Review: The Lost Prince (The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten #1) by Julie Kagawa

Title: The Lost Prince
Author: Julie Kagawa
My rating: 4.9 hearts
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance
Release date: October 23rd, 2012
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Summary: Don’t look at Them.
Never let Them know
you can see Them.

That is Ethan Chase’s unbreakable rule. Until the fey he avoids at all costs—including his reputation—begin to disappear, and Ethan is attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. To save a girl he never thought he’d dare to fall for.

Ethan thought he had protected himself from his older sister’s world—the land of Faery. His previous time in the Iron Realm left him with nothing but fear and disgust for the world Meghan Chase has made her home, a land of myth and talking cats, of magic and seductive enemies. But when destiny comes for Ethan, there is no escape from a danger long, long forgotten.

My name is Ethan Chase.
And I may not live to see my
eighteenth birthday. (summary from Goodreads)

Review: Tear You Apart (Beau Rivage) by Sarah Cross

Title: Tear You Apart
Author: Sarah Cross
My rating: 4.25 hearts
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance
Release date: January 27th, 2015
Publisher: EgmontUSA
Summary: If you want to live happily ever after, first you have to stay alive.

Viv knows there’s no escaping her fairy-tale curse. One day her beautiful stepmother will feed her a poison apple or convince her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Henley, to hunt her down and cut out her heart before she breaks his. In the city of Beau Rivage, some princesses are destined to be prey.

But then Viv receives an invitation to the exclusive club where the Twelve Dancing Princesses twirl away their nights. There she meets Jasper, an underworld prince who seems to have everything—but what he really wants is her. He vows to save her from her dark fate if she’ll join him and be his queen.

All Viv has to do is tear herself away from the huntsman boy who still holds her heart. Then she might live to see if happily ever after is a promise the prince can keep. But is life as an underworld queen worth sacrificing the true love that might kill her? (summary from Goodreads)

Review: Born Wicked (The Cahill Witch Chronicles #1) by Jessica Spotswood

Title: Born Wicked
Author: Jessica Spotswood
My rating: ❤❤❤
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Historical
Release date: February 7th, 2012
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Summary: Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they’re witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship—or an early grave.

Before her mother died, Cate promised to protect her sisters. But with only six months left to choose between marriage and the Sisterhood, she might not be able to keep her word... especially after she finds her mother’s diary, uncovering a secret that could spell her family’s destruction. Desperate to find alternatives to their fate, Cate starts scouring banned books and questioning rebellious new friends, all while juggling tea parties, shocking marriage proposals, and a forbidden romance with the completely unsuitable Finn Belastra.

If what her mother wrote is true, the Cahill girls aren’t safe. Not from the Brotherhood, the Sisterhood—not even from each other.

Keen Cover Friday: Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1) by Rachel Hawkins

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Hex Hall

by Rachel Hawkins

 

My pick for Keen Cover Friday this week is Hex Hall, because I really like the idea with the reflection. Really, I was unsure of which one I loved the most, since all the covers in this series is really awesome, but I loved that blue color (blue is my favorite color, by the way), so I picked this one. Except that it is very cool, I also like the metaphor; she used to be just a normal girl, and then it turns out she isn't. I Think the cover can actually say something about the plot (not too much, but it definitely tells us something). Most of the time, when I find a cover I love, I just can't understand what it has to do with the plot, but now I do.

Summary: Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. It's gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie's estranged father—an elusive European warlock—only when necessary. But when Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, it's her dad who decides her punishment: exile to Hex Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward Prodigium, a.k.a. witches, faeries, and shapeshifters.
By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a scorecard: three powerful enemies who look like supermodels, a futile crush on a gorgeous warlock, a creepy tag-along ghost, and a new roommate who happens to be the most hated person and only vampire student on campus. Worse, Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her only friend is the number-one suspect.
As a series of blood-curdling mysteries starts to converge, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of all: an ancient secret society determined to destroy all Prodigium, especially her. (summary from Goodreads)

Waiting on Wednesday: Forever with You (Wait For You #5) by J. Lynn

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Waiting on Wednesday is where we share some of the books that we can't wait for to be released.

Forever with You

by J. Lynn

 

This week, I picked Forever with You, the fifth installation in J. Lynn's Wait for You series, which is to be released September 29th by Avon Books. I picked it because I loved the previous books, and I really look forward to read Stephanie and Nick's story (I predict it is going to be awesome). Give me this book already!

 

Summary: In the irresistibly sexy series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout, two free spirits find their lives changed by a one-night stand…

Some things you just believe in, even if you've never experienced them. For Stephanie, that list includes love. It's out there. Somewhere. Eventually. Meanwhile she's got her job at the mixed martial arts training center and hot flings with gorgeous, temporary guys like Nick. Then a secret brings them closer, opening Steph's eyes to a future she never knew she wanted—until tragedy rips it away.

Nick's self-assured surface shields a past no one needs to know about. His mind-blowing connection with Steph changes all that. As fast as he's knocking down the walls that have kept him commitment-free, she's building them up again, determined to keep the hurt—and Nick—out. But he can't walk away. Not when she's the only one who's ever made him wish for forever ... (summary from Goodreads)

 

So, are you as excited as I am for this book? If not, what books are you looking forward to reading? Tell me in the comment section!

Review: The Selection (The Selection #1) by Kiera Cass

Title: The Selection
Author: Kiera Cass
My rating: 4.7 hearts
Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Romance
Release date: April 24th, 2012
Publisher: HarperTeen
Summary: For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.

But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.

Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself--and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined. (summary from Goodreads)

Top 3 - Worst Books to Movies Ever

I list some of the books to movies that I’ve hated the most (for various reasons). Some of the movies are good, but didn’t follow the book enough. Some of them just really sucked.

3. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

So, here’s the thing. I like it when movie adaptions follow the plot of the book and that they contain most of the important details. When I watched the first movie, I thought ‘This started out good enough, this might become something good’. Then they skipped both The Second Summer of the Sisterhood and Girls In Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood. The second movie adaption was good enough, too, but I think it kind of ruined a little of it that they skipped so much of it.

2. Twilight

Sure, the movie followed the book pretty good, but I was just so disappointed in it. The book was a little disappointing, too, but I’d still had higher expectations of the movie. The whole thing just feels depressing, and that’s a feeling you want to avoid, unless it is supposed to be a sad movie. The book was depressing enough at times, but the movie was worse. Ugh.

And finally, the worst book to movie ever;

1. The Princess Diaries

I can understand that when you do a movie adaption, you have to change some things and that you can’t have every detail from the book(s) in the movie, but I do not understand how they can change everything so completely. The only thing they had from the books (except characters) was the main thing, that Mia finds out she’s the princess of Genovia, but otherwise, it was completely different. They killed Mia’s father (which was a disaster, if you ask me, I love Mia’s father) and changed the names of some characters. And I won’t even get started on the second movie. I don’t care how good the movie was, it really had just taken the characters from The Princess Diaries and then put them in a whole new plot.

So, what books to movies do you hate? Why? Did they not follow the plot enough, or were the cast bad, or were the movie just generally boring? Tell me in the comment section!