REVIEW: Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin - Valeria

RATE: 4/5

Goodreads Description:

Her story begins on a train.

The year is 1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan rule. To commemorate their Great Victory, Hitler and Emperor Hirohito host the Axis Tour: an annual motorcycle race across their conjoined continents. The victor is awarded an audience with the highly reclusive Adolf Hitler at the Victor’s Ball in Tokyo.

Yael, a former death camp prisoner, has witnessed too much suffering, and the five wolves tattooed on her arm are a constant reminder of the loved ones she lost. The resistance has given Yael one goal: Win the race and kill Hitler. A survivor of painful human experimentation, Yael has the power to skinshift and must complete her mission by impersonating last year’s only female racer, Adele Wolfe. This deception becomes more difficult when Felix, Adele twin’s brother, and Luka, her former love interest, enter the race and watch Yael’s every move.

But as Yael grows closer to the other competitors, can she bring herself to be as ruthless as she needs to be to avoid discovery and complete her mission?

From the author of The Walled City comes a fast-paced and innovative novel that will leave you breathless

Alrighty!
I had a lot of expectations for this book, the description of it made me like super interested in it and I just couldnt wait to read it and of course, I finally did which is why I am here
It was interesting and intense from the very beginning, its hard not to be intense with the topic but Ryan did an amazing job at still keeping it real and respectful to the proper things. The beginning of the journey wasnt super exciting, but it all kept reminding me of Mad Max Fury Road only because of the desert and getting all extremish and stuff
Anyways
As things kept going on and more intense, it was harder to put the book down, and towards the end, like the last fourth of the book and as Yael kept getting closer to her goal I was like holy SMOKES!
I was flipping pages faster than I could read them (still read them though)
What happens in the end will make you gasp, I was just like
NO way! I CANT EVEN! It's like I shouldve seen it coming but I FREAKING DIDN'T
Now, I wont go ahead and claim that this is my new favorite series but this sure as heck is a good book and I really cant wait to get my hands on the next book

Recommend it?

Eh.... I do, it gets really good at the end, good cliff hanger, definitely cant wait for the next one

Weekly Wrap-Up - January1st-7th

What I Read

Finished 01/03/2017

Finished 01/05/2017

Finished 01/05/2017

Finished 01/06/2017

Books I Accumulated

The Beauty - Volume 1 - Amazon
The Chaos of Longing by K. Y. Robinson - Amazon
Uncaged Wallflower by Jennae Cecelia - Amazon

The Door That Lead to Where by Sally Gardner - Amazon Used
Frostbite by Richelle Mead(Hardcover copy) - Amazon Used
Bookoutlet Order(3 box sets and other misc)
Roald Dahl Box Set - Costco
Roseblood by A. G. Howard - BAM
X-Files books - BAM
And a bunch of other books that I should have taken pictures of but hey, live and learn.

Misc Items I Accumulated

I don't think I really bought anything besides books this week. I will start taking pictures to catalog what I got. That sounds a lot easier than listing everything and then linking it to the item on some website, lol.

What Happened This Week

It snowed a bit. We went to this mall that is like 30 miles away from us so I could go to Books-A-Million but the snow started actually sticking to the ground so I got all freaked out because my husbands NEW car sucks in snow. I will keep my 1997 Chevy Cavalier TYVM. She is amazing in snow, which I thought was weird but she is old which means she is made out of more substantial components than my husbands 2016 Ford Focus. I picked up a few books on that trip. I also found Roseblood out early so I grabbed that along with the new X-Files books and some other random items. 

REVIEW: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas - Valeria

Rate: 4/5

Goodreads Description:

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 four years and then be granted her freedom. Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilarating. 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.

Okay so I made up my mind to read this series after everyone was hating on the author after the 5th installment was published (or even a tad before I think) 

Everyone was having this huge reactions and I was just looking at it all like what the crap, if everyone is reacting like this to a plot twist, that means she is GOOD, for everyone to have a shit fit, it means they really got into it xD Like epic proportions of shit fit.

So I was like damn, I wanna get into a book like that enough to hate the author like that for a plot twist.

So I checked them all out from the library.

And I got to it. 

Slowly but surely the book made its way to being interesting. At first I wasn't very sure I would even finish the book, it was a tad tedious but towards the end I found myself having a harder time to put it down.

The day I finished I thanked the big people above that I checked them all out because I just could not wait to read the second installment and just this morning (10/3/16) I started reading the second book and was so into it I wanted to take it to school.

Alas I didn't because I was going to have soooo much work and I had to study for tests that I decided it would be better for my grades if I left it home.

This is the first book by J Maas that I finish

I own A Court of Thorns and Roses but have yet to finish it, and own the second book as well.

I'm glad that I read and finished this one first though, I wasn't feeling so good about ACOTAR so its better to have had a positive first experience with this author that I have been assured is fantastic, than one that was seemingly negative. WELL

Not negative but I wasn't getting pulled into the book so much.

The characters for Throne of Glass are funny and interesting, I don't think I found any of them annoying which for some characters in this genre the authors end up accidentally making them annoying when they were truly trying to make them seem full of strength.

J Maas did a fantastic job a creating a balance with Celaena in the strength and feelings department.

So KUDOS for that!

The whole plot thing I was suspecting it from about the 1/3rd mark of the book but even when it is revealed it still manages to make you gasp.

Now, I am even more excited to finish the book due to the fact that it is set to become a television show so yay for that!

I cant wait to see who is cast as Dorian, Chaol and Celaena!

Recommend it?

SURE THANG

If you are a fan of The Hunger Games, this is a series for you 100%

Book Releases - January 10th 2017

I hope everyone is having a great start to the new year! Here are the books that came out today. SO MANY!!!

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REVIEW: This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp - Valeria

Rate: 5/5

Goodreads Description:

10:00 a.m. The principal of Opportunity High School finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve.

10:02 a.m. The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.

10:03 a.m. The auditorium doors won't open.

10:05 a.m. Someone starts shooting.

Told from four different perspectives over the span of fifty-four harrowing minutes, terror reigns as one student’s calculated revenge turns into the ultimate game of survival.

Literally me the whole freaking time! Right from the start after you get some very briefs introductions and normality shit starts to happen and boy does it happen.

This book actually freaking terrified me! 

The ball of emotions that this had me in were too much to handle.

Like bloody terrified of this book. I think it has a lot to do with the day and age that we are in that sadly school shootings are not uncommon and its just scary

As the book says, school is supposed to be a safe place and to think otherwise to this POINT is freaking scary ! Even if you're not in school anymore, this can sadly happen absolutely anywhere!

Not to sounds paranoid but no where is safe

Mariekes job at portraying this fear was phenomenal, I mean the characters being so terrified to the point that they just don't know what to do but they do know that they need to remain calm, otherwise so many lives are at stake. 

Now, it could be that I am listening to Moonlight Sonata but thinking about this book, its story and listening to the song just makes me want to cry.

Personally this book I find it to be a masterpiece, one that I hope is turned to the silver screen with the proper talent to show the fear that I felt just thinking about this.

Recommend it?

YES! This book just ... It was amazing. 

REVIEW: Bloodline by Claudia Gray - Valeria

Rate:  5/5

Goodreads Description:

From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Lost Stars comes a thrilling prequel to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, set roughly six years before the events of the film

So I really liked this book

A lot

This book really made me realize just how much of a bad ass Leia truly is

Like if  I had a doubt before this book freaking CLEARED IT

I listened to all the Star Wars Illustrated novels and this one all back to back, then watched the original trilogy in a week

It was totally a Star Wars week for me

I totally didn't intend it to be that way but I was just REALLY feeling Star Wars that week.

I have really liked Claudia Grays books in the past, she really knows how to play with feelings in a reader.

I loved the small Han and Leia scenes, something that I wish there was more of out there but there isn't enough
I really should hit the fanfiction sites for more I don't know why I haven't done that in the past.

I loved the new characters and I really wish that we get to see them in in episode 8 because I feel like they are a really important part of Leias new fight with the resistance.

To be honest, Gray writes some kick ass stuff and if you haven't read her books, then I really really think you should check them out.

If you're a Star Wars fan then this is probably the best book for you to start with

Recommend it?

Completely I feel like this is important to understand a bit more about The Force Awakens.

REVIEW: The Princess, The Scoundrel and the Farm Boy - Valeria

Rate: 4/5

Goodreads Description:

The galaxy is at war.

Although the Rebel Alliance has won a few battles against the Empire, hope is fading. The Empire is about to unveil the greatest weapon the galaxy has ever seen--the Death Star. The Rebels' only chance to defeat it now lies in the unlikely hands of a princess, a scoundrel, and a farm boy....

So I totally went the Audiobook way because lately I have been obsessed with audiobooks and life is so much easier with them!

I am so glad that I did!

It has music and effects and in my opinion the male reader sounded a lot like Han (it could be the speed at which I read it)

Of course this book is VERY incredibly similar to the movie 

SO YASSSS

I originally wanted to read these when they first came out but it isn't until NOW that I finally got to them 

As soon as I finished reading the book I was like YAS I gotta watch the movie.

There are a few details, mostly when it comes to feelings that are added to the book, which I feel like made it a whole lot better.

This is probably the best way to read the books without reading the original ones.

As much as I have watched the movies, specially the original trilogy, I had never really thought of the age difference between Leia and Han until now

Like WHET

Sure its not as weird, its only a 10 year difference but its still odd to me just now that I think about it. 

I also did some more research and found something interesting

That Leia could possibly be 2 years older than Luke !

Yes they are twins but things work differently in space

Here is the research

The actual paper can be found there and you can download it to read it yourself. Hella confusing the first time but its worth a read. 

Recommend it?

FUCK YEAH

The audiobook is freaking amazing I totally freaking recommend it, too.