Marked

There are a lot of things I liked and didn't like about this book. I'll start with the negative that way I can end with the positive. I didn't like the Wicca aspect of the book. I don't mind religions that are different from my personal beliefs. I even like to learn about them to an extend so that I may be able to understand other peoples perspective. The problem in this book for me comes from putting down other religions. I believe what I believe, you believe what you believe everything else should be left alone. I also didn't like the describing of calling or forming the circle. I found myself skipping a lot in this book. As this is a young adult series I find putting so much focus on the Wicca aspect can sway young readers.
My other complaint is the sexuality of the book. I am 28 and do not want to read sex scenes and I sure as hell don't want my sixteen year old sister reading them. Again, I felt that as a young adult book the sexuality as a little much.
Now for the good stuff. I LOVE the flow and writing style of the authors. The voice of Zoey reminds me of the way I talk with my younger sisters. Very young and fresh. the story line itself I found very entertaining which made me want to read the other books even though I had those two complaints. The book is a quick easy read and over all a very good book.

Practical Magic

This is once of those instances where I watched the movie before I read the book. Sometimes that's a good thing and sometimes it's not so good. This is one of those not so good times. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the book. I just kind of liked the movie better in some ways. The magical aspect of the movie was so much better. In the book I kept waiting for the magic to happen. I'm not saying I didn't recognize it. I know it was there in subtle ways but I love magic so I wanted it to be more focused in the book.
The story line itself was very entertaining to me even. The differences from the Movie to the book didn't bother me. I liked them both on an independent level. Pure entertainment for me. I hope others like it as much as I did.

on a graphic level there is some sexual content but not so much to make me just want to throw the book across the room shouting WHY?!!!!!!!!!!??????

Frankenstien

This was an interesting book for me. I listened to it on audio book which might have changed my opinion of it (or it could just be my warped sense of humor). It wasn't as dark as I thought it would be, and actually found myself sympathizing with the creature. I didn't like Frankenstein's character at all and felt like to an extent he was the true monster.
I feel sorry for both characters as they both had flaws in their personalities which lead to their down fall. And the way other peoples lives were effected as well makes you stop to think. Every decision, every action, no matter how small has an impact on others around me. I will say the writing style was intriguing. I like the book a lot and probably have found more meaning and enjoyment by actually reading the book verses listening to the book.