Book Haul

Book Haul!!!! Plus footage of my adorable dog Sherlock Holmes.

Perfected by Kate Jarvik Birch

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The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

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I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! Oh my goodness! It is absolutely gorgeous, seriously the most beautiful book that I have ever read. (However I think the Forbbiden Wish by Jessica Khoury is a tie with this one). In this book the story of the Arabian Nights is told in a new, beautiful, stunning, and romantic way.  I absolutely loved the love story in this book, it was perfect. It didn't feel like anything was rushed it was a perfect. You have a girl sworn to get revenge, and a boy that finds that love is worth risking everything. Oh I can't even begin to describe how amazing this book is.  Definitely recommend this one!  Follow my YouTube/BookTube Channel: Pages To Turn Follow me on Goodreads: Pages To Turn  Follow my Facebook Page: Shelbies Book Reviews

Firstlife by Gena Showalter

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So I was kind of conflicted about this book... I struggled to get through the beginning the premise was interesting and the cover art is absolutely gorgeous! So basically even reading this book was a pretty easy decision. So when it comes to stars I give this book a 3.5 out of 5. I had to force myself to get to the middle of this novel when it finally picked up enough for me to not be able to put it down. The last hundred pages I finished in about twenty minutes because I was that absorbed. Anyways I think there was just way to much information packed in this book, there were a lot of terms used that weren't explained until further on in this book so I had to do a lot of flipping back and forth. I really liked this book, I did. I just didn't appreciate all the confusion in the first part of it. I really liked Gena Showalter's writing style. And Ten Lockwood as a character I liked her, but at the same time I kind of didn't. She didn't experience as much character development as I would have liked.... She... she's interesting. She's strong, but at the same time I couldn't help but think so is every single heroine ever written... So I was expecting something different about Ten, and seriously the only thing different I got was her obsession with numbers!!!! Come on here authors! Give me a character that's different!!! (I seriously think you could put Ten in the Hunger Games and minus the obsession with numbers she would pretty much be the same as Katniss Everdeen) The love triangle here is also... interesting. Very interesting. There is a bit of instalove here, however at the same time there wasn't? I like love triangles that aren't drawn out for very long and this one wasn't at all. Also the end left a couple of surprises, one that I am still mourning. (silent internal sobbing....) I definitely recommend this book, the begging doesn't leave much to be desired but once you reach the middle this book is incredibly worth the read! Just be prepared though, there isn't much of a wow this book stayed with me factor. It keeps you occupied for a couple hours though! Follow me on YouTube: Pages To Turn Follow me on Goodreads: click here

And I Darken by Kiersten White

Watch my review on my YouTube channel: Pages to Turn.Oh this book.... I'm stunned. I don't even know what to say, it was like watching one of those insanely good war movies. Except it was a book. I finished the last three hundred pages in a couple hours, and it felt like no time had passed. I was completely absorbed by the beauty that is this book. White's writing style is pretty much above anything I've read before, she isn't afraid to show off what she can do with words and it shows in her characters and the world that she creates.  Her Brother Radu is also interesting, I loved the character development with him. Oh my gosh it's amazing. And Lada I loved how we got to see her change but inherently at her core she stayed the same, valuing what she wanted and not afraid of what it takes to get there. I definitely recommend this book, it as an amazing and fun wild ride that I would recommend to pretty much anyone and everyone. Absolutely stunning book. I'm not saying this book was perfect by any means, the perfect book doesn't exist. It had it moments where I felt things could have been left out(this book definitely crosses the line between YSA and Adult fiction) or somethings were drawn on to long but this book was stunning. Absolutely gorgeous. Kiersten White creates this amazing world of silk and swords mixed in with a constant struggle for power that takes your breath away. Lada the main character is amazing, she is no princess. I don't even know if you could call her a heroine, she is unique. Incredibly amazingly unique. She knows exactly what she wants and what she will have to sacrifice to get it, she's like Mulan in a way. Mean Mulan on Steroids is probably the best comparison I have for her.

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Here is the link to my youtube review of Victoria Aveyard's book Red Queen. I gave this one 4 out of 5 Stars. To see my review on my YouTube channel click here. (I am moving all my reviews to YouTube.)