Review: Awry by Chelsea fine

 

Ratings: 5 of 5 stars

"...there's no victory without a battle."

Seventeen-year-old Scarlet just died. Only, dying isn't unusual for a girl
under a centuries old curse that left her semi-immortal.This time, though,
she comes back to her current life instead of awaking in a new one, and she
realizes the curse is changing. Together with the immortal Archer brothers,
Scarlet must piece together her life and try to break the curse before her
impending death comes again or worst Tristan's.This book picks up immediately
at the point of the devastating cliffhanger at the ending of book 1.
The story quickly moves forward, with Scarlet, Tristan,Gabriel and Nate
continuing on with their quest from the first book with the addition of Heather
to their team.Adding to the intrigue, the story of the past is intermingled
along with the present, and pieces of the puzzle start to fall into place as
we see what actually happened when Scarlet first met Tristan and Gabriel.

The evil guy (or gal in this case) sends ASHMEN after them. Zombies. Seriously?
Do we have to go so old school? Why not a nice assassin, or a hit man or
something that links with this whole 'hunting and chivalry' era. Oh, no -
by all means find strange flowers and cast spells to raise the dead.
Go right ahead, don't mind me!Also, Nate needs to attend a few classes.
One being "WHEN PEOPLE ARE HAVING A CUTE FANGIRL-WORTHY MOMENT FOR THE
LOVE OF GOD AND EVERYTHING SACRED IN THIS WORLD DO NOT INTERRUPT THEM YOU GODDAMN IDIOT!" But no, he's all "No touching!", "Distance!", "Do I need to
put you two in those big plastic bubbles?"
finally
Yes, there’s another cliffhanger, but it wasn’t quite as
bad as the first book, it’s more a promise of things to come, and has definitely
left me wanting more!!! Can’t wait for the final installment!

REVIEW: Crown of Midnight By Sarah J. Mass

REVIEW: Crown of Midnight By Sarah J. Mass

Ratings: 5 of 5 stars

 CROWN OF MIDNIGHT is officially one of the best books I've read this year,

if not, ever.Our favorite assassin is back. And she's even more fierce, more

ruthless and just EVEN MORE BADASS. I've never met a character like Celaena

Sardothien before. She's one hell of a complicated one too. She knows she's beautiful, she's arrogant, she's smart, she's got a big obsession with books

and fashion.So basically, we'll be best friends. 

Celaena Sardothien is doing her job as King's Champion, meaning she's killing people that stepped on the king's toes(or is she?).And now she's got a new target:

Archer Finn, former crush and friend from the time when she was within the Assassin’s Guild.The stakes are higher now that Archer is a well-known figure

in Rifthold and that he might be involved in a rebel group. To make events even

more complicated, the half-Fae and long-dead Queen, Elena, is asking Celaena to

find the source behind the King's power
The world-building was exquisite! We learn so much more about Erilea, Adarlan

and the history of the country. We delve deeper into the Fae magic. It's a

top-notch high fantasy world, coupled with a darker atmosphere, mystery, magic

and amazing characters. The result is a certain recipe for epicness, one that

Sarah J. Mass gorgeously created with her mad writing skills (hats off for that).

Finally,I NEED THE NEXT BOOK IN THIS SERIES!!! How can I wait another year?? 

It's killing me!!!!

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Review : Beautiful Creatures By Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Beautiful Creatures By Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Ratings:3 of 5 stars 

"Mortals. I envy you. You think you can change things. Stop the universe. Undo what was done long before you came along. You are such beautiful creatures." 
I feel so guilty giving this just 3 stars. So many people seem to like it and I feel like maybe I missed something important that everyone else got.

Ethan is counting the days until he can finally escape his mundane life in the
little Southern town of Gatlin. Nothing ever changes. Nothing ever happens. Until (yeah, you know you saw that coming) a girl named Lena, with curly black hair driving a hearse changes everything. She's different, that's for sure. And the people of Gatlin don't take kindly to people that are different. Ethan can't help but be drawn to her, like they have an unexplainable connection. Ethan soon finds out that different doesn't even begin to describe Lena's life. She has powers. Not only that, but everything Ethan thought he knew about Gatlin and his place in the town is turned upside down. Not to mention that Ethan has been having some pretty crazy realistic dreams that seem to be telling him that he's going to have to deal something even more dangerous and terrifying than the mothers of the
DAR and the resident Ice Queen (literally, she wins that title every homecoming), Savannah Snow and her adoring cronies.

Okay, here it my take on the story.
It is good. The story plays out well. It has a great and very colorful cast of well-defined characters.The setting is also well defined and very fitting to the story. Here is what I didn’t like. The length. Ugh.I can’t even tell you how long it took me to read this. It’s looong. Long, long, long.So overall, not bad but it just didn’t capture me. I found myself groaning at the thought of having to
read this ginormous book's sequel(so I might not read it at all).But don't let that stop you.

Where She Went By Gayle Forman

Ratings:4.5 of 5 stars

Wow! Where She Went is an intense and breathtaking read.This story really got under my skin. It consumed my thoughts and I HAD TO read it all in one sitting otherwise I would have been a complete mess.

In Where She Went, we face the aftermath of the recovery and begin to wonder whether Mia really survived the crash as it becomes evident that choosing to live is only half the battle. This story takes place three years after the crash and Mia’s physical recovery. She’s a rising star at Juilliard and Adam is a celebrity of the rock band Shooting Star that finds himself at a crossroads. The story is told in Adam’s perspective and begins the night he makes a choice to revisit the muse of his success after Mia left him.  Chance brings them together for one more night and this novel chronicles those precious twenty-four hours together and Mia and Adam get down to what’s really important. What an incredibly insightful look at the grieving process, and a realistically stark one at that. I know that I felt that loss as I read, felt the powerlessness, but I also felt the hope, the ambition to live and love.I loved reading from Adam's point of view. The writing was so, so good. Some moments were really intense. And I felt like I could feel everything he was going through. His love, anger, loneliness, and anxiety. 

So now, all I’m saying is Thank you, Gayle Forman. You've given me characters that made me hurt, made me sad, and finally made me smile.

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Review: If I Stay By Gayle Forman

If I Stay By Gayle Forman

Ratings:4.5 of 5 stars

Cascade of emotions just poured on me throughout the book.I literally buried my face and cried a little at the end.Seriously, it was painfully beautiful.This book is bittersweet. Hot and cold, funny and depressing, heart-warming and sob-inducing. It's the perfect roller-coaster, a prime example of how powerful writing can be. I adored everything about it except that there is no real plot to the book.

If I Stay is a journey through life and death, in the eyes of a young girl who has lost just about everything.Although I’d read the synopsis multiple times, I never really “got” what the story was until I read the first chapter when it all happens.Mia and her family, father, Mother and younger brother go for a drive on a sunny morning after a light snowfall the night before. In a moment, their world is turned upside down in the form of a devastating car crash.Mia finds herself watching her mangled body being pulled from the crash and follows what takes place in the hospital as she decides if she should stay in this life or to move on like the rest of her family.
Lastly, the struggle in this book is all Mia’s, lest I try to make anyone think otherwise. This story is hers, and we accompany her on the journey -- however ridden with pain and uncertainty it is. The title itself is far more telling than one would assume.

This book was beautiful. Packed with so much living, dying, loving, crying....Not necessarily
in that order.Read for yourself to find out which path Mia takes. ;) Really, it’s a book that you won’t regret reading.
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Review: Losing Hope By Colleen Hoover

Losing Hope By Colleen Hoover

Rating : 5 of 5 stars

It. Was. Perfect.
Just when I thought it couldn’t get better, Colleen Hoover comes and just knocks it out of the park! Colleen Hoover can do no wrong in my book. I've read and loved each and every single one of her books and they were all brilliant, and Losing Hope was no exception. Hopeless was one of my favorite books of 2012 and reading the story again from Holder's POV made me exactly remember why.

This is Holder's story. You need to understand just how much I mean those words. This is HIS story. This isn't just Hopeless from Holder's POV, this is his story during Hopeless, his story before Hopeless, and his story apart from Hopeless. Okay, I will not explain the story behind this book because it’s almost the same as in the first book with a few additions here and there.But we get to see/read about two new characters, Les and Daniel.Well Les is not really new but we get to know her a little better here.

I will only say that this was already an amazing story under Hope/Sky’s POV and it was even a greater one under Holder’s. Oh, how I love his mind and the fact that he never actually loses hope.Although this book was sadder than the first with the entire Les story and the letters, it was also better and had the addition of some great characters.

Finally,I was positive that Ms. Hoover would NOT make me cry in this book like she did in Hopeless.I was so wrong. When I read Lesslie's letter to her brother it made me tear up. Big time.
If you liked the first, you really can’t miss this one so if you haven’t read it yet.
I advise you to do it fast.
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Review: Prodigy By Marie Lu

Prodigy By Marie Lu

Ratings: 5 of 5 stars

Why Marie Lu? Why do you torture us? I have to wait until November 5th 2013 for the sequel????No!!!!

Back to the review.
Prodigy exceeded my expectations by a mile. Finishing Prodigy gave me goosebumps. I mean after building up the emotions throughout two books, this major cliffhanger happens? Marie Lu you evil genius!

June and Day, our heroes, head to Las Vegas, the military city of the republic, where they're welcomed into the fold of the Patriots, who are anti-Republic revolutionaries. They begin hatching a plan to assassinate the new Elector,  who came into power after the old Elector suddenly died. This plan involves June and Day being pushed around like chess pieces, and along the way they discover secrets about the plan, the Republic and themselves that forces them to question everything they believe is true. And the ending! The ending completely blindsided me. I didn't know what the hell to make of it. It just happened, this huge bombshell, and I was left reeling. 

The story Lu wrote was full of twists and turns and there were a lot of things that happened that I could not guess beforehand. I didn’t even know who the actual evil person was until June figured it out.With amazing characters, an awesome storyline, and dynamic narrations, Prodigy was probably one of the best sequels I have ever read. 


I was absolutely heartbroken about Metias, and the truth about his death.I still hate Commander Jameson, because of everything she did to Day, and i hate Thomas with passion  btw, Kaede kicks ass in this book.I love both June and Day because they are so amazing and I wish that I could do half of the stuff that they can do.
 If you haven't read this series or this book, read it right now. You must or you haven't lived a full life!!
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