Cover Reveal: The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa

I think this cover looks amazing. And I cannot wait to read The Iron Traitor. <3 Although I might have loved the first title a tiny bit more, The Traitor Son, I still adore this one :) And I did love the first book a whole lot. Sigh. I cannot wait to read more of Julie's Fey world :D This cover isn't the same as the cover for The Lost Prince; it fits with the covers of the Iron Fey. I don't mind though. Because this cover is gorgeous, and I love it so much. It's just amazing. Don't you think so too? :) I just love this first look of Keirran. <3 Wish it was October 22nd right now. I'm not sure I can wait until then to read it ;p

The Lost Prince. The Iron Traitor. Julie Kagawa. Official Reveal Post.
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Review: If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch

If You Find Me is an evil book. It is just so perfect. Heartbreaking. And evil. When I first saw it I hadn't been planning to read it, why I don't know. But then a few people I know read and loved it. So I read a bit more about it, and I knew I needed to read it. And yesterday I did. Well, first I ordered the book yesterday, but it would take at least a week to arrive, and I wanted to read it right away, so I read it on my iPad. And oh. I'm so glad I did. Although I think I will re-read my hardcover pretty soon :) And then read it again and again.

What happens in the woods, stays in the woods. This is such a heartbreaking book. And I loved every moment of it. The only thing I would change would be the length of the book. I wanted it to never end. So yes. I wanted it to be longer. But it also didn't have to be, which is good, because it is perfect just the way it is. I'm hoping to find the right words to describe this perfection. First, the writing is so amazing, which I loved.

This book is told from the point of view of Carey. She is amazing. She's so strong and protective and just all kinds of awesome. She's broken, though. Really broken. That might have made me love her even more, though. She would do anything to protect her little sister, Jenessa. I adored that. They really love each other. Thing is, they live out in the woods. All alone, with their mother their just sometimes. Most of the time she is gone to town, to get supplies and get high. I hated her. Not sure I have ever hated a character more, even though we just see her in past-flashes. It was more than enough for me to hate her like crazy. Shouldn't be allowed to be that way.

The writing in this book is a bit different. But I loved it. I loved the writing so much. The different part is how Carey think and talk. Which I also loved, to be honest. She's kind of different, since she's had to live out in the woods in a kind of broken camper. They don't really have anything. Just a few pieces of clothes, and they mostly eat just beans. It broke my heart so many times. The life they have. It was just beyond awful and cruel and I loved it so extremely much. I'm just so glad that they had each other.

As you can read in the summary, the book starts with someone finding their camp. Their mom have been gone for about two months, and they are almost starving, they only have beans and the animals Carey manage to kill. That sort of killed me. This book is just so heartbreaking, and yet I loved it so much. I won't say that much about the plot. But Carey and Jenessa ends up having to go with their father, whom she and her mother escaped from when she was just five. At least so her mom said. Sobs.

Their lives changes so much in this book. And we get to see it all. I loved it. We get to know their father, who I kind of loved. He was amazing. But it takes a lot of time for Carey to trust him fully. I didn't blame her, though. He lives on a farm, where he has this amazing do who I adored. So cute. He and Jenessa fit together so well. Sigh. But he also have a wife and a step daughter, Delaney. I kind of hated her. But I also understood her. But she was so mean to Carey for a time.. Still, she's interesting.

I did love her mother, though, Melissa. She was just the sweetest. She really cared for Carey and Jenessa, and I loved that so much. They both get a new life. But it isn't easy; not at all. Because Carey have a secret. Well, okay, many secrets. But this is a big one, that involves why Jenessa isn't talking anymore. And it is a huge one. A heartbreaking one. And so perfect. It involves the white-star night. The truth of that night killed me. But it was also so perfect and honest and gah. Sobs. It broke me.

The plot in this book is amazing. It is about fitting in. Sort of. Not that usual fitting into school thing. If You Find Me is about fitting into the real world. After having lived in the woods so long that is hard for Carey. Jenessa have lived there her whole life. But oh. I loved reading about it all, about their struggles, and their small things of happiness. It was heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. I loved how protective Carey was over Jenessa. It was just perfect, and I loved her for it. She's just amazing.

We do get to see her go to school as well. I kind of loved that. It isn't too much, which I was happy about, but it's just right. Carey gets a friend, Pixie, and I adored her. She was fun and sweet. We also meet a boy. Ryan. And there is a romance in this book. It's small and it's sweet and it's just so amazing. I might have wished for more, but it was perfect. There is a past between Ryan and Carey, and I loved getting to know it. Sigh. Ryan was an amazing character. This one scene kind of killed me, though.

If You Find Me is a perfect book. It's really heartbreaking, but it's also sweet and a bit happy at the same time. I wouldn't have changed anything. Although the things that happen to Carey are heartbreaking, I loved reading about it, because it sort of makes her real, and it made this book different. And amazing. I know that I will re-read this book many times. It is just full of feelings. I would also love a sequel, though, and I really hope there might be one :) I just want more of Carey and Ryan and everyone.

I don't know what else to say about this book. I don't want to spoil it. Just know that I loved it like crazy, and it's really amazing, and you all need to go buy it right away. You won't regret it. Since I loved the writing, I know I will read anything by Emily. So I cannot wait for her to write more books :)

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Waiting on Wednesday #77

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

THE LOST SUN BY TESSA GRATTON

Goodreads Description:

Fans of Neil Gaiman's American Gods and Holly Black's The Curse Workers will embrace this richly drawn, Norse-mythology-infused alternate world: the United States of Asgard. Seventeen-year-old Soren Bearskin is trying to escape the past. His father, a famed warrior, lost himself to the battle-frenzy and killed thirteen innocent people. Soren cannot deny that berserking is in his blood—the fevers, insomnia, and occasional feelings of uncontrollable rage haunt him. So he tries to remain calm and detached from everyone at Sanctus Sigurd's Academy. But that's hard to do when a popular, beautiful girl like Astrid Glyn tells Soren she dreams of him. That's not all Astrid dreams of—the daughter of a renowned prophetess, Astrid is coming into her own inherited abilities.

When Baldur, son of Odin and one of the most popular gods in the country, goes missing, Astrid sees where he is and convinces Soren to join her on a road trip that will take them to find not only a lost god, but also who they are beyond the legacy of their parents and everything they've been told they have to be.

Hardcover, 400 pages

Expected publication: June 25th 2013 by Random House Books for Young Readers

Pre-Order here.

I cannot wait for this book. I think it sounds so so amazing, and I just adore Tessa Gratton. Can't wait to read about the United States of Asgard ;) Sounds very interesting. But oh. I just do not like this cover much at all :\ Which kind of really sucks. But anyway. The inside is what's important, and I think this book will be amazing, and I cannot wait to read it :D Hoping the romance is sweet as well (A)
What are you waiting for? 

Review: Altered by Jennifer Rush

I had been meaning to read this book for a few months now. But I didn't. Not until now. I'm not sure why I didn't start it sooner. It might be because I knew I would like it a lot, and I was worried that it wouldn't be as amazing as I wanted it to be. But then yesterday I couldn't find anything that I wanted to read. And then I saw this beautiful book on my shelves. And I knew I needed to give it a try. I'm so glad that I did. Altered is a really amazing book. One I will not forget for a very long time.

Altered is just really amazing. I don't really know how to describe it, how much I loved it. But I will try my best to do it :) First, the story is really amazing. Kind of unique too, not sure I have ever read a book like this before. Which is totally awesome. The plot is just really, really good and I just wanted to read about it forever. Did not want this book to end. I loved the climax as well. And I cannot wait to read more of it all.

This book is about Anna. She lives at a farm with her dad; her mom's been dead since she was one years old. She has a pretty good life. And I enjoyed reading about her. She is an amazing girl, and the best person to have as the main character. I loved reading her point of view. The thing is. In their basement there are four boys. They have been there for five years. A part of an experiment by the Branch. I hated it. The way they were sitting in sort of cells. Without being able to see each other at all. But they do have Anna.

Which was also kind of depressing, since they were captured, and she is free to do what she wants, go where she wants. But I still loved that she had a close relationship with them all. It was really sweet and all kinds of awesome. There is Sam, Trev, Cas and Nick. Nick is kind of an asshole, and he and Anna don't get along. But yeah. I got him. Sort of. I did like him a whole lot, at least ;p And I adored Cas as well. He liked to eat a lot, lol. And Trev, her best friend. Sniffs. Well. Unsure how I felt about him.

Then there was Sam. I'm still a tiny bit unsure how I was supposed to feel about him. Yeah, I loved him from the very beginning until the end. Like Anna did. She fell for him hard. And I loved that, to be honest. But he does some pretty awful things early in this book, killing a whole lot of people. But even so. He is amazing, and I adored him a lot. He's sweet and protective. All of the boys are. And I loved them all. Also, really glad there wasn't any kind of love triangle. Sam is the only love interest :)

We get to know the four boys a lot in this book. Yet not enough. I wanted to know even more about them. You see, they are all without their memories. They can't remember anything about themselves before those five years. And that broke my heart. But it was also so amazing, and I loved it so much. I cannot wait to read more about each of them. I want to know it all. Although some of Sam's memories I did not want.. but yeah. I really did enjoy it all, still. And oh. They are all just so incredibly amazing.

I don't want to say any more about the plot. I don't want to spoil this book for you guys. But yes. The plot is amazing. There is a lot of action scenes, which I thought were done really well. I loved them. Also so many deaths, though. I liked them. There is a whole bunch of things happening in this book, and yet I wanted more things to happen. But everything that did happen were amazing, and it really couldn't have been better. Well, okay, I might have wanted even more romance between Sam and Anna. Hih. <3

Altered is an amazing book. It has a great heroine, four amazing boys, and the best plot. It really is a book you all need to read. Now I'm dying to read Erased, and I so wish it would be out sooner than January 2014.. Time need to move faster, in my opinion ;p But yes. I cannot wait to read more about Sam and Anna and Nick and just everyone. They were all just so amazing, and they all have a special place in my heart. I know that I will re-read this book in the future. Hopefully soon, I think. Sigh.

I haven't been able to decide how to rate this book. But I'm going with a five star review. Because, yeah. I kind of really loved it, and I'm not finding any big faults with it to give it just four stars :) At first I wasn't sure if I liked the writing, but yeah, I ended up loving it, and the story was just so really good that I couldn't have loved this book any more. I cannot wait to read the sequel. Want it right away. Oh, and yeah, you really need to read Altered :) Right away, please. It is just that good. You will love it.

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100,000 Page Views

Hi everyone :D I just wanted to share with you all that I just reached 100,000 page views on my blog. Which I think is beyond amazing. Thank you all so, so much. It means the world to me. I just love blogging so much, and I love reading other people's blogs as well :) I will be having a giveaway soon. Not a very big one, since I have to finally save some money, since I'm getting a cat now in April, which I cannot wait for. <3 But yes. I will be having a small giveaway. Including some amazing signed In the Shadow of Blackbirds swag :D Which you all want. Just, thank you. All of you. I adore you all :)

Some stats about my blog; that I started in October 2011.

I have 695 GFC followers.

I have posted 532 blog posts.
I have gotten more than 4000 comments.
The post that have been viewed the most is my Clockwork Princess review with over 1900 views.
In fact, the three top posts that has been viewed the most are things by Cassandra Clare :)
I have also read a ton of books. I have gotten so many new blogger friends; whom I adore so much.

This is my little princess that I will be picking up on April 22nd. I cannot wait. <3 As of right now her name is Anastasia :) Which I adore, but isn't entirely sure about yet. But sigh. She is perfect.