A Court Of Mist And Fury | Book Review | SPOILER FREE

I've been waiting so so long for this book and it finally arrived! A Court Of Thorns And Roses used to be me favourite book but A Court Of Mist And Fury absolutely blew it out of the park! Like Gaaagh it was so freaking good I want to read it over and over again! Sarah J Maas remains my favourite author!

We get to see Feyre coming to terms with her new immortal body and all the things that come along with it. We find her and Tamlin trying to get back to a normal life after the death of Amarantha but lest we forget Feyre made a certain deal with the High Lord of the Night Court... my favourite book boyfriend RHYSAND!

What I really enjoyed about this book was that we got to see a lot more of the world, we see a lot of the Night court and also the Summer court. We also get to here more about Rhys's back story. The storyline also focuses a lot on the looming threat of war with Hybern and the repercussions of what all the characters went through under the mountain and how it has affected them as people/fae.

This book introduces quite a few new characters who I promise you will come to love! Such great side characters who all have interesting back stories we get to learn.

Haven't even mentioned yet how STEAMY ACOMAF is... and I loved it!

The amzingness of this book is almost too much for me to put in to words, waiting for book 3 will be torturous!
Obviously 5/5 from me... well realistically like 1 billion/5.

Obsidian Book Talk

Just finished reading Obsidian by Jennifer L Armentrout and I was not disappointed. Other than he 5th Wave series I haven't really read many alien fiction and I wasn't sure if it would be my thing or not, luckily I decided to give it a go and found another series I can fangirl and geek out over. 

Obsidian follows the story of Katy, she and her Mum recently moved after the death of Katy's father, little does she know that she moves in next door to two aliens. Hot and arrogant Daemon and his sister Dee. When Daemon saves Katy's life he marks her, with the Arum trying to steal Daemons abilities and this mark lighting her up, the only way to keep her safe is if she sticks close by to him.

Let me start off by saying I have never related to a character more than I did with Katy, she has been through some difficult times after losing her Dad which thankfully I can't begin to relate to and I mean appearance wise we are polar opposites, but throughout the book I couldn't help but recognise so many other similarities. 

1) For one she is a book blogger that loves geeking out over fantasy stories! duh. 

2) And she hates and finds embarrassing, the thought of anyone from her real life reading her blog.  

3) Telling yourself that you don't like someone but end up not being able to stay away, no matter how hard you try. Like Katy says lust and love really must be different things.

4) Hitting that point in life where you realise you don't have to take sh*t from anyone.

However unlike Katy I've never met any aliens...that I'm aware of.

Character wise I love our main character Katy and this book also has some lovable side characters like Dee, Daemons twin sister. When it comes to Daemon I have the same feelings as Katy. I'm not sure about him, one minute you think he's suddenly turned a corner and stopped acting like a douche and then BAM he goes back to extreme cockiness, but like Katy I don't want to like him but deep down I do. I also loved the 'baddies' in this book and I did find them very creepy to picture.

I enjoyed reading about all the cool alien powers the Luxen have, even if I am struggling to picture them in their actual form of just light. I really like how they actually included some science behind the Luxen and how they could do things like stop time and manipulate light. 

Obsidian was a fun, exciting, tension filled story, 5/5 on goodreads from me. Looking forward to reading the next book in this series.

My March TBR

I don't have a very long TBR for March because i'm gonna be in another constant battle between reading and university work... Work never seems to win. Hopefully i'll manage to get through these 3 this month: 

1) Lady Midnight - Cassandra Clare
Goodreads Link
So excited for the first book in The Dark Artifices series, it's released on 8th March and I have my special Waterstones UK signed edition pre ordered and I can't wait. This is my most anticipated read for March.

2) The Young Elites - Marie Lu
Goodreads Link
I've heard a lot about the main character in this series being pretty dark and ruthless, something I've never read before. So many times when i'm reading I just wish the character would f*ck sh*t up and just kill the mean big bad guy instead of being merciful (disclaimer:  I obviously wouldn't think the same in REAL life *cough cough* this is how the hunger games starts), so maybe i'll enjoy this book.  

3) Obsidian - Jennifer L Armentrout
Goodreads Link
I hear so much about how everyone enjoys this series and the swoon worthy guys in it, I recently read the White Hot Kiss series by Jennifer and fell absolutely in love and if Roth is anything to go by I can't wait to get stuck into this book.

 

Glass Sword | Book Talk | Spoiler Free

So I recently finished reading Glass Sword, the second book in the Red Queen series, by the amazing Victoria Aveyard, honestly this woman is such a talented writer. Here are some of my thoughts on the book.

First off I loved Red Queen, so when I tell you I enjoyed Glass Sword even more! I really am saying something.

After the jaw dropping plot twist in Red Queen I didn't know how Victoria could top it, but then WHAM, she reeeeaally knows how to leave you hanging and in a state of emotional distress.

Glass Sword starts right where it left off and kicks off with an action packed bang. In this book we really see the aftermath of book 1, resulting in Mare possessing some understandable trust issues. Trust is a running theme throughout the book and I was just as paranoid as Mare when it came to deciding whether or not I thought a character could be trusted. 

I absolutely adore Shade, Mare's brother, throughout Glass Sword. His newblood ability combined with his unbelievably caring and protective personality made him one of my favourite characters in this book. I also loved Cal in this book, even in Red Queen I was a so called 'Team Cal' advocate, I can't decide if I just want him for myself or if I actually think him and Mare would make a good couple. I have my fingers crossed and hope for the best and we certainly see their relationship develop in certain ways in book 2. For now though i'll stay firmly as Team Mare.

Another thing I really enjoyed about Glass Sword is that we get to see and learn about more red abilities and meet a whole new range of characters. There's action, jaw dropping moments, and a whole lot of badassery!

Don't know how I can possibly wait a whole year to see how the current situation will turn out! Just 2 more books to go in this series and I can't wait to see where this story goes and how it will end. 

5/5 from me!

My Top 5 Fictional Worlds

Turns out a lot of the book I read take lace in dystopian or corrupt worlds, so it was actually harder than I thought to write this post considering that in most of the fictional worlds from my favourite books there is a pretty good chance that I would die...



1) A Court of Thorns and Roses - Love how this world is separated into seasons and it sounds so beautiful, you can just travel around to different places depending what climate you're feeling. Also i'm just dieing to visit the night court, might even bump into Rhysand.

2) Shadowhunters - Who knows maybe it exists but im just a mundane... oh well there's always the opportunity to ascend. I love the all black fashion and the runes, so badass. Or I could be a warlock and be immortal and possess magical abilities. 

3) Lord of The Rings - I desperately want to live with the elves, Lothlorien or Rivendell will do. So beautiful... I basically just want to be an elf.

4) White Hot Kiss - A world filled with demons and gargoyles may sound scary to most people and I'm totally on board if they look like Roth and Zayne. You can just take the occasional trip down to Hell and visit your old pal The Boss. Also how cool would it be to have your very own tattoo familiar!... yes yes I know in this scenario I have decided I am also going to be a demon.




5) Neverland - I'm basically in the middle of a quarter life crisis and it would just be super freaking cool to live in Neverland and be able to fly with Peter Pan using pixie dust and NOT AGE!

White Hot Kiss | Book Talk | SPOILER FREE

This book came out in 2014 and I can't believe I didn't read it sooner! This book by Jennifer L Armentrout is a fantasy romance novel that I immediately added to my favourites list.

This is a fantasy novel that follows Layla, a half demon half warden 17 yr old. Wardens are gargoyles but don't let that word put you off, wardens have a human form and its usually a pretty good one *wink wink*. Wardens kill demons and protect humans from them (slight Shadowhunter resemblance there). Layla was adopted and now lives with a warden family despite being half demon which makes her life somewhat difficult. For starters she has a major crush on her older adopted brother Zayne but is not a suitable match given her half demon side. She helps the wardens by marking demons so that they are easily found and killed however Layla also has the power to suck out souls, something which happens when she kisses a person. Enter hot demon Roth who coincidentally doesn't have a soul given his demon nature. Layla's world suddenly stops being so black and white and although she knows she should stay away from Roth, his charm and claims to know her secrets just keep pulling her in.

This book has so many twists, turns and revelations that will leave your jaw dropped and not to mention some very very swoon-worthy guys, what more could you want!? I wasn't expecting to be so sucked into this book but I read within 24 hours and my fingers are itching to get into the next book in the series.

I 100% recommend this book, it is my new obsession, 5 stars from me!
Have you read it, what did you think?

The 5th Wave Movie Expectations

I read The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey last year and I really really enjoyed it, I don't read a hell of a lot of alien based YA so it was a refreshing and interesting change for me.

If you are are also a fan of all things YA or alien then you likely are aware that The 5th Wave movie adaptation is soon to hit the big screen on the 22nd January, at least that's when it is released in the UK. It is because of this that I wanted to discuss a few thoughts and expectations for this adaptation.

ADAPTATION that is a word I think we strongly need to remember throughout this film, we all know book to movie adaptations are going to change things because you simply can't put everything into a 2 hour visual. Especially with this book I think many things will play out differently simply because of things that happen in the book that I just can;t picture on a movie screen, for example, the pulsating light bomb thingys. Yeah im sure there will be numerous explosions but some things from the book might just look silly on screen.

I also think that in true YA fashion they will play on the love triangle slightly more than the books have thus far, by bringing in more Ben and Cassie interaction because in the book they really don't have that much interaction until the last few chapters. TRUST me if that is the case I will be more than happy because I personally ship what I believe will ultimately be the wrong ship of Bassie. I also thin the actor playing Ben (Nick Robinson) is great and I really loved his performance in Jurassic World so again I think the more we get to see of him will be a good thing.

Another thing I am expecting, after having seen the trailers for the film, is a lot more of the actual invasion and previous 4 waves. Most of what is in the trailer are things that, in the book, took place prior to where Cassie picks up the story and is mostly reflected on in her own personal recollection of events. Personally I am excited about this because the effects look so friggin cool in the trailer and the other waves are actually something I really wish we got more of in the book.

Obviously everything I have written is purely my personal opinion and speculation and I could easily be very wrong about these things. However regardless of anything  am super excited for this film, I love the casting and the trailers look awesome. YA fiction is one of my favourite things so I am sure I am going to love this movie.

What are your hopes or hesitations about the movie adaptation?