A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray Review+Discussion

Overall rating: 100%

First thing's first. Look at the cover. Isn't it amazing? It's even better in person, if you can believe it. If for no other reason go buy the book just to be able to admire the cover.

This book was phenomenal. There is actually nothing that I would change in this book. It was amazing starting from the very first page.

Claudia Gray did a spectacular job. Most of the time science fiction isn't very easily explained, you're left with so many questions and in the end it takes away from the book. Everything was either explained or acknowledged as unexplained. All grounds were covered. The characters were all so intriguing and well developed.The worlds were all so interesting and detailed. The writing was wonderful and witty. If you like reading books where you get to experience different places around the world through the book, this is perfect for you.

My heart weeps over the idea of starting a new book now. No book could be as amazing as this. Especially for the first book in a series.

Spoilery (tiny) discussion under the cut!!!!

SPOILERS

Another thing I really loved about this book were all the pop culture references. For example:

"A Weasley twin set loose in Silicon Valley"
"Adele and The Machine"

Marguerite thinks about how having sex with Russian Paul Markov will affect the tsarina. It shows how complex Marguerite's character is and how intricate dimension jumping is.

I think my favourite dimension is the Russian one. I loved how it kind of became historical fiction at that point, I loved her siblings, and I loved that Paul Markov. (The Faberge eggs were a beautiful touch. I really adored how the author incorporated many traditions.)

There is so much more to discuss but I feel like if I speak about it too much then it won't seem nearly as magical anymore. Though I think you all know what I mean when I say that this book is just beyond words!

Comments

Heir of Fire review and discussion

All of the stars because Celaena rattles the stars. Spoiler free review Celaena returns bent and broken but damn she made a speedy recovery. We are introduced to new characters and new plots in this installment of the series. It was formidable. All of it. The writing was amazing, the character development was better than ever and the story is beyond words. I highly highly recommend every book in this series. Novellas and everything. I think it's safe to say that this is my favourite series of all time. I love it even more than The Infernal Devices trilogy. I'm so sorry Will but it's the truth. If I go into any detail at all it will spoil you so I'm just going to leave this hoping that you all get the message.

The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater Review+Discussion

Loved the book, hated the ending, iffy on Stiefvater's writing style of suggesting things but never explaining or confirming. If she actually writes another trilogy about Ronan anytime soon maybe I'll pick it up. I can't really give an in depth review without spoiling anything as it's the fourth book so you'll just have to take my word on it. Four out of five stars? Spoilers under the cut!

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard Review+Discussion

This book takes place in a very Hunger Games like society. The rich get richer by basically enslaving the poor. The twist is that the rich are only rich because they have abilities and the poor are only poor because they don't. If your blood is silver, you have abilities and if your blood is red, then you're normal. Except for our main character, Mare. Because of this anomaly, she is kept at the castle and forced into an engagement with the younger prince. The king and queen tell the people that Mare actually has silver blood but she was raised as a red. Thus making her an aspiration to all the red blooded people, in hopes that this ends the red blooded rebellion. You can see where things, probably go askew. Don't lie, kids. In the end I gave this book 2.5 stars. It's not that the book was bad or anything. It was simply overhyped. I personally found the main character to be naive, and the plot to be predictable. Spoilers under the cut!

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