‘ALLEGIANT’ is heading to the printer!

Out of all the books that are being released this year, I’m most excited for Allegiant!

Divergent Faction

The highly anticipated final book in Veronica Roth Divergent Trilogy, Allegiant, is now headed to print. Allegiant will be in stores on October 22nd.

Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers shared a photo of the book in final stages of before heading off to print on their tumblr:

 

Caption: The final pass of the galleys for ALLEGIANT. The files will go to the printer today, so you’ll have the book on 10/22/13.

Look at how thick the book is! This is the conclusion to our favorite series. Initiates are you ready? I know I am. October 22nd can’t get here any faster.

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Review: “Firelight” (Firelight #1) by Sophie Jordan

I was randomly looking for books in my local bookshop and saw there was a book for only €5,- so I was instantly interested. Not only because of the price, but also because of its cover. The book was called “Firelight” and on the cover was a ginger girl and some flames. I read the back of the book and knew this book was made for me. Some kind of miracle, you know?

It wasn’t about dystopians, angels, demons, vampires or werewolves. It was about people who could turn into dragons. Perfect. Something new.

I started reading during my testweek (a bad habit I have) and had finished the book 24 hours after I opened it for the first time. So, what did I think?

I think, this book was both really good and really obnoxious. Not even kidding. You jumped into the middle of a story, a girl named Jacinda can turn into a Draki (dragon) who lives with other Draki’s. The history of the Draki’s? I HAVE NO CLUE. I think that part of the book was pretty shallow. Where do they come from? How does it work to live in the Draki village? I have finished the book and I have no clue.

So, that was a point I think that was not worked out well. Also, what about the relation ship between Draki girl Jacinda and Draki hunter (slash killer) Will. Well, they fell in love, that’s for sure. But HOW? Jacinda likes Will. Jacinda is addicted to Will. Jacinda despices Will. Jacinda needs Will. Jacinda hates Will. Jacinda loves Will. I mean: this is even worse than Twilight (I actually enjoyed Twilight so much I can tell you who said what in every chapter, so no hate on Twilight). But this love thing was so confusing? I mean: yes, it would be extremely difficult to make a Draki killing boy to fall in love with a flying and fire breathing Draki girl, but to my opinion, it wasn’t going anywhere.

BUT, I enjoyed the book for the biggest part. The first chapters were really strong and that was what kept me going half way through the book. I knew the author could write mesmerizing, it just didn’t work out. And the end was thrilling and heart breaking. The last chapters were, just like the first chapters, really strong. I was sucked into the book.

So, in short: the book was a bit shallow and the relationship between Jacinda and the Draki’s and Jacinda and Will could be worked out better. The beginning and the ending of the book were really strong and the storyline was great.

In stars, I would give it 3 stars. I think the author could do a lot better if she wouldn’t have rushed the characters into thinking or doing something. I know it is a YA novel, but things were obvious, even for a YA novel.

Still, I would recommend this book to people who love fantasy. Only with a small site note that the book is a bit shallow.

So, I’m positive about the book, but not overwhelmed with fangirl feelings (only at the end). I  HOPE Sophie Jordan will do better with Vanish (the second book).

Review: “Prodigy” (Legend #2) by Marie Lu

A month ago, I read both Legend and Prodigy (it only took me 3 days), and I only wrote a review on Legend. That didn’t seem really fair, so I decided to write a review on Prodigy anyway, because this book is so good!

[Only read this review if you have read Legend! Review Legend: click HERE]

The book pics up exactly where Legend left us. In a train, on their way to… safety. And in this case, it’s Las Vegas. Both hurt, they are afraid to be found by Elector Primo or other soldiers that work for Elector Primo. They find out Elector Primo is dead and the new Primo will be his son: Anden. June doesn’t know what to think about him.

It’s very good to see that June and Day are finally together and they sure don’t wanna be apart. I hated the fact that in Legend they both had NO idea what really had happened to their families. And Day still has no idea where his little brother is: Elector Primo had abducted him.

The book slows down a bit once they are at the Patriots. As soon as there is a plan how to cause a revolution, the two of them split up both on a different mission. Because this book is from both June’s and Day’s point of view, the story got more complicated and deep. Theway Day trusts June in the end, makes clear he really loves her.

They have both NO idea who to trust and where to go. Should they kill Elector Anden or can they trust him? Is their society really that bad? And what about The Colonies? Is that a safe place to go?

The book awnsers a lot of questions, so I was glad to find out what was the truth and what not. But the problem with this book, is that the end is so fast and thrilling that it left me with even more questions. Marie Lu finished Prodigy with the most heartbreaking cliffhanger EVER and she got me waiting for Champion (probably fall 2013) with the same feeling as Insurgent (Veronica Roth, Divergent #2). Only worse. Yes, worse.

I was in tears.

I think this book is a worthy follow up to Legend and you will need waterproof mascara to survive the end of the book. I think this book should be WAY MORE populair than it is. It could be the next Hunger Games. And me, being a Tribute, addict to The Hunger Games, saying something like that… well, believe me. This book is GOOD!

Thumbs up for Marie Lu! 🙂

Your opinion

I was wondering what you guys think about my blog/website and what you like to read on it! Are it the reviews or the random posts? I was just wondering! Leave a comment!

Also, I never did a poll, but I love polls, so I’m gonna make one about upcoming books! What book are you most excited for to be published the next few months?

 

Review: “Alex Cross” by “James Patterson”

I never expected myself to read a book like this: non YA and non fantasy or sci-fi. But I must admit it was really refreshing. James Patterson IS one of the best authors at the moment. He is ‘The World’s No. 1 Bestselling Writer’ so I guess that’s well enough.

This book, Alex Cross, was first published as “Cross” is the Cross series it’s actually #12 but I didn’t know that until I was halfway through the book. So you can say you can just read every book within the series at any given moment. I won this book at bol.com and it’s fair to say I was kinda excited to read this book.

[Includes some small spoilers, but non that are very BIG so no cliffhanger/end/plot-twist spoilers!]

I don’t want to spoil anything, because this book has the craziest twists and turns I’ve ever seen. Patterson created a bad guy, a rapist and a killer, who is so crazy I couldn’t ever wrap my mind around it. He’s full of dark humor but at the same time full of honesty. He hates the world but somehow also loves the world. He needs (wants) to kill people to earn his family’s living. But he also wants to kill because he LIKES it.

The second story line, is, of course, about Alex Cross, the man himself. He’s a sensitive man, job addict and loves his family. One night, when he’s out with his wife, she gets shot and dies in his arms. Determined to catch the killer, he goes on a journey with a dead end.

Years later, he finds a trail and together with his not so honest colleague he chases the bad guys and tries to kill the son of a bitch that killed his wife. He gets in a lot of trouble and he didn’t see the end coming – neither did I.

The whole story is exciting and twisting and mind-fucking, to call it like that. The chapters were short, all with some kind of a cliffhanger. They were all fast – some a bit slower, which was nice – and the story just kept coming at me as a reader. I was ‘Team Cross’ for sure, tho I got some compassion for “Micheal rapist and killer Sullivan”. Just a snitch. And that’s only because his kids and wife didn’t know about his job and I just kept wishing they could be a happy family some day.

I never like books with different point of views, but in this book, it was seriously better. I wouldn’t have read this book through the eyes of Alex Cross the whole time. Or ever Micheal Sullivan: I’d go crazy. So I actually liked all the different point of views very much.

So, to be honest, I liked the book more than I thought. If it wasn’t for the story line, it was for the strong and funny writing of Patterson. He’s one genius writer and if you asked me whether to read one of his book again, I’d say YES.

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Guys omg I just found a tumblr that features three songs (1 minute clips anyway) from the City of Bones soundtrack and they are so PERFECT!

City of Bones soundtrack release!

Hey guys,

I’ve been having some technical problems lately, so I haven’t been able to do a lot of updates. I’m sorry! But I have some very exciting news!

The TMI “City of Bones” soundtrack list has been (partly) released! Yes, I know, this is BIG! And I can tell you: there are some really cool artist on the soundtrack. The most surprising was Demi Lovato, in my opinion! I just love her, so I’m super psyched about that.

Here’s the full list:

1. Zedd, “Into The Lair”
2. Jessie J, “Magnetic”
3. AFI, “17 Crimes (LA Riots Remix)”
4. Demi Lovato, “Heart By Heart”
5. Youngblood Hawke, “Bring Me Home”
6. Colbie Caillat, “When The Darkness Comes”
7. Seven Lions with Myon & Shane 54 featuring Tove Lo, “Strangers”
8. Pacific Air, “Bear”
9. He Is We featuring Owl City, “All About Us”
10. Bassnectar, “Calling From Above”
11. Jetta, “Start A Riot”
12. Bryan Ellis, “Strange Days”

[Source: MTV]

It was also announced more artists will be added to the list, so stay tuned for more news on “City of Bones” and the soundtrack!

The release is set for August 20, just 2 days before the movie hits the cinemas! Be sure to order your copy 😉

School, exams, and more…

At the moment, I’m not even able to read books. I’m so busy! In about three hours I have my first test: biology is gonna kick-off my last exam week of this year. And as you can see, I’m not even studying.

I just wanted to give you guys a quick update on the books that are being released this summer (or just have been released and should be really fun to read in your summer!) that you HAVE to read! So here we go:

1. Unbreakable (Legion #1) by Kami Garcia.

 When Kennedy Waters finds her mother dead, her world begins to unravel. She doesn’t know that paranormal forces in a much darker world are the ones pulling the strings. Not until identical twins Jared and Lukas Lockhart break into Kennedy’s room and destroy a dangerous spirit sent to kill her. The brothers reveal that her mother was part of an ancient secret society responsible for protecting the world from a vengeful demon — a society whose five members were all murdered on the same night.Now Kennedy has to take her mother’s place in the Legion if she wants to uncover the truth and stay alive. Along with new Legion members Priest and Alara, the teens race to find the only weapon that might be able to destroy the demon — battling the deadly spirits he controls every step of the way.Suspense, romance, and the paranormal meet in this chilling urban fantasy, the first book in a new series from Kami Garcia, bestselling coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures novels.

2. Icons (Icons #1) by Margaret Stohl

Your heart beats only with their permission. Everything changed on The Day. The day the windows shattered. The day the power stopped. The day Dol’s family dropped dead. The day Earth lost a war it didn’t know it was fighting. Since then, Dol has lived a simple life in the countryside — safe from the shadow of the Icon and its terrifying power. Hiding from the one truth she can’t avoid. She’s different. She survived. Why? When Dol and her best friend, Ro, are captured and taken to the Embassy, off the coast of the sprawling metropolis once known as the City of Angels, they find only more questions. While Ro and fellow hostage Tima rage against their captors, Dol finds herself drawn to Lucas, the Ambassador’s privileged son. But the four teens are more alike than they might think, and the timing of their meeting isn’t a coincidence. It’s a conspiracy. Within the Icon’s reach, Dol, Ro, Tima, and Lucas discover that their uncontrollable emotions — which they’ve always thought to be their greatest weaknesses — may actually be their greatest strengths. Bestselling author Margaret Stohl delivers the first book in a heart-pounding series set in a haunting new world where four teens must piece together the mysteries of their pasts — in order to save the future.

3. The Goddess Inheritance (Goddes Test #3) by Aimee Carter

Love or life. Henry or their child. The end of her family or the end of the world. Kate must choose. During nine months of captivity, Kate Winters has survived a jealous goddess, a vengeful Titan and a pregnancy she never asked for. Now the Queen of the Gods wants her unborn child, and Kate can’t stop her–until Cronus offers a deal. In exchange for her loyalty and devotion, the King of the Titans will spare humanity and let Kate keep her child. Yet even if Kate agrees, he’ll destroy Henry, her mother and the rest of the council. And if she refuses, Cronus will tear the world apart until every last god and mortal is dead. With the fate of everyone she loves resting on her shoulders, Kate must do the impossible: find a way to defeat the most powerful being in existence, even if it costs her everything. Even if it costs her eternity.

4. A Darkness Strange and Lovely (Something Strange and Deadly #2) by Susan Dennard

Following an all-out battle with the walking Dead, the Spirit Hunters have fled Philadelphia, leaving Eleanor alone to cope with the devastating aftermath. But there’s more trouble ahead—the evil necromancer Marcus has returned, and his diabolical advances have Eleanor escaping to Paris to seek the help of Joseph, Jie, and the infuriatingly handsome Daniel once again. When she arrives, however, she finds a whole new darkness lurking in this City of Light. As harrowing events unfold, Eleanor is forced to make a deadly decision that will mean life or death for everyone. ~ Release date is set for July 23rd by HarperTeen.

 

I can tell you there are many more books I wanna read in my summer vacation, but I left my list at home, I’ll post it after my exam week 🙂 I’m reading Alex Cross (by James Patterson) at the moment [First published as Cross]. It’s been turned into a movie, which I haven’t seen yet. It’s going really slow, because I’m studying at the same time… But the moment I’ve finished the book I’ll let you know!

And I would LOVE to know what books you guys are reading this summer, so PLEASE let me know by leaving a comment on this page! 🙂

Review: “Legend” (Legend #1) by Marie Lu

If you have ever read my blog before, you’d know that I need more than 24 hours per day to do all the things I want to do. (See:https://dutchbookchick.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/update-on-my-to-read-list/) And that includes reading books. I was, and am, really busy with school. I wanted to take a break from my maths, bio and chemistry books, so I decided to start reading the book that was on top of my ‘To Read’ list.

And here’s the thing: I was planning on not reading this book within 24 hours. But I did it, accidentally. I started last night around 11 p.m. and 2 hours ago I already finished it. I know it is stupid, since I have two test coming up this Friday, but I did it anyway (don’t bother to tell me how wrong it is, people have tried to tell me that before, didn’t work).

My friend who works at a bookshop, had already read this book way before I did. She also read the sequel (Legend #2 is called Prodigy) and even though she’s not always enthusiastic about telling people she loves reading, she told me anyway. I got so excited and bought Legend and Prodigy.

So, last night, I started reading. The book is set in a future California. There’s been a flood and the Republic is in war with the Colonies. The Republic is corrupt and you are either very poor or very rich. At the age of 10, children must take a trial to determine whether they are worthy to the Replublic or not. The highest score you can get is 1500/1500. That’s very rare.

The story revolves around both Day (the most wanted criminal in the Republic) and June (the perfect rich girl with a score of 1500/1500). Things work out really strange and Day and June become enemies, without knowing each other. They meet but have never seen one another before so it takes a while to realize that Day actually is the criminal that June is looking for (to avenge her borther’s death) and that June works for the government that Day is trying so hard to avoid.

I don’t know what it is in these stories but I always find myself hoping that things doesn’t turn out the way they do. I keep hoping for a happy ending. But Marie Lu isn’t one for happy endings, that’s for sure. At the end of the first book, June en Day are a live, but they face an even bigger danger than they ever did. Will their love be strong enough?

I’m not gonna spoil anything more. I must admit that the characters are a bit superficial and everything is happening super fast, but the story is so exciting, emotional and overwhelming, I found myself reading every free (and non-free) second I had today. The book kept hunting me while I was at school and when I got home I had no other choice but to finish this thrilling book.

The book has twists and turns I didn’t see coming and I found myself crying at the last pages of the book. All the emotions coming out. (Yes, I cry over books. A lot). This book has it all: a future America, two teenagers falling in love and an impossible world to live in. The book contains things we can all recognize: love, fear and hope. Desperation, happiness and above all strength.

So, since I’m a good girl, I want curse or anything. But if you’re not jumping out of your chair to get your lazy ass over to the book store to buy Legend (and Prodigy): I WILL JUDGE YOU.

Since I’m an obsessive reader, you’ll see my next review about the sequel “Prodigy” online without a couple of days (I guess that’ll be Sunday). To tell you the truth: I’m afraid to read the second book, because the third (trilogy) book isn’t released yet. I can tell you guys by experience, the second book always has the BIGGEST CLIFFHANGER.

GO GO! Read this book!

My new “Mystic” (Fated#3) book by Alyson Noël

A few weeks ago I went to Berlin, and bought a book called “Echo” by Alyson Noël. Turned out, it was the second book in The Soul Seekers series, so I couldn’t start reading yet. I searched all the bookshops in Berlin for the first book, but I couln’t find it. Back in the Netherlands, I ordered the first book “Fated” online and it came with the mail a couple of days ago.

Today I was in a random bookshop close to where I live. I wasn’t there to buy a book, I was only there to look around. Turns out I’m not good in the whole ‘only looking not buying’ thing. It felt like a message from above when I saw the third book in the series, even though the bookshop didn’t sell the first nor the second book.

Coincidence right?

I’m really excited to read these books, the bad thing is I have ZERO time to read. So I’ll just put it on my already stuffed bookshelve. I love the cover so much, it’s so pretty!

If you wanna know more about the book – I know I do because I haven’t read any of the books yet (I guess the serie has 4 books so I’ll have to buy the last one too) – check out the website of The Soul Seekers! http://www.soulseekersseries.com/

This is my copy of the book! 🙂