In My Mailbox #101

I know I have been sucky at commenting for a while now. I just haven't felt like doing anything for ages. Not commenting, not reading. Not anything. But I'm hoping to do commenting this weekend :) And I did manage to read one book this week; Perfect Ruin. <3 So good. I am going to try to read a book today/tomorrow as well. We'll see. Have done some things with my apartment this week, which has kept me busy. And my kitten, who is now over 8 months old! She's keeping me very busy. Though she does sleep alot. But when she's awake she loves to scratch me, lol :) Anyway. I got some amazing things this week. GORGEOUS book. Gorgeous Disney Frozen books. Best part, maybe :) What did you get this week?

Fangirl. Got a replacement copy, since the pages were ruined in my first one :\ Anway, perfect book :)
Monsters. This book is awesome, and I owned the first two UK copies so I needed this one too, hih ;p
Phantom Eyes. It's been ages since I read book one, so need to re-read and read book two and three :)
Exile. Oh, read this in February. It was PERFECT. So gorgeous. Love, love, love it. <3 It's amazing.
Crash. I kind of adore this author, so really hoping to love this series by her as well. Fingers crossed :D
Monstrous Beauty. GORGEOUS paperback! Such a good book too. I'm in it! So excited about it :D
Perfect Ruin. I just read this book. <3 And my god. It was gorgeous and perfect and so damn good.

Epic. I kind of really loved this movie, so just had to own a few of the books :) Gorgeous stickers.
Jessica Brody. Oh, I adore her swag. Got it from her website. <3 It is gorgeous. Love the book too :)
True Blood. Season 5. I didn't own it yet, and it was finally a bit cheaper ;p I do like the series a lot.
From Up On Poppy Hill. Finally got to watch this movie :D It is adorable and I loved it so, so much.
Horde Patch. Think it is Horde, since I got it for pre-ordered Horde :D It is awesome, either way. <3
Dinosaur.  I love this movie a lot and I just had to get it on blu-ray, because I love watching blu-ray, hih.
Frankenweenie. This movie is adorable and heartbreaking and now I'm finally owning it. It's awesome.
Peter Pan 2. Been ages since I saw this movie, so I just had to buy it on blu-ray :) Do think it was great.
Wreck-It Ralph. Finally owning the Norwegian edition of this gorgeous and perfect movie. <3 So good.
The Little Mermaid. Ah, finally on blu-ray! Just watched it and it is so good still. Sigh. I adore it.

Frozen. Oh, so many gorgeous Disney Frozen books. <3 Have sort of read all of them. They are amazing and I'm just dying for the movie :D It will be perfect. Truly perfect. Kristoff! Love. Dying to see it.

Frozen. Lots more Frozen :D So gorgeous, all of them. Haven't gotten all my pre-orders, but soon ;p
Wonder. Ordered this via Amazon ages ago, because it was on sale :) It does seem kind of interesting.
My Neighbor Totoro. The Art of.. Ah, I love. This movie is also really adorable and heartbreaking :)
From Up On Poppy Hill. So happy it finally got here. Perfect movie. Love the two different editions :D

Hero. Only mail that arrived today, and it is awesome. I cannot wait to read it :D Looks so good.
Disney Infinity. Heh, I haven't really played my game yet.. but I am going to, hopefully soon :)

The Last Stormdancer. SO HAPPY! I won this gorgeous thing from Jay. <3 Thank you so so so much. I cannot wait to read it, because it's bound to be awesome. Loved Stormdancer and Kinslayer so much :)

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Review: Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano

I have been dying to read Perfect Ruin ever since Lauren announced it was getting published. I've been a tiny bit obsessed about it, saving all the teasers and everything. I just knew I would love this book. And I did. It was everything I wanted it to be and more. It was amazing. It was perfect.

I'm a huge fan of Lauren and I know I will read anything she writes. I loved Perfect Ruin more than the Chemical Garden series, and I loved those books a lot. The writing in this book is stunning. It's just right and it's done so well. I love it when a book I've been dying for ends up being so good. Which this did.

I won't talk too much about the plot in this book because I don't want to spoil anything, even though all I want to talk about is the ending :) But I will not. I will talk about all the amazing characters and this amazing world a little bit. Though I do not know how to start, because I don't think my words can give this book justice. Perfect Ruin is perfect and you all need to read it.

It's told from the point of view of sixteen year old Morgan. She's awesome. I loved reading about her and getting to know her thoughts. I really loved her. I loved reading about her life as well. Her home life is kind of broken at first. Then it just gets more broken for every page. It was heartbreaking. But I loved reading about it so much. We get to know her parents a bit, and I liked her father. I did like her mom too, though I did not like that she took so much medication for her head. It didn't seem very kind of her.

Her brother and his wife live in an apartment right above them. And oh, how I loved reading about Lex and Alice. But my heart broke so much for them. Lex was a Jumper, and because of that he lost his sight three years ago. Won't say more about it, but oh, it was so sad to read about. Lex is still an amazing person, though. He's seven years older than Morgan and they to have a close relationship, for the most part. He isn't the best after his incident. But I still loved him, and I loved him and Alice together.

Morgan's best friend is Pen. Who is also her only friend, because her other friends got all kinds of sucky when her brother jumped. But anyway. Pen is amazing. She's an amazing friend and an even better person. I loved reading about her so much. Wish we had gotten to see her even more. It broke my heart a bit to learn a few things about her home life. But then there is Thomas, her betrothed. He's a sweetheart. I adored him. Not sure how Pen feels about him, but I loved reading about them together.

Morgan also has a betrothed; which is Basil, the love interest. I must admit that months before I read this book I wanted Judas to be the love interest, though I knew Basil would be. And I did like Basil. But I liked Judas more. But even so, I did love the romance between Basil and Morgan. Basil really loves her and wish to protect her. A bit unsure how she feels, but I know she really cares for him. They are cute together. Though I still think she would be cuter with Judas :D Wouldn't even mind a triangle, lol.

But there is not a love triangle in this book. At all. Which kind of broke my heart, to be honest. Hih. The story in Perfect Ruin is awesome. It's a bit different and I adored it. I loved reading about the Internment, though we don't get to know that much about it. But I understood most of it on my own, sort of. Internment is a floating city in the sky, which reminds me very much of Castle in the Sky, a Studio Ghibli movie. Which is all kinds of amazing. I was able to imagine this book so well :)

Anyway. There is a lot of things happening in Perfect Ruin. There are evil people. Good people. Heartbreaking things. But most of all this was an exciting book that I could not stop reading and it was very easy to read. I just wish it wasn't over. Won't be able to wait a whole year for the second one.. <3 We get to know a lot about the place in this book. About the rules and the King and the Princess and the Prince. Those were some awful people, yet I kind of liked them. Heartbreak about the Prince. Sniffs.

Everyone on Internment is betrothed when they are born. To the man they must marry. I'm not sure how I felt about it. It is wrong, clearly. But it was also sort of cute, because we only saw couples that were good together. Anyway. The plot in this book is about a murder. And a murderer. And a whole bunch of awful things that happens. There is mystery and action and a bit of romance. It's an amazing book.

My favorite character in this book was Judas. He's awesome. I have been wanting to read about him for months, and he was everything I wanted him to be. Though not a love interest, damn it. But I have hopes for book two :D But even so, Judas is an amazing character and I loved him so much. The first word he speaks in this book.. HEARTBREAK. And so good. I loved reading about him, just wish there was more. I also loved reading about the little girl, Amy. She was cute and broken and I adored her a lot.

I shouldn't say more about this book. Just that Perfect Ruin is an amazing first book in a series. I cannot wait to read more from this world and characters. This book has it all and I loved every part of it. Though it is heartbreaking most of the time. Loved it. The plot is awesome, though I didn't talk that much about it, it is perfect. Think you will all love this book when you read it. It's beautiful. And ohh, the cover is so gorgeous in person! And the hardcover is amazing. Also, I adore Lauren. She's the best.

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Cover Reveal: Sunrise by Mike Mullin + Giveaway

I'm sharing the cover for Sunrise by Mike Mullin today :) It's the third book in the Ashfall trilogy. I really liked Ashfall and Ashen Winter. I cannot wait to read what happens next in Sunrise. Think it will be awesome. And ohh, the cover looks amazing, doesn't it? :D I think it fits well with the covers for book one and two, and I think all three of them looks amazing. They are a bit different than others and I like that. Anyway. I cannot wait to read Sunrise, and I hope it will be amazing :D US giveaway below :)

The Yellowstone supervolcano nearly wiped out the human race. Now, almost a year after the eruption, the survivors seem determined to finish the job. Communities wage war on each other, gangs of cannibals roam the countryside, and what little government survived the eruption has collapsed completely. The ham radio has gone silent. Sickness, cold, and starvation are the survivors' constant companions.

When it becomes apparent that their home is no longer safe and adults are not facing the stark realities, Alex and Darla must create a community that can survive the ongoing disaster, an almost impossible task requiring even more guts and more smarts than ever — and unthinkable sacrifice. If they fail . . . they, their loved ones, and the few remaining survivors will perish.

This epic finale has the heart of Ashfall, the action of Ashen Winter, and a depth all its own, examining questions of responsibility and bravery, civilization and society, illuminated by the story of an unshakable love that transcends a post-apocalyptic world and even life itself.

Ashfall. Ashen Winter. Sunrise. The Book Depository. Amazon.

My very, very old review of Ashfall. My old review of Ashen Winter.

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Waiting on Wednesday #103

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

CRUEL BEAUTY BY ROSAMUND HODGE

Goodreads Description:

Graceling meets Beauty and the Beast in this sweeping fantasy about one girl's journey to fulfill her destiny and the monster who gets in her way-by stealing her heart.

Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Cruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.

Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom-all because of a foolish bargain struck by her father. And since birth, she has been in training to kill him.

With no choice but to fulfill her duty, Nyx resents her family for never trying to save her and hates herself for wanting to escape her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, Nyx abandons everything she's ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, destroy his enchanted castle, and break the nine-hundred-year-old curse he put on her people.

But Ignifex is not at all what Nyx expected. The strangely charming lord beguiles her, and his castle-a shifting maze of magical rooms-enthralls her.

As Nyx searches for a way to free her homeland by uncovering Ignifex's secrets, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to him. Even if she could bring herself to love her sworn enemy, how can she refuse her duty to kill him? With time running out, Nyx must decide what is more important: the future of her kingdom, or the man she was never supposed to love.

Hardcover, 336 pages

Expected publication: January 28th 2014 by Balzer & Bray

Pre-Order here.

I can have this as a waiting on wednesday post even though I have an eARC of it, right? :) Because I cannot wait to read it. Though I haven't started it yet.. but I will soon, I hope :) Cause I think Cruel Beauty sounds awesome and I really hope I will love it. Hope the romance is very good. <3 Can't wait.
What are you waiting for?

In My Mailbox #100

Post number 100. Fitting time, considering ALL the amazing eARCs I got this week :D Happy face. <3 But oh, I have not really had a good week. Got a cold at the beginning of the week, and it's finally starting to pass. But it sucked being sick like that. Plus side, or bad side, I finally called Apple support because of my dead power button on my iPhone 5. They are coming to get it on Monday. Sobs. Hopefully it will go fast :) Anyway. I got so much amazing this week! Lots missing still, but I did get much great things. <3 So many eARCs. HarperCollins are the best for the auto-approval. What did you get?

The Art of Arrietty. I need to own the Art of every Ghibli movie. <3 Love this one. So, so pretty :)
The Real Boy. Been months since I read it, and the book is awesome. Needed to have my own copy.
Not A Drop To Drink. While I did not love this book, I needed a hardcover. It's just so pretty ;p
The Burning Sky. Oh, had to have two hardcovers. <3 GORGEOUS. Perfect book. Loved it so much.
Untold. Yeah. Probably not reading book one and two until book three is out.. but now I own it :)
3:59. So many disliked this. Sad face. Not reading it for a while, but I am hoping that I will enjoy it.
All the Truth That's In Me. Have read this a few days ago :D It was perfect! Such an amazing book.
Clockwork Prince. I already own this, yes (A) But this copy is from a different publisher. Needed it ;p
Darkbeast Rebellion. Reading this series soon. <3 But waiting for my replacement; damaged copy :(

The Hunger Games. Oh, these are gorgeous in person. Had to buy them, so pretty paperbacks :)
Antigoddess. Got this from UK publisher; Orchard Books :D Thank you so much! Reading soon-ish. <3
Beautiful Creatures. While I did not love this movie, I needed to own it. Plus side, looks so pretty :)

The Lord of the Rings. I bought all of these today. I have an obsession with The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit lego. It's just amazing! And I love the movies so much. Sigh. Anyway. Still missing a few sets, but I had to get these. They were on -40% today only, so the ship cost me £60 :) Love them all.

So many amazing eARCs. Got auto-approved for all on Edelweiss, except for Pawn. <3

Into the Still Blue. Already read and reviewed this. <3 So damn perfect. Amazing ending to the series :)
Death Sworn - Salvage - Elusion - Uninvited - Panic - No One Else Can Have You - Pawn - Sea of Shadows -  House of Ivy & Sorrow - All That Glows - The Promise of Amazing - The Secret Box - Faking Normal - Fugitive X - Pawn. I'm excited for all of these. Really, truly excited. <3 Though I'm a bit worried about The Promise of Amazing, since not that many people loved it. Unsure if I'm going to read Fugitive X, since I did not love book one, but I'm going to check it out at least. So excited for Pawn! It's there twice, because I requested it from the UK publisher on Netgalley before my auto-approval via US had it up. <3 Anyway. I'm so excited to read all of these. Any suggestions to where I should start reading? :D

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