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Cemetery Boys

NAB with stars on the cover.

Addie LaRue

Here is my review of The Woman in White: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Very interesting book. I definitely recomment it.

I also love this book tremendously!! It is such a beautiful love story and so heartbreaking, I cried like a baby. It's the kind of story my heart can't handle reading twice, it's just too emotional. I was so glad Timothee Chalamet got to play Elio in the movie. He is so incredibly talented and he played the role beautifully. I don't think anyone else could be Elio better than Timothee. That final scene where he's crying killed me.

I love this duology so much. Kaz and the gang are such amazing characters and they have such an amazing chemistry (even those who are not couples). They all have their own strengths and talents and they make an incredible team. Within the two books there are so many mindblowing twists (mostly caused by Kaz) and gosh!! why did Matthias have to die?!?! (I was utterly wrecked reading his last chapter!!). To think that we must endure it again in the show just makes me go crazy. That is to say, I am thrilled to watch the show, I cannot wait to see the Dregs interact with each other. I think the casting choices are brilliant, I can never unsee the brilliance of Freddy Carter as Kaz and Amita Suman as Inej, these will be the faces I will forever see whenever I reread books. I was disappointed, however, that Wylan Van Eck wasn't cast in the show yet. (I hope they'll cast him on season 2).

Eli wrote: "True, but I haven’t read ACOSF yet (😭) which really helps the reader understand Nesta and her actions.
Anyways, you’re right in every way, but if it weren’t for the interpretation and clarification..."

There's a lot of negative reviews (I completely disagree with), specifically regarding SJM and her books, a lot of them involving Nesta. Don't let their negativity affect you, Nesta's story is beautiful and I guarantee you will not regret reading it. The sub-plot of the story is also amazing in spite of what some others say. (Including Azriel's POV ;D)

Eli wrote: "Personally I think Nesta deserves more credit, because she’s so strong and brave as shown in ACOWAR, and is ACOFAS I really disliked Maas for making her some sort of whore at the bar and stuff.

An..."

I think that ACOSF did a lot of justice for Nesta's story. I saw a lot of negative feedback saying the opposide but I would have to disagree. Nesta's healing journey involved making amends with her sisters and the rest of the Inner Circle and finally admitting her feelings towards Cassian. She found true friends along the way, who care and love her the way she deserves. Also, I don't think that SJM's intentions were to make Nesta a drunken whore. She accurately described her as a broken and traumatized person whose only way of keeping her trauma at bay is by distracting herself alcohol, sex, and gambling which is a very common behaviour for people who went through what Nesta went through. Just because her behaviour is distructive and toxic (to herself and to others) does not make her a whore. She is just a person reacting to her trauma with a very common (if not normal/expected) behaviour before she takes her healing journey.

One of the most wholesome and hilarious comics I've ever read. The story as well as the relationship of the characters are very sweet and adorable and really, really funny. It's easy to read (and you'll probably finish it within 15mins but it's absolutely worth it). I would definitely recommend this little comic book to anyone who's a fan of vampires, werewolves, humour and wholesome romance.

I couldn't decide on just one or two so here you go.

I Suggest:
The Shadows Between Us
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
Children of Blood and Bone
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Cemetery Boys

It was a slightly disappointing read although, the characters were quite charming and the plot twist was really good. The romance was pretty sweet and I did find the story quite empowering. There are seveal dull moments within the book and others that were a little predictable, however, it was an interesting spin on Cinderella's story and everything that followed after her death.

I do not consider it as a waste of my time, however dull it was at times because it was quite entertaining and likeable enough to read dispite those moments.

Tris wrote: "Evi wrote: "This is my all-time favourite series ever!!! I absolutely loved everything about these books, the story, the characters, the trauma , the villains are outstandingly despicable, and the ..."

It's The Eye of Elena with a small crown on top of it!! I paired it with the Night Court insignia and the promise mark from the Vampire Academy series. They all appear to be floating along purple and blue smoke coming out of a book. (It's my favourite out of all my tattoos and I plan on adding to it.)

The Shadow and Bone trilogy is one incredible series!! This is one of the rare series that makes me like the villain more than some of the heroes!! I also shipped him with the main heroine of the story even though I knew I would go down with this ship!! I loved Alina and the rest of the gang and I kind of feel like the friendship that developed between Alina and Zoya is completely underrated given the way they started. The way Leigh Bardugo has built her fictional world is so facinating and incredible especially the way it continued on to the spin-off books Six of Crows and King of Scars Duology. (I am dying to read Rule of Wolves and the third installment of Six of Crows that Leigh Bardugo said she'll write!!)

Another one of my all-time favourite reads!! The love story of Feyre and Rysand is *chef's kiss*. Their individual backstories are also incredibly heartbreaking and they make the way they found and healed each other so very beautiful. Not to mention all the amazing secondary characters, their tragic backstories and the relationships with each other. None of the characters are perfect. They are all as fallible as if they were real people and relatable in their mistakes, worries and insecurities. A definite 5/5 series!!

One of my all-time favourite series with my most favourite enemies-to-lovers couple ever . Jude and Cardan's story is magnificent!! They have the kind of hate for each other that was most likely intense, passionate love all along. The attraction and chemistry between them is off the charts and their relationship is beautiful. The story is also absolutely incredible and intriguing, all the characters are interesting, even secondary characters, and the world Holly Black created is magnificent and facinating, as expected from such talent.

I loved this book!! The fact that you know (in a way) what the ending is going to be like, as it serves as a prequel story for the notorious Queen of Hearts from Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, makes any happy moment painful. This is the type of story that rips you apart and leaves you ruined and yet you're still greatful for the journey. It provides the Queen of Hearts with a backstory which makes her a three-dimentional character, with an understanding of how she became the way that she is. (It is definitely a more interesting take on her backstory than Tim Burton's movie - sorry not sorry.) I should warn that it is difficult to read due to the knowing of the way it ends which makes almost every moment painfully heartbreaking but it is definitely a worthy journey.

This is the book series that got me into books and reading obsessively!! I loved the story, the characters and their development. I first read this series in 2014 and I still reread them whenever I get the chance. Rose Hathaway is an incredible character, so much more intelligent and mature than others her age, yet, still a teenager with a lot of emotions that she does not know how to control. The secondary characters are also written in great depth and realism which makes the story all the more intruiging. This entire series is a wild roller coaster of emotions. Richelle Mead has definitely done a magnificent job.

This is my all-time favourite series ever!!! I absolutely loved everything about these books, the story, the characters, the trauma , the villains are outstandingly despicable, and the character development incredible. I have wept over these books time and time again and I still reread them every chance I get. I loved this series so much I have a tattoo relating to the books on my forearm!!!

Heartless by Marissa Meyer
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
Pan's Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro & Cornelia Funke
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

Throne of Glass (or any other SJM book series)
Vampire Academy/Bloodline
The Folk of the Air