CONTEST TIME / TÄVLING (only for my swedish readers) +

T Ä V L I N G

contest time!
Unfortunately only my Swedish readers will be able to participate because Im giving away three swedish books. I will continue this post in Swedish.

Tävlingsdags!
Jag kommer lotta ut tre exemplar utav Stad av Skuggor, skriven utav Cassandra Clare. Även fast du kanske har läst den engelska versionen tycker jag att du ska vara med och tävla om denna också eftersom att den skiljer sig liiiiiite  från den engelska versionen (anledningen hittar du om du bläddrar ned lite bland inläggen)
Du hittar min svenska recension här

Hur du är med och tävlar:
1. dela detta inlägg på facebook eller din blogg 
2. kommentera i kommentarsfältet varför just DU bör vinna. 
Om man ej har facebook eller en blogg så räcker det med att man berättar om tävlingen för sina kompisar, fast då är det viktigt att ni skriver deras namn i er motivering.
Tävlingen slutar den 17e Juni. 

~ Lycka till

xoxo Lihini

SUMMER INSPIRATION +

~ stay smart, stay chic

xoxo Lihini

Book releases: June +

SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MONTH!
2th June we had our hottest day so far here in Sweden, I was on my way to a blog/ EF Language school event and omg, never in my life have i sweated that much I smelled like a PIG!
enough about that.

New month, New books. Publisher don't publish as much during the summer because a lot of people are on vacation and don't buy a lot of books then (they think) but here are a few books coming out!

The Moon and More

by Sarah Dessen

Hardcover, 435 pages

Published June 4th 2013 by Viking Juvenile

Luke is the perfect boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and Emaline have been together all through high school in Colby, the beach town where they both grew up. But now, in the summer before college, Emaline wonders if perfect is good enough.

Enter Theo, a super-ambitious outsider, a New Yorker assisting on a documentary film about a reclusive local artist. Theo's sophisticated, exciting, and, best of all, he thinks Emaline is much too smart for Colby.

Emaline's mostly-absentee father, too, thinks Emaline should have a bigger life, and he's convinced that an Ivy League education is the only route to realizing her potential. Emaline is attracted to the bright future that Theo and her father promise. But she also clings to the deep roots of her loving mother, stepfather, and sisters. Can she ignore the pull of the happily familiar world of Colby?

Emaline wants the moon and more, but how can she balance where she comes from with where she's going?

FUN FUN FUN! I soo need this book for the summer!!

Im not Sarah's biggest fan but im willing to give this one a try

Gameboard of the Gods (Age of X #1)

by Richelle Mead

Hardcover, 464 pages

Published June 4th 2013 by Dutton Adult

In a futuristic world nearly destroyed by religious extremists, Justin March lives in exile after failing in his job as an investigator of religious groups and supernatural claims. But Justin is given a second chance when Mae Koskinen comes to bring him back to the Republic of United North America (RUNA). Raised in an aristocratic caste, Mae is now a member of the military’s most elite and terrifying tier, a soldier with enhanced reflexes and skills.

When Justin and Mae are assigned to work together to solve a string of ritualistic murders, they soon realize that their discoveries have exposed them to terrible danger. As their investigation races forward, unknown enemies and powers greater than they can imagine are gathering in the shadows, ready to reclaim the world in which humans are merely game pieces on their board.

I wrote a review of this book 4 months ago (perks of being a bloger; you get to read books before everyone else)

you can find it here

Ink (Paper Gods #1)

by Amanda Sun

Paperback, 377 pages

Expected publication: June 25th 2013 by Harlequin Teen

 On the heels of a family tragedy, the last thing Katie Greene wants to do is move halfway across the world. Stuck with her aunt in Shizuoka, Japan, Katie feels lost. Alone. She doesn’t know the language, she can barely hold a pair of chopsticks, and she can’t seem to get the hang of taking her shoes off whenever she enters a building.

Then there’s gorgeous but aloof Tomohiro, star of the school’s kendo team. How did he really get the scar on his arm? Katie isn’t prepared for the answer. But when she sees the things he draws start moving, there’s no denying the truth: Tomo has a connection to the ancient gods of Japan, and being near Katie is causing his abilities to spiral out of control. If the wrong people notice, they'll both be targets.

Katie never wanted to move to Japan—now she may not make it out of the country alive.

This is supposed to be a fantasy/mythology book and I for one, LOVE myths, im a HUGE greek mythology nerd (proud one too).  The fact that this book takes place in Japan just makes it all much more exciting, just think about the majestic scenes...

~stay smart, stay chic

xoxo Lihini

Stad av Skugggor Swedish REVIEW +

Hi, I've just finished reading city of bones in Swedish so I will continue this review in Swedish. Search for City of Bones and you will find my original Review.

Av Cassandra Clare

förlag: Bonnier Carlsen (tack så mycket för boken!!)

Det är en vanlig söndagskväll och sommarlov. Clary Fray har fått med sig sin bästa vän Simon till klubben hon gillar, Pandemonium. Men det blir allt annat än en vanlig kväll, det blir början på Clarys nya liv. 

Clary blir vittne till hur tre ungdomar med konstiga tatueringar och vapen (tjejen har en piska!) dödar en kille inne på klubben. Om det nu är en "kille". Han ser väldigt konstig ut på slutet och hans kropp försvinner utan minsta blodspår. Och det är uppenbart att det bara är Clary som kan se mördarna. 
Det blir om möjligt ännu konstigare nästa dag då en av mördarna, Jace, dyker upp på samma fik som Clary och Simon. Och samma kväll försvinner Clarys mamma spårlöst ... 

"kan jag bara säga här boken VAR GRYM! Den var sååå rolig, intensiv, hjärt-hoppande-fötter hoppande-kroppshoppande - bra! Det var den verkligen, boken var så välskriven, även fight scenerna var vackert skrivna och illustrerade.

Läs boken eller dö.

Naah bara skojar.

men seriöst, läs den." - översatt utdrag från min engelska recension

Det kommer antagligen inte direkt som en chock för någon att det här är en utav de bästa böckerna jag har läst. 

Den svenska översättningen förvånade mig måste jag erkänna, på ett bra sätt. Översättningen var nästintill perfekt, språket var nyanserat med olika synonymer, meningsuppbyggnaderna var genomtänkta och välarbetade vilket jag är mycket nöjd över. Man kan inte säga det om många böcker.

Jag rekommenderar verkligen ALLA att läsa denna bok, även om du har läst den engelska, eftersom att Cassandra Clare har med tiden hittat småsaker som hon velat ändra och de ändringarna finns ENDAST med i de översatta versionerna. 

~ stay smart, stay chic

xoxo Lihini

Delirium (Delirium #1) REVIEW +

They say that the cure for Love will make me happy and safe forever. 
And I've always believed them.
Until now.
Now everything has changed.
Now, I'd rather be infected with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a hundred years smothered by a lie.
Lena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents the delirium of love and leads to a safe, predictable, and happy life, until ninety-five days before her eighteenth birthday and her treatment, when she falls in love

A world parallel to our own, yet so different... 

Character analyze

Meet Lena, a girl who just wan't to get rid of Deleria from her body, all she want's to be is cured until she meets Alex. after 2 meetings with him she is sold to him. 

I understand her, don't get me wrong, Alex seems like a cool dude, but Lena was like those PETA activist you see in town - strong and would never budge. She was against love more than anything else and then she falls for it anyway, and quit easy I may add. I don't get it. Why make up a character like Lena, build her up that way and then make her fall in love after seeing a guy for a maximum of four hours? 

Other than that I liked her. She lives in a world where something is either black or white, nothing can ever be subtlety. But meeting Alex changes everything. she starts to question. And every questions demands an answer.

My favorite character from the book is Gracie. Never in my life have I heard of such a stubborn little girl, and yet she becomes the hero at the end. She tells a very important story that isn't written on the pages, more like between the lines. She never spoke, and people thought she was stupid because of that, but in my eyes she was a symbol. you don't always have to scream to fight against.

Book analyze

This is a book about loss, betrayal and control, being brain washed and being lied to. It's about fighting back and holding grudge. It's about overcoming fear and not being afraid to fight back. It's basically a book about not taking shit from anyone. that makes this book real badass. 

this book is like a cross between Divergent and the Hunger Games, the book was no doubt a page turner, but I wouldn't call this book artwork directly. The only character I thought was well painted was Gracie, and Lena's best friend Hana. there was just something very stereotype about Lena, and I never really got a real connection with Alex

however I am going to read Delirium #2 because I really wan't to know what happened, that end was a real cliff hanger, and the story began to take a very intresting twist, away from the whole love thing

I give this book a strong 3/5 

would I recommend this? for people who are searching for a light dystopia, yes. 

 

~stay smart, stay chic

xoxo Lihini

Less than day 3 months away! +

I have been waiting for this day since 1234... everything TMI related just makes me long even more for the movie to come out!! :D