Reading round up (46)

Reading round up is a weekly journal where I record my daily reading progress, my thoughts on each book as I read it, and any books I've acquired during the week. Finally it's Halloween, the month long spooptacular.

29th September

The Walled City is not as good as I thought it'd be. I'm kinda mad that I was excited for this and it's shitty. The world isn't explained AT ALL. Is it a walled city in our world, a fantasy world, a sci-fi world???? No world building whatsoever. Anyway I read another 8% and it was like pulling teeth so I'm gonna DNF because I'm not enjoying it one bit and I don't think I ever will.

SO I started Unmade by Sarah Rees Brennan (93 pages) because fuck you that's why.

30th September

Currently reading: Unmade | Sarah Rees Brennan

Current page/percent: page 278

Read today: 185 pages

Thoughts: My heart has already been broken TWICE and now my bb Rusty is doing the dumb thing.

1st November

I finished Unmade (90 pages read) and I want to stop existing until the next Lynburn Legacy book comes out OH RIGHT THIS IS THE LAST ONE LET ME DIE.

I also started My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent  (52 pages) because I know for a fact I will hate anything else I read RN because I am SO hungover and hurt and aching from Unmade.

2nd November

Currently reading: My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent 

Current page/percent: page 275

Read today: 223 pages

Thoughts: Kaylee doesn't seem to care much about Nash being held prisoner in the Netherworld. I mean he's a dick and all but ... she loves him and doesn't sound worried AT ALL. I'm pretty worked up about it though. I will rescue Nash.

3rd November

I finished My Soul to Keep (103 pages read) and the ending wasn't as great as I'd expected. I like the glowing girls though and hope we see more of them in the future. I also started Marked by P.C. and Kristin Cast (57 pages) which I'm regretting because all it's got me so far is people telling me I'll regret it. And now that negativity is muddling whatever enjoyment I'd have got from it.

4th November

Marked is AWFUL (DNF at page 61). Casual and often use of the word retard, sarcastic insults at people with eating disorders with no second thought about how insensitive and disgusting they're being. If you can't write a teenage voice without causing mass offense, maybe you shouldn't be writing about teenagers.

5th November

I started Prince of Shadows by Rachel Caine because I have no idea what to read and it was the first book I clicked on my kindle. I've read 32% and I'm pretty into it. I don't tend to read this era if I do read historical so it's pretty new to me. Romeo still makes me wanna punch him which I enjoy too.

Books finished this week: 2

 The Unhappening of Genesis Lee | Shallee McArthur

Sooooo ... I got super judgy with this book on twitter. I said it was a total rip off of Mara Dyer, and with that title can you blame me? BUT I have since found out it's sci-fi, despite the contemp-amnesia suggestive blurb on EW, and that people's memories are stored in physical objects that are being stolen. HELL YES. GIMME.

MY HALLOWEEN BINGO STARTED. And I am pretty excited about it already. Nobody else signed up, which I thought would bother me, but I'm happy to find out I don't give a fuck.

Reviewed this week: My Soul to Save // Exquisite Captive // The Walled City (DNF) // Unmade

Unmade (Review-ish)

The Lynburn Legacy: Unmade | Sarah Rees Brennan

Published by: Simon & Schuster, September 25th 2014

Genre: YA, Gothic, Urban Fantasy

Pages: 370

Format: Paperback

Source: Purchased

Powerful love comes with a price. Who will be the sacrifice?

Kami has lost the boy she loves, is tied to a boy she does not, and faces an enemy more powerful than ever before. With Jared missing for months and presumed dead, Kami must rely on her new magical link with Ash for the strength to face the evil spreading through her town.

Rob Lynburn is now the master of Sorry-in-the-Vale, and he demands a death. Kami will use every tool at her disposal to stop him. Together with Rusty, Angela, and Holly, she uncovers a secret that might be the key to saving the town. But with knowledge comes responsibility—and a painful choice. A choice that will risk not only Kami’s life, but also the lives of those she loves most.

This final book in the Lynburn Legacy is a wild, entertaining ride from beginning to shocking end.

I had hoped to gif review this book, as I did the others, but it's just too hopeless. I finished it days ago and I still don't know what my feelings are doing. This book was wonderful and awful, it made me laugh and sob and shout at these dumbass characters. I can't review it in gifs because that would require me to be sarcastic and humourous and I feel numb and hollow. I can barely review it in words. I love this series. *lays on the floor to contemplate an existence with no more Lynburn Legacy books*

If I had to pick one gif though...

Characters ★★★★★

Setting/world building ★★★★★

Writing Style ★★★★★

Book Fashion Friday (21)

Book Fashion Friday is a weekly meme here at Syntax Reviews, featuring clothes inspired by YA books covers. Any cover is used for inspiration - new, old, forthcoming,  Feel free to post your own book inspired fashion and link back to this post!

So this week's BFF is inspired by Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan, a book I have endless love for.

THE BOOK:

THE FASHION:

$278 from Promgirl.

I just really like this dress. It's blue and fancy and for some inexplicable reason I thought of Untold when I saw it. I think it's very sleek and elegant, much like Kami.

~Saruuh

Book Fashion Friday: Unspoken

Wow I am shit at keeping up with these things. I'm like two, maybe three, weeks behind. Oops, sorry.

Anyway! This week's BFF is inspired by the amazing Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan. I went with the US cover because exceptionally pretty. 

The cover:

The fashion:

Fancyyyy~~ also pink! The cover is fancy and pink, the dress is fancy and pink. I have nothing else to add to this.

Available here for $398.

Unpoken (Gif review)

The Lynburn Legacy: Unspoken | Sarah Rees Brennan
YA, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal

Characters ★★★★★

Setting ★★★★★

Writing Style ★★★★★

Review:

IF YOU WANT ME I'LL JUST BE IN THE FETAL POSITION ON THE FLOOR CRYING BECAUSE JARED.

I can't write. I can't emotions. I can gif!

Beware all ye who enter here. There be spoilers abound.