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Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass 4.5/5 stars This book was AWESOME! I was expecting a lot more to happen, but I like it anyways. Throne of Glass is a kickass- feminist fantasy. It's like Mass read the Selection, picked up every error there was, and created this better version!  The fantasy world was beautiful. Albeit, I couldn't always keep up, but for the most part I thought it was well developed. I imagine everybody to have British accents.  If anybody wasn't keeping track of my updates, I was constantly asking who am I supposed to ship Cel with? The Prince (who's practically Maxon but less… slutty?), or Choal (who's basically Four). Cel was an awesomely unannoying character. She WAS NOT a Mary-Sue, she LIKED to kill people, and she wasn't like America who was a lil bitch running around the castle constantly fighting for a ~rebellion~. Cel knew what she wanted, didn't act impulsively, and was funny. Genuinely funny, not the "I'm sassy t...

Just a quick update, I picked up two new books from the library: Crown of Midnight by   Sarah J. Maas and The Evolution of Mara Dyer by   Michelle Hodkin   So I'm PUMPED to be reading those soon. However, I'm not sure how soon is soon. I'm always working, including Saturday and Sunday. There's a party on Saturday night, so I may bail and go read. My anxious mind needs its rest. the other one

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by  Michelle Hodkin Pretty cover <3 Overall, I feel a bit lost. I still have this "huh???" reoccuring as I process the ending.  This is how I felt after the first chapter: This book made me feel like I kept on skipping chapters. I was constantly questioning why to so many things. I don't usually hate on Mary-Sue's, because usually I DO find them enjoyable. But I've just finished the forth book of the Lux series, and seeing Mara call Noah an asshole, without ever even speaking to the guy, made me cringe and do an eye roll simultaneously. She's the Mary-"I'm not like most girls"-Damn-Sue.  Noah wasn't as painful once the story went on. I LOVE (note the sarcasm) how Mara sort of forgets everything half way through the book. Noah is a notorious man-slut? No problem, that was never mentioned! That dog you saved, minutes from dying and where you stayed hung up on for almost 3 chapter...

Origin by  Jennifer L. Armentrout   Ugliest cover ever You wouldn't think I'd give this book 6/5 stars with the ugliest cover I've ever seen. But I have. This book makes up for the previous, thank god. I thought it was going to focus around the kind-of-boring-after-4-chapters DOD Area 51 hostage. But hooray- surely not. So many romantic moments, and not like the Opal moments (which were meh), like REALLY CUTE/I WAS "AWWW"ING SO LOUD cute moments. Spoiler paragraph: - Matthew's betrayal- amazing, I'm glad we finally see him truly. - Beth's pregnancy- I'm thrilled, and totally called it (not in a bad way, I must add). - THE WEDDING. BLESS MY QUEEN, SHE MADE THEM GET MARRIED. THIS IS THE MOST UNREALISTIC BUT BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY EVER. Okay seriously, the cover is hideous. I wish I could paint over or something. THERE'S ORANGE TEXT OVERLAYING THE PALE BLUE BACKGROUND. I cringe dearly. There's not much to say, this book was perfect? ...

Opal by  Jennifer L. Armentrout It didn't succeed its previous instalments, unfortunately. However, I found near to no grammar errors so woohoo! I think I didn't like it as much because the couple was happy? We all know when the couple isn't happy; it's more interesting to read. Or maybe it is just for me… I did enjoy the romantic moments- and rest assured, there was stacks! Katy barely mentioned her love for books in this instalment, which surprised me. (Spoiler) Maybe all the sexy-times with Daemon keep distracting her? (End of spoiler) This book was basically a filler in the series. It's like Twilight's Eclipse but without the worthy material like the proposal. There was a few plot twists I definitely didn't suspect- Carissa being the main one. I never trusted Blake, but the ending did make me go ?????????? Oh but the best plot twist, hands down, was the creepy Blake sleeping thing. Oh. My. God. The second half of the book was far more enjoyable to ...

Abandon by Meg Cabot The pace was 3.5/5 stars for the majority of the book, but the last 30% made up for everything.  I didn't like how the flashbacks were not in chronological order (that made me confused). It also ended up having a sort of Insta-love, which disappointed me. Like John didn't really turn up until the end of the book, and even though she was alive for another 2 years, somehow they ended up having insta-love by the last 20 pages of the book. I wasn't upset about Jade, btw. That wasn't nearly as impacting as I think it's intended. Okay, bad stuff has been said. Everything else was wonderful, Cabot continues to write in a relatable, unique teen voice. I cracked up laughing when Pierce (such a bad name, may I add) got her hair caught in the necklace. It's something I would've been taking note of it I were in her shoes. The romance was super cute aside from being insta. I feel like this book was really the prologue to the actual plot. I was...

The Cage by Megan Shepherd 4.5/5 stars It lost .5 because I don't ship Cassian and Cora. But I have enough hope for the next book to have Lucky and Cora reunite. And Nok and Rolf were super cute until Nok went a lil crazy (that sucked). There was honestly nothing wrong with this book? It had great sci-fi/romance moments, and an awesome range of diversity that I really appreciate. The beginning was a bit slow. Many times throughout the book you may find it boring because of the obviousness to a scene, like you already figured out the mystery/puzzles, and this happened to me a lot in the book; BUT THE ENDING JUST RIPPED EVERYTHING APART. Amazing. Shepherd is a truly talented twister for plots. I can't wait to read the sequel!

I feel like I haven't sat down and recounted my day in ages. I woke up at 5:55, as my mother was busying around the house. It was her 49th birthday, and she had to go into hospital to remove her large, painful varicose veins in her legs. She's had them my entire 16 years of life, so I will be shocked to see what she looks like without them. She was picked up at 6, and I made sure to give her the birthday present and card. I was quite nervous for this operation, as my grandfather died  from this surgery after the doctor made a mistake. I was practically numb all day. My brother left the house at 7:30 to catch a train to Luna Park. He was at the door pacing around. "Travel card?" "Check." "Water?" "Check." "Phone?" "Check." Note what was missing, that neither of us checked off.  So I was home alone all day. At some point around 11, there was a crash in the kitchen. I heard stomping too (which made me paral...

Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout 5/5 stars I'm sorry, I can't retrieve my review of the first book. In summary: I love it so much. 11/5 stars for that book. This series is one of my favourite of all time. Transcended my expectations! I cringed at a few scenes and spelling errors, here and there; but overall I loved this book. There was definitely more angst in this one, which I'm unsure if I liked that or not (how ironic). There's not much else to add, I just really loved the book. I can't believe I'll have to wait another 2 weeks for the sequels to arrive (I bought the rest of the series- I know I'll enjoy the rest now). Katy is extremely relatable and hilarious-- one of my favourite quotes is when she said books are more important then the life-threatening Arum. I just want to hug her and clap for the choices she made (except for the whole Blake thing-- but that's a different story all together!). I don't trust Matthew. He hasn't ...

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare (my fave) With over 10 other books, it thought for sure Cassie has reached her peak in writing. I was, thankfully, mistaken! THIS HAS TRUMPED ALL OTHER SHADOWHUNTER BOOKS.  I honestly thought Cassie couldn't top Clace or Wessa or the painstaking angst inside the halls of the Institutes; but I was wrong. Jemma/Blackstairs/whatever you want to call them- are now my favourite couple. Like ever. Of all books. Not just Shadowhunters; of all books.  It's probably a bold choice for me to say, since other ships that are close to number 1 are; Anna and her French beau (bless), Edward and Bella (I'm not sorry at all), and Christian and Lisa (holy hot damn is all I can say for them). Don't take mistake this as me saying Clace and Wessa are crap compared to this ship, because they're amazing and I've cried over each of those ships multiple times, but there's something that Cassie had finally nailed that has captured PURE GENIUS int...

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell 4.5 stars (.5 taken off because of the typos and the ending) I only just finished the book, like, a minute ago. And I'm shaking??? This was not AT ALL what I thought the book was going to be about. This was darker and way more angsty than I imagined. I loved it.  But at the same time I hate it because I read books for happy endings. I expected this book to be a short, fluffy novel that I'd laugh at, similar to Paper Towns by J Green. But nope, nopidy, nope, nope, nOPE.  I won't ever forget this book.

Cruel Beauty by    Rosamund Hodge I would've given it a 4/5 but I finished the story: - still hating Shade (seriously, he was written in about 2 chapters in and suddenly they're in love???) - not understanding what was going on. Ever. I feel like I was skipping chapters and missing heaps of info. It was written in such an odd way, I honestly felt dizzy (I was that confused). I'm glad I've read it, it just wasn't for me. Now that I've found out the sequel doesn't relate to this story, I don't think I'll be continuing. I really love Ignifex and Nyx, and how awesome the house was. And then poof, "I woke". Cmon, "I woke"??? I was taught never to write that sin when I was in primary school! I recommend this to people who love Greek mythology and a quick read. I wish I found a library to borrow this from instead of paying for it.

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by  Jenny Han (reviews are from my Goodreads account) It would've been a 2/5 if Peter wasn't so adorable.  I never skip pages. But I did in the book. When this damn 17 year old CHILD starts talking about Daddy cooking in the kitchen, I skip over to the next page. That was incredibly boring, and not useful to the plot. This book does encourage me that one day, my books will be published. If this was, I don't know what could be rejected.  I hated this book, I really did. But then Josh and Peter became a bigger problem, and it improved enough for me to grade it 3 stars. I was very confused on where the book was going, I honestly thought Josh was the one I hoped Lara would end up with, but then Peter did adorable things and had his funny jock buddies and donuts and that made it better :)  I dreaded reading because of this book. If I reread it, I'll be skipping the first 50 pages. Things I won't miss: - "duh" -...

4.5 stars overall 2.5 for the first half 5ish for the second half The One by Kiera Cass I don't like her writing style. A few times she's misused words or phrases them poorly. The first half of the book had me struggling to continue. But suddenly after the half way mark, I couldn't let go. In total, I cried 3 times for this book. For the last 30 pages, it took me 2 hours to read... Mainly because of crying so hard.  I didn't like in the series how absolutely nothing changed for three books. The same stuff trends: - problematic politics - Mer is gutsy for her fellow poor caste members - she loves her family - her and Max are super happy together - Aspen appears - devious other Elitists do something - Mer makes it worse for herself - this usually is a public announcement that (is awesome and far more interesting than a Katniss Everdeen propaganda speech) is against the King's wishes - the King gets angry - Max and her are on the rocks - she decides she...

Hi! I know it's been a really long time since I've posted- my apologies. It's well into the early hours of the day, so I'll keep things quick. Don't fret, I'll extend later. The reason I haven't uploaded is because: Sweet 16 Silliness Anxiety struggles in the midst of the yearly exams Oh. I thought the list would be much longer... But then again, all I do is literally stare at glass or paper all day for "fun". Guilty is charged.  My anxiety made me go into a horrible state and I've kinda recoiled like a hermit. I haven't left the house in just over a week. To keep my mind completely off my panic, I read the entire Twilight Saga. I'm not sure if I've mentioned this on my blog, but for years (3 or 4) I've adored Twilight. It's one of my favourite universes to escape in to. Did I distract myself successfully?  Now that I'm on holidays, I have time to read all the books I picked up from the library bef...

Five Summers by Una LaMarche Although this book flashes from one perspective to another, and gives "heart stopping" plot twists (that serves no purpose since the reader has no context or connection to these secrets), the book DOES truly linger. It gave me an OVERWHELMING sense of nostalgia for these four girls... That ARE fictitious!!   Emma, by far, was my favourite to read from. Then Jo. Then Maddie. Then Skylar [man, she was a big ol' b*tch- I tell ya].  I didn't really see the point of Maddie's character. Her secret could've been developed a lot better and had more focus. Jo's conflicting ideas on her identity and then leading to sexuality was fascinating and ground breaking simultaneously. It's uncommon these days that four young feminists (which is discussed briefly in the first half of the book) to discuss such unique, individual struggles they went through.  Albeit, some of there mantras were annoying and I wanted to stop reading the book, but ...

The Infinitive Sea by Rick Yancey I made it 3/4 of the way through and refused to go on anymore!! It was too painful to read... It was well written, but I had no idea what was going on. There wasn't really a recap on anything including the 12 million characters he expects us to track. Maybe it was just not my style, which is a shame because I enjoyed the 5th Wave. I may need to reread them at a much slower pace since I need to have professional skills in comprehension and translating to understand a fraction on what's going on! If anybody has read it, please discuss it with me. the other one

We Were Liars by E Lockhart A perfect combination of the scandal in Gossip Girl and the heartbreak of John Green. This novel is truly a page turner! Although it is leaving you bland chapters in the middle, by the second half you can't put it down.  Like any coming of age YA novel, I expected not to be impacted much. But alas, this will scar me forever, and I'm glad. I'm not too sure what the moral was, but I will always remember the suspenseful tragedy and how it's changed my perspective forever. 5/5 stars (a new favourite book of mine!! :]) the other one

Passion by Lauren Kate It wasn't necessary to make a whole book out of, it was quite boring too. I'm going to continue on, but really, if you're not overly obsessed with this series and just want to finish it- don't bother with this one! It does have some (trying not to spoil) cute scenes but overall it was repetitive and left no questions answered. the other one

I've realised this isn't a YA vampire literature, but adult vampire literature. It's incredibly dull, and is basically a fantasy of the author, including being 15 years younger with her dream man.  Basically a memory of her glory days in Oxford, aside from being a which. But she sure did study alchemy. I can't read any more. It's really dull and not suited for 15 year olds who want their does of YA. 1/5 stars the other one