BOOK REVIEW: Wither by Lauren DeStefano

Title: Wither
Author: Lauren DeStefano
First Published: March 22 2011
Genre: YA, Dystopian, 
Pages: 358
Rating: 5 out of 5

What if you knew exactly when you’d die? By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. A botched effort to create a perfect race has left all males born with a lifespan of 25 years, and females a lifespan of 20 years--leaving the world in a state of panic. Geneticists seek a miracle antidote to restore the human race, desperate orphans crowd the population, crime and poverty have skyrocketed, and young girls are being kidnapped and sold as polygamous brides to bear more children.

When Rhine is sold as a bride, she vows to do all she can to escape. Yet her husband, Linden, is hopelessly in love with her, and Rhine can’t bring herself to hate him as much as she’d like to. He opens her to a magical world of wealth and illusion she never thought existed, and it almost makes it possible to ignore the clock ticking away her short life. But Rhine quickly learns that not everything in her new husband’s strange world is what it seems. Her father-in-law, an eccentric doctor bent on finding the antidote, is hoarding corpses in the basement; her fellow sister wives are to be trusted one day and feared the next; and Rhine has no way to communicate to her twin brother that she is safe and alive.
Together with one of Linden's servants, Gabriel, Rhine attempts to escape just before her seventeenth birthday. But in a world that continues to spiral into anarchy, is there any hope for freedom?

50.000 Hits GIVEAWAY

    50.000 hits on the blog!!!

Let's celebrate for  little bit! Don't steal this moment for me lol

That is it guys!! 50.000 hits on the blog, after a full year of blogging (it's actually 9 months since seriosely blogging,  but I made my blog in November so it's more than a year)

Thank You book lovers for visiting my blog, for commenting on my posts and for following!
You are one awesome people. You know that! ;)

Now, when a blog hits a milestone that means what...?

 A GIVEAWAY!!!

Saying Goodbye...For Now

You know that sad feeling when you finish reading a great book series, and you just want to tear everything apart and cry a little bit because it's over? Well, I didn't. Untill now. 

I've never  fully read a whole series before. I still have to read Requiem ( to finish the Delirium trilogy). I still have to read New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn to finish the Twilight series. I still have to read HP 3,4,5,6 and 7 to finish the Harry Potter series. 

But, I finished reading Uglies... I wish there were more books... 

First, let me introduce you to this series first. Uglies, is a four-book series by {the amazing} Scott Westerfeld. Set in a dystopian future where everyone who looks like we do now (normal) is called Ugly. At age 16 they get a surgery which turns them into Pretties, and pretty brainwashed., aside from everything.

If you've read my self-called reviews of Uglies and Pretties, you would get the idea of how much I loved them. After reading Specials and Extras last week, I decided to do a post with four reviews in one (since Uglies and Pretties didn't get the reviews they deserved) LOL

Now, you'll get to sort of understand why these books amazed me. And you'll understand why I recommend them to every reader. I'll try not to put any big spoilers there, since You'll get to read this books, sometime in your life. Here we go.

UGLIES:

Uglies introduces us with Tally Youngblood, an Ugly. She wants to be a Pretty, and she'll get to be in few months. But, her friend Shay doesn't want it. Tally goes on a big journey in which we discover the new, original and amazing ideas Scott Westerfeld had in his mind. 

Right away, from the first page I got hooked!!! It just purely amazed me the kind of mind (LOL) Westerfeld has. He is so original in his ideas, and so creative. I just... want to be him!

PRETTIES: 

I won't tell a description of this one, since you'll get spoiled. I'll just say that once again, Westerfeld blow my mind away! The book was so addictive!We can see how Tally's character was different from what she was in Uglies. All the ideas that he had, about the Smoke, about the New Pretty Town, about Uglyville are just so original and so creatively beautiful!!!! My favorite scenes were when we found out about the Cutters. ;) You'll now what I mean, when you read it. 

SPECIALS:

I loved Specials so much! I think it was the best one of the original trilogy. Tally was again, different than when she was an Ugly or a Pretty in the first two books! Once again, she and Shay go on a dangerous journey, and start something big, something maybe they didn't want to happen. I LOVED, just loved how the book ended. 

EXTRAS:

In Extras, we are introduced to a brand new characters, this time from a new country from Asia. Three years, after the mind-rain Aya's town is completely changed than what it was before the mind-rain. Now, popularity, fame and celebrety rule. Out of the Uglies series, this one is definitely my favorite one. Here's why. Everything, that happened in Aya's town, is like what we have today. The popular people and the celebreties get everything they want. To stay at the top, they always have to be provocative and make scandals. The book just felt real, you know what I mean? That's why I loved it the most!

There you have it. Uglies, Pretties, Specials and Extras. Four books that you need to read! Must! 

This books aren't just plain YA fiction. They are more than that. Every book is full of "hidden" messages. Uglies and Pretties teach us to be who we are. Not to let someone bigger than us control us, tell us what to do. Specials is very enlightening. If the world keeps doing what we do now, it might lead us to what happened at the Rusty era explained in throughout the series. 

And that is why Uglies is my all time favorite book series!

And yep, I'm saying Goodbye to this series, but just For Now. I'm 100% sure that I'll be rereading it a few more times, just to remind myself of the beautiful times I had reading these books.

I want to thank Scott Westerfeld for writing this books! You're awesome, man! 

Another big thanks to mrs. Mary Ting and mrs. Michelle for giving me the opportunity to read this books!

Finally, thank You, for reading the whole post. LOL You rock!

Book Review: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Title:  Uglies

Author:  Scott Westerfeld

Published:  May 3rd 2011 (reprint)

Genre:  YA, Dystopian, Sci-Fi

Pages: 406

Rating:  5 out of 5

Everybody gets to be supermodel gorgeous. What could be wrong with that? Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license -- for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there.But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever.

note: This is not a typical review. Few months ago Zemmy did the same thing, for her first 5 star book review on this blog. I kind of borrowed the idea from her. lol But this is the only way I can truly describe how i feel about this book.

When I first found out about the Uglies series

When it was ordered few months later

I was waiting for so long to get it. (more than a month)

Than I decided to go to the post office

                                           And there... There was my package with Uglies

I was like

When I finally started reading it

Few pages in

50 pages in

50 more pages in

100 more pages in

Near the end

When I finally finished reading it

When I got the idea to do this kind of ''review''

So, this is my new favorite book. 

5/5 stars 

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Book Review: Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

Title: Pandemonium 

Author: Lauren Oliver

Published: February 28st 2012

Genre: Dystopian, YA

Pages: 375

Rating: 5 out of 5

I'm pushing aside the memory of my nightmare, pushing aside thoughts of Alex, pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school, push, push, push, like Raven taught me to do.The old life is dead.But the old Lena is dead too.I buried her.I left her beyond a fence,behind a wall of smoke and flame.Lauren Oliver delivers an electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Delirium. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite.

My review:
 Pandemonium, was VERY different to Delirium. I loved learning about Lena's life in the Wilds, and finding out about all the secret organisations that were rising up to try and stop the curing of love. It was good, I think, that it wasn't just another book set inside the barriers, because while that's the world I fell in love with, I think everything that needed to be said and everything that needed to take place was said and took place in Delirium, if that makes sense. 

I really liked Lena in this book. I thought she was very brave and made the best of the difficult situations she found herself in. 

Pandemonium is told in two parts that alternate between chapters - Then and Now. Now is her life AFTER everything that happens in the Wilds, and Then is back when she'd just crossed the border, carrying straight on from the end of Delirium. I'd be reading Now, the chapter would end and it would go into Then, and I'd have to carry on reading to find out what happened in the next Now chapter, because, let me warn you, Lauren Oliver likes to end her chapters on cliffhangers... It kept me reading all day! Bravo Mrs. Oliver.

And I know all you people who've read Delirium will be asking about Alex. And I'm not going to say anything about him. I don't want to spoil any of you by mentioning him. I'd just say OMG. ;)

Overall though, I loved Pandemonium. It was a great addition to the series, and the ending is CRUEL. Seriously, Lauren Oliver REALLY knows how to write her cliffhangers. The last word on the last page... Oh. My. Word. If you haven't read Delirium yet, GO READ IT! And then read Pandemonium. And then torture yourself until the third book, Requiem is released. 

                    5/5

Book Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Title: Delirium

Author: Lauren Oliver

Published: February 1st 2011

Genre: Dystopian, YA

Pages: 393

Rating: 5 out of 5

Lena Haloway is content in her safe, government-managed society. She feels (mostly) relaxed about the future in which her husband and career will be decided, and looks forward to turning 18, when she’ll be cured of deliria, a.k.a. love. She tries not to think about her mother’s suicide (her last words to Lena were a forbidden “I love you”) or the supposed “Invalid” community made up of the uncured just beyond her Portland, Maine, border. There’s no real point—she believes her government knows how to best protect its people, and should do so at any cost. But 95 days before her cure, Lena meets Alex, a confident and mysterious young man who makes her heart flutter and her skin turn red-hot. As their romance blossoms, Lena begins to doubt the intentions of those in power, and fears that her world will turn gray should she submit to the procedure. In this powerful and beautifully written novel, Lauren Oliver, the bestselling author of Before I Fall, throws readers into a tightly controlled society where options don’t exist, and shows not only the lengths one will go for a chance at freedom, but also the true meaning of sacrifice. 

My review:

 Delirium is takes place in Portland Maine in a future world where love is considered a disease. The disease is called amor deliria nervosa and scientists perform brain surgery on all citizens when they turn eighteen to cure them of the disease. The main character Lena is just about to turn eighteen, and is looking forward to her procedure. Both of her parents have died, and the cure for deliria did not work on her mother after 3 attempts. Lena’s best friend Hana is starting to rebel against the strict regulated books, music, and curfews they are expected to follow. Lena and Hana are at an after-curfew party when Lena meets up with Alex. They fall hard for each other but of course need to keep their relationship a secret. Unfortunately, Lena’s procedure date comes closer every day they spend together.

The writing in this book is inceredible. Lauren Olivers writing is amazing and very descriptive. The quoting of the Book Of Shhh in the beginning of every chapter is very original. It shows us how cruel is this society and describes the dystopian world perfectly.

One of the strongest bonds in this book is the friendship between Lena and Hana. They are best friends and have all kinds of plans of things they want to do before their procedure is scheduled. They enjoy going running together particularly. Lena worries that her friendship with Hana won’t be the same after the procedure.

The relationship between Alex and Lena is passionete and one of the best pros of Delirium. I never imagined I'd like that aspect of the book that much.

Delirium is part of a trilogy. I've already read Pandemonium and loved it! 

I'd recommend this book to every one, because It's one of my favorite books

                        5/5