{Review} Faery Tales & Nightmares by Melissa Marr

Release Date: 19 July 2011

Publisher: HarperCollins

Age Group: Young Adult

Format: Paperback

Pages: 418

Rating:  5- Wonderful

An enthralling collection of short stories featuring favorite characters from Melissa Marr's bestselling Wicked Lovely series.

My Thoughts:

Melissa Marr instantly made me one of her biggest fans when it came to the Wicked Lovely series, from then on I have been a loyal follower and have bought just about every book and short story that she has published, she has yet to disappoint me.

Faery Tales and Nightmares is an anthology that is made up of all of Melissa’s published short stories, some of the stories, I had read before buying this anthology, although I did find myself being pulled back into these brief world’s wanting to read the stories again. One of the main reasons why I loved this book was due to the fact that I got to read more stories from the world of Wicked Lovely, a series which I miss all to dearly.

Melissa Marr has this inexplicably fantastic way to combine folklore and modern day tales into beautifully woven stories that never fail to leave me breathless. My favourite story in this book, had to be—by far—Winter’s Kiss as the concept was so intriguing and fun and just a great read as a whole.

I love this book because whenever I find myself wanting more from the world of Wicked Lovely and it’s awesome characters, I know that I can simply select one of the stories that is a short story set in the same world as the Wicked Lovely series and then immerse myself yet again, in this wonderful world which I often find myself craving.

There are other stories in this anthology about creatures, other than fey, such as stories about Selchies and Vampires, all I would like to say is that all of these stories are absolutely marvellous and an absolute thrill to read.

One of the things that makes Marr’s writing so great and the world seem so real, is the fact that she has a unique writing style that is both beautiful and simple, as well as elegant and I will continue to support her, as I know that she will never fail to amaze me. She sure left be breathless with this amazing anthology.

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{Review} Fever by Lauren DeStefano

Release Date: 21 February 2012

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Age Group: Young Adult

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 341

Rating:  5- Wonderful

Running away brings Rhine and Gabriel right into a trap, in the form of a twisted carnival whose ringmistress keeps watch over a menagerie of girls. Just as Rhine uncovers what plans await her, her fortune turns again. With Gabriel at her side, Rhine travels through an environment as grim as the one she left a year ago - surroundings that mirror her own feelings of fear and hopelessness. The two are determined to get to Manhattan, to relative safety with Rhine’s twin brother, Rowan. But the road there is long and perilous - and in a world where young women only live to age twenty and young men die at twenty-five, time is precious. Worse still, they can’t seem to elude Rhine’s father-in-law, Vaughn, who is determined to bring Rhine back to the mansion...by any means necessary. In the sequel to Lauren DeStefano’s harrowing Wither, Rhine must decide if freedom is worth the price - now that she has more to lose than ever.

My Thoughts:

I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the sequel to Wither; Fever and when I finally did, I was able to instantly immerse myself in the addictive world that Lauren DeStefano  has created, with her poetic and flowing writing style.

After Wither, I had instantly become one of Lauren’s biggest fans, mainly because her writing is so wonderful and artistic and what’s even better is the fact that the books in The Chemical Garden Trilogy have such amazing covers and they really—to me, convey what Lauren’s writing is like—beautiful, elegant and oh so very intriguing.

I waited so long for this title and I was extremely happy when I held it in my hands for the first time as I wanted to see what the next cover would actually look like and have it stand next to my copy of Wither. These books are beautiful, both inside and out. Lauren DeStefabo’s writing style never fails to do more than amaze me. I am not able to explain her writing very clearly as I do believe that it is a style that I fell head over heels for; I guess I would describe it as poetic and brilliant, raw and wondrous.

At first, I was annoyed at the fact that Rhine and Gabriel kept moving from place to place, but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense to me. After escaping the mansion in the first book, they needed to get away. As they travel, they meet a whole new cast of characters that is very intriguing; my favourite character in this book, has to be—undoubtedly, Madame!

This book was wonderful and made me only want more from one of my favourite authors; Lauren DeStefano. I ask that you all read these books, and if you have then please leave a link to your review! 

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It's My Birthday!

So today is my 16th Birthday and I would like to wish Liz from Midnight Bloom Reads a Happy Birthday for yesterday! If you don't know her, I suggest you check out her awesome blog and follow her as he blog is amazing and so inspiring to me!
Anyways...so, I turn sixteen today and I am currently away at the coast, reading  away! I hope you all have a fantastic day!

{Waiting on Wednesday} 19: Tilt by Ellen Hopkins

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Tilt by Ellen Hopkins

TILT is the story of three teens inter-related through their parents' family relationships and friendships. As their parents pull away, caught up in their own dilemmas, the kids' worlds tilt, through love--good and bad: Mikayla, almost eighteen, is over-the-top in love with Dylan, who loves her back jealously. But what happens to that love when Mikayla gets pregnant the summer before their senior year, and decides to keep the baby? Shane turns sixteen that same summer, and falls hard in love with his first boyfriend, Alex, who happens to be HIV positive. Shane has lived for four years with his little sister's impending death. Can he accept Alex's love, knowing his life, too, will be shortened? Harley is fourteen—a good girl searching for new experiences, especially love from an older boy. She never expects to hurdle toward self-destructive extremes in order to define who she is and who she wants to be.

This book sounds so good and I'm so excited to read it. I have only read one book by Ellen Hopkins; Perfect and I loved it to bits. I think that reading Tilt, is going to make me fall even harder for novels that are written in verse.
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{Top Ten Tuesday} 10

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. It was created because of their love of lists.

This week's topic is:

Top Ten Books To Read in a Day

(in no particular order)

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{Review} Clean by Amy Reed

Release Date: 19 July 2011

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Age Group: Young Adult

Format: eBook

Pages: 288

Rating:  5- Wonderful

You’re probably wondering how I ended up here. I’m still wondering the same thing.Olivia, Kelly, Christopher, Jason, and Eva have one thing in common: They’re addicts. Addicts who have hit rock bottom and been stuck together in rehab to face their problems, face sobriety, and face themselves. None of them wants to be there. None of them wants to confront the truths about their pasts. And they certainly don’t want to share their darkest secrets and most desperate fears with a room of strangers. But they’ll all have to deal with themselves and one another if they want to learn how to live.  Because when you get that high, there’s nowhere to go but down, down, down. 

My Thoughts:

Clean is an addictive story that was recommended to me by friend Amy. I cannot imagine my life without this book, as to me, it was something refreshing and awesome considering I don’t read many contemporary novels; although due to Amy Reed’s awesome writing, I do believe I should start reading more contemporary novels.

Clean is one of those believable books that slaps you in the face when you least expect it to and then still makes you love it and manages to leave you absolutely breathless. As soon as I dove into this book; I was hooked and I think it was mainly due to the fact that Reed’s writing is something different to anything I have ever experienced. Experiencing all of the character’s thoughts right from the beginning was extremely cool to me!

Reed’s writing is raw and unexpectedly beautiful. Her writing fitted the story so well and made the book all the more enjoyable, she also managed to jump from character’s head with a great deal of skill and made it easy on me, as the reader.

This story is raw and emotional and overall; extremely beautiful and addictive. The subjects and topic in this book may be horrible, but it makes the book what it is; something so wonderful that I felt compelled to read more from the author.

The characters were all interesting and I loved seeing how the different kinds of characters that were in this book, interacted with one another and I’m thrilled to say that I fell head over heels for Amy Reed’s writing and her wonderful stories! Please read this book, it is truly amazing!

{Review} The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff

Release Date: 14 November 2011

Publisher: Razorbill

Age Group: Young Adult

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 256

Rating:  3- Good

Everything is made of steel, even the flowers. How can you love anything in a place like this?Daphne is the half-demon, half-fallen angel daughter of Lucifer and Lilith. Life for her is an endless expanse of time, until her brother Obie is kidnapped - and Daphne realizes she may be partially responsible. Determined to find him, Daphne travels from her home in Pandemonium to the vast streets of Earth, where everything is colder and more terrifying. With the help of the human boy she believes was the last person to see her brother alive, Daphne glimpses into his dreams, discovering clues to Obie's whereabouts. As she delves deeper into her demonic powers, she must navigate the jealousies and alliances of the violent archangels who stand in her way. But she also discovers, unexpectedly, what it means to love and be human in a world where human is the hardest thing to be.This second novel by rising star Brenna Yovanoff is a story of identity, discovery, and a troubled love between two people struggling to find their place both in our world and theirs.

My Thoughts: 

Brenna Yovanoff did an incredible job with the Replacement and I couldn’t wait to get more from her. The Space Between was one of the titles that I eagerly awaited for a long time!

The world building in The Replacement was fantastic, but in The Space Between, the world is absolutely amazing and brilliantly written. Pandemonium is depicted upon the cover, just as I had imagined it and I absolutely loved the fact that pretty much everything was made of steel, even the flowers. Yovanoff has the amazing ability to truly make the setting become one of the characters and she always manages to make it dark and playfully twisted.

I loved the fact that Yovanoff wrote another book, which I can only describe as darkly-delicious. The world and the characters are dark and oh so much fun to read about.

Brenna Yovanoff has a great writing style that is both addictive and enticing, however; I felt that with this book the writing fell just a little flat for me, mainly in the sense that I found the main character; Daphne to be un-relatable and I didn’t see her as a fully developed character. But other than that all of the characters were great and I especially enjoyed reading about Lilith.

Brenna has an incredible imagination and I loved the stories that she tells, even The Space Between will be a book that I will always remember because of this incredible world and her wonderful writing style. I look forward to reading more from the author who made me fall head over heels for darkly-delicious books; Brenna Yovanoff!

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