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MAY TBR
Hey!
I hope you’re doing well. I know it’s been a while, but life got kind of crazy. This month I decided to do another TBR mostly because I really enjoyed the #BoyBandaThon last time, and because I want to participate in #AYearathon as much as I can.
This month #Boybandathon had us choose between New Edition and New Kids on the Block. While I’m not a fan of either band, only because I…
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A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Feyre survived Amarantha’s clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can’t forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin’s people. Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a…
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The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams is a book I read Friday and Saturday and I feel really strongly about it. I almost didn’t post my review because it’s a beloved book, but this needed to be said. #fakediversity
The first rule of book club: You don’t talk about book club.Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott’s marriage is in major league trouble. He’s recently discovered a humiliating secret: his wife Thea has always faked the Big O. When he loses his cool at the revelation, it’s the final straw on their already strained relationship. Thea asks for a divorce, and Gavin realizes he’s let his pride…
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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother’s religion and her own relationship to the world. Debut novel of renowned slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants…
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Sisters of the Perilous Heart by Sandra L. Vasher
Sisters of the Perilous Heart by Sandra L. Vasher
What would you do to save a sister? As the last mortal kingdom of Kepler resists the Immortal Empire, its young queen faces a devastating attack. Queen Vivian is two minutes into her reign when an arrow pierces her heart and infects her with the Immortality Virus. But she has too much magic to become immortal and not enough to survive. She must find more magic fast, or she’ll die. Meanwhile,…
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Blood Under Cherry Blossoms by T.J. Holtz
Blood Under Cherry Blossoms by T.J. Holtz
A mysterious photo. An unsolved murder. And a killer desperate to cover his tracks. It’s a slow summer for D.C. college professor Adelaide Patulski, until she discovers an old photo that could catch the killer in an infamous 1986 murder: A teenage boy sprawled under cherry blossoms, as his killer runs away. A picture is worth a thousand words. But this photo is worth a lot more: it might cost…
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The news just broke… Walter Dean Myers has passed. In his lifetime, he wrote over 100 books, served as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, won too many awards and honors to list, advised and inspired kids and young writers everywhere, and impacted thousands of lives. He was a lifelong proponent of diversity in children’s literature, and just a few months ago wrote an article that once again sparked the discussion.
Rest well, sir. You will be remembered always.
Beyond this, words fail me.
everyone: I miss Harry Potter.
Currently Reading
Fangirl by Rainbow Lowell
The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson (Shades of London book 2)
Meridian by Amber Keizer
Wildcat Fireflies by Amber Keizer
Also Known As by Robin Benway
Going Rogue: An Also Known As novel by Robin Benway
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
Beta by Rachel Cohn
The book of Love by Lynn Weingarten
Update
Wow, I can't believe I've been away for three months now. At first it was because I wanted to move the blog to Wordpress - which I still might do. But then I moved. I moved from Puerto Rico, to Florida (which might not be so faraway, but it's still a big deal). I got a job, and I'm in the middle of transferring universities. But now that things have somewhat settled down, I'm going to be back writing book reviews.
Currently Reading:
Daughters of the Moon by Lynne Ewing.
Good Girls by Laura Ruby
Description
Jack Erikson doesn't have great expectations when his mother moves them to an old decrepit inn in a town just as musty, but he's unprepared for the oddities that start springing out of the rotten woodwork. New friends introduce him to legends and rumors that have swirled around the inn since time-immemorial, and he finds plenty of proof to believe them as strange noises and twisted shadows stalk the halls. Worst of all, his estranged grandfather has invited himself to join them at the inn. Creepy doesn't begin to describe that black-cloaked gentleman with the pale skin and weird, ever-constant glasses. Old secrets, mysterious sealed-up rooms and creeping shadows abound as Jack tries to manage his new life at Hawthorn Inn.
Review
It is really hard for me not to finish a book, and I had to push myself to finish it. The plot seems amazing. It really does. I think that's what initially drew me in. And I think the book has potential, but it seems to me that the author added a lot of filler so that this could turn into a book series. I think that with the right editing, the author could have made this book amazing.
I absolutely hated that the book drug on and on and never did you find out what the grandfather was. I think in order to actually hook people in, it would have been best to say what they were at the end of the book. But to leave it unanswered was not cool. I know I will not buy any of the other books in this series, and it bothers me that I will have to leave that unanswered.
Another thing that I really didn't like was the style of writing. It read more like a really long role-play post than a novel. I don't know if most people would understand what I mean by role-play post, but I really don't know any other way to describe it.
Another thing I really didn't like was the characters. I wasn't able to connect with any of them. I can't even remember their names - except Jack's but that's probably because I read it on the excerpt just now. I just remember that the main character, Jack, was really sullen, annoying and rude. His friend, the other boy, he started off as funny but later on turned just as annoying as Jack. And it seemed to me that Jack and his mom thought of him as a piece of gum stuck to a shoe.
And what was up with the mom? Okay, so she wasn't absent like many parents in YA books, but she might as well have been. Jack is supposed to have been home-schooled but you don't see any of that in the book - yet she's completely okay with Jack doing his "friend's" homework.
The only interesting character, I found, was the grandfather and it was mostly because he was mysterious.
Things I liked
The Grandfather
The overall plot
The setting
Things I didn't like
The style of writing
All the filler
The characters
Finals Thoughts
I honestly wish this book was better. It has a really good potential, but I didn't like it. I wouldn't recomend this book to anyone, and I sure am not going to buy the rest of the series.
Rating
1/5 - Didn't like it.
Description
Adamant is the story of what happens when sassy gods meet sassy teenagers. Kate Smyth was getting along, she was doing fine. Her mom was dead, but lots of people’s parents are dead. Her father had mysteriously vanished when she was 10, but lots of people’s fathers mysteriously vanish when they’re 10. But an unfortunate hair-dyeing incident is just the first of Kate’s problems, as people vanish from all over the Pacific Northwest. A party connects Kate with the shadowy Erebus and the easy-breezy West, who may be more godly than they let on at first glance. Teenager-eating sea monsters are fought, people are sassy, and demons are confronted as Kate begins a journey that will reconnect her with her father, introduce her to a gorgon, and put her in the path of two of the oldest gods of the Greek pantheon.
Review
"First dead parents, then caves full of bats, then caped crusading."
Let me start off by saying that I'm a HUGE mythology fan/lover/addict. As such, I have to admit that when it comes to YA novels, it's not easy to find good mythology novels. But this book is amazing! I have read this book so many times and I've only had it since June! The first time I read it, I read it in four hours. When I finished, I immediately started it again. Then I made my cousin read it, and I read it to my little sister. And those are just a few times.
I've started and edited this review a million five times because I can never not gush about it and my reviews always end up being gush fests. But what can I say? I loved it! I loved the characters, especially Kate. She's definitely a bad-ass, and what girls should aspire to be.
Kate, the main character, is a regular teenage girl who is thrust into the world of greek gods. She has to learn how to fight an evil that most people (and gods) wouldn't know how to deal with. She's very smart, has great friends - except Neil, and grandparents who love her. I found her very relate-able, which is why I think girls everywhere could look up to her.
I did find Neil, one of her friends, annoying but it was to be expected because he was grief-stricken. I probably would have been the same way, though I would hope to be more like Kate. That being said, I loved that all of the characters where well rounded, and that they evolved throughout the story.
Overall, this novel is great, and definitely not something you expect from a self-published author. It's the first out of many self-published books that I've liked. And not only did I like it, I loved it. Everything about this is great.
Things I liked
Kate
WEST
Georgie
Basically all the characters
The plot
The writing style
Everything
Things I didn't like
There were a couple of of's that should have been off's and but other than that not many grammar or spelling mistakes.
The scene with Ganymede - I didn't really get it, and I hope it's just an introductory scene for something in the next book.
Tumblr talk. One of the main rules about tumblr is to not speak of tumblr outside of tumblr and Kate is addicted to tumblr! Ok, so this really isnt something I disliked, I just had to mention it.
Finals Thoughts
This was a great book! Especially considering it was a debut novel. It seemed really good and it definitely didn't disappoint me. I most definitely recommend it to anyone who likes mythology, bad-ass main characters and YA books.
Rating
5/5 - I loved it! I definitely recommend it.
