tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25207819447112244932024-03-14T02:47:45.393+08:00My Library in the MakingKazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.comBlogger498125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-51138125708781634782016-10-25T16:39:00.000+08:002016-10-25T16:39:14.611+08:00{Blog Tour} Book Review: Nevernight - Jay Kristoff<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6VY9NPM--y4/WA8ONBbMMmI/AAAAAAAACFs/TdReG0vayxIJXpCUB8BSqq8bBcGFc7M7QCLcB/s1600/nevernight.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6VY9NPM--y4/WA8ONBbMMmI/AAAAAAAACFs/TdReG0vayxIJXpCUB8BSqq8bBcGFc7M7QCLcB/s400/nevernight.png" width="261" /></a><b>Title: </b>Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle #1)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Author:</b> Jay Kristoff</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: </b>August 9th 2016</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Source: </b>ARC for blog tour / purchased</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText7494869809302412645">Destined to destroy empires, Mia Covere is only ten years old when she is given her first lesson in death.</span></b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
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years later, the child raised in shadows takes her first steps towards
keeping the promise she made on the day that she lost everything.</span></b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
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the chance to strike against such powerful enemies will be fleeting, so
if she is to have her revenge, Mia must become a weapon without equal.
She must prove herself against the deadliest of friends and enemies, and
survive the tutelage of murderers, liars and demons at the heart of a
murder cult.</span></b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText7494869809302412645">The Red Church is no Hogwarts, but Mia is no ordinary student.</span></b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText7494869809302412645">The shadows love her. And they drink her fear.</span></b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The last book I read before <i>Nevernight </i>was in July. <i>July. </i>God, I am officially in a reading slump. So when I got this book in the mail and saw how big it was, I was intimidated, to say the least. I even remember thinking, "There's no way I'm going to like this book," as I wondered how I was going to fit reading it into my busy schedule.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The story begins with Mia, a girl who can wield shadows. She is born into wealth, until one day when her father is charged with treason and she is taken from her mother. Left for dead, she survives only with the help of a shadow cat. She comes across a man who teaches her everything she needs to know about using the power she was born with, and with his help, she will become the person she needs to be to avenge her family.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>"But I'd still rather be called a cunt than a cock any turn."</b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Nevernight </i>started out intense, and I understand how it may put off some readers. It can be a bit confusing, but to someone who's used to reading high fantasy, this is nothing new to me. There was this feeling of mystery that was kept all throughout the book, something I really enjoyed, because I like knowing that I don't know anything of what's going to happen when I read a book. Another thing I liked was how <i>dark </i>this book was. Especially with this reading slump I'm in, this theme is something that kept me interested.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another thing I liked was the main character, Mia. She's fierce and brave, and she's not one of the reckless, "Nothing can kill me" type of hero who mindlessly faces enemies. She knows when her foe is stronger than her, and she knows that her life is more important than her pride.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>"Never flinch." A cold whisper in her ear. "Never fear. And never, ever forget."</b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All in all, <i>Nevernight </i>is a very nice choice of book for someone who doesn't know just what to read to get out of a reading slump. Maybe that's just me, but high fantasy has always been my go-to genre when I can't choose what to read. This is a great beginning to a new YA fantasy series, and I'm surely looking forward to reading the next!</span></span><br />
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Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-90256810044655171582016-07-10T18:00:00.000+08:002016-07-10T18:00:39.551+08:00Book Review: Solitaire - Alice Oseman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Title: </b>Solitaire</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Author: </b>Alice Oseman</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText4056489594465266507">In case you're wondering, this is not a love story.</span></b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText4056489594465266507">My
name is Tori Spring. I like to sleep and I like to blog. Last year –
before all that stuff with Charlie and before I had to face the harsh
realities of A-Levels and university applications and the fact that one
day I really will have to start talking to people – I had friends.
Things were very different, I guess, but that's all over now.</span></b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText4056489594465266507">Now there's Solitaire. And Michael Holden.</span></b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText4056489594465266507">I don't know what Solitaire are trying to do, and I don't care about Michael Holden.</span></b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Solitaire </i>is one of those books that just reeks "ominous". Everything from the cover to the summary and even the other reviews that I've read made me expect the emotional rollercoaster that this book is, but something about it just didn't work.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The book starts off slow as we are introduced to the characters. Tori, our main character, is the kind of teenager that I never enjoy reading about in fiction: angsty and demotivated. She has a lot of nothingness in her that seeped through the pages of the book, and at the same time it is her voice that will keep readers glued in. But although she had my attention, I had a hard time relating to her or any of the other characters, and I believe that is the reason why I failed to finish reading this the first time I picked it up: it was so damn slow and, in some parts, pointless.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>We're so used to disaster that we accept it. We think we deserve it.</b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The story picks up when Solitaire, a prankster blog, starts wreaking havoc in Tori's school. At first the pranks are harmless and Tori, being as depressed about life as she is, could not care less about it. But as the pranks progress and people are harmed, Tori gets the resolve to find out who's behind the blog and put a stop to it. This is the part where I started rolling my eyes every few pages or so because it made no sense at all. I'm going to keep it at that before I spoil it for any of you guys.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>It's so easy to assume you know everything about a person.</b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Although I have my reservations, <i>Solitaire </i>is one book that I will recommend to those looking for a read similar to <i>The Perks of Being a Wallflower</i>, but I would suggest picking it up with lowered expectations because I have never been this irritated by a happy ending.</span></span><br />
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Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-6190119092290927652016-03-06T12:00:00.000+08:002016-03-06T12:00:09.558+08:00Book Review: Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Author: </b>Rainbow Rowell</span></span><br />
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identical twins, and until recently they did absolutely everything
together. Now they're off to university and Wren's decided she doesn't
want to be one half of a pair any more - she wants to dance, meet boys,
go to parties and let loose. It's not so easy for Cath. She's horribly
shy and has always buried herself in the fan fiction she writes, where
she always knows exactly what to say and can write a romance far more
intense than anything she's experienced in real life.</span></b></i></span></span> </blockquote>
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Wren, Cath is completely on her own and totally outside her comfort
zone. She's got a surly room-mate with a charming, always-around
boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end
of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk
about words . . . And she can't stop worrying about her dad, who's
loving and fragile and has never really been alone.</span></b></i></span></span> </blockquote>
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to decide whether she's ready to open her heart to new people and new
experiences, and she's realizing that there's more to learn about love
than she ever thought possible.</span></b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Fangirl </i>was in my TBR list for a long time. It sounded like the story of my life, mainly because I've been referring to myself as a fangirl since I was thirteen, and it didn't hurt that it was written by Rainbow Rowell AKA the genius behind <a href="http://mylibraryinthemaking.blogspot.com/2013/10/book-review-eleanor-park-rainbow-rowell.html"><i>Eleanor & Park</i></a>. Now that I've read this, I can say that I loved it... but it's not my favorite Rowell book.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The story introduces us to Cath, a girl who prefers staying in with her family and her fanfics because of her social anxiety, as she enters college without her dad and her twin sister Wren by her side. Wren has decided that college is the perfect time to meet new people and step away from Cath, so while she's busy getting shit-faced every weekend with her roommate - who is not her sister - Cath shuts out the world and keeps to her safe zone, full of Simon Snow fanfiction and solace.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Underneath this veneer of slightly crazy and mildly socially retarded, I'm a complete disaster.</b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A hundred pages in, I realized that this was going to be a long read, but a lovely one, like listening to a friend vent about her life for hours. Cath feels lost and alone in college, and at one point she even thinks of quitting and going home to attend community college, but soon her hard-edged roommate takes pity on her and said roommate's kind-of boyfriend befriends her, pestering her to unknowingly open herself up. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Aside from her social (and romantic) growth, we also watch Cath grow as a writer. She learns that writing is not all fun and easy as with her fanfics, but that there are times when she will face a wall and have to write her way through it. She even learns, unfortunately, that not everyone who tries to get close to her truly wants to be friends with her.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Real life was something happening in her peripheral vision.</b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A hearty novel chock full of sisterhood and friendship and going out of your comfort zone, <i>Fangirl </i>will keep you entertained for hours. It made me wish I could write like Cath does when she's in the zone, focused and unable to distract for hours on end. The romance between Cath and Levi made me squeal and giggle stupidly, and the Simon Snow snippets between every chapter make me need to buy a copy of <i>Carry On </i>some time soon.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12614410-the-lost-prince?ac=1&from_search=1&from_nav=true">The Lost Prince</a> </i>and <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15811405-the-iron-traitor">The Iron Traitor</a> </i>were both impulse buys right after I'd read the original series. I should really get to these while I still remember what happened in the fourth book.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- I got <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2282133.Frostbite?ac=1&from_search=1&from_nav=true"><i>Frostbite</i></a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2802316-shadow-kiss"><i>Shadow Kiss</i></a>, and <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6527740-last-sacrifice">Last Sacrifice</a> </i>for cheap from my good friend Nina @ <a href="http://thebookishconfections.blogspot.com/#">The Bookish Confections</a> around the time I watched the Vampire Academy movie and wanted to continue on with the series. Better get the fourth and fifth books while they're still available (I need them to match these, no matter how much I prefer the new covers. Sigh.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Madeleine Roux visited the Philippines back in 2014 for a book signing, and that's when I got <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13597728-asylum?ac=1&from_search=1&from_nav=true"><i>Asylum</i></a>. That was two years ago, god. I should make this one of my reads for November AKA Halloween season.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- And finally we have <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10626594-the-scorpio-races?ac=1&from_search=1&from_nav=true"><i>The Scorpio Races</i></a>. I was so happy when the paperback came out with this beautiful cover because I can't even bear to look at the original cover. Eeek. However, I'm disappointed with this copy because it's one of those poor paperbacks, the ones that weren't bound so well and is kinda hard to open and read. Guess I have an excuse to buy the UK paperback lol.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Aaaand that's it for the second edition of Unread Books! Have you read any of these books? (I'm sure you have ;D) Tell me what you thought of them down below!</span></span></div>
Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-59593669525167234992016-02-19T12:00:00.000+08:002016-02-19T12:00:00.163+08:00Mini-Reviews {5}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Title: </b>Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Author: </b>Ransom Riggs</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: </b>October 29th 2013</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17333322-miss-peregrine-s-home-for-peculiar-children?ac=1&from_search=1"><b>Goodreads</b></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText11399823502231983144">When Jacob Portman was a
boy, his grandfather regaled him with stories of his fantastic life at
Miss Peregrine's home during the Second World War, even sharing photos
of the remarkable children with whom he resided. As Jacob grew up,
though, he decided that these photos were obvious fakes, simple
forgeries designed to stir his youthful imagination. Or were they...?</span></b></i> </span></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText11399823502231983144">Following
his grandfather's death - a scene Jacob literally couldn't believe with
his own eyes - the sixteen-year-old boy embarks on a mission to
disentangle fact from fiction in his grandfather's tall tales. But even
his grandfather's elaborate yarns couldn't prepare Jacob for the
eccentricities he will discover at Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar
Children!</span></b></i></span></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Graphic novels are even worse than hardcovers: they're beautiful and I want to pet them and read them but they're so damn expensive! That's the reason why this one's the only graphic novel I currently own. I was actually talking myself out of buying it but I just had to get one signed by Ransom Riggs when he visited my country years back. (Because yes, I read this back in *looks at Goodreads* 2014?! o.o)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anyway, as this is the only graphic novel I own, this is also the only one I've read. I knew it would be a quick read but I didn't anticipate that I could read it in less than an hour. Wow. I seriously felt like I threw my money away but who cares because books are worth it! Also, the illustrations are really beautiful, just what I expected from Cassandra Jean whom I've been following on Tumblr for a long time now. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What I appreciated most about this graphic novel is how I could revisit the first novel in half the time, especially since <a href="http://mylibraryinthemaking.blogspot.com/2014/02/mini-reviews-miss-peregrines-home-for.html"><i>Miss Peregrine's </i>felt too dragged out for me</a>. I remember reading this before <a href="http://mylibraryinthemaking.blogspot.com/2015/07/mini-reviews-camp-kiss-unwrapping-liam.html"><i>Hollow City</i></a>, and now I can't wait to get my hands on the graphic novel for that second book so I can read it before I pick up <i>Library of Souls</i>!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Title: </b>The Beginning of Everything</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Author: </b>Robyn Schneider</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: </b>August 27th 2013</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Publisher: </b>Katherine Tegen Books</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Age Group: </b>Young Adult<br /><b>Source: </b>Bought<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18635090-the-beginning-of-everything"><b>Goodreads</b></a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText4909127747404712615">Golden boy Ezra Faulkner
believes everyone has a tragedy waiting for them—a single encounter
after which everything that really matters will happen. His particular
tragedy waited until he was primed to lose it all: in one spectacular
night, a reckless driver shatters Ezra’s knee, his athletic career, and
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText4909127747404712615">No longer a front-runner for Homecoming King,
Ezra finds himself at the table of misfits, where he encounters new girl
Cassidy Thorpe. Cassidy is unlike anyone Ezra’s ever met, achingly
effortless, fiercely intelligent, and determined to bring Ezra along on
her endless adventures.</span></b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText4909127747404712615">But as Ezra dives into his new studies,
new friendships, and new love, he learns that some people, like books,
are easy to misread. And now he must consider: if one’s singular tragedy
has already hit and everything after it has mattered quite a bit, what
happens when more misfortune strikes?</span></b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'd probably get hate for what I'm about to say, but I'm going to say it anyway: I am in the opinion that this book is overhyped. I read this less than a year ago but I can't even remember much of what happens in the book, only that it reminded me so much of a John Green novel, particularly <i>Looking for Alaska </i>(which is my favorite JG novel, by the way). Even Cassidy Thorpe's first appearance was so much like Alaska Young's, the cool, smart, hipster dream girl with a long list of secrets.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to my notes, though, I did like how Ezra coped with the accident. He was hopeless, often dreary, but he kept it to himself instead of running around moping and screaming how unfair life is. Ezra and Cassidy's love story is also very similar to <i>500 Days of Summer</i>, with Ezra thinking of Cassidy as his savior and heroine and her being somewhat strangled because of his expectations.</span></span><br />
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relationships, Colin Singleton's type happens to be girls named
Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always
getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact.</span></b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
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from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand
dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an
overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun - but no
Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying
Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any
relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl.</span></b></i><i><b><span id="freeText10301707807560708951"></span></b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText10301707807560708951">Love,
friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising
and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel
about reinventing oneself.</span></b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At first I was only interested in reading this book because I loved <i>Looking for Alaska</i>, but then the cover got a redesign and I just had to own it in hardcover and naturally, I had to read it. I remember feeling up to something quirky when I picked this up, and boy, quirky was <i>exactly </i>what I got. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Math is my biggest enemy. Like, I obviously love English (I love reading, duh), and Science is not so bad, but Math? Integral Calculus is what got me kicked out of two engineering programs, and although I totally - and finally - kicked the crap out of it last year, I still <i>hate </i>it. So to read a book that was filled with Math? My mind ran around in circles a few times while reading this.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Still, I really enjoyed it because it has John Green's signature wit, humor, and sarcasm that I will always love. No matter how inane their problems may be, his characters are always a redeeming factor in his books, and they sure are hilarious. This book made me want to go on a road trip, and I'm really looking forward to reading <i>Paper Towns </i>soon!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In my feeble attempts to limit my book-buying, I thought it would be best if I actually knew <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hat</span></span> books are gathering dust in my shelf. This series of posts shall feature seven books each - now on to the first.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I reckon I'll be reading </span></span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17167166-crown-of-midnight?ac=1&from_search=1">Crown of Midnight</a> </span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">an<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18243700-the-assassin-s-blade">The Assassin's Blade</a> </i>soon because Sarah J. Ma<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">as is coming to town<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">! (S<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">RSLY CAN'T WAI<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T) Meanwhile, is it obvious how much I detest reading the last books in series<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">? It's not that big of a deal with <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13618440-dreams-of-gods-monsters?ac=1&from_search=1">Dreams of Gods of Monsters</a> </i>because I read the second book j<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ust <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">months ago and with <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18500665-end-of-days?ac=1&from_search=1">End of Days</a> </i>because <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it was released just las<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t year, bu<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have zero excuses with <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9593913-requiem?ac=1&from_search=1">Requiem</a> </i>(and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16177805-delirium-stories?ac=1&from_search=1"><i>Delirium Stories</i></a>, for that mat<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ter<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">). I remember scrambling to buy a copy as soon as it was available<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, but until now I haven't had the guts to pick it up. Sigh<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Lastly, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9565548-grave-mercy?from_search=true&search_version=service"><i>Grave <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mer<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cy</span></span></i></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, something I bought <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">on</span> a w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">him<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thank god I had the foresight not to buy the sequel yet<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-21861481796073346232016-02-07T12:00:00.000+08:002016-02-07T12:00:04.133+08:00Book Review: Steelheart - Brandon Sanderson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women
extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But
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rule. And to rule man you must crush his wills.</span></i></b> </span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i><span id="freeText6689697789336951345">Nobody fights the
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they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and
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the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's
father. For years, like the Reckoners, David's been studying, and
planning - and he has something they need. Not an object, but an
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i><span id="freeText6689697789336951345">He's seen Steelheart bleed. And he wants revenge.</span></i></b></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Steelheart </i>went straight to my TBR list the minute I read its synopsis. I mean, a mystical orb appears in the sky and suddenly ordinary humans gain superpowers? <i>Sold. </i>I held off on reading it, though, because I'm not the biggest fan of its original cover. Thank heavens for UK editions. Also, I can finally say that I've read a Brandon Sanderson book! (And I sure plan on reading more *heart eyes*)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This stellar book grabs from page one and thrusts its reader straight into the action, and we learn right from the start that there are no superheroes in this story, only supervillains, and that is how it tells us that one does not need superpowers to be a hero, only the courage and heart to be one.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Did the Epics kill because Calamity chose - for whatever reason - only terrible people to gain powers? Or did they kill because such amazing power twisted a person, made them irresponsible?</b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Aside from David, our bright and talented main character with a thirst for vengeance, the story is kept interesting by the Reckoners, the group of humans dedicated to killing Epics. At first they are reluctant about trusting the newbie, thinking he's lying about seeing Steelheart - one of the most powerful Epics in the world, and certainly the most powerful one in town - bleed, but he soon proves his worth by being a useful member of the team.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reading <i>Steelheart </i>is such a thrill, like sneaking out or riding a motorcycle (not that I've ever ridden one but I imagine that's how it would feel like). But aside from the car chases and explosions, it also doesn't fail to develop the characters and move them forward, especially with David as he realizes that his life should not be consumed by his wanting to kill Steelheart and avenge his father. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>All of these guns, they do not frighten him. They won't be what overthrows him. It will be the person clever enough, </b></i><b>smart <i>enough, to figure out the chink in his armor.</i></b></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Set in a post-apocalyptic world that only lends an added oomph to the story, <i>Steelheart </i>is full of crazy action and even crazier, unexpected twists that will leave its readers breathless and desperate for more. I also enjoyed how the Epics themselves fought against each other in their quest to be the most powerful one around. The ending answered questions while asking some more, and because of that I'm thankful that I waited years before reading this because now I only have to wait months for the next books in the series!</span></span><br />
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Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-46602398759738743862016-02-01T12:53:00.000+08:002016-07-07T21:34:55.864+08:00Recap + Haul {January}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">January was a good month. I kept my book-buying to a minimum (although that could be because I channeled my spending to Funko Pop!s, my new addiction), and I'm ahead of my Goodreads reading challenge because I decided not to enroll in school this term since I'd only have three subjects if I did. Bummer. Work was also good, stressful as always, but thank heavens for my friends. On to the books!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These are the only two books I got this month. Well, I actually have another one coming in the mail (the only downside to online book shopping, really) and I can't wait to get my hands on that book! It's the first book in one of the series I talked about <a href="http://mylibraryinthemaking.blogspot.com/2016/01/top-10-series-i-want-to-start-this-year.html">in this post</a>. Anyway, I got <i><a href="http://mylibraryinthemaking.blogspot.com/2016/01/book-review-nick-norahs-infinite.html">Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist</a> </i>because I just <i>had </i>to read it after I watched the movie. If you haven't read or seen it yet, I highly suggest you do both as they're equally lovely. As for <i>Vortex</i>, I found it in the half-priced pile during a random bookstore visit just as I was feeling triumphant because I thought I could leave without buying anything. Sigh. I already <a href="http://mylibraryinthemaking.blogspot.com/2013/11/book-review-vortex-julie-cross.html">read and reviewed</a> it but I'll read it again before I get to the third book, so at least I now have my own copy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Meanwhile, here are the books I read this month! My favorite read of the month would have to be <i>Steelheart</i>; it was even better than I'd expected it to be. I'm going to wait a few months before I get the sequel, though, just so there wouldn't be too long of a gap between the times I read the second and third books. </span></span></div>
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Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-77733439522381990732016-01-26T12:00:00.000+08:002016-01-26T12:00:13.221+08:00Book Review: A Drop of Night - Stefan Bachmann<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Author: </b>Stefan Bachmann<br /><b>Release Date: </b>March 15th 2016</span></span></div>
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has finally caught the break she’s been looking for—she's been selected
out of hundreds of other candidates to fly to France and help with the
excavation of a vast, underground palace buried a hundred feet below the
suburbs of Paris. Built in the 1780's to hide an aristocratic family
and a mad duke during the French Revolution, the palace has lain hidden
and forgotten ever since. Anouk, along with several other gifted
teenagers, will be the first to set foot in it in over two centuries.</span></b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
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nothing is as it seems, and the teens soon find themselves embroiled in
a game far more sinister, and dangerous, than they could possibly have
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I picked up this book in my attempts to lessen the unread ARCs in my bookshelf, and man, I sure wasn't prepared for this. <i>A Drop of Night </i>had me at "underground palace" - just how were they able to build one back in the days when technology wasn't as advanced as it is now? And for what reason? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The story starts by introducing us to Anouk, our rude and angsty main character, who seems to think her life is the worst even when she's surrounded by opportunities to do whatever she wants. I think this is the one thing I dislike about her; sure, her parents regretted adopting her the moment her baby sister was born, but to take out that frustration on basically everybody else, even those who were trying to be friendly and helpful, was immature and wasteful, especially for someone supposedly as smart as she is. But moving on.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The all-expenses-paid trip to Paris is her way out of that life. Although she has taken many such trips to different parts of the world before, she thought this one would finally allow her to leave her dysfunctional family once and for all. She is joined by four other gifted kids who have no idea just how they were chosen or what the criteria were, but soon, the trip turns into a deadly nightmare that they have to escape.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This book is told in two ways: by Anouk, and by flashbacks to medieval France when the palace was in construction. The flashbacks built up a good amount of suspense that had me pulling at my hair, thinking just what in the world these aristocrats were doing - and hiding - under there. But while the flashbacks cooked up the mystery, the story as told by Anouk in the present provided the action. I don't want to go into much detail in order to avoid spoiling this for anyone, but believe me when I tell you that this book is not what you're expecting it to be.</span></span></div>
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Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-59240046274708655002016-01-20T12:00:00.000+08:002016-01-20T12:00:39.506+08:00Cover Remake {2}: Anna and the French Kiss<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-79815524316824041522016-01-14T12:00:00.000+08:002016-01-14T12:00:08.635+08:00Book Review: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist - Rachel Cohn & David Levithan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Title: </b>Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>"I know this is going to sound strange, but would you mind being my girlfriend for the next five minutes?" </b></i></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText11516273527868324585">Nick frequents New York's indie rock scene nursing a broken heart.</span> </b></i></span></span></blockquote>
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have nothing in common except for killer taste in music, but one
awkward chance encounter turns into an all-night quest to find a
legendary band's secret show in the mystic maze of Manhattan - and a
first date full of falling in and out (and in and out, and maybe in and
maybe out) of love.</span></b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had one rule when it comes to book-to-movie adaptations: if I haven't read it, then I have no right to watch it. But a little before 2015 ended last week, I decided to break that rule and watched <i>Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist</i>, and although I eventually found out that it's almost a complete one-eighty from the book, it did have me running to the bookstore as soon as I could. Good job, movie!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>No, bitch, I mean you intimidate guys with a look or a comment before they can decide if they want a chance with you. You're so judgmental. Along with frigid.</b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Unlike the simple, whimsical tone of the movie, the book is filled to the brim with teenage punk and emotions that poured out of the page, and because I saw the movie first, it was like the book took the plot of the movie, laid it on paper, and colored it with crayons such as "Sweaty Club" and "Can't Get Over My Ex". Or to put it simply, the book is more emotionally complex than the movie, but that's definitely not to say it was a bad movie. I actually really enjoyed it, and Michael Cera with a bass guitar is surprisingly hot, and the soundtrack is amazing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just like <a href="http://mylibraryinthemaking.blogspot.com/2012/12/book-review-dash-lilys-book-of-dares.html"><i>Dash & Lily's Book of Dares</i></a>, <i>Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist </i>(I seriously have a love-hate relationship with these titles, ugh) is the kind of book that you can start and finish in one sitting because reading it is so easy, so comforting to read, like you're chatting with a long-time friend or curling up in bed with your headphones on on a rainy day. And I love how the authors made all of their characters, not just the main ones, jump out of the page, each of them unique and equally interesting.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>I shouldn't want the song to end. I always think of each night as a song. Or each moment as a song. But now I'm seeing we don't live in a single song. We move from song to song, from lyric to lyric, from chord to chord. There is no ending here. It's an infinite playlist.</b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Perhaps the only thing I disliked about this book is how similar Nick and Norah sounded, so much so that most of the time I had no idea whose perspective I was reading - but maybe that's only another indication of how in sync they were, because I honestly believe your musical soulmate is one of the few - if not <i>the </i>One - for you, and believe me when I say that this book, even if punk music grates on your ears, is going to be your musical soulmate.</span></span><br />
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Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-78708175591460992512016-01-08T12:07:00.001+08:002016-01-08T12:07:45.875+08:00Top 10 Series I Want to Start This Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The moment I thought of making this list, I wanted to hit myself on the head with all of the books sitting unread on my shelf, but I can't help it! Like I said before, I self-harm with books, and God knows I have so little time as it is. Anyway, let's see which of these I get to read by year's end!</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So far, I've only seen one negative review for <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen?ac=1&from_search=1">Red Queen</a></i>, so my expectations are high despite the fact that the plot seems like something that's about to be overdone in YA fantasy, and it's going to be up to the writing to set this apart.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since finishing the <i><a href="http://mylibraryinthemaking.blogspot.com/search/label/Series%3A%20Fairwick%20Chronicles">Fairwick Chronicles</a> </i>two years ago, I don't think I've had the chance to read Adult paranormal romance, so I think reading <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8667848-a-discovery-of-witches?ac=1&from_search=1">A Discovery of Witches</a> </i>would be a good place to continue because it is another series I've heard nothing but great things about. Not to mention it sounds more action-packed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was supposed to introduce myself to the works of V.E. Schwab with <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10929432-the-archived?ac=1&from_search=1"><i>The Archived</i></a>, but then <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22055262-a-darker-shade-of-magic?ac=1&from_search=1">A Darker Shade of Magic</a> </i>came out and it sounds even better *_* Another series I've heard nothing but raves for.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Despite not being able to finish <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1162022.On_the_Jellicoe_Road?ac=1&from_search=1"><i>Jellicoe Road</i></a> (I'm not sure why, either), the <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/57115-lumatere-chronicles">Lumatere Chronicles</a> </i>made it to this list because a lot of people have said that it's a modern YA classic. And I <i>always </i>need more YA high fantasy, so.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I bought the cute little box set with these covers ages ago but until now I haven't made any progress, which sucks because I loved the <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/49073-the-chronicles-of-narnia-publication-order"><i>Narnia</i></a> movies and I just know the books are even better.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One bad review for <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18712886-the-queen-of-the-tearling?ac=1&from_search=1">The Queen of the Tearling</a> </i>was all it took for me to ignore these books until now. I mean, Harry Potter references in what sounded like a high fantasy book? You could hear my eye roll from miles away. But since I've read more reviews, I totally want to give it a shot now.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I would just like to come clean now: I want to read this because I really like Pierce Brown's face. There, I said it. But it sure helps that all my friends are raving about how good the books are.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This series I want to read because time travel + it has a movie! Also, <i>look at those covers </i>*drools*</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had my doubts about these books because the first one was, prior to its release, compared to <i>Harry Potter</i>. Now, I haven't read anything since saying that this <i>is </i>similar to HP, but it's also lived up to the hype, from what I can tell.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have you read any of these series? Or do you have any other titles that you think I should add on my TBR list? Share it with me in the comments below! :D</span></span></div>
Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-2980157466232476902016-01-02T12:00:00.000+08:002016-01-02T12:00:09.464+08:00Book Review: Anna and the French Kiss - Stephanie Perkins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Paris - until she meets Étienne St. Clair. Smart, charming, <i>beautiful</i>, Étienne has it all... including a serious girlfriend.</span> </b></i></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Anna and the French Kiss </i>is one of those books that I regret not reading sooner. I'd known I was going to love it, so why rush? Wrong. <i>So very wrong.</i> The moment I finished the last page, I just wanted to hit myself on the head with the book because I was <i>reeling</i>. And to think I could have experienced that wonder years ago!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For as long as I can remember, I've always been fascinated with Paris, but only after reading this book did I have a solid itinerary for when I finally visit the City of Love. However, aside from the Eiffel Tower, Point Zero, Shakespeare & Co., the Notre Dame, and the fictional school SOAP, what made <i>Anna and the French Kiss </i>such a standout for me was the interesting array of characters who made this story jump out of the page - particularly the main ones, Anna Oliphant and Etienne St. Clair.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To be honest, I seriously thought I was going to hate Anna, that she was a spoiled brat with a perfect life that she didn't want to leave behind. I mean, who sulks about being shipped off to Paris?! (I ought to be better at reading synopses, I know.) As it turns out, though, she couldn't be more different from what I'd imagined. She's awkward and hopeful and assuming; she already had an idea of how her life was going to play out, with her family and best friend and maybe-soon-to-be boyfriend, and, aside from leaving the familiar, she is more upset about Paris because her father didn't give her a choice. Granted, she probably would have chosen to stay at home, but I completely got her frustration at being left without a choice.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So off to Paris she flew, and what better way to cope with the fact that you've been shipped off to a foreign country for your senior year than with an "English French American Boy Masterpiece" such as Etienne St. Clair? Etienne, who has an English accent, can speak fluent French, is obsessed with history, and would win the gold medal for the Hair Olympics? God, this boy is overkill.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let me tell you now, just in case you have not read this book (although I highly doubt it): this book is basically their entire senior year in Paris spent full of friendship and romantic tension, but what I especially loved about their relationship is that they became best friends first, lovers next, because they couldn't act on the aforementioned romantic tension thanks to Etienne's girlfriend and Anna's hesitancy. They're one of those cases where you want to lock them in a room so they would just kiss already, because the glances and near-kisses are too much to take. This book exhausted me emotionally.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Anna and the French Kiss </i>is the rare book that gets better with every reread - I should know because I've read it thrice. It gave me something new and made me squeal like a banshee every damn time, and I know my third read will not be the last.</span></span><br />
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Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-32173252453122613552016-01-01T00:00:00.000+08:002016-01-01T00:00:19.479+08:00Bye 2015, Hello 2016!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2015 was a very good year for me except for two aspects in my life: reading- and blogging-wise. I read less books than I had in 2014 and posted infinitely less here on the blog, and I can blame it on work and school but I know that, more than that, it was because of my poor time management skills. I'm a big procrastinator, and oftentimes, I end up with a pile of new, unread books and sixteen hours of sleep. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But this year, I resolve to making much better use of my time! No more playing Cooking Fever on my phone till I get dizzy! No more sleeping for longer than eight hours! No more countless hours of Suits and The Flash marathons! (Okay, maybe I'll give myself three hours during my days off.) But, still! I'll allot more time for reading even a few pages every day and blogging at least once a week. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For now, I have this lame post to herald in the new year, but rest assured that there are more and better things to come from my blog. My book reviews will always be insufficient, though :P Happy New Year, friends!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">P.S. Care to share with me any titles you're excited for? I sure need to add 2016 releases to my TBR list.</span></span></div>
Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-7481649587035507982015-10-23T22:03:00.000+08:002015-10-23T23:10:38.114+08:00Cover Remake {1}: This Song Will Save Your Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I think the title speaks for itself, no? Anyway, I was initially planning to do a <a href="http://mylibraryinthemaking.blogspot.com/search/label/Storyboard">storyboard</a> for this book but I couldn't find enough photos so here we go.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I <a href="http://mylibraryinthemaking.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-this-song-will-save-your.html">read and reviewed</a> this two years ago but I've been seeing it again because of the recent release of the author's new book (which I just ordered and can't wait to read!). The original cover for this is downright amazing and I just had to replicate the letter design, as you can see in the second cover. What do you guys think?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(I really should be reading. Sigh.) </span></span></div>
Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-35477001882489347302015-10-10T14:17:00.000+08:002015-10-10T14:17:51.645+08:00Book Review: Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Author: </b>Leigh Bardugo<br /><b>Release Date: </b>September 29th 2015<br /><b>Publisher: </b>Henry Holt and Company<br /><b>Age Group: </b>Young Adult</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First, let me just say this:<i> Six of Crows </i>is even better than the Grisha trilogy. This baby didn't just blow those books out of the water, it stringed them up, took a bite out of each of them, and shot them in the chest before hacking them into pieces. Yeah, this baby's somewhat violent. Apologies.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We see underdogs in almost every single story we follow, be it in books or movies, but these particular six are just so damn special and unforgettable. They each have their vulnerabilities and weaknesses, each with their own demon chasing after them, but when used against them, it cripples them only for a second before empowering them to make the hard choices, and it is in these moments that they shine brightest. But perhaps what I enjoyed more was seeing them work and putting their talents together, because that is when we see that they truly will give their enemies a run for their money.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But I think most would agree with me when I say that Kaz Brekker is the star of the show. Not even fifty pages in and already we are sampled the delight that his character is. Merciless, greedy, and unforgiving, he's the one most enshadowed in mystery, and for the most part we are kept guessing at just what motivates this monster of a boy, what skeletons he has in his closet, why he does what he does and why he is what he is. This role is usually reserved for the villain, but Leigh Bardugo has tastefully given that treatment to this main character, and I just enjoyed every single moment that we see deeper into him.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They say nothing is perfect, but <i>Six of Crows </i>comes pretty damn close to it. Complete with boys who like boys and girls who like to kick ass, it had me hooked from start to finish, no matter if I was reading it in the middle of a busy hallway or in bed after almost twenty-four hours without sleep. Now that I think about it, I have absolutely nothing to complain about with regard to this book - oh, maybe except that ending, because it has me craving for the sequel like a Grisha on parem, ergo Leigh Bardugo is cruel.</span></span><br />
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Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-43679968430646460442015-09-27T22:38:00.000+08:002016-07-07T21:34:55.857+08:00Bookish Haul {2}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While dusting off my bookshelves and trying to figure out how to rearrange my babies, I realized that I should probably do a book haul post before mixing them all up with one another and forgetting which ones I have and haven't hauled. So here you go.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22999141-emancipated?ac=1">Emancipated</a> </i>by M.G. Reyes</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22445886-until-the-beginning?ac=1">Until the Beginning</a> </i>by Amy Plum</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22999153-the-cost-of-all-things?ac=1">The Cost of All Things</a> </i>by Maggie Lehrman</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20698530-p-s-i-still-love-you?ac=1">P.S. I Still Love You</a> </i>by Jenny Han</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22693175-how-to-love">How to Love</a> </i>/ <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22836575-99-days?ac=1">99 Days</a> </i>by Katie Cotugno</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13522285-the-beginning-of-everything?ac=1">The Beginning of Everything</a> </i>/ <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23149128-extraordinary-means?ac=1">Extraordinary Means</a> </i>by Robyn Schneider</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22392915-better-than-perfect?ac=1">Better Than Perfect</a> </i>/ <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18053047-maybe-one-day?ac=1">Maybe One Day</a> </i>by Melissa Kantor</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The first three are of course from the lovely peeps from <b>HarperCollins International </b>who still send me books even though I fail at reading and reviewing them. I promise I'll get to them one day *huggles* <i>P.S. I Still Love You </i>was just as, if not better, than the first book, which <a href="http://mylibraryinthemaking.blogspot.com/2015/09/book-review-to-all-boys-ive-loved.html">I just reviewed btw</a>. And the rest of the pile was for the triple-author signing I went to a few months back.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am kind of - scratch that, <i>superbly</i> appalled that I've only read three of these books. Like, if hitting myself on the head with these would solve the problem, I'd have done it a long time ago. Anyway, off to read!</span></span></div>
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Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-75513638697032830152015-09-22T18:41:00.000+08:002015-09-22T18:41:01.127+08:00Book Review: To All the Boys I've Loved Before - Jenny Han<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Title: </b>To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #1)</span></span></div>
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aren't love letters that anyone else wrote for her, these are ones
she's written. One for every boy she's ever loved—five in all. When she
writes, she can pour out her heart and soul and say all the things she
would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only.
Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly Lara Jean's
love life goes from imaginary to out of control.</span></b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My personal measure of a great book is when I have to read it twice before I'm able to form a half-coherent review for it. But when I have to wait a year before picking it up again because I'm still reeling from the awesome? That's something else. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>If love is like a possession, maybe my letters are like my exorcisms.</b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lara Jean is an all-around good girl with a secret: she has five love letters stashed in a teal hatbox, one for each boy she's ever loved. She writes the letter when she gets tired of being consumed by her love for a boy, and when she's done, she buries it in the box along with her feelings and moves on, easy as pie. But when someone mails her letters to each boy she's written about, her peaceful existence is jarred to life. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Aside from the chaos that her letters unleash, Lara Jean also has to deal with her sister moving to Scotland for college. Almost her entire life, she has looked up to and relied on Margot like a mother, but now carefree and innocent Lara Jean has to learn to take over that role for their youngest sister Kitty - which would be hard enough even without all the trouble her letters bring.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let's talk about the boys. Now, I get Josh's appeal. Really, I do. Minus the fact that he's Margot's ex-boyfriend, he's the nice boy next door who Lara Jean's known since childhood and has practically grown up with. He's the guy who gives her rides because she's scared of driving, who knows what she's going to order before they even sit down, but I just couldn't root for him as a love interest because I couldn't help but put myself in Lara Jean's shoes and think he's nothing short of a brother.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Peter freaking Kavinsky, though. <i>Sigh. </i>He's such the classic stupid jock cliche it's amusing, but the deeper we get to know what makes him who he is, the more his character struck me - so much more than Josh did. Peter is the kind of guy every girl has met at least once in her life, the guy you try so hard but utterly fail to dislike, even when he's being a total jerk because, man, that face can start and end wars. What sold me more was how Peter's friends treated Lara Jean. So adorbs, like a bunch of monkeys that's been handed a porcelain doll lol.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To sum this up, I know <i>To All the Boys</i> is one of the most relatable books I'll ever read. Some will no doubt find Lara Jean's character overly child-like and naive, but I know it's possible to be like that at her age - <i>I </i>was like her at that age, and to be able to read this and look back on those years is probably the biggest reason why I love this book so much. And I just <i>know </i>that if I'd read this back in grade school, I would have my own set of hidden letters.</span></span><br />
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Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-78842308698980949062015-07-26T23:49:00.001+08:002016-01-28T14:23:52.801+08:00Mini-Reviews: Camp Kiss; Unwrapping Liam; Hollow City<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Title: </b>Camp Kiss (Camp Boyfriend #0.5)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Author: </b>J.K. Rock</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: </b>March 26th 2013</span></span><br />
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Carlson, a fourteen-year-old expert on the cosmos, superheroes, and
science fiction trivia has a crush on her longtime camp friend, Seth.
Last summer she’d dreamed about upgrading their relationship to BF/GF
status and this year she has a plan... if only her well-meaning cabin
mates wouldn’t interfere before she’s ready. She hasn’t even adjusted to
her new braces yet, let alone imagined kissing Seth with them. When a
dare pushes her out of her comfort zone, will she and Seth rocket out of
the friendzone at last? There’s only one way to find out...</span></b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If I remember correctly, I got <i>Camp Kiss </i>when the publisher offered it for free to promote the release of <i>Camp Boyfriend</i>, but I only had the chance to read it a few months ago (yeah, that's how long this review is overdue) when I actually picked up the series. If you're new to the series, I really recommend starting it off with this novella because it sure provides a lot of insight that you'll need for the first book.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lauren Carlson is back at summer camp, but this year she's excited to be there for a different reason. When before she only wanted to spend time with her closest friends, this time she's also looking forward to seeing Seth, her long-time friend and recently-developed crush. She's unsure whether to act on her feelings or not, afraid it will ruin their friendship, but when her cabinmates dare her to kiss him, she doesn't have much of a choice.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A cute, light, and fun read, I love how the writing in <i>Camp Kiss </i>reminded me of the butterflies and giddiness I felt whenever I saw a crush back in high school. It's <i>that </i>nostalgic.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Author: </b>Gennifer Albin</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: </b>April 22nd 2014</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Publisher: </b>Self-published</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This novella came out almost a year after <a href="http://mylibraryinthemaking.blogspot.com/2013/07/blog-tour-book-review-giveaway-catching.html">the first book in the series</a>, so by the time I read it I was practically jumping up and down in my seat with excitement. In <i>Unwrapping Liam </i>we see more of Jillian and Liam together, but made hilarious and tense because they are to spend the Christmas holidays with Jillian's parents.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Under the constant scrutiny of Tara, Jillian's easy-to-hate mother, her relationship with Liam is put to the test. Their interactions are more heated with desire because they need to sneak around like teenagers or risk being judged and reprimanded by Tara, but of course they get caught and of course it's amusing, haha. But as expected, Jillian grew tired of playing by her mom's rules soon enough, and let's just say I wasn't able to look at Christmas trees the same way for quite some time after reading this.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Overall, <i>Unwrapping Liam </i>did a swell job of getting me pumped up for <i>Teaching Roman</i> (which, spoiler alert, I also loved) and making me wish I had my own Liam. Now, where the heck is the third book in this series?!</span></span><br />
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the peculiar capital of the world. There, they hope to find a cure for
their beloved headmistress, Miss Peregrine. But in this war-torn city,
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and shapeshifters - a world populated with adult "peculiars", murderous
wights, and a bizarre menagerie of uncanny animals. Like its
predecessor, this second novel in the Peculiar Children series blends
thrilling fantasy with never-before-published vintage photography to
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was more disappointed than anyone when I read <i><a href="http://mylibraryinthemaking.blogspot.com/2014/02/mini-reviews-miss-peregrines-home-for.html">Miss Peregrine's</a> </i>and found it somehow... underwhelming, which is why cracking this sequel open came with a certain amount of hesitance. I think I finally picked it up when the book practically flew off my shelf and thumped me on the head (spoiler alert: it didn't, but wouldn't that be awesome.)</span></span><br />
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In case you don't know, #KMRinPH is the official hashtag for <b>Katie Cotugno</b>, <b>Melissa Kantor</b>, and <b>Robyn Schneider</b>'s visit here in the Philippines, and yes, I did have an awesome time meeting them just this morning!<br />
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The three lovely authors were all so fun to listen to (that was practically all I did because I was only half-awake the entire time -_-) as they answered every question we bloggers threw at them. I learned so much about their writing processes which is very interesting as I'm currently working my way through their books. Anyway, my question for them was:</div>
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For Melissa, it's the romance. She loves writing kissing scenes (and we love reading them, so it's win-win, really), and also that certain scene where the characters first catch each other in the same room. Swoon.</div>
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For Katie, she loves how writing contemporary lets her learn about real life, like she's living through her characters, experiencing things that she herself would probably never go through.</div>
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And for Robyn, she loves being able to include pop culture references in her books. God knows you can't just mention Harry Potter or Doctor Who in a high fantasy novel just because you feel like it.</div>
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Me with the trio! I was my usual non-chatty-when-starstruck self which I now regret as always because they were all so nice! Also, <i>look at Katie's hair</i>. #HairPeg</div>
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Aaaaand my signed books! I finished reading <i>How to Love </i>the other day and I'm working my way through <i>The Beginning of Everything </i>right now.</div>
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But of course, I have a treat for you guys if you missed the signing event. I'm giving away this <b>signed paperback of </b><i><b>The Beginning of Everything</b> </i>to one lucky <b>Philippine </b>resident! Good luck!</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since I'm too busy to follow a posting schedule, I figured I'll start doing book hauls whenever I feel like it instead of doing it every Saturday for <a href="http://mylibraryinthemaking.blogspot.com/search/label/Stacking%20the%20Shelves">Stacking the Shelves</a> (which is mainly the reason why I seem to able to do them only once in a blue moon). And here's the first one up!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(From L-R)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14061957-ruin-and-rising?ac=1"><i>Ruin and Rising</i></a> / <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23437156-six-of-crows?ac=1">Six of Crows</a> </i>by Leigh Bardugo (signed!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18315788-the-assassin-s-blade">The Assassin's Blade</a> </i>by Sarah J. Maas</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13600168-daughter-of-smoke-and-bone">Daughter of Smoke and Bone</a> </i>/ <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18048665-days-of-blood-starlight">Days of Blood and Starlight</a> </i>/ <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24527941-dreams-of-gods-monsters">Dreams of Gods and Monsters</a> </i>by Laini Taylor</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13638020-end-of-days">End of Days</a> </i>by Susan Ee</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22745205-the-disreputable-history-of-frankie-landau-banks">The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks</a> </i>/ <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16143347-we-were-liars?ac=1">We Were Liars</a> </i>by E. Lockhart (signed!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I got the Leigh Bardugo and E. Lockhart books for their book signings, so they're all signed!<i> </i>Sadly though, I've only read <i>Frankie</i> and <i>We Were Liars</i>, and I'm currently reading <i>Ruin and Rising</i>. I got the <i>Six of Crows </i>ARC from the bloggers' forum during Leigh's visit, and I'll be reading that probably next week. As for the other books, I've only read <i>Daughter of Smoke and Bone</i>. I'll be finishing that series first before re-reading the first two books in the <i>Penryn and the End of Days </i>trilogy and getting on to the last book, and then after that I'll re-read <i>Throne of Glass </i>and continue the rest of the series.</span></span></div>
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Just yesterday, I met another author in my long list of favorite authors, but this lady's special because the books she's written are some of the titles I've been reading more thoroughly than usual as part of "learning" how to get my high fantasy WIP just right, so in a way, she's also kind of like a teacher to me. And yes, there were starry eyes involved in my part the entire time we were in the same room. I think I'm starstruck even as I type this recap. Jesus.</div>
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Leigh was as animated and hilarious as I'd thought she would be. No minute passed without us laughing as she answered our every question and even indulging <a href="http://the-soul-sisters.blogspot.com/">Louisse</a>'s request of a haiku about <i>Six of Crows</i>. Leigh was able to think of one in less than three minutes; I know I'd have needed at least ten minutes and a lot of quiet lol.</div>
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To which she said she's already ventured into the <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19364719-slasher-girls-monster-boys">horror/thriller</a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25063781-summer-days-summer-nights?from_search=true&search_version=service">contemporary</a> genres with anthologies, but she thinks everything she'll write will always have some fantasy mixed in because real life can just get so boring. True enough.</div>
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When Leigh was about to sign my name on my books she was like, "Is that your real name?" It had totally slipped my mind that she named her main character in her upcoming book <b>Kaz</b>, which is five letters short of my real name, ha. </div>
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#1 and #4: I just so love the quotes Leigh wrote!</div>
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#2: I'd won this original UK ed from the publisher and it was already signed then, but I just had to get it personalize. </div>
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#3: Leigh is now the latest title holder of Awesome Author Misspelled My Name But Everything's Cool :))</div>
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And because more people need to experience the amazeballs that is the Grishaverse, I'm giving away a <b>signed copy of <i>Shadow and Bone</i></b>! Due to shipping costs, this is open to <b>Philippine residents only</b>, though.</div>
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There's another bookish event in two weeks so till then, bookworms! :DKazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-7097632970928643562015-04-22T15:10:00.000+08:002015-04-22T15:25:47.897+08:00Another "I'm still alive" post. Sigh.<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've been chillin' the past few weeks - or as much as I can, anyway, because man, you haven't experienced summer if you've never felt the Philippine summer heat.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let's start this catch-up post with cover reveals! I signed up for two in particular but I wasn't able to post on the assigned days because I was too lazy to fire up my laptop. I seriously need to replace this piece of crap.</span></span></div><br>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23460952-bounce">Bounce</a> </i>is the third book in the <i>Boomerang </i>series by Noelle August. I've only read the first book, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/mylibraryinthemaking.blogspot.com/2014/07/blog-tour-book-review-giveaway.html"><i>Boomerang</i></a>, but I certainly plan on reading the rest.</span></span></div><br>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Imagine my surprise when I<i> </i>got the email packet for the <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17455817-every-last-breath?ac=1">Every Last Breath</a> </i>cover reveal. Not only did it have the cover for said book, but new covers for the first three books in the series as well! I admit I'm not a huge fan of the original covers, but I sure prefer those over these new ones. Ugh. </span></span></div><br>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Aside from work being stressful as always and trying to read as much as I can, I've also begun writing again. I do it on my phone with the ever-handy Inkpad Notepad app to save time and also so I can write whenever and wherever I want to. And this time I'm working on a YA contemporary that's been floating on my mind for ages. Let's just say it's every bookworm's dream on Valentine's Day ;)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lastly, I am ending this post with an announcement. I have finally picked the winner for my <a href="http://mylibraryinthemaking.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-bookish-day-disreputable-history-of.html">giveaway</a>! Check the rafflecopter widget to see who the lucky duck is. She's already replied to my email, so no chance of the prize going to another person, heh.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I knew only one thing about <i>We Were Liars </i>before I read it: it wouldn't disappoint, and it truly did not. One is better off going into this book without knowledge of anything that happens in it, because it is a book meant to be experienced with an untainted mind. All you need to know is that it involves four brilliant kids who have their entire lives ahead of them, and they also happen to spend their summers in a private island.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Title: </b>The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Author: </b>E. Lockhart<br /><b>Release Date: </b>March 25th 2008<br /><b>Publisher: </b>Disney-Hyperion</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText4544950557081391465"><em>Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14:</em><br />Debate Club.<br />Her father’s “bunny rabbit.”<br />A mildly geeky girl attending a highly competitive boarding school.<em></em></span></b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText4544950557081391465"><em>Frankie Landau-Banks at age 15:</em><br />A knockout figure.<br />A sharp tongue.<br />A chip on her shoulder.<br />And a gorgeous new senior boyfriend: the supremely goofy, word-obsessed Matthew Livingston.<em></em></span></b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText4544950557081391465"><em>Frankie Laundau-Banks.</em><br />No longer the kind of girl to take “no” for an answer.<br />Especially when “no” means she’s excluded from her boyfriend’s all-male secret society.<br />Not when her ex boyfriend shows up in the strangest of places.<br />Not when she knows she’s smarter than any of them.<br />When she knows Matthew’s lying to her.<br />And when there are so many, many pranks to be done.<em></em></span></b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText4544950557081391465"><em>Frankie Landau-Banks, at age 16:</em><br />Possibly a criminal mastermind.</span></b></i> </span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b><span id="freeText4544950557081391465">This is the story of how she got that way.</span></b></i></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Disreputable History </i>was in my TBR list for a long time, but I only got around to reading it when #ELockhartinPH was announced. Having read <i>We Were Liars </i>first, I thought this one sounded lighter than my first Lockhart read, and it sure was, but it actually has its own dark tone - it's very subtle, but it's there. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But if you don't want to get too critical, then it's enough to know that this book is another brilliant contemporary from E. Lockhart. The lady sure knows how to go deep into her characters' heads, and reading this as easy as sharing stories with a friend. This is the story of a bright girl blossoming into one hell of a woman, but it also shows that just because someone's whip smart doesn't mean she has it easy. An over-active brain can just as easily be a crowded prison, and Frankie, model student and, for the most part, a good daughter though she may be, isn't quite satisfied with how her friends and family treat her. She thinks they see her as fragile and predictable, and this book is basically her going to great lengths to prove to them that she's not.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Overall, Frankie's story is entertaining and imaginative, and aside from the protagonist, we get to know a lot of delightful characters through her eyes. The ending isn't what I'd imagined it would be at all, but it wouldn't be a Lockhart book if it were.</span></span><br />
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Kazhy @ My Library in the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921971647844534586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520781944711224493.post-89934715969552957832015-03-30T19:24:00.001+08:002015-04-22T15:05:28.407+08:00A Bookish Day: The Disreputable History of Liars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's the first bookish event of the year - well, for me, that is! XD I was absent for the past couple of events and I missed a whole lot of incredible authors, but I'm trying to change that this year and I sure as hell wasn't going to miss E. Lockhart! She wrote two of the most intelligently-written books I've ever read (and I read them one after the other, which was double awesome) so I really looked forward to meeting her, even though I had to rush from the office for a quick shower and then leave again after twenty-four hours of no sleep. Plenty of time for sleep when I'm dead lol.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">During the Q&A, Emily really gave much thought to everything she said, as proven by the pause after every question we asked her. I'll be recording everything next time so you guys won't have to rely on my failing memory, but here's what I asked her:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">She said that <i>We Were Liars </i>actually began as a book about real estate, and that the two editors that she first shared the idea with were both... dismayed, as one would be when told of a book about real estate. Anyway, her idea stayed on the drawing board for quite a while, until one afternoon as she waited for her daughter to come out of school, everything clicked and she finally had everything figured out under fifteen minutes. Thus our heartbreak was born, friends.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anyway, that's about the best my mind can remember right now, so thank heavens for my blogger friends who are undoubtedly better at this recap thing:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- <a href="http://staybookish.net/e-lockhart-in-manila-recap-03222015/#comment-80451">Hazel @ Stay Bookish</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- <a href="https://jessellelovesbooks.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/event-recap-e-lockhart-in-manila/">Jesselle @ The Lifelong Bookworm</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- <a href="http://amaterasureads.blogspot.com/2015/03/e-lockhart-in-ph-signing-recap.html">Kai @ Amaterasu Reads</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I asked Emily to stamp these awesome quotes onto my hands, and then I asked for a photo, of course!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Group photo with Emily! <3</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Notice that extra copy of <i>We Were Liars</i>? I'm not one for duplicates especially if they're the exact same edition, so it's not so hard to guess what's coming next, right? Yep, here's a giveaway for y'all here in the Philippines!</span></span></div>
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