Four (En Divergent-samling)

Av Veronica Roth

Sidor: 208

Förlag: Modernista

"Four presenterar fyra nya noveller ur Divergent-trilogins värld. Var och en av dessa – Falangbytaren, Kandidaten, Sonenoch Förrädaren – utforskar Veronica Roths dystopiska framtid genom ögonen på den mystiske, karismatiske Tobias Eaton, även kallad »Four«.

I dessa berättelser avslöjas tidigare okända aspekter av Four personlighet, historia och relationer.

Boken innehåller också tre exklusiva, tidigare opublicerade scener ur Divergent-trilogin."

helt fantastisk!
Four var alltid den där karaktären du aldrig riktigt fick lära känna. Han hade dessa väggar runtomkring sig som endast Tris fick komma igenom. Han var en mystisk varelse, som jag tror varenda läsare helt utan förvarning började älska. Hans hårda fasad var just det - en fasad. Men vem var han egentligen? Vilka händelsen i hans liv formade honom till den han är idag?

Svaren får vi i Four.
Vi tas med på en resa genom Tobias Eatons liv. Vi får se den pojke han en gång var, och exakt vad som tvingade honom att växa upp lite före de andra barnen.

Jag älskade dessa noveller. Jag blir nästan lite tårögd när jag tänker tillbaka på Divergent trilogin. Det känns verkligen som att den sista pusselbiten fallit på plats. Magnifik översättning också!

One year later.

One year. 

"I almost broke down when the doctor (it's a new doctor btw) told me that I had Cholesteatoma and that he was really sorry, and that removing the tumor wouldn't give me my hearing back. 

But my own willpower kept me from crying. I would not break down. Not like this. Not now.

I wanted to tell the doctor no. I don't wan't to do the operation. I'm clearly not meant to be alive. Everything that has ever happened to me are my facts. And I don't want to live either. Because I'm so tired of all this. All my life I've always wanted to be like the other kids. I've been bullied because of my syndrome for ages, and even for  my lack of hearing. I'm just so tired of fighting back. I saw not going trough with this operation as my ticket out of this misery"

One year. 

I always pictured this day as the happiest day of my life. No more problems. No more misery. No more pain. 

I was so depressed at that time. This day was my only hope at times. I'd get passed this. One day I would be celebrating my own litter bittersweet one year anniversary. I'd be far away from my horrendous life. 

All I've wanted to do is move on. Move on from that day. That first day of October. I believe it was a quite sunny day. I don't remember the details. 

Something that I do remember is the night before. 

I cried. I cried in my mothers arms. I cried for every bad thing that i'd been bottling on the inside. 

I remember what I told her before I was anesthetized. I'm not going to share it on my blog. 

I remember hearing voices when I was about to wake up from the narcosis. Something about my temperature dropping like a stone. Not good. But they managed the situation. Obviously. 

I remember being greeted by my lovely friends. I remember the gift bag I got from my classmates. I remember thinking "I'm one lucky girl" 

I don't remember the time after in details. That's when things got scary. I don't want to remember. 

One year.

It's funny, because it doesn't feel like a year at all. Sometimes it feels like just yesterday. I still get panic attacks because of that single day. I still think about it, every single day. I still cry over it. 

That day changed me. I'm never going to be the girl I was before again. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to. But I'm still putting my pieces together. 

One year. 

I'm so strong. I am. I lost my balance due to physical illness, but I never stopped walking. My first steps were slow. I fell and got up. Then my pace got a bit faster. Then I lost my balance again, and I had to start over again. And I did. I've never been so scared in my life. But I had to keep walking. I was on sick leave during 50% of my junior year. But I managed to get a B on 4/9 subjects. 1 A, 2 C's, 1 D and 1 E. 

I went to school before classes started to study, I stayed after school to study. I came home every day, ate dinner and went straight to bed. Every day. I didn't rest. 

Giving up was never in my vocabulary. I just wanted to get it all over with.  

On our last day of school I got the honor book from my mentor. Second year in a row. I don't think anyone in my school have ever gotten it twice before. I think that was when I realized that I'd actually done it. I'd achieved my goal. I was even beyond it. 

One year.

It broke me. I lost my personality. I didn't read books during my recovery, I hated going to parties, I broke up with my life-long boyfriend (My gym), and even you guys. I lost interest in my own masterpiece. My blog. 

I had to drop everything to be able to get back on track. I made it, but I lost myself on the way.  

One year later. 

Today I'm so many things. I'm the president of my school union, I'm politically engaged, I'm a student, a blogger and a teenager. I'm still putting my own pieces together, but at least now I have purposes. I've achieved goals I didn't even knew I had. But I'm still putting my pieces together. I still get my panic attacks. I'm still on check-up's. I still have a hard time concentrating on things. I still think about that day and it's consequences. 

But it's easier now. And hopefully it will only keep getting easier. Life is not easy. Not at all. Life will test me over and over again. But come on, I sold my soul to get back on track the last time life gave me lemons. Not that I would do it again, but still. I'm not giving up that easily, the road is long, but I have time. 

xoxo Lihini

On the Fence REVIEW

By Kasie West
Pages: 296
Publisher: HarperTeen

For sixteen-year-old Charlotte Reynolds, aka Charlie, being raised by a single dad and three older brothers has its perks. She can outrun, outscore, and outwit every boy she knows—including her longtime neighbor and honorary fourth brother, Braden. But when it comes to being a girl, Charlie doesn't know the first thing about anything. So when she starts working at chichi boutique to pay off a speeding ticket, she finds herself in a strange new world of makeup, lacy skirts, and BeDazzlers. Even stranger, she's spending time with a boy who has never seen her tear it up in a pickup game.

To cope with the stress of faking her way through this new reality, Charlie seeks late-night refuge in her backyard, talking out her problems with Braden by the fence that separates them. But their Fence Chats can't solve Charlie's biggest problem: she's falling for Braden. Hard. She knows what it means to go for the win, but if spilling her secret means losing him for good, the stakes just got too high.

Easy to read, enjoyable,cliché and romantic. Indeed a nice book to end the summer with! There's not so much to say about this book, other than that it's very sweet and has a nice language. It's a very typical YA lovestory, and I enjoy that kind of books a lot actually.

Blog event with Magnus Ljunggren and Maria Nygren (Hosted by Bonnier Carlsen)

I was asked to lead a blog event two weeks ago, and of course I accepted. I love meeting authors, readers, bloggers and TeenBookaLover readers out in real life. It's always a pleasure.

The event took place on PunktMedis in Stockholm, and Bonnier Carlsen where the ones behind it all.

Magnus Ljunggren and Maria Nygren both released new books. I've read them both and enjoyed them a lot. I loved talking with the authors, they were super adorable. The seats got all occupied which was very nice to see. I think the bloggers who where there would enjoy the books, and lucky them, they got BOTH books in their goodie bags ;)

Make sure to check out the books!

Magnus Ljunggren - Skärvor av J

Maria Nygren - Miriam om Natten

Photographer: Elvira Gidlund

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. 

Allt och lite till REVIEW

Av Sarah Dessen
Sidor: 430
Förlag: Raben & Sjögren

Luke är verkligen den perfekta pojkvännen. Snäll, snygg och pålitlig. Emaline och han har varit tillsammans i flera år och deras förhållande är helt perfekt. Eller? Sommaren efter high school börjar Emaline ifrågasätta allting. Räcker livet i den trygga småstaden Colby och en framtid med Luke, eller vill hon ha mer? Ska hon satsa på en riktigt bra utbildning och en lysande karriär, som hennes pappa vill? Och när den spännande New York-killen Theo dyker upp i Colby för att arbeta med en dokumentärfilm ställs allting på sin spets.

En utav de bästa böckerna Sarah Dessen har skrivit. 

Men med tanke på att jag ogillat alla hennes andra böcker sger inte detta så jättemycket.

Den var rolig att läsa, och huvudkaraktären var en klok tjej som man lätt kunde tycka om, men romantiken i boken var väldigt otrovärdig och fick mig att vilja spy lite då och då.

The Distance Between Us REVIEW

By Kasie West
Pages: 312
Publisher: Harper Teen

Seventeen-year-old Caymen Meyers studies the rich like her own personal science experiment, and after years of observation she’s pretty sure they’re only good for one thing—spending money on useless stuff, like the porcelain dolls in her mother’s shop.

So when Xander Spence walks into the store to pick up a doll for his grandmother, it only takes one glance for Caymen to figure out he’s oozing rich. Despite his charming ways and that he’s one of the first people who actually gets her, she’s smart enough to know his interest won’t last. Because if there’s one thing she’s learned from her mother’s warnings, it’s that the rich have a short attention span. But Xander keeps coming around, despite her best efforts to scare him off. And much to her dismay, she's beginning to enjoy his company.

She knows her mom can’t find out—she wouldn’t approve. She’d much rather Caymen hang out with the local rocker who hasn’t been raised by money. But just when Xander’s attention and loyalty are about to convince Caymen that being rich isn’t a character flaw, she finds out that money is a much bigger part of their relationship than she’d ever realized. And that Xander’s not the only one she should’ve been worried about.

I dislike the poor vs rich talk that's going on in Caymen's head. She's very judgmental and I think it has a lot to do with her father. She believes that money changes people, and the richer someone is - the worse. Her mother is even worse. Her beliefs about rich people is so strong that she has even made her daughter believe them. And Caymen just believes it. She's never been friends with someone from the "other side of the road". As I said before, judgmental. And It's quite paradox actually, because she believes that rich people are the snobs and that they are the people who won't be friends with anyone, and she think they are the judgmental people, when in reality she is no better. I don't exactly know why an author would do something like that. It's an embarrassing mistake. 

And then we have the male lead character - Xander. 
Rich in all ways, but he doesn't fit in with Caymen's description of rich. Yes, that DOES make her all kinds of nervous. 

He is nice, considerate and very caring. He has a big heart and I do see why anyone would fall for him. He cares about Caymen a lot. But because of her (STUPID) beliefs she just cannot accept it. She tries to make up all kinds of reasons for him to be playing her. Every slightest single little mistake he does she draw parallels with him being "beyond rich" and that's why he make so unforgetableeee mistakes. Le sigh.

Something I still don't understand is why they even like each other. Or more like, why HE likes her. He is too good for her. 

The story ended very abrupt, like the author just couldn't wait to get it finished. I would have enjoyed another chapter. Xander made The Distance Between Us enjoyable.

The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner) REVIEW

By James Dashner
Pages: 374
Publisher: Delacorte Press


When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He's surrounded by strangers--boys whose memories are also gone.

Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It's the only way out--and no one's ever made it through alive.

Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying.


What a fine piece of adventure. The story started of quite direct, but with all the made-up words it was a bit hard keeping up. But the author did a great job explaining the words, and I eventually learned them all. The story got me hooked at page 32 (I wrote it down), and that's very early in. I couldn't put the book down, It was so fast-paced. 
Every chapter is very intense and eventful. The Maze Runner got a high suspense-level. It's never quite boring or even just okay. Every chapter is fantastic. 

My heart-rate always went up to 180, and that had me very exhausted. I've never been THIS exhausted by a book. You never know what might happen, and that sets you on edge. 
TMR is not only filled with suspense and events, but it's also darn hilarious. It's quite shocking, that a story about teenagers who are literally fighting everyday to survive can be hilarious. 

What shocked me the most though was the ending. I didn't expect a sad ending but that's what I got... 
But the sadness was forgotten from the time I read that WTF epilogue. It made no sense at all. I'm scared to even think about what it could have meant......

Av James Dashner

Sidor: 368

Förlag: Semic

När Thomas vaknar upp i en hiss minns han ingenting, bara sitt eget namn. När hissdörrarna öppnas möter Thomas en stor grupp tonårskillar, som liksom han själv har fått sina minnen raderade. De är inlåsta i ett stort område som omges av höga stenmurar.

Allt de vet är att dörrarna till en enorm labyrint som omger dem öppnas varje morgon, och varje kväll stängs de. Labyrinten myllrar av dödliga faror, och väggarna i den flyttas dessutom varje natt.
På något sätt måste de försöka hitta ut, men hur?

Då händer något oväntat - Teresa skickas dit. Hon är den första tjejen någonsin som kommit. Det verkar som om hon och Thomas känner varandra sedan tidigare. Vad betyder det? Kan hon vara till hjälp när de ska försöka ta sig därifrån levande? Och vem vet vilka svar som väntar där ute ? 

Vilken fin äventyrsresa. Historien började ganska direkt, men med alla påhittade ord var det lite svårt att hålla reda på vad som hände, men författaren gjorde ett bra jobb med förklaringen av dessa ord, och jag lärde mig så småningom dem alla. Jag var fast vid The Maze Runner vid sida 32 (jag skrev ner det), och det är mycket tidigt. Jag kunde inte lägga ner boken, en riktig bladvändare!

Varje kapitel är mycket intensiv och händelserik. TMR har en hög spänning-nivå. Det är aldrig riktigt tråkigt eller bara okej. Varje kapitel är fantastiskt.

Mitt hjärta gick på 180 under hela läsningen, och det gjorde mig väldigt utmattad. Jag har aldrig varit så utmattad av en bok. Man vet aldrig vad som kan hända, och det är nästan obehagligt, på ett väldigt förunderligt sätt. 
TMR är inte bara fylld med spänning och händelser, men det är också jäkligt humoristisk. Det är ganska chockerande, att en berättelse om tonåringar som bokstavligen kämpar varje dag för att överleva kan vara rolig. 

Vad chockade mig mest var dock slutet. Jag förväntade mig inte ett sorgligt slut, men det är vad jag fick ...
Men sorgen glömdes från det att jag läste WTF epilogen. Den var helt oförståerlig. Vad kommer egentligen hända nu? Det får vi väl reda på i nästa bok....

TAG: How to be successful in high school.

*Popping a Strepsile in my mouth*

*Taking a sip from my cup of strawberry tea*

*Adjusting my headphones*

I'm finally a senior!!!

Last school year took my breath away with all the work, but I survived, I don't know how, but I honestly don't even care. Not a single tad bit. 

Anyway. I'm almost done with High School. Almost. I can practically smell the victory. It feels lika yesterday that I started my first year. My freshman year. 

Sweet years.  

Many people would call me a successful student. I get good grades, I'm friends with almost every single student at out school, I get invited to high-school parties and i'm the president of Mikael Elias Elevkår (student body union). I workout, I blog, eat, chill and sleep. 

How do you manage all that, and keep your sanity in check?

I'm here to make it easier for you. I had to go crazy and depressed to know where the limit goes. I hope you won't have to go trough all of that to find the balance. That's why i'm writing this post. To help you. 

The first step to living a successful life as a student is to get a calender. And plan your life. Not only your exams and homework. If your doing anything after school, any sport, etc. Write it down. Plan it ahead. Then you will actually see if you have the time or not to do everything that you want to do. 

Do not, however get to carried away. Be realistic. It's important to remember that you cannot always be up and about. You have to rest and just chill sometimes too. Many students forget that. 

Staying organized will help you a lot. A messy locker or working area tend to make your life a lot messier. Keep it neat and you will feel better. Trust me. 

Always remember that school IS important. But that doesn't mean that you have to be a "nerd" (I am however a proud nerd). It's all about planning ahead, and knowing WHY you are studying. For me it's all about university. What's it about for you? Even though you don't plan on going to UNI school is very important. It helps you a lot when you're about to get a job etc.

As I've said before - school is important. But so is social life. For a lot of people it's easier to get straight A's than keeping up a social life. And especially in High school. I was blessed to find my school, I haven't met a single mean soul, and I see every student as my friend. I don't care what they prefer to dress in, how they title themselves or who they prefer to sleep with. I'll always be nice to every student. People might have told you that niceness won't get you anywhere, and that is not true. There's a BIG difference in being nice and weak. Learn it. Master it. 

But I know how it is to not have  many friends. My main tip for you is to get involved in something that you care about. Something that you enjoy. It could be anything. For me it was joining the youth council (Middle grade) and then when I began in high school I got active in the Student body union. 

So we've gone trough how important planning is, school is, and why you should stay active and involved in things you enjoy. And why you need to take care of yourself every now and then. But There is one last step we haven't discussed. And it's the most cliche one.

Be yourself. I'm not even kidding. People in grad school didn't like me that much, but I never changed. I knew there wasn't anything wrong with having a loud personality and standing out. And I was right. You will find people who'll love you for you, and so many opportunities will be heading your way because of who you are. Don't miss them by being someone you're not. 

xoxo Lihini

  

Heart on a Chain REVIEW

By Cindy C. Bennett
Pages: 322

17-year-old Kate has lived her whole life in abject poverty, with an alcoholic father and drug-addicted mother, who severely abuses Kate. At school, her second-hand clothing marks her as a target. Her refusal to stand up for herself makes her the recipient of her classmates taunts and bullying. That is, until Henry returns. 

Henry Jamison moved away six years earlier, just as he and Kate had begun to develop feelings for one another. He returns to find the bright, funny, outgoing girl he had known now timidly hiding in corners, barely speaking to anyone around her, suspicious of even him. 

Kate can't figure out what game Henry is playing with her - for surely it is a game. What else would the gorgeous, popular boy from her past want with her? 

Kate finally decides to trust Henry's intentions, opening her heart to him. Just when it seems he might be genuine in his friendship, tragedy strikes, threatening everything Kate has worked so hard to gain. Can Henry help her to overcome this new devastation, or will it tear them apart forever?

so. bad.

This book shows you that you can't do anything unless a guy gives it to you, as a girl you are just mentally unstable, nope, never trust your mind to take a single good decision and everything that happens to you in life is just so weird and you deserve none of it. Yep.

WHAT THE FUCK.

NO.

I hate it when authors write boring and weak characters. She had a crappy home life. I'd rather see her grow strong and conquer it than hide behind a guy.

Most of the things that happened in this book had be on the verge of turning all Teen Wolf mad, but I'm no wolf so I never turned.