February Books

February 5th

Shatter Me & Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
These only if I really think I'll have the time to read both of them (and I won't)

February 5th

Cinder & Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
I already own Cinder, so I really want to read these books this month!

February 19th

Mind Games by Kiersten White
I have an E-galley :)

February 26th

Fragments by Dan Wells
Loved Partials, so this one is a must!

February 5th

Etiquette Espionage by Gail Carriger

Maybe I'll get the ebook...

February 12th

Pivot Point by Kasie West
If there's any way I could squeeze this in, I will!

February 26th

Dualed by Elsie Chapman
Why don't they have this in paperback, too? *whines*

February 5th

City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Foster
Ditto!

February 5th

Cross My Heart, Hopte To Die by Sara Shepard
I've read the first four books, so I'll probably give into this guilty pleasure again :)

February 12th

Dance of Shadows by Yelena Black

I'm pretty sure I'll get this one for my Kindle.

February 26th

Also Known As by Robin Benway
Ditto!

February 28th

Geek Girl by Holly Smale
I've already read it and it was sooo much fun! You've got to pick this one up!

February 15th



Wither, Sever by Lauren DeStefano
Although this series seems to be amazing, I'll have to wait a while to read it ... I really don't want my TBR pile growing any higher right now...

February 12th



Breaking Point by Kirsten Simmons
Another series I actually wanted to read...someday, I guess :)

February 26th



The Name of the Star and The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson
Ditto! But I might get to this one a little earlier...it sounds so different and interesting!

February 5th


Heist Society, Uncommon Criminals and Perfect Soundrels by Ally Carter
See above...

February 26th



I actually own the first book, The Goddess Test and I hope I can squeeze this one in this month, and maybe the other two, too...

February 12th


Override by Heather Anastasiu
I actually enjoyed Glitch a lot last summer, but now I have absolutely no interest in the sequel anymore...does that happen to you, too?

My Momentous Month of January

For all of you who don't know this already My Momentous Month is a meme hosted by the blog Downright Dystopian and it gives us the opportunity to share a detailed view of our reading month, have fun!
;D

Books Read in January 2013

Tempest by Julie Cross  (TBR Pile Challenge)

Clockwork Angel by Cassndra Clare (TBR Pile Challenge/Paranormal Challenge)

Shadowhunters and Downworlders

Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (TBR Pile/Sequel/Paranormal Challenge)

Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi (Sequel Challenge)

Geek Girl by Holly Smale (DA Challenge)

Vortex by Julie Cross (Sequel/Paranormal Challenge)

I know, I know. I wanted to read more. But with school taking up more and more time, this was all I could manage. And I'm still pretty proud I read this many books at all.

Reviews Posted in January 2013

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Tempest by Julie Cross

Thrall by Jennifer Quintenz

Wings by Aprylinne Pike

Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Shadowhunters and Downworlders

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

To Be Read for February 2013

Speechless by Hannah Harrington

Mind Games by Kiersten White

Fragments by Dan Wells (Sequel Challenge)

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

How To Save a Life by Sarah Zarr (TBR Pile Challenge)

The rest is really just going to be picks off my bookshelf or the bookstore...I'm so fed up with people telling me what to do right now, I really don't need to add pressure on the one thing that lets me escape from pressure :)

Favorite Book of the Month

Mhm...Geek Girl was a lot of fun and just what I needed, so I guess I'll go with that one. Then again, I read so many really awesome books! I've got to at leasts mention Tempest, Vortex and Through the Evernight!

Favorites in Each Genre

Dystopian: Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

Paranormal Romance: N/A

Contemporary: Geek Girl by Holly Smale

Steampunk: Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare

Historical Fiction N/A

Fantasy: Vortex by Julie Cross

Favorite Cover of the Month

Favorite Characters of the Month:

Harriet from Geek Girl - the most hilarious geek you'll ever meet!

Favorite setting/world of the Month:

Once again (as in November, I believe) the world Veronica Rossi created in her books!

Wishlist Wednesday

Sooo, I know this book has not been getting the best reviews and I never really got into the original Sex and the City (I guess I'm just too young to still identify with that show), but as I'm typing this I'm watching the second Episode of the Carrie Diaries TV show and I'm liking it, so I figured I should at least try the books....and I might be a little obsessed with the idea of running out and getting them right now :)

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Most Frustrating Characters Ever

1) Bella Swan from Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

I don't have to comment on this, do I? Okay.

2) Laurel Sewell from Wings by Aprylinne Pike

I've only read the first book in this series and in my review I stated that I do see the potential in it, but...Laurel was just too perfect for me...

3) Anna Whitt from Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

I know many of you guys loved this book, but really? No. Flawless, always feeling obligated to do the right thing Anna was just...no! See review for this for more details. And cuss words, I might add.

4) Patty Whitt from Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

She. Had. No. Personality. Or an opinion on things. She was so weird.

5) Kaiden Rowe from Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

You're right, I should stop now. You probably got my point, didn't you? :D

6) Rachel Adams from Defiance by CJ Redwine

I know. Once again a book everyone loved ...except for myself. But I can't help it. At some points Rachel just acted so stupid and I know that was supposed to look impulsive, but...to me it was just really dumb.

7) Harper from Wake by Amanda Hocking

One word: overprotection. I sincerely hope I am not the kind of big sister she is (although I probably totally am...)

8) Emma Ward from Blue Sky Days by Marie Landry

Woah...this was a book I really didn't like. Mainly because the MC (Emma) would not stop lecturing me about not driving when you're emotionally unstable!!!

9) Lucas from Evernight by Claudia Grey

We started out great...towards the middle of the book things went pretty much downhill :/

10) Dexter from This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

It's not too bad as I liked the book anyway, but that character? I just couldn't warm up to him!

Review: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Clockwork Angel

by Cassandra Clare

When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.

Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What’s more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.

Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by—and torn between—two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length . . . everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world. . . . and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.

Hardcover, 1st Edition, 479 pages

Published August 31st 2010 by Margaret K. McElderry Books 

Other works by this author:

RATING: 3/3 Smarties (with a tear in their eyes)

A Long Story...Short!

Clockwork Angel was a good novel on its own, a nice beginning to a new series. It featured sympathetic characters with partially unique backgrounds but not very special personalities. The dialogue was kind of witty and definitely entertaining, the plot as well as the writing was very fluent and easy to understand but never boring. Sooo...what about all this unemotional blabber, you ask? Well, this book did not blow my mind. It didn't even come close. I liked it, yes, but having read The Mortal Instruments this one felt pretty redundant to me and it could not even touch my high expectations...sorry!

Review for You:

As you could read above this book did not amaze me as I thought it would. I never really understood the hype around The Mortal Instruments - until the last two books. That series only grew on me when I became so attached to the characters (in City of Fallen Angels) that I just had to know if they'd survive the next few chapters - or, even more important, if they would end up with the love of their lives. It's exactly the same for me with the Infernal Devices. 

I mean, I just have to give big credit to Clare's writing. I felt more like watching a movie than reading a book, her writing is descriptive, but not too over the top. I could easily follow the characters and the plot, I could spend hours reading this book because my head never needed a break. So, really, A+ for writing and storytelling. 

What I have to criticize is the actual story - I even got a little mad a few times throughout the story because if you write a new book, set in the same world as your other series and with different characters, then please make it different!!! I don't want to read another story and feel like the only thing about the characters that has changed is their names! This is especially true for Will - who reminded me SO much on Jace!

From Tessa, the MC, I would've wanted a bit more personality as a whole, Jem was okay. No, great even. a well - rounded character that seemed completely unique to me.

All together, I can't - and won't - say that this was a bad book, because it so wasn't! If I wasn't familiar with Clare's other books, I'd simply say this was one very good Urban Fantasy novel, but it didn't have that last special touch to it that would have made me go all Woah!!! in this review. 

The fact that I do know the Mortal Instruments - and that I thought these books were even better and then they weren't, really, - leave me a bit disappointed. I'd still recommend Clockwork Angel, though.

Review for Me:

Favorite Quote:

 "One must always be careful with books", said Tessa, "and what is inside them , for words have the power to change us."

What I Learned From This Book:

That you are what you are and even when you suddenly realize there's something in you that you've never known until that moment, you're still the same person. You are what your life and your memories and your dreams make you and you are what and who you want to be. You are who you are and nothing could ever change that.

When I want to reread this book: 

Not anytime soon, I guess. Clockwork Princess is coming soon, so I'm excited for that one! And that Magnus Bane Series...and the City of Bones Movie and then the last Mortal Instruments book. And maybe after that, I'll reread this one :D

Youtube Sunday

So...Sundays and I...we never really got along really well. When I started this blog back in March 2012 it used to be Kristy from The Story Siren's In My Mailbox. I stopped doing that for reasons that would absolutely fit into the ongoing discussion (okay, drama) I'm definitely going to stay out of :)
Then I started to do my very own thing with Having My Coffee on Sundays where I just randomly talked about my week in books. And sometimes, those posts even had a point. I had to stop doing that when I promised myself to stop drinking coffee (didn't work out, by the way) and moved on to Words of the Week. The problem with that? Sometimes there just aren't a lot of words for my week. Sometimes my week is nothing but a bunch of responsibilities, duties and school blurring together without making sense to me...
So what I decided to do from now on is Booktube Sunday.
Now...what exactly is Booktube Sunday going to be, you ask? Well, a few weeks ago someone on Twitter asked me what bookshelf tours are. And that was the moment I realized there actually were people, avid readers out there, who are completely unfamiliar with the booktube community!
And I think those people are missing out! I personally love watching many bookish youtube channels whenever and wherever. I watch them as I'm doing homework, laundry, chores, clean my room or just simply when I'm bored and have the time. With not typed but taped (hehe) reviews there are so many new possibilities that I think booktubers are using amazingly - they are so creative with the opportunities they have that sometimes I wish I was one of them!
Okay, so I think I've done enough rambling for today. On to the first Youtube Channel that I watch religiously!

This channel I just discovered recently but it' s so amazing! I love how hilariously funny her videos are and I can't stop watching them - I'm addicted. I especially love how Christine sees things exactly as they are (go watch her video on shopping in bookstores!) but has such a witty way of putting them in her videos. And now go check out her channel and subscribe!

Feature & Follow Friday

What is the last book that kept you up late into the night just to finish it?

Tempest - definitely! I considered it a romantic, time travelling tragedy and not a highly-action packed adventure book :)  I could not wait to find out how everything and everyone was connected! I really hope I can finish the books I'm reading this weekend so that I can start Vortex!