Category: Young Adult

Dystopia, Home, Young Adult

Review: Glass Sword (Red Queen#2) by Victoria Aveyard

tanazmasaba

glass-sword

23174274

Ratings: ☕☕☕☕☕ (5/5)

SEE GOODREADS BLURB HERE

Trigger Warning: contains some scenes of graphic violence and torture. PG-13 

This is my review for the second book of the Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard. Do not read this review if you have not read the previous book, as this review contains spoilers from the previous book. To see my review of Red Queen, click here.

If I thought Red Queen was “sweet” torture–you know, the kind of book that is really bad for your emotional stability but so addictive that you can’t help but want to keep reading it–then Glass Sword was, simply put, pure devastation. This book wrecked me, left emotional scars that will take a long time to heal, and made me have trust issues. Victoria Aveyard does not pull any punches, so if you are planning on picking this book up, readers beware: you are in for abrasive, ruthless protagonists, a violent psychopathic antagonist, and of course let’s not forget the disastrous fates of some beloved characters from the previous book.

Continue reading “Review: Glass Sword (Red Queen#2) by Victoria Aveyard” →

Dystopia, Home, Young Adult

Review: Ignite Me (Shatter Me#3) by Tahereh Mafi

tanazmasaba

Ignite Me 1

This is my review of the third and final installment of the Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi. To see my review of the previous books, click here (book 1) and here (book 2).

SEE GOODREADS BLURB HERE

Review: ☕☕☕☕(4/5)

That awkward moment when you are supposed to review a book but it’s so incredibly, inexpressibly great that you really have no idea how to articulate your thoughts so you could explain the magic that this book is.

tumblr_m4cw81PuUa1r1vcx3

Ignite Me by  Tahereh Mafi was everything I wanted it to be, which is to say a lot because my expectations for this book was probably as high as Mt. Everest. After the way Unravel Me ended, I couldn’t help but want to see how the writer ties it all up in the last and final book of the series. Safe to say, I was not disappointed at all.

Continue reading “Review: Ignite Me (Shatter Me#3) by Tahereh Mafi” →

Home, Retellings, Young Adult

Review: A Thousand Nights by E. K. Johnston

tanazmasaba

ATN REVIEW.jpg

SEE GOODREADS BLURB HERE

Rating: 4/5 ☕☕☕☕

Last week I reviewed The Wrath and The Dawn by Renee Ahdeih, a retelling of the classic One Thousand and One Nights story, and I found myself having a rather negative unpopular opinion about it. Deciding that it would be best if TWATD and I parted our ways before our relationship could become more toxic, I chose to try my luck with E.K. Johnston’s A Thousand Nights instead. And I have a lot to say about it.

Continue reading “Review: A Thousand Nights by E. K. Johnston” →

Home, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Thriller, Young Adult

ARC Review: Rose Petal Graves by Olivia Wildenstein

tanazmasaba

ROSE PETAL GRAVES

I recieved this book for free from the publishers in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

Ratings: 2/5 ☕☕

SEE GOODREADS BLURB HERE

There. I did it again. I fell for a book with a pretty cover, and now I want back the 6 precious hours of my life I wasted reading a book with loosely tied plot, an irritating and selfish protagonist, and unrealistic bland characters I couldn’t care less about.

tumblr_inline_o260e0ZWrz1rei9lp_500

Continue reading “ARC Review: Rose Petal Graves by Olivia Wildenstein” →

Dystopia, Home, sci-fi, Young Adult

Fracture Me (Shatter Me #2.5) by Tahereh Mafi

tanazmasaba

17331518

SEE GOODREADS BLURB HERE

Ratings:  ☕☕☕ (3/5)

This is gonna be a very, very short review because of the following reasons:

  1. I officially hate Adam
  2. Adam is such an asshat!
  3. I really, really thought about shipping Adiette at the beginning of the series but Adam’s  attitude towards Juliette changed my mind.
  4. Adam is such a pessimist
  5. Adam is…okay you know what? I think I need a new reason: Fracture Me is too short a book for me to write my usual 1k+ words review.

Continue reading “Fracture Me (Shatter Me #2.5) by Tahereh Mafi” →

Dystopia, Home, Young Adult

Review: Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me#2)

tanazmasaba

 

This review will be rather short and lacking my usual mess of gif due to my neck injury (in case you don’t know, I had a car accident 3 weeks ago and I’m still in recovery. Nothing too serious, just ligament damage at the back of my neck). 

 


13104080

SEE GOODREADS BLURB HERE

Ratings:  ☕☕☕☕ (4/5)

Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi is the second book of the amazing Shatter Me series and takes place about two weeks after the events of the first book. If you want, you can read my review of Shatter Me here.

I won’t lie, while Unravel Me was just as beautifully written as its prequel–Tahereh Mafi continues to amaze me with her brilliant, poetic,

Continue reading “Review: Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me#2)” →

Dystopia, Home, Retellings, Young Adult

Review: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

tanazmasaba

17878931

Ratings:  ☕☕☕☕☕ (5/5)

SEE  GOODREADS BLURB HERE

Excuse me while I collect my thoughts.

fangirl in public 2

I’ve been struggling to write this review without fangirling and failed five times. Just thinking about this story is making me feel tingly and excited inside! Unique, captivating and unforgettable, Victoria Aveyard’s debut novel Red Queen is a must-read for…well…everyone.

Continue reading “Review: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard” →

Historical Fiction, Home, Mystery & Thriller, Thriller, Young Adult

Review: These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly

tanazmasaba

24187925

 

Ratings:  ☕☕☕☕☕ (5/5)

SEE GOODREADS BLURB HERE

  • An incredibly brave, kick-ass heroine torn between doing right by her family and pursuing her own dreams? Check.
  • Struggle for feminism and freedom? Check
  • A filthy rich, high society family with dirty secrets and skeletons in their closets? Check.
  • A fast-paced, cardiac arrest inducing mystery? Check.
  • Swoon worthy, bittersweet romance? Check.

If you like all of the above, then you are bound to fall in love with Jennifer Donnelly’s These Shallow Graves–an epic, thrilling, page-turner story about an elite young woman who gives up all the glamour of her high profile life in the pursuit of truth and justice.

I-just-finished-the-most-wonderful-story

I did. I really did. In fact, this book was so wonderful that I’m having an extremely hard time writing this review. How am I ever going to sum up the perfection this novel is in a 1000+ word review?

Continue reading “Review: These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly” →

Dystopia, Home, Self-Published/Indie, Young Adult

ARC Review: Chained (Cage of Lies #1) By Susanne Valenti

tanazmasaba

Ratings: ☕☕☕

26731477

READ BLURB HERE

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

Normally I’m very reluctant when it comes to reading self-published or “indie” books because previous experiences weren’t exactly positive. While Chained by Susanne Valenti may not be on my top 10 list, it’s certainly much better than most self-published books I have ever read.

The Writing: One of the things that drew me in about this book was the writing—it was quite simple, but the world-building was amazing. I particularly loved the description of Harbor City; the imagery was incredibly vivid and I could easily picture the complex system of skyscrapers and connecting towers in my head. In fact, one of the strongest points of the book was the way the surroundings and the events were described—for most of the book, the writing was so lifelike that it was easy to dive in to the dystopian world the book was set in.

Continue reading “ARC Review: Chained (Cage of Lies #1) By Susanne Valenti” →