Follow the White Rabbit

For centuries, Wonderland thrived as the domain of beautiful bedlam and unapologetic madness. It was a place like no other. All it took was one girl slipping in through the cracks of the universe to start chaos spiraling toward order. In the 150 years since Alice’s visit, the realm has become tainted—almost normal. Rabbits in waistcoats and playing card minions are little more than creatures of myth, and Wonderland is literally falling to pieces. 

For Gwen, Rose, and Lucky, Wonderland is home, and yet they know little of its former glory. When the Alice prophecy resurfaces, they’ll have one chance to use Wonderland’s own legends to bring a little mayhem back into their reality. For she who controls Alice controls the fate of Wonderland.

There's not going to be any positive reviews today, I'm sorry about that but I just didn't like this book either. First of all, I didn't like the title at all. It's hard to remember and it's also meaningless.

Second, this is not a book, it's a novella. There's a lot of different point of views in the story and everything goes pretty fast. The lack of details irritates me and I can't help but wonder why the author didn't write a whole book at once? No, this book was not for me and I'm not going to read the second book.

Thanks to Netgalley!

Follow the White Rabbit by Kellie Sheridan
Kindle Edition, 100 pages
Patchwork Press
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Dragonfly

Three bad things I learned this year: 
-People you trust lie, even parents. 
-That hot guy, the one who’s totally into you, he might not be the one. 
-Things are not always how they appear. 

Three good things I learned this year: 
-Best friends are always there for you, even when they’re far away. 
-That other hot guy, the one who remembers your birthday, he just might be the one. 
-Oh, and things are not always how they appear. 

Anna Sanders expected an anonymous (and uneventful) senior year until she crossed paths with rich-and-sexy Jack Kyser and his twin sister Lucy. Pulling Anna into their extravagant lifestyle on the Gulf Coast, Lucy pushed Anna outside her comfort zone, and Jack showed her feelings she’d never experienced... Until he mysteriously withdrew. Anna turned to her internship at the city paper and to her old attraction for Julian, a handsome local artist and rising star, for distraction. But both led to her discovery of a decades-old secret closely guarded by the twins’ distant, single father. A secret that could permanently change all their lives. 

Okay, where to start? I had no expectations for this book. I guessed it was a good summer read and at least I had right about that. I got so freakin' annoyed with the protagonist Anna that I just wanted to throw my Kindle right into the wall. I can understand she has feelings for two different guys but what's up with all the kissing? Does it make things better? Easier? No, she's just digging a bigger hole for herself. Oh my. And the lack of self-confidence? Yeah, I really don't know what to say about her.

I can also point out that the story is full of klichés. Rich guy meets less rich girl, a third guy enters. The girl is the weaker one and of course one of the guys is a bad guy and the other's a mothers dream. Well, I won't bore you to death with details but it's not a book I would recommend. It was easy to read though and I got trough it very fast.

This is the first installment in a trilogy (I think..) and the second book is coming out in a few weeks. Maybe I'll read it just to get to know what happens but you shouldn't count on it ;)

Thanks to Netgalley!

Dragonfly by Leigh T. Moore
Kindle Edition, 265 pages
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I heart you, you haunt me

Girl meets boy. Girl loses boy. Girl gets boy back... ..sort of. Ava can't see him or touch him, unless she's dreaming. She can't hear his voice, except for the faint whispers in her mind. Most would think she's crazy, but she knows he's here. Jackson. The boy Ava thought she'd spend the rest of her life with. He's back from the dead, as proof that love truly knows no bounds.

This is a fantastic story about feelings and how to let go. It was not very difficult to sympathize with Ava. She felt really guilty and even if I didn't think it was her fault, I understood her feelings. It can't be easy in a situation like that.

Although the book is written in verse, and for that matter is very short, it feels like I've read 500 pages. There's really a whole story in only a couple of words. This is the second book I read in verse and I will definitely be reading more, that's for sure. Schroeder is a fantastic writer and now I'm also very curious about Ellen Hopkins.

I heart you, you haunt me by Lisa Schroeder
Paperback, 227 pages
Simon Pulse
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Sorry!

Woow, a new month and nothing is written since the 21st of June. I'm sorry about that! I've actually got a lot of reviews to publish guys and possibly something more interesting.

This week I'm participating in a swedish variant of read-a-thon, which is called läs-a-lot. I haven't read as much as I wanted but hey, I'm working full time and have a lot of other stuff to do so every moment of reading is good.

I hope you guys are okay!