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.

Love Triangle? Mysterious Box? | Insurgent Movie Discussion

The anticipation is real. Insurgent is coming out in March 20 and if I don't talk about it with someone I'll probably explode so that's what I am doing today...

So before you go on reading all the points I want to talk about know that I'll spoil some parts of the book. So most likely you need to read Insurgent before you can actually read this. 

Also, I might be really feisty here, sorry.

Let's hustle.












1) Sticking to the book:

The controversy over the movie is mostly because of this point. Everyone thinks that the movie is very different than the book, therefore, the movie won't be as good. I have two debates for this:
 1- For me, the book being different from the book is a good thing. I wouldn't want to waste my money to see a movie I already memorized by heart in theaters, to be completely honest. And if you change nothing in the book you're honestly just being lazy. An Adaptation is not a the book coming to life rather than a movie based off of a book.
If they do this right, this could be great.
 2- The trailer is very deceiving. I noticed that they'er showing us all the things that are different from the book but I don't think they're straying from the book plot as much as they make it out to be.


2) The damn box:

This box became more famous than the movie itself. I think it's freaking cool. I think it's just a more interesting take on the disc(?) that held the video of ya know, Tris' ancestor or whatever. 
So I hope that we're over that shit, thank you.


3) Tris' fucking hair:


If I hear just one more thing about her hair I'm gonna cut a bitch. She cuts it in the damn book too and I don't care how you imagined it, this's what you get.
And honestly, I like this hair on Shailene much more. The long hair didn't seem right on her. It just seemed to drown her, it would've been better if it was layered but now it's gone so it's cool.

4) Naomi Watts as Evelyn


Okay, so at first when I saw the casting picture of Naomi I thought she was perfect. A little bit roughing up and she'd be the perfect Evelyn.

But, Let's be honest . This:









This is just stupid. She looks younger than fucking Tris. what the hell. 
And she gets the blue eyes? Not Four or Marcus but her? 
Wow, that's some confusing shit right there.


5) Ending Changes:

So if you've read Allegiant, you know what happens in the end. And if you haven't read it, you know something happens. (no spoilers)

Do I think they'll change the ending?
Right now, almost 80% sure they will. Just everything they'er doing and mostly because of the new character (we'll get to him). 

Am I sad they'll change it?
I'm really undecided on this. I won't be sad if they don't change it, but if they do change it which is most likely, I won't be upset either. 

6) New character and love triangle rumors:

It's not going to be a love triangle, just clarifying. I mean we'll get to the jealousy and relationship drama shit in Allegiant. 

So, when I saw this, just like everybody else I was like "who the fuck is Edgar?"

Now, the only information on this 'Edgar' is that he's a really bad guy with a little charm. So maybe he tries to get close to Tris or something (?)
Or like they just added a villain just because (?)
Who knows? I don't really think he'll be important in this movie particularly. But, I guess we'll see. 


7) Tris losing her damn shirt:

Ya'll are the most hilarious people in the world. Who fucking cares?? So she loses her shirt, that does not mean they sleep together. God, get over yourselves.
Although it'll be funny if it was like a simulation or a dream, that'd be the best thing they've done.


I guess that'll cover it for now. I leave you with a couple of things that I loved:

Hopeless | Book Review

Title: Hopeless
Series: (Hopeless #1)
Author: Colleen Hoover
Genre: New Adult, Romance
Publication Date: December 19th 2012
Format: ebook

Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies…

That’s what seventeen-year-old Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she’s never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her all in the span of just one encounter, and something about the way he makes her feel sparks buried memories from a past that she wishes could just stay buried.Sky struggles to keep him at a distance knowing he’s nothing but trouble, but Holder insists on learning everything about her. 

After finally caving to his unwavering pursuit, Sky soon finds that Holder isn’t at all who he’s been claiming to be. When the secrets he’s been keeping are finally revealed, every single facet of Sky’s life will change forever.

I didn't want to review Hopeless just because of how sad I am for not enjoying it as much as I do with other book by Colleen. But, I guess I'm doing it anyway...

I couldn't get into this book at all for almost 60% of it. The story pre-twist -Co Ho style- seemed very cheesy and to be honest... stupid. Holder and Sky literally meet by accident and suddenly they're obsessed with each other.
I guess I just couldn't handle romance when I was in the mood for fantasy so I guess it's my fault too.

This is probably the strongest plot of hers, (not counting Never Never because that shit killed me) but I didn't realize that I was so disconnected from the characters until I actually finished the book. 

Something that really blew me away is that I didn't... cry. This was probably the most sob-worthy story out of all of her books yet, I didn't cry, not even teared up.
Let me tell you something, I am a crybaby ok? Only in fiction life, though. Like, books, TV shows, movies and anime. I cried in In The Afterlight because Ruby was tired... She was just. tired. and I cried my ass off.

So I guess it's a pretty big deal I didn't cry in a book like Hopeless. But oh, well... 

I don't know if I even want to pick up Losing Hope. I know I will, but right now, I just don't feel like it.

I'm not saying I didn't like this book at all, I still loved Colleen's writing and the complexity of the whole situation but comparing it to her other work is just inevitable.

The Burning Sky | Book Review

Title: The Burning Sky
Series: (The Elemental Trilogy #1)
Author: Sherry Thomas
Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction (?)
Publication Date: September 15th 2013
Format: ebook

It all began with a ruined elixir and a bolt of lightning.

Iolanthe Seabourne is the greatest elemental mage of her generation—or so she's been told. The one prophesied for years to be the savior of The Realm. It is her duty and destiny to face and defeat the Bane, the most powerful tyrant and mage the world has ever known. This would be a suicide task for anyone, let alone a reluctant sixteen-year-old girl with no training.

Guided by his mother's visions and committed to avenging his family, Prince Titus has sworn to protect Iolanthe even as he prepares her for their battle with the Bane. But he makes the terrifying mistake of falling in love with the girl who should have been only a means to an end. Now, with the servants of the tyrant closing in, Titus must choose between his mission—and her life.

First of all, I must applaud whoever made this cover a thing because fucking hell, that's beautiful.

The Burning Sky is a two perspective novel -a current favorite of mine- surrounding a world that uses Elemental Mage. I wouldn't call this High fantasy, it's got more like a Harry Potter feel where there's the magical world but there's also our world (the non-mage world) where people live there lives, unaware of magic.

I went into this book not expecting much, but I did remember a review that said to read this book for its romance, not the action-y fantasy, so I did.

Now, I'll be completely honest, I was very confused almost all the first half of the book, the politics and the world were kind of complicated to grasp and quite frankly, all over the place. Not to mention the vocabulary was even difficult. I kept on going though, since I was still enjoying it with all the confusion.
I wasn't expecting to love this book as much as I did. It had a little bit of everything. Some people might think it's a bit boring and dragged out at places, but survival and hiding and all that sort of stuff really interests me and I thoroughly devoured it.

The characters were somewhat different than other characters I've read about, they were very interesting and I ended up loving our two main characters so much.

The first point of view is from Lolanthe, (wtf right?) but no worries, no one ever calls her that, Sherry Thomas sympathized with us there. For us, we'll call her Lola. Lola was very... polite at the start of the book. I was thrown off by the way her and Titus -the male protagonist- communicated. It was so weird and awkward.
But then, Lola takes a 180 degree spin and becomes this kickass chick that I loved. 

The other point of view is from Titus, Titus was kind of a mystery too. As much as I loved Lola, I couldn't help but love his perspective more. He thought differently than what he did, unlike Lola who was straight to the point. Throughout the chapter, I found myself waiting for Titus's POV. Also, he's Titus for God's sake.

The fantasy elements in this book, I found fascinating. Especially the Crucible (a thing you'll know about if you read the book). The magic system itself was pretty simple, the whole Elements controlling type of magic.

And last but definitely not least, the romance. It was pretty much non-existent but it was like- you know it's there. The characters were so proud to admit or do anything, my God. What I mostly love about the romance is that it felt like a partnership. They were in this together and they got each other's backs. 
I have a thing for male friendship, I just love the way guys communicate honorably and I just love it, and this romance felt like that. Which is kind of weird...

Overall, it was a very pleasant read and I'm very excited to read the sequel. 

The Final Empire | Book Review

Title: The Final Empire
Series: (Mistborn #1)
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Genre: High Fantasy
Publication Date: October 1st 2009
Format: Paperback

In a world where ash falls from the sky, and mist dominates the night, an evil cloaks the land and stifles all life. The future of the empire rests on the shoulders of a troublemaker and his young apprentice. Together, can they fill the world with colour once more?

In Brandon Sanderson's intriguing tale of love, loss, despair and hope, a new kind of magic enters the stage - Allomancy, a magic of the metals.

I've always wanted to read this book- or any Brandon Sanderson book, for that matter. But, I have to say I was pretty intimated. Don't get me wrong, I'm used to High Fantasy but not Adult High Fantasy, so I've put up reading this book for a while.

My dad was traveling and told us to sent him a list of things we wanted, and naturally, I wanted a book.. 3 books. 

He got me the entire UK edition paperback box set, which might be the most beautiful thing my eyes have ever laid on. 

Let's talk about the actual book shall we:

Everything begins with The Final Empire, which is what the entire world is called being ruled by an immortal "God" or more precisely, The Lord Ruler. The society is split into two main ranks, the skaa and the noblemen.
 The skaa are treated like slaves and they decide that enough is freaking enough. The skaa might have the enthusiasm -not all of them, though- they don't have the power to overthrow such powerful empire.

Our first main character is Kelsier. Kelsier is a legendary cunning theif, who decided to dedicate himself for the skaa case. Money is included, of course.

I found Kelsier to be completely refreshing. He made such shitty situations into a step-forward. I loved Kelsier, even though I found him to be a little bit wierd, and scary sometimes. He still was freaking awesome, since he's an Allomancer.

Oh, did I mention Allomancy? 
I won't go into details for the magic system since finding out about it yourself would be much more fun. Basically, they burn metals to produce powers (fucking cool, right?)

The other main character is Vin. Vin is a simple street urchin who gets sucked up into Kelsier's mess. Vin is one of the best female characters I've ever read about! She's so closed-off and distrusting and it was so much fun to see her open up to the rest of the crew.

All of the characters in this book were important, I feel as if everyone has a purpose to be. 

Let's talk world-building. 
HOLY SHIT. I love it. It felt like Brandon Sanderson was painting a world slowly for me from center to edge, splashing on the canvas as we go. It's insane how a complex world and a magic system like this, I can recite for you in a blink. 
Did not expect it to be this easy to read, truly. 

 The pacing of the book was perfect for me, some people might not say the same but I thought we need a thorough detailed description of... everything.

Overall, I found the story to be very interesting and the characters extremely compelling and this book put me into a huge fantasy kick that I need to mend, like, now.

Top 7 Most Anticipated Books of 2015 | Listopia

Another Year is here to bring us more fantastic books to read!

Today I'm bringing you my top 7 most anticipated books of 2015!!
Even though I have like 40 something books I'm anticipating... I'll probably make a Goodreads shelf of all of them so stay tuned for that!

Listopia begins!

#7

Invaded (Alienated #2)

Goodreads

The sequel to Alienated! I just really can't wait for this after what happened in the first book.. Damn, that cover...

#6

Six Of Crows

No cover for this one yet unfortunately, but Leigh Bardugo?
Yes Please.
Grisha World?
Gimme now.This book is the first book in a spin-off series for The Grisha trilogy, which is one of my favorite trilogies ever.

#5

A Court of Thorns and Roses

Goodreads

Dat cover tho.
Whatever Sarah J. Maas writes, I'll read. And with a badass synopsis like that... My body is more than ready for this book... I NEED IT.

#4

Miss Mayhem (Rebel Belle #2)

Goodreads

I wish they kept the original style of the covers but oh well.
As Rebel Belle was one of my favorite books of the year, obviously this is one of the most anticipated. I seriously cannot wait for this book.
How cool are this series' titles? They all sound awesome.

#3

The Winner's Crime (The Winner's Trilogy #2)

Goodreads

If they just kept the title all over the cover... *le sigh*
I am dying to read this book. Dying. I can't cope with life anymore. Please give it to me.
That torturous ending... I've been weeping ever since.

#2

Confess

Goodreads

Colleen is an auto-read and an auto-love now... I have no idea what this book is about but I couldn't have cared less. Give me now.

#1

CARRY ON

Goodreads

I WILL NEVER GET OVER THE FACT THAT THIS IS A REAL THING. I WISHED AND PRAYED FOR THIS TO ACTUALLY HAPPEN AND IT IS HAPPENING OH MY GOD YES THANK YOU RAINBOW.
QUEEN.