Hello all! We've hit the middle of summer and I'm happy to say that even though I'll be busy with traveling and stuff, I plan on still doing reviews, and maybe a couple of updates as to what I'm doing. I'm going to be finishing and continuing some series so we'll see where this month takes me in terms of bookish adventures! The summaries I'll be posting (since I haven't read some of the books) are going to be taken from the amazing Goodreads website. I'll also be including links to the individual books on the same website :-)
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (the final book in the Hunger Games trilogy)
*Warning*
For those who haven't read the first two books, this will contain spoilers so proceed with caution.
The final book in the ground-breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy, this new foiled edition of MOCKINGJAY is available for a limited period of time. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what's worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends, not the people of District 12.
So far, I have very much enjoyed the Hunger Games trilogy so I'm really excited to see how it'll end. I'm also curious to see how different the book will be from the movie. So far, the movies have been doing fairly well in lining up with the books.
Here's the link to the book:
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
The first kidnappings happened two hundred years before. Some years it was two boys taken, some years two girls, sometimes one of each. But if at first, the choices seemed random, soon the pattern became clear. One was always beautiful and good, the child every parent wanted as their own. The other was homely and odd, an outcast from birth. An opposing pair plucked from youth and spirited away.
This year, best friends Sophie and Agatha are about to discover where all the lost children go: the fabled School for Good & Evil, where ordinary boys and girls are trained to be fairy tale heroes and villains. As the most beautiful girl in Gavaldon, Sophie has dreamed of being kidnapped into an enchanted world her whole life. With her pink dresses, glass slippers, and devotion to good deeds, she knows she’ll earn top marks at the School for Good and graduate a storybook princess. Meanwhile, Agatha, with her shapeless black frocks, wicked pet cat, and dislike of nearly everyone, seems a natural fit for the School for Evil.
But when the two girls are swept into the Endless Woods, they find their fortunes reversed—Sophie’s dumped in the School for Evil to take Uglification, Death Curses, and Henchmen Training, while Agatha finds herself in the School For Good, thrust amongst handsome princes and fair maidens for classes in Princess Etiquette and Animal Communication... But what if the mistake is actually the first clue to discovering who Sophie and Agatha really are…?
I actually started reading this book when there was only this one released. I don't really know why I didn't finish it, I honestly think I just kept getting distracted even though I enjoyed what I did read of it. I am definitely excited to see what the excitement for this book (and soon the movie) is all about!
Here's the link to the book:
Prism by Nina Walker
What if color held the secrets to powerful magic?
Forced to move into the palace, Jessa begins training as a Color Alchemist under the direction of the kingdom's most eligible bachelor, Prince Lucas. As an alchemist, Jessa must capture and harness the color of living things. Every color has a unique purpose, except red. Red is the untapped magic no one can access—until Jessa.
Prince Lucas is running out of time. His mother is deathly ill and healing magic hasn’t worked. When Lucas suspects someone is using alchemy to control her, he sets out to discover the truth, no matter the cost.
It has been so long since I read this book and I honestly can't remember what I thought about it. I definitely remember thinking about how cool of a concept it was but other than that, I totally forgot my impression of it. We shall see!
Here's the link to the book on Goodreads:
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