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Fairest by Marissa Meyer Publication Date: January 27th 2015 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Pages: 256 Genre/Audience: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Format: Ebook Source: Bought it Other Books From Author: Cinder, Scarlet, Cress (and short stories set in The Lunar Chronicles Universe) Goodreads . Amazon ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ From Goodreads: In this stunning bridge book between Cress and Winter in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles, Queen Levana’s story is finally told. Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of them all? Fans of the Lunar Chronicles know Queen Levana as a ruler who uses her “glamour” to gain power. But long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story – a story that has never been told … until now. Marissa Meyer spins yet another unforgettable tale about love and war, deceit and death. This extraordinary book incl...

Top 5 Wednesday is a feature created by Lainey from the youtube channel  gingerreadslainey . This week’s topic is:  Favorite Anti-Heroes From TV Trope :  an antihero is a protagonist who has the opposite of most of the traditional attributes of a hero. (S)he may be bewildered, ineffectual, deluded, or merely apathetic. More often an antihero is just an amoral misfit. Misfit, not always doing things in the “proper” way and not usually having the conventional look of a hero were the characteristics I used to comprise my list. Number 5 Batman (from Dark Knight Universe) by Frank Miller Batman is a hero, right? Well, he fights crime in Gothan city, but his methods aren’t always ideal. He takes the law into his own hands, being both judge and executioner; he kills, he’s anarchic, etc. There are some controversy on whether he is really an antihero, but Frank Miller says he is, soooo Number 4 Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Unlike Michael Fassbender, Ro...

Waiting On Wednesday #5 "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking the Spine  , that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. A Wicked Thing by Rhiannon Thomas  - a retelling of sleeping beauty after the “happily ever after”. I got more interested in it after finding the author’s blog about feminism in fiction.  It is awesome, go check it out. A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab  - parallel universes and Victoria Schwab? I need it! Both are expected to release by February 24th!

Top Ten Books I’d Love to Read  If I Had A Book Club  (Adult) Top Ten Tuesday is a feature/weekly meme created by  The Broke and the Bookish . These are some adult books I think would be great to have discussions about with a book club. I need to read them! The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson  - Mystery, complicated main characters and exploring themes of abuse and human trafficking. I actually read the second one of this trilogy because I received it as a gift, without ever having read the first, and I’ve see the movie. So I really need to get on that. A book club would help! Dark Places by Gillian Flynn  - another one with mystery and dark themes that would be perfect for discussion. The Magicians by Lev Grossman  - magical university and unlikable main characters? Let’s do this! Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami  - I’m not entirely sure what this one is about, but it seems to have some ...

Making Up For Monday  is a weekly meme hosted by Tiffany at An Avid Reader that asks some fun literary questions. This week’s question:    How many physical books do you own? That was tough! I don’t have that many books, because I’ve been buying mostly ebooks lately. The majority of these books I have accumulated for the past 10 years, give or take. I also don’t have a lot of bookshelf space, but hopefully that will change when I move to my own apartment. I have a mix of books in Portuguese and English (I think most are Portuguese because it is how I used to read most as a kid/teen, but I read mostly in English now). Soo, here is my bookshelf tour:  ( WARNING: Image heavy!)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @  Caffeinated Book Reviewer.  This is a post to include news and things that have been going on the blog and my life. Last Week on the Blog: On Monday, I posted a Discussion about my feelings towards the treatment of females in books; On Tuesday, I posted the Top Ten Classics I Need To Read This Year  (not your typical classics!); On Wednesday, I posted the books I’am Waiting For and the Top 5 Authors I Would Like To Meet ; On Thursday, I posted a review of Popular by Maya Van Wagenen ; On Friday, I posted a review of When I Was The Greatest by Jason Reynolds. What I’ve Been Doing: Taking a break from exams, and marathoning all seasons of Game of Thrones! Currently Reading Still working my way through the short stories of My True Love Gave to Me (only two left!) Listening to The Glass Sentence on audiobook (audiobooks are still hard for me, but I’m trying!) Started The Bone Season (already 100 pages into my Ebook and ...

When I Was The Greatest by Jason Reynolds Publication Date: January 7th 2014  Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: 240 Genre/Audience: Contemporary, Young Adult Format: Ebook Source: This week’s free read on PulseIt Other Books From Author: The Boy in The Black Suit Goodreads . Amazon ____________________________________________________________________________________ From Goodreads: In Bed Stuy, New York, a small misunderstanding can escalate into having a price on your head—even if you’re totally clean. This gritty, triumphant debut captures the heart and the hardship of life for an urban teen. A lot of the stuff that gives my neighborhood a bad name, I don’t really mess with. The guns and drugs and all that, not really my thing. Nah, not his thing. Ali’s got enough going on, between school and boxing and helping out at home. His best friend Noodles, though. Now there’s a dude looking for trouble—and, somehow, it’s always Ali around to pick up the pieces. But, hey, a...

Popular - a memoir:     Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Maya Van Wagenen  Publication Date: April 15th 2014 Publisher: Penguin Pages: 259 Genre/Audience: Non-fiction, Autobiography, Young Adult Format: Paperback Source: Bought it Goodreads . Amazon _________________________________________________________________________________________ From Goodreads: Stuck at the bottom of the social ladder at pretty much the lowest level of people at school who aren’t paid to be here,” Maya Van Wagenen decided to begin a unique social experiment: spend the school year following a 1950s popularity guide, written by former teen model Betty Cornell. Can curlers, girdles, Vaseline, and a strand of pearls help Maya on her quest to be popular? The real-life results are painful, funny, and include a wonderful and unexpected surprise—meeting and befriending Betty Cornell herself. Told with humor and grace, Maya’s journey offers readers of all ages a thoroughly contemporary example of kindness and self...