-Savvina
Showing posts with label #LOVEBOOKS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #LOVEBOOKS. Show all posts
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►Book Review Monday: The Unbecoming Of Mara Dyer
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- The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #1) by Michelle Hodkin
Synopsis via Goodreads:
Mara Dyer doesn’t think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.
It can.
She believes there must be more to the accident she can’t remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed.
There is.
She doesn’t believe that after everything she’s been through, she can fall in love.
She’s wrong.
The first book-series that I am recommending to you is
the “Mara Dyer”. This series is actually a trilogy, the first book is “The
Unbecoming of Mara Dyer”, the second is “The Evolution of Mara Dyer” and the
third is “The Retribution of Mara Dyer” which will be released in June 10th
of 2014.
Mara Dyer…She has some... well,
issues. She was a normal, happy, teenage girl with a perfect life, a perfect
boyfriend and with perfect school grades. Her life will change radically after
a horrible accident.
She losses her best friend and her
boyfriend. Mara’s new life begins at the hospital, when she wakes
up and realises that she forgot everything from the accident’s day. Strange and
creepy??Oh YES!
Her family decides to move out, in
another city, in Florida. She will have her brothers, Daniel and Joseph stand
for her, and of course her parents too. Mara realizes soon that she can’t run
away from her past so easily.
The last thing she needs now is to
fall in love or is it??I am going to tell you a name, so “listen” carefully:
Noah Shaw.
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So many strange things happened in this book. You are
kept in endless suspense. This book gives you a “nail biting tension”. Mara is
one of the strongest female characters I have ever read .Mara is smart, sassy,
authentic, unstable and very confusing sometimes. It was just so strange
reading this book because you sort of felt like her, kind of losing your mind,
wondering if that was happening around her was real or just a hallucination,
which is kind of creepy.
How awesome are her brothers! Daniel especially,
always covering for her and doing things for her. INCREDIBLE! Joseph is just
the sweetest brother ever you will want to steal him!!
Noah…The most popular guy in school with the
reputation to match, it was just amazing. He is sarcastic, honest, good looking,
at the begging a typical bad-boy player and so flirty. I love
how the relationship between Noah and Mara deepens, we got to uncover some
secrets and stories.
Hodkin’s writing consumes you so easily and quickly.
It is simple but so addicting. The writing simply blew me away.
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-Savvina
►Sundays in Bed With... (May 11)
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If you are wondering which book has taken a very nice spot in my very comfy bed well,I won't hide it from you..The winner of this spot is... "The Bronze Horseman" by Paullina Simons!!
Actually,I hope Alexander would be my bed but can I do?!?I am already halfway through and loving it.Paullina Simons knows very well how to make you mad about this book,this epic love story.I will try to finish it tomorrow but something tells me I want to because of the amount of school work I have to do..Anyway,every free second I will have I will be reading this book.This Sunday is definetely on of my favourite sundays. I am soooooo happy I finally picked this book up,it made my day.
►Swoon Worthy Saturday (May 10)
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Saturday is a day for swooning. Swoon Worthy Saturday is a weekly meme by StayBookish where in we present a fictional boy who has swept us off our feet, given us butterflies, made our heart do acrobatics and driven us absolutely crazy!
This Saturday, I am swooning over.....
Andrew Parrish ..... from J.A. Redmerski's the Edge Of Never
Reasons I am swooning over him ...
He has a great taste of music (Kansas,Bad Company,Aerosmith..)
He does everything for the woman he loves.
He is gorgeous and confident (green eyes- dimples)
His tattoo down the left side of his ribs….
He is naughty , funny,flirty,honest and sarcastic.
He is irresistable,he is HOT !!
He is THE one!
Swoon Worthy Moments/Quotables
#1 “The heart always wins out over the mind. The heart, although reckless and suicidal and a masochist all on it’s own always gets it’s way. The mind may be what’s best but I don’t give a shit what my mind is telling me anymore. Right now I just want to live in the moment.”
#2 “I don’t think you ever really fall out of love with someone. I think when you fall in love, like true love, it’s love for life. All the rest is just experience and delusions.”
#3 “I have never lived the way I lived during my short time with you. For the first time in my life, I’ve felt whole, alive, free. You were the missing piece of my soul, the breath in my lungs, the blood in my veins.”
#4 “I guess we are juste two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl," I say.
Her eyes narrow. "I've heard that somewhere before."
I smile and point at her briefly. "Pink Floyd. But it's the truth."
"You think we're lost?"
I tilt my head back a little and look up at the stars behind her and say, "In society maybe. But together, no. I think we're right where we need to be.”
-Savvina
►Friday Finds (May 9)
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Should Be Reading: FRIDAY FINDS showcases the books you ‘found’ and added to your To Be Read (TBR) list… whether you found them online, or in a bookstore, or in the library — wherever! (they aren’t necessarily books you purchased).
So, come on — share with us your FRIDAY FINDS!
WHAT I FOUND ONLINE THIS WEEK!!
-Savvina
WHAT I FOUND ONLINE THIS WEEK!!
Nowhere but Here
Synopsis via Goodreads:
A Chicago reporter in her mid-twenties unexpectedly finds love in Napa Valley when she’s assigned to spend a week with a famously reclusive genius.
Kate Corbin has lost her spark. From the outside, her life seems charmed. She has a handsome, long-term boyfriend and a budding journalism career at a popular Chicago newspaper. But in reality, her relationship is going nowhere, and she’s quickly losing motivation for what she once believed was her dream job. When her boyfriend dumps her unceremoniously, Kate loses all hope of finding love.
With no living family and few friends, Kate confides in her boss. Trusting that the hungry, ace reporter is buried somewhere deep inside, he gives Kate the opportunity to jumpstart her career. The assignment: to interview the famously reclusive R.J. Lawson, a wealthy tech genius who disappeared years ago but recently reemerged as a Napa Valley vintner. The week takes an unexpected turn, however, when Lawson refuses to divulge any information. Desperate for a lead, Kate turns to Jamie, a vineyard hand who shows her the romance of wine country—and stirs her aching heart. But his connection to Lawson is ambiguous, and when Jamie disappears before the end of the week, Kate is left to investigate another story: the truth behind the man who stole her heart.
Blood Will Tell (Warriors of Ankh #1)
Synopsis via Goodreads:
What would you do if you were born to be a predator? Would you fight your natural instincts or give in to your nature?
Eden is a soul eater closing in on her awakening. Her family has convinced her that soon she will have to take a life in order to save her own. It’s a decision Eden doesn’t want to deal with even as her hunger for souls grows stronger every day.
To complicate her impossible position, new guy in school Noah Valois’ determination to befriend her puts Eden in touch with a humanity she’s never known. Addicted to his company, his friendship and affection, she becomes more and more terrified that giving into her hunger will mean losing him forever…
… But when she discovers that Noah is not what he seems, his betrayal forces her to face two choices. One will offer her revenge and the destruction of a boy she loved. The other may offer her a life of eternal redemption…
►Teaser Tuesdays: (May 6) - Power Study
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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
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My Teasers:
“You know how you’re always yelling at me for not focusing and staying on topic for more than a few seconds?”
“You actually listened to my advice?”
“No. I only listen to good advice. I did what I do best.”
“Be a scatter-brained annoyance?”
Janco pouted at Ari’s word choice. “It worked.”
Title: Power Study (Study #3.5)
~Page (25)
Author: Maria V. Snyder
***Valek Feels :D**
►My Bookish Thoughts {The Curse Workers}
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The Curse Workers Series by Holly Black
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Synopsis via Goodreads:
Cassel comes from a family of Curse Workers - people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they're all criminals. Many become mobsters and con artists. But not Cassel. He hasn't got magic, so he's an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family. You just have to ignore one small detail - he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago.
Cassel has carefully built up a facade of normalcy, blending into the crowd. But his facade starts to crumble when he finds himself sleepwalking, propelled into the night by terrifying dreams about a white cat that wants to tell him something. He's noticing other disturbing things too, including the strange behavior of his two brothers. They are keeping secrets from him. As Cassel begins to suspect he's part of a huge con game, he must unravel his past and his memories. To find out the truth, Cassel will have to out-con the conmen.
My Thoughts:
First I
want to point out that Holly Black, you dear woman, scared me so many times in
this book. She sort of created a huge mess in my mind .The world is absolutely
unique and amazing. From the very first page I knew that this whole book series
will take a special part in my heart. Holly describes very successfully the
world she created, the world of the Curse Workers. During this book, and
generally during this whole series we learn more and more about the world and
the characters too. Every page will be a big surprise for you. Most of the time
I couldn't predict what would or what could happen next, I was completely lost
like the characters. This book was my first "Holly Black book», my expectations
were neither high nor low, I supposed this was just a quick, good read but it
was definitely so much more than I thought it was addicted from chapter one
Let's see
what I thought of the characters, what was my first look in them. Cassel, a
character that although he was male I could easily relate with him. Funny, shy
but at the same time confident, very gifted , simple-but-not-so-simple type of
teenage boy. His secrets were hunting me in the entire book, so many questions
so little time to answer all of them. Fortunately those questions are answered
in the 2# book ( Red Glove ).Barron and Philip, well, I am going more in depth
in the Red Glove thoughts. What I thought of the white cat?!?Well think I am
going to stick with Daneca's description:
"Good kitty.Who's an amazing killing machine?That's right!You are!You are a brutal,brutal tiny lion!Yes,you are."
Synopsis via Goodreads:
The cons get craftier and the stakes rise ever higher in the riveting sequel to White Cat—now in paperback!
After rescuing his brothers from Zacharov’s retribution, Cassel is trying to reestablish some kind of normalcy in his life.
That was never going to be easy for someone from a worker family that’s tied to one of the big crime families—and whose mother’s cons get more reckless by the day. But Cassel is coming to terms with what it means to be a worker, and he’s figuring out how to have friends.
Except normal doesn’t last very long. Soon Cassel is being courted by both sides of the law and is forced to confront his past—a past he remembers only in scattered fragments, and one that could destroy his family and his future. Cassel will have to decide whose side he wants to be on, because neutrality is not an option. And then he will have to pull off his biggest con ever to survive….
My Thoughts:
The danger,
the death and the action in this book are in a whole another level. Holly Black
can seriously make you have heart attacks in every damn chapter. Plot twists
and a cliffhanger. Two things that could easily describe this book and this
book series .Our protagonist, Cassel faced so many problems ,and danger. The
thought that he could possibly die in the end or in the middle of the series
never left my mind, till I read the last page of the last book. Suspense is
killing you! The secrets are finally revealed, so and the answers.
Character
Talk! Sam and Daneca's relationship started slowly growing into me. Those
characters had made for me personally a very good impression. They are my ideal
best friends, especially Sam. Then one that I kept worrying about was Daneca, I
had a very bad feeling about her and I proved I was right.-Don' worry I'm not
going to spoil you :D-
Lila Zacharov
was exactly how I expected her to be. To be honest sometimes she can be soooo
annoying and boring .I closed the book rarely only because of her. At the same
time I think she is a kick-ass character too. I am really fond of her. I
totally support her and Cassel as a couple, as a ship.
Red Glove
is a very quick, promising and engaging read.
“The truth is messy. It's raw and uncomfortable. You can't blame people for preferring lies.”
“Changing is what people do when they have no options left.”
Synopsis via Goodreads:
In a world where Magic is illegal.
Cassel Sharpe has the most deadly ability of all. With one touch, he can transform any object - including a person - into something else entirely. And that makes him a wanted man. The Feds are willing to forgive all his past crimes if he'll only leave his con artist family behind and go straight. But why does going straight feel so crooked?
For one thing, it means being on the opposite side of the law from Lila, the girl he loves. She's the daughter of a mob boss and getting ready to join the family business herself. Though Cassel is pretty sure she can never love him back, he can't stop obsessing over her. Which would be bad enough, even if her father wasn't keeping Cassel's mother prisoner in a posh apartment and threatening not to let her leave until she returns the priceless diamond she scammed off him years ago. Too bad she can't remember where she put it.
The Feds say they need Cassel to get rid of a powerful man who is spinning dangerously out of control. But if they want Cassel to use his unique talent to hurt people, what separates the good guys from the bad ones? Or is everyone just out to con him?
Time is running out, and all Cassel's magic and cleverness might not be enough to save him. With no easy answers and no one he can trust, love might be the most dangerous gamble of all.
My Thoughts:
I can say
that Holly Black gave an extraordinary touch to the ending and the story. I
seriously have no words for this book. Maybe, MAYBE this one is my favorite of
the series but I'm not entirely sure yet. Like the previous books, the suspense
will KILL you. Much more questions and secrets. .Yup! A lot of drama actually
but you know. .it's a "good" not "boring" drama. Well, I
enjoyed it but I think most of you will too. As always the writing is amazing
and captivating. Holly Black does a very good job with the characters and the
story in general. I literately couldn't put it down, it is one of those "I-read-it-in-one-sit"
reads.
It was
difficult to say goodbye to Cassel, to Sam, to Daneca, to Lila, to everyone. I
miss the world, the curses, the darkness, and all those silly, fuzzy feelings
that Holly made me feel. As I said in the beginning the ending is extraordinary
and very surprising won't spoil you so don't worry won't get to more details, I
will wait for those of you that have not read this book or this series in
general. I pinky promise you that this book series will BLOW your mind (with a
good way ).
-Savvina
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