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Monday, December 24, 2012

Top 10 of 2012: best 10 books

I loved last year event. Here we go again . today i'll post my top books of 2012// sorry breaking rules but could not pick 10

Contemporary

i loved this book . sad but happy Matt got to know a bit about brother TJ. Its an army book. It shows that stereo types are wrong especially for a certain group. THERE are also biracial couples and every character even the minor ones have let a impression left . good or left. pls read this book . pls.

A army book as well . Am i seeing a patron. This is about Travis, a teen us army afganistan veteran. A war can cause trauma. And i''m happy Travis has support from someone special. There is also mention of the same group. pls read this one too

This takes right after the 2nd world war. its m/m so that could be a hinderance for some ppl. it has YA crossover appeal. But more for adult YA readers. i loved how the story was resolved and the lovers fixed each others.

a 2012 under hyped book . A great gritty and dark contemp. THE four teens changed for better or worse. pls read it .pls. i can't wait to read her debut.

FANTASY and PARANORMAL

THE 470 pages flew by and it has one of the sweetest couples or could be couple in YA. The oldest book in this list. I just love the characters and the bad dude was scary.Fantasy fans should read it.

THERE are a few Persephone retellings. This is the only one that interested me and WOOH. EVERY emotion was evoked in me. FROM how the story was build . THE past and present. THE prologue , that bleeping ending and prologue. need book 2.

A fairy tale envisioning.DARK morbid and a great ride.GREAt scenery and i can't wait to re read it and have my own finished copy and Allysa is kickass sk8trgirl.

OUT of body travel , a biracial couple and body snatching oo. THE gorgeous cover matches the inside. A slow building romance and great characters

Murder mystery, Prince and the pauper story. Modern setting with Angels. Great plot with 3 point of views. Believable male protagonist and sweet romance. This shows even celebs can write great novels. I can't wait for book 2.

LOVED the russian fantasy elements and read it from cover to cover. THE characters were awesome especialy Zoya. The plot is definitely not overwhelmed by the romance and I really felt that it was intertwined nicely.NEED BOOK2

i'm breaking a rule now

A bleak USA that could be true in the future . *shiver*. i LOVED ember and chase got to trust each other again.CHASE was the star of this book. I have a crush on Chase SWOON. He's so dangerous and amazing and I <3 him. ha ha. A little fan boying didn;t hurt anyone

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Review: Article 5 by Kristen Simmons

Article 5 (Article 5 #1)
by Kristen Simmons
Published by Tor Teen

Date Publication : January 31st 2012

Rating: 4/5

Synopsis: New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned.
The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes.
There are no more police—instead, there are soldiers. There are no more fines for bad behavior—instead, there are arrests, trials, and maybe worse. People who get arrested usually don't come back.
Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller is old enough to remember that things weren’t always this way. Living with her rebellious single mother, it’s hard for her to forget that people weren’t always arrested for reading the wrong books or staying out after dark. It’s hard to forget that life in the United States used to be different.
Ember has perfected the art of keeping a low profile. She knows how to get the things she needs, like food stamps and hand-me-down clothes, and how to pass the random home inspections by the military. Her life is as close to peaceful as circumstances allow.
That is, until her mother is arrested for noncompliance with Article 5 of the Moral Statutes. And one of the arresting officers is none other than Chase Jennings…the only boy Ember has ever loved.

My thoughts

Cover:One of my Love at First sightcovers.Crumbled socity and it's perfectly pictured. A teenage girl and a boy on a hill and what looks like a wartorn Chicago is in sight down below.

Book:The cover drew[but you all know that right now ^-^]since i saw it last year early august.I was pinning to read was so happy to see there were arc giveaways but 99% of those only USA allowed so i took matters into my own hands and emailed a review request to Tor publishing and fingers crossed of course. So happy they aproved[ a e-arc is still an arc]It was worth the trouble[ asking and wishing]

Wartorn America. Everything changed.Crumbled cities, broken down houses and broken lives. The bill of rights are condemned and the moral statues are declared.Say adieu to freewill.

With the SOPA/PIPA and now ACtA ; controlling the new for 'our own good'.Article 5 seems very real and could happen in the near future.No nature disasters but a war caused the fall, the doctrine. Realistically scary is the world building.The writing was so so aaah.I imagined every scene clearly.

Ember a 17 year old [i so love that name] in violation of article 5 is taken[imprisoned] and brought to a rehabilitation center. Scared as heck but grew immensely within her being scared she became fiery and would do everything in her being to escape , survive.

Chase a broken down soldier.The one who imprisoned her under direct orders.I would jump into this tale to just to say 'Everything is stark and dark right now but things will be OK , don't know when but it's gonna be OK, there's a silver lining out there'.

There love is what i call true love no matter how rocky and bumpy it was believe you me , it was.And not a wishy-washy YA insta-love.Discovering secrets that can hurt both. Her trying to trust and love him all over again.

I highly recommend Article 5.A dystopia what could be real in not so far future. A good thing today is Article 5's book birthday[ trows internet confetti]Hope you all check it out

thanks to Tor teen for approving my request

songs that fits perfectly with this book and do generate a atmosphere.