REVIEW 9~~ A COURT OF MIST AND FURY

A COURT OF MIST AND FURY

AUTHOR- SARAH J. MAAS

MY RATING-5/5(more like 5 million)

“To the people who look at the stars and wish, Rhys."Rhys clinked his glass against mine. “To the stars who listen— and the dreams that are answered.” 

SYNOPSIS:(from goodreads)(edited a little to avoid spoilers)

Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost. She  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:

Rhysand! Rhysand! Rhysand!

Holy shit this book was one of my favourites so far in 2016.

This book had me on the edge of my seats. It had so many ups and downs. My emotions were all over the place. The story started off where it ended in the last book which is a court of thorns and roses. This book was much more complex and rich in its characters and its world building. It compensated for the little loopholes that was present in the last book. I could feel a strong connection to all that happened in the last book but everything was new at the same time. We got to see things from a new perspective that we had not thought of in the first book. Even the characters have taken a whole new turn. All that we thought was right in the first book was all wrong and all that we thought was wrong turned out to be the best. The story intertwined so much more beautifully than I was expecting it to be. 

World building:

The world building was one of the best. The first book could not tell us about the faeire world that much but everything was compensated more than enough in this book. I was very much confused about the world and that made me a little uncomfortable but this book gave a vast explanation of the world. It was so rich and complex and I loved the world and wanted to be a part of it as well. The night court was explored in its every corner. We even got to visit the summer court and also certain other places. We got the image of the human lands as well where the queens ruled. We got to know about the land of Hybern which was only mentioned about earlier. All in all the world building was far more superior to that of the first book of this trilogy. 

Characters:

Ok so this is my favorite part!!

We have all the characters from the last book plus some more kickass amazing characters. The characters are so much more intertwined and we can see all of their development together. At the end of this book I was thinking the difference the characters had from the last book. It was humongous.

First of all I would like to talk about feyre. In the first book she was weak and submissive. She was a huntress but I could not see that much of strength to her character until the very end. She was strong but not as much.  She liked to paint and thought if she could marry someone rich she would paint all her life. She was to some extent pathetic. In this installment however she took a one eighty degree turn and she became so much more kickass yet feminine as Sarah J Maas likes to do with her characters. She still loved to paint but she was much more than that. In the beginning she was seen to be tortured by her own thoughts about what she had done in the last book. She was shattered and broken. So much so that she was nothing but a hollow empty entity. She could not eat or sleep waking up each night from the horrific dreams and wrench her gut out vomiting in the bathroom.And I completely understood why that happened. But later on she was such a strong character. She was in complete control of her emotions. She was so much more kickass- bold and courageous that even I fell in love with her. Yet she loved her family and loyal to the one she loved. We can see her self sacrifice character so much in this book especially at the end that I kept crying and hoped for the next installment so much to see her having a happily ever after because she deserved that.

Tamlin was kind of my favourite in the first book but he had a demotion so much so that I hated him at the end of this book. Whatever I thought about him was so wrong. He was so miserable in this book that I wanted to put a knife through him myself if he existed. He was so much self centered, careless, jealous, and obsessed. I could not think about the other side of the coin prior to reading about the past happenings that he did. But he was sickening at the end.

Rhysand-Holy crap! Can I marry him? Please! Please! Please!

He was the best. Like he was also one of my favourites before but that changed into an obsession. Like I have a thing for bad and hot guys. But he was not what I expected. And he was like a bombshell that exploded in this book with love potion that intoxicated me. We can understand why he did all that he had done in the last book. And it was so convincing that I did not find myself questioning about anything that he had done. He was a complete sweetheart.

Other characters:

There are a lot of characters in this book. Starting of we have Lucien and Nesta and Elian. Then we have kickass characters like Amren, Azriel, Cassian. All of them had a huge character development from where they had started off. By the end I was on the edge of of seat to see the potential of action that can happen with these characters alone. They form a huge and important part of the story. And Sarah has said that Nesta will cover even a greater role in the next installment so that is definitely something to look forward to.

Plot:

The story was completely filled with twists and turns. The plot never left me feeling bored or uninterested even for a split second. I was highly engrossed in the story and it was definitely a page turner. This book definitely contains pretty steamy and graphic sexual content. But it didn’t bother me that much because it was so good and full of emotions which was completely understandable. The chemistry between each of these characters was charminf. The friendships had so much loyalty and the romance was definitely swoon worthy. I was cringing in some scenes from the lines during the romance and I was like how can you even say that?? Or Kyaaa I can’t take it anymore :P

All in all though this book was the second book in a trilogy it was not at all boring. It was action packed and a roller coaster of emotions. But it also laid down a fabulous plot for the next book. I can see the grave danger that is coming. I cant wait to read the next book.

I completely devoured this book and I highly highly recommend everyone to read this book. I cannot emphasize enough on how good this book is. It should be a must read for everyone.

Final verdict- I am obsessed 

June Book Haul 2016||REDREADINGHOOD

Finally i have my jne book haul. My exams have come to an end and i am finally back to read as much as i can.

BOOKS I BOUGHT:

1.A court of mist and fury

2.The elite

3.The one

4.Few things left unsaid

5.I am Malala

6.Passenger

MAY WRAP UP||RED READING HOOD

Hey guys its my wrap up for the month of may. I read 6 books.



BOOKS I READ:

1. Carry on by Rainbow Rowell

2.When we collided by Emery Lord

3.Selection by Kiera Cass

4.When only love remains by Durjoy Datta

5.A court of thorns and roses by Sarah J.Maas

6.The kiss of Life by Imraan Hashmi with Bilal Siddiqui



It has been a pretty good reading month and i enjoyed most of the books :)

REVIEW 6~~SELECTION

 SELECTION(SELECTION SERIES)

AUTHOR- KIERA CASS

MY RATING 4/5

“America Singer, one day you will fall asleep in my arms every night. And you'll wake up to my kisses every morning.” 
― Kiera Cass, The Selection

SYNOPSIS:

For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

MY THOUGHTS:

This book reminded me of the stories my mother used to narrate to lull me to sleep. Its the story of prince and princesses. A story of love set in the dystopian time where the king rules the world. I found this book to be really sweet and a great fluffy read.

Since this is the first book in the series we get to know about all the main characters that will lay the character basics ahead in the next book of the series "SELECTION".

The story opens up to the various divisions in the society and the various hardships that the people of the lower divisions have to face. The royal family is the "ONE" and obviously placed in the highest rank. The description of the world was not that greart to be honest. And it did not feel anything dystopian. There was not a proper world building in this book.

Our main character America Singer is in the 5th division where their main job is surrounded around music,art and culture. America is a singer. She goes along with her mother to various occations where they perform. She has other siblings as well. Some are married and some are younger than her. She has seen a life of struggle. She never expected anything great to happen in her life.She is also seen to love a man who is a rank lower than her which proves that the divisions of the society do not bother her. But i felt that her character was too good to be true. She was all good and no bad. She is the perfect princess material which i felt a little made up and not all that natural.

The prince is another adorable character in this book but again he is too perfect. I felt he was kind of stiff and is unrealistic. He is calm and understanding. He respects women and takes care of all of them.He is really manly and hansome and responsible. But he dosent know how to romantically approach a women. He is clumsy in that field. But he likes America. He has found a friend in her.He is naughty at times and understanding at other. He is ready to help out but when time demands him to be stern, he becomes soo.

America has formed an interesting relation with the prince where i cant say if it is love or friendship. She is confused herself.She is guilt concious of all her actions. The palace life is not the one for her- This is what she thinks. She is mentally exahusted from the fight between her former love,Aspen and the prince. At the same time she is really seen to miss her family.

What i found irritating was America was so confused about everything. She was confused about Aspen and the prince and the whole competition. And Aspen.. I JUST WANTED TO KICK HIM. He was really really irritating.I just could not stand the course of actions he took. I mean who encourages his girlfriend to be in a competition to be someone else's bride. And even later his actions were too much to take in for me. But despite all that i really like this book. Its a perfect fluffy read if you want to just de-stress yourself.

Beautiful character and beautiful plots are laid out for the future ahead. A too perfect fairy tale with a too perfect love story and a too perfect kingdom with practically no war except a little infiltration for something mysterious which i hope will be disclosed in the later book of these series. 

 

REVIEW 3~~CARRY ON

TITLE- CARRY ON

AUTHOR- RAINBOW ROWELL

RATING-4/5

Siting in the varanda with a cup of tea in my hand, i was reading this book. It was on its very few last pages. I was quite excited about seeing how the story ends. And then the tea in my cup hit the bottom and so did I turn over the last page. The story ended.

Did it just end like that? That was the first question that struck me along with a million other question. But to make the review spoiler free i am not going to reveal the question that i had jotted down in my 'mind diary'.

So here is a recap of the story...

There has been many prophecies that Simon Snow will be "THE GREAT MAGE" of all times. He is going to save the world from the insidious Humdrum. He is studying in a magic school of elites and great magicians. But according to his room-mate Baz he is the worst one to be "THE CHOSEN ONE". Simon cant even do any kind of magic properly without exploding and destroying everything else. He has killed a dragon but that too by mistakenly exploding the magic he had. On their last year of the magic school Baz doesn't come back to join the school and that worries snow very much and then one night he has sees the ghost of Baz's  dead mother. And thus unfurls a story full of magic, monsters, vampires..  hmmmmmmmm now thats what i call interesting stuff.

WORLD BUILDING- The magic system in this book is really awesome. Its intertwined between our modern world where we can see them talking about phones and computers. But on the other side we see them talking about the magic world. The vampires, ghosts,dragons and all the other good stuffs that i obviously drool to read. The way they perform magic is also very unique. They spell phrases from the poems we read like "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and also phrases from Shakespeare's quotes. It puts forward the importance of words and phrases and quotes and the impact they have. It shows us its value which i found to be really really interesting.

CHARACTER-  OMG!!! Can i simply say that i love love love love the two very important characters in this book "SIMON" and "BAZ".. Kyaaaaaaa i need those boys in my life. They made me have "WHAT THE  ****" moments.. OMG how can they soo cute.. i just cant get enough of them. At some point in the book i was sooo engrossed i just could not put it down.
THE MAGE(headmaster of the school) on the other hand i did not like very much. Actually to be honest i had a love-hate relationship with his character. He obviously had something dark and at the same time he had goodness as well... WHY WHY i dont want to be in the middle of this feeling.

There is a lot of romance as well in this book. Between some people(Not gonna say much.. u need to read to find that part out.. and i guarantee its gonna be a good one ;) ) Though i haven't read any other Rainbow Rowell book but i heard that u should be reading "FANGIRL" before reading this book as the base of some characters are build there. But i did not find it to be less interested even without reading the fangirl. All the world building is perfectly done in this book as well.

The only thing i was not so happy about is the fact that i could predict the ending and not predict it as well. It was like some of it was coming to me before it had actually occurred so i missed some of the punches that was going to bang me hard if i didn't already feel it coming. What can i do i an too intelligent u know!! :P

All in all i think this book is very much worth reading. And if u dont try to predict the ending like i did (thanks to my pure imaginative power) you would have this book on your top shelves i bet that. It just might become your favourite book. But OMG!! this book had its moment and that just threw me off my seat. I will highly highly recommend this book to everyone. Its one of a kind.

P.S- I LOVE THE COVER DEPICTING THE TWO BOYS FACING EACH OTHER.. <3 <3

REVIEW 2~~SHATTER ME

TITLE-SHATTER ME

AUTHOR-TAHEREH MAFI

MY RATING-5/5

Dark and daring. These two words describe the main character in this book. HOLY MOLY..

This book is a page turner. It is the first book in the shatter me series. It is set in the dystopian world(future) where the earth is devastated. The ozone is breached and food is almost gone.Humans are mutilated due to all these environmental changes. 

It follows a young girl who is mutilated. Her touch is lethal.Her touch is death. It is her journey from the clasps of the tyrant. Together with the boy who she thought ,she would never meet again, they start a journey against a desperate figure(who kept her captive) who both loves her and wants to use her(in anyway possible).

This book is all that you need to keep yourself up on your toes. If you are a sucker for fantasy just go for this series. It will not disappoint you. The writing style of this author will is just dang on. Love love love this book. If u want to feel all those emotions building up.. all the adrenalin rush shatter me will do that for you.  
p.s-I LOVE THE BOOK COVER.. ITS TO DIE FOR. <3