Unravel Me

Our lips 
touch 
and I know I'm going to split at the seams. He kisses me softly then strongly like he's lost me and he's found me and I'm slipping away and he's never going to let me go. 

Juliette has escaped from The Reestablishment. Now she's free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch. Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible. Haunted by her past and terrified of her future, Juliette knows that she will have to make some life-changing choices. Choices that may involve choosing between her heart—and Adam's life. Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance. She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch. Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible. 

I absolutely LOVED the first book in this trilogy and I had very high expectations about this one. It turned out to be really slow in the beginning but it got much better. The last chapters were just so great but it wasn't as good as the first book. Nope.

Some new charachters showed up in this book but you didn't really get to know them. Maybe, there'll be more about them in the final book but it almost felt like something was missing. It wasn't as thrilling as I hope it to be either. We get to know Warner a bit better though and I know a lot of you love him but I still can't stand him. Even though we get to know a little about his background, there's no excuse for torturing people. He's not one of my favorite characters as you might have guessed. Kenji grew a lot in my eyes though and I hope to read more about him in the final book.

Anyway, it's a great book and if you haven't start reading the trilogy yet, you should definitely do it!

Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi 
Paperback, 461 pages
HarperCollins
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The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? 
Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. Having missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row. 

A long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more? 

Quirks of timing play out in this romantic and cinematic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it. 

A cozy love story that takes place in a flight could not be that bad, right? The cover is really cute and I've heard some people talk about the parables with Anna and the French Kiss but no, it's nothing like Anna. I had too high expectations in this book and got a bit disappointed.

Sure it's a nice story but there are many parts that feels very unlikely! I also got really annoyed at the protagonist Hadley. She too often behaved like a real brat. Simple and easy to read in any case and it went very quickly to read it out because it was like 200 pages thin!

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
Hardcover, 236 pages
Poppy/Little Brown
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Top Ten Books At The Top Of My Summer TBR List

It's time for The Broke and the Bookish's meme Top Ten Tuesday. This week, we list the top ten books at our summer TBR-list and this shouldn't be a problem at all. I really have to many books to read this summer!

1. Insurgent by Veronica Roth. I. HAVE. TO. READ. IT.

2. My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent, which I got from one of my book friends.

3. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick. I've heard so many amazing things about this book!

4. Flirting in Italian by Lauren Henderson. A really cute book.

5. The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen, which is her new book and I'm really curious about it.

6. The Summer-trilogy by Jenny Han. I've read these books before but it's time to re-read.

7. Wake by Amanda Hocking. It looks good!

8. Breathe by Abbi Glines. I bought it for my Kindle a couple of weeks ago.

9. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares - also a re-read.

10. Lola and the boy next door by Stephanie Perkins. I read Anna last year and now I'm really curious about this book.

Delirium

Ninety-five days, and then I’ll be safe.
I wonder whether the procedure will hurt.
I want to get it over with.
It’s hard to be patient.
It’s hard not to be afraid while I’m still uncured, though so far the deliria hasn’t touched me yet.
Still, I worry.
They say that in the old days, love drove people to madness.
The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both when you have it and when you don’t.

Right before I picked this book up, I read a very negative review about it so I started reading it with pretty low expectations. I think that was pretty good because I ended up really liking the book. It started a little slow but it got better and then I couldn't even put it down. It was easy to read and even though it's pretty thick - it was a fast and exciting read.

I liked most of the characters and they really made me feel something for them. At first, Lena was kind of boring but suddenly she did a real turn. I also liked Gracie but I'm not so sure she turns up later on in the trilogy. We'll have to wait and see.

It's a great book, interesting and thrilling and I highly recommend it.

Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Hardcover, 441 pages
HarperTeen
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What Happened to Goodbye

Another town. Another school. Another Mclean. Ever since her parents' bitter divorce, Mclean and her father have been fleeing their unhappy past. And Mclean's become a pro at reinventing herself with each move. But in Lakeview, Mclean finds herself putting down roots and making friends—in part, thanks to Dave, the most real person Mclean's ever met. Dave just may be falling in love with her, but can he see the person she really is? Does Mclean herself know?

The first few chapters are a bit slow in this book, but it gets better and the ending is really good. It has some similarities with the last Dessen book I read, The Truth About Forever. Girls with a dodgy relationship with their mothers, either divorce or death in the family and these guys that they really shouldn't be interested in. Although, I shouldn't say it's the same and I like the book nevertheless.

The focus is on a teenage girl's life after her parents divorce that has taken harder on her than perhaps even she had imagined. I have married parents so I do not know how it is, but it's interesting to read and interesting to know how Mclean reacts. The relationship between Mclean and her mother is strained to say the least, and through half the book, I was just SO tired of her mother Katherine.

So, it's a good book and it's easy to read. It's perfect to read this summer, like any Dessen book seem to be. The only thing that bothered me was the slow start but as I said, it got better.

What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen 
Paperback, 402 pages
Speak
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Jellicoe Road

At age eleven, Taylor Markham was abandoned by her mother. At fourteen, she ran away from boarding school, only to be tracked down and brought back by a mysterious stranger. Now seventeen, Taylor's the reluctant leader of her school's underground community, whose annual territory war with the Townies and visiting Cadets has just begun. This year, though, the Cadets are led by Jonah Griggs, and Taylor can't avoid his intense gaze for long. To make matters worse, Hannah, the one adult Taylor trusts, has disappeared. But if Taylor can piece together the clues Hannah left behind, the truth she uncovers might not just settle her past, but also change her future. 

The first half of the book was a little slow but if it hadn't, it would be hard do keep up. There is a lot of characters and a lot of places to know about so I got really confused a few times. In the second half everything gets explained and you get a completely different feeling about the book. It's like a threshold and you just have to cross it.

Marchetta writes in a way that I really like and the story is memorable. What I felt when I was done was that if I had been Taylor had I been really pissed off at Hannah. Jonah grew a lot throughout the story and yeah, I really like most of the characters. A really good book that I obviously recommend but be patient the first half - you will be paid for it later in the book.

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta 
Paperback, 422 pages
HarperTeen
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Top Ten Beach Reads

Hi there! It's tuesday and I'm going to participate in Top Ten Tuesday which is a feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. The theme of the week is beach reads and I'm going to try to make a list of ten books that I think is perfect for the beach.

1. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta is one of my all time-favorites and it's perfect to read at the beach, or anywhere. I highly recommend it!

2. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares is a real summer read and I like it, a lot.

3. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins is a cute love story and perfect for the beach.

4. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith is an easygoing and fast read. It's about love (obviously!) and takes place on a flight.

5. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han is the first book in a trilogy. It takes place during summer and and I really like it. I'm thinking about buying the whole trilogy in english but I don't know yet!

6. The Truth about Forever by Sarah Dessen. Dessen has to be the ultimate beach read, at least for young people. I've read two of her books and I'm longing for more.

What is your perfect beach read?

The Truth About Forever

Expect the unexpected. 

Macy's got her whole summer carefully planned. But her plants didn't include a job at Wish Catering. And they certainly didn't include Wes. But Macy soon discovers that the things you expect least are sometimes the things you need most. 

This was the first Dessen book I've ever read and I didn't know what to expect. I've read so many wonderful reviews about her books but at the same time it felt like it was not for me. Too much love and too much drama but I was wrong. I really liked this book and I'm so happy about that.

It's a super summery book that probably works just as well to read at age 13 as for someone who is 30 +. The language is good and even though the book is over 400 pages, it is a really fast read.

The reason I only (!) gave this book four stars was because of the characters. Macy was sometimes a really lovely girl and that reminded me a lot about my best friend in high school but just as often she was annoying and the relationship between Macy and her mother was SO disturbing. Macy's mother was so terribly naive and insensitive. And Wes .. yes, Wes. What to say? What a guy!

Read it - preferably this summer!

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Paperback, 374 pages
Speak
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Book Blogger Hop: June 7th - June 13th

It's time for the Book Blogger Hop, which is a meme hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer. Every week, you answer a question on your blog and put your link in the linky list at CAW. Then you can scout through all the blogs that has participated.

June 7th - June 13th: What is your favorite trilogy (series)? (submitted by Tanya)

When I participate in these book blogger hops I realize how many series I have unfinished! I can't even come up with a trilogy that I've finished but so far my favorites are the Delirium trilogy and the Engelsfors trilogy. Engelsfors is a swedish young adult trilogy and the last book is released in the fall.

Shatter Me

Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days. 

The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don’t fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color. 

The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war – and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she’s exactly what they need right now. 

Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.

OK, this is so good I don't even know what to say. This really is a book that is impossible to put down! I got hooked from the first page and just wanted more.

It is a well-written young adult book with a really good story and it feels real! The only thing that possibly disturbed me at the beginning of the book was the underlined words but I learned quickly that it was a special part of the book and finally I barely saw it. It was poetic.

R-E-A-D-I-T-N-O-W!

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Paperback, 340 pages
HarperCollins
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Once a witch

Tamsin Greene comes from a long line of witches, and she was supposed to be one of the most Talented among them. But Tamsin's magic never showed up. Now seventeen, Tamsin attends boarding school in Manhattan, far from her family. But when a handsome young professor mistakes her for her very Talented sister, Tamsin agrees to find a lost family heirloom for him. The search—and the stranger—will prove to be more sinister than they first appeared, ultimately sending Tamsin on a treasure hunt through time that will unlock the secret of her true identity, unearth the sins of her family, and unleash a power so vengeful that it could destroy them all. This is a spellbinding display of storytelling that will exhilarate, enthrall, and thoroughly enchant. 

It took a few chapters before I got hooked by the plot. Tamsin is a pretty interesting character and her relationship with Gabriel is kind of wierd. One moment they are just friends and haven't seen eachother in years and the next they're kissing. I think I've said it before but I'm not a fan of insta-love. Luckily, there isn't that much focus on their relationship.

It's an interesting plot and as I said, I got hooked. I wanted to know what happened with the family Greene and especially Tamsin's sister Rowena, even though I hated her. I've only read a few books about magic and witches but I'm definately going to read more.

Finally, it was a good book and I'm going to read the second and last book in the series as well!

Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCollough
Paperback, 292 pages
Graphia
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Book Blogger Hop: May 31st - June 6th

It's time for the Book Blogger Hop, which is a meme hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer. Every week, you answer a question on your blog and put your link in the linky list at CAW. Then you can scout through all the blogs that has participated.

May 31st - June 6th: What is your favorite series that you've finished all the books (more than 3 books) to? (submitted by Tanya)

I can't come up with any series where I've finished all the books and where it should be more than 3 books. Wierd! I'm going to cheat a little and say Harry Potter. So far, I've only read 4 books out of 7 but I'm on the right way.