Released in 2014: (In Order of Release Date)
Unhinged (Splintered, 2) by A.G. Howard-- released January 7th, 2014
Vitro by Jessica Khoury-- released January 14th, 2014
Prince of Shadows by Rachel Caine-- to be released February 4th, 2014
The Glass Casket by McCormick Templeman-- to be released February 11th, 2014
Vengeance (Fracture, 2) by Megan Miranda-- to be released February 13th, 2014
The Falconer by Elizabeth May--to be released May 6th, 2014
City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments, 6) by Cassandra Clare-- to be released May 27th, 2014
Midnight Thief by Livia Blackburne-- to be released June 8th, 2014
Otherbound by Corrine Duuvis-- to be released June 17th, 2014
Silver Shadows (Bloodlines, 5) by Richelle Mead-- to be released July 29th, 2014
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, 3) by Sarah J Maas-- to be released September 2nd, 2014
Winterspell by Claire Legrand-- to be released September 2nd, 2014
Blood of Olympus (Heroes of Olympus, 5) by Rick Riordan-- to be released October 7th, 2014
Tell the Wind and Fire by Sarah Rees Brennan-- to be released November 2014
The Traitor Son (The Iron Fey-Call of the Forgotten, 3) by Julie Kagawa-- to be released 2014
To Find Out More, Click the Links Below:
Unhinged by A.G. Howard
Vitro by Jessica Khoury
Prince of Shadows by Rachel Caine
The Glass Casket by McCormick Templeman
Venegeance by Megan Miranda
The Falconer by Elizabeth May
City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
Midnight Thief by Livia Blackburne
Otherbound by Corrine Duuvis
Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead
Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas
Winterspell by Claire Legrand
Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
Tell the Wind and Fire by Sarah Rees Brennan
The Traitor Son by Julie Kagawa
Are any of these on YOUR to-read lists? Let me know which one catches your eye!
Friday, 31 January 2014
Harry Potter Fanfiction: These Dark and Hollow Nights (Written by DracosGirl012/Hail_And_Farewell)
I've been writing a Harry Potter fanfiction for over a year now. It's been an ongoing story, and I am very proud of it. My readers and their comments make my day, and I would like to share it here.
The harrypotterfanfiction.com link :
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Review for "Matched" by Allie Condie
Book Summary:
Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate... until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black.
The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's ever known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.
My Rating: 2.5 stars
Review:
OK. For a first book, it wasn't terrible. I just didn't exactly like it. Good dystopias that have good plotlines and are original and make sense are hard to come by these days, and while the summary above certainly made "Matched" sound good, I was disappointed by the book itself. It doesn't make my "Best books I've ever read" list at all. And to be totally, one-hundred percent honest, I didn't really like any of the main characters. I didn't feel like they were relatable at all, and I wish there had been better character development. There were certainly enough pages in the book that she could've thrown a little bit of development in there, but nope. And of course, this had to be a YA with a love triangle. I don't hate love triangles, but I don't love them, and unless the author is really good and the love triangle makes sense, (which hardly happens), they just come off as really annoying. Sometimes it feels like authors try way too hard to get people to like their books. And when the characters in the triangle (in this case, Xander, Cassia, and Ky) are not well-developed, it feels like she just threw the love triangle in there for the fun of it, rather than actually having it make sense. I didn't get a good feel from Cassia right away, and I liked Xander for being a good friend and not a douche-bag. Ky was OK, and the scenes when they're writing poetry on leaves are actually kinda cute, but didn't make sense, because you have technology and they know how to read, but they don't know how to write. Like, come on already. In a dystopia, I feel like authors should try to make it as real as possible without taking away from the futuristic world. Having a society where people do not know how to write just sounds stupid. One thing I did like, however, was her grandfather. I liked that his "death" dinner included pie and other things. Clearly, Grandfather knew what he was doing when he chose it.
Anyway, I don't think I'll be reading the others, unless I can get them from the library. Hope no one was offended by this review. :)
Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate... until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black.
The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's ever known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.
My Rating: 2.5 stars
Review:
OK. For a first book, it wasn't terrible. I just didn't exactly like it. Good dystopias that have good plotlines and are original and make sense are hard to come by these days, and while the summary above certainly made "Matched" sound good, I was disappointed by the book itself. It doesn't make my "Best books I've ever read" list at all. And to be totally, one-hundred percent honest, I didn't really like any of the main characters. I didn't feel like they were relatable at all, and I wish there had been better character development. There were certainly enough pages in the book that she could've thrown a little bit of development in there, but nope. And of course, this had to be a YA with a love triangle. I don't hate love triangles, but I don't love them, and unless the author is really good and the love triangle makes sense, (which hardly happens), they just come off as really annoying. Sometimes it feels like authors try way too hard to get people to like their books. And when the characters in the triangle (in this case, Xander, Cassia, and Ky) are not well-developed, it feels like she just threw the love triangle in there for the fun of it, rather than actually having it make sense. I didn't get a good feel from Cassia right away, and I liked Xander for being a good friend and not a douche-bag. Ky was OK, and the scenes when they're writing poetry on leaves are actually kinda cute, but didn't make sense, because you have technology and they know how to read, but they don't know how to write. Like, come on already. In a dystopia, I feel like authors should try to make it as real as possible without taking away from the futuristic world. Having a society where people do not know how to write just sounds stupid. One thing I did like, however, was her grandfather. I liked that his "death" dinner included pie and other things. Clearly, Grandfather knew what he was doing when he chose it.
Anyway, I don't think I'll be reading the others, unless I can get them from the library. Hope no one was offended by this review. :)
Friday, 10 January 2014
"We're all mad here."
I find Paradise in books. Good books with a magical world, full of interesting creatures and spells and pirates. I love a good fantasy, but I'll read almost anything paranormal, as long as the summary doesn't sound totally ridiculous, like, "So and so is a typically normal girl",but "so and so has magical powers beyond imagination". I usually stay away from summaries like that. I find them very annoying.
So, to start off, here's a list of my top ten favorite books (some of them are singles, but most of them are part of a series)
So, to start off, here's a list of my top ten favorite books (some of them are singles, but most of them are part of a series)
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians- by Rick Riordan
- The Heroes of Olympus- by Rick Riordan
- Harry Potter- by J.K Rowling
- The Mortal Instruments & The Infernal Devices- by Cassandra Clare
- Thirst: The Last Vampire- by Christoper Pike
- The Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa
- Origin- by Jessica Khoury
- The Fault in Our Stars- by John Green
- A Song of Ice and Fire- by George R.R. Martin
- The Hunger Games- by Suzanne Collins
Well, there you have it. Some of my favorite books of all time. I had to choose carefully, ranking by the number of times I've read a certain series or book. Of course, there isn't an order. But those are some of my favorite books, ones that I've read so many times I practically have them memorized.
The reviewing and recommending will come soon! See you later, and Happy Friday!
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P.S, the quote used for the title "We're all mad here" is from the movie Alice in Wonderland, which doesn't belong to me, just in case you didn't know that already :)
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