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Heartless by Marissa Meyer

    Book Review(blended tea edition all my thoughts at once)


                  Heartless by Marissa Meyer

wow that character development and transformation was insane, nonetheless i was so disappointed

I expected this book to blow me out of the water. The middle and the beginning dragged and were unnecessarily drawn out. I didn't connect to Jest i didn't find him all that swoon worthy. Cath annoyed me at the end she made such stupid decisions and it just ugh annoyed me. The Hatta i didnt like at all he was in fact my last favorite character . I liked the whole moral of the beginning of the story which is live your life for yourself and do what makes you happy. I wanted more of the Chesire cat i liked him he was cute and funny it would have been nice if he had more of an overall involvement with the plot and story. Cath's transformation was interesting to see and she is a polar opposite of herself in the beginning to the end its crazy. I feel like the romance took too much center stage can't believe I'm saying that but if i had connected with it i would appreciated that but i didnt so i feel like the entire story and its purpose was the romance which was unfortunate. I would have liked more action and more suspense. It was incredibly predictable i saw it all coming. The jabberwock side plot didn't excite me and it didnt leave me on the edge of my seat it didnt scare me that much. The kingdom of hearts was very childish at times it felt like i was reading middle grade. The writing style was the best part of this book and its saving grace i love Marissa's writing style which is why i will read more of her books in the future. The writing flowed beautifully and it was whimsical in style and it was just the best part of the book. The first 50 pages of this book was amazing and afterward my connection to this book waned the book dragged and became childish i expected it to have action and a heart pounding romance and be high stakes but it wasn't and I'm so disappointed. Comparing this to Fairest i feel like Fairest was a lot better because we got more into Levana's psyche and her craziness engulfed my soul as i was reading it haha. In this book it was like all in the name of love... this entire book was and thats it. We didn't get into Cath's head like i thought we would. All in all, I'm just as disappointed in this one as i was with the lunar chronicles final book, Winter. I would only recommend this to fans of Marissa Meyer. I hope the next book of hers i read i will love because it hurts to be disappointed by one of my favorite authors twice in a row:( 

Favorite Quote: " To be all right implies an impossible phase. We hope for mostly right on the best of our days."

A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

                        Book Review

A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

Writing: I though the writing was super entertaining and gripping but not to the point where i couldn't put the book down. The writing wasn't special or lyrical in any way but there were some quotable parts.

Characters: I really enjoyed Paul especially the Paul in Russia he was so sweet and i went awww a couple of times. I would have enjoyed more backstory on him and Theo so i could feel a closer connection to them. Now on to the main character, Marguerite she was soooo annoying. The way that she would reject Paul because she felt that by kissing him she was cheating him???! Are you kidding me? Also in the beginning she got drunk like what was the point of that? It was so stupid. Some of the decisions she would make the things that she would do were so stupid. The girl also didn't know how to keep her priorities straight it was so annoying.

Romance: As for the romance between her and Paul in Russia i wanted more time getting to know him and i really liked his character i wanted more of him and i wanted to see more of his personality to make the romance seem more real. Now i know to some that might sound crazy because a lot of people complained about the fact the romance took center stage in this book. But i love romance so i thought there wasn't enough romance i wanted more bonding time between Paul and Meg.

Plot: I predicted a lot of the twists and "Shockers" that were in the story if i hadn't suspected them think i would have enjoyed this more. As for the plot it had a decent enough pace but i definitely wanted to see more parallel universes and i wish the ones we did see were more intricate and imaginative. Also while reading at times i found myself not really caring about what would happen to the characters and not really on the edge of my seat.

Scifi: I enjoyed the jumping into each parallel universe but i wanted more explanations on how the firebird worked and also how all the universes co existed. We needed more of that also something i forgot to add was how confusing this book was at times like i never knew why the characters were going here i never understood their plans. That was frustrating.

Overall, i enjoyed this book but i was a little disappointed it was entertaining and I'm interested in the world i will definitely read the sequel because i am curious as to what will happen next.

Favorite Quote: " I would love you in any shape in any world, with any past never doubt that."

The Young Elites by Marie Lu

                           Book Review 

                   The Young Elites by Marie Lu

Wow this book was unlike any other book I've ever read and I ahhhh I love how in this book everyone is in the gray area you don't know who's good or bad it's so subjective to the way you look at things what's good and right and bad and wrong is no longer clear the lines are blurred sooo good 

Okay now to the review
Characters: Usually a story is either plot driven or character driven this book was really neither in actuality it was characterization driven which was a first for me our main character Adelina is really what makes the story in my opinion she has this overwhelming amount of darkness in her usually in young adult at the very least the main character is good but no no no Marie Lu decided to take another turn in this book and I was so glad she did Adelina was so unique I've never read about a character quite like her she was strong she knew how to pick herself up when she fell down she was bad she was dark she was sinister vengeful and vindictive with a little tiny bit of goodness in her at first I was a bit creeped out and uncomfortable with her but I got used to her real quick and me and her gelled well and I learned to like her she is an extremely complex character with an extraordinary amount of pain and loneliness and darkness in her she is the feeling of darkness we all have inside of us made into a person she brought up a lot of questions on what is morally right and what is good and bad and made you take a step back at look at yourself which I looved I love morally ambiguous character (*cough Warner my one true love cough*) her character was very intricate and so so strong yes she could be cruel but that was because of the way she grew up and I loved the flashbacks throughout the story that got us to know her so well on a very deep level her character intruiged me to no end and her character was highly unpredictable as for the other characters they were good I liked how no one had 100% good selfless intentions no one was fully good or bad everyone was somewhere in between.

Plot: The plot was fast paced and there was always something going on it never left me bored that's all I. Have to say about it and I loved the whole super powers idea I'm always such a sucker for those and I loved how after you survived the blood fever it left you with random markings like eye or color changes that was particularly fascinating to me I want that to be explored more I like the turn its taking for the second book I have lots of theories :)

Writing style: Unlike the writing style in Legend this writing style was to the point not boring and easy to read and get through it was the writing style that got me hooked right away I flew through this book because of it you know the writing is good when your turning pages without even being aware of it and then you look down shocked to see how far you've gotten such a big improvement from Legend in my opinion

Romance : The romance was interesting I just wished we got to know Enzo more and that he got more time with Adelina for that I didnt feel very connected to him I would have liked to see that fleshed out more

Overall I really liked this book btw I love that Adelinetta has white hair and only one eye how wicked cool is that? Once again she's so unique I was so invested in this story and this world and it felt so real to me I can't wait to pick up the sequel and I hope more people read this I would most definitely reccomend this especially for those who want a darker fantasy btw this was my first fantasy and this genre did not disspapoint so happy this book could be the book to introduce me to the fantasy world I think I'm going to like it here;) 

Favorite quotes: “It is pointless to believe what you see, if you only see what you believe.” 

                              “Embellish your flaws. They will turn into your assets.”

                             “You cannot harden your heart to the future just because of your past. You cannot use      cruelty against yourself to justify cruelty to others.”

                               “It is better to have an enemy who will fight you in an open field then a lover who will kill    you in your sleep."

                                “After a lifetime of darkness, I want to leave something behind that is made of light.” 
                            

P.S I Like You By Kasie West

                                       Book Review (quick tea short and sweet!)

                           P.S. I Like you by Kasie West 

Actual rating: 3.5 stars this book was so cute!! 

Plot: The plot was very predictable and there was nothing that really shocked me. The pacing was the perfect pace, not too slow to where it bored me and not too fast to where i was confused and with whiplash. There was always something going on which i appreciated. I really liked the song writing and music element to this book i haven't read many books that were similar in that respect.

Characters: The characters felt real to me but for some reason i didn't feel fully connected to them. I wanted the main characters to be more developed. I enjoyed Lily's household it was very amusing and fun to read and how crazy her family was. With that said, the family dynamics in this book were great and interesting to read about. Although i liked the main character, Lily and her weird quirkiness, i felt at times she was very immature like how she held stupid grudges.

Romance: The romance didn't feel forced and i liked how it came to be, i can't reveal who the love interest is because of spoilers but its pretty obvious in the beginning, it doesn't take much to figure out. The exchanging letters on the desk in class aspect was super cute and i enjoyed that unique element of the story and romance. I think they both fit well together, they were a perfectly imperfect pair and an unlikely one but in a very good way. I didn't fully connect to the romance but i enjoyed reading about the romance and seeing it develop. There were certainly some cute moments.


Writing style: The writing style was the first thing that drew me in and captivated me right away. It was very entertaining and it became kind of hard to stop reading. The plot pacing and writing style worked perfectly in sync together which is what drew me in from the jump which i was grateful for. I liked how light and fluffy the writing style was but a con to that was that this actually read more like a middle grade at times than a young adult. The writing and plot wasn't as mature as a young adult should be much to my disappointment. It didn't take away from my overall enjoyment of the story though.

Favorite Quote: “Words brought us together though they almost kept us apart.

You trusted me with your secrets and then you stole my heart.” 

Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

                       Book Review(quick tea short and sweet!)

Miss Peregrines home for Peculiar Children By Ransom Riggs

Actual rating 3.5 This was my first book club book and i enjoyed it even though the beginning was rough 

Characters: I didn't feel that attached to the characters. At first i didn't like Emma but she kind of grew on me as the story progressed. The characters were okay, some of them felt real but i wasn't very connected to them. Our MC Jacob was just like any other character, there was nothing special about him. Some of the decisions the characters made were stupid and frustrated me. 

Romance: The romance was very odd, i didn't really understand how it could have come about, but i won't go into details because of spoilers. The romance was cute at times but i couldn't get past a certain fact that made it very odd to me. 

Plot: The plot in the beginning was very slow, too slow to the point where it was boring. The plot didn't really take off until the 200 page mark. After that, the pacing picked up because the mystery picked up and the story then became intriguing and really started to develop albeit very late. The end had a lot of action which i enjoyed and bumped the rating up for me a bit. I wasn't on the absolute edge of my seat, but it was somewhat captivating.

World Building: The world building was very interesting and unique. I liked the idea of the peculiar children's home and the time loops. The world wasn't one i connected to it just wasn't for me although it was intriguing. Some world you connect with and some you don't. The children's powers were interesting and that was one of my favorite things to read about. 

Writing Style: In the beginning the writing style was very bland and i wasn't enjoying the story. At page 200 once again, the writing style started to captivate me more and more and the world started to appear more whimsical along with it.

This book wasn't very creepy which i was pleased with. I know this book has a lotttt of hype and although i enjoyed it i don't think it lives up to the hype.




Favorite Quote: “We cling to our fairy tales until the price for believing in them becomes too high.”

A Tragic Kind of Wonderful by Eric Lindstrom

                              Book Review

                     A Tragic Kind Of Wonderful by Eric Lindstrom

Firstly, i would like to give a big thanks to Goodreads and the person who held the giveaway I'm super grateful and happy that i won and i will provide an honest review in exchange of course:)

Plot: The plot pacing was very slow i felt like not a lot happened until the end. The plot didn't really intrigue me as much as i would have liked. I liked the fact that Mel worked at the elderly home that aspect of the plot was cute and i enjoyed that because it was sweet and unique. I liked the ending because we got more " action " if you will and i was more interested. This book was mostly about friendships which I'm usually not a huge fan of friendship based books, in this book it was okay it was mediocre, was i bored at some points by the slow plot pacing? yes.

Characters: Mel i thought was pretty bland in the beginning and middle, although we got to see her sweet and kind side when she worked in the elderly home and i thought she was a good friend but i thought she was pretty bland until the end. Holly and Declan, her current friends when the book starts, i thought they were okay they were pretty 2 dimensional though. i feel like Zumi was meant to be like this awesome character but she was okay all of the characters were pretty 2 dimensional including the love interest David. I was intrigued by Aunt Joan i wish we could've learned more about her. The characters overall were pretty flat to me. I wish i would've connected with Mel more.

Writing style: The writing style was simple nothing special to me it was pretty bland. There were parts where there were rambling on sentences and run on sentences to reflect Mel's mental state i thought that was interesting.

Romance: The romance was okay it didn't give me butterflies it didn't make me swoon although the romance was in no way the main focal point of the story it was very much a very side side plot for sure. I wish the romance could've been more prominent but maybe thats because i love romance. It fell flat for me and David was okay he was mediocre he definitely didn't feel real to me.

Depiction of Mental Illness: In this book Mel, our main character has bipolar disorder. I was excited to get into the mind of someone with bipolar disorder i wanted to be educated on the topic which was my main if not only motive for wanting to read it. For most of the book Mel was doped up on drugs not to say she wasn't sober... she was it was just for most of the book we didn't get to see the full extent of her disorder because she was on mind altering drugs. I liked the mixed states part of it that was something new i learned i just feel i wasn't completely clear on how bipolar disorder worked. I don't think this book had a very clear and raw depiction of what bipolar disorder is which disappointed me.

Overall i wouldn't recommend this if you want an in depth look into what bipolar disorder is or how it operates but if you want to read a short quick contemporary with substance why not give it a shot you might just really enjoy it. 

Favorite Quote: “Sometimes I wish I knew what I was going to say in time to decide not to."

Red Queen By Victoria Aveyard

                                     Book Review


 Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Actual rating: 3.5 stars buddy read with Chelsea!!! 

Plot: I connected a lot with the storyline in the beginning, it had a " The Selection" feel to it which i loved. I loved reading about her life in the Castle and about the powers and the training. When it started to get into the Red Rebellion or the " Scarlet Guard" i started feeling less connected to the story and characters. The famous plot twist at the end i did not see coming i don't know if i necessarily agree with the placement of it but i did enjoy nonetheless. The epic battle at the end i will say i loved. I also would like to quickly include that Mares's powers seemingly popped out no where because she never mentioned seeing signs of it or anything weird when she was younger and it seemed like her powers were just there to be convenient.

Characters: I liked Mare especially in the beginning, but in the middle/ end that connection slowly declined. Cal one of the love interests, felt pretty cookie cutter and flat. I really liked Maven for most of the book and his connection with Mare was awesome to read. I shipped them more than i shipped her and Cal. I also liked the villainy of the Queen that was intriguing. The other characters , Mare's family and Kilorn felt flat Mare kept referring to the Scarlet Guard as her " friends" but i never saw an actual friendship between them establish itself the only friend she had in the Guard was Kilorn. My disconnect with her family made one of the reveals at the end less impactful for me. The " plot twist" with the queen didn't surprise me at all it was pretty obvious. Mare made very stupid comments and decisions throughout the book that kind of frustrated me those who have read the book will understand what i mean but at the end what she decided to say to Cal that changed everything that was a very naive and stupid move. 

World Building: The world in this book was the best aspect in my opinion it was thoroughly fleshed out it was intriguing and i was hooked on the world it sucked me in The whole dynamic between the Reds and Silvers is very frequent and overdone in this genre but it never gets old for me the dynamic between them was very intriguing and frankly the Silver's powers and houses as well as house colors fascinated me to learn about i loved this aspect of the book and i loved the princessy feel in the beginning that reminded me so much of The Selection. The one thing that bothered me about the world was the fact that throughout this whole book the country was at war and it was never explained why other than that the world building was the shining star in this book

Romance: The romance between Mare and Cal i found extremely lacking it seemingly appeared out of no where with its only purpose to further the plot. Their so called connection was laughable and pretty much nonexistent. Her connection to Maven however was pretty well established as they spent a considerable amount of time together and i couldn't help but root for them. Maven and Mare balanced each other out perfectly and i enjoyed reading about their romance was it an amazing blow me out the water romance? no but it was well established and enjoyable to read about

The Writing Style: The writing was pretty straight forward and simple it further moved along the story the writing was pretty goof despite some overly flowery moments here or there the writing toward the end was kind of making the story feel boring but i think the plot and writing were working together to do that pretty much sums up the writing it was pretty straight forward

Overall I'd recommend this to see what all the hype is about like i did and if your a fan of fantasy like i am it wasn't amazing the first half definitely was but the second half ruined it for me this book was pretty good and the whole you can't trust anyone aspect was pretty cool and unique about it and i enjoyed that. 

Favorite Quote: "The truth is what i make it i could set the world on fire and call it rain."