April 2015 Wrapup

a wrap up;

In the month of April I think I read quite a number of titles but not specifically novels. I think this month was the month I discovered the Marvel Universe comics, and I have to say I have been reading comics non-stop. So here are the titles that I've read this past month:

Novels

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

I gave this book a 4/5 star rating.

I really enjoyed this book as a whole, I really liked the main character and her love interest! I think they make a really cute couple and I just want more of their love! 

The world required more of getting used to because of the amount of fairy folk and creatures present in this novel. Since it is a faery novel and it was the first one for me I did take a bit of getting used to but I found myself really enjoying the book so much!

I finished this book in one sitting so if that doesn't tell you how much I really liked this book, I don't know what will! 

Fortunately, the Milk... By Neil Gaiman, Illustrated by Chris Riddell

I give it a 3.5-4/5 star rating

I read this book in the Dewey's Readathon because I needed something light and I saw this one lying around and since I never read a Neil Gaiman book I decided to give it a try. 

I think I would've enjoyed this book more if I was younger as it was specifically targeted for younger readers so I wasn't able to enjoy it more. All in all I think this is a pretty cool and fun book to read to kids or for yourself if you're in the mood for a light read!

 

Graphic Novels

Amulet, Book 1: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi

I gave this a 4/5 star rating.

I also read this during the Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon since I was in the mood for a graphic novel. This graphic novel series have been getting a lot of hype in the book community lately and I was finally able to read this book!

I think the hype was deserved because I did enjoy my time reading the storyline! I really liked reading about the main charactes' adventures and I can already tell that this is just the beginning of an epic journey!

Did I mention the artwork was stunning? Well, it is! Part of what made me enjoy this book so much was the artwork!

 

Comics

 I read a ton of comics this past month and I don't want to list all of them here to clutter so I'm just going to post my favorites and the rest would be in a goodreads bookshelf linked down below!

The Uncanny Inhumans #0 by Charles Soule and Steve McNiven

I gave this a 5/5 star rating

I can't express my love for this issue enough! I absolutely loved every aspect of it! I can't wait for more issues! 

I'm really enjoying the storyline and the main character is kickass and the artwork...I can't even! It was too good! 

I can't with this one, I can't put my feels coherently. I'm sorry.

 

 

Rat Queens #1 by Kurtis J. Wiebe

I gave this a 5/5 star rating!

I can already tell that this is going to be a kickass comic series! The first issue itself was already enough to hook me! It was such a good edition, I loved how all the characters were introduced in their own quirky way and I loved the kick butt vibe throughout this novel!

The gore of this novel isn't so bad so it didn't make me feel uncomfortable...actually I found it really cool..

All in all; AWESOME. 

April 2015 Comic Bookshelf!

So that was all for this post! I hope you guys enjoyed reading my post! Until next time~

A Thousand Pieces of You By Claudia Gray Book Review

Synopsis

Every Day meets Cloud Atlas in this heart-racing, space- and time-bending, epic new trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray.

Marguerite Caine’s physicist parents are known for their radical scientific achievements. Their most astonishing invention: the Firebird, which allows users to jump into parallel universes, some vastly altered from our own. But when Marguerite’s father is murdered, the killer—her parent’s handsome and enigmatic assistant Paul—escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him.

Marguerite can’t let the man who destroyed her family go free, and she races after Paul through different universes, where their lives entangle in increasingly familiar ways. With each encounter she begins to question Paul’s guilt—and her own heart. Soon she discovers the truth behind her father’s death is more sinister than she ever could have imagined.

A Thousand Pieces of You explores a reality where we witness the countless other lives we might lead in an amazingly intricate multiverse, and ask whether, amid infinite possibilities, one love can endure.

 

My Review

I absolutely loooooved this book. This book definitely received a 5 star rating for me, it was that good.

I started this book with low expectations since I've heard mixed reviews of it, but I have to say I was really impressed with how this one turned out! I'm so glad to have started this on a whim because it was such a fast read (I'm annoyed at how long this book to me because of my procrastinating habit!).

The world does require a bit of getting used to since it does involve parallel universes and it did overwhelm me when I first started but by a few chapters, I was able to get the pace and universe jumping. 

I have to say that I did end up loving the characters, at first I thought that I couldn't connect with the characters but as the story progresses, I warmed up and understood where each characters were coming from! I was really impressed with the main character's character development throughout the plot too, I have a feeling that she would be one of my favorite character as the story progresses!

Two words.

The

Romance. 

 

With this gif fest, I think it's safe to summarize my feelings about this book. This is such an awesome start to something extraordinary and all of you just have to pick it up! 

It is so worth it.   

waiting on..

Waiting on Wednesday #2

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

 My pick for this week is...

Title: The Heart of Betrayal (The Remnant Chronicles #2)

Author: Mary E. Pearson

Expected Publication Date: July 7, 2015

Goodreads Link!

Summary:

I won't be providing a summary here in case any of you haven't read The Kiss of Deception yet!

Thoughts: 

I'm so excited for this release because I finished The Kiss of Deception yesterday and I'm really loving the direction of the plot and I'm dying to find out what happens next! 

 

What is your Waiting on Wednesday Pick this week?