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Who cares about pretty? I'm going for noticeable.
The Beginning: There is one mirror in my house.
I finally caved in: I had to see what all the hype was about. Shortly after I bought the novel, it was chosen for me in a Danish Goodreads book club, Danske Læsere - we do this thing where we pair up and choose books for each other from the other person's to-read-shelf. Divergent had just entered my shelf and I was glad that it was chosen for me.
I'm always a bit apprehensive about YA fantasy series. But I got a thing for dystopian fiction. The genre has fascinated me since I read my first dystopian novel, 1984, when I was 18. I love being thrilled at the idea of our world completely changed. The passages that give details on the "new world" are what thrill me the most.
I liked Veronica Roth's dystopian world where society is divided into five factions: Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). You are born into a faction, but when you're 16, you have to choose if you want to stay or join a new faction and leave your family behind forever. Our heroine, Beatrice, has never felt at home in her faction - she knows she's different from her family. But if she leaves, she leaves everyone she loves and everything she knows behind.
Politeness is deception in pretty packaging.
The book was fast-paced and thrilling with a lot of action. During the first 100 pages or so, I thought there was too much action and too little background info. It seemed a bit rushed and superficial to me. I wanted to know more about Beatrice's background, how her life was like before. I think that would have made her development more powerful.
That being said, I was very much entertained by this book. I found myself looking forward to have some quality time alone with Beatrice and her world. And I really liked the character, Four. I actually had a little crush on him …
“Peter would probably throw a party if I stopped breathing.'
'Well,' he says, 'I would only go if there was cake.”
The book has its flaws, but I'm hooked nonetheless. It didn't take me long to order the next installment, Insurgent.
For more reviews, please visit my blog The Bookworm's Closet
My review of Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall:
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Wolfblood Season 2 Episode 2 "The Girl from Nowhere" Review / Discussion / Recap :
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REVIEWSWinter Shadows by Casey Bond
YA Dystopian
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Hussy by Selena Kitt
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Release date, Roxy's first page and a chance to win an ARC of Water: http://heatherfjames.blogspot.co.uk/2... 
I reviewed book 2 in the Mad World series:
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Even better than the first installment!
It's my Week in Read-view.It's been a little bit of a slow week but Saturday totally made my day and I did read some great book this week and a lot more awesome reads coming up
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I have a lot of updates because I haven't been going on Goodreads lately:Blogger Interview with Estelle from Reading in the Dark
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My Aussie YA Wishlist
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The Lineup ~ Books by Aussie Authors
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Guest Post ~ Charli @ To Another World - Bookish Pet Peeves
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Guest Post ~ Arianne - YA Cover Comparisons
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The very first excerpt from
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You'll now find a link to my facebook Author page on my blog, why not come and check it out. http://tinasworld01.blogspot.de/
I posted the first half of a list detailing the ten books I wait for the most this fallhttp://takeawalkonthewriteside.blogsp...
TODAY on the BLOG! ~ Author's Spotlight ~ J.L.Durfey and her The Kali Lockton Trilogy!!!Gorgeous covers and an awesome excerpt
Come check out this amazing author and her series The Kali Lockton Trilogy!
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Thought of doing some non review stuffs on my blog and this idea occurred to me, check this:http://the-pleasure-of-reading.blogsp...
A few of my recent posts:Recipe: Russian Kotlety
Around the Web #5 ~ A weekly round-up (books, TV, movies, & more)
Cover Reveal: Have Gown, Will Wed by Killian McRae
Book Review: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Title Reveal: The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
REVIEW - Just good friends (Escape to New Zealand 2) by Rosalind JamesStacking the Shelves 5
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TTT: Top Ten Books On My Fall 2013 TBR List: http://thetemporaryescape.blogspot.co...Author Guest Post on WorldCon 2013: http://thetemporaryescape.blogspot.co...
September New Release Giveaway (INT): http://thetemporaryescape.blogspot.co...
Wanderluster Scriptor by Emma Greere7 Day Writing Prompt Challenge: Day 5
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This is my first Audiobook and I loved it. Zoe & Zac & the Ghost Lepopard by Lars Guignard is fun and fast paced this was a fantastic adventure and I loved the characters.Enter the #giveaway for your chance to win this amazing book! A must read (or listen to) for any age!
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Day 17 of my 30 Day Anime Challenge: http://yeahitsjiannee.blogspot.hk/201...When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep Review: http://yeahitsjiannee.blogspot.hk/201...
I posted a review of A Cruise to Die for
and a review for Nothin' to Lose: The Making of KISS
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Review & GiveawayWin 1 of 25 copies:
Always on My Mind by Jill Shalvis!
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My recent post:
An author blog,an important piece of an author platform and why you shouldn't give up on it part 2!
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An author blog,an important piece of an author platform and why you shouldn't give up on it part 2!
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Day 18 of 30 Day Anime Challenge: http://yeahitsjiannee.blogspot.hk/201...My poem/article for FIBRE Magazine's Sept-Oct issue: http://yeahitsjiannee.blogspot.hk/201...
Today and tomorrow in the kindle store Spellbound in His Arms
is only 99 cents! Stop by my blog for a book blurb, author profile and raffecopter giveaway chance! http://www.cluereview.blogpspot.com
My review of "The Global Public Square" by Os Guinness.http://www.skjam.com/2013/09/18/book-...
And don't forget about the giveaway I'm hosting!
Leave it to NBC investigative reporter and Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Bill Dedman to turn a simple house hunting for his family into a dazzling book uncovering the mysterious life of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark. My 5 star extended #review of EMPTY MANSIONS #biography #mystery #read #books http://minadecaro.blogspot.com/2013/0...
Listmania Monday: young adult books about Hollywood http://knoxdiver.blogspot.com/2013/09...Waiting on Wednesday: Pawn by Aimee Carter http://knoxdiver.blogspot.com/2013/09...
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