tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62992663691588211822024-03-05T03:54:39.789-08:00Room of RequirementCarla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-59941748513222464592018-03-21T11:43:00.000-07:002018-03-21T11:43:02.752-07:00Wizardry Student Box _ February 2018<h2>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So this is a bimonthly box, it is only released every two months and this one is related with year four of Harry Potter. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The items this month are all related somehow with th</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>Goblet Of Fire</i></b></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">book and i love the </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">idea that each box is about a school year at Hogwarts. Personally this is my favorite book so i was very excited to receive this box. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The first item we get is a shirt with a very unique design that i just love. It is dark gray with a silhouette of the triwizard cup painted on it in shades of blue and white, it so simple and yet so complex and i just love the fact that it was hand painted, the quality is amazing and i was so glad to have something that represents the tournament. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This box also has a replica of the goblet of fire with a little parchment inside (OMG i don't recall what it say..... but i think is something related with you being the Hogwarts champion) and again i really like this item. As i say, goblet of fire is my favorite book and so to have a little replica of the goblet is so so cool, i just wish it was bigger. </span><br />
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Everyone knows that in the second task Harry eats Gillyweed so to receive a replica of this "disgusting" green herb in a nice touch in this box. It shows that the boxes are thinking to appraise the fans and that they have so much attention to details. We received the usual poster about the year of this box and this one is the one i like the most of all the boxes we have already received.<br />
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Finally there is also a notepad with sentences and little designs featuring scenes from the book and a feather pen (i think everyone received green but i would love a blue one) that are now i my collection.<br />
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I gave this box 3.7 out of 5*, it is not my favorite so far but it has great items, my two favorites ones are the shirt and the goblet and my less favorite i think was the Gillyweed. In the next box i'm expecting something related with the order of the phoenix and i would love something about the Black family. As for items i would like something different from a shirt since this box is so unusual in that aspect (the fact we don't receive always a shirt is one of the best things about this boxes) i would love different items like a bookmark, a tote bag or a pin for example.<br />
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I recommend this box to every Harry Potter Lover out there!!!!<br />
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Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-72377236314745511552018-03-12T08:42:00.002-07:002018-03-12T08:42:50.675-07:00Book Review: The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) by Holly Black <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span class="item" style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="fn"><span style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 1.3;"><b>The Cruel Prince</b></span></span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span class="by smallText" style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">by</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span itemprop="name" style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;">Holly Black</span><span style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">"Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.<br /><br />And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.</i><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">This was the book from January Fairyloot box and i was so glad when i see it because i just love the cover and the blurb, so i have ended up buying it anyway. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I really like fantasy books, and those of you that read this genre know that there is a lot of species we can read about. For me it is not usual to read about Faeries, so i was super excited about this world and it was a great surprise when i discover how it was created. Really like the fact that the human world was placed in the actual times and not in a medieval kind of way and that in the Faerie world there are so many different species of creatures. The fact that the humans are saw was inferior beings is a little difficult for me at the beginning but them i get why it is that way and i really like the plot line. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">As for the character's i will say that i like both Jude and Cardan and i dislike them also, let me explain, the character's personality was well built and i can understand why they are the way they are, but come on..... some of their attitudes (especially Jude's) i cannot understand. Why she did the things she did was beyond me and i think some of the choices are not realistic. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I gave it 4.2 out of 5*, it was one of the most difficult books to rate so far because i did not understand some of the directions the plot line takes but at the same time i could not put the book down and when i finish it i only want the next one to devour it. I cannot talk more about this book without making spoiler so i will only say that this is a book everyone should read and i'm sure you will get so many emotions during the read that it will conquer you either way. </span></span>Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-83224571517162806152018-02-28T08:14:00.000-08:002018-02-28T08:14:34.689-08:00Book Review: Dreamer's Pool (Blackthorn & Grim #1) by Juliet Marillier<h1 class="bookTitle" id="bookTitle" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2px; width: 455px;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is the first book from a new series by Juliet Marillier and so i had to get my hands on it. I just love all her books and although this is not one of my favorites it was a good start for a series and i will definitely continue to read it. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Here we get to know Blackthorn and Grim two characters with an enormous baggage from their past who meet each other in the most precarious situation. Their relationship evolves naturally to a friendship and i love to see it happens, i'm super curious to know more about Grim's past and when i read about Blackthorn's one i cry like a baby. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">One of the things you could expect while reading this author's books is that you will get emotional for sure, she has a way of creating worlds and characters with whom you can relate and this is the first step for you to care so much that you "live" the plot story like if it was yours. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Another main character in the first book from this series is Oran, the prince from Dalriada and the owner of the land's where Blackthorn and Grim end up creating their home. Again i like this character and he was not what i was expecting from a Prince. I did not know if we are going to see Oran in future books but i hope so, because i would like to see what happens to him after the final of Dreamer's Pool. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">If you have already read her previous books you could guess where the plot line is going but i have to say that i did not see a little twist that happens at the end. In general it is a good book and i recommend it to every reader you likes fantasy that takes place in a magical world. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I end up giving this book 3.4 out of 5* just because i think it a little slow paced at first. I understand that this is the beginning of a series and i hope the next one get's better in the cadence of the story. </span></div>
Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-89618670042320048732018-02-26T04:35:00.000-08:002018-02-26T04:35:14.406-08:00Book Review: Everless (Everless #1) by Sara Holland<h1 class="bookTitle" id="bookTitle" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2px; width: 455px;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I have seen this book for quite a time now in the bookstagram community and i fall in love with the theme and the cover, so when i discover that my first box ever from fairyloot would bring this i was beyond myself with excitement. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I liked the plot a lot, what was not to like? The world created by the author is terrific and the ideas that are present in this book are so imaginative. I really like to read fantasy, however if you read so many books as i do you end up comparing them all and see little things that you recognize from something you have already read before. In this one i do not get that sense, the plot line is so unique and different that i have to devour it asap to know more and more. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">For me the only downside of this book was the romantic part, i really like to see a good romance in fantasy books and in this book we do not get that. I'm expecting it to grown up in the next book and i'm pretty sure that i know who will it be with. As for the final, OMG i was not expecting it! Let me say there are twists and turns but nothing comparing to this final.... i was left speechless. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #181818;">I end up giving this one 4.3 out of 5 * for all the things i describe before, i would love to give it more but the romance.... well i just hope that i will give 5 * to the second book. I definitely recommend it to every fantasy lover out there and let me say that so far it was in my top 3 of this year. </span></span></span></div>
Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-85060303514795677662018-02-23T03:03:00.001-08:002018-02-23T03:03:36.701-08:00Book Review: The Sinner (Rizzoli & Isles, #3 by Tess Gerritsen<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The Sinner</b></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">This is the 3º book from Rizzoli and Isles series and i was so surprised when i start it and discover that this one is written mostly in Maura Isles POV. I liked a lot the opportunity to see more of her thoughts and to get to know her better and of course the few chapters about Rizzoli are also very interesting. Tess can create characters that you can relate to and that you want to help in any way during the hard parts of the plot, this is one of the best things in her books. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">About the crime itself it was imaginative but not very surprising, i discover the who and why of it before the disclosure of the book, but there are some twists that i did not see coming. I can't read this series without imagining the actors from the TV series and while this is not a problem it abhors me because in a book i like the free rein to imagine and create my own images and ideas. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I gave this book 4,1 out of 5*, it is a series i will continue to read and it surprise me how easy of a read it was because this genre normally is a heavy read and this one was the opposite. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I recommend it to everyone how like the TV series and also to any mystery reader love. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have always wanted to receive a subscription box based on books but i have the problem with the shipping costs (usually they are more expensive than the boxes itself) so when i found Fairyloot i was so so so happy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For those of you that do not know about this company, Fairyloot is a<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #777777;"> </span>UK’s popular book subscription service that gives to you monthly a box filled with bookish goodies and a recent release book. They have a montlhy theme and you could expect a young adult book related to that theme. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you want to know more about it here go the <a href="https://www.fairyloot.com/" target="_blank">Fairyloot Site</a>. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For me the box cost </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">29,34 € </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(26.00£) and the shipping is 8,35 € (7.13£). </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Let's start with the book of the month, it was The Cruel Prince by Holly Black and i was so happy since this book was in my wish list and i will end up buying it at some point. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">One thing i have to refer is that the book in these boxes comes always in a booksleeve with the fairy design you could see on the box itself, i just love this detail because it shows how much they care for the books and how much effort the put in the details and making sure the costumer received good items. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Joining the book we have every month a letter from the author and a signed bookplate, i just love these little touches and they make me sure i will continue to subscribe this for a very long time. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Also every month we received a bookmark with the theme of the month, i have a collection of bookmarks and omg these designs from the themes are just gorgeous, so i'm so happy they make this a recurrent thing in the boxes. Especially this month we get a set of magnetic bookmarks from ACOTAR that presents Rhys and Feyre in thei</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">r </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; transition: all 0.3s linear;">Illyrian fighting clothes, i was absolutely in love with those and i'm now considering to buy more and start also a magnetic bookmark collection. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The biggest thing we get this month is a pillowcase from ACOTAR with the sentence "Only you can decide what breaks you". the design was magnificent, i love the colors and the sentence and this will be living in my bed for sure. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">One of the things i like most (besides books) are candles, so when i receive bookish candles i just went mad =D this box brings a candle featuring a character from the book we received (the cruel prince) and it just smells amazing. Also related to the book we get a lip balm, you could have received two different kinds (Seelie or Unseelie) and i got the Seelie one, i'm not sure it i will use it or if it will sit in my bookshelf. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Another thing you could expect, if not every month almost every month, are book prints. As the bookmark we received one from the month theme with the same design, and these month we get more 3 book print. One from the same character that the candle feature, and two from ToG series featuring Rowan and Aelin. The backside of these prints have sentence related so you could use it the way you like best. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Last we get a coloring book with fairy themes, i like very much to color when i'm listening to audiobooks but i do not know if i will use this one because the designs are so beautiful in black and with. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I gave this box 4.5 out of 5* i just love it. My favorite item (i will not consider the book) was the magnetic bookmark and the less favorite one was the lip balm. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The next month theme is "Twisted Tales" and i was so anxious and excited to receive it. I just have a guess what the book will going to be, and let's hope i'm right. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Do you receive this box? if so tell me what did you think of these month. </span>Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-60385846756568244542018-02-14T03:44:00.001-08:002018-02-14T03:44:34.928-08:00January Book Haul<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Every reader knows that buying books when you have a <b>TBR </b>(to be read) pile the size of a little country is something essential. So let's dive right into my January book Haul! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I buy 16 books in January with a total amount of 99,54 € (88.15 £) (so much for self control) and this month i discover amazing places to buy very cheap books, that i will link down below for you guy's to check out. Remember that i'm Portuguese so some of the sites and books i buy are in this language and some are in English. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Here is my book haul list: </span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Julieta by Anne Fartier (5€) buy in a little book fair at a train station in Lisbon</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Shadow and Bone book box trilogy by Leigh Bardugo (25,49€) buy at Bookdepository</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Crown of Midnight by Sara J. Maas (8,94€) </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">buy at Bookdepository</span></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">A court of Wings and Ruin by Sara J. Maas (8,67€) </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">buy at Bookdepository</span></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Fireblood by Elly Blake (10,72) </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">buy at Bookdepository</span></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Mãos Desaparecidas by Robert Wilson (3,50€) </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">buy at Bookmaniacs</span></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Morte de Lord Edgware by Agatha Christie (3,50€) </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">buy at Bookmaniacs</span></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Belladona by Anne Bishop (6,50€) </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">buy at Bookmaniacs</span></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"> The Dream Hunter by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2,94€) </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">buy at Awesomebooks</span></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"> Sins of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2,94€) </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">buy at Awesomebooks</span></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"> Dark Side of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2,94€) </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">buy at Awesomebooks</span></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"> Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2,94€) </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">buy at Awesomebooks</span></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"> Dark Deeds at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole (3,05€) </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">buy at Awesomebooks</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">I'm really happy with this list and i can't wait to read all of them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Tell me in the comments what books you buy this past month and based on my buys if you have something you recommend me. Have a great reading month =D</span>Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-8969872109906311902018-02-07T07:05:00.003-08:002018-02-07T07:05:23.168-08:00January Wrap Up & February TBR<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">January is over and we already start the second month of the year (time really flies) so i will talk a little about my January Wrap Up and my future TBR pile for February. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the first month of 2018 i read a total of <b>9 </b>books divided between physical books (7), ebooks(1) and audiobooks(1), with a total page count of <b>3154</b>. My reading list was the following:</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Trone of Glass by Sarah J. Maas </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span>A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Physical book, read during 10 days</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span>Sinful in Satin by Madeline Hunter </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Physical book, read during 6 days</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span>The Sinner by Tess Geritsen </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Physical book, read during 4 days</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span>Everless by Sara Holland </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Physical book, read during 4 days</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span>The Assassin and the Pirate Lord by Sarah J. Maas </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ebook (Short Story), read during 1 day</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span>SunKissed by Sarah J. Maas </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I really had a good reading month and in general i like all the books i read. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My favorite one was A court of Mist and Fury, i end up giving it 4.9 out of 5* and it was a book that make me think of the plot and the characters for day's after i finish it. The less favorite book of January was Sinful in Satin, i like it but it was the book that makes me less anxious to finish and the plot was not super exciting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This month i have two favorite covers: Everless and The Crown. OMG did you guy's saw this gorgeous and breathtaking covers? If not go see them ASAP and i'm sure you will fall in love with them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now for my February TBR! In most part i'm a mood reader but i usually can stick to a monthly TBR because when i decide it i choose books that i'm in a mood to read. This month i intend to go through 12 books, but i have to confess that 4 of them are short stories, so without further ado here is my list: </span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Winter by Marissa Meyer</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The Assassin and the Healer by Sarah J. Maas</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The Assassin and the Desert by Sarah J. Maas</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The Assassin and the Underworld by Sarah J. Maas</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The Assassin and the Empire by Sarah J. Maas</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The Cruel Prince by Holly Black </span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Dreamer's Pool by Juliet Marillier</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Midnight's Captive </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">by Donna Grant</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Vision in Silver</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">by Anne Bishop</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This past weekend i decided to join in the famous 24in48 Readathon, for those of you that do not know what a readathon is, well<span style="background-color: white;"> i</span><span class="ya-q-full-text" id="yui_3_17_2_4_1517226544404_962" itemprop="text" style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">t's a type of "marathon," which is defined as "An event or activity that requires prolonged effort or endurance." </span></span></div>
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<br />Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-58509116325717529752018-01-26T08:27:00.002-08:002018-01-26T08:27:28.273-08:00Book Review: Sinful in Satin (The Rarest Blooms #3) by Madeline Hunter<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">This is the 3º book in the Rarest Blooms series by Madeline Hunter and i have only read the second one before, however it was so long ago that i did not remember anything about the plot. I have a little difficulty in the begging about remembering the characters interaction and the relations between them but later it became more easier. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">About the main characters and their romance i like it, it was a sweet one but sometimes Celia get's a little annoying with her ideas that she is not "normal" and because of her situation she can't be happy. It was a book that you could read without thinking too much about it, there are not twist and surprises in this one and you get exactly what you are expecting from the book. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I gave it 2,7 out of 5*, it was not my favorite book from this genre but it was an easy read that takes you away from reality for some time. </span></span></div>
Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-21723170372045555142018-01-24T05:09:00.000-08:002018-01-24T05:09:01.687-08:00Book Review: A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) by Sarah J. Maas<h1 class="bookTitle" id="bookTitle" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2px; width: 455px;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #073763;">"</span><span style="color: #181818;">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.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">This is the second book from ACOTAR series and i could not wait to start this one after i finish the first, so i decided to buy it before my next book haul and read it asap. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I see various spoilers for some parts of this book, so i already know what would happen to Feyre in terms of romance before i start it. That fact was a preoccupation for me because i really like the first book and i was afraid the plot line would be senseless and not to my liking, but i just love this book and i have to admit that what happens makes perfect sense and it could not be another way. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I fell a great evolution of the character's in this book and so many twist and action, you could not read this book without exhausting yourself because there are not a part where something is not happening. The new character's that are presented are so so well made that is impossible to not love them and suffer for them and i still could not decide who is my favorite from this series. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I gave this one 4.9 out of 5*, this is a book that make me smile, cry, throw the book at the wall (just kidding my poor book, but i have the will to) fell so many things that when i finish it i just want to star the 3 volume to know what the hell will happen. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">If you do not know this books please go for the next bookshop you see and buy it i can assure you that it will be one of your next favorite series ever.</span></span></div>
Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-83304901885449146612018-01-22T08:08:00.000-08:002018-01-22T08:08:01.808-08:00Book Review: Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles #3.5) by Marissa Meyer<h1 class="bookTitle" id="bookTitle" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2px; width: 455px;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span id="freeText14531481393479533133" style="color: #181818;">"In this stunning bridge book between <i>Cress</i> and <i>Winter</i> in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles, Queen Levana’s story is finally told.<br /><br /><i>Mirror, mirror on the wall,<br />Who is the fairest of them all?</i><br /><br />Fans of the Lunar Chronicles know Queen Levana as a ruler who uses her “glamour” to gain power. But long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story – a story that has never been told . . . until now.<br /><br />Marissa Meyer spins yet another unforgettable tale about love and war, deceit and death. This extraordinary book includes full-color art and an excerpt from <i>Winter</i>, the next book in the Lunar Chronicles series.</span><span style="color: #181818;"> "</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #181818;">This is a "short Story" about queen Levana and her past, although i do not consider it a short story because it has almost 220 pages, i think of it as a little book.</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">During the series i suspect that Levana was badly threatened as a child and that it could have been the motif for her being so bad now but reading this book make me realize that although there are situations that may have contributed for her attitude, inside she was always a bad person. </span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">I liked to see more details about the character's past, it was a easy read that make me want to continue this series even more. I don't know why this is consider book 3,5 i guess you could read it when you want after the 1 book and do not have to wait to finish the 3. </span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">I gave 3.4 out of 5*, i consider this a good read but not enough to reach the 4* mark. I just have to admit that i love love love the covers for these books and i think this one is the most accurate with the plot so far. </span><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">I recommend this book to everyone that have already read the Lunar Chronicles and have not yet read this one. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">This is the last book from the selection series and i could not wait to start reading it after i finish the heir. I had a bittersweet sensation, for a part i was really curious and anxious to know the final but at the same time i was aware that this was the final book and that i would never read anything from this universe.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">It is impossible to not compare this last two books with the others in this series and i think that although this version of a male selection is imaginative and brings another POV to these books at the same time is much less exciting that the first one. Let me explain it a little bit better, women have a way of scheming and ploting against each other that men do not have and because of that i think the other selection had many layers to it. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">A positive thing about this one and that make me read it in a single day was the fact that we do not have absolutely certain who will be the choice, in the other books we know that America will end up being the selected one but here we have so many possibilities. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I have my thoughts about who will be chosen in this selection, but i have to confess that i was divided between two guys. One of them was the final choice of Eadlyn and i was again happy and sad at the same time. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I gave this book 3.9 out of 5*, i really like this series and for me it was one of the best i read in this genre. I like the fact that the author make two books about America's daughter and i would love to return to this universe sometime in the future. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I recommend this book to all that love a good romance but with some mystery and intrigue in it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="color: #181818;">"Meet Celaena Sardothien.<br />Beautiful. Deadly.<br />Destined for greatness.</b><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an eighteen-year-old girl is serving a life sentence. She is a trained assassin, the best of her kind, but she made a fatal mistake. She got caught.</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">Young Captain Westfall offers her a deal: her freedom in return for one huge sacrifice. Celaena must represent the prince in a to-the-death tournament—fighting the most gifted thieves and assassins in the land. Live or die, Celaena will be free. Win or lose, she is about to discover her true destiny. But will her assassin’s heart be melted?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #181818;">Since i start my bookstagram a few months ago i always see great reviews about this series so i decided that it would be a great way to start my 2018 reading year. </span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">This is the first book in the Throne of Glass series and it was a little different than what i was expecting from the blurb, not in a bad way, i was thinking it will be a action book based on a competition but really the competition although have a big part in the plot line are not the center of the book and although there is action in this book there is also a little romance, palatial intrigues and a lot of investigation regarding some mystery evil that is haunting everyone. </span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">The writing style is simple and at the same time captivating and one could not put the book down since the beginning. The main character's are lovable and we get involved in their lives so much that we end up suffering and felling all the emotions they fell. I have to say that my top 3 are Calaena, Chaol and Nehemia, but i still could not decide who i want Calaena to end up with. </span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">I gave this book 4.3 out of 5*, i'm so glad i start this series and that i discover this amazing books to read during this year. I will order the next one in my January book haul because i'm so curious to know what will happen next.</span></span></div>
Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-45339248156002427122018-01-08T09:47:00.001-08:002018-01-08T09:47:55.285-08:00Wizardry Student Box _ December 2017<h2>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hi guys, today i bring another unboxing but this time it is a totally new subscription box named <b>Wizardry Student Box (WSB) </b>and i will give all the details before i start the review of this month. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So this is a bimonthly box, it is only released every two months and this one is related with year two of Harry Potter. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- 1 or 2 handmade items </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- 1 or 2 House related items </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- 1 exclusive item </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- 1 or 2 items related with each school year</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">When you open the box this is what you are going to see....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">The items this month are all related somehow with th</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">e </span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Prisoner of Azkaban</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"> book and i love the idea that each box is about a school year at Hogwarts. Personally i love this book because i get to see for the first time my favorite character in the entire series, Sirius Black!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">I was expecting a shirt in this box so you can imagine how excited i got when i see that instead it was a Funko Pop. </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">I see in the box guide that you can receive 3 different ones. </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">The dementor, Hermione with the time turner or Harry with the marauders map. </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">It was amazing that i get this because i have already the dementor and this way i can continue my collection. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">The second "big" item in this box was a fantastic </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">monstrous book of monsters box that is covered with fur and has all the details, the eyes and the teeth .... in one word PERFECT!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">I want one of this boxes for ages but i never buy any because they are a bit expensive. So i went mad when i see they have included it in this box =D Such a great item and very weel made too. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Since we received this box before Christmas it was totally appropriated to receive Christmas decorations in it, they send us two tree hanging balls with a stag and the letters HP in them. The colors of the letters match the color of your Hogwarts house and again this shows the detail the team put in the construction of this box.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Inside of the box they include a little letter with wishes for good holidays and i love the attention and the feel that this box is directed to you. Also there is a key chain with your Hogwarts house crest, again i have been tempted to buy it a little while ago, but the price makes me always hesitate so i'm so so glad that i have it now, and he rest with my house key right now. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">The last items are a Knight bus ticket that i will add to my collection and join at the Hogwarts express one from the first box, a print featuring the patronus enchantment and a poster of Sirius Black. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">The last item is not a poster is the guide that contain all the items in this box and the explanations but i love it so much that i have to put it on a frame and hang it on my wall. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"> I gave this box 4,7 out of 5* for me it was almost perfect, would love for something marauder related but i cannot complain, the value of this box was beyond what i was expecting and the items..... OMG i'm speechless. </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">My favorite has to be the funko but closely followed by the box, the less favorite has to be the print. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">I'm expecting with great anticipation the next box because Goblet of Fire is my favorite book. I would love to see something related to the triwizard tournament and to the Yule ball. Let's see what next month brought....</span><br />
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Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-71062533653804947492017-12-27T06:02:00.000-08:002017-12-27T06:02:07.797-08:00Book Review: While the Light Lasts (Hercule Poirot #41) by Agatha Christie<h1 class="bookTitle" id="bookTitle" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2px; width: 455px;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #181818;">"These early short stories showcase Christie's talents across a range of styles from romance to the supernatural. Though these are not all crime stories, they reflect Christie's ability to deliver an unexpected twist in the tale.</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">The House of Dreams</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">The Actress</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">The Edge</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">Christmas Adventure</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">The Lonely God</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">Manx Gold</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">Within a Wall</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;"> The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;"> While the Light Lasts"</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I get this book a little by impulse after i finished Murder on the Orient Express and when i decided to buy more books from Christie i stumble upon this one in a promotion 1=2.<br /><br />When i read the blurb i do not get the right impression about what type of book this was, in reality this is a collection of short stories written by the author during her life and not a full book.<br />Personally i do not like this format because the stories are so small that we can´t get the felling we normally got from her books, i mean there is not the sense of empathy with the characters neither the enthusiasm about discovering who the murder is and why she/he did it.<br /><br />I gave 1,7 out of 5 * to this one, in general the stories are well written and my favorite one was "Manx Gold" but i was expecting more and i would love to see this collection of stories completely developed and with a full book for each one of them.<br /><br />I only recommend this book to someone who likes really short stories and doesn't mind the little explanation about the plot line and the character's.</span></div>
Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-61819253871156162712017-12-19T10:42:00.002-08:002017-12-19T10:42:30.389-08:00Book Review: Lilith's Puppet (From The Shadows Book 1) by Richard Le Tourneau <span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="item" style="background-color: white;"><span class="fn"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3; text-decoration-line: none;">Lilith's Puppet </span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px;" /><span class="by smallText" style="background-color: white; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">by</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px;"><span itemprop="name" style="line-height: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;">Richard Le Tourneau</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The year is 1810, five children stumble onto an ancient, terrifying secret that will affect the rest of their lives. While playing near an old oak at the edge of the forest, Henry, Howard, Rachel, Phillip and Thalia come across an age-old artefact that will unleash an unimaginable evil that will follow them to adulthood.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">*** This book was given to me by the author to read and review. Although the opinions in here are all my own ***</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">The first thing i notice when i open the file that was send to me was the image on the cover, it was a little bit dark and sinister and make me think of a terror movie. I guess one could say that this is the type of cover that makes an impression at first glance. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">So i would like to start this review saying that i read a little bit of every genre but terror and horror one's are not my favorites and really not my type. That said the writing style is simple enough but for me the language is sometimes a little bit crude, i understand this use in this story and i guess it makes sense considering the plot but the author could have use more variations of some terms that are not so forthcoming. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">This book is divided between two key times during the life of the main characters, their infancy and later their adult life. I like this time lapse because in books that begin with very young characters i like to be able to see what happen to them after they grow up. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">For me the final of the book was lacking, i fell like in the end i miss something. I don't know if it was a better explanation about what happen to the main characters but i was left with the felling this story have not ended yet.... i do not know if this was the idea of the author or not to not finish things completely because he can return to this plot sometime and make a sequel. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I end up only giving this book 1.8 out of 5* manly because i do not like this genre of books very much and not because i think the book was bad. I think it would be an amazing Halloween read and that for people you like terror and horror stories i would recommend they give this author a go. </span></span>Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-72515479692448955372017-12-19T10:02:00.000-08:002017-12-19T10:02:06.142-08:00Book Review: Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #10) by Agatha Christie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="color: #181818;">"The murderer is with us - on the train now..."</i><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. One of his fellow passengers must be the murderer.</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">Isolated by the storm and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer amongst a dozen of the dead man's enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #181818;">So i have to admit that i only buy and start this book right now because of the movie, i do not like to see a movie based on a book without reading the book first and when a friend invite me to go see this one i though i need to read it today! </span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">I really enjoy 99% of Christie books and i think her books have a easy writing and a way of capturing the reader attention. This one has a very interesting plot and for me at least a completely unexpected final. It happens to me in books from this genre, to suspect someone during all the book and do not change my mind, in this one it was the opposite i think i suspect all the characters at some point but i never could have guessed the solution to this mystery. </span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">The only thing i could point out that may be a downside for some people is the fact that this book does not have much action, the most part of the books are interviews and the main character (Poirot) doing his thinking and connecting dots. For me it was not a problem because i sometimes like a book that makes me think and i do not mind fewer action. </span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">I went to see the movie some days after i finish the read and i recommend it but again i have to just say THE BOOK WAS BETTER!</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">Gave this story 4,8 out of 5* and let me say that this was my favorite read of November. It was a book i could not put down from the moment i start it and i as so curious to know what would happen, i definitely recommend this book to all the readers that love a good mystery and also to those that like a book with many twists that made you think and rethink about all the possible scenarios that the plot is going to take.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father. To do that, Lorelai needs to use the one weapon she and Queen Irina have in common—magic. She’ll have to be stronger, faster, and more powerful than Irina, the most dangerous sorceress Ravenspire has ever seen.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">In the neighboring kingdom of Eldr, when Prince Kol’s father and older brother are killed by an invading army of magic-wielding ogres, the second-born prince is suddenly given the responsibility of saving his kingdom. To do that, Kol needs magic—and the only way to get it is to make a deal with the queen of Ravenspire, promise to become her personal huntsman…and bring her Lorelai’s heart.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">But Lorelai is nothing like Kol expected—beautiful, fierce, and unstoppable—and despite dark magic, Lorelai is drawn in by the passionate and troubled king. Fighting to stay one step ahead of the dragon huntsman—who she likes far more than she should—Lorelai does everything in her power to ruin the wicked queen. But Irina isn’t going down without a fight, and her final move may cost the princess the one thing she still has left to lose.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">This book was a complete cover buy for me, i love the cover and later when i read the blurb i add it to my wishlist.It was there for quite some time so when i finally decided to order it i have to start reading the same day it arrived. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">It was a snow white retelling, with easy writting style and a very fluent language. I guess you get almost what you are expecting from this book, i mean if you know snow white you can guess prety fast what the main plot of this one is going to be. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">However i was a little bit surprised with some twists that the author add to this book, mostly Lorelai brother. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">About the main character's i like but do not love them, the development of theirs personality are sometimes lacking but they have a sweet romance. This is the kind of book you read easy in a day or two and i get curious about the next books in this series, although they are separated reads that do not have relation between them. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I gave this one 3,4 out of 5* and i recommend it to someone you loves fairy tales retelling's.</span></span>Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-88552312772719168692017-12-11T10:20:00.003-08:002017-12-11T10:22:01.662-08:00Wizardry Student Box _ October 2017<h2>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hi guys, today i bring another unboxing but this time it is a totally new subscription box named <b>Wizardry Student Box (WSB) </b>and i will give all the details before i start the review of this month. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- 1 exclusive item </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- 1 or 2 items related with each school year</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> When you subscribe you have to tell your t shirt size and which Hogwarts house you belong to. The box cost me 30 € (about 27,76£) already with shipment and this is only for a month box, you could also chose other payment options: 4 boxes for 115 € (about 106,45£) or 7 boxes for 190 € (about 175,89£).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So without further ado let's start this unboxing =D and i know i'm a little bit late with this post but magic is magic and i hope you will like this box!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The itens this month are all related somehow with the chamber of secrets book and i love the idea that each box is about a school year at Hogwarts. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The guide with all the items of this book was printed in a paper that resemble the entrance to the chamber of secrets, again i like it and i think it is a good little detail. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121;"><span style="color: #444444; white-space: pre-wrap;">They include a pillow case, and OMG i just love it!!! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121;"><span style="color: #444444; white-space: pre-wrap;">The design is brilliant, again is themed for the second book but really take a good look at it.... i think this is one of a kind item. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A coloring book, that i personally adore since i'm a sucker for coloring things and i love to color when i'm listening audiobooks. A little pumpkin with some candy in them and the sentence "follow the spiders", again this demonstrates the care they put into this box and i was so happy with a reference to Halloween. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The next item is the usual bookmark with the golden trio and i would love them to do a bookmark series. They could do one with ginny, luna and neville for instance. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I just love this item, the imagination behind it is brilliant!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In resume this m</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">on</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">th box have 7 items and of course my favorite one is the pillow case close by Tom's riddle Diary, if i have to choose a less favorite item i think it will be the bookmark, just because i have already it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I will order the next box of course and it will be delivered next week (shame on me for doing this post so late), i'm expecting something marauder's related since it will be related with 3º book, and i would love some item abour sirius since he is my favorite character. </span></span></div>
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Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-83482342213342129682017-12-05T09:50:00.000-08:002017-12-05T09:50:04.248-08:00Book Review:King's Cage (Red Queen #3) by Victoria Aveyard <h1 class="bookTitle" id="bookTitle" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2px; width: 455px;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #181818;">"In this breathless third installment to Victoria Aveyard’s bestselling Red Queen series, allegiances are tested on every side. And when the Lightning Girl's spark is gone, who will light the way for the rebellion?</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her lethal mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven Calore continues weaving his dead mother's web in an attempt to maintain control over his country—and his prisoner.</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">As Mare bears the weight of Silent Stone in the palace, her once-ragtag band of newbloods and Reds continue organizing, training, and expanding. They prepare for war, no longer able to linger in the shadows. And Cal, the exiled prince with his own claim on Mare's heart, will stop at nothing to bring her back.</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">When blood turns on blood, and ability on ability, there may be no one left to put out the fire—leaving Norta as Mare knows it to burn all the way down."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #181818;">This is the 3 book from the Red Queen series by victoria Aveyard, and i know that there is a lot of </span><span style="color: #181818;">controversy surrounding this series but i really like it a lot. </span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">For me the beginning of this book was a little slow with a lot of conversation and little action, but later it fasten up and the final is once again breathtaking and leaves us salivating for the next one in this series. </span><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">There are also some less positive aspects in this book, again i consider the chapters a little to big for my liking and there are some situations where the behavior of the main character's leave me wanting to strangle them. </span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">About the main character's i have to confess that i cannot dislike Maven 100% and sometimes i wish he can be recovered. I'm super curious about the final book that will be released in 2018 and i can't wait to read it. </span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">I gave this one 4,4 out of 5*, it is not my favorite from this series but the plot is interesting and for someone who like the previous one's they will definitely like this too.</span></span></div>
Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-33323574252799699802017-12-01T10:20:00.004-08:002017-12-01T10:20:53.247-08:00Book Review: Bando de Corvos (The Others #2) by Anne Bishop<h2 style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2px; width: 455px;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #181818;">After winning the trust of the terra indigene residing in the Lakeside Courtyard, Meg Corbyn has had trouble figuring out what it means to live among them. As a human, Meg should be barely tolerated prey, but her abilities as a cassandra sangue make her something more.</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">The appearance of two addictive drugs has sparked violence between the humans and the Others, resulting in the murder of both species in nearby cities. So when Meg has a dream about blood and black feathers in the snow, Simon Wolfgard - Lakeside’s shape-shifting leader - wonders if their blood prophet dreamed of a past attack or a future threat.</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">As the urge to speak prophecies strikes Meg more frequently, trouble finds its way inside the Courtyard. Now, the Others and the handful of humans residing there must work together to stop the man bent on reclaiming their blood prophet - and stop the danger that threatens to destroy them all.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #181818;">After winning the trust of the terra indigene residing in the Lakeside Courtyard, Meg Corbyn has had trouble figuring out what it means to live among them. As a human, Meg should be barely tolerated prey, but her abilities as a cassandra sangue make her something more.</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">The appearance of two addictive drugs has sparked violence between the humans and the Others, resulting in the murder of both species in nearby cities. So when Meg has a dream about blood and black feathers in the snow, Simon Wolfgard - Lakeside’s shape-shifting leader - wonders if their blood prophet dreamed of a past attack or a future threat.</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">As the urge to speak prophecies strikes Meg more frequently, trouble finds its way inside the Courtyard. Now, the Others and the handful of humans residing there must work together to stop the man bent on reclaiming their blood prophet - and stop the danger that threatens to destroy them all.</span></span></div>
Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-43175541514844685932017-11-14T10:06:00.000-08:002017-11-14T10:06:49.189-08:00Book Review: Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer<h2 style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2px; width: 455px;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cinder, the cyborg mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of the bestselling Lunar Chronicles. She’s trying to break out of prison—even though if she succeeds, she’ll be the Commonwealth’s most wanted fugitive.<br /><br />Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother is missing. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother’s whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana, who will do anything for the handsome Prince Kai to become her husband, her king, her <i>prisoner</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is the second book from the Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer and i could not stop myself from reading it right after i finish the first one. Again i listen to this on audiobook and i just love the narrator, definitely recommend this series on audio. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This books is a fairy tale retelling and this time it is Red riding wood the tale being retold. The plot takes place almost at the same moment the previous book finish but in another part of the world and with different characters. </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We are introduced to Scarlet, a teenager that is in search for her missing grandmother and wolf a street fighter that is going to help her. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Again this book brings much more that the usual retelling, the plot is imaginative and we are always trying to guess what will comes next. In Cinder we get almost what we are expecting from a cinderella retelling, instead in this second books we get many surprises and twists. The only thing i do not really like was the fact that the universal plot do not get much advance to it, that is we get to see and learn a lot more about Cinder past and what happens to bring the characters to that point of the story, but in the final of Scarlet we are almost at the same stage we were when we start the book. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">I gave this book 4.25 out of 5*, i could not give more because of the sense that the plot does not evolve but at the same time i could not give less because i really like scarlet and wolfs story. </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">I'm so so curious about what will happen in next books that i think i will start it soon enough. </span></div>
Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-26754538244069728132017-11-06T03:33:00.004-08:002017-11-06T03:37:56.037-08:00Book Review: Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer<h2 style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2px; width: 455px;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #181818;">Sixteen-year-old Cinder is considered a technological mistake by most of society and a burden by her stepmother. Being cyborg does have its benefits, though: Cinder's brain interference has given her an uncanny ability to fix things (robots, hovers, her own malfunctioning parts), making her the best mechanic in New Beijing. This reputation brings Prince Kai himself to her weekly market booth, needing her to repair a broken android before the annual ball. He jokingly calls it "a matter of national security," but Cinder suspects it's more serious than he's letting on.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #181818;">Although eager to impress the prince, Cinder's intentions are derailed when her younger stepsister, and only human friend, is infected with the fatal plague that's been devastating Earth for a decade. Blaming Cinder for her daughter's illness, Cinder's stepmother volunteers her body for plague research, an "honor" that no one has survived.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #181818;">But it doesn't take long for the scientists to discover something unusual about their new guinea pig. Something others would kill for.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">I have see this book on my goodreads feed for quite a time but i never feel the urge to start reading it. A little explanation for those of you that do not know what goodreads is.... well the best way to describe it is "like a facebook for books" where you can register what you read, participate in book challenges, get bookworm friends, etc.... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">I will leave the link for you to see it: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/" target="_blank">goodreads</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As for this book it seems at first sight a fairy tale retelling of Cinderella with a little of snow white in the mixture, but when you start reading it you get so much more in the plot. The book is very fast paced and there is always happening things.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The world the author has created is captivating, imagine a futuristic scenario where the world is inhabit by humans, cyborg's and androids and where the moon is also inhabit by a race called Lunar's. Imagine also that a plague is striking our planet, and in the middle of all this we have our main character Cinder, her stepmother, her stepsisters and a prince charming.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Although</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> it is also a little predictable, i guess you could catch the main plot very easy if you are aware of the fairy tales i mention before. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I listen to this in audiobook and i have to say i really like the narrator </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rebecca Soler and the cadence of the audio. I usually only listen to books i want to reread and this was one of the first times i actually listen to a new to me book and i liked a lot. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I gave a solid 4,75 out of 5* and i only have two regrets regarding this book, the first that i do not read it sooner and the second that i do not have it on my bookshelf because i really liked it and the cover is just gorgeous. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is a series i will definitely follow and i recommend it to anyone you love a good fairy tale but also an amazing fantasy book. </span></div>
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Carla Simõeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263126543804648616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299266369158821182.post-43236708428269253842017-11-03T04:53:00.001-07:002017-11-03T04:53:28.306-07:00Book Review: Midnight's Kiss (Dark Warriors #5) by Donna Grant<h1 class="bookTitle" id="bookTitle" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2px; width: 455px;">
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Midnight's Kiss </span></h1>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="by smallText" style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 14px;">by</span> <span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 19.8px;">Donna Grant</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="color: #181818;">Bound by the gods. Champions against evil. The Dark Warriors have taken their battle from ancient Scotland to the modern world - where a woman’s love is the greatest danger of all...</b><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><b style="color: #181818;"><i>DEEPER THAN DESIRE</i> </b><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">Dr. Veronica Reid is a world-renowned archeologist whose Druid abilities help her to unearth ancient magical items. The arrival of the all-too-attractive and charismatic Arran MacCarrick puts her on the defensive when he begins to question how she really finds her artifacts…until an unknown foe attacks and Ronnie discovers that Arran has a secret as great as her own. Together, they unleash an all-consuming passion that won't be denied...</span><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><b style="color: #181818;"><i>STRONGER THAN FATE</i> </b><br style="color: #181818;" /><br style="color: #181818;" /><span style="color: #181818;">Immortal Warrior Arran is on a mission to find the spell to bind the god within him. But one look at the impossibly beautiful Ronnie and he knows there is more to her than meets the eye. With danger lurking around every corner and an undeniable hunger that grows with every kiss, Arran must reveal who he is to keep Ronnie from his nemesis. Now he is left with no choice but to fight - or fall - for the woman he loves...</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Let me start this review saying that i love this series! I discover Donna Grant book's purely by luck while searching for fantasy and i fell in love with the covers and blurbs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is the 5 book of the Dark Warriors series and for those of you that do not know Donna Grant books, this series is the second part of the Dark World that has began with the series Dark Sword. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Although this is a book series, in the first chapters the author leaves little references and explanations for the important aspects of the world she has created as well as descriptions of what has happened in last book. For me it is an asset because i do not read her books in a row and between reads there are some details i do not recall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Other great aspect of this series is the fact that we get to see glimpses of all the previous main characters from past books. We get a sense of family and union that i just love and so many twists and unexpected turns that it leaves us hanging by a thread. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This particular one is a sweet story, i was not particularly curious about Arran because he was not one of my favorite warriors but his mate compensate that. I just love to read about Ronnie and these two make a good match. The final of the book.... OH MY GOD! It is full of twists and i was desperate for a moment because of something that happens. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You can really know how good a book is just for the simple fact that you cannot put it down and you cry all over it with emotions in a turmoil. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The only thing i did not enjoy in this books are the length of the chapters, sometimes they tend to be a little bigger than i enjoy and for me this difficult the reading. I was super curious to know what will happen in the next book and so i have already order it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I gave this one 4,4 out of 5*, it was not a 5* book for me but it was close. The writing style captivates you from the beginning and like i have already state the final of the book is mind blowing. If you love paranormal romance you have definitely to start this series!</span></div>
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