When the very sad story of the young English Queen Jane Grey who ruled after King Edward Tudor for nine days to be dethroned and beheaded by Mary TudoWhen the very sad story of the young English Queen Jane Grey who ruled after King Edward Tudor for nine days to be dethroned and beheaded by Mary Tudor whose historically familiar by Bloody Mary, became in this outstanding novel a happy and a very funny story of the forgotten Lady Jane Grey! It was magnificent!
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When the very sad story of the young English Queen Jane Grey who ruled after King Edward Tudor for nine days to be dethroned and beheaded by Mary Tudor whose historically familiar by Bloody Mary, became in this outstanding novel a happy and a very funny story of the forgotten Lady Jane Grey! It was magnificent!...more
Funiculi Funicula is a coffee shop that offers its customers a unique chance to travel in time. But there are some strict rules tI absolutely LOVED it!
Funiculi Funicula is a coffee shop that offers its customers a unique chance to travel in time. But there are some strict rules to do so,
The 1st rule : when returning to the past, the only people one could meet were those who has visited the coffee shop.
The 2nd rule : the present wouldn't change by returning to the past, no matter how hard one tried.
The 3rd rule : in order to return to the past one had to sit in that particular seat. A seat that a woman in a white dress is always occupying the chair except once a day when she goes to the bathroom.
The 4th rule : when one return to the past it was not possible to move from the chair which one was sitted.
The 5th rule : one must drink the coffee before it gets cold.
The novel was absolutely brilliant, and the stories within it were captivating and heart touching. ...more
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This is the first comic novel I've read since forever it seems (more like 15 years)!!I got this e-book from NetGalley in exchange of an honest review.
This is the first comic novel I've read since forever it seems (more like 15 years)!! I absolutely enjoyed reading it. It was good in every aspect I can imagine, and in the end it kept my curiosity burning for what's coming next. Hematite is a young vampire struggling to find her way through the expectations of her family to pursue their legacy; and her young heart and its dreams and desires. And not until I searched the title on Goodreads, that I found it was translated from French!...more
I hated every minute of reading this book. Every single frustrating minute I was one decision away from just stop torturing myself! But I guess my curI hated every minute of reading this book. Every single frustrating minute I was one decision away from just stop torturing myself! But I guess my curiosity had the upper hand!
The story as a whole, I kinda liked it. But I hated all that insecurity, indecisiveness, the whole drama in between! And I Hate love triangles.
“It’s an innocent love. It’s a beautiful love. I think it’s even an eternal love. But … I don’t know yet. Maybe in another lifetime we’ll see. We’ll find out if our souls share something that transcends time or if they are nothing more than epoch.” “Epic?” “E-p-o-c-h. It’s a memorable event or period in time.” “Epoch …” I grin. “I definitely think this is epoch. But I also think it could be transcendent … and that would be e-p-i-c.” ...more
I just feel like I need to state that I F***ing hate "love triangles".
It frustrates me. Griffin is perfect to a fault. Nate at first, was this fragileI just feel like I need to state that I F***ing hate "love triangles".
It frustrates me. Griffin is perfect to a fault. Nate at first, was this fragile broken widower/single dad, then he's this romantic little man who fell in love with his childhood best friend, then he's this sexy, gorgeous professor. And I HATE him. All I want is for him to leave Swayze alone! But then Swayze is deep in love with Griffin but there is "something" attaching her to Nate!!!
This is a total emotional mess!! Not even mentioning the "encarnation" delemma.
And I only gave it 3 stars because of how it ended! I LOVED the end! And I loved how excited it left me for book #2 Just hopefully there would be no falling for the professor (finger crossed) ...more
My raisons for reading this fantasy is a bit bias! And I'm somehow ashamed to admit that I started it for what could the sole raison of the author beiMy raisons for reading this fantasy is a bit bias! And I'm somehow ashamed to admit that I started it for what could the sole raison of the author being a niqabi Muslim! What would a niqabi write a fantasy about! So like I said, bias!
I liked it! Not to be one of the best best but it was a great thrilling fantasy, that kept me anticipating with every page, and waiting for the next book!...more
Honestly, the idea was intriguing! To wake up every day in a different body! I must admit, i was expecting so much much more. But then I hated what haHonestly, the idea was intriguing! To wake up every day in a different body! I must admit, i was expecting so much much more. But then I hated what has been said between the lines, and the whole behind agenda that was presented to us as a daily lessons! (Maybe I would have liked it slightly more if "it" is a he and he only wake up in male bodies, but no "it" is genderless! Gender doesn't matter! But I guess that was exactly his point. Without mentioning the none existence of neither a mind twisting sci-fi plot, nor a mind blowing fantasy one.) And I was disappointed with how pointless the reading felt like!
It was a good idea but then what!! I kept reading just to know what he/she/it is! But no! I want to give it 2 STARS but I hated it! And I don't even know if I'm curious enough to read the 2nd book or not!...more
The first half was a very slow read for me, but the second one, oh my GOD! I literally couldn't stop reading!The first half was a very slow read for me, but the second one, oh my GOD! I literally couldn't stop reading!...more
Few are the fantasy books that I really liked and this was one of them! I liked the chain of events and I liked the writing pace which wasn't slow norFew are the fantasy books that I really liked and this was one of them! I liked the chain of events and I liked the writing pace which wasn't slow nor too fast! Though it wasn't amazing but I was hooked up!
The fantasies, the magical realms, the creatures, the beasts.. all settle a world in my mind. Made me feel it and think of it as a real world! It was really finely built!
Lacey, the main character, on the other hand might give this weird vibes that she's a little girl who spent years and years in this witchy/wizardy academy to learn magic but still she knows nothing, just a couple of lame spells!! Her family is a mystery! And there is a brother!
But still the adventure that she became part of was interesting and the chain of events that lead to what happened was interesting and captive!
When I started reading it and even before, I had an impression that this series is a Dystopian but turns out to be one of the finest fantasies! I4.5/5
When I started reading it and even before, I had an impression that this series is a Dystopian but turns out to be one of the finest fantasies! I always mention that I'm not really a huge fan of fantasy, I'm more of a sci-fi girl, but I admire a wide world of impressive imagination!
To make it short, it was an amazing page turner, one of my favourites of the year!
Every character was built impressively and every event of the story was a fine brick to the whole plot....more
This was DAAAMN good!! Though the first half was really boring, it got better!
I liked the Maven's story and I kinda shamelessly wanted more of him!! HThis was DAAAMN good!! Though the first half was really boring, it got better!
I liked the Maven's story and I kinda shamelessly wanted more of him!! How twisted and psycho his mother made him to be and his sick sweet spot for Mare!! Well I like him more than Cal the puppet 😠 I hope his character gonna give us some surprises next year!! 🙌
The book lift off perfectly from the last book to fall in a boring cycle of boring events...
Though the last chapters were really good, I didn't like hThe book lift off perfectly from the last book to fall in a boring cycle of boring events...
Though the last chapters were really good, I didn't like how she ended this book! Well mostly, I liked the beginning and then the last chapters when the true conflict of who really Mare is was at the peak 👌
Eager to see what Victoria Aveyard's would bring us next!!...more
This was my first audio-book, and it was a nice experience. Though I've always been against considering audio-books as books, they can be handy nonetheThis was my first audio-book, and it was a nice experience. Though I've always been against considering audio-books as books, they can be handy nonetheless, obviously not for all books. And in this case, it was great, I don't believe that I would have read it otherwise!!
It was super messy, super chaotic and full of nonsense, not the annoying nonsense but the crazy funny one!! The weird thing is, this is a book for both children and adults.
It is one of the best book for children to read, or to be read to, it may seems too crazy for them, but I remember how much I loved and enjoyed it as a child!!...more