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Um ótimo ano a todos!!

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A cada dia que passava eu ia me afastando de você e me aproximando de outro alguém, mas quanto mais eu me afastava de você, mais você queria se aproximar, aproximar por quê? Porque não me deixar ir de uma vez por todas? Porque querer me prender em algo que nós dois sabemos que não vai dar certo?

Tentei de diversas maneiras conhecer outra pessoa, mas você não deixa, até parece que sente quando enfim achei outro alguém, volta do nada, da um sorriso, manda uma simples mensagem, e eu volto, faço o caminho de volta pra você, nem parece que eu andei tanto pra te esquecer.

Que poder é esse que você tem? Que me faz me afastar de todos, e querer ficar somente com você? Eu já não aguento mais essa coisa que nós temos, por que não acabamos com isso ainda? Por que não esquecemos tudo que vivemos e seguimos em frente? Por qual motivo você não me deixa ir, de uma vez por todas....

Me deixe ir...

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YA Book Series in Review (or where I stand at the moment in my reading list)

This is a post that kind of makes a point of situation on things I started planning to read a while ago, based mostly on online recommendations (and on me wanting to know new fantasy/fiction titles out there on YA), and how it turned out for me. I don't read exclusively YA, nor do I want to, but I feel that as this new genre, there's a lot of potential in it that is yet unfulfilled, and most of the more marketed titles are still full of clichés, overused tropes and don't make a realistic and open use of the diversity that here, in our non-fictional universe, surrounds us everyday. So, I try to see what's out there that to me feels worth reading.

Finished:

The Raven Cycle, by Maggie Stiefvater

Heavily recommended by some people I follow and I wasn't disappointed. After some months of not reading much, and not YA either, it was reading this series that made me want to continue this genre and go ahead and read all those other hyped up series. Didn't have many expectations and, as always, there's things I didn't like and felt it was lacking in some aspects, and I wouldn't say it's the best thing ever written out there, but the writing style, the characters and the story really got to me.

The Half-Bad Trilogy, by Sally Green

Kept seeing it recommended by someone I followed on tumblr, and eventually decided to come read it. I don't know exactly how, but despite its simplicity in writing (or because of it) I really loved it. There are characters and things I don't like, but as a whole, I really liked it.

The Grisha Trilogy/Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo

My most recent read in this list. Overall liked it, really enjoyed the world building and could immerse myself on it. However, couldn't get too attached to the characters (or like them) in general, meaning I also wasn't fond of the romance, and the resolution of the story was something I disliked and felt that it affected my opinion on the whole series.

Captive Prince, by C. S. Pacat

What an amazing trilogy. I didn't know much about what it was about but it was a series I genuinely adored. The Classic Greco-Roman elements in the world building added something extra to my experience.

Shades of Magic, by V. E. Schwab

Very exalted series, with the most gorgeous covers ever and a wonderful and exciting premise! In the end, it was just OK, and I couldn't like the two main characters (even despised one) or enjoy this potentially amazing fantasy world as much as I wanted to.

The Mortal Instruments, by Cassandra Clare

My first contact was with the movie (which I see now, wasn't a very good adaptation) and I started the first book at the time but didn't finish it. When the TV show was announced, I went and read the books. Although I didn't like them that much (the main storyline and romance and the writing) and they aren't that good, to me, the premise of that fantasy world sort of fascinates me and I like some secondary characters, so I read all of it.

The Infernal Devices, by Cassandra Clare

The main characters, when introduced in the main series, attracted me enough to come read this one. Also, steampunk in Victorian London is totally something I felt I would love, and I kept getting the recomendation on GoodReads (even though I didn't notice at first who wrote it and didn't know initially that it belonged to the Shadowhunter universe). In the end, I was very disappointed with it, not the favorite I thought it would be.

Caught-up (or in the process of):

Throne of Glass, by Sarah J. Maas

I had hope for this series, seeing how much it is talked about and promoted, and every book has a great rating on GoodReads, and the premise of the first book seduced me. It has since become one of my great disappointments (and the best warning to me that good ratings, wonderful reviews, and a large fanbase and exposition are not synonyms with quality).

The Dark Artifices, by Cassandra Clare

The habit of not being able to leave things unfinished led me to come read this. And the hope of seeing my favorite characters from TMI here. For now I'll try to keep up, but I think the new stories in this universe are overdone already and I'm sick of all the romantic entanglements.

Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard

A friend of mine bought the first book and liked it, so I've been following and I'm somewhat interested in the story. However, I'm getting tired of these dystopian settings (I loved The Hunger Games; and started liking Divergent but ended up not liking its continuation, and all these new series, although appealing in premise end up falling short of the expectations) and all this flowery and highly quotable writing (which is also present in ToG and in a different fashion, in TMI, TID and TDA) makes my reading experience very boring and difficult. However, I have two favorite characters here (one dead, but who cares) and will read to the end.

Possibly to-read:

Six of Crows, by Leigh Bardugo

Seen lots of praise for it and only read The Grisha trilogy as a preparation for this one. My expectations are not as high as they were before reading the trilogy, but they're still good and I'm somewhat hopeful. Looking forward to it.

A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas

After reading ToG, I'm feeling hesitant towards this one, but many people who didn't like the first series really enjoyed this one, and since it is, at the time, small, I think I'll give it a try.

Red Rising, by Pierce Brown

As with all of the series in this list, very popular and recommended by its fans, and suggested as an alternative to and as a much better read than other series of the same genre I didn't like. Looking forward to it!

The Foxhole Court, by Nora Sakavic (the name of the series is All for the Game)

Often recommended along The Raven Cycle, and that's why I'm considering it, but I'm not sure because of the sports thing. We'll see.

On the series I've already read, I have individual reviews for the whole series or, in some cases, just for some of the books. I'm planning a general review post on some of the finished ones, and I'll maybe link to my original and individual reviews. In these, what I liked or didn't like is more specified, sometimes with spoilers. As for the ones in progress, or that I'll read in the future, I'll see if after reading it I feel like they're worth a review, and maybe post the reviews for the previous books here.