Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
My rating: 1 of 5 stars




There were so many wrong things happening at once in this book. Good God. I couldn't even finish the book. By halfway throughout the novel, I was already in tears. In tears of its sheer absurdity in both its Mary Sue main character and that horrible piece of writing.


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The Named by Marianne Curley
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

The Named was... boring in every way possible. It just didn't appeal to me at all, the characters, the plot, or the world building.

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The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

By the time the novel arrived at my doorstep I was gleefully caressing the book like a maniac. I was totally head over heels on its beauty.



I was so eager to read the book, alas, I didn't have the time until weeks later.

The anticipated wait for months was worth it.

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Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Well that was... expected plot I'd say?


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Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Now... cough... to get things started, let the sexy Ken warned ye, SPOILERS ROAMING FREE DOWN BELOW.



Don't say I didn't warn you! Totally not gonna put spoilers tag down below.


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Unwind by Neal Shusterman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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Unwind is those type of rare books that really makes you think back about the sad reality of human nature. The pain people bring to children that are abandoned by their parents.

Now, I'm not gonna ramble about the style of writing or the usual stuffs, but I'm going to elaborate further on the principles as well as the plot of this book -- they are simply thought provoking.

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Talisman of El by Alecia Stone
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Talisman of El was... okay. What it promised, was spectacular. Sadly, it fails to deliver to me.

The book started too slow to me. There were too few things happening, and suddenly, out of the blue, the tension comes in. It's too sudden and made me frown in confusion.

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A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I... am at loss for words.



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Heist Society by Ally Carter
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Actual Rating 4.5 stars

Heist society surprised me in a good way. I thought it would be a superficial teenage-ish book, similar to Model Spy, but superficial it was not. Although indeed, it is a shorter read as compared to other typical YA genre books, (I was reading this for 3 hours straight) nevertheless, the fun and engagement factor is still there.

Be forewarned there's gonna be spoilers down below!

Sexy Ken warned ye.

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Model Spy by Shannon Greenland
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Model Spy was a kind of guilty pleasure for me. It's one of those teen books that doesn't really require you to think a lot.

And indeed it was.

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Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I tried, I really tried to love the book. All the interesting elements are there, witches, beautiful sisters, utopian setting, mysteries. But I just couldn't.


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Angelfall by Susan Ee
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Please don't kill me. No matter how much glowing reviews from the top reviewers of Goodreads, and how much I want to like it since, you know, they know their thing with reviewing. I just can't.

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Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(SPOILER BELOW SO PLS APPROACH WITH CAUTION ;) )

Unlike most others, I didn't get into this book because of the Game of Thrones tagline. It was mostly because of the author coming from Fictionpress, and the badass synopsis promising an awesome MC.

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Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

HOLY SMOKIN' ASS.

That was... phenomenal! I can't even say... I'm rendered speechless by it's amazingness (is that even a word?).

Seriously though, I cannot believe this is Leigh Bardugo's debut novel. At all. The writing style, characters, the plot, the world building was almost perfect. It's terrifying how accomplished Bardugo is on her very first novel.

Shadow and Bone was that good until the point I stayed awake util 5 AM in the morning to finish the book entirely. I spent six hours reading and unable to stop myself at all. All I could think about was "I must finish this bloody brilliant book."

GO AND GET THE DAMN BOOK. YOU'LL MISS OUT A LOT.

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The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Immortal Rules was such a joy to read. It was a constant adrenaline-pumping read. It makes you be on the edge of your seat.

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Everneath by Brodi Ashton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4.5 stars, leaning more towards 4 stars.

Everneath was... okay. Good but not blindingly awesome.

The reason is because after a few days I have finished the book, I have forgotten what the hell Everneath was about. Not forgetting in every bit of sense, but I forgot the main character's name, the initial start. I have a bad case of short term memory. It's useful for reviewing, though. I always remember my favourite books' characters.

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Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Oh God. I can't even.

Melina Marchetta is every bit of brilliance. Finnikin of the Rock shines sublimely and I couldn't stop reading it at all. I'm at loss for words to even begin with. I can't explain how brilliant the book is, because explaining won't do the book justice. Just read the book. Trust me.

The world building, plot, characters, execution compel me every page. The plot, surprisingly, was every bit unpredictable. I really didn't guess any of the revelations coming.

Sheer brilliance.

I don't have anything else to say. Go and grab the book!

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