Which means book binge time 😀 I will be starting Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi tomorrow and hope to read 5 books before school starts up again. Wish me luck! 🙂
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
Glass Sword || Victoria Aveyard || 444 pages
Top Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction
Synopsis (from Goodreads): If there’s one thing Mare Barrow knows, it’s that she’s different.
Mare Barrow’s blood is red—the color of common folk—but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control.
The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince—the friend—who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind.
Pursued by Maven, now a vindictive king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors.
But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat.
Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever?
The electrifying next installment in the Red Queen series escalates the struggle between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world they’ve always known—and pits Mare against the darkness that has grown in her soul.
Finished: 3.13.2016
My Rating: ★★★★☆. [4/5]
My Review {{SPOILERS}}
The Siren by Kiera Cass
The Siren || Kiera Cass || 327 pages
Top 3 Genres: Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy
Synopsis (from Goodreads): “You must never do anything that might expose our secret. This means that, in general, you cannot form close bonds with humans. You can speak to us, and you can always commune with the Ocean, but you are deadly to humans. You are, essentially, a weapon. A very beautiful weapon. I won’t lie to you, it can be a lonely existence, but once you are done, you get to live. All you have to give, for now, is obedience and time…”
The same speech has been given hundreds of times to hundreds of beautiful girls who enter the sisterhood of sirens. Kahlen has lived by these rules for years now, patiently waiting for the life she can call her own. But when Akinli, a human, enters her world, she can’t bring herself to live by the rules anymore. Suddenly the life she’s been waiting for doesn’t seem nearly as important as the one she’s living now.
Finished: 3.6.2016
My Rating: ★★★★★. [5/5]
My Review: {{SPOILERS}}
And the votes are in!
My apologies for being late on the announcement. Having technical difficulties with my laptop 
So I have calculated the votes for my next read and the winner is…
Drumroll please…
… A tie! Between Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard and Shatter Me by Tarereh Mafi. Even Luna’s excited.
And rather than have a tie breaker, I have decided to read them both. I will be flipping a coin to see which one I will read first but look forward to a review for both books in the next two weeks 🙂
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Song of Achilles || Madeline Miller || 352 pages
Top 3 Genres: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Mythology
Synopsis (from Goodreads): Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their difference, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper – despite the displeasure of Achilles’ mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess.
But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.
Finished: 2.13.2016
My Rating: ★★★☆☆. [3/5]
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Happy Treatyoshelf Day!
In honor of the holiday, i present to you my mini tbr shelf with its newest additions (still awaiting one) and newest funko pops 😀
My February Owlcrate has arrived! =D
So my schedule for posting has been happily altered this week thanks to my recently acquired Owlcrate! For those of you who do not know, Owlcrate is a monthly subscription box for the book-lover and bibliophile. Every month a genre is chosen from parallel worlds to myths and legends to leading ladies. The home-run company then mails out thousands of boxes containing a newly released YA novel as well as a bunch (typically 3-5 depending on size and cost) of additional goodies pertaining to the chosen genre of the month as shown below. (And they have recently added Funko pops to their assortment!)
This month’s theme was sci-fi romance, and since completing Marissa Meyers’ Lunar Chronicles I have been awaiting something related to the series. I could not be happier to have received my tote… that is until I noticed a second book hidden among my treasures. That’s right. A second book! In addition to containing The Love That Split the World by Emily Henry, my Owlcrate box also included a copy of H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine. Yes I screamed so loud in excitement I scared both my boyfriend and the cat. And yes, I did a very elaborate happy dance throughout the apartment to the tune of I Dream of Genie’s theme song. Don’t judge me.
For all you fellow avid readers, book collectors, or just general fangirls and guys, I highly recommend signing up. I will forewarn you, there is a waitlist. I waited two months before finally receiving an email saying they had a spot available. The only downside to them being a smaller company =\ But it is worth it! If not just for the new book each month but for the awesome treats that come with them. Below are only some of the few other things I have gotten over the months including my patronus chapstick, books to check out journal, and fairy tale tea.
I also need to say, Owlcrate is not the only provider of these services! A few other related boxes that might pique you and your library’s interest are Illumicrate, The YA Chronicles, and Uppercase Box. So go check them out!
Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray
Ten Thousand Skies Above You || Claudia Gray || 424 pages
Top 3 Genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Synopsis (from Goodreads): Ever since she used the Firebird, her parents’ invention, to cross into alternate dimensions, Marguerite has caught the attention of enemies who will do anything to force her into helping them dominate the multiverse—even hurting the people she loves. She resists until her boyfriend, Paul, is attacked and his consciousness scattered across multiple dimensions.
Marguerite has no choice but to search for each splinter of Paul’s soul. The hunt sends her racing through a war-torn San Francisco, the criminal underworld of New York City, and a glittering Paris where another Marguerite hides a shocking secret. Each world brings Marguerite one step closer to rescuing Paul. But with each trial she faces, she begins to question the destiny she thought they shared.
Finished: 2.18.2016 (Kind of)
My Rating: ★★★★★. [5/5]
My Review {{SPOILERS}}
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My Favorite Reading Companion
Our cat, Luna, likes to keep me company when I read.
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