The Book Love Tag!

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a complete and utter fangirl, especially when it comes to my ships and OTP’s. So this tag is going to be so much fun to do!

Thanks for the tag Dee @ The Bookish Khaleesi and Brigitte @ The Book and the Bone !

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YOUR FAVORITE BOOK COUPLE.

Ahhh I really agree with Dee here, Claire and Jamie are goals!! I’m going to pick a different couple though:

I just finished ACOMAF and Feyre and Rhysand are definitely my OTP of the year. Btw, OTP means one true pairing in case you didn’t know.

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YOUR TOP 3 BOOK BOY/GIRLFRIENDS

Um hello, here we are, Will Herondale, Rowan Whitethorn and Jamie Fraser…with Rhysand obviously as an honorable mention.

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IMAGINE YOUR FAVORITE BOOK COUPLE. WHO WOULD PROPOSE, AND HOW? (IF THERE’S ALREADY BEEN A PROPOSAL: WHO WOULD BE MORE INTO ORGANIZING THE WEDDING?)

Oooh I feel like this is a little difficult with Feyre and Rhysand since their being a couple is still pretty new. Rhysand would definitely propose, and I feel like Mor and Amren would totally be into organizing the wedding.

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UNPOPULAR OPINIONS TIME! NAME A POPULAR PAIRING YOU CAN’T STAND.

ACOTAR: Tamlin and Feyre. That first book I was just chanting Rhysand the whole time.

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WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE AND LEAST FAVORITE ROMANCE TROPE?

My favorite is probably yeah, the whole enemy to love kind of thing and least favorite is when there’s a love triangle and it’s so hard to choose one and then by the end of the book you’re like obviously that was the right choice all along because one of the people in the love triangle suddenly become evil. Like what? (Like Tamlin, Feyre, Rhysand. I didn’t like Tamlin only because Rhysand was obviously better, but Tamlin wasn’t like evil until ACOMAF when it suited SJM I feel)

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DO YOU SHIP NON-CANON COUPLES OFTEN? NAME SOME IF YOU DO.

Hmm, not really I mean I wouldn’t have minded Harry and Hermione ending up together haha

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YOUR OPINION ON LOVE TRIANGLES. GO!

You know I don’t hate them. Done right they’re amazing, like with the Tessa/Will/Jem one, but sometimes, they’re really unnecessary and annoying, like I didn’t hate the Roth/Zayne/Layla one from white hot kiss, but it was really obvious who Layla was going to end up with.

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FAVORITE AND LEAST FAVORITE LOVE TRIANGLE?

My favorite is the Tessa/Will/Jem and my least favorite is the America/Aspen/Maxon

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SOMETIMES ROMANCE JUST ISN’T THE WAY TO GO. FAVORITE FRIENDSHIP?

I do love the friendship between Kenji and Juliette, but also between Vhalla and Fritz

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WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SCENE WITH YOUR BOOKISH OTP?

Omg Rowan and Feyre after her magic almost burned out in the third book, Heir of Fire. I’ve re-read this scene soooo many times because it’s just amazing. The tension!!

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IMAGINE YOUR FAVORITE BOOK COUPLE AGAIN. WHO’S MOST EXCITED ABOUT VALENTINE’S DAY (EITHER IRONICALLY OR GENUINELY)?

I feel like Rhysand would be that ironic one who’s excited while Feyre is like no to the mushy stuff.

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I Tag:

Veda @ Crown Print

Lilly @ Lair of Books

Donish @ Book it with Don

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That is all! Tell me about the fictional couples that you love!

 

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas // Book Review!!!

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Page Number: 624

Publication Date: May 3rd, 2016

Format Read: Hardcover (Bought)

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Goodreads Synopsis:

“Tell me what you see.”
“A world divided in two.”

Feyre survived Amarantha’s clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can’t forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin’s people.

Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms—and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future—and the future of a world cleaved in two.

My Thoughts:

Warning: This review is just fangirling basically

Oh my freaking god. This book!!!!

It was so good and my poor emotions!

Okay everything else below this is spoilery!

I had just three problems. The first was that I had a weird Edward, Bella, Jacob feel when Feyre was going back and forth between the Spring and the Night Court. I have no idea why or where it came from but that feeling was there and it bothered me.

And also, I just didn’t like how matchy matchy everyone was at the end. Like it seems that everyone has a partner/mate (except Tamlin) and it’s just too good to be true.

And then the last thing was that ending. It was great, amazing and wonderful, but when Rhysand was like oh actually she’s my high lady…that was not okay. Because the reader didn’t see that happen! It’s fine when that happens in books, when the reader is totally clueless until it happens, like the entire Red Rising Trilogy is basically that, but in ACOMAF, I felt like the whole book was the reader seeing everything and then that last bit that we didn’t see felt out of place.

Now for the fangirling section!

Oh my god. In the first one, everyone was like oh my god Tamlin! And then when I finished I was like, any Rhysand lovers here? And everyone was like nope and I was like okay, fine, we’ll see in ACOMAF and we did and I was like in your face people, I was right!

Can we also just talk about that TENSION between Feyre and Rhysand! That SEXUAL TENSION! When they were in the Court of Nighmares I was just like wooh! And then finally in that cabin when she accepted the food! Oh my god the whole mate accepting the food thing! That was hilarious.

I loved meeting all of the new characters and how Rhysand interacted with them and their back stories and just Rhysand opening up to Feyre.

And that ending! I was kind of expecting that because Sarah J. Maas always does that! Not quite a cliffhanger but such a great setup for the next book!

Verdict:

An amazing sequel that brings out the emotions and leaves you wanting and needing that next book right away!

My Rating:

5 out of 5 stars

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Have you read this book!? What did you think!?

P.s. Last final tomorrow! Then I get a whole week to myself and then my summer job starts, (At 6:30 in the morning! Agh why am I getting up earlier in the summer than during the school year???)

The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson // Book Review

The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson

Publication Date: May 3rd, 2016

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Page Number: 528

Format Read: E-book (Live-brary Borrowed)

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Goodreads Synopsis:

From Morgan Matson, the bestselling author of Since You’ve Been Gone comes a feel-good story of friendship, finding yourself, and all the joys in life that happen while you’re busy making other plans.

Andie has a plan. And she always sticks to her plan.

Future? A top-tier medical school.
Dad? Avoid him as much as possible (which isn’t that hard considering he’s a Congressman and he’s never around).
Friends? Palmer, Bri, and Toby—pretty much the most awesome people on the planet, who needs anyone else?
Relationships? No one’s worth more than three weeks.

So it’s no surprise that Andie’s got her summer all planned out too.

Until a political scandal costs Andie her summer pre-med internship, and lands both she and Dad back in the same house together for the first time in years. Suddenly she’s doing things that aren’t Andie at all—working as a dog walker, doing an epic scavenger hunt with her dad, and maybe, just maybe, letting the super cute Clark get closer than she expected. Palmer, Bri, and Toby tell her to embrace all the chaos, but can she really let go of her control?

My Thoughts:

My initial thoughts of this book were like yesss Morgan Matson queen of contemporary. I was not disappointed, this book was just another demonstration that Morgan Matson is indeed queen.

At first it was a rocky start and I found myself needing to take a break because it was sooo predictable. Throughout the book I was able to anticipate everything that was going to happen, but nevertheless once I got past that, I found myself loving the cuteness.

Andie was a bit of a boring character for me, but the relationship she had with the other characters pulled through. Though to be honest, Andie reminds me a lot of myself…

And we met Frank and Emily from Since You’ve Been Gone! I have noticed that Morgan Matson likes to include a mention of her others characters in her books.

Can we also talk about this cover? Gorgeous! I didn’t think that anything could top since You’ve Been Gone in terms of summer feel and colors, but I think this one does. There’s so much going on in the cover that I feel like it should be overwhelming, but it somehow isn’t.

Another thing I loved was the relationship between Andie and her father, it was so sweet and genuine.

Verdict:

Adorable and totally summer/spring worthy!

My Rating:

4.5 stars

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How about you!? Have you read this book? What did you think?

 

 

 

Morning Star by Pierce Brown // Book Review

Morning Star by Pierce Brown

Publication Date: February 9th, 2016

Publisher: Del Rey

Page Number: 544

Format Read: E-book (Live-brary Borrowed)

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Goodreads Synopsis:

Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and breach Gold society, Darrow has battled to survive the cutthroat rivalries that breed Society’s mightiest warriors, climbed the ranks, and waited patiently to unleash the revolution that will tear the hierarchy apart from within.

Finally, the time has come.

But devotion to honor and hunger for vengeance run deep on both sides. Darrow and his comrades-in-arms face powerful enemies without scruple or mercy. Among them are some Darrow once considered friends. To win, Darrow will need to inspire those shackled in darkness to break their chains, unmake the world their cruel masters have built, and claim a destiny too long denied – and too glorious to surrender.

My Thoughts:

I LOVED THIS BOOK! Honestly, this trilogy is one of my favorite of all time.

The writing was perfect! The fact that Darrow hid everything from everyone, including the readers made this book so gasp filled! By the end though I managed to catch on that Darrow always saves the day, still though, I wasn’t quite sure if he had a plan or not by the end of the book with that last action scene.

I was really scared for the ending because it’s always hard to end a trilogy, but my favorites always have great endings so I was relieved that the ending was so amazing!

There was only one problem that I had, the fact that Darrow spent a YEAR with the Jackal being tortured and in a “black box”. And I feel like Pierce Brown made that year seem like nothing, Darrow bounced back so fast I had to double check that he’d been imprisoned for A YEAR. And he barely showed any mental side effects from it!

My affection for Sevro just grew with this as well as for Victra. All of the characters just grew on me and whenever there was a death I mourned them deeply. There was a lot more violence and death in this one and I was still left with questions.

One thing I am so very curious about is what happens to Lysander, like how he is when he grows up and if he turns out okay.

I’ve heard that Pierce Brown is working on something else involving the Red rising characters so I can’t wait to see what else he has in store for us!

Verdict: 

A magnificent and action packed ending to a fabulous trilogy!

My Rating:

5 out of 5 stars!!!!

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Please let me know your thoughts on Morning Star and the trilogy as a whole!