogs, and e-mailing her middle school crush to thank him for introducing her to science fiction, which turns out to be very fun to write. The 100 is her first book for teens. Kass is currently working the sequel, which she’ll finish as soon as she can find a coffee shop that allows laptops on the weekend.
