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Cinder Book Review!

1/30/2016

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Title: Cinder
Author: Marissa Meyer
Genre: YA fiction/ Romance/ Dystopia/ Fantasy/ Sci-Fi
Series: The Lunar Chronicles (Book 1)
Ages: +13
Rating: 4/5
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles Book 1)

Synopsis

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl.
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My Thoughts

Let me begin with this, if you have not read The Lunar Chronicles then go read it now. Its great. While Cinder wasn't my favorite book in the series it was not bad at all. It was slow at first but really began to spark my interest about a quarter into the book. I have a love- hate relationship with this book. On the one hand I really do think it is an amazing book. Its way out of my reading comfort zone but I really enjoyed all the funny dialogue and the cute sidekick. It was a great story and on top of that it had so many layers! I never knew where the characters would end up in just two pages because of all the different layer in this book.
On the other hand however I felt like Cinder was just slow. While I can usually get through a slow book I tend to loose interest if the hook isn't set within the first one-hundred pages. Cinder never really set that hook at all. At first I was reading it purely because everyone on the internet was raveing over how great it was however I didn't REALLY enjoy it until the very end. While I did like Cinder's character and absolutely ADORED Iko there wasn't a point when I said to myself, I hope they don't die. I did find though at the end of the book I was eager to read more. I am very glad I read Cinder because I have come to love the books that follow. 
Then there was the fairy tale aspect.. The story would have been completely fine on its own without being based on Cinderella. However I did enjoy the Cinderella retelling. All of that being said I think it was GENIUS how Meyer was able to tie each story line together in the series and still keep it pretty true to the fairy tale AS WELL AS ORIGINAL. So if you haven't read it why not give it a try? It is MOST DEFIANTLY worth it.
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Feature Contest!!!

1/17/2016

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So  if you follow me on Instagram then you are probably already aware that I am hosting a feature contest since the post has been up for a few days. The contest is open until the 1st of February.  So for anyone who is interested here is some info to get you started on the rules to the contest. All of this information can be found under the picture to the right on my Instagram @LivsLife511 or down below.
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Rules and Guidelines 

  •  The winner will be featured on my account as well as given the opportunity to guest blog on http://livsbookshelf.weebly.com
  • How to enter * Must be following@livslife511
  •  Post a Harry Potter themed book related photo and tag both of us (above)
  •  The theme of the photo must reflect your favorite Hogwarts house
  •  Photo must have the appropriate hashtag- the house name you are entering under followed by the word feature: #gryffendorfeature#slytherinfeature #hufflepufffeature#ravenclawfeature
  •  For an extra entry tag some friends (1 friend = 1 extra entry) There is no limit to the number of extra entries you can have.
  • Please keep in mind that this contest has only one purpose - to allow myself as well as other bookstagramers and bloggers to get involved in the "community" your photos don't have to be high quality or super great just be creative and HAVE FUN! Good luck!
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Book vs. Movie: The Fault In Our Stars

1/10/2016

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Title: The Fault In Our Stars
Author: John Green
Genre: YA Fiction, Romance
Series: No
​Rating: 4/5
Ages: 15+
The Fault in Our Stars (Book)
The Fault In Our Stars (Movie)
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Since this is a book to movie comparison I won't go into too much detail. I will mainly be comparing my favorite aspects of each as well as some things I disliked.

The Book

  • Favorite Character- Isaac
  • Favorite Part- The part where they were playing video games with Isaac
  • Least Favorite Character- Monica
  • Least Favorite Part - None 

The Movie

  • Favorite Character- Gus
  • Favorite Part- Diner Scene
  • Least Favorite Character- Peter Van Houten
  • Least Favorite Part - When they were at the Anne Frank house...it was just kinda awkward okay? okay.

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The Darkest Minds: Review

1/3/2016

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Title: The Darkest Minds
Author: Alexandra Bracken
Genre: Dystopian, YA fiction, Thriller, Science Fiction
Series: The Darkest Minds, Never Fade, In The Afterlight
My Rating: 5/5
Ages: 13+
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Synopsis

When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government "rehabilitation camp." She might have survived the mysterious disease that's killed most of America's children, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control.

My Thoughts 

***Non-spoiler***
THIS BOOK IS AMAZING! I read this not long after I finished the Harry Potter series and found myself looking for a book that could live up to that standards without basically retelling the story, and I found it. The Darkest Minds has the perfect balance of jokes, serious subjects (guilt, disease, power etc) and romance. The characters in this book are very easy to believe and very realistic in the decisions that they make. Although this book is considered to be a "Thriller" I never found myself scared. The main character is perfectly flawed and goes through so much development. If you like books about kids with super powers this is for you.  I would recommend this book to anyone who read and liked Harry Potter, Maximum Ride, or Percy Jackson.
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My 2016 Reading List + More!

1/1/2016

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So many books came out in 2015 that I have yet to read and there are so many books that will come out this year, I am so excited to read new books, discover new authors and explore more genres. So here is my 2016 reading list. *not all of these books have come out yet, I also have not bought them all yet.

My List

  1. Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
  2. The Red Queen Series by Victoria Aveyard
  3. The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
  4. Throne Of Glass Series by Sarah J. Maas
  5. The Testing Series by Joelle Charbonneau
  6. God Is Not One by Stephen Prothero
  7. Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
  8. Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen
  9. The Warriors Heart by Eric Greitens
  10. As It Was In The Days Of Noah by Jeff Kinley
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