"He made her drunk, this man made her drunk; and every time his eyes flashed into hers she could not breathe."
In a world where people born with an extreme skill - called a Grace - are feared and exploited, Katsa carries the burden of the skill even she despises: the Grace of killing. She lives under the command of her uncle Randa, King of the Middluns, and is expected to execute his dirty work, punishing and torturing anyone who displeases him. When she first meets Prince Po, who is Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change.
She never expects to become Po's friend.She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace - or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away...a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.
My Thoughts
Rating Graceling was really hard,I was torn between 4 and 5 stars and finally decided on 4 stars.
In Katsa's world certain people had the Grace,something that's like a superpower(for the lack of a better term) sometimes the Grace was harmless sometimes it's quite the opposite.
Today’s Cover Reveal is extra extra extra special because this
author is a really sweet & totally awesome buddy and this is her DEBUT YA
novel! So here we go…
* Drumroll please*
Priya Kanaparti's
The Dracian Legacy -
Dracian Legacy Trilogy #1
Amazing huh?I love the mysterious vibe and the stunning colours.
I absolutely love the cover and cannot wait to get my hands on it!
"No, I'm in my room fast asleep like a proper young lady instead of up in a tree like a hoyden"
Wish. Love. Desire. Live.
Sixteen-year-old Noli Braddock's hoyden ways land her in an abusive reform school far from home. On mid-summer's eve she wishes to be anyplace but that dreadful school. A mysterious man from the Realm of Faerie rescues her and brings her to the Otherworld, only to reveal that she must be sacrificed, otherwise, the entire Otherworld civilization will perish.
Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tygna's Reviews, is a weekly post where bloggers list the books they recently acquired. The books can come from anywhere : publisher, author, giveaway, library or bought.
Stacking The Shelves, hosted
by Tygna's
Reviews, is a weekly post
where bloggers list the books they recently acquired. The books can come from
anywhere : publisher, author, giveaway, library or bought.
"What do I believe? I do not know; I do not know; I do not know."
In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves… or it might destroy her.
This book was on my TBR list for a reeeeally long time and there was a lot of hype about it but I never really got around to reading it.And just recently I bought it from Amazon and boy oh boy,it totally was worth every cent!
Divergent is the kinda book that keeps you up the entire night because it was frigging amazing.
First, the description of the world that Roth had created was written so vividly that it was almost as if I was there with Beatrice/Tris.The unfairness of the factions, the simple pleasures that the people were denied and all those stifling rules!There was plenty of action and there were some nail-biting moments too.
The characters were like-able too.None of those usual wimpy and pathetic protagonists,Tris was totally badass!At the beginning we get to see only a peek of her fearlessness but as the story progresses she kicks ass!Tris was a realistic character who did not fit in and she made a hard choice when she chose her faction.She had her insecurities and made a bunch of mistakes so I could relate to her.I LOVED Four too - he was unpredictable and strong such a sweetie too!The supporting characters Christina, Will, Peter, Al,Tris's parents and brother were great supporting characters too. Divergent wasn't perfect but it was pretty close. I wish Roth had explained the differences between the factions in depth.And also I wish Caleb, Tris's brother was more involved in the story. The ending wasn't much of a cliff hanger but since I loved the story I absolutely cannot wait to read Insurgent!
"A chasm reminds us that there is a fine line between bravery and idiocy."
The Author
Veronica Roth - Veronica Roth is from a Chicago suburb. She studied creative writing at Northwestern University.Her books include Divergent May 2011), Insurgent(May 2012) and the Untitled Final book(Fall 2013).
My Rating
P.S. - Veronica is having a giveaway on her blog for five signed copies of the Insurgent Collector's Edition.To enter before Monday, 10th December Click HERE
Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tygna's Reviews, is a weekly post where bloggers list the books they recently acquired.
The books can come from anywhere : publisher, author, giveaway, library or
bought.
Happy December!
Can you believe it's almost the
end of ANOTHER year??
This is my first Stacking the
Shelves meme so *fingers crossed* :)
And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth.
But, slowly, Mary’s truths are failing her. She’s learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power, and about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness.
When the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and her future—between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death?
The only zombie book I've read was The Hollow's Series by Amanda Hocking.I avoid all spooky books because I prefer not to have not to wake up in the middle of the night and creep down the hall with a baseball bat because I heard some ungodly noise!The Forest of Hands and Teeth was seriously creepy like check-under-your-bed-for-zombies-every-night creepy!
But it was definitely worth it!Carrie Ryan's writing is beautiful and captivating and it's almost as if you are there with Mary.
The first 100 or so pages were a bit too slow for my taste-And then BAM! the story picked up and it was totally kick-ass!
At the beginning I was just plain pissed at Mary because she seemed selfish and she was totally obsessed with getting to the ocean.It seemed like all she did was whine and she couldn't even make up her mind about Harry and Travis!
But it was her unwavering belief in the ocean that helped her get out of the forest alive.
I liked Travis better than Harry but the romance in this book was one hell of a mess and absolutely frustrating!
The ending was so sad and I felt that ending was a little rushed too.There were a lot of questions that were left unanswered-Hopefully the sequel will be able to fill in the blanks.
Overall it was a good book despite all the flaws,I'd pick up the sequel too but not anytime soon.
"Who are we if not the stories we pass down? What happens when there's no one left to tell those stories? To hear them? Who will ever know that I existed?”
The Author
Carrie Ryan is the New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed novel set decades after the zombie apocalypse: The Forest of Hands and Teeth.Carrie was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina. During her time in high school she was: vice president of her class, a cheerleader, captain of the field hockey team and founder of the girls soccer team (she played on the boys team for a year until the school created the girls team).
Author: Kristin
Cashore
