I have been unable to un-attach myself from the fantastic and magical world of A Song of Ice and Fire, which is the series name for the Game of Thrones books. The show has me hooked and I started to read the books and I just can't put them down. I physically can not put them down. I sleep with them next to me and I bring them with me to school and everywhere else, as well. The way that George R.R. Martin writes just blows my mind. Some of these characters are so young and, I mean, he's really not. The narration from each characters perspective is so flowing and so each their own character, but at the same time still his writing voice. I can't get enough!
Too-da-loo
until next time,
The Book Nerd
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Seraph and Chimera
It's been a few days since I was able to write a review since I finished Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor.
I must say, I was flummoxed when I started to read this book, I think more for the fact that this book was not what I was expecting at all. The flow of the writing and the magnitude of the story brought me to not being able to put it down, sometimes I even had to convince myself that sleeping was okay, that I could put the book down for a short while. Believe me, it was hard.
This book has gotten some hype, and, like I've said before, hype makes me a little nervous about reading a book or even a new series. But, like with some of the books that I've read before (i.e. see my review about the Delirium series from earlier posts), I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was a story I could get lost in. Lately, I have been having trouble finding those kind of books, and I'm so very glad that the last few I've read, I haven't been able to put down.
The one things that I'm mad at in this entire book is the way it ended, or, not really that, but more really of what you find out. I'm not going to post spoilers in this review because I believe that this kind of book is something that, you the reader, should be able to read unhindered by the information that can be found in other reviews. Sadly, I've had that happen with other books I've read because I was apprehensive about reading a certain book series *cough Rapture by Lauren Kate cough* and it almost ruined my reading experience with the final book in the series. I do think, though, that even if I hadn't read the reviews, I still would have disliked most of it. The reading for it was too slow especially for the amount of time they had left, but enough about that. Back to Daughter of Smoke and Bone.
This is definitely a series that I will get behind and support 100%. I own the second book, because it's one of the books that I've won from a Goodreads giveaway, and I am oh-so-glad I did, because I really REALLY need to know what happens next. (:
Too-da-loo
until next time,
The Book Nerd
I must say, I was flummoxed when I started to read this book, I think more for the fact that this book was not what I was expecting at all. The flow of the writing and the magnitude of the story brought me to not being able to put it down, sometimes I even had to convince myself that sleeping was okay, that I could put the book down for a short while. Believe me, it was hard.
This book has gotten some hype, and, like I've said before, hype makes me a little nervous about reading a book or even a new series. But, like with some of the books that I've read before (i.e. see my review about the Delirium series from earlier posts), I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was a story I could get lost in. Lately, I have been having trouble finding those kind of books, and I'm so very glad that the last few I've read, I haven't been able to put down.
The one things that I'm mad at in this entire book is the way it ended, or, not really that, but more really of what you find out. I'm not going to post spoilers in this review because I believe that this kind of book is something that, you the reader, should be able to read unhindered by the information that can be found in other reviews. Sadly, I've had that happen with other books I've read because I was apprehensive about reading a certain book series *cough Rapture by Lauren Kate cough* and it almost ruined my reading experience with the final book in the series. I do think, though, that even if I hadn't read the reviews, I still would have disliked most of it. The reading for it was too slow especially for the amount of time they had left, but enough about that. Back to Daughter of Smoke and Bone.
This is definitely a series that I will get behind and support 100%. I own the second book, because it's one of the books that I've won from a Goodreads giveaway, and I am oh-so-glad I did, because I really REALLY need to know what happens next. (:
Too-da-loo
until next time,
The Book Nerd
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
HATE OUR NEW LAND
I just finished Elusion last night, and I can happily say that I'm now obsessed with this fantasy world. I think I might have nanopsychosis. (: Oh the references I can now make. This was one of the best fantasy-tech-dystopian-ish novels I've ever read. The way that this book keeps you constantly engaged with what's going on and the twists and turns that hit you out of nowhere. It's like watching a T.V. show you just can't get enough of. I kid you not, I literally got so lost in reading this book that at more than a few points, I forgot that I was even turning pages. That is the kind of enthralled that I always hope to get when I read a book and I think I found that beautifully in this book. The only thing I'm not a fan of about this book, besides Patrick being a jealous asshole, was that this book ended. I have no complaints about anything in this. And, as you can tell by my last review, that's incredibly hard for me to say. There's usually always something in a story that I wish I could have changed, or at least, seen more of. With Elusion, there was none of that, only the very real need to read more about this world and to see a sequel. Because, I desperately need a sequel. That's kind of funny though, considering I know that the book just came out on the 18th of March. Although I did get an ARC for this book in a Goodreads giveaway. I cannot say how thankful I am that I was able to win an ARC for this book. If I hadn't, who knows how long until I would have been able to sink my brain into this land of fantastic things and places.
Claudia Gabel and Cheryl Klam, you should applaud yourselves, because you have done a marvelous job. I just hope you have a sequel in mind, because the fans and I would be forever lost without one.
Too-da-loo
until next time,
The Book Nerd
Claudia Gabel and Cheryl Klam, you should applaud yourselves, because you have done a marvelous job. I just hope you have a sequel in mind, because the fans and I would be forever lost without one.
Too-da-loo
until next time,
The Book Nerd
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Requiem, it's O-V-E-R (HAS SPOILERS)*
I just finished Requiem by Lauren Oliver last night, but I was still so caught up with what I had just finished that I couldn't bring myself to do anything, except watch an episode of Camelot and then go to bed thinking about how everything had just ended.
Don't get me wrong, it was a satisfying ending. But. I know, there's a but. But, there were so many different directions that Lauren Oliver could have taken the ending to this series. There are still some things that are left unresolved and more parts to this story that we'll never get to read because, well, there is no more. Things with Lena, Alex, and Julian are left unresolved, at least, completely. We still don't know whether or not the resistance is working in this last huge overthrow of things. We have no idea if Fred was really killed. Or, even how Hana faired after she fled the house and Fred to escape the bomb hidden somewhere in the house.
Maybe, it's just me, but I really would have liked to know more and I would really have liked to find out whether the resistance made good in their efforts to basically say to the government "fuck you, we choose the freedom to choose, and we're taking this country back". Sure, there's a lot that can be left up to interpretation, but, personally, I would have liked some concrete detail to travel off on.
And, although, it wasn't necessarily the ending I was hoping for, there were other parts to this ending that made it worth while.
I'm really glad that I started to read this trilogy, though. It opened my eyes to the world around me and how casually people throw around the word "love" and how liberally we apply it to every day things. I mean, what would happen if you didn't know that feeling anymore? What would you say instead? Would people even feel "love" anymore? What would a world be like without love, and the fear of being broken because of it? The Delirium Trilogy answers those questions, and that makes me even more grateful that I read the trilogy to begin with.
Lauren Oliver is an author for the generation and I thanks the gods above that her voice has touched so many, myself included.
Too-da-loo
until next time,
The Book Nerd
Don't get me wrong, it was a satisfying ending. But. I know, there's a but. But, there were so many different directions that Lauren Oliver could have taken the ending to this series. There are still some things that are left unresolved and more parts to this story that we'll never get to read because, well, there is no more. Things with Lena, Alex, and Julian are left unresolved, at least, completely. We still don't know whether or not the resistance is working in this last huge overthrow of things. We have no idea if Fred was really killed. Or, even how Hana faired after she fled the house and Fred to escape the bomb hidden somewhere in the house.
Maybe, it's just me, but I really would have liked to know more and I would really have liked to find out whether the resistance made good in their efforts to basically say to the government "fuck you, we choose the freedom to choose, and we're taking this country back". Sure, there's a lot that can be left up to interpretation, but, personally, I would have liked some concrete detail to travel off on.
And, although, it wasn't necessarily the ending I was hoping for, there were other parts to this ending that made it worth while.
I'm really glad that I started to read this trilogy, though. It opened my eyes to the world around me and how casually people throw around the word "love" and how liberally we apply it to every day things. I mean, what would happen if you didn't know that feeling anymore? What would you say instead? Would people even feel "love" anymore? What would a world be like without love, and the fear of being broken because of it? The Delirium Trilogy answers those questions, and that makes me even more grateful that I read the trilogy to begin with.
Lauren Oliver is an author for the generation and I thanks the gods above that her voice has touched so many, myself included.
Too-da-loo
until next time,
The Book Nerd
Saturday, March 22, 2014
I am OBSESSED!
I started reading the Delirium Trilogy by Lauren Oliver at the end of January and I cannot stop obsessing over it. (Just a quick alert: if you want to read further just be prepared because this is a SPOILER filled gush).
Delirium took a little motivation to start reading and, I'll admit, I was hesitant to start the series. I had heard rave reviews but, you know, with these kinds of series large amounts of hype can lead to an extremely crappy ass book. I was completely afraid of that such thing happening. Luckily, I was wrong. Absolutely wrong. Thankfully wrong. When I started to read this book I was blown away. The slow-yet-heart-racing speed of the story caused me to get enraptured. The way that Alex appears in the story made me start to laugh, picturing him up on the observation deck with a twinkle in his eye, and his head thrown back in laughter. Mmm, Alex. I swear, up until the beginning of Requiem, I could not get over him. I had a serious fictional-character-I-want-you-now thing workin. The way he makes Lena realize the toxicity of the world around her and how much the government and the labs have lied to her. I was really happy that she found someone to love her for her, even with all of her flaws. But, the end had me balling my eyes out. Literally. I couldn't stop crying at the thought that Alex was dead. Even the possibility made me my breath catch.
Pandemonium gave me some hope though. I finished it from cover to cover in about one night. I was done at around two in the morning. But, anyways, back to Pandemonium. I thought there was some hope at the beginning and then when she gets captured. I almost lost my shit. I was so mad and flustered and out-of-my-mind nervous for Lena. Julian, kind of, pissed me off at first. Although, I could understand where he was coming from, but I was still pissed, and that stems from the fact that at that point I was already seeing this completely from Lena's point of view. Of course, Julian grew on me, like he grew on Lena. Of course, I don't have that intense like of him like I did Alex, but for as far as I am in Requiem, he'll do. I haven't read far enough in Requiem to find out if things get better between Alex and Lena, but I really hope they do, as much as he's being an absolute ass right now, I really hope they do. They were perfect together and you can just tell that Lena doesn't love Julian as much as she still loves Alex, even though she tries to deny, deny, deny it. Of course, Alex isn't helping in this regard, with his affections towards Coral. Ugh. No. Not even okay. She may be nice, but there's something about her I just don't trust. To be honest, I think she an implant with the Invalids. This is just a theory right now, but I think it'll prove true.
Well, I have gone through my gush. Thanks for bearing with me. (:
Too-da-loo
until next time,
The Book Nerd
Delirium took a little motivation to start reading and, I'll admit, I was hesitant to start the series. I had heard rave reviews but, you know, with these kinds of series large amounts of hype can lead to an extremely crappy ass book. I was completely afraid of that such thing happening. Luckily, I was wrong. Absolutely wrong. Thankfully wrong. When I started to read this book I was blown away. The slow-yet-heart-racing speed of the story caused me to get enraptured. The way that Alex appears in the story made me start to laugh, picturing him up on the observation deck with a twinkle in his eye, and his head thrown back in laughter. Mmm, Alex. I swear, up until the beginning of Requiem, I could not get over him. I had a serious fictional-character-I-want-you-now thing workin. The way he makes Lena realize the toxicity of the world around her and how much the government and the labs have lied to her. I was really happy that she found someone to love her for her, even with all of her flaws. But, the end had me balling my eyes out. Literally. I couldn't stop crying at the thought that Alex was dead. Even the possibility made me my breath catch.
Pandemonium gave me some hope though. I finished it from cover to cover in about one night. I was done at around two in the morning. But, anyways, back to Pandemonium. I thought there was some hope at the beginning and then when she gets captured. I almost lost my shit. I was so mad and flustered and out-of-my-mind nervous for Lena. Julian, kind of, pissed me off at first. Although, I could understand where he was coming from, but I was still pissed, and that stems from the fact that at that point I was already seeing this completely from Lena's point of view. Of course, Julian grew on me, like he grew on Lena. Of course, I don't have that intense like of him like I did Alex, but for as far as I am in Requiem, he'll do. I haven't read far enough in Requiem to find out if things get better between Alex and Lena, but I really hope they do, as much as he's being an absolute ass right now, I really hope they do. They were perfect together and you can just tell that Lena doesn't love Julian as much as she still loves Alex, even though she tries to deny, deny, deny it. Of course, Alex isn't helping in this regard, with his affections towards Coral. Ugh. No. Not even okay. She may be nice, but there's something about her I just don't trust. To be honest, I think she an implant with the Invalids. This is just a theory right now, but I think it'll prove true.
Well, I have gone through my gush. Thanks for bearing with me. (:
Too-da-loo
until next time,
The Book Nerd
Saturday, March 8, 2014
It's Been A Few Months...
Soooooooooooo, it's been a few months since I've posted and I decided to come back.
My brother was incredible ill and had to have surgery and things didn't go so great, immediately after anyways, but he's doing much better now. (:
Sooooo (sorry for all the so's) I have been on the book buying/winning rampage as of late. At Christmas, my parents bought for me, Allegiant by Veronica Roth. *dances in a happy circle* And then, in January, I didn't buy anything. Whatsoever. Kind of shocking since I can't seem to stop buying books no matter what I I do. (:
February rolls on into town and I get a few books. (we all know what this means). So I ended up buying:
Lost Empire by Clive Cussler
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
Splintered by A.G. Howard
Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor, I actually won in a Goodreads giveaway. I was so happy to get it in the mail. And even just to win in. Eeeeeh!! So, then, because it's March I, of course, had to start the month off right and went to Barnes & Noble the first weekend of March and bought 3 more books. And I also won one more. xD
Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Tiger's Quest by Colleen Houck
And now for the last book I have received since the last time I updated; the book I won an ARC for:
Elusion by Claudia Gabel, Cheryl Klam
My brother was incredible ill and had to have surgery and things didn't go so great, immediately after anyways, but he's doing much better now. (:
Sooooo (sorry for all the so's) I have been on the book buying/winning rampage as of late. At Christmas, my parents bought for me, Allegiant by Veronica Roth. *dances in a happy circle* And then, in January, I didn't buy anything. Whatsoever. Kind of shocking since I can't seem to stop buying books no matter what I I do. (:
February rolls on into town and I get a few books. (we all know what this means). So I ended up buying:
Lost Empire by Clive Cussler
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
Splintered by A.G. Howard
Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor, I actually won in a Goodreads giveaway. I was so happy to get it in the mail. And even just to win in. Eeeeeh!! So, then, because it's March I, of course, had to start the month off right and went to Barnes & Noble the first weekend of March and bought 3 more books. And I also won one more. xD
Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Tiger's Quest by Colleen Houck
And now for the last book I have received since the last time I updated; the book I won an ARC for:
Elusion by Claudia Gabel, Cheryl Klam
So, it's been fun updating but now I have to say goodbye. I have some books to read. I'll update tomorrow about the books I've read since the start of the year (reviews included).
Too-da-loo
Until next time,
The Book Nerd
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