"The Selection" by Kiera Cass bookreview ♥

It's been a while since I've done a bookreview. Every year I challenge myself to read as much as I can but last year I had a bad year and I didn't read a lot at all. 

I did collect quite a few new books! This year, I decided I'd start my year with this beautiful book.

The book that I read is called "The Selection", it's a young adult book by Kiera Cass and it's the first part in a trilogy.

This book kind of reminds me of reality tv in which people try to find a lover. The prince in this book has come of age and is now looking for a princess, so all the girls that are the right age are invited to participate in this contest to become his girlfriend.

America Singer is one of those girls. She doesn't want to go, but she needs the money and she promised her parents she would participate. They don't know she already has a boyfriend but a few days before she leaves he breaks up with her, so she decides to just go and make the best of it.

The prince and the public seem to like her from the very first minute and of course that means some of the girls see her as competition and want her out as fast as possible.

I really like the way this book is written, it really sucks me in and that's what I like in a book. It's a bit of a chick flick but I love a chick flick every once in a while!

I would really recommend this book if you're into Young Adults. I am and I love this book! I will for sure read the second and third book!

Thanks for reading!

"Matched" bookreview

It's green and shiny and it's not an eyeshadow...

It's my "Matched" book by Ally Condie! 

I have written a haul on this already and I've mentioned this book a few times already. Today, I'm going to review it! 

In this book, the government matches you to the person you are supposed to marry.

They also decide how many kids you can have, what you eat, when you die...

It's all pretty strict, but the people are happy. That's exactly what the government wants: a society that feels satisfied, healthy and happy.

Cassia is getting Matched and she has her head in the clouds. But a book wouldn't be a book if there 

wasn't some kind of problem that needed to be solved.

Cassia has a huge problem: she gets matched to two people! Basically she just has to figger it out herself and get over some obstacles along the way.

She also discovers that the government isn't as perfect as she first thought!

I did like this book, but I read the "Delirium" series before this, which is very alike - so I felt like I was reading "Delirium" for the second time.

I also wasn't very surprised at the end (I knew which one of the two guys she was going to pick because I thought it was pretty obvious), but I wonder what's going to happen in the second book!

I'll let you know!

Thanks for reading!

Book wishlist ♥

Hey!

Today I'm back with a book wishlist. It's been quite a while since I got a new book, because I've been busy with other things (like moving).

However, I do still have a few books on my wishlist and I thought I'd share them with you! If you love reading and you've read any of these books, let me know what you think of them in the comments - or share your wishlist with me! 

 

Okay, so the first book on my wishlist is "Crossed". It's the second book in the "Matched" series by Ally Condie.

I have the first book (I'm in the process of reading it right now) and I have the third book, but I didn't have the second book yet. I actually ordered it a few days ago. I cannot have an incomplete series!

The next book I've been wanting is "The Cuckoo's Calling" by Robert Galbraith - also known as J.K. Rowling - you know, the Harry Potter Goddess!

And the last book on my list is "The One" by Kiera Cass. It's the third book in the "The Selection" series. I haven't read any of the books yet, so I hope they're good!

Thank you for reading!

Book haul: "Matched" by Ally Condie

Hello everyone! 

Here I am with yet another book haul! I have to stop this addiction, but I can't!

A couple of weeks ago, I spent my day looking in all the bookstores for the "Matched" series by Ally Condie.

All of the bookstores had one book in the store: the last one. After going back and checking if they already had it a couple of times, I decided to order it.

Apparently this book is pretty popular if they can't keep it in stock!

 

 

"Matched" is just like all my other books a dystopian, young adult novel. It's about a society where people get matched to their partners, but this time the Union (I guess that's the government - they pick your match) messes up...

I'm quite excited to see what adventures will take place in this book! As always, I'll let you know!

Thanks for reading!

Book haul: "Wreck this journal"

Hello! How are you?

Last week I finally bought a book that I have been wanting for a reaaaally long time:

WRECK THIS JOURNAL.

 

Basically, this book is a journal but it's not a normal journal. You can't write about your feelings or stuff that happened that day. It's a book with many activities that you can do - no typical activities, but okay - sounds fun to me!

I think when I did everything in the book, it won't even be a book anymore. You have to take it with you when you're in the shower, you have to throw it around (which my dad already did for me when I was reading it in the park), you have to pick it up without using your hands, ... 

Normally I'd go crazy if someone threw my book around or did anything else with it, but I mean, it's obviously the meaning of this whole book.

It's something new and I'm sure good memories will be made. I'll let you know how it goes!

Do you have this book already?

Book haul: MATCHED

I'm back with another book haul! 

Lately, the Young Adult section in my bookstore has been filled with tons of really interesting books! The book that I got this time - called "Matched" by Ally Condie - is a book that I've been wanting for a very long time.

It's the first book of a trilogy.

However, my bookstore can't keep it in stock (must really be a great book), so I had to order it.

The cover of this book is so, so beautiful! 

 

So this book actually reminds me of "Delirium" a lot. (Read my Delirium bookreview and Pandemonium bookreview).

Just like in "Delirium", the government matches people to each other and decide how many kids they can have, but they accidentally match someone to two people.

What to do?

I'm really excited to see what's going to happen! Of course I will review these books! 

Have a good day!

Book haul!

Hi!
Here I am again with another book haul! Last week I bought two really interesting books!

The first book that I bought is "Mr. Mercedes", by Stephen King. It looks like an amazing book to me, I've always liked Stephen King's books! As always it's full of scary things, murder and mystery! I'll let you know what I think about it!

 

The next book I bought is a book about mythology. In this book, all the mythology from different areas and times is written down. I think mythology is very interesting and I also think it's going to come in handy next year when I'm studying History.

Thanks for reading!

Bookreview: "Pandemonium" by Lauren Oliver

Hello everyone!

As you all know, i’ve had a lot of time to catch up on my reading this month. Here I am with another bookreview! This time I will review “Pandemonium”, which is the second book in the “Delirium” series by Lauren Oliver.

 

In the previous book, “Delirium”, Lena was “infected”. She got “delirium amoris”, which basically means she fell in love. The only problem is that it isn't allowed in her society! She crosses the border of Portland with Alex and tries to live a free life. It's a life with little food and constant watching over the shoulders, but it's a life where love is allowed.

You can read my bookreview and my opinion on this last book by clicking this link.

In this second book, Lena loses Alex, the guy she left everything behind for, the guy that "infected" her with love.

Not only does she lose Alex, she also gets kidnapped while on a mission, along with a very important teenager in the Delirium Free society. 

After a while, it turns out that this teenager is not who she thought he would be and they actually grow to like each other.

But then Lena discovers Alex didn't die while trying to cross the border...

I loved this book, it's even more cruel than the first one but it's explained so well that I actually can understand why everything happens.

The details have been thought through and the storyline just keeps getting better. I am falling in love with this book. I hope the next one is just as good!

I'll for sure check out more of Lauren Oliver's work! 

Thanks for reading!

Book haul!

Happy Wednesday!

I have been reading a lot these last months, and of course when I'm out of books, I like to buy a couple of new ones.

Today I'm here with a new book haul.  

 

The first one that I got is "The Selection" by Kiera Cass. It's about 35 girls who all want to win one prince's heart. It reminds me of reality tv a little bit, I hope it will be better than reality tv. This is the first book of a series. I'm quite curious!

Next I also got "Pandemonium" and "Requiem", the second and third book in the "Delirium" series by Lauren Oliver.

I have almost finished the first book, "Delirium" and I'm craving more!

I will be writing more book reviews soon! 

Thanks for reading! Have a lovely day!

Bookreview: The Iron Fey series part 4 - The Iron Knight

Hi!
How are you? Have you been enjoying your summer? Last week, the weather was so bad, it felt like it was winter again. It was raining, it was dark all day... I decided that day to stay inside and read a little in bed.
That day, I finished the last book of "The Iron Fey" series by Julie Kagawa.

I told you in my last review that Meghan and Prince Ash were seperated for some reason. In this last book, we don't follow Meghan like we did in the other three books, we follow Ash this time.
Ash can't let Meghan get away and decides the only way to get back to hear is to become a human. To become human and to get a soul, you need to do some challenges. But will Ash decide he wants to get a soul when he realizes he will grow older and die alone, even though Meghan will live forever now?

 

I enjoyed this book a lot! First of all it was interesting to see what was going on inside of Ash' head because in the other books I felt like he was wearing a mask and shutting everyone out all the time. I also thought some of the challenges were mysterious and they were put together really well, I don't know if I would be able to solve what they have asked Ash to solve.
Aside from that, a lot of things happen to his friends and enemies. I especially love that in the end, not everyone is allright, but everything is allright.
I'm sorry, I can't spoil anything and I must sound crazy but those of you who are reading the series (or who have read the series) will understand.

 

Yeah, I liked this series. I'm kind of sad it's over because now I don't have any Ash, Meghan and Puck stories to look forward to....
But yes, it was nice, I liked the series a lot and I'll check out more of Julie Kagawa's books!

Book haul: "Delirium" by Lauren Oliver

You guys know that I love books, right?

In case you didn't: I love books! 

I have been in love with dystopian books especially! I just finished a young adult series (4 books) and now it's time to look for something else to read. I've been wanting "Delirium" by Lauren Oliver for a long time, but I only wanted to buy it once I had read my other books, so now was a good time!

 

I was so happy they still had this book in the bookstore! It was the last one! 

Here's a short summary, in case you wanted to know what the book is about:

"The totalitarian government teaches that love is a disease, named amor deliria nervosa, commonly referred to as "the deliria". A surgical cure for the deliria has been developed and is mandatory for citizens 18 years old and over. Lena has looked forward to the procedure for years, convinced as she is by the government that love is a horrible disease that must be destroyed from mankind's system.
However, mere months before her scheduled procedure, Lena falls in love with a boy named Alex."

I looked online and saw that Elle Fowler did a review on this book, so, if you still want more information... Here it is!

Thanks for reading!

Bookreview: The Iron Fey series part 3 - The Iron Queen

Hello everyone!
I'm back with a bookreview on the third book of the "Iron Fey" series by Julie Kagawa. I actually read this book a while ago but I just never wrote about it.

 

In this book, the Iron Fey are still taking over, there's a new king who is trying to kill all other Fey, and he has advantages because they other Fey die when they touch Iron.
It's now Meghan's job to go and defeat the king. She's the only one who isn't infected by the Iron.
But there is one problem.. Meghan is half human and half Fae, which means she has the powers of regular Fae, but when she killed the last Iron King, she got his powers as well.
Since Iron magic and normal Fae magic don't go together, she can't use her powers. If she does, she faints.

After a couple of long battles, she finds a way to stop the Iron Fey from killing all the other Fey. There's just one problem: because of the choices she makes and the things she does, she loses contact with Ash (her lover) and Puck (her best friend).
What now? Is there really a life without Ash and Puck? What will Meghan do next?

I loved the book! I was struggling a little bit to read about all the fighting because in my opinion there had been enough fights but it was written really well.
I was very surprised by the ending of this book! It is something that I didn't even think was possible, but it happened anyway! (If you want to read what's on the back of the book, I posted it here for you! Just click to enlarge ;) )

 

I am now reading the fourth book and so far, I can tell you there's more I didn't see coming in the fourth book.
I kind of don't want it to end. I have 20 pages left to read but I'm trying not to read them because, what will I do when this series is over?!

I hope you enjoyed this bookreview.
Are there any books you'd like to recommend? Let me know in the comments!

Mixed bookhaul ♥

As a little bookworm, I love coming into my room and seeing that my dad got me a book. I love going to the bookstore and coming home with a treasure as well.

Recently he has done a lot of effort to get me a couple of books. I decided I would do a mixed haul for you.

The first book that I bought was the third book from Veronica Roth's Divergent series. This book is called Allegiant.
It came out last week (well, in my country, it had to be translated first). I had been waiting for it for such a long time so I'm glad to have it!

The next book is a book about the first World War here in Belgium. I have always liked history and I'm especially interested in the World Wars. Since I'm also going to be studying history in college next year, it would do well to read it.

Next I got another book, this one is by Pieter Aspe. I don't know if the name will sound familiar to you but he's actually a very known, succesful writer here in Belgium. He mostly writes thrillers and his books have been turned into series on television.

Thanks for reading!

Bookreview: The iron king by Julie Kawaga

Hello everyone! Today I have a new bookreview for you! This last week, I have been obsessed with the Iron King by Julie Kagawa. This is the first book in "The Iron Fey" series. I got all four books at thesame time. They looked quite beautiful and interesting, and the reviews also gave me good hopes.

Now that I've read the first book, I know it's good and I think I will enjoy the other books as well.

First of all.... How beautiful is the cover? Lots of great details, beautiful colours, it just looks so magical and inspiring! I know you should never judge a book by it's cover, but doesn't a beautiful cover help?

"Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined.

Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home.

When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.

But she could never have guessed the truth - that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil, no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart."

Oh my god you guys. I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed this first book. There are no words. Suprise after surprise you get to know the world Meghan now lives in. The book is easy to read but it's not too childish. It's easy to understand and feel for all the characters as well.
As for the prince with the icy heart... Well, you'll just have to find out how you feel about him on your own!

I absolutely loved this book, I think Julie did a really great job!
Thanks for reading!

Bookreview: The boy in the striped pyjamas by John Boyne

Hello! It's been a while since I've done a bookreview! I now have a bookreview for you on "The boy in the striped pyjamas" by John Boyne. This book is quite known and there's also a movie about it. I had to read it for school and I wanted to give you my opinion on this book.

The book is basically about a German boy who moves to a house near Auswitch, where he meets a little Jew boy. Now, of course the boys don't quite understand what's going on, they don't know they're suppost to hate each other. So they become friends. And friends, as you know, do things for each other. But some things just go wrong... They end tragically. So do things in this book.

 

I saw the movie before I read the book (but it was the film edition). I do have to say that there are only two differences in the whole book, so if you've seen the movie or if you want to watch it, you'll get what it's about. I was very touched both by the movie and the book. I think it's written beautifully and in a way that you can understand the boys' feelings.

This is a very nice book, I loved it. Just sad that it's based on a real story - I hope something like this never will happen again.

Peace will come when power of love is greater than the love of powder.

Thanks for reading and let me know your opinions on the book! 

Have a nice day!