Most explosive couple ever... OMG there's always soooooo much tension. Soooooo many things unsaid. This things pile up, you know. Those two must find...moreMost explosive couple ever... OMG there's always soooooo much tension. Soooooo many things unsaid. This things pile up, you know. Those two must find a way to live around each other or else I'll have a nervous breakdown when I read the next instalment.(less)
I've been putting off writing this review for quite some time now because I felt like I had to step away for a bit and get some perspective before I c...moreI've been putting off writing this review for quite some time now because I felt like I had to step away for a bit and get some perspective before I could put what I thought about The Lumatere Chronicles into words. So here it goes: this is the best (yeah, as in the BESTEST) fantasy book series I've ever (yeah, like in my whole life) read (yeah, perspective, I got some).
The thing is - as well as her fellow Australian author Kristin Cashore -, when Melina Marchetta writes fantasy, she gives you the best of both worlds: her amazing three-dimensional realistic relatable characters combined with the most imaginative dynamic mind blowing fantasy plots.
There are just so many amazing characters in this book that it's hard for me to list the ones I loved the most and for whom I would die a thousand painful deaths just to read a short story about. But I'd like to namely point out the ones who went trough the most gutting moments in the last two books: Froi and Quintana. There are SO many layers in these two characters alone that I have no idea how I'm gonna let them go now that the story is over. There's so much to them I feel like I know them in some spiritual level.
My dad once said to me: you can't give something to others that hasn't been given to you already. By that he means that if you had no love in your life, then you are most likely unable to give it back to others. And Froi and Quintana just proved him wrong... Their relationship was supposedly inevitable: they were drawn to each other since the beginning, two pieces from a puzzle, two magnets. But despite their foul childhood, they grow to be so much more than just that, so much more than plain fate. Their love and the way they relate to each other in both Froi and Quintana's books was something so beautiful, so unexpected, it made me cry more then once. And for that alone I'll miss them forever.(less)
I wonder how I'm gonna write a decent review about this book for I'm completely gobsmacked by the universe created by Veronica Roth. I read the whole...moreI wonder how I'm gonna write a decent review about this book for I'm completely gobsmacked by the universe created by Veronica Roth. I read the whole thing in a day and a half and the main thing about it is: I LOVED IT! I couldn't drop the damn book until I was finished.
Divergent has, by far, my favorite male carachter in a YA novel. Four is absolutely, undoubtedly, hands down my kind of guy. And I also already like Tris better then Katniss. I have no idea how I'm gonna be able to wait until May for the release of Insurgent :´(
And, please, don't let there be another love triangle. Four and Tris are perfect the way they are.(less)
In Graceling, people whose eyes are two different colors are gifted. Graced with some particular thing they can do better then anyone else. Katsa has...moreIn Graceling, people whose eyes are two different colors are gifted. Graced with some particular thing they can do better then anyone else. Katsa has one eye blue and one eye green. She's known and feared in all Seven Kingdoms. She's graced with killing.
Her Grace settled when she was only 7 years of age and killed a cousin with one punch to his head because he'd touched her legs in a quite inappropriate way. Ever since her Grace settled she has been used by her uncle, the king, to impose his ways on his people. She was forced to break people's limbs or to cut off their fingers if the king commanded in punishment for crimes such not paying taxes or collecting more wood then the allowed amount.
Katsa is now eighteen and she's not particularly happy about her life. She feels she's a brut, a monster, incapable of loving, incapable of feeling anything good. But she want's to do something about it. And so she does it. And that's when the story begins...(less)
The edge of never is a book about real lasting love and nonconformity. It's about connecting with that one special person that seems to have been hand...moreThe edge of never is a book about real lasting love and nonconformity. It's about connecting with that one special person that seems to have been hand crafted for you and you alone. It's about ups and downs and recovery and forgiveness and getting past the hardships that life throws your way.
OMG those last chapters... Seriously, usually adult contemporary romance does not reach so deep. There was so much ANGST in me reading through those final pages and then that overall you-have-to-be-fucking-kidding-me-if-you-think-you-are-gonna-finish-this-story-this-way feeling.
So far, the best read in the genre in 2013. I'll be sure to read other Jessica Redmerski's books and also follow up her next works. I most certainly recommend!(less)
Jane Austen has a rare ability: she doesn’t create stories, but actual myths. Her books keep being rewritten and revisited throughout the years, with...moreJane Austen has a rare ability: she doesn’t create stories, but actual myths. Her books keep being rewritten and revisited throughout the years, with different plots and characters, in different times and scenarios.
And that’s exactly what happens to Emma. I mean, how many times have you heard this story: a well established young girl who keeps meddling in other people’s lives so that she doesn’t have to deal with her own problems and ends up almost loosing her one true love (by her own doing) because she’s always taken him for granted?
By the way, Mr. Knightley is my second favorite male character ever, right after the unbeatable Mr. Darcy. Since no one can top Darcy, this runner up position is not a shame at all… ;~~(less)
I could relate with so many things in this book I don't even know how to write a proper review about it… Everything about Echo feels familiar: daddy i...moreI could relate with so many things in this book I don't even know how to write a proper review about it… Everything about Echo feels familiar: daddy issues, life changing accident/episode, blocked memories, returning to school physically damaged and watching people point you out like some rare caged animal, come to terms with bad parenting and moving on, owning up to your share of responsability in things being able to make amends and say you're sorry, letting go of a bad relationship that only lasted still because it was somehow familiar and finding real love where you least expected - the girl-using bad boy who's lost his parents (in my case, one of them) along with all his prospects. Letting go. Period.
Beware: if you are on the verge of reading this book hoping it's just another YA novel, you were wronged. This read made me actually cry, more than once, and reassess my own memories and feelings from a completely different POV.(less)
The book had me hooked at the first page. All of a sudden I wanted to know everything about this girl, Ana, about the world she lives in and the myste...moreThe book had me hooked at the first page. All of a sudden I wanted to know everything about this girl, Ana, about the world she lives in and the mysteries behind her birth and how it would affect everything... (less)
Sigh. There are so many meaningful reviews about this book that I feel excused to write just about how awesome it was to revisit Francesca/Will and th...moreSigh. There are so many meaningful reviews about this book that I feel excused to write just about how awesome it was to revisit Francesca/Will and the gang and how deeply in love I am with Tom right now because I can't help it always falling for the bad guy. Sigh. Aaaand it didn't hurt that he was a talented musician always described as "our gorgeous boy" or "our beautiful boy". Sigh. Tom. Sigh.
I read Saving Francesca, The piper's son and On the Jellicoe Road in a three days time window I spent alone at home, one after the other, in this part...moreI read Saving Francesca, The piper's son and On the Jellicoe Road in a three days time window I spent alone at home, one after the other, in this particular order. I have to confess I'm feeling a bit numb now that I'm finished, as if I'm still trapped inside those pages where everything is so deep and intense, where I can experience life trough the eyes of those incredible characters.
The same thing happened after I finished Froi of the exiles. I would tell my husband, a whole week after reading it: I just can't stop thinking about this book and these characters!
And I can't help thinking: ok, now what am I reading next? I browse through my to-read shelf and every single tittle listed there seems too shallow in comparison. And now I'm afraid Marchetta has ruined it for me because she raised the bar so high I dare say I don’t know if I’m ever gonna be able to read things like chick lit again. (less)
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