Reading After Midnight

Well this felt like one of the best sequels so far…

It’s been a while since the last time I was so lost into a story that I couldn’t put it down. It’s been quite a while since I first read the first book in the series too, but it didn’t feel like time has passed at all. I could easily pick it up from where it ended and enjoy this next part of the journey.

The first book was a bit more action driven than this one. There were many unanswered questions and something had to make up for those. This time around is all about building relationships and character development.
We learn more about the other characters and how they interact with Gaby, we learn more about her strength coming back to her and the way the part-angels can fight together, we learn more about their disappointments, their past together and what they want for the future.

The story is less about the past catching up with Gaby though, and more about the need to find her brother – but also how scary this is for her, because what if she never finds him, or what if she does but he is not the brother she remembers, or what if he is really dead, what if she loses him all over again?

Hope is a dangerous thing and Gaby knows is. So she busies herself with keeping her friends safe while also hunting for clues and she tries to put herself together before she can face the truth of what happened a year ago.

Now, of course you won’t get all the answers you might expect, but that is good because there is another book in progress that will do just that. Also there is quite a cliffy going on at the ending that might leave you just a bit open-mouthed – and I might confess that I don’t like cliffhangers, not when I have to wait a long time for my breath to catch again.

Book #2 in The Rephaim series

Read the full review at: ReadingAfterMidnight

It took me 113 days to write a full review.. I counted.

Reading (at least one of) Marchetta’s stories should be one of the “10 things to do in your lifetime”.

Seriously, this woman is one of the most creative people alive, one of the most amazing writers I came across and I wish I could put into words the actual awesomeness of this book, but I feel a bit at a loss for words – well, once again.

In fact, I should invent a new language with a dictionary full of ways to praise her talent.

Because Melina Marchetta doesn’t only write books, she creates entire worlds full of fleshed-out characters and shattering emotions, and after you read about them you feel like you’re the luckiest person in the known Universe and beyond. Because not many people in this world are able to feel what she makes you feel, and not many authors get to create such strong connections between the characters and the reader...

Once again, the complexity of the plot in "On the Jellicoe Road" left me lightheaded, in awe, even though I knew what was coming my way. It’s been a while since the last time I read this book and I felt it all all over again: the confusion, the despair, the hope, the heartbreak, the happiness. My teary eyes could barely read and I was left breathless too many times to count. I loved EVERYTHING about this book, after all this time it is still my favorite story and I really hope that when (and if) you read this book you will be able to feel just a tiny-tiny part off all these blissful emotions flowing through my heart right now.

... Full review at: Reading After Midnight - On the Jellicoe Road

I just got this yesterday and I love the cover - it matches my beautiful "Daughter of Smoke and Bone" edition.

My reviews:

Daughter of Smoke and Bone

Days of Blood and Starlight 

BTW, I can't wait for Dreams of Gods and Monsters!

Want to buy book lover a gift? Book is an obvious solution. Why don't you try something different? And if you like it, make it yourself, for you and your bookish friends ;-) 

1. Armchair, a special one. All you need to do is to sit and read.

2. Books Mug, can by any book themed, including banned books. 

3. A Pillow, all about books of course. 

4. Bookshelf on the wall. Not wooden or any other. New trend is here - you can paint your personalized shelf!

5. Book Ends - of any shape. Need to be funny and eye catching ;-)

6. Tissues. Necessary while reading dystopian, romance, ya, msytery ...

7. Make yourself bookish stairs! 

8. Book purse for books. 

9. Shakespeare Pill Box - for literary hypochondriacs. 

10. "In the Library" Perfume - yes, the scent of books in perfume bottle.

See you guys next month!

An open book is a window to a new world...

I can't embed it here, but it is beautifully done.

The article is in Romanian, but what's important is the video.

Just hover over it while playing to see the difference between how people think they look like and how they actually do when they are drunk.

All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill

Finished reading it today and loved it.

You should definitely give it a try this autumn when it comes out!

(review to come soon)