Silver Shadows (Bloodlines #5) REVIEW

By Richelle Mead
Pages: 416
Publisher: Razorbill

Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.

In The Fiery Heart, Sydney risked everything to follow her gut, walking a dangerous line to keep her feelings hidden from the Alchemists.

Now in the aftermath of an event that ripped their world apart, Sydney and Adrian struggle to pick up the pieces and find their way back to each other. But first, they have to survive. 

For Sydney, trapped and surrounded by adversaries, life becomes a daily struggle to hold on to her identity and the memories of those she loves. Meanwhile, Adrian clings to hope in the face of those who tell him Sydney is a lost cause, but the battle proves daunting as old demons and new temptations begin to seize hold of him. . . .



YES YES YES, FINALLY!!!!!!! 
I got my action, romance, grief, I got everything that I waited for! Silver Shadows was kick-ass, seriously, some true spirit-kick-ass.

Can we talk about Sydney for a bit? Just a second. Thank you. Girl-power alll the way!!!
She's turning into this strong proganist we knew she always was, and she's using her magic like it's been her true passion her whole life and not something she learned to accept a couple of months ago . It's fantastic to see her embrace her true self without even questioning it. She is so strong trough it all, and it makes me so proud. 

Seeing what the Alchemist are capable of gives me true chills. THEY are the cruel people! They are not much better than the Strigoi's. As we know they took Sydney to re-education. 
That's just been a word to us for so long. We've heard people talk about it, but we've never actually been there, until now. And all our fears of what might be inside there comes alive. It's horrible in a manipulative way. But Sydney is so s t r o n g. She really outdid her in this book. I did however question how the events were going to affect her relationship with Adrian...


And speaking of... Gosh I love him. I don't know how I could say anthing about him without it all being biased. He's one of my favorite characters. He and Magnus Bane might be tied for first place. 

Overall I was very, very VERY pleased with the outcome of this book. The last one was a true dissapointment but not this one. Not at all. I'm hoping to see more of the other characters from Vampire Academy in the last book! 

Last book. Oh God. 

Unchained (Nephilim Rising #1) REVIEW

By Jennifer L. Armentrout
Pages: 400
Publisher: Entangled

Between the pissed off creatures that want demon-hunter Lily Marks dead and the fallen angel who just...wants her, Lily is about ready to trade in forever for a comfy job in a cubicle farm.

The fact that she and Julian are civil to one another is enough to have her thrown out of the Sanctuary, but she can't shake her not-so-angelic stalker or how he brings her dangerously close to ecstasy.

Her forbidden relationship with Julian provides the perfect fuel for suspicion when a traitor is discovered to be working within the Sanctuary. Lily quickly finds herself hunted by well, everyone.

Her only hope is to discover the real traitor before she loses everything--and she'll need Julian's help. That is, if Julian is really there to help her...and not destroy her.

Yeah, being a Nephilim isn't everything it's cracked up to be.

yay angels!
What a confusing book. 
Without given any details about he relationship with Julian, it all just seemed a bit tacky, and the way she kind of just changed her mind about how she saw things with the angels after being raised with strict rules was quite unbelivable. You don't just change our mind about something you've lived by your life without any second thoughts.

Sydney Sage from Bloodlines is a great example of that. She was changed in a realistic way. 

SO the story. 

Very nice, entertaning and sassy, just like all of her books. I love the easy way her books are written in, even though it's paranormal fantasy she still finds a way to make it a fun summer-read book. 

Something alllllll her characters have in common though in all of her books is that they all use the same slang words. 

No.


Give us something unique with each character, it's like writing about the same character with a different name in a different setting. It just won't hold.


Xoxo Lihini

City of Heavenly Fire (the Mortal Instruments #6) REVIEW

THIS IS THE LAST BOOK IN THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS SERIES, DO NOT READ THIS REVIEW IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE PREVIOUS FIVE BOOKS.

By Cassandra Clare
Publisher: McElderry
Pages: 733

Sebastian Morgenstern is on the move, systematically turning Shadowhunter against Shadowhunter. Bearing the Infernal Cup, he transforms Shadowhunters into creatures out of nightmare, tearing apart families and lovers as the ranks of his Endarkened army swell.

The embattled Shadowhunters withdraw to Idris - but not even the famed demon towers of Alicante can keep Sebastian at bay. And with the Nephilim trapped in Idris, who will guard the world against demons?

When one of the greatest betrayals the Nephilim have ever known is revealed, Clary, Jace, Isabelle, Simon, and Alec must flee - even if their journey takes them deep into the demon realms, where no Shadowhunter has set foot before, and from which no human being has ever returned...



Wow.

can we just take a moment to.... wow.
it's over. The Mortal Instruments. it's actually over.

I'm not going to talk about how much I love these characters because you can read about that in every other TMI review. I won't even talk about Cassandra Clare's way of writing, because I've mentioned how captivating it is a dozen times before.

I'm simply going to talk about my love for this whole saga. And how this end affected me.

They say that you can fall in love with someone at first sigh. That's what I did - with City of Bones. And for each passing day, my love just grew stronger and stronger.

TMI has taught me so much. I never knew that I could become so close friends with fictional characters, as if they were real. Which they are, to me.



I remember when I first came across City of Bones in my local library. The book was thick, I wasn't used to reading that heavy books. But something just pulled me to it. Something made me borrow it at take it home with me. That pull I felt towards City of Bones is something I've never felt for a book before. Like I was destined to find it.

No one taught me more about life or myself than Clary did. I could relate to Clary so much, and from the moment I got to know her I knew that she'd make me a better person. And she did. Clary taught me about sacrifice, and about love, and to fight for what you love. She taught me to never give up, ever. I've followed her through six books, and with each book she grew. She became this beautiful woman, and I too, grew with her. Just like a parabatai.

Every time I visit the shadowhunter world I feel loved and happy. That's where I go when I want to escape the real mundane world. That's my safe haven.
I will miss them all so so dearly, but I think there's no secret that I love Magnus Bane a that bit more. I have a thing for gay guys. And Magnus Bane is the sassiest f**king freewheeling bisexual of them all. He is probably the most beautiful character that Cassandra Clare has ever created. He is just so full of everything. May it be happiness, joy, adventure, wisdom or love. And he feels so deeply. He burns so bright, it's almost hard to look at him straight (HAHAHAHAHAHA).

his whole being is just so capturing. He is so hard to understand, and that fascinates me. I've never been so hooked to a character as I am to Mr. Bane. I will never forget him, for he will be my joy when I need it the most.
They all will. The whole city will. I can't believe it's over. It was a beautiful ending. One that I actually can live with.


Thank you Cassie, you gave me something I'll cherish the rest of my breathing life.



xoxo Lihini

Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) REVIEW

By Sarah J. Maas

Pages: 404
Publisher: Bloomsbury


After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom. 

Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best. 
Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another. 

Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined.

What.
Is.
This.

That was my first reaction. What on earth is this.
I'm an avid reader. I read all the time, I talk about what I read, and I write about it too. I've come across some great, bad, fast paced, slow paced, incoherent, etc. books in my days.

But THIS book right here was just so hard to understand. The beginning did not make sense at all, the background story lacked important information that I'd like to have just to UNDERSTAND what I'm reading. Feeling clueless of what's happening 250 pages in is just not right. But as the real fighter I am I kept going. Kept fighting this book. 

AAAAND I did not like it. I think there's a great story that's being told BUT everything went super fast in my opinion and not much facts to why everything that happened was given. The biggest issue I had with this book though was that I had a very hard time remembering all the characters. They kind of just melted together. 

To sum things up, nice story, poorly told. 


xoxo Lihini

Born Wicked The Cahill Witch Chronicles #1 (Farlig Förmåga) REVIEW

By Jessica Spotswood
Pages: 330
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile

Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they’re witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship—or an early grave.

Before her mother died, Cate promised to protect her sisters. But with only six months left to choose between marriage and the Sisterhood, she might not be able to keep her word... especially after she finds her mother’s diary, uncovering a secret that could spell her family’s destruction. Desperate to find alternatives to their fate, Cate starts scouring banned books and questioning rebellious new friends, all while juggling tea parties, shocking marriage proposals, and a forbidden romance with the completely unsuitable Finn Belastra.

If what her mother wrote is true, the Cahill girls aren’t safe. Not from the Brotherhood, the Sisterhood—not even from each other

Well, this one sure took me a while to finish. Give or take one month. 
In the beginning I had a very hard time grasping what era we were in. No explanation on that until 50 pages, and that is frustrating. I like knowing which era I'm in thank you very much. 

Cate is a strong protagonist, she questions everything things other people don't which will get her into great danger, but it does serve her good too. She doesn't let a man control her like the other women in town do. 


But at times she can be a real pain in the bum. She seems to think she needs to share everything  with her sisters, and she feels like a bad sister if she does not. I did not get that. Why would you have to tell them everything? 

This is a book about witches, and if you ask me it have some dystopian elements, and I think that made it a bit more boring. No real colors in this book that made my reality a tad bit more colorful. I mean, Sweden looks like a white mess at this moment. 

I think this book is the first book in a trilogy. I did't like this one so much but I might check out the second book. They just translated it to Swedish. 

xoxo Lihini

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2) REVIEW

By J.K. Rowling
Pages: 341
Publisher: Levine Books
So much better than the first one I must say!
What a journey! This is the magic I've heard so much about, and wanting to take apart of, YES, AMAZING!
I feel like so much more made sense to me now, the movie doesn't bring all the aspects to light and that leaves me with a lot of unanswered questions, and books are just in general more detailed than movies.
I can totally see the chemistry between Ron and Hermione, it's so obvious!

A character that I did not quite like was actually Ginny Weasly. She is so weird, I always imagined her looking like this

every time Hary came around. I guess she will mature up when she gets older. Or at least I hope....






xoxo Lihini

The Fiery Heart (Bloodlines #4) REVIEW

By Richelle Mead
pages: 438
Publisher: Razorbill

Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives.

In The Indigo Spell, Sydney was torn between the Alchemist way of life and what her heart and gut were telling her to do. And in one breathtaking moment that Richelle Mead fans will never forget, she made a decision that shocked even her. . . .

But the struggle isn't over for Sydney. As she navigates the aftermath of her life-changing decision, she still finds herself pulled in too many directions at once. Her sister Zoe has arrived, and while Sydney longs to grow closer to her, there's still so much she must keep secret. Working with Marcus has changed the way she views the Alchemists, and Sydney must tread a careful path as she harnesses her profound magical ability to undermine the way of life she was raised to defend. Consumed by passion and vengeance, Sydney struggles to keep her secret life under wraps as the threat of exposure — and re-education — looms larger than ever.

Oh Mead oh Mead. 

I Have to start of by saying; I love Adrian Ivashkov more that a mother ever loved her first born child. I think Adrian and Sydney are a badass team, they really work together. They are my otp. Don't forget that okay?

TFH starts off where the last book ended, where Sydney goes back to Adrian and they become a couple and all that jazz. 

AND LORDY LORD are they not just swoon worthy? Yes. Yes they are. There is so much romance going on in this book, and I loved it. Because that's what we've been hoping for since book #1 right?

but. 
There romance kept on going strong chapter. after. chapter. 
Every freaking chapter was either about
1. They wanted to make out like animals
2. rip each other's clothes of
3. sex thoughts
4. sex thoughts

But because of Zoe and Jill who would have the front seat to every romantic aspect they had to be careful. But it was always in their thoughts. 

Sydney have changed a lot, like really A LOT. I like that she have become her own person with her own believes, I knew that that would happen eventually. She's a smart person. But at the same time she became a bit careless in a very none Sydney way... 

All that made the plot weak and after a while... pretty boring. 


The best part about this book though is that's it's written from both Adrian's and Sydney's POV, and I don't think I can express in words how happy it makes me to be inside Adrian's head. He is such a complex character and he have always fascinated me. His head works in a different way because of all the spirit and that makes him the most interesting character on earth. Plus he is super duper sexy. 

The only real action happened towards the end, and If you've read Vampire Academy you KNOW that Richelle Mead knows how to illustrate awesome fight scenes. 

But WHY we had to wait to the end to get that? I don't know.
She had so many opportunities to make it more fierce, scenes where she could have put in a strigoi or two, or maybe have Angeline do something really stupid that would've gotten her into trouble etc. but no no, she decided to put alllll that focuse on the romantic aspects.

Back to the end. I think it ended great. Freaking cliffhanger but nonetheless amazeballs. I'm not saying I didn't see it coming because I did out of pretty obvious reasons, but I liked how it turned out. That gives me hope that the 5th book might actually be action-packed. 

xoxo Lihini

Miss Peregrines hem för besynnerliga barn / Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children REVIEW

Av Ransom Riggs

Sidor: 384

Förlag: Raben & Sjögren

En ödslig ö. Ett övergivet barnhem. Och en samling märkliga fotografier. Sextonårige Jacob tror inte längre på de historier hans farfar brukade berätta för honom.

Skrönorna om barnen med märkliga förmågor är bedrägliga minnen från hans farfars barndom, och samlingen med sepiatonade fotografier är såklart bara ett av farfars alla påhitt. Men omständigheterna kring farfaderns död tar Jacob till en avlägsen ö utanför Wales kust och till de fallfärdiga ruinerna av Miss Peregrines hem för underliga barn.

Bland dess övergivna rum och ekande korridorer kan Jacob inte motstå en djupdykning i sin farfars förflutna och snart inser han att barnen i huset kan ha funnits i verkligheten. Att de måste ha varit mer än bara märkliga - kanske till och med farliga - och att de inte skeppades iväg till en enslig ö helt utan anledning. Men framförallt står det klart: De underliga barnen kan fortfarande vara vid liv.

Jag kommer inte ihåg när jag senast läste en nyutgiven ungdomsbok med bilder.

Bra var den i alla fall! Jag tycker att boken började väldigt spännande, det var en bra grund till historien. Början på en bok är enligt min mening lika viktig som slutet. Det är början som fångar in läsaren och slutet som släpper läsaren.

Som sagt innan tyckte jag att boken började väldigt bra, jag gillade Jacobs farfar väldigt mycket, fast vi inte fick så jätte mycket tid med honom. Dock så är han alltid närvarande genom boken då det ändå var han som började allt. 

 
Jag skulle dock inte bli ledsen eller så om vi hade fått lära känna honom i hans levande stadium haha.

Barnhemmet. Det besynnerliga barnhemmet. Eller jag kanske bör säga, barnhemmet med de besynnerliga barnen. Speciellt hem det där. Vet ni, jag vart faktiskt lite besviken på just den delen…
jag tyckte inte att det var så värst intressant där, det äventyret Jacob kände att det var gjorde inte jag, och jag fann mig själv sucka lite för mig själv när han gick dit. Jag ville hellre att han skulle göra andra saker än att gå dit.

Slutet då? Dramatiskt var det, väldigtdramatiskt. Actionpackat och det är inte fören slutet som jag känner att jag verkligen får grepp om dessa besynnerliga barn. Dessa trasiga varelser.

Det här är inte direkt en komisk bok, så om du verkligen vill ha en bok men som får dig att skratta lite då och då är inte detta en bok för dig, men om du gillar mysterier och lite mörka historier med kusliga bilder är detta en bok för dig!

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By Ransom Riggs

Pages: 352

Publisher: Quirk

As a kid, Jacob formed a special bond with his grandfather over his bizarre tales and photos of levitating girls and invisible boys. Now at 16, he is reeling from the old man's unexpected death. Then Jacob is given a mysterious letter that propels him on a journey to the remote Welsh island where his grandfather grew up. There, he finds the children from the photographs--alive and well--despite the islanders’ assertion that all were killed decades ago. As Jacob begins to unravel more about his grandfather’s childhood, he suspects he is being trailed by a monster only he can see.

I cannot remember when I last read a newly released young adult book with pictures.

Good thing was it anyway! I think the book started very exciting, it was a good foundation for the story. The beginning of a book is in my opinion just as important as the end. It's beginning that has to capture the reader and the end that releases the reader.

As I said before, I thought the book started very good, I liked Jacob's grandfather very much, though we did not get very much time with him. However, he is always present through the book as it still was he who started it all.

However, I would not be sad or so if we had gotten to know him in his live stage haha.

The peculiar home. Or perhaps I should say, the home with the peculiar children. Special home that. I was actually quite disappointed with the whole peculiar home idea.

I did not think it was terribly interesting there, the adventure Jacob felt it was I didn’t., and I found myself sighing a little to myself when he went there. I would rather that he would do things other than go there.

The end then? Dramatic, it was, very dramatic. Action-packed and it was around the end that  I felt like I REALLY got a grasp of the peculiar children.

This is not exactly a comic book, so if you really want a book that makes you laugh every now and then then this is not a book for you, but if you like mysteries and little dark stories with spooky pictures, this is a book for you!

xoxo Lihini

  

Smaragdgrön (Ädelstens-trilogin #3) / Emerald Green (Ruby Red #3) REVIEW

Ädelstens-trilogin #1 Review
Ädelstens-trilogin #2 Review

Av Kerstin Gier
Sidor: 480
Förlag: Bonnier Carlsen

Spänningen stegras, intrigens trådar möts och blir till en vacker väv. Allt som verkat mystiskt i de två tidigare delarna får nu sin förklaring, men blir slutet verkligen gott?

Gideon säger att han fortfarande tycker om Gwendolyn, men frågar istället om de kunde vara vänner! Inte precis den utveckling Gwendolyn hoppats på. Varför beter han sig så obegripligt, ena stunden förälskat och ömsint, andra kylig och som förbytt. Det hemliga ordenssällskap som arbetat i århundraden för att sluta cirkeln kring kronografen har mycket mäktiga vänner och hemliga motiv. Deras grundare greven av Saint Germain, som levde på 1700-talet, kan fortfarande påverka Gideons och Gwendolyns kärlek.

Trilogin är avslutad.

Trilogin är faktiskt avslutad.

Jag kommer sakna hela gänget så otroligt mycket, det var ett sant nöje att få lära känna dem må jag säga!

Saker och ting som hände i första och andra boken knyts ihop med händelserna i sista boken, det var verkligen som att lägga ett pussel.  Som alltid får vi följa med till vackra baler och Madame Rossitis klänningar, jag dör! Jag skulle göra mycket för att få vara i Gwendolyns skor, Gier får fula historiska klänningar att låta som något varenda Hollywood-stjärna skulle döda för, och det säger ju i princip allt om hennes literära förmåga.

Det bästa med hela boken måste nog vara att ingen utav dem förändras något betydligt. Författaren gör dem varken visare eller finare än vad de var i första boken, utan vad som än händer kan man alltid räkna med att de är sig själva, vilket jag tycker är otroligt coolt. Det är sällan man hittar en sådan bok, författare har en tendens att göra sina karaktärer mognare med tidens gång, vilket inte är negativt, men det är roligt att få se en skillnad. Eller i detta fall ingen skillnad alls. Okej nu börjar jag babbla på.

Jag hade dock kunnat behöva några kapitel eller rent ut sagt en bok till. Inte för att jag inte vill att historien ska ta slut utan snarare för att allt gick så fort! Jag hade problem med att hänga på vissa gånger, och jag känner att det fortfarande finns obesvarade frågor.

Allt som allt, en FANTASTISK BOK! 

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Ruby Red Trilogy #1 Review
Ruby Red Trilogy #2 Review

By Kerstin Gier
Pages: 464
Publisher: Hold and Co.

Gwen has a destiny to fulfill, but no one will tell her what it is.

She’s only recently learned that she is the Ruby, the final member of the time-traveling Circle of Twelve, and since then nothing has been going right. She suspects the founder of the Circle, Count Saint-German, is up to something nefarious, but nobody will believe her. And she’s just learned that her charming time-traveling partner, Gideon, has probably been using her all along.

This stunning conclusion picks up where Sapphire Blue left off, reaching new heights of intrigue and romance as Gwen finally uncovers the secrets of the time-traveling society and learns her fate.


The trilogy is completed.
The trilogy is actually completed. 

I will miss the whole gang so much, it was a true pleasure to get to know them, I must say!

Things that happened in the first and second book tied together with the events of the last book, it really was like a jigsaw puzzle. As always, we are taken to beautiful balls and Madame Rossitis dresses, are literary to die for! I would do a lot to get to be in Gwendolyn's shoes, Gier get ugly historical dresses that sound like something every Hollywood star would kill for, and it says, basically everything about her literary skills.

The best part of the book still have to be that neither of them change anything significantly. The author makes them any smarter or nicer than they were in the first book, but whatever happens, you can always bet that they are themselves, which I think is incredibly cool. It is rare to find such a book, the author has a tendency to make their characters more mature with the passage of time, which is not negative, but it's fun to see a difference. Or in this case no difference at all. Okay now I babble on.

I did however feel like I needed a few more chapters or maybe even a forth book! Not that I do not want the story to end, but rather that everything went so fast! I had trouble keeping up at some times, and I know that there are still unanswered questions.
All in all, a GREAT BOOK!

Stad av Aska / City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments #2) REVIEW

Av Cassanra Clare
Sidor: 490
Förlag: Bonnier Carlsen

Häng med till New Yorks mörka sida, där nattens och skuggornas varelser rör sig! Egentligen vill Clary Fray bara att livet ska bli normalt igen. Men vad är definitionen av normalt när man plötsligt kan se varulvar, vampyrer och älvor på gatorna, lever som en demondödande skuggjägare och har en mamma som ligger i en magipåverkad koma? Clary försöker dra sig undan från skuggornas värld. 

Hon vill umgås mer med Simon (kanske mer än som vän?), men skuggjägaren Jace låter henne inte gå så lätt. Och den enda chansen Clary har att rädda sin mamma är att leta upp den onde skuggjägaren Valentin. Mannen som bland annat dödat Clarys morföräldrar - och visar sig vara hennes far.

Känns som det var åååår sedan jag läste Stad av Aska (fast på engelska då)... Vilket det var. När det finns många böcker i en serie börjar allt bara smälta ihop för mig. Jag vet inte vad som hände i vilken bok, bara att det har hänt. 

Stad av Aska är lugnet före stormen, men med det menar jag inte att boken är tråkig på något sätt alls, åh nej, snarare tvärtom, Stav av Aska är action-packad, vi dras allt djupare in i Shadowhunter världen, och det finns verkligen ingen återvändo.

Personligen tycker jag att det är kul att få se mer utav Simon i den här boken, för han är en sådan underbar karaktär som man bara vill veta mer av, vad han äter, vad han dricker, vad an gör 5 på dagen osv. Verkligen en charmör!

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By Cassandra Clare
Pages: 453
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books 

Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who's becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn't ready to let her go — especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary's only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil — and also her father.

To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings — and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?

Feels like it was years since I read City of, Ashes (though in English then) ... Which it was. When there are many books in a series things starts to just melt together for me. I do not know what happened in the book, just that it has happened.

City of, Ashes is the calm before the storm, but by that I mean not that the book is boring in any way at all, oh no, quite the opposite, City of, Ashes is action-packed, we are drawn ever deeper into the Shadowhunter world, and there is certainly no turning back.


Personally I think it's fun to see more of Simon in this book, because he is such a wonderful character that you just want to know more of, what he eats, what he drinks, what he does at 5 and so on. Truly a charmer!

Allegiant (Divergent #3) REVIEW

Divergent (Divergent #1) Review
Insurgent (divergent #2) Review

By Veronica Roth
Pages: 544
Publisher HarperCollins

One choice will define you.

What if your whole world was a lie?
What if a single revelation—like a single choice—changed everything?
What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected?

The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she’s known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories.

But Tris’s new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves. And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend the complexities of human nature—and of herself—while facing impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice, and love.
Told from both Tris and Tobias point of view.


I'm not going to rate this one, because I feel like this is a book that can't be rated, and I'm just not ready yet.

You broke me Roth. I will never forgive you for that ending. Ever.

I am supposed to write a review when all I want to do is cry. This is the hardest part a book blogger have to go trough - Having to face a book that broke you, and even worse, put word to it. 

I don't know how good this review will be, so if it sucks, I'm sorry.

Allegiant starts of around where we left in Insurgent and things escalate quickly.
And when I say quickly I mean real quickly, and many authors would have failed with making it all work but of course VR did. 

We get to meet a lot of new people which was some how confusing in the beginning because I didn't what this even had to do with the whole Divergent trilogy, but then I realized that nothing in this book is like the other two books. This one is packed with insensitivity and unexpected turns that left me having a hard time breathing correctly. And that scared the crap out of me. Veronica became something she's been telling us to be trough Divergent. She became brave. 

There wasn't so much character-development in Allegiant but one person I feel like did change was Tris. Tris and I have a lot in common and I really look up to her. Her power somehow makes me want to be stronger too. She isn't the small little insecure child any longer. She is a woman now. 

I feel like reading from Tobias POV gives us a better understanding about him as a character, he isn't really a wordy person, so we never really knew him. Until now. 

People talk about the ending and how amazing it was because she took a risk. How she is so brave for doing so and that more YA authors should do so but do you know what I think? I call it bull.

I felt betrayed by that ending. It felt like a personal punishment of some sort. One I will never forget, never accept.  It was like being stabbed in the heart over and over again but Life wont let you die so you have no other choice than to 
endure what is unbearable. 
You have to continue with your life.
So you bear it.
Good bye Divergent.

Love always
Lihini.

  

Rubinröd / Ruby Red & Safirblå / Sapphire Blue REVIEW

Av Kerstin Gier
Sidor: 365
Förlag: Bonnier Carlsen

Gwendolyn Shepherd lever med sin stora och speciella familj i London. I väntan på att hennes malliga kusin ska göra sin första tidsresa, fördriver Gwen tiden med att plugga och hänga med sin bästa kompis efter skolan. Ända tills den dag hon plötsligt befinner sig i det viktorianska London i slutet av 1800-talet! 

Gwendolyn finner sig snart indragen i hemliga planer och mystiska intriger som ett uråldrigt ordenssällskap under ledning av 1700-talsgreven av Saint Germain planerar. Tillråga på allt så utses den några år äldre Gideon, snygg men värsta stroppen, till hennes ledsagare för att hjälpa henne med de första tidsresorna.

En familj med många hemligheter... och den största hemligheten är Gwen själv. 

Wow vilken grym bok!!!
Det förväntade jag mig verkligen inte. Jag trodde typ att den skulle vara seg och tung på ett sånt där fantasy sätt. I fantasy böcker är det alltid mellan liv och död. Här är det mer mellan skola och resa i tiden.

Den här boken kommer blow your mind, jag ÄLSKADE Gwendolyn och hennes vän Leslie, vissa tycker att de beter sig som 12 istället för 16 men enligt mig så är det alla andra 16åringar i fantasy böcker som beter sig som 22.

Den här boken kommer få dig att skratta rumpan av dig, den är verkligen superduperrolig!

With that said, Låna den, köp den, sno den, jag bryr mig inte; bara du läser den!

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By Kerstin Gier
Pages: 322
Publisher: Henry Holt

Gwyneth Shepherd's sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era!

Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her ability, brush up on her history, and work with Gideon--the time traveler from a similarly gifted family that passes the gene through its male line, and whose presence becomes, in time, less insufferable and more essential. Together, Gwyneth and Gideon journey through time to discover who, in the 18th century and in contemporary London, they can trust.

Wow what a awesome book!
I really did not expect that.  I thought it would be tough and heavy  the way fantasy book usually are, it's always between life and death. Here is more from school or time travel.

This book will blow your mind, I LOVED Gwendolyn and her friend Leslie, some think that they behave like 12 instead of 16, but according to me it's all the other 16 year olds in fantasy books that behave like 22.

This book will make you laugh your butt of, it's truly hilarious!

With that said, Borrow it, buy it, steal it, I do not care; just reading it!

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Safirblå / Sapphire Blue (Ruby Red Trilogy #2)

Av Kerstin Gier
Sidor: 392
Förlag: Bonnier Carlsen

Åh, Mmmmm och Mer! är det enda Gwendolyn kan tänka under den första kyssen. De börjar kyssas 1912 och slutar i nutid. Gwendolyn har en gen som gör att hon kan resa i tiden. Som tur är har även Gideon det. Kärleken börjar mitt i ett tidssprång, men när de är tillbaka sätts den på prov. 

Gwendolyn inser att hon snarast bör ta sitt förnuft till fånga, inte låta hormonerna styra, om det alls ska bli någon kärlek, tidlös eller ej! Det gäller istället att fokusera på att rädda världen OCH lära sig att dansa menuett (och inget av det verkar enkelt). Det ordenssällskap som vill att Gwendolyn och Gideon hämtar blod från andra tidsresenärer för att läsa in dem i kronografen, verkar ha dolda motiv. Ska hon gå dem till mötes eller ... Så möter hon sin morfar när han var ung, och tillsammans börjar de smida planer! 

Läste jag precis färdigt denna bok utan paus emellan? Jag tror jag gjorde det.

Vi får se London genom tiderna,  vi tas med på baler och andra fester som ägt rum i historien,  och Wow om jag inte njöt av varenda sekund! 

Gwendolyn är en äkta drama queen, så hon gör allt mycket roligare!  Man kan inget annat än o förundra henne som person, och avundsjukan som bubblar upp när hon får klä sig i alla dessa nygamla kreaturerna!

De mindre karaktärer i boken är minst lika roligt att läsa om, speciellt Leslie och Xemerius.

Vad jag dock inte är så klar med ännu är vad jag känner gentemot Gideon. Han förvirrar mig och Gwendolyn minst sagt. 

Nu väntar jag spänt på att kunna läsa den tredje och sista delen!

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By Kerstin Gier
Pages: 362
Publisher: Henry Holt

Gwen’s life has been a roller-coaster since she discovered she was the Ruby, the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve. In between searching through history for the other time-travelers and asking for a bit of their blood (gross!), she’s been trying to figure out what all the mysteries and prophecies surrounding the Circle really mean.

 

At least Gwen has plenty of help. Her best friend Lesley follows every lead diligently on the Internet. James the ghost teaches Gwen how to fit in at an eighteenth century party. And Xemerius, the gargoyle demon who has been following Gwen since he caught her kissing Gideon in a church, offers advice on everything. Oh, yes. And of course there is Gideon, the Diamond. One minute he’s very warm indeed; the next he’s freezing cold. Gwen’s not sure what’s going on there, but she’s pretty much destined to find out.

Did I just finish this book without pauses? I think I did.

We'll see London through the ages, we included at balls and other festivities that took place in history, and Wow if I enjoyed every second!

Gwendolyn is a real drama queen, so she does everything much more fun! One can not but marvel o her as a person, and jealousy that bubbles up when she gets to dress in all these new-old cattle engines!

The minor characters in the book are just as fun to read about, especially Leslie and Xemerius.

What I'm not so clear with yet is what I feel towards Gideon. He confuses me and Gwendolyn to put it mildly.

I can not wait until I get my hands on the third and last book in this trilogy!

~stay smart, stay chic

xoxo Lihini

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) REVIEW

The day you have all been waiting for is finally here. I've been bullied to no ends by my friends because of this. I've been laughed at and people have said " and you call yourself a book-blogger? HAHAHAHA"

All because I hadn't read Harry Potter.
All because of THAT Potter.
Well cry no more readers because I finished HP yesterday and here is my review.

By J.K. Rowling
Pages: 310
Publisher: Scholastic Press

Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He's never worn a Cloak of Invisibility, befriended a giant, or helped hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley. Harry's room is a tiny cupboard under the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in ten years.

But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to a wonderful place he never dreamed existed. There he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic around every corner, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him... if Harry can survive the encounter.

3/5

I don't really know what to say about this book, what is there left to say really? 
I knew reading this book would be much like Percy Jackson but in it's own way, I knew I wouldn't hate the book and I did not, I enjoyed it quite a lot actually. There was so much adventure, and I was amazed by the friendship the kids at Hogwarts had, and how loyal they were to their friends. 
My favorite character's much be Hermione and Neville. They were both loyal to their friends and they were both very brave characters in their own way. 
I am truly sad over the fact that I didn't read this book sooner, and by sooner I mean around the age of 13 because the book was more or less EXACTLY like the movie, and I think I would have liked it in a different way If I read it at a younger age.

I will definitely be reading the other books in the series, because I've that they are supposed to be better.

 ~stay smart, stay chic
xoxo Lihini