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Being exiled with the ice prince is everything she ever imagined. What she didn't expect is the Iron fey coming for. This time not for her hand in marriage, but her head in a silver platter.
What I like about these books is that I can remember what I learned from reading other books. Like how Oberon, Titania and Puck were from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's dream. Even a reference Puck made saying that he's learned not to entangle himself in a lover's spat. There's also Queen Mab that was made eternal by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Also, I don't think it's a mere coincidence that Grimalkin reminded me of that chesire cat from Alice in Wonderland. While some people might complain because of lack of originality in creating her own characters, I found that I liked it. I liked that she took characters and made them into her own. She gave them a story and weaved it together, seemingly effortless.
It was my favorite out of the three certainly. Meghan is a strong heroine. She's become bossy, and she's learned to put aside her feelings for the greater good. There's a lot of character development on her part. She's taking charge and truly taking on the role of the queen.
Then Ash. He was more developed in this book in my opinion. Considering the books were written in Meghan's point of view, Ash was usually portrayed as that hot, mysterious man in shining armor. Which he is. But I've felt that I can see that Meghan does understand him. She can grasp what he feels. You can definitely see the love between the two of them. The ending just breaks my heart.
Puck, you goodfellow you. I'm so proud of him that he isn't sulking since Meghan broke his heart. He's always done what's best for her. He always helps her even though she's turning him away. He has his moments where you are reminded that even though he's playful and young, he is definitely ancient.
I loved everything in this book. Especially, Grimalkin. That precious cat who knows everything. I hope I can someday be given the explanation on why he knows. Something other than, "I'm a cat." Needless to say, I am recommending you to read this book. Pronto.
I need Iron Knight already.
What I like about these books is that I can remember what I learned from reading other books. Like how Oberon, Titania and Puck were from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's dream. Even a reference Puck made saying that he's learned not to entangle himself in a lover's spat. There's also Queen Mab that was made eternal by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Also, I don't think it's a mere coincidence that Grimalkin reminded me of that chesire cat from Alice in Wonderland. While some people might complain because of lack of originality in creating her own characters, I found that I liked it. I liked that she took characters and made them into her own. She gave them a story and weaved it together, seemingly effortless.
It was my favorite out of the three certainly. Meghan is a strong heroine. She's become bossy, and she's learned to put aside her feelings for the greater good. There's a lot of character development on her part. She's taking charge and truly taking on the role of the queen.
Then Ash. He was more developed in this book in my opinion. Considering the books were written in Meghan's point of view, Ash was usually portrayed as that hot, mysterious man in shining armor. Which he is. But I've felt that I can see that Meghan does understand him. She can grasp what he feels. You can definitely see the love between the two of them. The ending just breaks my heart.
Puck, you goodfellow you. I'm so proud of him that he isn't sulking since Meghan broke his heart. He's always done what's best for her. He always helps her even though she's turning him away. He has his moments where you are reminded that even though he's playful and young, he is definitely ancient.
I loved everything in this book. Especially, Grimalkin. That precious cat who knows everything. I hope I can someday be given the explanation on why he knows. Something other than, "I'm a cat." Needless to say, I am recommending you to read this book. Pronto.
I need Iron Knight already.
This book was lovely. I first heard about it through twitter and considering the raves I hear about this book, i had to read it.
The Goddess Test is about a girl who needs to pass seven tests to be a goddess. Although reluctant at first, she soon tries her hardest to pass.
This may be one of the few books I truly love. I did not like it; I love it. I was so into the story that I finished it in one day. There are so many plots and twists in the book tht I was genuinely surprised. There also those moments that made my heart ache; There is literally a physical ache in my chest. There are cute moments between Henry and Kate that made me feel like I had butterflies in my stomach. It felt like I was feeling ehat Kate was feeling. These types reactions made the book endearing to me.
Kate was such a good person. She wasn't those Mary Sue types where they were always amazing. She was shown to be a very practical person, who had such a hard time in believing about Gods. She felt human. There was pain, embarrassment, and elation. She really did love her mother to the very end. To sacrifice so much, she's wonderful for that.
Henry. You've ruined other boys for me. My heart ached so much for him. His sadness and his strong love made me like him so much. He was such a gentleman; He's caring, sweet, and lonely. He might be one of my favorites. Next to Peeta. I adore him.
I'm glad this book didn't have much a love triangle. It couldn't be when the other boy never stood a chance. Lately, All I've seen are love triangles; I'm so sick of it.
I wish the book was longer, not that it's a short novel. It's average in thickness. I just wanted to prolon the joy I had while reading this book. This is one of those books that I would to read again and again. I truly enjoyed it. I hope you will too.
The Goddess Test is about a girl who needs to pass seven tests to be a goddess. Although reluctant at first, she soon tries her hardest to pass.
This may be one of the few books I truly love. I did not like it; I love it. I was so into the story that I finished it in one day. There are so many plots and twists in the book tht I was genuinely surprised. There also those moments that made my heart ache; There is literally a physical ache in my chest. There are cute moments between Henry and Kate that made me feel like I had butterflies in my stomach. It felt like I was feeling ehat Kate was feeling. These types reactions made the book endearing to me.
Kate was such a good person. She wasn't those Mary Sue types where they were always amazing. She was shown to be a very practical person, who had such a hard time in believing about Gods. She felt human. There was pain, embarrassment, and elation. She really did love her mother to the very end. To sacrifice so much, she's wonderful for that.
Henry. You've ruined other boys for me. My heart ached so much for him. His sadness and his strong love made me like him so much. He was such a gentleman; He's caring, sweet, and lonely. He might be one of my favorites. Next to Peeta. I adore him.
I'm glad this book didn't have much a love triangle. It couldn't be when the other boy never stood a chance. Lately, All I've seen are love triangles; I'm so sick of it.
I wish the book was longer, not that it's a short novel. It's average in thickness. I just wanted to prolon the joy I had while reading this book. This is one of those books that I would to read again and again. I truly enjoyed it. I hope you will too.
During the whole of reading this book, I've had a lot of dreams about the boy I liked. His name a secret kept in the deepest part of my heart. I thought about how he stared at me that one day at the library, and how his gaze never wavered. I thought about how my heart beat sped up, and how we never even talked before that. This boy that I have liked for the longest time, how I've wanted to have himstare at me again.
This book will inspire such feelings, and despite being a fantasy novel in the sense, the theme and the longings the characters feel are relatable. That is one thing the book accomplishes. It shows you the loneliness of these two characters, and you wonder how on earth can they manage to be content living like that. It's like at the start of a novel you were given a gift, and when you open it there's another gift within it, and you open it, and it is the same as the previous. This book was almost a thousand pages, and the two character's reunion took so long.
I read this at night, when it was quiet and humble and deep. And I think, this is the way you should read the book. It offers reflection, and it questions your contentment. Or preferable with music, listen to Janacek's Sinfonietta. The book often drops a lot of big literary names, not to mention George Orwell's 1984.
The book's prose can be quite straightforward, although the dialogue has its quote-worthy moments. There are also too many questions left unanswered in the book. And the reunion seems spare with words and life. Yet, it's theme is clear, Love can transcend dimensions if one wants it so.
This book will inspire such feelings, and despite being a fantasy novel in the sense, the theme and the longings the characters feel are relatable. That is one thing the book accomplishes. It shows you the loneliness of these two characters, and you wonder how on earth can they manage to be content living like that. It's like at the start of a novel you were given a gift, and when you open it there's another gift within it, and you open it, and it is the same as the previous. This book was almost a thousand pages, and the two character's reunion took so long.
I read this at night, when it was quiet and humble and deep. And I think, this is the way you should read the book. It offers reflection, and it questions your contentment. Or preferable with music, listen to Janacek's Sinfonietta. The book often drops a lot of big literary names, not to mention George Orwell's 1984.
The book's prose can be quite straightforward, although the dialogue has its quote-worthy moments. There are also too many questions left unanswered in the book. And the reunion seems spare with words and life. Yet, it's theme is clear, Love can transcend dimensions if one wants it so.
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet has brought emotions to many generations of readers. His masterpiece has transcended time, and it has achieved a goal his writer never expected. It became a classic. Fortunately, or unfortunately, this book is forced upon the uneager hands of ninth graders unexcited to read about poetry. To be honest, a lot of the girls, just wanted to watch the movie which featured Romeo's gorgeous backside.
But what is it about Romeo and Juliet that makes it such a classic? Why is it remade and rewatched? It's just so damn tragic and unlikely in real life. You have these two people from fighting houses. It is set in the romantic city of Verona, Italy. What was romance before Shakespeare? But back to the plot, it starts with a bunch of people trying to cause a scene. Why? Because that other guy is a Montague. And it looks like it's all fun and games at first, you start thinking how on earth is the killing gonna get here to the scene. Like, how the hell is Shakespeare gonna do it, right? So you're under this false security that everything's gonna be cool.
Then you see Romeo, oh Romeo. I guessit helps a lot that Leonardo diCaprio played him in the movie. He is this sappy prick that is so heartbroken with Rosaline. So ladies, please don't compare your love with Romeo and Juliet. REALLY. It gets worse. Very much so. Enter Juliet who's so much cooler right now than she will probably ever be in the whole book. Her mother is just blind all over and cannot see that Paris is just not her type. Here, you can at least sympathize with Juliet. I mean really mom, why don't you marry Paris if he's so hot. Then Juliet is all sad because her maid is has been more of a mother to her than her biological mother.
What bugs me a lot is that when Romeo and Juliet finally meets what attracts them both is that they are both fricking hot. So, i guess they do belong with each other. They are just both hotness incarnates over there. See, sweethearts, it's not love if he's nursing a broken heart with someone else. Romeo seeing someone actually finds him hot forgets about Rosaline. He's like, Rosaline who? Yeah, nobody. And sweet darling juliet, is also blinded in getting out of the Paris deal with her mother. Hotness to her is just a bonus. Thank the stars he's hot. She obviously prayed to the right gods. That balcony scene tho, it's like something out of a PWP fanfiction. They are just making out like starving children to food. It's pretty hot and gross at the same time. Romeo looks so excited, and Juliet is trying to say something about caution, and romeo is just throwing caution in the wind. Seriously, girl, he just wants to get in your pants. Which he gets, you know a day later. I don't blame Juliet cause he is hot, but he is pretty delusional and stupid.
And the poison scene, i think there was unofficial amount of facepalms in that scene. I probably lost a few brain cells bashing my head on the desk. Like, you will never see a pair more stupid than them. Serious shit, man.
So, i will not recommend you to read this book, but i do want you to watch it. Because gais, this is one of the few things in the world where the movie is actually better. Which kind of make sense cause it was never intended to be read. So, go watch it.
But what is it about Romeo and Juliet that makes it such a classic? Why is it remade and rewatched? It's just so damn tragic and unlikely in real life. You have these two people from fighting houses. It is set in the romantic city of Verona, Italy. What was romance before Shakespeare? But back to the plot, it starts with a bunch of people trying to cause a scene. Why? Because that other guy is a Montague. And it looks like it's all fun and games at first, you start thinking how on earth is the killing gonna get here to the scene. Like, how the hell is Shakespeare gonna do it, right? So you're under this false security that everything's gonna be cool.
Then you see Romeo, oh Romeo. I guessit helps a lot that Leonardo diCaprio played him in the movie. He is this sappy prick that is so heartbroken with Rosaline. So ladies, please don't compare your love with Romeo and Juliet. REALLY. It gets worse. Very much so. Enter Juliet who's so much cooler right now than she will probably ever be in the whole book. Her mother is just blind all over and cannot see that Paris is just not her type. Here, you can at least sympathize with Juliet. I mean really mom, why don't you marry Paris if he's so hot. Then Juliet is all sad because her maid is has been more of a mother to her than her biological mother.
What bugs me a lot is that when Romeo and Juliet finally meets what attracts them both is that they are both fricking hot. So, i guess they do belong with each other. They are just both hotness incarnates over there. See, sweethearts, it's not love if he's nursing a broken heart with someone else. Romeo seeing someone actually finds him hot forgets about Rosaline. He's like, Rosaline who? Yeah, nobody. And sweet darling juliet, is also blinded in getting out of the Paris deal with her mother. Hotness to her is just a bonus. Thank the stars he's hot. She obviously prayed to the right gods. That balcony scene tho, it's like something out of a PWP fanfiction. They are just making out like starving children to food. It's pretty hot and gross at the same time. Romeo looks so excited, and Juliet is trying to say something about caution, and romeo is just throwing caution in the wind. Seriously, girl, he just wants to get in your pants. Which he gets, you know a day later. I don't blame Juliet cause he is hot, but he is pretty delusional and stupid.
And the poison scene, i think there was unofficial amount of facepalms in that scene. I probably lost a few brain cells bashing my head on the desk. Like, you will never see a pair more stupid than them. Serious shit, man.
So, i will not recommend you to read this book, but i do want you to watch it. Because gais, this is one of the few things in the world where the movie is actually better. Which kind of make sense cause it was never intended to be read. So, go watch it.
there are moments that are peaceful, like a quiet morning. it is snowing, and the earth is cold. it was a moment like this when death came, a warm drink in hand, and told me a story.
there was a girl, and she survived. somebody threw a seven-sided die, and the odds were always with her. but no, his story was not of death. death was good; it is not painful. his story was about life, of earth, of humans.
his story was about a girl and her pain, and her joys, and of circumstantial luck. his voice was calm. it, sometimes, even drifted to humerous. but his voice, it breaks. it stops in wonder. maybe in sorrow.
it flowed, like tears that had been held for too long. his words were beautiful, a poet who knows. he knows humans. we are an enigma. we were made, trial and errors, to withstand pain.
this girl, it breaks his heart. and it breaks my heart too. these people are broken, tragic, and most of all in pain. but they are you.
there was a girl, and she survived. somebody threw a seven-sided die, and the odds were always with her. but no, his story was not of death. death was good; it is not painful. his story was about life, of earth, of humans.
his story was about a girl and her pain, and her joys, and of circumstantial luck. his voice was calm. it, sometimes, even drifted to humerous. but his voice, it breaks. it stops in wonder. maybe in sorrow.
it flowed, like tears that had been held for too long. his words were beautiful, a poet who knows. he knows humans. we are an enigma. we were made, trial and errors, to withstand pain.
this girl, it breaks his heart. and it breaks my heart too. these people are broken, tragic, and most of all in pain. but they are you.
What do you do when you have memories that were not your own? Memories of a past life. Memories of a person that of essence is you. What would you do? Haven Moore is a girl with the memories of Constance Whitman. She is haunted; She gets fainting episodes that leads the town to turn their backs on her. She gets so confused that the only solution is to find Ethan. Which means NEW YORK.
Reincarnation has always been a tricky subject, ultimately debatable based on what religion a person has. Of course, it is rather romantic. Soul mates, lovers in another life, trying to find each other in this lifetime. The book's premise is good. The pace is good. You have a girl trapped by her grandmother in a huge mansion. The townsfolk think that the devil is possessing her. The portrayal of Christians in this book is negative, and I would've thought it ridiculous had I not seen it in real life.
The problem I had with this book is the love between Haven and her counterpart, Iain. (Their names are ridiculous). It was so fast, and even though they compared it with love at first sight, it is unbelievable. I like, though, that she is so confused. It's realistic that she is confused.
This book will definitely contain sequels. There were so many unanswered questions. It needs more backstory. It needs more history. everything is so confusing. It felt like, reading it, there was no sense of order. So, the book is readable. I finished it in a day, but it can get on your nerves if you don't like the romance books where the girl is like putty in the guy's hands.
Reincarnation has always been a tricky subject, ultimately debatable based on what religion a person has. Of course, it is rather romantic. Soul mates, lovers in another life, trying to find each other in this lifetime. The book's premise is good. The pace is good. You have a girl trapped by her grandmother in a huge mansion. The townsfolk think that the devil is possessing her. The portrayal of Christians in this book is negative, and I would've thought it ridiculous had I not seen it in real life.
The problem I had with this book is the love between Haven and her counterpart, Iain. (Their names are ridiculous). It was so fast, and even though they compared it with love at first sight, it is unbelievable. I like, though, that she is so confused. It's realistic that she is confused.
This book will definitely contain sequels. There were so many unanswered questions. It needs more backstory. It needs more history. everything is so confusing. It felt like, reading it, there was no sense of order. So, the book is readable. I finished it in a day, but it can get on your nerves if you don't like the romance books where the girl is like putty in the guy's hands.
There is something so profound about dying. It is a period, a stop in the middle of a sentence, something so brilliant and quiet. Lately, I have been having such a weird attraction to books where a character dies. It says something about life that I could not myself put into words. There is something about the face of death staring you in the eye that brings out honesty and the best and the worst of us.
John Green writes so honestly and true, and maybe if I remembered the time I had cancer when I was two, I could correctly vouch on how true he was. But I could not, but my parents do, and it's quite painful seeing a child you gave birth to slowly fall to something so horrible. He is a genius, and god, his book is so sad. I like that quote by Jodi Picoult, "staccato bursts of humor."
He gives us two characters that are sweet, gorgeous, honest-to-goodness, wonderful kids. Everything is so unfair, but he shows us that when life is unfair, you just learn to live with it. That life and pain and happiness go hand in hand. To understand such happiness, you must've experienced such pain.
There is nothing more serious and final about death. But it hurts the living more that the dead. They cease to exist, to feel, to breathe, while we continue living and grasping at the unknown. This is why you must read the book, to understand how mere scratches on paper can give ideas and feelings and wonder to people.
John Green writes so honestly and true, and maybe if I remembered the time I had cancer when I was two, I could correctly vouch on how true he was. But I could not, but my parents do, and it's quite painful seeing a child you gave birth to slowly fall to something so horrible. He is a genius, and god, his book is so sad. I like that quote by Jodi Picoult, "staccato bursts of humor."
He gives us two characters that are sweet, gorgeous, honest-to-goodness, wonderful kids. Everything is so unfair, but he shows us that when life is unfair, you just learn to live with it. That life and pain and happiness go hand in hand. To understand such happiness, you must've experienced such pain.
There is nothing more serious and final about death. But it hurts the living more that the dead. They cease to exist, to feel, to breathe, while we continue living and grasping at the unknown. This is why you must read the book, to understand how mere scratches on paper can give ideas and feelings and wonder to people.
