Thursday Thoughts

XVI

by:

Julia Karr

Genre: Dystopian YA

In the future, the legal age is sixteen. To mark this event, everyone gets the required law-issued "XVI" tattoo on their wrist.

Most girls can't wait to be sixteen, to be legal.

Nina isn't one of them. There's a nagging voice in the back of her mind that constantly tells her something isn't right with the world and that she is different. But, she can't stop herself from turning sixteen and all she can do is hope that her life continues being as normal as it can be for the situation the world is in.

Then, with one brutal strike and life-changing event, Nina's normal life is shattered. She discovers that nothing she believed about her life is true.

This novel is full of very realistic politics, society, and technology. It makes you think. The plot is rich and wonderfully developed. The characters are realistic and easily connected to, and details are nicely done to provide great imagery. For me, this was more than just another entertainment novel... but an intellectual reading material as well. I highly recommend this.

4.5 stars

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My apologies that it took me awhile to make a new post. I've been quite ill the past couple of weeks and then my laptop recently had a virus that put it out of comission for a bit until I could get it fixed. Things seem to be getting back in order now, though, I believe. I appreciate the patience. :)

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Currently reading:

Radiant Shadows

(Melissa Marr)

March's reading list:

Bones of Faery - Janni Lee Simner

Iron Witch - Karen Mahoney

Lover Mine - J.R. Ward

Thinking Back Thursday

I do not like them,
Sam-I-Am.
I do not like
Green eggs and ham.


I was four years old when I started reading on my own. And I still remember my first book: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. It had been a Christmas gift from my father, who had helped teach me to read by reading to me every night before. That book became absolutely precious to me... and later the memories even moreso due to more personal reasons. To this day, it is still listed as my favorite childhood story. I can recite it from memory. Haha!

Today's "think-back" question:

What was your first childhood book when you learned to read? Did it become a lifetime favorite/hold a special place in your heart?

Temptation Tuesday

In honor of Melissa Marr's and Richelle Mead's releases today, I figured that I would share an excerpt from each, the Wicked Lovely series (Melissa Marr), and The Dark Swan series (Richelle Mead).

Focus. Something was wrong. Focus. She bit her cheek,
hard. Then she said, "I gave you your dance, and you gave me your word. I know what I want from you..."He ran his fingers through her hair. "What can I give you, Aislinn?
Shall I weave flowers in your hair?"He opened his hand, letting go of her hair. An iris blossom sat in the
palm of his hand. "Shall I bring you necklaces of gold? Delicacies mortals can only dream of? I'll do all those things anyway. Don't waste your wish.""No. I don't want any of that, Keenan." She stepped back, putting more
distance between them, trying to ignore the cry of gulls that she heard under the rhythm of waves."I just want you to leave me alone. That's all."He sighed, and she wanted to weep at how sad she suddenly felt.Faery tricks, it's all faery tricks.

Pg 220- Wicked Lovely, Melissa Marr

More than gentry lounged around, however. Spirits and sprites and trowes and wraithes were also in attendance, along with an assortment of Otherworld creatures. The monsters of human imagining, side by side with magical refugees who had immigrated to this world.
I wondered then if any other shaman had been this far into gentry society. I remembered Roland's warning, that I could be taken right into the heart of their world.
If only our kind had some sort of scholarly journal. The Journal of Shamanic Assassination and Otherworldly Encounters. I could have used this "research" to write a compelling article with my fellow professionals.

Pg 85-86- Storm Born, Richelle Mead (Adult series- it is erotica. haha)

You can visit both authors' sites at:

http://www.richellemead.com/

http://www.melissa-marr.com/

In other news, I'd like to know something about my readers.

Tell me:

Who are your favorite authors? :)

*The Bookaholic*

Saturday Segment

Today I purchased two books:

I'm looking forward to reading both of these. The cover art for The Iron Witch is amazing- as well as the synopsis- and XVI sounds like it would be intriguing, even though it is out of my usual reading style perhaps. Nonetheless, I'm anticipating the arrival of these two so that I can devour them and then review them. ;)

This coming week on Tuesday, the 22nd, there are two other books that will be released. I've been waiting quite a while for them so I'm really excited!

Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr: The 5th and final installment for the Wicked Lovely series.

Iron Crowned by Richelle Mead: The 3rd installment of the Dark Swan series.

I highly recommend both of these series sets. :)

That is all for this round of Saturday Segment. Thank you for visiting!

*The Bookaholic*