Ruin and Rising

The Grisha Trilogy By Leigh Bardugo

Rating

5 perfect stars

Date Read

16/7/16 - 23/7/16

Age Group

14+

General Thoughts

The perfect ending to the Grisha Trilogy, delivered in a flaming red hardcover. There's not much left to say except endless praise to the author because I hadn't expected to join all the raving fans who adored the Grisha Trilogy and yet here I am. I opted for the page by page review again, so here it goes:

Page 65: Dialogues

Siege and Storm

The Grisha Trilogy By Leigh Bardugo

Rating

4.5 stars

Date Read

14/7/16 - 15/7/16

Age Group

14+

General Thoughts

So.

Most readers seem to have enjoyed siege and storm even more than shadow and bone but i can't get over my fascination for first books. Did it suffer from FBB? No. But there was something vital missing from it and the heroine kind of made a mess of things. Also, the last two or three chapters went by in a haze where i couldn't really shallow what was happenning.

So what vital thing could possibly have been missing from a book brimming with trips on the True Sea, flying ships, mythical golden dragons, pilgrims sanctifying Alina, volcra nests and royal princes?

Him.

Shadow and Bone

The Grisha Trilogy By Leigh Bardugo

Rating

4.5 stars

Date Read

11/7/16 - 13/7/16

Age Group

14+

General Thoughts

Impeccably imagined, imaginatively painted, complex characters and a dark, magical world. From the plot to the world-building, to the dialogues and the characters, this is a trilogy that will leave its readers breathless and thirsty for more.

Letter to my one Russian friend (Whose name happens to be Alina!):

The Book Of Ivy

Amy Engel

Rating

4.5 stars

Date Read

8/7/16 - 8/7/16

Age Group

14+

General Thoughts

A mix of Divergent, Matched and Cruel Beauty, and still a gorgeous book all on its own this dytopian is a must read for fans of post apocalyptic YA. 

I didn't expect to like this so much that I couldn't put it down but like it I did. It's the kind of book you read in one sitting and marvel about afterwards. I don't know what made it so good. It is dystopian but can't really be called dystopian at it's best (although i wouldn't mind calling it so). The premise is good but not reallly original and the heroine is, at times, too opinionated.

Coming to think of it, it was probably Bishop and his relationship with Ivy that I fell hopelessly in love with. Like, best book boyfriend ever. Scratch that, book husband ever.

Let me explain.

The Vincent Boys

By Abbi Glines

Rating

3.5 stars

Date Read

6/7/16 - 7/7/16

Age Group

16+

General Thoughts

This is the story of three childhood friends, Ash, Sawyer and Beau's. Sawyer and Beau are cousins, the Vincent boys. Ashton Grey is the preacher's daughter and she started dating the polished and perfect Vincent boy (meaning Sawyer) at fifteen, and so Beau was  diminished to an idea, a lovely childhood memory.

Until now.

Angels and Demons

By Dan Brown

Rating

3.5 stars

Date Read

18/6/16 - 4/7/16

Age Group

16+

General Thoughts

Before Robert Langdon got around to solving the Da Vinci Code he got sweeped up into another, different mystery. His first adventure, while still tightly connected to religion, church and ancient brotherhoods is a lot less grounded than the second instalment of the series.

Futuristic technology, scientific breakthroughs and weapons of mass destruction. CERN, the Vatican, conclave and ambigrams. And, in the end, the most devastating twist of all.

Wild Reckless

By Ginger Scott

Rating

3.5 stars

Date Read

13/6/16 - 17/6/16

Age Group

17+

General Thoughts

Such a cute cute book! Everything about it screams YA to NA and it fits into its genre neatly, with the nice girl meets bad boy theme. And yet it's not exactly a peaceful read. It scratches the surface of serious problem like family issues addiction and mental illness (without being too heavy since the genre itself wouldn't permit that).