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.

In The Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken Review+Discussion

★ ★ ★ I might say 3.5 stars instead. I haven't quite made up my mind about it yet. On it's own it was a good book, but as a conclusion to a wonderful trilogy I was not satisfied. The characters seemed to be going backwards in their character development at times. I also didn't like how some problems were resolved as well. I feel like if we got rid of some of the useless scenes in the beginning there would be more time to develop the ending and write an epilogue to clear all the political problems. This book also lacked in humor so if you start reading expecting to have a good time you are going to be disappointed. It really saddens me to have to write such a negative review when I had such high hopes for this conclusion.

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!

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