BOOK COVERS

"Don't judge a book by its cover."

I'm sure you heard this at least once in our life and I'm sure you ignored it. I certainly have. When you're looking for books online or perusing your bookstore, a book with a great cover captures your attention. You click on it/take it off the shelf, read what it's about and you sample it. A book cover is so important-it does more than covering a book.

Almost every book cover relates to what the book is about. Maybe it's an object from the book or an idea. It provides a little insight. Sometimes it's in your face and incredibly literal or it's subtle and abstract. I'm going to mention some of my favorite covers because I'm vain and appearances mean a lot to me.

WHAT TO GET FOR THAT SPECIAL NERD IN YOUR LIFE

It's almost Valentines Day. Roses/Flowers, giant teddy bears where do you even put that? and chocolates are great, but I think these items are better. (I am not being sponsored by any of these shops. I only mentioned them because I thought they were cute.)

If you click on most of the images, they will lead you to the store.

My friend has a Celaena Sardothien bookmark from this store and I was so fascinated by it. It's basically a really cute, magnetic clip. The shop has all types of book characters, TV show characters, and miscellaneous things. It might be difficult finding a certain character because their product name is different.

LITTLE BOOK REVIEW

Poison Study (Study #1)
Maria V. Snyder
October 1, 2005 | Mira

        Choose: A quick death…Or slow poison...
        About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace-and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia.
        And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. But the chief of security, leaving nothing to chance, deliberately feeds her Butterfly's Dust-and only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay an agonizing death from the poison.
        As Yelena tries to escape her new dilemma, disasters keep mounting. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops magical powers she can't control. Her life is threatened again and choices must be made. But this time the outcomes aren't so clear... 

        I was compelled to pick this book up because I saw so many updates in my goodreads feed. I decided to do some research and by research, I mean stalk its goodreads page. Almost all of my goodreads friends and my favorite reviewers gave it 3 or plus stars. Khanh gave it 5 stars, so it MUST be amazing. If Khanh gives a book 5 stars, it probably shits: rainbows, unicorns and holo glitter.

MARK YE CALENDARS

Earth's End by Elise Kova is coming out February 11th!

There is no such thing as too many Harry Potter gifs.

CONSENT BY NANCY OHLIN

Consent by Nancy Ohlin
Publishing Info: Simon Pulse | November 10, 2015

Status: Complete

Source: Pulseit

          In this sexy and intriguing novel, an intense-and passionate-bond between a high school senior and her music teacher becomes a public scandal that threatens the reputation of both.
          Bea has a secret. Actually, she has more than one. There’s her dream for the future that she can’t tell anyone-not her father and not even her best friend, Plum.
          And now there’s Dane Rossi. Dane is hot, he shares Bea’s love of piano, and he believes in her.
          He’s also Bea’s teacher.
          When their passion for music crosses into passion for each other, Bea finds herself falling completely for Dane. She’s never felt so wanted, so understood, so known to her core. But the risk of discovery carries unexpected surprises that could shake Bea entirely. Bea must piece together what is and isn’t true about Dane, herself, and the most intense relationship she’s ever experienced in this absorbing novel from Nancy Ohlin, the author of Beauty.

FOR GAMERS & BOOK NERDS

Arena by Holly Jennings
Publishing Info: Ace | April 5, 2016

Status: Complete
Source: NetGalley eArc

         Every week, Kali Ling fights to the death on national TV. She’s died hundreds of times. And it never gets easier...
         The RAGE tournaments-the Virtual Gaming League’s elite competition where the best gamers in the world compete in a no-holds-barred fight to the digital death. Every bloody kill is broadcast to millions. Every player is a modern gladiator-leading a life of ultimate fame, responsible only for entertaining the masses.
         And though their weapons and armor are digital, the pain is real.
         Chosen to be the first female captain in RAGE tournament history, Kali Ling is at the top of the world-until one of her teammates overdoses. Now, she must confront the truth about the tournament. Because it is much more than a game-and even in the real world, not everything is as it seems.
         The VGL hides dark secrets. And the only way to change the rules is to fight from the inside...

CRIMSON SKY REVIEW

Crimson Sky (Dark Sky #1)
by: Amy Braun
Publish Date: February 2, 2016
Publisher: Self
Status: DNF

          They’re always watching. They’re always waiting. They’re always starving…
          Ten years ago, the sky shattered and the Hellions emerged. No one was able to keep them from destroying the city of Westraven. Now that the bloodthirsty monsters rule the skies and have forced the few remaining humans underground, Claire Abernathy lives in a nightmare. She survives by using her skills as an engineer for a ruthless tyrant connected to her mother and father’s past failure.
          Then Claire’s world is torn apart when her sister Abby is kidnapped by the Hellions, and Claire herself is taken by dangerous sky pirates known as marauders. But Claire will not be intimidated by them while her sister’s life hangs by a thread, and so she strikes a deal with them: If they help rescue Abby, she will fix their ship and give them the chance to take the revenge they desperately seek.
          As Claire fights for her sister’s life, she begins to realize that the Hellions are not the only dangers she’ll face. Burdensome secrets and devastating betrayals threaten her at every turn, and if she loses herself to them, it won’t just be her life that is destroyed…

THE NOT SO EPIC CONCLUSION | :' (

Never Never: Part 3 (Never Never #3)
by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher
Self Published
Publish Date: January 19, 2015
Status: Complete

           Together, Silas Nash and Charlize Wynwood must look deeper into the past to find out who they were and who they want to be. With time ticking down, the couple are in a race to find the answers they need before they lose everything. Can they regain what they once had? And will it restore who they once were?