Top Ten Books You Loved But Never Wrote A Review For
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Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books You Loved But Never Wrote A Review For
Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Finished Series I Have YET to Finish
Ten Finished Series I Have YET to Finish
1. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
I know your all probably killing me at the moment and screaming WHYYY?! I've read the first two and the novella's I just haven't gotten around to Ignite Me. I'm sure I'll love it (Warner<3), but around the time it finally it came out I was a bit burnt out by the whole dystopian world.
2. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
Now this series I've been following since 2007! I absolutely adore anything written by Ally Carter (The Heist Society books are some of my fav), but it took so long for each book from this series to come out that by the time the new one was out I had kind of forgot what had happened. I have all of the books signed and I will sit down one of these days to reread it from the start.
3. Divergent by Veronica Roth
Controversy. I LOVED Divergent! I loved the world Veronica Roth had created and Insurgent was just as amazing. I started Allegiant, but I just couldn't bring myself to finish it. Maybe one day.
4. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
I'm just on a roll today right? Lol! I read City of Bones the day it actually came out. I remember this because I had actually pre-ordered the book. I was all types of obsessed with this book. My first copy was so worn out because I kept making people read it. For me the series ended where it should have originally ended at. City of Ashes. I couldn't have asked for a better tie up of that world.
5. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
I can legit feel Shannon screaming at me. Sorry!!! I loved this book. Like really loved it. Why I never actually finished the series is beyond me. Just kidding I do know. School was kicking my butt and the time of reading for fun was pretty much nonexistent. It's on the top of my TBR though.
6. The Selection by Kiera Cass
I'm actually dying to dive into this series again to see what becomes of this characters.
7. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
I'll be honesty I've only read the first book in the series. I was very much intrigued by everything that was going on, but I think the sheer size of each book is what's been holding me back lol!
8. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
I'll actually be reading these books soon because she's actually coming down to Miami for Fierce Reads tour! The excitement is very much real!
9. Matched by Ally Condie
It was just another case of being burnt out from the genre. I went through a phase where I couldn't even finish a book because they would all blend so much. I've heard some really awesome things about this one so maybe I'll dive into it soon.
10. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Nora Grey's best friend. Plain and simple. She is the only reason why I have yet to finish this series. I want to because oh is the story good, but her best friend annoys the heck out of me.
Author News: Live Video Chat with New York Times Bestselling Author Ally Carter - 5/5/15
This Tuesday, don't miss an exciting event with author Ally Carter. Scholastic will host a live video chat alongside some special guest stars.
EVENT DETAILS
Tuesday, May 5th
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. EST
Ally Carter & Friends Video Chat and Book Cover Reveal
Join New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter and fellow authors Carrie Ryan, Rachel Hawkins and Sophie Jordan as they take a break from their writing retreat to chat and debut the cover for Embassy Row Book 2: See How They Run. Ally will do a live Q&A with fans, moderated by her editor, David Levithan. Fans will be able to interact with Ally (and with each other) face-to-face on video chat!
ABOUT EMBASSY ROW
This exciting new series from author Ally Carter focuses on Grace, who can best be described as a daredevil, an Army brat, and a rebel. She is also the only granddaughter of perhaps the most powerful ambassador in the world, and Grace has spent every summer of her childhood running across the roofs of Embassy Row.
Now, at age sixteen, she's come back to stay--in order to solve the mystery of her mother's death. In the process, she uncovers an international conspiracy of unsettling proportions, and must choose her friends and watch her foes carefully if she and the world are to be saved.
Book 1: ALL FALL DOWN is in stores now. Click here to read an excerpt and find links to purchase.
Book 2: SEE HOW THEY RUN will be released January 2016.
ABOUT ALLY CARTER
Ally Carter writes books about spies, thieves, and teenagers. She is the New York Times bestselling author of the Heist Society series and the Gallagher Girls series, which together have sold over two million copies and have been published in more than twenty countries. She lives in Oklahoma where her life is either very ordinary or the best deep-cover legend ever.
She'd tell you more, but...well...you know...
OFFICIAL LINKS
Learn more about Embassy Row
Visit Ally Carter on her Official Website
#EmbassyRow #SeeHowTheyRun
Book Review: All Fall Down by Ally Carter
All Fall Down
Author: Ally Carter
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Mystery | Contemporary
Release Date: February 5th 2015
Review Source: Hachette Children’s Books | Netgalley
Grace can best be described as a daredevil, an Army brat, and a rebel. She is also the only granddaughter of perhaps the most powerful ambassador in the world and Grace has spent every summer of her childhood running across the roofs of Embassy Row.
Now, at age sixteen, she's come back to stay - in order to solve the mystery of her mother's death. In the process, she uncovers an international conspiracy of unsettling proportions, and must choose her friends and watch her foes carefully if she and the world are to be saved.
I’m on a winning streak with books. Since the New Year rolled in I’ve read nothing but amazing books. I’m not joking. 12 books read so far in 2015 and I’ve only dished out 4 and 5 stars. I’m loving it!
Imagine if no one believed you. You saw your mother die and it was concluded as an accident. But you know the truth. She didn’t die in a tragic accident...it was murder, but you’re the only one who knows it. And worse yet, no one believes you.
Grace is struggling. She’s positive her mother was murdered but to everyone else she’s just The Girl Who Cried Wolf. No one believes her. She’s the black sheep of the household. And still holding on tight to her mother, there’s a battle within her to make everyone know the truth; to make the man who shot her mother pay. But things aren't black and white. Will she really like the answers she gets?
I couldn’t wait for the truth to come out about what really happened the night her mother died. At some points in the novel it seemed as if Grace was so close to breaking point, as if she were a mere centimeter from losing it and going nuts on everyone. I felt so so sorry for her. Then again, about half way through the book I had my own doubts about her mother's death. She’d “identified” her mother’s killer before...a lot. Anyone with a facial scar seemed to set off her murderer alarm. Who’s to say she didn’t mistake the man? Or what if it was the case of mistaken identity? There was a lot to consider, and I didn’t have a clue which side I was leaning towards.
All Fall Down was a pleasant change. Though I’m no stranger to YA books with famous characters, I’ve never read one quite like this, in which the main setting was centred in Embassy Row. I’m used to rockstars not political figures. But the way Ally Carter pins together so many different elements—it’s impossible not to like it. It’s a world of elegance, grace, power and knowledge. And they know what they say about power..."Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best."
There’s bare minimal romance, if you can even call it that, in All Fall Down. Funny thing is, the lack of romance is what made the book as good as it is. A romantic element would have taken away from the plot. Ally Carter doesn't need romance to make her books, she makes her books.
It was captivating, shocking and held a plot twist at the end which made my jaw drop.
Favourite Quote:
“Part of having the world think you’re crazy means you always have to remind yourself of the truth. Always. Especially if you don’t necessarily like what you have to say.”
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