Hey bookish friends! How was your March??
Mine for sure was not what I expected. I was sick half of the month, I also somehow managed to end in a reading slump so… Not as good as I expected.
I read quite many books (13) but the majority was either manga or graphic novels, so technically I didn’t read that much. But hopefully, I will read more next month!
What did you read this month? Any favorites?
Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Series: N/A
Publisher: Ink Road
Expected publication – paperback: April 5th, 2018
Genres: YA, Contemporary, Mental Health
Pages: 352
Format: ARC
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*Received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you very much! This doesn’t affect the review in any way. My opinions are, as always, my own.*
Kiko Himura has always had a hard time saying exactly what she’s thinking. With a mother who makes her feel unremarkable and a half-Japanese heritage she doesn’t quite understand, Kiko prefers to keep her head down, certain that once she makes it into her dream art school, Prism, her real life will begin.
But then Kiko doesn’t get into Prism, at the same time her abusive uncle moves back in with her family. So when she receives an invitation from her childhood friend to leave her small town and tour art schools on the west coast, Kiko jumps at the opportunity in spite of the anxieties and fears that attempt to hold her back. And now that she is finally free to be her own person outside the constricting walls of her home life, Kiko learns life-changing truths about herself, her past, and how to be brave.
From debut author Akemi Dawn Bowman comes a luminous, heartbreaking story of identity, family, and the beauty that emerges when we embrace our true selves.
The Divinity Bureau by Tessa Clare
Series: ???
Publisher: Asset Creative House
First published June 16th, 2017
Genres: Dystopian, Sci-fi, YA, Romance
Pages: 316
Format: E-book
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* Received this copy from the author in exchange for an honest review. Thank you very much! This doesn’t affect the review in any way. My opinions are, as always, my own.*
The Hunger Games meets Romeo and Juliet in a stunning debut about a forbidden romance between a young activist and a government employee working for a corrupt bureau that controls the population by deciding who lives and who dies.
Roman Irvine is a disgruntled IT Technician for the Divinity Bureau, a government agency that uses random selection to decide who lives and who dies. In a world where overpopulation has led to pollution, a crippled economy, and a world in crisis, he has accepted the bureau’s activities as a necessity. That is until he meets April McIntyre.
April has every reason to be suspicious of Roman. He works for the Divinity Bureau, which sent her father to an early grave. However, he is also sweet and loyal, and unbeknownst to her, he saved her life. As Roman and April fall deeper in love, the deeper they are thrust into the politics of deciding who lives and who dies. Someone wants April dead. And the bureau’s process of random selection may not be so random after all.
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish in June 2010 out of a love of lists. It recently changed to That Artsy Reader Girl and that’s where you can find the topics for each Tuesday.
This week’s topic is:
Books That Take Place In Another Country
So for me, this topic is probably the easiest thing ever since I’m not from the US and half of the books I read about are set there. Because of that, I will feature books from 10 different countries. Some countries have more than others, but each country will have a min of 1 book and max of 5.
The books I will feature are books that I either already read or are on my TBR. If I’ve read them you can check my review by clicking on the cover.
Have you read any books set in other countries? What was your favorite?
Every Day by David Levithan
Series: Every Day #1
Publisher: Electric Monkey (Egmont Books)
First published August 28th, 2012
Genres: YA, Contemporary, Romance
Pages: 372
Format: Audiobook
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Every day I am someone else. I am myself – I know I am myself – but I am also someone else. It has always been like this.
Each morning, A wakes up in a different body. There’s never any warning about who it will be, but A is used to that. Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere. And that’s fine – until A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Series: N/A
Publisher: Faber & Faber
First published September 17th, 1954
Genres: Classic, YA, Academic Literature
Pages: 225
Format: Paperback
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William Golding’s compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic. At 1st, it seems as though it’s all going to be great fun; but the fun before long becomes furious & life on the island turns into a nightmare of panic & death. As ordinary standards of behavior collapse, the whole world the boys know collapses with them—the world of cricket & homework & adventure stories—& another world is revealed beneath, primitive & terrible.
Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was 1st published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students ^ literary critics who compared it to J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye in its influence on modern thought & literature. Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse, Lord of the Flies has established itself as a classic.
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish in June 2010 out of a love of lists. It recently changed to That Artsy Reader Girl and that’s where you can find the topics for each Tuesday.
This week’s topic is:
Books On My Spring TBR
Ahh, I wasn’t expecting this topic although I guess I should have… I haven’t really done any Spring TBR so far but I guess I will now, I will make a list of 10 books I intend to read during Springtime, or at least, I hope I will read… 5 of them will be ARCs and highly anticipated releases, and 5 will be mainly books that I really need to get to since they are just gathering dust >.<
Do you have a Spring TBR already or intend on doing one? What books are you excited to get to?
The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Series: Nevermoor #1
Publisher: Orion Childrens Books
Published October 12th, 2017
Genres: Middle Grade, Fantasy
Pages: 374
Format: Hardback
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Enter the Wundrous world of Morrigan Crow and Nevermoor – the most fantastical children’s release of the year.Morrigan Crow is cursed. Having been born on Eventide, the unluckiest day for any child to be born, she’s blamed for all local misfortunes, from hailstorms to heart attacks – and, worst of all, the curse means that Morrigan is doomed to die at midnight on her eleventh birthday. But as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man named Jupiter North appears.
Chased by black-smoke hounds and shadowy hunters on horseback, he whisks her away into the safety of a secret, magical city called Nevermoor. It’s then that Morrigan discovers Jupiter has chosen her to contend for a place in the city’s most prestigious organisation: the Wundrous Society.
In order to join, she must compete in four difficult and dangerous trials against hundreds of other children, each boasting an extraordinary talent that sets them apart – an extraordinary talent that Morrigan insists she does not have. To stay in the safety of Nevermoor for good, Morrigan will need to find a way to pass the tests – or she’ll have to leave the city and confront her deadly fate once and for all.
Perfect for fans of the Harry Potter series and His Dark Materials, this series takes readers into an extraordinary world, setting hope and imagination alive.
The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis
Series: N/A
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Published September 20th, 2016
Genres: YA, Contemporary, Mystery-Thriller
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
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A contemporary YA novel that examines rape culture through alternating perspectives.
Alex Craft knows how to kill someone. And she doesn’t feel bad about it.
Three years ago, when her older sister, Anna, was murdered and the killer walked free, Alex uncaged the language she knows best—the language of violence. While her own crime goes unpunished, Alex knows she can’t be trusted among other people. Not with Jack, the star athlete who wants to really know her but still feels guilty over the role he played the night Anna’s body was discovered. And not with Peekay, the preacher’s kid with a defiant streak who befriends Alex while they volunteer at an animal shelter. Not anyone.As their senior year unfolds, Alex’s darker nature breaks out, setting these three teens on a collision course that will change their lives forever.
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish in June 2010 out of a love of lists. It recently changed to That Artsy Reader Girl and that’s where you can find the topics for each Tuesday.
This week’s topic is:
Books That Surprised Me (in a good or bad way)
This is quite a good topic! I have some books, majority being ones that surprised me in a good way and that I would really like to rave about again. I’ll be talking about 10 books.
First I have 6 books I absolutely loved and that definitely surprised me in a good way, and those I highly recommend and would want you all to read.
Then I have 4 more books. The first two I liked, but it surprised me still in a not so great way since I was hoping to love them. And the last 2 are books I really didn’t like, and that are highly recommended by many reviewers.
Let me know in the comments what are some of the books that surprised you! Are any of these on your list or have you read any of them?
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