Reviews

Reconstructing Amelia

By Kimberly McCreight

I cannot imagine… How it’s like to wake up one day and not have my kid around. How it is for the fog to lift and realise that I never knew him anyways. How it’s like to have the memories and the facts fight with each other, stomp on my soul and break my heart, until there is nothing…

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Saving Francesca

By Melina Marchetta

A moment of truth: I’ve felt depressed – on and off, in a way or another – my entire life. Not like Mia, but I had my share of sad moments, my ‘down’ moments, some kind of sorrow that seemed to linger at the edges of my consciousness. I don’t remember myself “before” (maybe I was even born this way,…

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And I Darken

Book #1 in The Conqueror's Saga Series

By Kiersten White

I probably enjoyed this book more than I should have, lol, but it felt refreshing to read something inspired by my country’s history, even though some aspects didn’t feel accurate – historical or not, it IS fiction after all, so I let the author take her story wherever she wants (not that I was too fond of history in school to notice…

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Girl in Pieces

By Kathleen Glasgow

There are books that need to be written. For us to be able to understand, (or) to heal our own wounds, (or) to let us know that life goes on. There are words that need to be said, that are stuck in one’s throat, threatening to choke him/her if there’s no one there to hear them. GIRL IN PIECES it’s…

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Re-reading “The Winner’s Curse”

Book #1 in Winner's Trilogy Series

By Marie Rutkoski

I first read this book before it came out in the US, courtesy of the publisher. Back then I was looking for a (mushy) love story to sweep me off my feet, funny thing. It didn’t feel precisely like attaining that goal at that point, as I was left needing more. Much more (like butterflies and rainbows and kisses…

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Becoming Rain

Book #2 in Burying Water Series

By K.A. Tucker

This is the second book in the series, and even though it was really entertaining and I liked the characters and their voices, you should probably take it with a grain of salt.. If Burying Water had the insta-love element that I didn’t appreciate that much (though I was into the story itself), in BECOMING RAIN the fact that love…

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Burying Water

Book #1 in Burying Water Series

By K.A. Tucker

When it comes to the New Adult books the first thing I really appreciate is the originality, the freshness, the aspects I didn’t see (well, read about) before. This is one of the things I liked about this story, that it is different than all the other stories in this genre that tend to blend with each other. “Burying Water”…

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Top Ten Clues You’re Clueless

By Liz Czukas

Lovely characters, sarcastic voice, a bit of mystery and plenty of fun – this book is full of awesome. It is a story about life, about how easy it is to misjudge people, how easy it can be to make friends if you open up just a bit. It felt real, it was sweet and funny and I…

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Pulled Under

Sixteenth Summer

By Michelle Dalton

Sweet & cute & funny, a perfect summer read! A while ago I read and loved Sixteenth Summer, a wonderful story about first loves and new beginnings. So when I got the chance to read another book from the same author, with a similar storyline, I didn’t think twice about it, I just dived right into it. ‘Pulled…

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Into the Still Blue

Book #3 in Under the Never Sky Series

By Veronica Rossi

I am not sure why it took me this long to review this book. Lately I’ve been struggling to find my words. And it is even harder with books that have tons of reviews already – what can I tell you that no one has before? We started this thing together. That’s how we’re going to finish it. This is…

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Fangirl

By Rainbow Rowell

This book scared me. There were so many quotes in it that seemed copy-pasted from my own life, like this was some sort of fan-fiction about myself. I saw myself in this girl even though we do different things, make bad decisions but in totally different scenarios.. really, it’s scary. Because you see, I still…

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Indelible

Book #1 in The Twixt Series

By Dawn Metcalf

From the wonderful cover to the interesting description and then to the original story-line, Indelible is a beautifully different book for fans of fantasy and not only. What started for Joy as an usual night out (meant to make her forget a bit about her problems) ended in a journey beyond her imagination; a journey to a hidden world of Twixt…

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The Spectacular Now

By Tim Tharp

I like reading stories from guy’s perspective. Maybe because there are not too many out there, or maybe because it feels refreshing to stay away for a while from girl drama. Anyways I enjoyed reading this book as the main character was very likeable (even with his flaws) and his story seemed light even when it touched some heavy themes. It would have…

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Hunted

Book #3 in The Guardian Legacy Series

By Ednah Walters

This is a series that many people don’t know about, but one that I’ve enjoyed enormously over the years. I fell in love first with Awakened a few years ago and I can tell you that the book had me laughing more than not and staying up late to finish it. Then Betrayed came over with…

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Boundless

Book #3 in Unearthly Series

By Cynthia Hand

It’s always hard for me to say goodbye to a series.. To know that I’ll never meet again the characters I got to know so well, I’ll never live with them new adventures, there will be no more secrets to discover (in this case no more dreams to haunt us), there will be no cliffhanger to keep me waiting for…

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The Sea of Tranquility

By Katja Millay

Sometimes there are books that take my breath away, sometimes my emotions flood my soul, sometimes words cut deep into my heart, sometimes stories don’t want me to let go, sometimes I fall in love… with a character, with a paragraph, with an author… sometimes I just feel like falling. Deep and raw, that’s how this story is.

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Protecting the Truth

Book #2 in The Seraphina Parrish Trilogy Series

By Michelle Warren

Protecting the Truth is a beautiful sequel to Wander Dust, one that will make you wish for your future self to send you a copy of the next book right about.. now, please! If you loved Seraphina’s journey in the first book, if you wanted more adventures and running through time, if you missed the…

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Adorkable

By Sarra Manning

This book was such a (lovely) mess! At first I had a hard time following where the story was headed. But somehow I got to love all the dorkiness, the craziness, the dizziness that the characters made me feel when they changed their mind every half-page. It was cute, it was refreshing, it was somehow original and near…

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Unbreak My Heart

By Melissa C. Walker

There is something awful about feeling guilty.. It eats you from the inside, it kills the joy, it leaves you empty, it sucks the life out of you. The thing is, it doesn’t matter if you’ve made a big mistake or a small one, because your conscience will act like a magnifying glass making your memories haunt you…

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Pushing The Limits

Book #1 in Pushing the Limits Series

By Katie McGarry

Sometimes I get to read a book I don’t know much about and it surprises me by being entirely different than what I initially thought. (Yes, this is the case, in a very positive way). I knew there was supposed to be a bit of drama surrounding Noah and some mystery in Echo’s life, but for some reason…

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Something like normal

By Trish Doller

Dear Travis, I know you’ve been through a lot and I care for you with all my heart. I love the honesty with which you describe your world with the good and the bad, I love how you know when you’re wrong, how you are sad to be right, how you want to say you’re sorry but the…

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Social Suicide

Book #2 in Deadly Cool Series

By Gemma Halliday

To quote the main character: ‘Oh, fantastic amounts of fluffin’ fudge.’ This book is hilarious! In fact there are no words to describe how much I enjoyed this book and how my face hurt from so much laughing. I don’t think there is one page in the whole book without a tiny little joke. So, before starting to learn how…

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Cold Kiss

Book #1 in Cold Kiss Series

By Amy Garvey

This book touched the very bottom of my heart. “Love doesn’t break easily, I found. But people do. There isn’t much action and the story is simple, but there are so many emotions crammed into this little book that even my soul started to ache at some point. The writer knows how to describe the feeling of…

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Grave Mercy

Book #1 in His Fair Assassin Series

By Robin LaFevers

How many ways to kill a man do you know? Probably many, right? Now, how many of them could you use if in trouble? For me the answer is around.. arr.. none, if you don’t count the fact that I could bore someone to death, but that would take me quite a while. This being said I…

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Wander Dust

Book #1 in The Seraphina Parrish Trilogy Series

By Michelle Warren

When I read a book I usually take some notes, mark some quotes, you know – the usual things you do when you want to remember what the story was about. It’s helpful if it takes you long to write the review and you read other books in the meantime. The problem is that I didn’t find anything related to…

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Born Wicked

Book #1 in The Cahill Witch Chronicles Series

By Jessica Spotswood

This is bit of a magical story about witches in a very difficult time – when they are hunted down, when they have to hide, to pretend to be ‘normal’ and not draw any attention to them. It’s a story about a young girl that needs to protect herself and her sisters from all the dangers that might break them…

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The Catastrophic History of You & Me

By Jess Rothenberg

I love books that make me feel more than one emotion.. I love it when my chest feels tight and achey for a moment, and then it gets all sweet and giggly; when I want to cry and smile at the same time; when I feel like I can’t get enough from the story and I would like to keep…

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Pandemonium

Book #2 in Delirium Series

By Lauren Oliver

What a wonderful surprise! You know, there is nothing better in this world than being wrong when something good is about to happen. Usually I keep things simple when it comes to reading: I like the first book in the series, then I continue reading the rest of them; I don’t like the first book, then I stop.

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Wings of the Wicked

Book #2 in Angelfire Series

By Courtney Allison Moulton

Oh… and now what? As you’ve seen from my Angelfire review, there is something about this story that really grabbed me. Not sure if it is the angel involvement, or the monster killing action set, but I liked the series and I can’t wait for the next book to come out.Except for the…

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Just Listen

By Sarah Dessen

This book kept me thinking… How many times did you answer to the question “how are you” with just “fine”, or “I’m ok”? How many times did you feel like your heart was breaking but you couldn’t make it right? How many of your dark, inside secrets have made your heart break a little bit…

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Partials

Book #1 in Partials Sequence Series

By Dan Wells

Oh, wait while I find my mouth under my bed where it dropped. ..So, are you ready for this wonderful journey into the future? Here we go… It all came down to a war – the worst of them all. It was not between humans, but between them and the…

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Catching Jordan

Book #1 in Hundred Oaks Series

By Miranda Kenneally

Ha-haa, what a fun way to spend the evening. This book was amazingly cute, and the characters too adorable for words. From Jordan and Henry, to JJ, Carter, Ty and the girls, and even the family members – they were all so great that I wished for them to be part of my life. They filled my day with…

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A Clockwork Fairytale

By Helen Scott Taylor

! Minor spoilers ahead ! Today I am just too lousy to avoid them, so please be careful and don’t read if you don’t want to know anything about the story. They are not big, but be aware that they are there. “The heart is heaviest when it’s empty and lightest when it’s full” So.. Once in a while…

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Hunting Lila

Book #1 in Lila Series

By Sarah Alderson

This book was so damn cute. I know that the author’s intentions were never for me to find this story just ‘cute‘, but without taking in account all the paranormal activity and mystery, the book is more or less about this girl, Lila (one of the most innocent characters – as far back as I can remember reading about), trying…

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Anna dressed in Blood

Book #1 in Anna Series

By Kendare Blake

My Thoughts: You know how from time to time you read in a book about a male character that you like a lot and you would just love to hear his version of the story? Well there is no more need for that, because in this case you get to hear his story – and you still love…

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Raw Blue

By Kirsty Eagar

Why is it that we can relate so easily to pain, to struggle, to despair instead of happiness and joy? When you say “emotional story” there’s a small possibility for you to be referring to some positive feelings. You always imagine yourself in your bed, with a book in your hand and a lot of tissues around you.. Why…

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Thirteen Reasons Why

By Jay Asher

“No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people.Oftentimes, we have no clue. Yet we push it just the same.” I don’t know much about suicide, but I guess that a person in that state of mind doesn’t need a really strong reason to take away his/her life. I believe that the tiniest…

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Clarity

By Kim Harrington

With the good and the bad, I really enjoyed reading this book. It kept me guessing who the murderer could be (and I am glad to know that I was ‘half right’ about it). But the ending, oh… I hate series, they always keep you waiting for more and my patience is probably in far-far-far-away-land by now ;)) Book…

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Desires of the Dead

Book #2 in The Body Finder Series

By Kimberly Derting

♥♥♥♥ I give this 4.5 hearts (not stars), because I love this series 😀 I think (too) that I liked a little bit more the first book in the series, but still this was a nice story and I couldn’t put it down until I finished it, it was such a page turner, keeping me on the edge, dyeing…

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Unearthly

Book #1 in Unearthly Series

By Cynthia Hand

This is a great book and I really enjoyed it. Clara has a beautiful voice and a strong personality, and I loved to see her change through the story – from the moment she found out about her identity, until the last page when she was as confused as I was about her life and purpose, waiting to see what’s…

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Ruined Series

Ruined

By Simone Elkeles

1. ‘How to Ruin a Summer Vacation‘ When I started reading this series I didn’t know the 2nd and 3rd were continuing the story form the 1st book (I just assumed this after reading PC series). So I was just enjoying this sweet love story, with lots of funny moments and at the end of the first book…

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If I Stay

Book #1 in If I Stay Series

By Gayle Forman

I’ve had a rocky relationship with this book. The truth is that I loved to pieces the concept  behind it and even now, years after, when I think about it I get all teary-eyed. I wonder what would keep me alive, what/whom would call for me from this life I have, what are those things I wouldn’t be able to…

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