Review: Monstress Volume 1: Awakening - Marjorie Liu

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I got a copy of this graphic novel via Netgalley for free in an exchange for an honest review, so here's my review!

Thank you Diamond Book Distributors!

P.S. I'm sorry to all of my Portuguese viewers, but I will talk about this graphic novel in my July Wrap-up.


Title: Monstress Volume 1: Awakening
Story By: Marjorie Liu
Art By: Sana Takeda
Published by: Diamond Book Distributors
Pages: 192
MONSTRESS #1-6

Summary: Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900's Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steam punk, MONSTRESS tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war, and who shares a mysterious psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, a connection that will transform them both and make them the target of both human and otherworldly powers.




I was provided with the six single issues of this graphic novel because the collected edition came out on July 13th. If you want to buy the collected edition, buy it here.


Monstress Volume 1: Awakening caught my eyes because of the sentence "Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900's Asia", and also because of the astonishing artwork that Sana Takeda did.
Sadly I didn't see a lot of historical references but I should had expected since it clearly says "alternate". Despite that, the artwork was beautiful and I couldn't love it more!

I am not the biggest fan of graphic novels because, in my opinion, they usually lack in the world building department and I never truly relate with the characters.
With that said, Monstress Vol.1 was a bit of a disappointment but also a good surprise.

Review: This Is Where It Ends - Marieke Nijkamp

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I got a copy of this book via Netgalley for free in an exchange for an honest review, so here's my review of this book!

Thank you Sourcebooks Fire!

P.S. I'm sorry to all of my portuguese viewers, but I will talk about this book in my December Wrap-up.

Title: This Is Where It Ends

Writer: Marieke Nijkamp

Published by: Sourcebooks Fire

Pages: 292

Summary: 10:00 a.m. The principal of Opportunity, Alabama's high school finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve.
10:02 a.m. The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.
10:03 The auditorium doors won't open.
10:05 Someone starts shooting.
Told over the span of 54 harrowing minutes from four different perspectives, terror reigns as one student's calculated revenge turns into the ultimate game of survival.

This book comes out on January 5th! You can pre-order here.

‘This Is Where It Ends’ is a book about a huge and critical problem (that takes place frequently in the U.S.) which is school shootings. I’ll be honest, I had no expectations going into this book and I think that worked out really well for me because I adored it!

Sure I have one or two things that I would’ve liked to had seen in the book but besides that I can say that I totally loved it!

Review: Passenger - Alexandra Bracken

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I got a copy of this book via Netgalley for free in an exchange for an honest review, so here's my review of this book!

Thank you Disney-Hyperion!

P.S. I'm sorry to all of my portuguese viewers, but I will talk about this book in my December Wrap-up.

Title: Passenger
Writer: Alexandra Bracken
Published by: Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 464

Summary: In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world by a stranger with a dangerous agenda, Etta is certain of only one thing: she has traveled not just miles but years from home. And she’s inherited a legacy she knows nothing about from a family whose existence she’s never heard of. Until now.

Nicholas Carter is content with his life at sea, free from the Ironwoods—a powerful family in the colonies—and the servitude he’s known at their hands. But with the arrival of an unusual passenger on his ship comes the insistent pull of the past that he can’t escape and the family that won’t let him go so easily. Now the Ironwoods are searching for a stolen object of untold value, one they believe only Etta, Nicholas’ passenger, can find. In order to protect her, he must ensure she brings it back to them— whether she wants to or not.
Together, Etta and Nicholas embark on a perilous journey across centuries and continents, piecing together clues left behind by the traveler who will do anything to keep the object out of the Ironwoods’ grasp. But as they get closer to the truth of their search, and the deadly game the Ironwoods are play­ing, treacherous forces threaten to sep­arate Etta not only from Nicholas but from her path home . . . forever

Passenger Series:

Book 1 - Passenger

Book 2 - Passenger #2

Book 3 - Passenger #3

This book comes out on January 5th! You can pre-order here.

As I said before, I requested this e-ARC from Netgalley and I was sure I wasn't going to get it... but I did, and I was so happy about it that I had to immediately start this book!

Alexandra Bracken is well known in the BookTube and BookBlog community for her previous series, ‘The Darkest Minds’ series, and while I haven’t read that series I always wanted to read something written by Bracken and this was my chance! And a great one, I might add because the concept of this book is about time travelling which I love! And with all of this, I can honestly say that I had high expectations for ‘Passenger’.

But I was disappointed…

There were a lot of things that I didn't like about this book, and I think I will start with those since this list is bigger than the list of things I actually did like.

First of all, I didn't enjoy Alexandra Bracken’s writing. In the beginning, I was struggling with it because, as a non-native English speaker, there were words and expressions that I couldn’t understand even though I’ve read a lot of books written in English.

Bracken’s writing is really meticulous and she tries to make it as beautiful as possible which doesn’t make it any easier to understand. And you can say that is not the author’s problem, that it is my problem because I am the one who wasn't born in any English speaking country, and I agree with you!

The thing is, in the beginning, the writing was difficult to understand but after a while it got better and I could follow it completely, but then it got boring…

There were a lot of parts that I think it could had been cut out such as internal thoughts that did not lead to anywhere.

Currently Reading: Passenger de Alexandra Bracken

Olá!

Hoje venho-vos mostrar mais uma vez o livro que estou a ler de momento!

O título do livro é "Passenger" da autora Alexandra Bracken, que por acaso é uma estreia para mim, pois nunca li nada dela, embora já tenha ouvido falar boas coisas sobre os seus livros.

Este livro em questão ainda não foi publicado e só será no dia 5 de janeiro de 2016, mas eu consegui acesso ao seu ebook através do Netgalley, e por isso, estou a lê-lo antes mesmo de ele vir oficialmente ao público!

Já o comecei a ler há alguns dias, no entanto ainda não avancei muito por duas distintas razões: a primeira é por a escrita da autora ser bastante detalhada e "bonititnha" o que torna difícil a sua leitura para quem não tem inglês como língua materna, o que é o meu caso, e a segunda razão é por este não ser daqueles livros que nos "agarra" desde o início, e assim sendo, não tenho muita vontade para pegar nele quando tenho algum tempo livre.

Para quem não me segue no Goodreads e não sabe, estou de momento a 34% do livro, o que não é muito sendo que normalmente consigo terminar um livro sem precisar de tantos dias para o ler...

Estou com esperanças de que o resto do livro seja ainda mais interessante (porque mesmo tendo alguns aspetos negativos, o livro é bastante interessante) e que me dê mais vontade de pegar nele!

Review: Finding Audrey - Sophie Kinsella

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I got a copy of this book via Netgalley for free in an exchange for an honest review, so here's my review on this amazing book! Thank you Penguin Random House UK Children's.
P.S. Sorry to all of my portuguese viewers, if you want I can also make a portuguese review of this book ok?


Title: Finding Audrey
Writer: Sophie Kinsella
Published by: Delacorte Books
Pages: 288

Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Shopaholic series comes a terrific blend of comedy, romance, and psychological recovery in a contemporary YA novel sure to inspire and entertain.
An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audrey’s daily life. She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr. Sarah, but when Audrey meets Linus, her brother’s gaming teammate, she is energized. She connects with him. Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way she’s never been able to do with anyone before. As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum, a sweet romantic connection develops, one that helps not just Audrey but also her entire family.

This book comes out on June 4th! You can pre-order here.

I really enjoyed this book! Sophie Kinsella proved with 'Finding Audrey' that she can write the most horrible topics, and still have a humor and delight story.
And that was one of the million things I really enjoyed about it!

This book deals with a fourteen-year-old that suffers from anxiety and depression. And we get to see how it is to deal with those problems.