Shadow Kiss review

This is the only book I have been able to read this past week. The school system of Germany is a bit different than the school system of America. We don't have something that's called finals. In fact our "finals" are written very frequently. In most classes like English or German for example ,we have to write an average of four exams in a school year. And now imagine that on every single class I have...and they are hard. Today I wrote a politics exam and I wrote 9 pages.....let's hope that that turned out ok... enjoy...

The "Shadow Kiss  by Richelle Mead " book review (Vampire Academy#3)

Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires - the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a Dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them.Rose knows it is forbidden to love another guardian. Her best friend, Lissa - the last Dragomir princess - must always come first. Unfortunately, when it comes to gorgeous Dimitri Belikov, some rules are meant to be broken...Then a strange darkness begins to grow in Rose's mind, and ghostly shadows warn of a terrible evil drawing nearer to the Academy's iron gates. The immortal undead are closing in, and they want vengeance for the lives Rose has stolen. In a heart-stopping battle to rival her worst nightmares, Rose will have to choose between life, love, and the two people who matter most... but will her choice mean that only one can survive? 

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In my recent review of the second book Frostbite I wrote about how the second book wasn't really "enjoyable". I didn't really have a connection with the book like I wanted to have. But I normally experience this with second books in a book series with more than two or three books...let's call it "Duologydoom". That doesn't make any sense, but who cares. So I didn't want to read this book at first because I was scared that I did not like this book as much as I wanted to like it. But then I finally got myself up, went to my bookshelf, picked up the book and started reading. It took about a week to read it. I normally don't take that long, but with school and everything else I only could read before I went to sleep. I liked this book so much more than Frostbite. The covers still suck (see what I did there...vampires-suck ?! :) ..ok that was way more funnier in my head ) But the story line was great. In the last two books the story was about Lissa, a Moroi princess that goes to school at the vampire academy. She has special abilities, so she can heal things and she can use compulsion.Technically every Moroi can do that, but she can do it better than the others. Rose is her guardian and goes to school with her. In a tragic accident with Lissa, Lissa's parents, her brother and Rose herself die. Lissa manages to  heal Rose, so she comes back from the dead. Now they have a special bond, that allows Rose to feel the emotions that Lissa is feeling and occasionly she "is" Lissa. So she gets to be Lissa and see everything that she is doing. In this book , the story involves Rose more, which I like. At the moment the students at the St. Vladimirs Academy have a training session. The Dhampires have to keep an eye 24/7 on a selected Moroi. This is an "exercise" so the Dhampires will know how it will be to be a guardian. After they graduate most of them will become one. So everything is ok..there's a little mistake with the selection of the person Rose has to take care of and she has to learn to protect somebody who is not Lissa but she manages that well. But then she starts to see things. And you as a reader are like totally torn between thinking if she's totally nuts or if something is up. Then Victor Drashkow has his trial because he's a complete douche and he is totally out of his mind. If you don't already know: Victor is the uncle of Lissa and he was really ill, so he tried to use Lissa as his healing machine. In that process you get to meet Adrian more who is the nephew of the queen, and you feel bad for him because he has feelings for Rose and she doesn't love him back. You also get to see the queen again, she's still a b****. So that happens...but you know what's really exciting? Things finally heat up between Rose and Dimitri...finally. I have been waiting for ages for something to happen. But then when you think everything will turn out happy, things get out of hand. ***spoiler At first you think Dimitri is dead and I was almost crying, but then he is not dead, but he' s also not alive...he's a Strigoi..dam dam dam***********

Rose has to make a major decision and I was really proud of her. She picks her needs over the needs of the Moroi, for the first time in her life and I think she deserves to think so. This book is great and you also get to say good-bye to Mason for real this time, he gets the good-bye he deserves. The book ends in such a cliff hanger and I'm so pumped to read the next one.

 3.5 out of 5 cupcakes

This is the review for today I hope you enjoyed it ...see ya soon!

TBR

May

What books I want to read this month

Shadow Kiss
Blood Promise
Spirit Bound
Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead

Carrie by Stephen King 

Clockwork Angel
Clockwork Prince 
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare ( I have read the Mortal Instruments multiple times...and I haven't read the Infernal Devices..;( boy I'm stupid sometimes...

What I read this month

April

Books I have read this month

City of Glass*

City of Fallen Angels *

City of Lost Souls*

City of Heavenly* Fire by Cassandra Clare

The Outsiders *by S.E Hinton

Maybe Someday* by Colleen Hoover

Vampire Academy*

Frostbite *by Richelle Mead

* there's a review of this book on my blog, go check it out ;)

I haven't really read all of the books I wanted to read this                              

month, but ....I will read them soon , I promise!

Frostbite book review

I've finally managed to write this review ....I hope you enjoy... :)

The "Frostbite by Richelle Mead" book review 

Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires - the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them.
Rose has serious guy trouble. Her gorgeous tutor, Dimitri, has his eye on someone else, her friend Mason has a huge crush on her, and she keeps getting stuck in her best friend Lissa's head while she's making out with her boyfriend, Christian.
Then a nearby Strigoi attack puts St. Vladimir's on high alert, and the Academy whisks its students away on a mandatory holiday ski trip. But the glittering winter landscape and posh Idaho resort only provide the illusion of safety. When three students run away to strike back against the deadly Strigoi, Rose must join forces with Christian to rescue them. Only this time, Rose - and her heart - are in more danger than she ever could have imagined... 

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What's with the covers????????? I'm sorry but these books have so much potential and so could the covers....ok never mind. So I managed to read the second book of the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. I don't know if this is a common thing, but I sometimes have troubles with liking the second book in a series. The third and fouth book are usually no problem but somehow the second book always is a challenge for me. I kind of did not  love this book. I liked it but ..yeah that's it. There were of course great parts. I mean we finally got to meet the mum of Rose and there were some major fangirl moments with #roska and #dragozera ....yes I got new ship names.... and the ending....was devastating.  Whyyyyy?... 

It was also amazingly written and Rose was as badass as always but I wasn't feeling it. I'm angry at myself for not fully committing myself to that book. ...Ok, one more thing: Is anyone out there who also kind of ships Rose and Adrian? And is someone out there who kind of feels bad for Mia? Let me know in the comments.

I'm sorry if this review was rather short ....but if I'm not feeling a book..I can't really write a review that is longer than this. But I do hope you enjoyed this. See ya soon!

Maybe Someday book review

Hello my lovelies! I hope you will enjoy this review!

The "Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover" book review

She's a dedicated student with a steady job on the side. She lives with her best friend, has a great boyfriend, and the music coming from the balcony opposite hers is fast becoming the soundtrack to her life. But when Sydney finds out her boyfriend is cheating on her, the bubble bursts. The mysterious and attractive man behind the music, Ridge, gives Sydney hope that she can move on and they begin to write songs together. But moving on is harder than she expects, Sydney can only hope…. 

Maybe someday… 

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I have finally managed to read a Colleen Hoover book. I have heard a lot about her and her amazing writing, but I just haven't had the chance to read one of her books. But now I have and I can see what everybody is talking about. This is not just a cutesie-romance story. This is so much more. And it kind of has a plot twist I didn't see coming

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So the girl Sydney that you have read about in the summary has no place to go after she finds out that her boyfriend is a total a -hole. So the boy Ridge let's her stay at his apartment. The tricky thing is, that Ridge is deaf. This was the "fascinating"part of the story. Ridge and Sydney are both talented in playing music. Ridge, however doesn't hear it, but he still writes amazing songs and plays the guitar. 

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Ridge and Sydney both start writing songs together and start to fall in love with each other. But Ridge has a girlfriend ....and he loves her. Is it possible to love to people at the same time?

Ok I'm sorry for the cliffhanger....but you seriously need to read this book if you haven't read it already. The storyline is amazing. It's not just... girl loves guy...guy loves girl...but they can't admit that they have feelings for each other....nooooo..this is some serious stuff. This is complicated. There are so many hidden things that you will discover the longer you read. Also the songs Sydney and Ridge write together are very real. You can check them out on Youtube. They are sung by Griffin Peterson. And let me tell you my friend....the songs are beautiful. They contain really meaningful messages and they are great to listen to. Why can't every romance book be like this one???????!!! Colleen is a great author and I'm so excited to read more books that she has written, in the future.

I hope you enjoyed this review. The review of Frostbite will probably be posted tomorrow. I'm sorry for keeping you waiting , but school is keeping me busy..sadly.  See ya soon my lovelies!

The Vampire Academy book review

This book is not on the TBR list of this month, but I can explain: I often go to the library, who am I kidding? I practically live there. So every time I went there I would look for the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. And every time I looked for it, most of the book were gone. So last week I finally got my hands on them! I was actually planning to read the Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout , but now I started reading this series....and I can't and won't stop. My TBR list keeps getting longer and longer. I have so many books I want to read but I can't read two or three books at the same time. And now especially being stuck in school again I won't be able to read as many books as I wanted to read. Enough whining around...let me present you my book review 

The "Vampire Academy "book review by Richelle Mead

Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires - the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them.
After two years of freedom, Rose and Lissa are caught and dragged back to St. Vladimir's Academy, a school for vampire royalty and their guardians-to-be, hidden in the deep forests of Montana. But inside the iron gates, life is even more fraught with danger . . . and the Strigoi are always close by.
Rose and Lissa must navigate their dangerous world, confront the temptations of forbidden love, and never once let their guard down, lest the evil undead make Lissa one of them forever . . .

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Yes I have not read the series. I know I'm ashamed of myself, let's carry on. I actually first heard of this book series when I saw the movie adaptation of the first book. Great job Anna! Let's start with the covers. I'm sorry but I completly hate them. Every single book of this series has a face on it. And I don't like this face. I only read this book in public when I was sure that nobody could see the cover. One time on my bus-ride back home I forgot to cover it and an old lady noticed it and she looked at me like I was reading Fifty Shades of Grey in public. But never mind, you should never judge a book by its cover. Although I have spoiled myself with the movie, I enjoyed to "re-read" the story. And as always , the book was better than the movie. Although I kind of think that the actors of the movie definitely match to the characters in the book. The books are in the genre of young adult fiction. Many will say that it probably will be another vampire story with sparkling Edwards(no offence) but trust me:it will give you an entirely new perspective of the vampire world. Also there's this touch of humor that will make you fall in love with Rose , the protector of Lissa. She is so bad-ass and she has a great-sense of humor (even in situations, that seem to serious to laugh about) she's a rebel, but she would give her life to save Lissa. She seems to be way ahead of her time. Then there's Dimitri. He is seven years older than Rose is and he is her mentor. Rose and Dimitri soon discover their feelings for eachother. But they know they can never be together....This tore me apart....but I still ship them. Go Team Romitri and of course Lissa and Christian ....I love them so much. And I can't wait to read the rest of the series.

4.5 out of 5 cupcakes 

I hope you enjoyed the reviews of today. See ya next week my lovelies.

The Outsiders book review

Hello my lovelies ...I'm back at it again with the book reviews.......Did you get it? ;)  I have to stop trying. As you may or may not know I read the Mortal Instruments in the last two weeks. And as you may or may not know I always have a massive book hangover when I'm done with reading the series. So I thought: Maybe a short book of 93 pages will help me to mend my broken-heart. In the following review you will see why that did not work.

The "Outsiders" book review by S.E. Hinton

According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for "social") has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a limousine. A greaser, on the other hand, always lives on the outside and needs to watch his back. Ponyboy is a greaser, and he's always been proud of it, even willing to rumble against a gang of socs for the sake of his fellow greasers--until one terrible night when his friend Johnny kills a soc. The murder gets under Ponyboy's skin, causing his bifurcated world to crumble and teaching him that pain feels the same whether a soc or a greaser. 

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This book took my heart and threw it against a wall. That's what it felt like reading it. So let's start at the beginning: I never actually knew that this book existed( don't kill me). About a month ago I read the Starcrossed- duology by Leisa Rayven( I have reviews of the books) And in the story the main characters both have this favourite book: The Outsiders. So I thought that if they bind over this book, that it is a nice story to read. So I went to the library and I got that book. The second I came home, I started reading. It took me about 45 minutes to an hour to read it. So it was a quick read. And you normally think that a quick and short read, can't touch you (ok unless it was written by Shakespeare...he knows how to crush my soul). But this book was so deep and so touching. The main characters have pretty weird names. But I think I wouldn't have felt a connection with them if they had ordinary names. I loved the main character Ponyboy so much. It seemed like an old soul lived in the body of this boy. Also Ponyboy isn't an ordinary boy. He has suffered a tragic loss, but he still enjoys life. He loves reading <3 and he loves the greasers, which is a "gang" he is part of. When I read the book I kind of thought it was a bit similar to West Side Story and it even had elements of Romeo and Juliet in it but it of course was unique to read. I'm not going to spoil this book if you haven't read it by now, but there are so unexpected twists in it and you will learn what it means to be part of a group that is also your family and protects you of no matter what. There will be unexpected tragedies, friendship, love, moments of sorrow and moments of happiness and rivalry. This small book has a world hidden in its few pages that you don't want to leave.


5 out of 5 cupcakes and an award for the deepest, shortest book I have ever read