Top Ten Tuesday #8

This week's topic is a Freebie / Books I Want To Re-Read 

1. Graceling by Kristin Cashore. Just read this; but want to read it again and again :D Loved it.
2. Legend by Marie Lu. It's been a few months since I read this, and really want to read it again :)
3. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake. Such an amazing book! Really must read it again soon :)
4. Blood Red Road by Moira Young. Amazing book. Gonna re-read it very, very soon :)
5. Eve by Anna Carey. Loved this one. Really must re-read it soon :) So good.
6. Hereafter by Tara Hudson. I really loved this book. Excited to re-read it :D
7. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting. This is an amazing series. Can't wait to re-read :)
8. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa. MUST re-read this series so I can finally read The Iron Knight :D
9. The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong. An amazing book; must re-read before the sequel is out ;)
10. The Mortal Instruments by Cassandre Clare. I must dare to re-read these books. City of Fallen Angels ended so bad I have been afraid to re-read them all ;p But going to soon :D

I wanted to do this weeks top ten. Considering it is a Freebie and I could choose a topic that has been before :D So I choose the Top Ten Books I Want To Re-Read. Well, I want to re-read all books I have read, but I am going to list 10 :) I did not include Divergent & The Scorpio Races & Mara Dyer & Shatter Me & Cinder & The Pledge & Hourglass because those I are very obvious that I want to re-read :)
What is on your list?

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Graceling by Kristin Cashore Giveaway!

Since I loved Graceling so so so much, I have decided to give away a paperback copy of it :) This is also my first try at Rafflecopter. This giveaway is open to everyone who can get books from book depo :)
The only requirement is that you follow me via GFC. There is a few extra entries, as well ;)

Book Depository. Goodreads. My Review.

Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight—she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king’s thug.     When she first meets Prince Po, Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change. She never expects to become Po’s friend. She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace—or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.      With elegant, evocative prose and a cast of unforgettable characters, debut author Kristin Cashore creates a mesmerizing world, a death-defying adventure, and a heart-racing romance that will consume you, hold you captive, and leave you wanting more.

Review: Dark Inside by Jeyn Roberts

I had been looking forward to reading this book for some weeks now. I am quite sad with how much it disappointed me :\ I wasn't sure what star to give it. The story is worth a 3.5, but for me, the writing is only a 2.5..

I get why many people love this book, and if I hadn't been so obsessed with good writing I would have loved it too. I liked the plot. Found it to be great. I also liked that there were so many different POVs. Was a bit worried at first, but I really liked that.

We got to know the story of a lot of people. And I enjoyed that. Although it didn't really "close" at the ending of the book; I felt there could have been a hundred pages more. So that is good about the book. The plot is kind of amazing, and the characters were likable. Sort of.

There wasn't any romance, which I kind of disliked. Although there was a few tiny romances, they didn't make me feel anything. But that might be because of how terrible I thought the writing was. You would like this book if you don't mind bad writing.

But oh, I can't stand it. I kind of hated the writing. It wasn't good. It didn't seem.. real. It didn't make me feel anything. And it made it hard for me to keep reading :\ But still, it is a good book. Mostly. If you are able to stand the writing :)

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Update July 7th 2013: I had to change my rating for this book from a three star to a two star. Why? Because while it has been a while since I read it, I just realized that I was not being honest when rating it. I did not enjoy it as much as I claimed with my three star rating. And because of that I had to change it. Because I like being honest, and giving this a star more than it deserve is not being honest. It is officially a two star for me, because I can’t even remember much of the story, and I would not ever re-read the book. I’m sorry, but not really, because you can’t love every book.

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In My Mailbox #15

Gots lots of awesome stuff this week! :D I thought I went crazy ordering so many books last week, but oh, this week I ordered even more :p Those are coming soon, I think ;) But oh, I got lots of awesome books this week :D And I am so happy with them all. <3 Well, except for a few damaged ones.
What did you get this week?

 

Bloodrose Well, I got this because I have the first two. Not sure if I'm gonna read them afterall :p
Cinder Got a second copy. <3 Loved this book so so much. So I needed at least two :)
Beautiful Creatures I won this, because I think it will be awesome :D Excited to read it :)
Forgotten I loved this book, and wanted a pretty paperback, but it is very damaged :( So sad.
Graceling I LOVED THIS BOOK! So amazing. A must get for everyone. Pretty cover :D
Shift Got the first book last week, now have them both ;)
The Scorpio Races Audiobook My first audiobook. <3 Bought this because of how amazing the book is :)
Harry Potter Calendar Pretty calendar :D Got this one since I realized I didn't have any HP calendars o.O
Harry Potter Owl This is so pretty. But a bit damaged inside, so getting a new one :)

 

The Pledge Swag and The Body Finder Swag. <3 The best pack I have gotten. So, so, so awesome and so pretty. I just love it all! <3 :)

 

White Cat These books seems kind of awesome. Have been a bit worried, but am gonna try them :D
Dark Inside I think this seems like an amazing book. Can't wait to read it. My next read ;)
Fracture This seem like a great book; I can't wait to read it :D Pretty cover :)
Dark Eden This also seems like an amazing book. Excited to read it :)
The Water Horse I did not own this movie. But it is an amazing movie, and now I have it :D
Beautiful Chaos and Beautiful Darkness Needed the next books since I have the first (A)
Ironside I have only read the first book, and now I wanted the next ones as well ;) Seems great.
Tithe I loved this book. So I wanted to own it :) Bit disappointed with the cover; not the one I wanted :\
Dirty Dancing CD Well, I love Dirty Dancing, and I really wanted the CD :D
Legend I bought this because I wanted another hardback, but it turned out to be a paperback :D Love it.
0.4 Bought this one on sale, and it does sound kind of interesting :D
I Am Number Four Loved this book and wanted a movie-tie-in :D It is so pretty (A)
Harry Potter Pretty edition of the first Harry Potter book :) It looks gorgeous.
Sherlock Season 1 Everyone seems to love this series. So I wanted it as well ;)

Across the Universe Paperback So so pretty. <3 Didn't have this copy of the book (A)
Valiant Like I said; needed them all :D Although, I am hating this cover even more. Not pretty :(
Angry Birds Plush Bought this one on sale. Have a few other Angry Birds plush, and this is adorable :D
Angry Birds Lunch Box Bought on sale. Loves it. But it is a whole lot bigger than I thought it would be ;p

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Review: Graceling by Kristin Cashore

I have so many emotions right now. Love. Sadness. Happiness. I am mosly happy. I LOVED this book :) And oh, I want more. So, so much more. Can't wait to read Fire and Bitterblue :) Although I wish more of Katsa and Po the most. Loved them.

I loved the plot in this book. I loved the 'gifts' people have, and everything about them. I loved the way the book started, found it to be amazing. I loved that the book was from Katsa's POV, all the way through, and I loved the writing. Such good writing.

Katsa was amazing. So brave, kind, loving and strong. Although she may not seem so to others, or at all in the beginning. But she is. She really is. I hated Randa. So extremely much. Kind of happy with how that ended. I also never liked Giddon. Glad he wasn't much in the book :)

But oh, I kind of loved Raffin. He was adorable :) And so kind. Also liked many of the other characters, but don't want to list them all (A) Hih.

I loved Po the most. As I tend to do. He was so handsome, and kind, and strong, and just everything. He may have lied a bit in the beginning, but I so understood that. Po is an amazing character. And oh, I just want so much more about him. <3

I liked the Seven Kingdoms. Even though most of them were screwed up. I just liked the way everything was. Loved all the travelling they did, and I never found the book to be boring.

And oh, the romance. There were romance. First there was friendship, and I loved the friendship, but I loved the romance more. <3 Although there wasn't really much romance. But I loved what there was of it. <3 So amazing.

And now I am going to share some SPOILERY thoughts. So if you have NOT read the book, then you really should not read what I write next :) You should just buy the book and read it. <3 A MUST read.

I kind of really loved it when they found Bitterblue. She was adorable. But also kind of felt like she was in the way (A) A tiny bit. But I didn't mind so much. But oh. I HATED it when Po got injured, and then they left him. That was so damn sad.

And then so so so so so much time passed :( I hate it when time passes. Especially when we don't even know if Po is alright or alive. But then again, I understand why so much time had to pass. Considering it kind of does take forever to travel :p Still don't like it though.

And when they finally went back to Po, he was so.. hurt. And unhappy. I hated it. I love Po so much, and damn, that hurt. I hated that he lost his sight. But because of his Grace, I could forgive it. But oh, it must have been so hard for him to be all alone as well as blind :( Damn. I am just way too sad :p Although, the book did end happy.

But I just wish there was more. I need more Po. And more Katsa. But I only want them together :p Anyway, this is a must read book :) So amazingly good. So glad that I read it. <3

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UPDATE: Did you enter my international giveaway of a paperback of Graceling by Kristin Cashore? <3 http://carinabooks.blogspot.com/2012/01/graceling-by-kristin-cashore-giveaway.html It ends 2/12.

Update: Newer and better review of the book can be found here.