Friday, February 28, 2014

Incarate by Jodi Meadows: Series review


SERIES RATING: 5/5
 
Author: Jodi Meadows
Find the first book on Goodreads here!
 
SUMMARY (Incarnate):
 
New soul

Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why.

No soul

Even Ana’s own mother thinks she’s a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she’ll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame?

Heart

Sam believes Ana’s new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana’s enemies—human and creature alike—let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else’s life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all?

Jodi Meadows expertly weaves soul-deep romance, fantasy, and danger into an extraordinary tale of new life.
 
REVIEW:
 
I received the first book, INCARNATE, a few years ago for my birthday, and I proceeded to read it in a day. I loved every minute of it. The way Jodi Meadows weaved together intrigue, romance, and fantasy elements just fascinated me. The concept with the reincarnation was totally unique; I've never, and I don't think I ever will, read anything like this.
 
Then Asunder came out a year later, and it was even better than the first. Although there were a few questionable things in this one, the great characters more than enough made up for it. You could see Ana's growth from book one, and her relationship with Sam and the other characters is great.
 
Now after reading Infinite, I am even more in love than when I first started the series. The trilogy ended wonderfully. A perfect ending to an amazing series.
 
Plus, there's dragons. How can you wrong with a book that has dragons?
 
Anyways, I highly recommend these books to anyone who loves dystopian and fantasy. You will not regret it!
 
CONTENT: Steamy kissing, one sex scene in the third book, but it is mostly implied. There is also some talk of sex. I think there's a little bit of swearing, but it is not bad if there is. As for violence, there's some kind of disturbing things, but none of it is very descriptive.


Thursday, February 27, 2014

Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer: Review


RATING: 5/5
 
Author: Marissa Meyer
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Find it one Goodreads here!
 
SUMMARY:
 
Rapunzel’s tower is a satellite. She can’t let down her hair—or her guard.

In this third book in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles series, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they’re plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army.

Their best hope lies with Cress, who has been trapped on a satellite since childhood with only her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker—unfortunately, she’s just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice.

When a daring rescue goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a high price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing stop her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only ones who can.

REVIEW:



 I don't think words will do this book justice. So my review will consist of gifs.

 



 
 

Cress was...
 

In short...


With a great cast of characters, magically interwoven fairytales, and a unique storyline, Cress is not a book to miss. I guarantee you will never read anything like it. Any fan of fairytale retellings will love this series!

CONTENT: Kissing, no sex, no swearing I can recall, and some violence, but it's not very gory.





Sunday, February 16, 2014

Stacking the Shelves (4)



Stacking the Shelves is a weekly event hosted by Tynga's Reviews.
 
I had a pretty decent two weeks in books.
 
 
BOUGHT:
 

  • Unite Me by Tahereh Mafi
  • Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
  • Cress by Marissa Meyer
FROM BETTER WORLD BOOKS:


  • Faerie Lord by Herbie Brennan
  • Ruler of the Realm by Herbie Brennan
  • What We Become by Jesse Karp
  • A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix
WON:


  • The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa (ARC)
  • Uninvited by Sophie Jordan (hardcover, signed to me!!!!!)
FROM RANDOMBUZZERS:


  • Ender's by Lissa Price (ARC)
  • Deceptions Princess by Esther Friesner (ARC)
  • Alliance by Mark Frost (ARC)
  • Kissing in Italian by Lauren Henderson (ARC)
  • Burning by Elana K. Arnold (ARC)
  • Revenge of a not so Pretty Girl by Carolita Blythe (ARC)

What did you get this week?




Sunday, February 2, 2014

Stacking the Shelves (3)


Stacking the Shelves is a weekly event hosted by Tynga's Reviews.
 
It has been quite a long time since I have done one of these. About 4 months to be exact. So, bear with me, because this will be a lot.
 
BOUGHT:
 

  • Unsouled by Neal Shusterman
  • Angelfall  by Susan Ee
  • World After  by Susan Ee
  • Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
  • Champion by Marie Lu
  • Cold Spell by Jackson Pearce
  • The Collector by Victoria Scott
  • The Liberator by Victoria Scott
  • These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner
  • All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill

  • The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
  • The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa
  • Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi
  • Infinite by Jodi Meadows
  • Defiance by CJ Redwine
  • Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
  • Allegiant by Veronica Roth

GIFTED:
  • Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
  • Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
  • Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke
  • Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
FOR REVIEW:


  • The Midnight Dress by Karen Foxlee (Thanks Random House!)
  • Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott (Thanks Scholastic!)
WON:


  • The Elite by Kierra Cass (hardcover)
  • The Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and MEgan Spooner (ARC)
  • The Princess in the Opal Mask by Jenny Lundquist (paperback)
  • Teardrop by Lauren Kate (ARC)
  • Unbreakable by Kami Garcia (ARC)

Ok, I think that is everything. What did you get this past week?