Waiting on Wednesday - The Young Elites by Marie Lu

  Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by  Breaking the Spine  showcasing upcoming books that we are waiting, often impatiently, to be released.

My WoW pick this week is....



The Young Elites (The Young Elites #1)
by Marie Lu
Expected Release Date: October 7th 2014
Published by Putnam Juvenile
Hardcover, 368 pages
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Description (from Goodreads)

I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside.

Top Ten Tuesday - Authors I Own The Most Books From

 Top Ten Tuesday is hosted over at  The Broke and the Bookish, and for this weeks topic it's Top Ten Authors I Own The Most Books From.


Stephen King 3

  I went through a bit of a Stephen King faze in high school and for a short time after. These are the three that I still have.


Marissa Meyer 3

  I love Marissa Meyer's writing so much! I own all three books in the Lunar Chronicles.

Anne Rice 4

  I gobbled up all of the Anne Rice books that were available at my public library about 9 years ago or so. These were the 4 that I bought and still own.


Katie Hamstead 4

  I loved Katie Hamstead's take on ancient Egypt's 18th dynasty and own all the books in the Kiya trilogy (one is even signed =D), plus one other.

George R. R. Martin 5

Of course I own allof the books in the Song of Ice and Fire series, I'm a huge fan.

Danielle Steel 5

  Here is another author that I used to binge read. These five are my favorites, so I held on to them.

Jennifer L. Armentrout 7

  I had heard so many good things about JLA's books that I bought the first in the Lux series, loved it, then bought the rest, then the first 3 in the Covenant series.♥


J. K. Rowling 7

My Harry's are my magical treasures. My precious. My favourite series ever!

Cassandra Clare 8

After a long reading slump, Cassandra Clare helped me find my love of books again with her two series- The Infernal Devices and The Mortal Instruments. I'm only missing one of the books.

V. C. Andrews 12

  These guys are in a safe place at my dad's house. I painstaking hunted each one of these down at book swaps, used bookstores and libraries for many years of my teenage life. I will probably never part with them.

  What's on your shelf? Fill me in :-D 

Review - Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau

Graduation Day (The Testing #3)
by Joelle Charbonneau
Release Date: June 17th 2014
Published by HMH Books for Young Readers
Hardcover, 304 pages
Goodreads
My Rating - ✯ ✯ ✯ 

Description

  In book three of the Testing series, the United Commonwealth wants to eliminate the rebel alliance fighting to destroy The Testing for good. Cia is ready to lead the charge, but will her lethal classmates follow her into battle?

Feature & Follow - Favourite TV Series

  The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Rachel of  Parajunkee’s View  and Alison of Alison Can Read . Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it’ll allow us to show off more new blogs! The purpose of this meme is to find and gain new followers. So follow me and I will follow you =)

This Weeks Question/ Topic

What is your favourite TV series that you can watch over and over again on Netflix?

Waiting on Wednesday - Rooms by Lauren Oliver

 Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by  Breaking the Spine  showcasing upcoming books that we are waiting, often impatiently, to be released. Hey guys, I tried out something new with this Waiting on Wednesday post. Hope you like it =D

My WoW pick this week is....



Rooms
by Lauren Oliver
Expected Release Date: September 23rd 2014
Published by Ecco
Hardcover, 320 pages
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Description (from Goodreads)

The New York Times bestselling author of Before I Fall and the Delirium trilogy makes her brilliant adult debut with this mesmerizing story in the tradition of The Lovely Bones, Her Fearful Symmetry, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane—a tale of family, ghosts, secrets, and mystery, in which the lives of the living and the dead intersect in shocking, surprising, and moving ways.

Review - Queen of Hearts: The Wonder by Colleen Oakes

The Wonder (Queen of Hearts Saga #2)
by Colleen Oakes
Published by SparkPress
ARC edition
Goodreads
My Rating - ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯

Description

An Exiled Princess.
An Ancient Tribe.
A Dangerous Stranger with Unknown Loyalties.

 Dinah, the former Princess of Wonderland Palace, has been chased into the wilds of Wonderland after the brutal murder of her brother and the ruin of her impending crown. Now, as her half-sister Vittiore sits on the throne beside her Father, the brutal King of Hearts, Dinah finds herself alone in the forbidding Twisted Wood with only Morte, a homicidal beast, for company.

 Hunted by the King and his army of Cards, Dinah struggles to evade those who long for her head, including Cheshire, the King’s clever advisor, who is slowly tightening his grasp around her. Spurred on by her rising terror, the former Princess finds herself at the center of a web of conspiracy reaching far beyond the Palace and deep into the mysterious Yurkei mountain tribes.
Even with the balance of an entire Kingdom at stake, Dinah knows something that her allies and enemies do not: that the most dangerous conflict of all has already begun as she battles the enticing rage that beckons her ever closer as love slips further from her grasp.

 The second book in the bestselling and award-winning Queen of Hearts Saga, The Wonder takes readers back to the most wondrous and curious places in Wonderland, and continues this darkly addictive tale featuring one of the most infamous villains of all time.

 But be warned…not every fairy tale has a happy ending.
This is the story of a princess who became a villain.

My Review

   This was a fabulous sequel to Queen of Hearts: The Crown. Instead of living in the posh palace in Wonderland Proper, we find Dinah on the run, being hunted down for a murder she didn't commit, in the Twisted Wood. 

  I was captivated with Colleen Oakes' excellent, flowing writing. The pacing was nice and steady with something always happening to keep this reader happy. I was impressed with the character development as we probed further into this saga, and loved the new characters that were introduced.

   Dinah definitely is one tough cookie but, I can see how these events eventually attribute to her becoming the cold hearted, off with their head's shouting woman we all know from the classic Alice in Wonderland story. I could almost feel the maliciousness seeping into her during the final moments of this story. Still, I seriously had some feels for this girl. Somehow this author has changed my opinion of this future Red Queen.

   Unlike the first novel in this saga, this one leaves the reader with a clean cut, satisfying ending. Especially after all of the juicy tidbits that were revealed, answering all of my questions that carried over from book #1. But the ending will still leave you wanting more of Dinah's story. I really need to get my hands on the next installment asap.

I give this a 5 out of 5 stars. 

* I received a copy on this novel, in exchange for an honest review.