Not If I Save You First - Ally Carter Review

                                                                         

Title - Not If I Save You First
Author - Ally Carter
ISBN - 978-1-40834-909-0
Genre - YA
My Copy - Purchased
Format - Paperback
Where You Can Find It? - Goodreads - Amazon UK - Amazon US - Waterstones - Barnes & Noble - Indigo - Book Depository 

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Dear Logan,

Someday I'm going to write a book: How Not to Die in Alaska - A Girl's Guide to Fashionable Survival.

I bet you don't know that a hair pin can make an excellent fishing hook. You may think you can use just any kind of mud for mud masks, but trust me, you CAN'T! In a pinch, nothing starts a fire like nail polish remover. Alaska is tough. You might know this, if you ever replied to my letters.
After Maddie's Secret Service dad takes a bullet for the president, he takes Maddie somewhere he thinks they'll be safe - far away from the White House and the president's son, Logan.

But when Logan comes to Alaska, so does the danger.

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I have read many of Ally Carters books and this one is just as good as the rest, she has a way of telling a story, and it keeps you entertained and hooked for the entire course of the book.

This is a story very different but all together the same for what Carter normally writes, it has a strong female lead and a wonderful male counterpart, this wasn't an elaborate saga with a hundred different characters it felt very intimate and small, and when it's a stand alone book that is a good thing so that way you can get to know the characters rather than just read them instead you rout for them. 

The way this book is written it makes me want to go to Alaska, and do what Maddie and Logan do, just without the drama. 

I don't want to spoil this book, so the only comments I will give this book, is that it was fast paced, and I couldn't put the book down, my only issue and the reason why its not 5 stars is the fact that I personally felt like it ended too quickly, and it was a bit predictable, but I honestly don't expect much else from YA books, I think I have read so many over the years that it does take a lot for one not to be predictable. 

But overall I really enjoyed this book, it was fast paced, and a real page turner, if you like this genre then I highly recommend it.

Until Next Time 

Happy Reading

Jade

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Author Appreciation -- Ally Carter

Ally Carter

Full Name - Sarah Leigh Fogleman 
Pen Name - Ally Carter
Date of Birth - 1st January 1974
Birthplace - Oklahoma US
Genre - Chick-Lit / Young Adult
Website - X 
Twitter - OfficiallyAlly
Facebook - theallycarter
Instagram -  theallycarter
Goodreads - X
Wikipedia - X

Info

(from her own blog, since personally if the person has done it already you are never going to get better then the persons own telling) 

I was born and raised in Oklahoma.  My mother was a teacher and my father a farmer and rancher.  I have one older sister.
In high school, I was very active in a number of student organisations and graduated as co-valedictorian of my senior class.  I then attended Oklahoma State University and Cornell University and worked for several years in the agricultural industry before writing full-time.
My first novel, Cheating at Solitaire (Berkley) was published in 2005.  The following year I published the sequel to Solitaire, Learning to Play Gin.  There are no more plans for future books in that series at this time.
My first novel for young adults, I’d Tell You I Love You but Then I’d Have to Kill You was published by Disney-Hyperion in April 2006.  Love You Kill You (as we call it) was followed by Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (October 2007), Don’t Judge a Girl By Her Cover (June 2009), Only the Good Spy Young (June 2010), Out of Sight, Out of Time (March 2012).  United We Spy (September 2013) is the sixth–and final–Gallagher Girls novel.
I am also the author of Heist Society (February 2010) and its sequels Uncommon Criminals (June 2011), and Perfect Scoundrels (February 2013).
In January 2013 I published the cross-over novella Double-Crossed that features characters from both the Gallagher Girls and Heist Society. It is available for free at spiesandthieves.com and wherever ebooks are sold.
ALL FALL DOWN is the first book in my new Embassy Row series. It was published on January 20, 2015 and will launch a new three-book series with Scholastic.
My books have been published in more than twenty countries and have appeared on best-seller lists from the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Barnes and Noble, IndieBound, and Bookscan. They have sold over two million copies in the United States.
I am one of the luckiest people in the world, and today, I’m able to do the job I wanted to do when I was a kid, and I am back living in Oklahoma.

 Published Books

Gallagher Girls 

I'd Tell You I Love You, But I'd Have To Kill You
Cross My Heart and Hope To Spy
Don't Judge A Girl by Her Cover
Only The Good Spy Young
Out of Sight, Out of Time
United We Spy

Heist Society

Heist Society
Uncommon Criminals
Perfect Scoundrels

Embassy Row

All Fall Down
See How They Run

Why I Love This Author

Carter's Books are so addicting and she writes such strong female heroines. Cammi, Kat and Grace are all role models in their own way they also have weaknesses that make them human not to mention they don't rely on the men in their life they kick-ass

The way Carter writes her books will have you smiling, laughing, crying, gasping and it will have you coming back for more and more. 

Ally is so interactive with her fans on social media and is such a nice person. A lot of people stop reading the Gallagher Girl series after the first book but i can promise you the series gets 100 times better after that and the same with the other series she has written as well. 

Current Reviews

All Fall Down 
See How They Run

Until Next Time
Happy Reading

Thats What He Said Thursdays - Zach Goode - 7th January 2016

Hello, i haven't done That's What He Said Thursdays since November 2015 and i planned to do it in December but had no time. So i will be planning ahead in January doing them all at the beginning of the month and queueing them.

So That's What He Said Thursdays was Created by Chapter Break and it is pretty much just a appreciation post for your favourite Male Protagonist's quotes to his girl. 

I have loved this character since about 2011 he is such a sassy, cocky, brilliant character that builds over the course of 5 books. 

Zach Goode

Gallagher Girl - Ally Carter 

First a funny one (you have to read it) 

A Sweet one 

Cammie ran off and was captured and this was Zach's response to her asking where he went...

Quotes that sum up Zach's ego 

 

Until Next Time

Happy Reading

Top 5 Wednesday - Favorite Chapter Headings - 1st July 2015

Hello, so this weeks topic was really fun i looked through books i remembered had amazing chapter headings here are my top 5 

At number 5 it is 

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle M Paige 

The font is amazing and it quickly became one of my go to fonts when mucking around on my computer it matches the book perfectly.

 

at number 4 its 

Timeless - Gail Carriger 

i love this title there was so many to choose from in this series but this one was one of my favourite's and describes one of the most memorable scenes from the book 

" In which there is almost a bath and definitely a trip to the theatre"

 

at number 3 it is 

 The Sin Eaters Daughter - Melinda Sailsbury 

I just love the little design at the bottom i would have loved it in colour but it is still weirdly beautiful.

  

At number 2 we have

Rebel Belle - Rachel Hawkins 

I love the font on this one i used to use this all the time in school and i am also in love with the little bow in the corner. 

and finally in the number 1 spot we have 

Harry Potter & The Philosophers Stone - J K Rowling 

This title started a generation into reading it started a love affair with characters even now 18 years on we still love it all started With " The Boy Who Lived "

 A Few Honourable mentions 

• The chapters from All Fall Down by Ally Carter 
• Lucy Looks into The Wardrobe - The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis 
• I Accidentally Vaporise My Maths Teacher - The Lighting Thief - Rick Riordan 
• Artemis Unleashes The Death Pig - Percy Jackson & The Greek Gods - Rick Riordan 

Top 5 Wednesday was created by GingerReadsLainey

Here is the goodreads page 

Here is the full list of participants - Wednesday-Ers

 Hope You Enjoyed This Weeks Top 5 Wednesday 

Until Next Time 

Happy Reading 

Peyton 

Top 5 Wednesday - Favourite Series Endings - 29th April 2015

So this weeks was hard but not in the way it normally is, it was hard because I had so many choices to choose from but I managed to narrow it down after changing my mind about a 100 times so let's get started. 
 (There is going to be spoilers so if you haven't read that book just scroll over it)

5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K Rowling 

A lot of people don't like the ending to this series but I loved it and that last line " all was well" it still makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. It gave me what I hoped for, for Harry and the rest of the characters the happy ending they deserved.

4. Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare 

I will admit first time around I hated the ending it broke my heart but the second time I read it, it was after I read CoHF. Then I realised that showing Wills death was the way to show how that relationship ended it. It ended with Will and Tessa growing old and Will dying an old man surrounded by his family. It was just perfect.

3. Until the end - Abbi Glines 

Until the end was perfect because it had epilogues from all the couple's the sea breeze series has followed. Then I didn't realise at the time how significant it was until I re-read it after reading the rosemary beach series also by Abbi Glines because the last two words in until the end offer Hope for your favourite character's from both series will cross paths and I cannot wait for more.

2. United we spy - Ally Carter 

There is a chapter that is five pages long and that chapter made this book the best in the series, it was Liz's valedictorian speech and I the last line of that speech "What is a Gallagher Girl?" Liz asked one final time. "She's a genius, a scientist, a heroine, a spy. And now we are at the end of our time at school, and the one thing I know for certain is this: a Gallagher Girl is whatever she wants to be."  That quote just made the whole book perfect.

1. The Ruby Circle - Rochelle Mead 

Don't get me wrong I'm glad everything worked out for Sydney and Adrian but book was amazing because I got the answers I been craving since the vampire academy series like who Dimitri's dad is, if Rose and Dimitri could ever have children and if they ever got engaged. I got my answers to all of these question and it still makes me smile when i think of this ending it was perfection. 

Top 5 Wednesday was created by GingerReadsLainey 

Here is the goodreads page 

Here is the full list of participants - Wednesday-Ers 

Until Next Time 

Happy Reading 

Peyton

Top 5 Wednesday - Books that features travelling - 22nd April 2015

So I don't read a lot of books with travelling in them but I did manage to find 5 that have travelling in them.

So lets get started 

5. The statistical probability of love at first sight - Jennifer E Smith

This book centres around travelling, it's about a girl who gets stuck at the airport meets a guy then they end up sitting next to each other on their flight and its a fluffy contemporary witch is always a brilliant thing.

4. Only the good spy young -Ally Carter 

I'm from London so I love books where people travel to London, and I don't want to say too much because it is a book in a series.  The main female travels and goes to London and skates on the ice rink and I love it so much. 

3. The Mark of Athena - Rick Riordan 

I could have chosen any of the Percy Jackson books but I chose this one because they went pretty far in this one. I love the Percy Jackson books they make you laugh and feel and if you haven't read them yet you should. 

2. Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare

There is one little bit of travelling in this book but it's an important part when Tessa, Will and Jem go to York. The relationship dynamic between the 3 of them is very evident when they are in a confined space like a train carriage and it was very fun to read.

1. Blood Promise - Richelle Mead 

Again I can't really talk about why Rose travels to Russia but the way it's described it makes me want to visit and see the buildings that look like art and its one of my favourite books ever because of the Russian element in it.

Top 5 Wednesday was created by GingerReadsLainey

Here is the Goodreads Page

Here is the full list of participants - Wednesday-ers 

Until next time 

Happy Reading 

Peyton

All Fall Down - Ally Carter Spoiler Free Review

Title - All Fall Down
Series - Embassy Row
Author - Ally Carter
My Rating - 4.5 / 5
Goodreads - All Fall Down
ISBN - 1408334372 (ISBN13: 9781408334379)
My Copy - E-ARC from NetGalley
Release Date - 5th February 2015

Synopsis - Grace can best be described as a daredevil, an Army brat, and a rebel. She is also the only granddaughter of perhaps the most powerful ambassador in the world and Grace has spent every summer of her childhood running across the roofs of Embassy Row.

Now, at age sixteen, she's come back to stay - in order to solve the mystery of her mother's death. In the process, she uncovers an international conspiracy of unsettling proportions, and must choose her friends and watch her foes carefully if she and the world are to be saved

 

First let me start by saying any Ally Carter book for me is a must read, because she is an amazing author who write such wonderfully complex characters. I really enjoyed this book its a sort of mystery where our lead protagonist is trying to find the man who killed her mother. 

In the beginning of the book i was a bit apprehensive when we met the two male characters Alexei and then Noah i thought there was going to be a love triangle and it was going to take away from the book but like in Carters other books a love interest for Noah was put in there pretty quickly, but at the same time we didn't really get a sense for Alexei because we didn't really see him, but you can definitely see something happening in the future between them i have a weird feeling its going to a Romeo and Juliette where the families hate each other. 

So even though at time All Fall Down seemed like it was slow and just building the world and characters at the same time you had a lot of action, and scenes that make you want to go back and re read to see how you missed it. 

 This book is not a love story, its not a thriller its about a girl who wants the TRUTH and even if it starts World War Three she will get the answers shes looking for 

(Spoiler Review Coming Soon)