Diary of a Book Maniac: Romance

, by Alyssa

Adult

Review: Hush, Hush

Author: Becca Fitzpatrick

Series: Hush, Hush #1

Published: October 13, 2010

Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR

391 pages (Paperback)

Summary:

When Nora and Patch are forced together as lab partners, Nora would rather fall to her death than put up with his elusive answers to her questions, his teasing, and his infuriatingly handsome face and hypnotizing eyes. It seems Patch was put on earth just to drive her crazy.

But before long, Nora's defenses start to break down as her curiosity about Patch heats up. Why does he always seem to be wherever she is and know exactly what she's thinking? How does he know what to say to both attract and repulse her? And what is up with those V-shaped scars on his chiseled back?

As their connection grows stronger, Nora's own life becomes increasingly fragile. Nora needs to decide: Is Patch the one who wants to do her harm or the one who will keep her safe? Has she fallen for one of the fallen?

Review:

Don't base your judgment on the reviews of others, if you haven't read the book yet. Yes, I do admit that I judged this book based on the reviews I've read about it so I had second thoughts whether I should read this or not but then I told myself, "Every book deserves a chance to be read and this book will not be an exemption to it." So I bought the book and I could tell to all of you that I did not regret buying it.

Hush, Hush is a totally riveting book! The plot's well-executed, the villain is totally unexpected and the characters are worthy to be drooled at.

The scenes in the book are perfectly carried out. And the pacing is just right for this book-- it's not too slow or too fast. The plot may sound totally cliché but the moment you flipped the first page of this book, you will be addicted to it. Clichés can be good too, you know? :D

One of the many reasons that you will love this book is Patch. *cue for dreamy eyes and drooling* He's your usual hot, conceited, dark and mysterious guy that you can usually read in Young Adult books but what makes Patch memorable for me is because of his swoon worthy lines in the book.

“Say 'provoking' again. Your mouth looks provocative when you do.”

“I don't go out with strangers," I said.
"Good thing I do. I'll pick you up at five.”

“Is everything a joke to you?” I asked.
He dabbed his tongue to his lip again. “Not everything.”
“Like what?”
“You.”

See what I'm telling you? Who wouldn't fall for a guy like that? KYAAAAAA! Patch, can I marry you? *cough* Anyways, as what I said before, the author was able to create the characters that you can surely connect on to. They seem to have a life out of the pages of the book.

One thing's for sure, I will definitely buy the second book of this series-- Crescendo. I cannot wait to find out what will happen next. Guys, you seriously need to read this...ASAP!

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, by Alyssa

Dystopia

Review: Unravel Me

Author: Tahereh Mafi

Series: Shatter Me #2

Published: February 5, 2013

Publisher: HarperCollins

480 pages (Ebook)

Summary:

tick

it's almost

time for war.

Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.

She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.

Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.

In this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam's life.

Review:

I’m regretting of being indifferent towards this series. It’s not a secret that I don’t really much like the 1^st book—Shatter Me, and I really was not expecting anything extraordinary about the 2^nd book. I told myself that maybe it’ll be just like Shatter Me but now, I want to bonk my head on the wall for thinking like that. Unravel Me takes my breath away and leaves me gasping and choking from all the emotions that I’m feeling right now. I don’t even know where to begin on how much I love this book. *takes a deep breath*

I could say that the writing style of Tahereh Mafi improved. Why? She tones down the using of repeating words and the strikethrough-ing of the text and because of that I could finally appreciate the beauty of the book without being distracted to those.

Now, let’s talk about the characters …

Juliette. I’m quite annoyed towards her for the first half of the book. She’s always throwing a pity party to herself and she’s always crying. It made me pissed because instead of training herself to prepare for the war, she’s just sulking in the corner. Ugh. The girl is impossible. -___- Also, it pisses me off that she just can’t seem to make up her mind on which guy to choose (Juliette, choose Warner. Darn it!). But eventually, I learned to accept her because I know it’s really hard to be in the same shoes as her.

Adam. Do I really have to talk about him? *pouts* Well, his name pops out now and then but it looks to me like he sort of become a “minor character” on the book. He’s like a shadow that was just lurking in the background. I really didn’t feel his presence on the book and I don’t like the guy so even if he dies, I still won’t care about him. (Spell mean: M-E)

Kenji. The guy’s is just so adorable and cool! He’s like the sun that lights up the bleak world in Unravel Me. He always makes me smile during the whole duration of my reading. If I didn’t already ship Warner and Juliette, I would undoubtedly ship Juliette to Kenji.

Warner. Warner, Warner, Warner … *dreamy sigh* I don’t even know that it’s possible to love someone as much as I love his character. I kept on anticipating his appearance the whole time I was reading Unravel Me so when he already showed up, I was squealing so loud that I think I woke our neighbors awake (it’s already night time when I read this) and I was rolling on my bed that I almost fall down on it. When I first met his character on Shatter Me, he already made an impression to me. I was utterly captivated by his presence and that’s one of the reasons why I gave this book a shot despite of me not liking the 1^st one. Also, I got to unravel his character more in this book; I got to know him better. Warner’s character was so broken that it makes you want to fix him and glue the shards of his existence. It’s official, Warner now owns my heart.

Can I discuss the Chapter 62 in here? No? Aw, darn it. But I’ll tell you something, after reading that chapter, I think I died and went to heaven. ;D

Overall, Unravel Me is one of those books that you thought isn’t good but will definitely catch you off guard and will surprise the life out of you. It’ll make you feel frustrated, forlorn, ecstatic, pissed, anxious, scared, besotted, enamored, and a whole lot of emotions. This book should be in your “need to read ASAP list”. Tahereh Mafi, I am now I fan of you! I seriously need to read the next book, please.

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, by Alyssa

Paranormal

Review: Sweet Evil

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, by Alyssa

Chick Lit

Review: The Secret Life of Prince Charming

Author: Deb Caletti

Published: April 7, 2009

Publisher:Simon Pulse

336 pages (Ebook)

Summary:

Maybe it was wrong, or maybe impossible, but I wanted the truth to be one thing. One solid thing.

Quinn is surrounded by women who have had their hearts broken. Between her mother, her aunt, and her grandmother, Quinn hears nothing but cautionary tales. She tries to be an optimist -- after all, she's the dependable one, the girl who never makes foolish choices. But when she is abruptly and unceremoniously dumped, Quinn starts to think maybe there really are no good men.

It doesn't help that she's gingerly handling a renewed relationship with her formerly absent father. He's a little bit of a lot of things: charming, selfish, eccentric, lazy...but he's her dad, and Quinn's just happy to have him around again. Until she realizes how horribly he's treated the many women in his life, how he's stolen more than just their hearts. Determined to, for once, take action in her life, Quinn joins forces with the half sister she's never met and the little sister she'll do anything to protect. Together, they set out to right her father's wrongs...and in doing so, begin to uncover what they're really looking for: the truth.

Review:

The Secret Life of Prince Charming—fancy title, isn’t it? You would think that this book might be about the “secret life” of Prince Charming but it’s not. The book is mostly about the struggles of different women in love. This book will taught you that finding “true love” ain’t an easy task to do. You will experience a lot of heartbreaks in the process before you will find your “the one”.

As a teenager who had zero experience with love—yeah, you read that right, I’ve got no boyfriend since birth—anyways, I’ve learned a lot of lesson about life and love because of this book. It’s nice to take a breather with all those Dystopian and paranormal books that I’ve been reading lately. Though, there are times that I would get annoyed while reading this book because of the main character, Quinn, since she kept on pushing herself to a place where she isn’t wanted because she wants to feel the love of her father. Also, I like how the author wrote the scenes of Jake and Quinn. You really could feel their oozing chemistry and I love how they first met (admit it, it’s hilarious and cute!).

Generally speaking, this book will make you realize that we all do crazy and foolish things for love. You’re willing to do everything even if it’s making the impossible to possible but that doesn’t give you an excuse of not loving yourself. Don’t give it all, left some for yourself.

For all those girls who had their hearts broken and trampled on by what you once called your Prince Charming, this book is the right one for you. Remember, be careful in handing over your hearts and choose your Prince Charming wisely.