The dark element series. Another review

Fascinating. Thick! Steamy romance. Thick! Sexy demons and gorgeous fallen angels. Thick! Psychology. Thick! If you are interested in any of that you should certainly check out this series. Action-packed and tackling the human greatest fears these books will keep your attention in the most incredible way. The series follows Layla's story while she is figuring out who and what she is. Under the protection of Astroroth, The Crowned Prince of Hell, and Zayne, her life-long crush and best friend, Layla pretends to live a normal life. But nothing is even close to normality in her life, with an evil Upper-Level Demon who is trying to perform a ritual to bring to life a creature that can steal human souls just by a touch and the demon Lilith. Trying to get over all the lies they have been told, Layla, Roth, and Zayne has to face not only their own problems but also they need to stop a possible apocalypse.

During the whole series your feelings alternate as a timepiece from love to hate and hate to love. You get to see bits and pieces of yourself and it shows you multiple ways of thinking and of seeing life. A little at a time you get so attached to the characters that each end of another period from their life is heartbreaking, each of their loss is amplified through your own feelings. The happiness when you see the end and the sadness provoked by the end of this adventure will mess with your head.
Although the series might be more appealing for younger readers and teenagers, the dark elements series is worthy to be on the shelves of any fantasy fan, nonetheless.

November TBR

1. Every Last Breath by Jennifer L. Armentrout

2. Royce Rolls by Margaret Stohl

3. To all the boys I've loved before by Jenny Han

4.When we collided by Emery Lord

5. Egomaniac by Vi Keeland

6. Everything leads to you by Nina Lacour

7. Until Friday Night by Abbi Glines

How about writing...?

Even though I have a wild imagination, I am not the type of person who loved to write I grew found if it on my way through life. What I discover is that if you assign me a topic or a theme to write about I will avoid it as much as I can and leave it until the last possible moment undone. Although, what not many people know about me, it's that I would love to write or to create something unique by any kind.
For some time now I have this incredible idea of a book, I don't have a concrete outline, the characters or plot are not developed at all so far, but I am willing to give it a shot on the long run. To kick start this project I am going to participate in NaNoWriMo next month trying to get as far ahead in the novel as I possibly can. I have high expectations, but I am aware that I cannot handle everything in my life the same and that I have to prioritize from time to time, so I won't be mad on myself if I don't hit 50.000 words in a month. I am not going to say much about the book for now, only that it focuses on humanity and psychology. Of course, it's going to be literary fiction and that most likely I am going to post it on my Wattpad account as I finish the chapters to get some feedback from you!

I hope you enjoyed!

Everything, everything by Nicola Yoon. A review

Title: Everything, everything
Author: Nicola Yoon
Illustrations: David Yoon
Young adult stand-alone
Rating: 4/5 stars

REVIEW:
How you know what life is if you have never actually lived it? Living a lie your mother told you in order to protect you from the whole world, your existence could you accept that without a question? I have found it incredible the way Maddy teaches you how to live, to start fresh no matter your age. Her and Olly's love story manages to get through the ugly part of the universe and win a battle of lies and sorrow they knew nothing about.
Maddy an 18-year-old girl who has a rare, but famous disease making her allergic to the world. Her whole life is inside the house, she doesn't remember how it is to be outside. The only people she gets to see are her mother, Carla her nurse and from time to time one of her teachers. That was her life for 17 years, but when a family is moving next door, when she meets Olly something changes inside her. He's tall, lean and wearing all black, always black.

"Maybe we can’t predict the future, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly. It’s almost certainly going to be a disaster."
The way Nicola Yoon makes you live through her characters is simply amazing and more. The emotions are so real and it's so easy to connect with Maddy as a character that I found it hard to stop reading in order to do chores. Even with a busy schedule I this book is a quick summery read. I loved so much the concept and the execution of it, the fact that it doesn't use the love story as the main focus but more as a way to discover your true self. The diversity of the characters and the sneak peek of each and every problem they had, both together and separately outlines the idea that life will never be even close to perfection and the idea that we all go through tough times.

The reason why I gave this book four out of five stars was the "disappointing" ending because that is how I see it. From my point of view, it needed a little more development. Of course, I loved that Maddy ended up whit Oliver and the whole idea whit the book and the reward, but after they see each other in that shop what actually happens to them? How did Maddy know she is going to find Olly in his old house from New York? Perhaps if it wasn't a stand-alone it wouldn't have bothered me because I would have known I am going to get more of their life, of their own world, but as it is I could not leave it as it is. Maybe it only bothered me, maybe I over analyses the story trying to find some hidden meaning that is not there...
 Overall I think this book is a great read no matter your age. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a quick, emotional read that will catch your interest from the beginning.
I hope you enjoyed and until next time make the best of your time! Bye... 

August TBR another try to failure

I am one of the worst people when it comes to lists of books I want or have to finish mostly because I am a mood reader. Also, I cannot only read one book at a time which makes it hard to get motivated and finish the multiple books I am currently reading or re-reading due to the fact that there are so many other books I want to start. As I see it know this is also the main reason why I get into reading slumps and my lack of activity on this blog, or at least I think it is. What happens is that I end up with no motivation to finish any books, having so many to read at the same time, and I have no desire to write if I haven't finished a book in a while. This also makes sense to you, right? This month I will try my best to read no more than 2 books at a time and to choose from my shelf with books I still have to read the ones I am most excited or least excited to get to and anytime I have to start a new book I am only going to pick one from this list. So here we go, these are the books I am hoping to finish this month:
1. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne -Read

2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

3. Macbeth by William Shakespeare

 4. Vampires Academy by Richelle Mead

5. Frostbite (Vampires academy book 2) by Richelle Mead

6. Twisted Perfection by Abbi Glines - Read

7. Simple Perfection by Abbi Glines -Read

8. The Mistake by Elle Kennedy - Read

9.The Score by Elle Kennedy

10. Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone by J.K. Rowling -Read

I hope you are enjoying what is left of this summer and you will have discovered some incredible reads by the end of the month! Bye!

A court of thorns and roses review

 Title: A court of thorns and roses
 Author: Sarah J. Mass
 The first book in the A court of thorns and roses series
 My rating: 5/5 stars 

REVIEW (spoiler-free)
What would you do if you were offered a much better life than the one you had; with no worries and no work to do? Would you accept if that meant to leave your beloved family and the only life you knew behind just so you will live with a high fay for the rest of your days? Probably most people won't ever think about that considering that fairies do only exist in stories, but when a beast-like creature arrives in Feyre's house and demands her that, she has no other choice but to accept his offer. Dragged in a magical world, she only heard in legends, Feyre tries her best to return home.
Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill - the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price ...Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jeweled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre's presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.
I have found her stubbornness and strength to be astonishing. Given the chance of an easy life, with as much food as she could ever want, plenty of time for painting breathtaking canvases and being said that her family is well taken care of, almost anyone I know would accept the situation happily. Also, when she manages to get back at her family and see again her father and sisters she decided she is in love with Tamlin, the high fay she lived with, and decides to return alone to his home even if she doesn't really know how to get there. That is a fool move in my opinion I mean she could have seen understood that so much earlier and skip us a lot of trouble. But I like the story and the characters nonetheless.
I also found surprisingly how much power she holds on to the promise she has made her mother; putting her family at first and later on Tamlin and his people above her safety, even above her life. This, from my point of view, is one of her biggest strengths.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good fantasy action-packed book, that will keep you guessing all along while reading. So what are you waiting for? Go on and try it on your own, I am dying to know your opinion about it after you have finished the book and learn about everything that's behind each scene.

I hope you enjoyed and until next time make the best of your time! Bye...

Summer reading challenge

As the summer holiday and summer are rapidly approaching I decided to make a reading challenge that will help me choose what to read. So this is the challenges:

1. A book that takes place during summer;
2. A book involving travel;
3. A book about a love story;
4. A “true crime” book;
5. A book based on a Fairytale;
6. A book about a band;
7. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation;
8. A book with a one-word title;
9. A book you've been meaning to read;
10. A cover buy
11. A book that is your favorite color;
12. A book you've been meaning to read;

You are allowed to double any of the challenges, but no more than that. Enjoy your summer and your reads!

June reading & blogging plans

As the summer holiday is fast approaching and I escaped for the most part of exams, I can finally get back into reading and blogging. So this is what I want to do with this month posts and reads:

On 3^rd- 4^th of June, 10^th - 11^th of June and from 23^rd to 30^th I am going to host a read-a-thon. The rules are simple: you read as much as you can during those days, but it has to complete one of the summer reading challenges or be on your summer To Be Read, in my case, it must be on my series I want to finish this summer. Feel free to read along with me.

For the blog I wish to diversify my post, not only literature and books but more like a lifestyle kind of posts. I am going to post stories from real life, discussions and tips and tricks that have helped me until now. I am really interested in nutrition and what a healthy lifestyle is involving and I had experimented around this lately. Maybe I am also going to upload some videos, who can tell for sure?

So just stick around if you want to find out more about my future posts! :)

Series I want to finish this summer

I have started many book series in the past, but haven't finished even half of them. This has to change and what better way to do that than to start from somewhere. This is the series I want to finish this summer:
1. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

I've started this series a while ago and I got to the 4th book, but something made me stop. This summer I am going to reread the first four books and I will finish this series or at least I hope so.
2. The Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

 
I've read the first book sometime last year and I LOVED it. I have finished it in one seating, it was completely addicting and one of the best books I have ever read, but again, from I don't know what reason, I haven't continued with the series and this has to change.
3. The Dark Elements by Jennifer L. Armentrout

It's not a mystery that I have enjoyed the first two books in this series in 2016, but once again something held me back from finishing it. Whit a little bit of luck I am going to finish & enjoy the last book this summer.

 4. The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare

Everyone knows that Cassandra Claire is a genius in writing and there is no surprise that her name appears everywhere. I read the first book last summer in a week. I remember being so sad that it ended and I postponed it until the last moment. This summer I have high hopes that I will finish all three books.
5. Rosemary Beach by Abbi Glines

Another series I started in 2016... What a year! I have finished the first four books, Blair and Rush's story and, despite the fact that it was a slow read for me, I really liked the way it was written. I am going to read these books in the summer not only because I have a lot of free time but also because I consider it's the best time of the year to read this series
6.The Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine

I know how bad it sounds, or maybe I don't... I don't remember anything from this series. NOTHING! Not even what books I have read. But I know it will be a fun quick read for summer so why not giving it a shot?
7. Sweet by Wendy Higgins

I read the first book last year in April during the boring classes. I remember all the fun I had and how appealing the story seemed to me. I am really curious if I am going to love the rest of the books just as much as the first.
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
 I started the first book and never finished it. And before doing that I read the third book. Yeah, I'm not the best reader, not even close. I know everyone talks about these books and that I loved the movies so I am planning on a binge read the whole thing this summer to have my own opinion.

I don't expect to read all these books this summer, no matter how much I would love to, but I will give it a shot anyway. And who knows? Maybe I will have a pleasant surprise and finish most of them

Valentine's day, book recommendation

Being February, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to write a romance book recommendation. I don't know about you, but I am just in the vibe of reading a good, quirky romance, maybe it is because of Valentine's day or because of the cold weather and the fact that it is the "month of love". And yeah, hope you will enjoy it.
Family & friendship relationship:
1. Witch and Wizard by James Patterson;
   This is a fantasy story about a brother and a sister who are separated from their parents into a world they know nothing about. The book follows the bound between Whit Allgood and his sister, Whisty and the struggles they go through while trying to find their family and help their new friends and discovering their magical powers. In the book briefly appears Whit's girlfriend. 

2.Half-blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout;
   Another great fantasy book, also the first book in a series. This deals more with friendship and self-discovery. Alex is trying to hunt her mother and kill her, but things complicate a little. She is behind her training and what she discovers about herself is turning her world upside down. It also has a surprisingly interesting love triangle.

Love relationships:
3. The boy who sneaks in my bedroom window by Kirsty Moseley;
OMG!!! This is the best romance book I have ever read in my life! It was sweet, cute, funny, fascinating, real and it deals with family abuse. I loved it and personally think it is the perfect book for Valentine's Day time. And by the way, there is Liam in this story which basically says it all, because he's the best! Wanna know why? Then go and read this book, what are you waiting for?

4. Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespear;
This is a classic love story where two young people fall in love and think the world would end if they lose each other. Everyone heard about it and even if it's not my favorite romance story I thought it deserves its place on this list.

5. The bad boy series by April Brookshire;
A great series! It is a fun read, you will finish it quick! Gianna and Caleb share a cute relationship and have completely different characters which make their evolution interesting.

6. The Too Far series by Abbi Glines;
 A new-adult romance series that will make you dream of summer and hot weather. The setting is gorgeous and I love writing. The chemistry between Rush and Blair is undeniable and sweet. It also deals with family issues and shows how strong the love of a brother to his little sister is.

7. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell;
  This book is exactly what I would call an authentic American book. I love how Rainbow Rowell developed this love story between two high-school kids and that the ending wasn't "happy ever after". It is a great read and I firmly believe that it would make a great read or reread on Valentine's Day.

8. These broken stars by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner.
  Who doesn't love a good SF book? These broken stars is the first book in a SF series. The story follows the steps that Trevor and Lilac take in order to escape from a strange, unknown planet. The book describes their adventure and how they fall in love during this trip. Plus the cover is so beautiful!

January wrap-up

January was an amazing reading month for me. Not only I have read a LOT, but I also have participated in the first read-a-thon of my life, I read my first audio-book this month, and I managed to keep you guy updated pretty well. So without other information, let me show you the books I have read this month:
1. Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
I had to read this book for my English literature class. It was a reread for me and I enjoyed it.

2. Dash and Lily's book of dares by Rachel Chon
I LOVED THIS BOOK SOOOOO MUCH! I wanted to keep the holiday spirit with me even if Christmas had already passed and this book was just perfect! It was everything that I might want and need. It was fun, mysterious, interesting and a good young adult story.

3. Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
I read this during the winter biannual bibliathon. It wan a good book, one of the few mystery books I have ever read. It was fascinating at the beginning but then it kind of lost me on the way. I loved the ending though, I liked that they left to Romania to study medicine. I gave this book 4/5 stars on Goodreads.

4. A court of thorns and roses by Sarah J. Mass
OMG! This was the best book I have ever read. I read it during the bibliathon and I have only two words to describe it mind-blowing.

5. Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
This was another debut for me. I have never read such an emotional book. I am not the biggest fan of poetry books, but this was surely a 5/5 star book.

6. Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout
As you probably know so far Jennifer L. Armentrout is one of my favorite writers. So far anything I read from her I had truly enjoyed. There is no doubt I liked this book a lot.

I am currently reading "The boy who sneaks in my bedroom window" by Kirsty Moseley.