BOOK REVIEW: A Court of Thorns and Roses By Sarah J. Maas

Name: A Court of Thorns and Roses (#1)
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Number of Pages: 419
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's
Date Published: May 5th, 2015
Source: Bought
Rate: ALL THE STARS IN THE WORLD

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.

As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.
Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R. R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!

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BOOK REVIEW: Alienated by Melissa Landers

Name: Alienated (Alienated #1)
Author: Melissa Landers
Number of Pages: 344
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Date Published: February 4th, 2014
Source: Bought
Rate: 4.5/5

Two years ago, the aliens made contact. Now Cara Sweeney is going to be sharing a bathroom with one of them.

Handpicked to host the first-ever L’eihr exchange student, Cara thinks her future is set. Not only does she get a free ride to her dream college, she’ll have inside information about the mysterious L’eihrs that every journalist would kill for. Cara’s blog following is about to skyrocket.

Still, Cara isn’t sure what to think when she meets Aelyx. Humans and L’eihrs have nearly identical DNA, but cold, infuriatingly brilliant Aelyx couldn’t seem more alien. She’s certain about one thing, though: no human boy is this good-looking.

But when Cara's classmates get swept up by anti-L'eihr paranoia, Midtown High School suddenly isn't safe anymore. Threatening notes appear in Cara's locker, and a police officer has to escort her and Aelyx to class.

Cara finds support in the last person she expected. She realizes that Aelyx isn’t just her only friend; she's fallen hard for him. But Aelyx has been hiding the truth about the purpose of his exchange, and its potentially deadly consequences. Soon Cara will be in for the fight of her life—not just for herself and the boy she loves, but for the future of her planet.

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BOOK REVIEW : Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

Name: Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles #1)
Author: Mary E. Pearson
Number of Pages: 492
Publisher: Henry Holt
Date Published: July 8th, 2014
Source: Bought
Rate: ALL THE STARS IN THE WORLD

A princess must find her place in a reborn world.

She flees on her wedding day.

She steals ancient documents from the Chancellor's secret collection.

She is pursued by bounty hunters sent by her own father.

She is Princess Lia, seventeen, First Daughter of the House of Morrighan.

The Kingdom of Morrighan is steeped in tradition and the stories of a bygone world, but some traditions Lia can't abide. Like having to marry someone she's never met to secure a political alliance.

Fed up and ready for a new life, Lia flees to a distant village on the morning of her wedding. She settles in among the common folk, intrigued when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive—and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Deceptions swirl and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets—secrets that may unravel her world—even as she feels herself falling in love.

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BOOK REVIEW: The Queen of Zombie Hearts

Name: The Queen of Zombie Hearts
Author: Gena Showalter
Number of Pages: 464
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Date Published: September 30th, 2014
Source: Gift
Rate: 5/5

We'll either destroy them for good, or they'll destroy us.

Either way, only one of us is walking away.

In the stunning conclusion to the wildly popular White Rabbit Chronicles, Alice "Ali" Bell thinks the worst is behind her. She's ready to take the next step with boyfriend Cole Holland, the leader of the zombie slayers…until Anima Industries, the agency controlling the zombies, launches a sneak attack, killing four of her friends. It's then she realizes that humans can be more dangerous than monsters…and the worst has only begun.

As the surviving slayers prepare for war, Ali discovers she, too, can control the zombies…and she isn't the girl she thought she was. She's connected to the woman responsible for killing—and turning—Cole's mother. How can their relationship endure? As secrets come to light, and more slayers are taken or killed, Ali will fight harder than ever to bring down Anima—even sacrificing her own life for those she loves.

* If you have not read Alice in Zombieland or Through the Zombie Glass yet, I would suggest reading those reviews first before entering this one, as it will contain spoilers to the first two! *

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BOOK REVIEW: Through the Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter

Name: Through the Zombie Glass (The White Rabbit Chronicles #2)
Author: Gena Showalter
Number of Pages: 480
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Date Published: September 24th, 2013
Source: Bought
Rate: 5/5

Zombies stalk the night. Forget blood and brains. These monsters hunger for human souls. Sadly, they've got mine...
Alice Bell has lost so much. Family. Friends. A home. She thought she had nothing else to give. She was wrong.
After a new zombie attack, strange things begin to happen to her. Mirrors come to life, and the whispers of the dead assault her ears. But the worst? A terrible darkness blooms inside her, urging her to do very wicked things.
She's never needed her team of zombie slayers more, but ultra bad-boy Cole Holland, the leader and her boyfriend, suddenly withdraws from her...from everyone. Now, with her best friend Kat at her side, Ali must kill the zombies, uncover Cole's secret and learn to fight the darkness.
But the clock is ticking...and if she fails at a single task, they're all doomed.
* This will contain spoilers from the first book Alice in Zombieland: Check out my review here*
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BOOK REVIEW: Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter

Name: Alice in Zombieland (The White Rabbit Chronicles #1)
Author: Gena Showalter
Number of Pages: 404
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Date Published: September 25th, 2012
Source: Bought
Rate: 5/5

She won't rest until she's sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever.

Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, she would have laughed. But that's all it takes. One heartbeat. A blink, a breath, a second, and everything she knew and loved was gone.

Her father was right. The monsters are real.

To avenge her family, Ali must learn to fight the undead. To survive, she must learn to trust the baddest of the bad boys, Cole Holland. But Cole has secrets of his own, and if Ali isn't careful, those secrets might just prove to be more dangerous than the zombies.

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BOOK REVIEW: Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

Name: Ruin and Rising (Grisha #3)
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Number of Pages: 422
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Date Published: July 17th, 2014
Source: Bought
Rate: 4.5/5

The capital has fallen.

The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne.

Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army.

Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives.

Alina will have to forge new alliances and put aside old rivalries as she and Mal race to find the last of Morozova's amplifiers. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling's secrets, she reveals a past that will forever alter her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields. The firebird is the one thing that stands between Ravka and destruction—and claiming it could cost Alina the very future she’s fighting for.

*If you have not read Siege and Storm or Shadow and Bone I suggest you read them before entering this post, as it contains a few spoilers from the first two books.*
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BOOK REVIEW: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Name: Siege and Storm (The Grisha Series #2)
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Number of Pages: 435
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Date Published: June 4th, 2013
Source: Gift
Rate: 4.5/5

Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land. She finds starting new is not easy while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. She can’t outrun her past or her destiny for long.

The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the forces gathering against Ravka. But as her power grows, Alina slips deeper into the Darkling’s game of forbidden magic, and farther away from Mal. Somehow, she will have to choose between her country, her power, and the love she always thought would guide her--or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm.
  
*This review will reveal spoilers from the first book - Shadow and Bone - if you have read it continue! If you have not I would suggest reading the book!! Cuz it's awesome*

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BOOK REVIEW: Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins

Name: Rebel Belle
Author: Rachel Hawkins
Number of Pages: 345
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Date Published: April 8th 2014
Source: Bought
Rate: 3.5/5

Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. But after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with incredible abilities, Harper's destiny takes a turn for the seriously weird. She becomes a Paladin, one of an ancient line of guardians with agility, super strength and lethal fighting instincts.

Just when life can't get any more disastrously crazy, Harper finds out who she's charged to protect: David Stark, school reporter, subject of a mysterious prophecy and possibly Harper's least favorite person. But things get complicated when Harper starts falling for him—and discovers that David's own fate could very well be to destroy Earth.

With snappy banter, cotillion dresses, non-stop action and a touch of magic, this new young adult series from bestseller Rachel Hawkins is going to make y'all beg for more.
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What will come of my blog? || BOOKISH TALKS

HEY all!!

So this is a message from the lovely writer of this blog...me!!! I would just like to say how sorry I am for the lack of posting, it has been so hard for me to write posts, make videos for my booktube channel, do school homework, and so forth. So I have decided I will only be posting book reviews here and maybe monthly wrap ups but that is all so however long between each book is when I will post a review! 

I wish I could post every day on different things but I just physically can't anymore, and in a way I feel like a failure for not being able to keep up with my blog and my booktube channel on youtube :(. In a way I feel like I am failing you as well. 

So like I said before I mostly will only be posting 2-3x a week with only book reviews, as this is why I started it to begin with! I won't be doing any memes or other things out of the norm! With summer now here I will be reading quite a bit so this also gives me time to figure out what I am going to do about next fall and how to keep my blog going! 


Thanks for all your patience and love!!

xx Kat xx

Book Buying Ban & Tips || BOOKISH TALKS

BOOK BUYING BANS & TIPS

I would like to start out by saying how sorry I am for being gone for over a month! Yikers, it was finals and all my focus was on that! I only finished two books in April, how sad is that :(! Anyway so I decided to treat you to this post, yes it is a video, but I had so much fun creating it! It would have been very hard for me to express myself through a written post for this topic, so enjoy!

 

March Wrap-Up & April TBR || 2015

Hey guys so like promised from a long time ago. I am only posting my videos that are book hauls or wrap-ups/ monthly tbrs! I know this is really late in the month for me to be posting this but I just could not help but post it! 

What will you guys be reading this month?
What did you read last month!!
Also my book challenge for this year is 50 books!!! I will keep you all updated on my book progress for the year! (14/50 books read)

Xx Kat xX

BOOK REVIEW: The Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas (Throne of Glass #3)

Name: Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3)
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Number of Pages: 562
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA childrens
Date Published: September 2nd, 2014
Source: Bought
Rate: 5/5

 Lost and broken, Celaena Sardothien’s only thought is to avenge the savage death of her dearest friend: as the King of Adarlan’s Assassin, she is bound to serve this tyrant, but he will pay for what he did. Any hope Celaena has of destroying the king lies in answers to be found in Wendlyn. Sacrificing his future, Chaol, the Captain of the King’s Guard, has sent Celaena there to protect her, but her darkest demons lay in that same place. If she can overcome them, she will be Adarlan’s biggest threat – and his own toughest enemy.

While Celaena learns of her true destiny, and the eyes of Erilea are on Wendlyn, a brutal and beastly force is preparing to take to the skies. Will Celaena find the strength not only to win her own battles, but to fight a war that could pit her loyalties to her own people against those she has grown to love?
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TBR CHALLENGE...AND DIY TBR JAR || BOOKISH TALKS

TBR CHALLENGE...

I know! I am posting two things in a day..I am impressed with myself, I promise guys I will try to get up posts every day, I am going to try to get up at least two! Also I have a question at the bottom of this post so please answer that!!

So my friends if most of you have not heard what TBR Challenge is then let me fill you with a vast amount of knowledge. TBR = To Be Read and what many people do is they make a TBR Jar where they write the books that are on their shelves that have not been read yet or want to reread, where they then role them up and put them in a mason jar. 

MOVIE REVIEW: Insurgent

 

Insurgent

Movie Review!

Alright ladies and gents it's time for another movie review because I could not pass it up! I have come to like doing these movie reviews as it let's me express myself..about how much I still do not like books becoming movie adaptations..okay that is a lie I LOVE books becoming movies. Yet, like everyone else, I get upset at the things that are changed...that is why my friends you can never please a book addict when it comes to movie adaptations of books. 

I will not lie and say that this movie was bad because it was far from it! I loved the action, the slight romance (that really did not show as much), the plot (that still was kinda not there), and all the drama that went with the book! 

I love the actors Theo James (who is my bae) and Shailene Woodley. I will give the director credit for picking actors that fit the description of the Tris and Four. They both show the right emotions when it is needed and they both act perfectly together.

What bothered me the most was the huge changes they made from the book. The first movie - Divergent - had followed the book fairly well, to my belief any way. The Insurgent adaptation, while followed the main themes, did not really follow the book at all...ESPECIALLY THE ENDING. Which is all Im going to say about the ending. I just could not believe how many things changed. My sister in-law and I sat there and pretty much counted how many things were missing or put in place. 

It was not small things missing but the large parts; it was the important aspects of the book that helps understand the next book - Alligiant.

However, in the end I still loved the movie. 

RATING: 5.5/10

(according to the IMDB rating system)

p.s I am sorry for the bad blogging lately! Finals are once again around the corner and it so hard for to post or do videos at this moment in time :(

BOOK REVIEW: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (#1)

Name: Clockwork Angel (Infernal Devices #1)
Author: Cassandra Clare
Number of Pages: 479
Publisher: Simon & Schuster. Margaret K. McElderry
Date Published: August 31st, 2010
Source: Bought
Rate: 3.5-4/5

The year is 1878. Tessa Gray descends into London’s dark supernatural underworld in search of her missing brother. She soon discovers that her only allies are the demon-slaying Shadowhunters—including Will and Jem, the mysterious boys she is attracted to. Soon they find themselves up against the Pandemonium Club, a secret organization of vampires, demons, warlocks, and humans. Equipped with a magical army of unstoppable clockwork creatures, the Club is out to rule the British Empire, and only Tessa and her allies can stop them...



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BOOK REVIEW: Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

Name: Beautiful Disaster
Author: Jamie McGuire
Number of Pages: 319
Date Published: May 26th, 2011
Publisher: Jamie McGuire
Source: Bought
Rate: 5/5

The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance from the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University's Walking One-Night Stand.

Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs—and wants—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.
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REVIEW: The Infinate Sea by Rick Yancey (The 5th Wave #2)

Name: The Infinite Sea (5th Wave #2)
Author: Rick Yancey
Number of Pages: 320
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Date Published: September 16th 2014
Source: Gift
Rate: 3.5/5

How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity.

Surviving the first four waves was nearly impossible. Now Cassie Sullivan finds herself in a new world, a world in which the fundamental trust that binds us together is gone. As the 5th Wave rolls across the landscape, Cassie, Ben, and Ringer are forced to confront the Others’ ultimate goal: the extermination of the human race.

Cassie and her friends haven’t seen the depths to which the Others will sink, nor have the Others seen the heights to which humanity will rise, in the ultimate battle between life and death, hope and despair, love and hate.

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HUMONGOUS BOOK HAUL || 25+ Books

 

I can not believe I bought this many books! Guys what is wrong with me! I have decided these are the only videos that I will be posting on my Book Blog. First of all I want to show you guys my lovely books that I have hoarded over the past two months and second of all because I don't want to type out all the books and their synopsis. I have 25+ books that post would be huge and take way to much time to type up! Ha, I know call me lazy! What books have you bought over the past two months! Share a link with me down below! 

Why I Started Booktubing & Book Blogging || 2015

  

I wanted to share this to my Blog because not only do I talk about why I started Booktubing but I also explain why I started a Book Blog as well. I just want to warn a lot of you that my story is not the happiest as too my reason for escaping for books and I hope that my story will connect with you in some way. I will love to hear your comments at the bottom to hear why you started book blogging as well.