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Sunday, February 21

Shania's Underrated Books

February 21, 2016 0 Comments
Welcome back to the second edition of Shania's Underrated Books. Today, I have something special in store for you guys. That being the first time I judged a book by it's cover! Oh my, oh my. I had never done such a thing before, especially since I most of the time just grab some random books I think I would enjoy reading. But then I came across Incarnate, the first book in the Newsoul series and I just HAD to read this book.

I absolutely loved it!

That is why I was so shocked to see so many negative reviews on this book. I am not much a fan of negativity anyway. That is why this blog is purely based on what we LIKED reading. I will not be a part of sharing negativity throughout the internet. No thank you I will pass.  But let's go on to the underrated book.

Incarnate by Jodi Meadows

"A better love story than twilight.
It involves dragons.
And Love.
But I was sold because of 'Dragons.'"

The first chapters of this book seemed to melt into my mind. I think I almost hurt the spine by how rapidly I was turning the pages.. Sorry spine, I should have been more careful. Incarnate, for me, had such an interesting concept and it was unlike anything I have ever read before. I feel really bad for hurting the spine like that but I couldn't help myself.

I mostly read this book at night, in bed, with a nightlight on and my blankets wrapped around me. It wouldn't have surprised me if I woke up looking like a zombie the next morning. BUT I DIDN'T CARE I WANTED TO READ THIS PRECIOUS.

The story follows Ana. She is a newsoul. For over a thousand years in rage, the same souls have been reincarnated with all the memories of their previous lives. When Ana was born, she took the place of another soul. Ana was considered a mistake. She sets out to the city of Heart to find out why she had been placed in this world instead of Ciana. 

The back of the book reads:

"New soul
Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why.

No soul

Even Ana’s own mother thinks she’s a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she’ll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame?

Heart

Sam believes Ana’s new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana’s enemies—human and creature alike—let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else’s life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all?"



Don't be afraid of the darkness of feels!

PS: Everyone deserves this cover because DAYUM.


Addiction meter: FASTFOOD





Monday, February 15

Shania's Underrated Books

February 15, 2016 0 Comments

I am one of those people who enjoys reading underrated books more than I like reading really popular and hyped books. So I thought, why not introduce my friends (you guys) to some of my favourite underrated books. I won't spam you with all the books I loved reading so far, therefor I have decided to make this a series. Welcome to the first edition!


 Shadowmagic by John Lenehan.

"A Lord of the Rings for the 21st century. 
Only a lot shorter. 
And funnier. 
And completely different."

When I first picked up this book I had no idea what to expect, which made the journey into Tir Na Nog even more exciting. It is a book that is very loosely based on Irish mythology and seriously every chapter ends with some kind of cliff hanger. For me, this book that was un-put-down-able. "Just one more chapter!" was basically my catchphrase while reading this.

I remember reading Shadowmagic while on my vacation to Germany with Amber. We seriously could sit in the same room without saying anything and just read until we were tired enough to go to bed, where we yet again spent a lot of time reading. (If that is not friendship I don't know what is). Anyway, I remember reading Shadowmagic and constantly having to laugh out loud because this is a book packed with humor. Amber was very confused why I was laughing to myself however.

The story follows Connor O'neil, your average teenager with an average life, or so he thinks. Conor is the son of a one handed, bit eccentric acient language expert. One day Connor's ordinary life takes a turn when two celtic warriors and his aunt try to kill him. He will later learn that a lot of family members keep trying to kill him. So begins his adventure to the land of youth, Tir Na Nog.

The back of the book reads:



“Hi, my name is Conor. 
 Other than my father being a bit of an eccentric lunatic, 
my life was pretty normal until I got attacked in my living room 
and whisked away to Tir na Nog, 
the mystical land of the ancient Celts, 
where it turns out Dad is the usurped heir to the throne 
and everybody wants me dead because of some prophecy.  
Don’t you just hate when that happens?”






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Addiction meter: Oreos

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