Relativity: A silver lining?

Relativity by Cristin Bishara is a wonderful book that I give 4 out of 5 stars. I can't in good conscious give it 5. I honestly hated the main character through most of the book, but it was still compelling. For ages I'd say anywhere between 15-17. You also have to be a bit of a science nerd because this book talks about time travel, or does it? The book poses the question of what it really was at the very end, without actually going into it. It leaves you pondering which really made me think of the old movie Donnie Darko because of the sheer amount of tragedy and questioning.

Though to be honest her means of transportation is more like this...

However, it's a tree. Ruby Wright has lost her mother at a young age in a car accident. Her father has married another woman with an unstable daughter (that has become her unstable step-sister), and she left the boy she's in love with behind. Her life is terrible. This tree has a history, and it seems to transport her into parallel universes. However, every time she goes she'll displace the ruby from that world if they were born of her mother and father. 

Everywhere she goes she sees tragedy in her life. It's depressing, but she searches for the perfect one to steal for herself. She's been chased by her step sister, her knee is infected and swelling, in other universes she has a brother. She wants this. She wants a perfect life, but her parents keep splitting up, her mother keeps dying, the love of her life doesn't know her. 

However, the character growth in the book was what made me change it from 3 stars to 4. She does grow up. Displacing someone is despicable because the other Ruby would cease to exist. A version of her mother teaches her this, but that also means she has to go back to the life she left behind, saying goodbye to a mother she would never get to have. 

It's heartwarming, makes you question, and the writing style is easy to get into. I was lucky enough to get an ARC of this book, but it'll be available September 10th, 2013. This book teaches us to be happy with what we have, and to make the best of our own lives. I recommend it for anyone between the ages of 15-17. I hope others can learn from this as well. 

Prince Charming Inc.: A tale of reconditioning?

Prince Charming Inc. by Jamie Brazil I'll give a 4 out of 5. It's comedic! I can't say I see the romance, not completely, but I can see the comedy. This is a book I can see being a movie very easily. The main gist of it can be turned into a romantic comedy. Our main character is a feminist, so be warned. Yet, at the same time, she's a little bit needy.

Elyse Tobin feels like she has no choice but to do what she must to keep her ancestral home. For generations the Tobin house has been in various mortgages. Well, she's figured out a way to do this splendidly, she's going to recondition men. Which brings us to her model, Nik Salvatore. How did she meet young Nik, a reformed gigolo? Easy...

One night of mind blowing orgasms to get rid of grief. He fell in love with her, but she doesn't see it. She thinks he's not really changed and just uses him as a model for the men she reconstructs mentally so she can sell them off (their dates and eventual marriage) to the rich wives she knows. She turns them into this...

Throughout the book Nik will try to win her heart, save her from herself, as she ignores him and tries to save her ancestral home. The characters are stubborn, easy to relate to, and the emotions are portrayed nicely. I love how the author (also author of The Commodore's Daughter) was able to change her writing style so much from a young adult novel to something so adult. There is some adult content but not too explicit. Love is found, trials conquered, and the book ends on one beautiful note. Her realizing (In regards to Nik)

This book is a great read, but not too in depth, so that's why it gets a 4 out of 5. Things at least match up, and it's done in a very comedic but adult manner. I can't say it's the most original, but there are twists that make your heart melt. I'll recommend this book to any girl that wants a lighthearted read on a relaxing night.