Review: Fire by Kristin Cashore

I think I loved this book as much as I loved Graceling. Well, except for the fact that Fire had even less romance than Graceling did :p But oh. It didn't really need it. It is so so amazing all on its own.

This book has it all. It has an amazing plot, it has tons of action, and some romance, and it has amazing characters that you just can't help but fall in love with.

The plot in this book is amazing. I loved learning about the Dells. I loved the monsters. And I loved that Fire was a "human monster" :) Found it all to be so amazing. I loved what Fire could do.

I kind of hated the beginning of this book. I hate Immiker/Leck. Find him to be very sick and twisted. Don't like him at all. But, he does make interesting story ;) A very good villain. There were so many people in this book that I loved. I loved Fire. I loved Brigan. And I loved most if not all the guards.

I didn't really like Archer much, because of his history with Fire, but I do suppose he used to make a good friend. And he isn't really that bad, I just didn't like him very much ;p I also hated Fire's father. Even though he was dead in the book, I hated hearing about how he was.

I loved Prince Brigan; even though he didn't really leave a good first impression. Although, I still loved him then (A) He is extremely kind, and nice, and handsome, and smart, and just overall amazing. The same is Fire. She is strong. And oh, so amazing. Loved her. I also really loved a lot of the other characters; which I am sure you'll too once you read it ;)

I was, like with Graceling, disappointed in the lack of romance. There was romance, amazing romance, but it wasn't much. I just wanted more :) There was also a whole lot of more time jumps in Fire then there was in Graceling. Didn't care for it much, but still, it did make sense. Sort of :)

This book has made me want Bitterblue even more. And I am dying to read it. Hoping I might find/win an ARC of it :) So, so, so, so excited to read it. <3 Don't think I have the patience to wait until May.

Anyway, this book is amazing. And a must read if you have read Graceling. But even if you haven't, you could still just read this book. Although it is more amazing if you have read Graceling first ;)

Goodreads - Buy it

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.

In My Mailbox #16

This week I did not get as much as last week; but I did get many, many books :D And lots of awesome ones. <3 And, even though I can't really afford to, I ordered tons more :p Really must stop doing that (A)
What did you get this week?

A Millions Suns My second gorgeous hardcover of this book. <3 Loved it so much.
Red Glove Now have both these books :) Excited to read them. Seems amazing ;)
Abandon Pretty cover. <3 And it seems like an awesome book :D Excited to read it :)
Ink Exchange Won this from Christine Fonseca. <3 Seems like an great book ;)
Hallowed Got the first book last week :) Excited to read these. Such pretty covers. <3
Blood Red Road Another pretty paperback cover of this amazing book (A) So good.
Cinder I loved Cinder. And I just needed a pretty paperback copy. <3 So gorgeous :)
Feafever Have been wanting to get these books for a while now. They do seem so amazing ;)
The Guardian Legacy Prize Pack Won this from the author :D So pretty. <3 Psst, I have tons of these bookmarks, so if you want some, let me know :)

Shadowfever - Dreamfever - Bloodfever - Darkfever Have been wanting to get these books for a while now. They do seem so amazing ;)
Cinder Another pretty paperback cover. <3 Loved this book so much. Needed a few copies ;) Hih.
Half-Blood & Daimon These books do seem amazing. Everyone loves them :) Excited to read!
Harry Potter Hedwig Owl This is perfect! <3 No glue. And oh, so pretty :)
Dies Irae Bookmark Won these from Christine Fonseca. <3 Be sure to read her book when it's out ;)
The Fault in Our Stars Nervous about this book. Seems amazing, but also so sad. Can't wait to read it :)
Entwined This seems like an amazing book. And it has such a pretty cover. Excited to read it :)
Dust Lands This has no damages. <3 And it is so gorgeous. Love this book.
Before I Fall I kind of love Lauren, so I am excited to read this book :) It seems amazing.
How To Train Your Dragon 3D Blu-Ray I do not have a 3D TV, but I did not have this movie in Blu-Ray. <3 Such an amazing movie. So cute. A must watch :D

Vampire Academy - Frostbite - Shadow Kiss - Spirit Bound - Last Sacrifice I have finally bought this series. Hope it will be amazing :D Such pretty covers. <3 Still missing one; but it's coming soon :)
The Hobbit I still haven't read the LOTR books.. But love the movies :D Must start with this book ;)
The Book of Blood and Shadow I think this sounds like a great book; and such a pretty cover :)
Crescendo Pretty paperback. <3 Bought it because of the awesome special content in it :D
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight Seems like a great book. Excited to read it :)
Graceling Paperback GORGEOUS! Needed a pretty paperback. <3 And oh. This looks so perfect.
Fire So so excited to read this book. <3 Starting it right now :) Loved Graceling so much.

Have you entered my INTERNATIONAL giveaway of a paperback copy of Graceling by Kristin Cashore? :) Enter HERE. 

In My Mailbox is an amazing weekly meme made by The Story Siren :)

Waiting on Wednesday #15

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

REBEL HEART (Dustlands #2) BY MOIRA YOUNG

Goodreads Description:

The Tonton have been defeated. Lugh has been rescued.
The heartstone has brought Saba and Jack together
Now, Saba and her family head west to meet him and start a new life. All should be well.
But shadows of the dead are stalking Saba.
And another kind of shadow is creeping over the dustlands.
Then a messenger shows up.
With news of Jack.

AND ANOTHER SUMMARY:

Saba has rescued her kidnapped brother and defeated the fanatical Tonton. But the price to be paid for her violent victory is terible. Jack has disappeared - and can no longer be trusted. A new and formidable enemy is on the rise in the dustlands. No one i safe. And Saba must confront the terrible secret hidden in the darkest depths of her soul.

Hardcover
Expected publication: October 30th 2012 by Margaret K. McElderry
Pre-Order it here.

I am dying to read this book. <3 I loved Blood Red Road so so so much, and I can't wait to see what happens next. This one seems amazing. I blogged about that gorgeous book cover here. It doesn't come out until October 30th, BUT, it comes out in the UK on August 2nd! :D Meaning I get it then because I can pre-order it. <3 Have you read Blood Red Road?
What are you waiting for?

Review: Fracture by Megan Miranda

I don't know how to start this review. This was a very quick read. I both loved it, and hated it. I figure I can't write this review without spoilers, so beware if you haven't read it, and do not want to be spoiled :) Because I will spoil you with my review :p

I can start by saying that I loved the writing. And I loved the story. Found the characters to be kind of amazing, well, mostly just Decker (A) Loved him so much. I hated Troy. And Delaney's parents. Although I really shouldn't have. But I still did.

I kind of liked Delaney. Mostly. But she was kind of stupid, and I don't like that. But I did love having the book from her POV. And I did like what she could do. And I really liked the beginning of the book.

What I hated though, what I hated so extremely much, was that there wasn't really any love or romance in this book. It was all just sad. And I hate that. I hated that none of them admitted their feelings. And I hated that they both kissed other people. And were dating other people. That is just not something I could EVER like. Not even when the book was so amazing.

Which is why I am giving this book a four star. The story is worthy of a five star, but because of the drama with the romance, that was only worthy of a three star to me, personally. I was hoping the book would have been longer, because even though the last page was happy, it was only one page. Which to me, was not fair after all the pain. But that's just my opinion :)

Even so, this book is worth reading. It is a very fast read, and the story is really amazing. Except for that one part that I told about :)

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Teaser Tuesday #7

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read

• Open to a random page

• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!

• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Today my teaser is from Fracture by Megan Miranda :) I just started reading this book; and am already on page 71. I am so nervous. Because even though I know the ending, I also know some bad stuff about the middle of the book that I will hate.. But, I am loving it so far :D
What are you reading?

I pulled back and looked at him. My face was two inches, maybe three, from his own. 

I could just lift myself onto my toes and I'd be kissing him. I could just pull his face down 

to my own and his lips would be on mine. ~ page 67