Fallen Too Far | Book Review

Title: Fallen Too Far 
Series: (Too Far #1)
Author: Abbi Glines
Genre: New Adult, Romance
Publication Date: December 14th 2012
Format: ebook

To want what you’re not supposed to have…

She is only nineteen.

She is his new stepfather’s daughter. 

She is still naïve and innocent due to spending the last three years taking care of her sick mother. 

But for twenty-four year old Rush Finlay, she is the only thing that has ever been off limits. His famous father’s guilt money, his mother’s desperation to win his love, and his charm are the three reasons he has never been told no.

Blaire Wynn left her small farmhouse in Alabama, after her mother passed away, to move in with her father and his new wife in their sprawling beach house along the Florida gulf coast. She isn’t prepared for the lifestyle change and she knows she’ll never fit into this world. Then there is her sexy stepbrother who her father leaves her with for the summer while he runs off to Paris with his wife. Rush is as spoiled as he is gorgeous. He is also getting under her skin. She knows he is anything but good for her and that he’ll never be faithful to anyone. He is jaded and has secrets Blaire knows she may never uncover but even knowing all of that…

Blaire just may have fallen too far.

"At least he had looked my way. I hadn't known what to expect from him."

Oh my god, this was a struggle.

Honestly, as a NA reader I know what ridiculous can be... but this book. This fucking book just absolutely killed me.

While Reading: 

lol what the hell is this?

Some real thirst in here.

So one of the characters just blurts that whole situation (a.k.a said plot-twist) in one breath which was totally unnecessary since they all fucking know the story. and Blaire just HAPPENS to overhear it. Ah, what an amazing coincidence. 

IS EVERYBODY IN THIS DAMN BOOK A FUCKING IDIOT? HOW DO YOU EVEN JUSTIFY ACTS SO EASILY THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE.

This better end a legitimate end or I'll give it a shameful one star. 

After Reading: 

lol what?

So I actually really don't like this book. I thought it was completely stupid and unrealistic.

For instance, our main character knows how to use a gun and she also has a gun because she's just so incredibly badass -note sarcasm- but see, the problem is we later find out that she has a permit. At. The. Age. Of. 14.
Where in the fucking world do you get a permit to a gun when you're 14? loony town.

I honestly don't understand how Fallen Too Far has a 4.26 rating on Goodreads... What happened to humanity..?

The story and the conversations were so cheesy, so cliche and just so... dumb.
I just didn't really enjoy this at all. It was so ridiculous I was laughing. And even though it's supposed to go by quickly I still skimmed the last part.

Blaire was like "I want you but no. Awe that's so cute take me. Dude no you don't get to- I'm yours." -________________-

I really am pissed at the fact this was ended like this because now I'd have even the slightest of urge to read the sequels.

Overall, I thought Fallen Too Far was a cringe-worthy, cheesy New Adult. I haven't lost faith in Abbi Glines, isn't this her debut novel? I'm not pretty sure. But, I think I will try some of her other series. I can see people enjoying but at the same time... I really really can't man. 

The Raven Boys | Book Review

Title: The Raven Boys
Series: (The Raven Cycle #1)
Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Young Adult
Publication Date: September 18th 2012
Format: Audiobook

It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.

Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.

His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.

But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but says very little.

For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore..

I picked this book up on a complete whim, not knowing what it's about, not knowing nothing. I think if I actually looked up what it was about I would've never read it, since I don't think mystery is necessarily my thing. Now? I'm not pretty sure.

As you can see, I listened to this book on Audiobook and I thought that was the best decision because I think this book would've taken forever if I read it normally since nothing really happens, all of this book is merely world-build but it was done beautifully.

The Raven Boys was mostly character-driven, which I found myself enjoying because the characters are so real and I got attached to the group so fast. They became like friends to me (that's a really sad statement)

Also, the writing is so whimsical and creepy and It didn't take me that long to get used to it, actually, which earns it bonus points.

Gansey, Ronan, Adam and Noah, all four of them had complete different stories and backgrounds and such different attitude, too. But their friendship somehow seemed natural and I have never thought that boys can actually be that sensitive it was so beautiful to look upon. Male friendship, man. My fucking favorite.

Blue was also different from the group, but I felt that the author spent so much time on the boys she forgot to take care of Blue. For example, if you give me situations asking me what each of the boys would do, I would answer in a heartbeat, but for Blue I'd probably just space.

For me, right now, Blue is just a weird person that I don't hate nor love. I hope she gets more characterization in the next books.

Lastly, I enjoyed the reader very much. He sounds like an old man but because the book is told in third person it's easier not to bother you so much that a 17 years old girl is talking in a voice of a man in his 40s. His voice somehow adds to the creepiness of the book.

Overall, The Raven Boys was a great start to a series and I can't wait to start listening to The Dream Thieves. The ending to this book was perfection, God, I don't think she could've done any better job of making me want to read the next book so badly.

Cinder | Book Review

Title: Cinder
Series: (The Lunar Chronicles #1)
Author: Marissa Meyer
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fairy Tail Retelling. 
Publication Date: January 3rd 2012
Format: ebook

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. 

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

Finally, after putting this book on my TBR for 5 months... I finally did it! 

I'm really more happy about finishing it than reading it. Don't get me wrong though, I really enjoyed it!

Okay, first of all, a fairytale retelling huh? It was so much more similar to Cinderella than I imagined it would be. The only fairytale retelling book I've read before this was Cruel Beauty By Rosamund Hodge but now that I think of that book it wasn't really much of a retelling so seeing Cinderella literally as a cyborg was definitely interesting.

As a first book the plot hadn't really developed much but it was mostly an introduction to the characters, which makes me really sad because the next book isn't going to follow the characters that I came to love yet saw no closure for them whatsoever. I mean I know they come back, but the story isn't theirs, which is just sad.

My favorite thing about Cinder was the characters for sure. 



Cinder was just a really fun character overall and I definitely related to her on the whole freedom thing -minus the asshole of a step mom- and I loved how she was inspired by Cinderella but was not weak and underneath all the uncaring no-tears face -and a couple metal parts- there was an emotional, girly girl.

Also, her mechanical techniques are the fucking truth people. Hit it a couple of times and it's as good as new!!


I'm so sad we're not going into her character in depth again..

Prince Kai was just like I imagined he would be.. the perfect prince. I love him, basically. (trying hard to forget the ending..) 
The fact that he was Asian automatically turned him into Lee Min Ho. I couldn't help it xD

Kaito is one of my favorite names and it earned him so many points.

I think I sympathized with Kaito's situation the most, it really was hard what he was going through and at such a young age too 

  

 Iko was the cutest thing in the world and the whole time she was talking I always thought of how much I wanted an Iko for myself. Oh my God, she was seriously hilarious and the best thing that happened to the book.

I'm not pretty sure but do you think Iko is the Fairy God-mother? I mean, was she inspired by her? I do believe she is.



Overall, I thought this book was very fast-paced and easy to read. Some of the plot was predictable but it was still fun nonetheless, and you get attached to the characters so fast.

Red Queen | Book Review

Title: Red Queen
Series: (Red Queen Trilogy #1)
Author: Victoria Aveyard
Genre: Young Adult, Dystopia, Fnatasy
Publication Date: February 10th 2015
Format: ebook

Graceling meets The Selection in debut novelist Victoria Aveyard's sweeping tale of seventeen-year-old Mare, a common girl whose once-latent magical power draws her into the dangerous intrigue of the king's palace. Will her power save her or condemn her?

Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood--those with common, Red blood serve the Silver- blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief in a poor, rural village, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the Silver court. Before the king, princes, and all the nobles, she discovers she has an ability of her own.

To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As Mare is drawn further into the Silver world, she risks everything and uses her new position to help the Scarlet Guard--a growing Red rebellion--even as her heart tugs her in an impossible direction. One wrong move can lead to her death, but in the dangerous game she plays, the only certainty is betrayal.

Let's just go back to the synopsis a little bit:

"Graceling meets The Selection in debut novelist Victoria Aveyard's sweeping tale of ..."

I was sold at Graceling to be honest, since Graceling is one of my favorite books. But when I saw The Selection, I just thought why would anyone want to compare their fantasy book to the Selection? And I just let it go because I've been seeing a lot of books being compared to the selection recently and just brushed it off as bad marketing.

It was not.

When I completed half of this book I realized how accurate that comparing was. And I'm not talking about Graceling.

This book was too similar to other stories, it was basically multiple books mashed in one. But The Selection was the biggest part and I just could not handle how cliche some things were! It was too predictable and Mare was very annoying.

For fuck's sake! Her name is Mare! EVEN THE NAME IS LIKE THE SELECTION I CANNOT. 

And it wasn't even hyped when I started reading it, which is really frustrating.

I know some people feel the same way about this book, but could go through it because it had a lot of action. 

Um, nope.

I skimmed through the dialogue for the last 7 chapters. which is 70% of the book. I just could not read it any longer. 

All that being said, I think on its own, without the influence of other books, it's a great book, and I can see why people like this, but I just can't. I can't

Character Thoughts:

Mare was too naive and stupid, even though I thought I loved her at the beginning.

Cal was just an asshole.

Maven was just... there.

Evangeline was your basic Regina George.

Love Triangle was a thing, obviously. Ugh.

Overall, I just had a very hard time getting through this book an it felt like a mix of everything bad in every good story so I don't like. 

I wouldn't have hated it if it wasn't for the hype that came after I read it. I just can't.

SIX OF CROWS COVER REVEAL!

Title: Six Of Crows
Series: (The Dregs #1)
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Genre: Young Adult, High Fantasy
Publication Date: October 6th 2015
Format: when i read it ill tell you..

Game of Thrones meets Ocean's Eleven in this brand-book in the world of the Grisha by New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo.

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone...

A convict with a thirst for revenge.

A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager.

A runaway with a privileged past.

A spy known as the Wraith.

A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. 

A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. 

Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don't kill each other first.

OHMYGOD
OHMYGOD
OHMYGOD
OH. MY. GOD.

HOW COULD SUCH BEAUTY EXIST I AM DYING. I LOVE THAT COVER SO MUCH.


DO YOU SEE THOSE TOWERS? DO YOU? I DO.

So basically today was a normal Friday the 13th, putting Fifty Shades Of Grey aside. BUT THEN, I OPEN INSTAGRAM, AND GLORY MEETS MY EYES.

If you didn't know this already, I'm kind of obsessed with the Grisha Trilogy.

 Just a teeny tiny bit. Ruin And Rising was my favorite book of 2014. The whole series has a very special place in my heart. So obviously, I'm fucking excited about this.

this gif is me all day, everyday

Batshit crazy characters? count me fucking in.

"The main character is a boy named Kaz Brekker—con artist, killer, gangleader, thief. He’s horrible." - Leigh Bardugo
I LOVE HIM ALREADY.

So other than the glorious cover, we've been getting some sneak peaks ever since the book was announced, so here's couple of things for you to get excited.

This is the Six Of Crows Dice. I've never seen anything more beautiful in my life.

Character reveals from Leigh Bardugo's Instagram : @lbardugo :

SO COOL. So I decided to put them all together because I was so freaking hype when they all came out I was out of freaking control :

BUT THEN:

DO YOU FUCKING SEE THAT? Look at me being all chill and shit.


Still continuing on with my fangirling, I went to the series' website and took the "Which Grisha are you?" quiz, which you can take here. 

And my result was:

Literally, dead. 

That's obviously not a good thing but I fucking love The Darkling so much I'm so freaking happy about this. I didn't even know this'll be one of the options.

If you didn't know, Leigh Bardugo is a multi-talented person. She wrote and sang a song based on The Grisha trilogy, which I am absolutely obsessed with. Check it out:


Isn't it awesome??

Last thing: You can read an excerpt from Six Of Crows here, if you are into that type of stuff. I don't think I'll read it. I'm scared I'll get too attached, basically, and go all like: 

Anyways, I think that's all. If we start talking about the fancasting I won't sleep tonight. Thank you for reading all the way to here, wow you're committed. 

Also, I just found a folder on my laptop with my favorite Grisha fanart, if you want to see them please, do tell.

I love you, *whispers the darkling's name*.

White Hot Kiss | Book Review

Title: White Hot Kiss
Series: (The Dark Elements #1)
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance
Publication Date: February 25th 2014
Format: ebook

One kiss could be the last. 

Seventeen-year-old Layla just wants to be normal. But with a kiss that kills anything with a soul, she's anything but normal. Half demon, half gargoyle, Layla has abilities no one else possesses. 

Raised among the Wardens—a race of gargoyles tasked with hunting demons and keeping humanity safe—Layla tries to fit in, but that means hiding her own dark side from those she loves the most. Especially Zayne, the swoon-worthy, incredibly gorgeous and completely off-limits Warden she's crushed on since forever. 

Then she meets Roth—a tattooed, sinfully hot demon who claims to know all her secrets. Layla knows she should stay away, but she's not sure she wants to—especially when that whole no-kissing thing isn't an issue, considering Roth has no soul. 

But when Layla discovers she's the reason for the violent demon uprising, trusting Roth could not only ruin her chances with Zayne… it could brand her a traitor to her family. Worse yet, it could become a one-way ticket to the end of the world..

I'm actually still reading this right now and I'm already planning a review. I have 3 chapters left and a bomb just freaking dropped on me, I can't even..


And now, I just finished it. Holy moly.


White Hot Kiss was definitely a pleasant surprise. Everyone kept saying it was a Paranormal Romance but I felt it was so much more than that. Urban Fantasy is more like it.

This book follows our main character Layla, who is Half-Demon, Half-Warden(Gargoyle). And if that's not freaking cool already I don't know what is.
The story involved so many cool and unique aspects that remain untouched most of the time, like Hell and Satan and angels and God. 

I love that world, and all the mythical creatures. I think Jennifer L. Armentrout did very well with the story line and plot.
I expected to just love the romance without the paranormal parts but damn! Everything was awesome!

White Hot Kiss involves a Love-Triangle. One of the best out there, I loved it. It was the childhood friend vs. new bad boy type of love triangle, see, I usually automatically pick the bad boy but with this one, I wasn't so sure.

Our first male character, is Roth. The moody, sassy and hottie bad boy. Roth is a full-fledged Demon, and seriously I fell in love with him the moment he appeared in the book. Literally, the first line he says in the book is "And you should kiss my ass. How about that?" I just love the guy I can't help it.
Though, I'd like to point out that Roth isn't the asshole type of badboy he was actually really nice. Aside from the constant sexual comments he made.

The other character is, Zayne. Zayne is the protective, super kind and gentle kind of guy. He's been taking care of Layla ever since she was little. And Layla - being the hormonal teenager she was- obviously had a wittle crush on Zayne. The thing about Zayne though, is that he wasn't the kind of friend who would be like "Oh I can't see you as a woman." and "You're like my little sister." and then when someone suddenly tries to even look at her he transforms 'Boyfriend Mode' NO. He was the kind of guy who was honest to his feelings but for an actual legitimate reason, he couldn't be with her.

As for teams, even though it was very hard to decide, I do still love my bad boy. 
Team Roth!


Overall, I highly enjoyed the world and the characters. I loved the romance and the love triangle and I can't wait for more. The reason I gave this a 4/5 Star rating is because even though the book was relatively long, nothing really happened. But other than that, something that bothered me is that sometimes the author would spare us explanations that we obviously needed to comprehen the scenes. I seriously read this scene, thinking the person in it was Zayne and after 5 pages she tells me it's actually not.

So, yeah. Loved this and can't wait to read Stone Cold touch.

The Girl Of Fire And Thorns | Book Review

Title: The Girl Of Fire And Thorns
Series: (Fire And Thorns #1)
Author: Rae Carson
Genre: Young Adult, High Fantasy
Publication Date: September 20th 2011
Format: ebook

Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness.

Elisa is the chosen one. 

But she is also the younger of two princesses, the one who has never done anything remarkable. She can't see how she ever will. 

Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king—a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs the chosen one, not a failure of a princess.

And he's not the only one who seeks her. Savage enemies seething with dark magic are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people's savior. And he looks at her in a way that no man has ever looked at her before. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at stake.

Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within herself. If she doesn't die young.

Most of the chosen do.

I first saw this book in its hideous UK cover so I appreciate this cover so much more than I already would. 

Why is it called The Girl Of Fire And Thorns is beyond me.

I'm not sure how to review this, to be completely honest. I know how I rated it but I feel like so much happened in this one book that I don't know what I liked so much.

This book started out with our main character Elisa being married off to a King named Alejandro De Viga on her 16th Birthday which actually is what everybody told me as a synopsis to the story, which is, in fact, wrong.
The story does start there but the plot develops into something so much more.

The main character was quite different from your usual MC. Both physically and mentally. Elisa is dark skinned and overweight. I guess I have read a book with a plus-sized person before but Elisa was, as I said, overweight. 

The thing about Elisa though, is that she was completely oblivious to her cleverness and strategic thinking. It was so interesting to see her develop confidence and start realizing how important her status is. 

The romance was so freaking good. I love when authors do that kind of thing, which I will not say what it is.

Though, I felt kind of spoiled. Something happened and it wasn't as surprising to me because of how carefree people were talking about the books, when they obviously have read more than the first book.

The story dealt with religion so nicely. Our main character is God-Chosen. Which was very refreshing because the main character wasn't alone she had God. Whenever something bad happened she remembered God and prayed, which is a relationship I'd like to have.

The book was refreshing and very fast-paced. I absolutely love the characters and loved the unexpected romance.

Overall, really enjoyable fast read that I highly recommend. I knocked off half a star because visualizing the characters was very difficult. Honestly, I still don't know how to imagine them.