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The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
4.0
This was hard for me to get into at first because I was a bit confused of the dates and places they were talking about. I was even a bit lost of what was going on because it took a while to mention bring up the topic of Slate, Nix's dad, wanting to go back to the time he met Nix's mom, Lin. But around the time they were in New York, things were starting to get interesting and I was enjoying my time soaking the story up.
The Girl from Everywhere revolved around pirates and time travel and while this isn't my first time reading one with a time travel concept, a book with pirates is definitely a first.
Kashmir was my favorite character here. His fun remarks were entertaining that I actually look forward everytime he has a scene. I love Nix too. She sounded like she's the only serious one in that ship that just wanted a life. Well there's also Bee and I love her too. Also Joss. What an interesting character.
Now for that ending.. (here lies my feelings but don't click if you haven't read this yet)I honestly thought Nix was going to go Navigating by herself or with Kash. She did have a point when she told her dad off that his addiction almost got them killed. And did I mention that I dislike her father? I mean there were times when he was being a "dad" to Nix but MANY TIMES did he just piss me off with how self-centered he is. Seriously, that shit he was talking about Kash, I wanted to jump in the book and fight him and protect Kash.. and of course, Nix.
Anyway, I get how Nix wanted to stay on board because it was ~h o m e~ but really, after all what she said, I just thought..
Oh well, whatever floats her boat. No pun intended.
Overall, this was a good pirate book that had lots of stuff (myths, places and what happened there during when) that were new facts for me. I has searched some of what were mentioned and I like learning new stuff from what I read. This is also adorable on the friendship side between Kash and Nix.
*sighs happily
The Girl from Everywhere revolved around pirates and time travel and while this isn't my first time reading one with a time travel concept, a book with pirates is definitely a first.
Kashmir was my favorite character here. His fun remarks were entertaining that I actually look forward everytime he has a scene. I love Nix too. She sounded like she's the only serious one in that ship that just wanted a life. Well there's also Bee and I love her too. Also Joss. What an interesting character.
Now for that ending.. (here lies my feelings but don't click if you haven't read this yet)
Anyway, I get how Nix wanted to stay on board because it was ~h o m e~ but really, after all what she said, I just thought..
Oh well, whatever floats her boat. No pun intended.
Overall, this was a good pirate book that had lots of stuff (myths, places and what happened there during when) that were new facts for me. I has searched some of what were mentioned and I like learning new stuff from what I read. This is also adorable on the friendship side between Kash and Nix.
All I had collected were dust and costumes. I sighed. “Do you feel at home now?”
He met my eyes. “You help me to.”
*sighs happily
Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
4.0
This was a very, VERY slow read for me but not because it wasn't interesting, it's because of the many characters that it was a bit a lot to process and remember them and whether they could be trusted or not. This is definitely one of my weak points when it comes to reading. Aside from that, Rebel of the Sands was engaging once you get half-way through the story. The legends that Amani spoke about kept me interested because they connect with the events that happened and some of the characters that showed up. Also, this book talked about how hard it is to be a girl. Amani can hardly be taken seriously because she's a girl and it sucks.
I thought this was a stand-alone but I'm glad it's not because after that ending, I'm surprisingly looking forward for the next book.
I thought this was a stand-alone but I'm glad it's not because after that ending, I'm surprisingly looking forward for the next book.
November 9 by Colleen Hoover
5.0
That twist... and the expected heavy angst! This was so good and I'm so awake right now (time check: 1:10 AM). I couldn't put it down!
Rikki by Abigail Strom
3.0
This was cute and unexpectedly not that smutty as I thought it would have been. The sexual tension between the two characters was pretty heavy. But this book was short, fast (not the happenings in the story but my reading pace) and sweet.. though I just think I wanted more. I wanted to know what will happen to Rikki's moms (in which I was so happy that they were together again but... were they really? THAT, I'm curious of.) and what's more in store for her and Sam. Hands down by the way to Tamsin for being such a great roommate and friend.
A Magic Dark and Bright by Jenny Adams Perinovic
4.0
I didn't expect to enjoy this book A LOT and I'm now itching to have the next book because that ending left a big question mark. I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS. The story kicked off at the last few chapters and I wasn't disappointed.
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Some Kind of Perfect by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie
5.0
I have yet to write my review for this even though until now, I still can't process that this is the last time we'll be reading from their POVs...