TTT: Bookish Worlds I’d Want to/Never Want to Live In

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish in June 2010 out of a love of lists. It recently changed to That Artsy Reader Girl and that’s where you can find the topics for each Tuesday.

This week’s topic is:

Bookish Worlds I’d Want to/Never Want to Live In

This is such a cool topic! For me, one of the best things about reading is meeting new worlds. That’s why I love fantasy! I can already think of many I would love to live in! Even tho, half of the time fantasy worlds are definitely not the easiest to live in…

I will be mentioning 8 worlds I would love to live in and explaining my top 4! And 8 worlds I just couldn’t possibly endure, and explaining my top 4 as well.

*If I have a review for any of the books mentioned it will be linked to the cover*

Which Bookish Worlds would you love to live in? Which ones you wouldn’t?

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The Horror Movie Book Tag

I’ve been saving this tag since the beginning of the year but it’s finally time for it! What’s better than a horror movie book tag done in Halloween time, right? It’s just the perfect theme! 

I was tagged by Mandy @Bookprincessreviews so thank you so much for the tag and I’m so sorry that it took me approximately eons to do it! 😓 Make sure you guys check out her amazing blog and her answers to this tag here!

I was also tagged by Maya @Firebreathingbookdragon so thank you so much and once again sorry it took SO long! >.< Make sure you guys also check out her amazing blog and of course her answers to this tag here!

*I didn’t put the images of the tag in my post mainly because some creep me out. But you can find them on Mandy’s post, Maya’s post linked up. Or at the creator of the tag, linked below!*

So, let’s get started!

Review:Happily Ever After by Kiera Cass

 

Happily Ever After by Kiera Cass

Series: The Selection #0.4 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 2.6

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published October 8th, 2015

Genres: YA, Romance

Pages: 387

Format: Paperback

Buy: Book Depository | Amazon

Meet Prince Maxon before he fell in love with America, and a girl named Amberly before she became queen. See the Selection through the eyes of a guard who watched his first love drift away and a girl who fell for a boy who wasn’t the prince. This gorgeous collection features four novellas from the captivating world of Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series, as well as exclusive, never-before-seen bonus content.

This series companion is a must-have for any Selection fan, and includes:

The Prince
The Guard
The Queen
The Favorite
Exclusive new scenes from The Selection, The Elite, and The One
Introductions to each novella from Kiera Cass
A map of Illéa and other illustrations
And more!

Review: The Crown by Kiera Cass (no spoilers)

 

The Crown by Kiera Cass

Series: The Selection #5

Publisher: Harper Collins

Genres: Young Adult, Dystopian, Romance

Pages: 279

Format: Paperback

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When Eadlyn became the first princess of Illéa to hold her own Selection, she didn’t think she would fall in love with any of her thirty-five suitors. She spent the first few weeks of the competition counting down the days until she could send them all home. But as events at the palace force Eadlyn even further into the spotlight, she realizes that she might not be content remaining alone.

Eadlyn still isn’t sure she’ll find the fairytale ending her parents did twenty years ago. But sometimes the heart has a way of surprising you…and soon Eadlyn must make a choice that feels more impossible—and more important—than she ever imagined.

Review: The Heir by Kiera Cass

 

The Heir by Kiera Cass

Series: The Selection #4

Publisher: Harper Collins

Genres: Young Adult, Dystopian, Romance

Pages: 342

Format: Paperback

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Princess Eadlyn has grown up hearing endless stories about how her mother and father met. Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won the heart of Prince Maxon—and they lived happily ever after. Eadlyn has always found their fairy-tale story romantic, but she has no interest in trying to repeat it. If it were up to her, she’d put off marriage for as long as possible.

But a princess’s life is never entirely her own, and Eadlyn can’t escape her very own Selection—no matter how fervently she protests.

Eadlyn doesn’t expect her story to end in romance. But as the competition begins, one entry may just capture Eadlyn’s heart, showing her all the possibilities that lie in front of her . . . and proving that finding her own happily ever after isn’t as impossible as she’s always thought.

Review: The One by Kiera Cass

 

The One by Kiera Cass

Series: The Selection #3

Published by Harper Teen

Genres: Young Adult, Dystopian, Romance

Pages: 323

Format: Paperback

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The time has come for one winner to be crowned.

When she was chosen to compete in the Selection, America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown–or to Prince Maxon’s heart. But as the end of the competition approaches, and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realizes just how much she stands to lose–and how hard she’ll have to fight for the future she wants.

Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

 

The Elite by Kiera Cass

Series: The Selection #2

Publisher: Harper Teen

Genres: Young Adult, Dystopian, Romance

Pages: 323

Format: Paperback

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The Selection began with thirty-five girls. Now, with the group narrowed down to the Elite, the competition to win Prince Maxon’s heart is fiercer than ever–and America is still struggling to decide where her own heart truly lies. Is it with Maxon, who could make her life a fairy tale? Or with her first love, Aspen, who she always thought was the one?

America is desperate for more time. But the rest of the Elite know exactly what they want–and America’s chance to choose is about to slip away.

Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass

 

The Selection by Kiera Cass

Series: The Selection #1

Publisher: Harper Teen

Genres: Young Adult, Dystopian, Romance

Pages: 327

Format: Paperback

Buy: Book Depository | Amazon

The first book in the captivating, #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series! Discover a breathless fairy-tale romance with swoon-worthy characters, glittering gowns, fierce intrigue, and a dystopian world that will captivate readers who loved Veronica Roth’s Divergent, Ally Condie’s Matched, and Lauren Oliver’s Delirium.

For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape a rigid caste system, live in a palace, and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her, and competing for a crown she doesn’t want.

Then America meets Prince Maxon—and realizes that the life she’s always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

September Wrap-up And October TBR

Hey guys!! It’s already end of this month and I am super happy because I love cozy clothes and snuggling in blankets! ❤ Anyone else??

This month I actually managed  to read everything that was in my TBR for September and a bit more! I read 8 books. Although 2 of them were re-reads.

Also I am super proud that I ended all my Summer reading list in the month! (a bit late but I DID it).

So here they are:

    

    

  

1. A Monster Calls – Patrick Ness – ★★★★★
2. The Selection – Kiera Cass – ★★★★★
3. The Elite – Kiera Cass – ★★★★☆
4. The One –  Kiera Cass – ★★★★★
5. The Heir – Kiera Cass – ★★★½☆☆
6. The Crown – Kiera Cass – ★★★★☆
7. Me Before You – Jojo Moyes – ★★★★★
8. Melody’s key – Dallas Coryell – ★★★★½☆

So, this month I read all the books in the The Selection series. And I really loved them!! The first book is for sure my favorite with The One being close by. I totally can see why people did’t enjoy The Heir and The Crown so much but I still had a great time reading them!

I read A Monster Calls mainly because the movie is coming out, but I couldn’t be happier with that decision!! It was a powerful book and I wasn’t expecting it at all!! It was beautifully sad and I would recommend it for sure!!

Me Before You was as amazing as I was expecting! I am so happy I finally read this book!! It’s being on my TBR for quite a while!!

Also I just ended Melody’s Key and I loved it! It has that old feeling to it and a cute love story! And it was nice to have had a new adult book to my list since I tend to read more YA!

I think my favorite book for the month is Me Before You with  A Monster Calls being incredibly close! It’s actually difficult to choose one of them but I will go with that…

What was your favorite book for this month??

 

– You can check my page: https://bookneeders.wordpress.com/my-2016-reads/ for more information about all the books I read through the year; and about the books themselves through the links to Goodreads!

I am putting the reviews that are missing for them in October, so make sure you check it out! ❤

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For my October TBR, I couldn’t be more lost… I always have an idea of what I will read… At least one book but this month I didn’t really know, but I think I will go for a bit of Halloween Books – and I will post a TAG with some ideas for halloween books in early October – because I feel like my mood changes with the seasons and I always want a different type of book in some season. October/November is perfect for spooky ones – or kinda supernatural stuff… what do you guys think?

I will probably pick up:

         

I’m reading this month Fortunately the Milk since it came in the same box set as Coraline and The Graveyard Book and Twilight because I wanna read the reimagined version of it! And probably I will end up reading through the series, let’s see! 😛 If not I will read Six of Crows still this month! I’m so excited!!

 

Any idea of what you may read this month? Also any suggestion for a fall/winter mood type of book? >.<

August Wrap-up And September TBR

Hey guys!! This month I finally got time for more reading! I read 6 books. Actually I read 4 books and re-read other 2. I could have done better but one ALMOST put me in a reading slump >.< But I passed it and I had the best time reading some others!

Also, since I bought two that I long wanted to read this month I kinda changed my last month TBR that will actually move almost all to September!

I realized that I can’t end my summer reading list in the summer but almost!! So it Looks like this now:

1. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
2. Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
3. Isla and the Happily Ever After  by Stephanie Perkins 
4. Cress by Marissa Meyer  
5. Winter by Marissa Meyer  
6. The Storm by Virginia Bergin 
7. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
8. Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
9. Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs
10. The One by Kiera Cass 

I am missing one book to read that I will do in September!

So, this month I read: Isla and the Happily Ever After and Allegiant that was in my TBR for this month. But to read Allegiant I had to re-read Divergent and Insurgent because I was not remembering a thing! I Also finally read Cress and Winter and OMG I loved it so so much!!! I still remembered all of Cinder and Scarlet so it was pretty easy to go into the world again and I am so happy I did!!!

            

1. Isla and the Happily Ever After – Stephanie Perkins – ★★★★½☆
2. Divergent – Veronica Roth  (re-read) – ★★★★★
3. Insurgent – Veronica Roth  (re-read) – ★★★★★
4. Allegiant – Veronica Roth – ★★★☆☆
5. Cress – Marisa Meyer – ★★★★★
6. Fairest – Marisa Meyer – ★★★★☆
7. Winter – Marisa Meyer – ★★★★★

I think my favorite book for the month is Winter! It was so freaking amazing!!! If you haven’t read this series yet, I totally recommend!! It’s easily one of my favorite series!

– You can check my page: https://bookneeders.wordpress.com/my-2016-reads/ for more information about all the books I read through the year; and about the books themselves through the links to Goodreads!

I am putting the reviews that are missing for them in September!

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For my August TBR hopefully I will at least re-read and continue with the selection series!

So my plans are:

        

• The Selection and The Elite (The Selection #1 and #2) by Kiera Cass – re-read
• The One (The Selection #3) by Kiera Cass
• The Heir (The Selection #4) by Kiera Cass
• The Crown (The Selection #5) by Kiera Cass
• The Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

 

I am super excited to end The Selection Series although I am a bit afraid of the last two books since the reviews I saw are making them seem a bit too much since it was originally a trilogy but either way I really wanna read them! Have you read them?? What is your opinion on them?? 

Also I want to read The Monster Calls in September or first thing in October before the movie release! SO EXCITED!!!!

 

What books do you intend to read in August???