My new book

This is the cover of my new book. Considering that my first book, The Septavalent Stone has been pulled down to allow for more work, I didn't think anyone would notice if I decided to use my real name. What do you guys think about this. This is not the final work, a lot of changes can still be added, let me know what you think.

A love rekindled by Myne Whitman

I really don’t like books with titles that summarize what it’s about. I love to imagine and think what the hell does this title mean or something, you get me. 

That is why if I had never known this author I would have never picked up this book to read because I’m really not all that into contemporary love stories. 

However, I gave it a shot and even though it was quite slow at some points, it was quite an enjoyable read.

As is obvious from the title, it is a story about young love that was extinguished, and then re-ignited.

 Efe is a young student who got involved with Kevwe another student, due to circumstances they were separated over a couple of years, then by chance during a business meeting, Kevwe’s twin brother Ofure and Efe meet, which then leads to her meeting Kevwe. 

Naturally, when the two love birds meet, there is an awkward moment before both of them realize they still have feelings for each other, and try to work out things.

Cliché right?

Well yes, but the way it was showcased, when you add the ethnic backgrounds and details, what with the bitter rivalry between the two tribes, it was nicely done, and really cool. I could relate with almost every one of the characters. Not that I have experienced any long lost love thingy or something, but I just had an idea where all of them were coming from.

I read in a review somewhere that there was a problem with vocabulary but I didn’t see any problem. Yeah a few errors were noticed, but aside that really cool.

What I think the author should have done, to make it more universal was probably to add a footnote or something about the explanations of the Nigerian slangs and stuff, you get me.

So now that we’re clear, let’s talk about the things I liked and did not like in the book.

It was really simple, and maybe a bit too long.

The flashbacks upset me just a little.

I loved the setting in Nigeria.

I love the Nigerian Lingo, because I understand it very well.

In as much as her characters were relatable, I fear that they might be easily forgotten.

All in all, once you get past the slow points of this book, you will quickly read the remainder in very little time which is a good thing in books. 

I always try my best not to give out spoilers in my reviews so there. I hope this was helpful.

Now go over to her blog and say hi... http://www.mynewhitmanwrites.com

A new Review of THE SEPTAVALENT STONE

I know I said I pulled THE SEPTAVALENT STONE from the market to get it washed and cleaned by an editor, however, I got one review today. And here it is, just click here
REVIEW OF THE SEPTAVALENT STONE.

THE REVIEWER HAPPENS HAPPENS TO BE AN AUTHOR HERSELF, HER BOOK IS TITLED
COUNTERCHARM. BE SURE TO GO OVER TO HER BLOG AND SAY HI.

YAY TO ME.

Dark Inside by Jeyn Roberts

I read this book on the Simon Schuster website and I must say that even if I had bought it I won’t have regretted it. That’s why I am going to do a giveaway for this book to a random commenter below this post.

I haven’t read many dystopian novels because I am not just interested in that genre ( I repeat I have not read Hunger games that’s probably why, so sue me) I however love the concept of this book, but unfortunately, I found the way it was written to be a bit unsettling for me. 

It felt like there were a lot of things going on, and the fact that it was told in five points of view did not help matters considering the fact that the characters were at times indistinguishable.

Another thing I found a bit unsettling was the fact that I could not relate with the characters well enough, and maybe that’s my fault but who knows. About the five point of views, the characters are Nothing (yeah I said Nothing), Mason, Aries, Michael, and Clementine. They’re all told in third person, except for Nothing who tells his story in first person. You know what, I’m not even sure if Nothing’s a He or She, maybe it’s an It.

The fact that I could not relate with them did not allow me to be concerned about whatever happened to them. I felt if Jeyn had made it more personal, maybe concentrate on one character or two maximum, and told the story through them, I would have felt more connected, and feel the emotions of the characters. But then again, I really don’t like books written in first person so maybe I’m just an indecisive unsettling fool myself.

That being said, I must tell you that the book was not bad. Aside from the list of things that irked me, there were really good points in the book.

CLEARS THROAT!!!!!

If you’re looking for a book to keep you on edge while reading, this is the book for you. The book was so tense that I was halfway through beating up my roommate when he distracted me before I realized what I was doing, and had to do a lot of apologizing, which only wasted my time and which only made me start beating him again before he finally ran out of the house and I could read in peace. Yeah that’s how tensed the book made me.

The plot was unique, and right from the beginning of the book we are thrown into an action fest. We have the evil infected humans (braggers if you will) that have been infected with darkness and are on a killing spree, and are not all as they seem. 

The book got me thinking a lot about a lot of stuff as the characters fought to stay alive and keep the darkness thing from infecting them. Even though the points of view were a bit under-cooked, I loved the way all the characters met with one another.

There was another annoying factor that occured at the end too, but I am sure it as just laying foundation for a book two. I would love to see how the story expands.

I am trying my best not to reveal any glaring spoilers, so I am sure you get the gist of the book. Fair warning though, this book is not for the faint of heart, approach the book with caution and make sure all the lights are on while reading.

I would love to see the movie done on this book. Sure it’ll look like 28 days but the fact that kids are the major characters would be a nice twist.

NB: I did not actually beat up my roommate though I must admit that the thought crossed my mind. If you want a copy of this book, bought and shipped to your location, drop a comment below

The Unwanteds by Lisa Mcmann

The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter.

It's been a while since I posted anything on this blog, and I apologise to my followers but school hasn't been a walk in the park for me. Anyways, I hope to put up interesting and informative posts regularly from now on, and also post reviews.

I had read a few pages of the book on a website even before I saw the caption above so, I wasn't the least bit skeptical about this book. Yeah my expectations for the book were a little higher than what was given, but I loved the book all the same.

Yeah it's meant for middle grade readers, but it was not as simplistic as you'd expect.

The Unwanteds is the story of twins Alex and Aaron living in a land called Quill. Each year thirteen-year-olds are sorted into two groups. Either the Wanted group where they are sent to the university or the Unwanted group where they are sent to their death.

Aaron is determined to be Wanted but Alex is Unwanted because of his artistic ability. To be artistic shows a tendency to be a free-thinker, and the government believes that free thinkers pose a threat to them.

Alex discovers though that the Unwanteds are not actually killed but are secretly sent to a new land called Artime, a place created by magic where the Unwanteds learn to master their creative abilities and learn magic that will help them fight Quill.

Naturally Alex is excited to have found a place where he can be himself, but he misses his brother Aaron, and wishes he could bring Aaron to join him in Artime.

Aaron on the other hand is perfectly okay with his new position. He is ambitious, and  dreams of becoming the ruler of Quill. When the existence of Artime is threatened, the new citizens must fight to keep their freedom, and much to Alex’s disappointment, this fight will pit him against his twin brother.

I loved the idea of the pitting of twins against each other, it is a classic book of good against evil. We have a high priestess called Justine who decides those who will act as soldiers that is the wanteds and obedient ones who follow rules, and then those that are really creative and might be a little too carefree are sent to their deaths at a place called DEATH FARM, and guess what the farmers name is, yes Marcus today.

Mr. Death farmer however is not exactly as bad as he is made out, in fact he has been hiding the fact that he has not been killing off the so called unwanteds, and that he has been training them in their arts for he knows that eventually Quill will find out about the Unwanteds, and a fight must ensue to keep it safe.

The book was definitely a good read, but a couple of things irked me.

1. The characters especially the major ones at Artime sounded a lot alike, and the change in the point of view did a lot of distraction for me than clarification.
2. There was a little inconsistency in the timing. And I had a problem with some of the names like Mr. Today.
3. The dialogues at times sounded immature, but hey that's just me saying, and I'm an adult, so what do I know about the way MG talk.

A couple of things I loved, and made me just want to peek into Lisa Mcmann's brains to see if I could grab a few ideas

1. The plot was amazing, and like I said before, the idea of identical twins having to battle against each other was just genius.
2. The fight sequences, the paper models of dragons that breathe fire, and other unique powers of the children was just amazing.

I have not read the Hunger games yet, but I think those who compared it to Harry Potter were not too far off the mark. I shamelessly await the next installment. I have heard about her other books, Wake, Fade and Cryer's cross, and after reading this I am definitely going to pick them up and read. I give this book four stars, and I definitely recommend it to adults who are not ashamed to devour middle grade books, and for kids all over.