Category: In Review

If you don’t know this yet, Ransom Riggs released last month the fourth book in the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series. After 3 years since Library of Souls, he signed a three-book deal to continue with the story for a while longer. For me, Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series are the original three books (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Hollow City, and Library of Souls) the only ones that I read and that I’m going to write about today. These three new books start where Library of Souls left off, but I consider them a new series. All the questions that I had since the first book are answered, so that story is closed. Therefore, these three new books are a new story told in a different setting with the same character and in the same world. For someone that loves this series they are gold, but for me, …

My relationship with The 100 started off in 2014 shortly after the conclusion of the first season. I was series-less, and a friend recommended me to watch it, and I binged the all thing in two days (just because I had to sleep). Although, I can’t remember when did I become aware the show was based on a book by Kass Morgan. Since then, all I ever wanted to do was to pick up the book. However, you don’t need to do much research to discover that both stories mostly have the name in common and nothing else. And this was a risk for me. I was completely in love with the TV series, and I didn’t want to lose that love for finding the books better or the other way around. Bottom line, I didn’t want the story of one influenced my opinion on the other. So, even after …

Just to make sure, I advise you that this review is full of spoilers! I dedicated a special post to talk about in depth of my thoughts and feeling towards the book Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia as I have a lot to say about it, and not all are great things. For a spoiler-free review of this book, please read this post. I have to say that it’s quite a tricky review to do. I had a hard time to decide how many stars to give it on Goodreads because I either loved it and hated it. I went in this book expecting a 5-star read, loving it from cover to cover, and wouldn’t shut up about it, and came out slightly disappointed. I read this book in 4 days, and it wasn’t in less time because, after 300 pages, things started to annoy me a bit. …

 Author: Francesca Zappia Publisher: Greenwillow Books (HarperCollins Imprint) Year: 2017 Pages: 385 In the real-world, Eliza is shy, friendless, and considered for most people, weird. But online she has an alter persona with an established fanbase. She is LadyConstelation, the anonymous creator of the webcomic Monstrous Sea that took the internet by storm. There is fanfic made out of her work, forums where every fan of the webcomic goes to hang out, and plenty of friendly nametags that she can call friends. Eliza can’t imagine the real world will ever be as amazing has the one she created online, until the day she meets Wallace. Despite pleasant to the eye, he is also a major fan of Monstrous Sea, but he doesn’t know that she is actually the creator. This book… where should I start with this book… I think, first of all, I have to explain my expectations going …

It took me almost two months to read it, but I finally finished The Nightmare by Lars Kepler. The power couple known to be the best writers of the hour of nordic crime stories have managed to create a very successful series following the detective Joona Lina while he unravels the most twisted crimes Sweden has ever seen. The Nightmare is the second book after The Hypnotist, and already with 5 more books ahead of it. From the look of it, the series seems pretty good, and I’m not going to say otherwise. Original Title: Paganinikontraktet Author: Lars Kepler Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Year: 2012 Pages: 528 A drowned young woman is discovered on an abandoned pleasure boat drifting by the Stockholm archipelago. Strangely, her clothes are dry, but the autopsy report shows her lungs are filled with water. The next day, a man turns up dead, hanging from a lamp hook …

It’s been almost two and a half months since I read and saw Ready Player One and I’m finally ready to talk about it. I’m sure you know the feeling of loving a story so much and being so invested in the world and the characters that it hurts. You just want to read it all, no matter if it’s getting to the end because you only care about knowing the whole story. And then… BAM! A punch right in the feelings. There isn’t anything else to discover, no more story. Then you realise the world is not real, the characters aren’t real, and that real life sucks, now you are upset. And it gets painful to remember that nothing is real. So, instead of keep crawling back inside the book, I prefer to move on and then, after a while, I can talk non stop about it without any …

To tell you the truth, I wasn’t planning on writing this post. Thirteen Reasons Why isn’t one of my favourite show by far. I think the series started nicely, but towards the end, it got less impressive. Yet, I was interested in watching the second season to see what was going to happen next. I binge watched it in two days (from Friday afternoon to Saturday night), and I wish I hadn’t seen the last episode. I don’t feel this new season is a waste of time since it’s very entertaining and full of drama. Although, it’s not a good source of awareness and a proper portrait of mental health issues.

Author: Ruth Hogan   Publisher: Two Roads   Year: 2017   Pages: 336 Since Spring has officially started, there isn’t better book to celebrate this season as The Keeper of Lost Things. You might think “what do the lost objects have to do with Spring?” Well, everything and starting with the cover! This book is like a flower, it starts off as a little bud and slowly grows day by day. And since is Spring some days are beautiful and sunny, and others are rainy and gloomy. Although, that doesn’t stop it from blooming into a beautiful flower.

Author: Joanna Bolouri Publisher: Quercus Publishing Year: 2018 Pages: 336 Sometimes you read a book that gets you more and more excited by each sentence as the end approaches, and then you turn the page and find a blank one. You keep going back and forward with that single sheet of paper until your brain realises the book is over. Then you get up, slowly stepping away from the book and you start shouting

* This post might contain affiliated links. To know more visit my Disclaimer page.   Author: Joanna Bolouri  Publisher: Quercus Publishing  Year: 2014  Pages: 400 Today, I’m doing a very special review. I read this book last month, and it won my heart. From a moment to another, it became my all-time favourite book. You know a book is good when even before you finish it you already and to reread it. And since we are starting a new year, there isn’t a more appropriate time to read this gem than now – at least I know I will. Grab a copy, a bucket of popcorn and sit comfortably, while you laugh out loud at all Phoebe’s adventures. Phoebe has been single for over a year since she found her ex-boyfriend in bed with another woman. After a multiple glasses of wine and long talks with her best friend Lucy, …

Last year, I started writing a post reviewing The Shannara Chronicles, although I came to the realization that I didn’t have anything positive or exciting that was worth doing a review of. At some point, I was bored and even mad while writing so I ended up scrap it. Although this time the show took a 180º degree change for better and I think is time to bring back my thoughts on season 1 comparing with season 2. Update (8th March 2018): Unfortunately, until further notice, The Shannara Chronicles won’t have a third season. Spike Tv has cancelled any possibility of broadcasting another season, although the producer of the series is currently trying to get along with other networks that would want to. It’s nice to know they haven’t given up on the series and are trying everything to deliver a season 3 to the fans. The story starts with …