BOOK REVIEW { Prodigy, by Marie Lu

book synopsis:

Prodigy begins with Day and June traveling to the military city of Las Vegas to make contact with the Patriots. Day acts like he is a drunk soldier to hide his injured leg in order not to blow his cover; June acts as his consort. When they arrive in Vegas they are shocked by an announcement from the Republic government that the supreme leader, the Elector Primo, has died. According to regulation, the Elector's successor, in this case his son Anden, immediately assumes office without a period of mourning.

yes. YES. I HAVE FINALLY READ THIS.

I HAVE NO WORDS. IM SCREAMING. MY FEELINGS.

I LOVED the first book but this one does NOT stay behing AT ALL. maybe it's even better.

it has:

• new characters
• depeened the republic/patriots/colonies complex
• is really fast paced
• i loved how the plot enrolled, plus how things added up to eachother
• METIAS AND THOMAS HOLY SHIT I'M SCREAMING
• IT WAS hearbreaking. especially that ending.
• day.

going into !!SPOILERS!!: 

my gods. i loved this book a lot. i found myself glued to the book. some things caught me off guard, like the appearance of Anden, the fact that Metias was in love with Thomas. (which made me squeal reAL HARD as a fangirl). Tess pissed me off, even tho i loved her in the first book. The Patriots. The colonies. Kaede. oh man, if i haven't read this in my tablet, i would probably throw it across the room when she died. we got to see Eden again.  plus Day and June's relationship through this book. how they had arguments but they were there for eachother. THE PAPERCLIP RING. TH E PA P ER C LI P RI NG I REPEAT -- just to break my fucking heart in the end. oh Day, my poor Day. i'm so SO sad and i fear for him in the next book.

I can't wait to see how the republic will evolve now. what will happen to them; to their loved ones. i'm even fearing for Ollie's well being.

I cAN'T wait to read Champion.But do i want to read it now? no. my feelings are overwhelming me. crushed.

god dammit marie lu and her amazing books.

 my opinion:

★★★★★

REVIEW: Heroes of Olympus Boxset + FIRST YOUTUBE VIDEO

hello lovelies! Alex here.

I decided to FINALLY make a review for my HOO hardcover boxset! :) This will also add up to the video I made! ~

♥ DETAILS:

• Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

• Format: Hardback | 2404 pages

• Dimensions: 224mm x 224mm x 147mm | 4,196g

• Publication date: 7 October 2014

• ISBN 10: 1484720725

• ISBN 13: 9781484720721

The Heroes of Olympus is a pentalogy of young adult fiction novels by Rick Riordan which collectively form a sequel to Percy Jackson & the Olympians. The final entry in the series, The Blood of Olympus, was published on October 7, 2014. 

The Heroes of Olympus is centered around a prophecy, introduced in The Last Olympian (last book in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians book series), that predicted seven demigods would unite to protect the earth from Gaea, who plans to destroy it.

♥

• i ordered this at BookDepository for ~80€  (79,xx€ to be exact)
• took me 10 business days to arrive - ~3 weeks.
• the box it came in was HUGE. full of bubble wrap and it was nice and the set had no imperfections, nothing molded, everything was perfect. nothing was harmed. so very nice shipping .

so, on to the books! 

if you haven't noticed already, i'm artsie af. i LOVE the cover designs for these covers. you have no idea HOW MUCH. I own the first three books, until The Mark of Athena, in paperback, UK covers. but i just. i HAD to get these ones. so instead of spending €20 in buying HoH and BoO & later on buying these, i decided to go straight and buy these. they were a gift from being an honour student! so thanks mom :) ♥

i absolutely love John Rocco's artwork plus Rick Riordan is my writing god. I loved PJO and loved this series as well. 

the hardcovers are really good quality, and they fit perfectly in the box and ugh they're just so pretty and soft. i literally couldn't stop touching them for DAYS ! (i may worship them everyday. who knows.)

once i finish all the books i'll be doing a review of the series! :)

also here's my first youtube video! any criticism is very welcome!

please tell me how to improve myself! ♥♥

Thank you so much for reading <3
♥ don't forget to smile today ♥,
Alex xx

My experience with BOOKDEPOSITORY !

ayo everyone! i'm going to talk about my experience with the amazing website:

at first I had my doubts and questions. I mean, is it safe?

is it true?

is shipping really free?

and yES. IT IS REAL.

let's discuss about my experience.

First of all I want you to know this is not sponsored by any means, I’m just doing a review on my experience with this website as I actually searched a lot before actually buying from it.

Okay so, late May 2015, I order a book at Book Depository.com . 

warning: it was on .COM and not in the UK one. I think that one doesn’t even exist anymore but I saw a lot of complaining about both sites, so I thought about clearing that up too.

I ordered the book on May 14th and paid it with Paypal. 

(it was my first experience with paypal)

The book was dispatched on the may 18th. 

I found it quite fast compared to my local store, plus it was my first order ever there, so I had no idea how fast it would arrive.

Everything was running smooth and, as it says in the website, I was expecting at least 4 business days for it to arrive. (For Europe)

However, it only arrived on the 10th day. I was confused because if I’m from Europe, it should’ve arrived from 4 to 8 business days. It arrived 2 days late, but I was glad it arrived at all. 

It was in a very good condition! The package was nice sealed but easy to tear apart.  Here's a few pictures:

so, it was quite a small order, still took a few to arrive.

I was so thrilled i went hardcore and ordered something BIG.

I ordered The Heroes of Olympus boxset.

It took 3 weeks to arrive but oh boy. It was huge!

everything went okay. It arrived in extremely good condition.

Therefore, my experience has been quite fantastic with this website.

I'm loving it to bits! So I would surely recommend it to anyone.

It is a trustworthy website, the only con is how late stuff can arrive.

still, it gets it for the quality!

The Murder Complex { BOOK REVIEW

book synopsis:

An action-packed, blood-soaked, futuristic debut thriller set in a world where the murder rate is higher than the birthrate. For fans of Moira Young’s Dust Lands series, La Femme Nikita, and the movie Hanna.
Meadow Woodson, a fifteen-year-old girl who has been trained by her father to fight, to kill, and to survive in any situation, lives with her family on a houseboat in Florida. The state is controlled by The Murder Complex, an organization that tracks the population with precision.
The plot starts to thicken when Meadow meets Zephyr James, who is—although he doesn’t know it—one of the MC’s programmed assassins. Is their meeting a coincidence? Destiny? Or part of a terrifying strategy? And will Zephyr keep Meadow from discovering the haunting truth about her family?

okay so this book was kind of a deception to me. I have very controversial feelings about this book, and I still don't know if I actually enjoyed it or not.

as a first book, i think it was great! however i felt something was off. 

i didn't like the writing that much, plus, the plot got kind of confusing and very ???? in the end ??? i had to reread a LOT. or maybe that's just me being dumb.

there are so many things that i would love to be explained, but unfortunately they did not...

i also didn't get that much of a connection with Meadow. Zephyr, however, i really liked him and i felt him changing over the book.

it was NOT that great but it was also NOT that bad. i'm actually curious and i might even read The Death Code in the future!

 my opinion:

★★★✩✩

Legend by Marie Lu { BOOK REVIEW

hello lovelies! so this will be my first post here and we'll talk about this gorgeous book, which i've read on the april 24th.

book synopsis:

What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem. 

From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths—until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.

okay so this. this fucking book.

i literally picked it up as a joke. like, seriously. 

but damn. damn son.

when i first picked it up, i was expecting some YA usual stuff. but no.

by the first chapters i was captivated and??? when i realized?? i finished the book ???? i was so sAD

i completely fell in love with it. it was beautiful and i enjoyed every single little part of it! as soon as i picked it up, i couldn't let it down.

i felt like this book was different from others dystopians YA i've read. and that, that makes me glad.

my favourite characters? hmm. Day. I loved Day so, sO SO MUCH. ANOTHER FICTIONAL CRUSH TO MY COLLECTION *SCREAM OF AGONY*

although i felt like the romance in it was kind of... weird? i can't wait to pick up the second book!

 my opinion:

★★★★★

(more like 4,5/5)