Review: Don’t Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski

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Title: Don’t Even Think About It
Author: Sarah Mlynowski
Series: Don’t Even Think About It #1
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Fantasy, Chick Lit, School, Romance
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Format: eARC from Publisher via Netgalley(thank you!)

Synopsis:
Contemporary teen fiction with romance, secrets, scandals, and ESP from the author of Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have).

We weren't always like this. We used to be average New York City high school sophomores. Until our homeroom went for flu shots. We were prepared for some side effects. Maybe a headache. Maybe a sore arm. We definitely didn't expect to get telepathic powers. But suddenly we could hear what everyone was thinking. Our friends. Our parents. Our crushes. Now we all know that Tess is in love with her best friend, Teddy. That Mackenzie cheated on Cooper. That, um, Nurse Carmichael used to be a stripper.

Since we've kept our freakish skill a secret, we can sit next to the class brainiac and ace our tests. We can dump our boyfriends right before they dump us. We know what our friends really think of our jeans, our breath, our new bangs. We always know what's coming. Some of us will thrive. Some of us will crack. None of us will ever be the same.

So stop obsessing about your ex. We're always listening.

Review: Into The Still Blue by Veronica Rossi

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Title: Into The Still Blue
Author: Veronica Rossi
Series: Under the Never Sky #3
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopian, Romance, Post Apocalyptic, Adventure
Format: Paperback, 392 pages
Source: bought from Powerbooks


Synopsis:

Their love and their leadership have been tested. Now it's time for Perry and Aria to unite the Dwellers and the Outsiders in one last desperate attempt to bring balance to their world.

The race to the Still Blue has reached a stalemate. Aria and Perry are determined to find this last safe-haven from the Aether storms before Sable and Hess do-and they are just as determined to stay together.

Meanwhile, time is running out to rescue Cinder, who was abducted by Hess and Sable for his unique abilities. And when Roar returns to camp, he is so furious with Perry that he won't even look at him, and Perry begins to feel like they have already lost.


Out of options, Perry and Aria assemble a team to mount an impossible rescue mission-because Cinder isn't just the key to unlocking the Still Blue and their only hope for survival, he's also their friend. And in a dying world, the bonds between people are what matter most.

Review: Through The Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

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Title: Through The Ever Night
Author: Veronica Rossi
Series: Under the Never Sky #2
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopian, Romance, Post Apocalyptic, Adventure
Format: Paperback, 341 pages
Source: bought from Powerbooks

Synopsis:
It's been months since Aria learned of her mother's death.

Months since Perry became Blood Lord of the Tides, and months since Aria last saw him.

Now Aria and Perry are about to be reunited. It's a moment they've been longing for with countless expectations. And it's a moment that lives up to all of them. At least, at first.

Then it slips away. The Tides don't take kindly to former Dwellers like Aria. And the tribe is swirling out of Perry's control. With the Aether storms worsening every day, the only remaining hope for peace and safety is the Still Blue. But does this haven truly exist? Threatened by false friends and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder, Can their love survive through the ever night?

Review: Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

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Title: Ignite Me
Author: Tahereh Mafi
Series: Shatter Me #3
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Romance, Fantasy, Post Apocalyptic
Format: Paperback, 408 pages
Source: bought from Powerbooks

Synopsis:
With Omega Point destroyed, Juliette doesn’t know if the rebels, her friends, or even Adam are alive. But that won’t keep her from trying to take down The Reestablishment once and for all. Now she must rely on Warner, the handsome commander of Sector 45. The one person she never thought she could trust. The same person who saved her life. He promises to help Juliette master her powers and save their dying world . . . but that’s not all he wants with her.

Review: Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

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Title: Unravel Me
Author: Tahereh Mafi
Series: Shatter Me #2
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Romance, Fantasy, Post Apocalyptic
Format: Paperback, 461 pages
Source: bought from Powerbooks

Synopsis:
Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.

She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.

Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.

In this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam's life.

Review: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

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Title: Shatter Me
Author: Tahereh Mafi
Series: Shatter Me #1
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Romance, Fantasy, Post Apocalyptic
Format: Paperback, 338 pages
Source: bought from Powerbooks

Synopsis:

Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days.

The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don’t fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.

The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war – and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she’s exactly what they need right now.

Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.

Book Review: The Fiery Heart (Bloodlines #4)

Title: The Fiery Heart

Author: Richelle Mead

Series: Bloodlines # 4

Genre: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Fantasy, Romance

Published Date: 11/19/2013

The Fiery Heart the fourth book in the Bloodlines series, a spin off of the Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead. The series is all about Sidney Sage, an Alchemist, and her journey to discover her true self as she helps cover up the existence of Jill Dragomir and keep her safe from the Moroi rebels that wants to end her sister's reign as the Moroi Queen.

I never would’ve thought that I’d enjoy this spin-off series more than the original one. Maybe I was just a fan of Adrian and I hated seeing him heartbroken in the Vampire Academy series, but no that was not the reason. I just found this series more entertaining and more action packed.(Maybe it’s because of Sidney and Adrian’s prohibited relationship haha)

Told from two perspectives, Adrian and Sidney, this book was really amusing in many ways. After the second and third book, I have honestly forgotten about the experiment the Moroi spirit users are trying to achieve. In this 4th installment, two beliefs that were supposed to be impossible were challenged by a “recovering alcoholic” and a “caffeine addicted alchemist”.

Let’s talk about Adrian first. He has changed a LOT, and not just changed, it was like he was on a whole new level. And everything he did was all for love, which was totally different from his personality in the Vampire Academy series. Although challenged with financial instability, he still strived to be himself and change for the person he loves. He had all these tricks he never showed Rose before. The “he’s Adrian” connotation was almost gone, and everyone almost didn’t believe it. Although he tried changing, there were still some slips, because as a spirit user those were the things he can’t control. But then again just because of love, that he never would’ve imagined could overpower him, he did things he thought he would never do.

Sidney, the Alchemist/witch, has let go of her fears and embraced what her heart has always been shouting. And that is to give back the love and feelings Adrian has been giving her. Aside from this, she has succumb to her second nature, which is being a witch, and used her knowledge as an Alchemist and powers as a witch to create what could be an “antidote” to the tattoo ink the Alchemist are using. But because of the sudden appearance of her sister, and now a co-Alchemist too, she had to lie and come up with different excuses so that her sister and roommate won’t suspect her of non-Alchemist activities.

It wasn’t only Sidney and Adrian who had a lot of developments in this book, almost everyone in the “Amberwood family” had surprising changes too. I liked that part of this story because it was about time that everyone stop acting miserable and annoying. But as always every good thing comes with a price and that was what made me reaaaally frustrated with this book. The ending was really a torture since I,we, had to wait til the next book comes out. UGH.

RATING:

Yes obviously I liked this book, but understand that right now I am having my YA/fantasy phase and I can’t hide the feels inside my heart. So do I recommend this book? YES I DO. But I suggest you read the VA series first so you won’t be confused with the other parts of the story and the characters involved. If you love the forbidden love theme and you believe that somewhere in this planet we live, supernatural things exist then try this book. Or even better try the whole series, and I hope you'll enjoy story just like how I enjoyed it.

Happy Monday friends!