Tag: Random House Kids
October + November Book Haul! <3
June 2016 Book Haul + Wrap-up!
Book Review: The Maze Runner by James Dashner #DashnerDash
Book Review: A Totally Awkward Love Story by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison
BOOK REVIEW – ALIVE BY SCOTT SIGLER
BOOK: ALIVE (THE GENERATIONS TRILOGY #1)
AUTHOR: SCOTT SIGLER
FORMAT / PUBLISHER: HARDBOUND / DEL REY BOOKS
A young woman awakes trapped in an enclosed space. She has no idea who she is or how she got there. With only her instincts to guide her, she escapes her own confinement—and finds she’s not alone. She frees the others in the room and leads them into a corridor filled with the remains of a war long past. The farther these survivors travel, the worse are the horrors they confront. And as they slowly come to understand what this prison is, they realize that the worst and strangest possibilities they could have imagined don’t even come close to the truth.
*i would like to thank random house kids for sending me a finished copy of this book. this doesn’t affect nor influence my review.*
This book is one of a kind. Why?
It made me feel all the rush. It made feel more enthralled and it left me hanging after reading every chapter. I still can’t move on with this book. It’s not the typical book I’m always holding. There is SOMETHING in this book. Something odd and amazing. I think i won’t stop raving about this book!
This was me after reading a chapter: “HOLY SHIT. I WON’T STOP READING THIS. I WON’T STOP. NOT AT ALL.”
This book. This book is pure genius. This is my cup of tea.
This was the kind of horror / sci-fi book I am looking for. Scott Sigler’s writing style was unique and fantastic. This one’s a breathtaking and a mind blowing book. My experience with this book was unexplainable (At first, I actually have no idea how to start this review.). I actually dived into this book without knowing anything except the fact that I’ve read the synopsis. I didn’t read reviews and such because I wanted to avoid getting spoiled even in the smallest way.
Are you going to read the book? The lesser thing you know about Scott Sigler and his book, the better.
My description of the characters would be very vague because I want you, guys, to experience the thrill I’ve felt while READING this piece of gem. Ugh. It was just so good. I can’t handle it anymore.
Let these variables be your legend throughout my description. Yup, I just said “variables”. I love math. 😛
L – lady
OP – other people
S – something wild
A lady woke up inside the coffin. That was weird.
She didn’t know her name. That was weirder.
She didn’t know how she got there. That was the weirdest.
The L got out of the coffin but she saw more coffins with OP inside. That’s creepy though. The L had no idea what had happened but she knew that she needs to escape. She didn’t know that there was S in that place. Where is the LADY? READ the fucking book.
I want you, guys, to remain confused right now. Why? You’ll know what I mean when you’re actually reading the book.
Obviously, I would rate it 5 BIG SHIMMERING stars! I am definitely expecting something from the second book.
Scott, you are simply amazeballs! Hands down to you!
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BOOK REVIEW – ILLUMINAE
BOOK: ILLUMINAE
AUTHOR: AMIE KAUFMAN & JAY KRISTOFF
FORMAT / PUBLISHER: ARC / RANDOM HOUSE KIDS
This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do.
This afternoon, her planet was invaded.
The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra—who are barely even talking to each other—are forced to fight their way onto an evacuating fleet, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.
But their problems are just getting started. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results; the fleet’s AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady hacks into a tangled web of data to find the truth, it’s clear only one person can help her bring it all to light: the ex-boyfriend she swore she’d never speak to again.
Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents—including emails, schematics, military files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more—Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping, high-octane trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes.
{ I would like to thank Random House Kids for sending me a review copy of this book || THIS DOES NOT AFFECT MY REVIEW }
THE WALKING DEAD MEETS STAR WARS.
SHORT REVIEW:
I’ve been into a ████ING ROLLER COASTER ride.
LONG REVIEW:
I’m not really a HUGE fan of sci-fi books. It’s not that I’m not a fan but I RARELY read sci-fi. When I saw this book buzzing around the internet, I felt that this would be a GOOD book.
First of all, let me just say that I was astounded with Illuminae. The physical appearance, the illustrations, the designs, the words on its pages are really amazing and rad.
THIS NOVEL WAS TOLD FROM DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEWS. You will not see a typical conversation between the characters. EVERYTHING IS IMMENSELY DIFFERENT. IT’S NOT THE USUAL BOOK YOU’RE HOLDING.
CHARACTERS:
Kady Grant and Ezra Mason. I loved their names. They’re so unique. Their relationship seemed to be falling apart until this kind of war happened.
Kady was a good programmer / computer expert. Actually, she’s the only one left who knows the world of computer how to manipulate things using computer. I liked that. I’m studying Information Technology and I can relate to Kady. I loved her ability to program and code things. She’s such a computer genius! Thumbs up for that!
Kady lost Ezra. She didn’t know where he is. Do you want to know where he is? PRE-ORDER THIS BOOK .
AIDAN is an artificial intelligence. He’s so philosophical. Damn, he will make you think of everything.
PLOT:
I thought I’m misunderstanding some parts but… I’M NOT.
THE COOLEST THING ABOUT THIS BOOK IS THAT THERE IS A DEADLY VIRUS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTELLAR WAR.
If you’re stuck in the middle of this situation, what would you do? Damn, I don’t know if I’ll let myself get infected by that virus. IMMA RUN AND RUN. I don’t know how Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman compressed those elements in 600+ pages but it’s really fantastic and clever.
I actually remembered CHEMISTRY and BINARY CODE while reading this book.
Anyways, I felt broke + wrecked after I finished reading this book. I don’t know what happened to me. I just need the 2nd book right now. GET READY. PUT YOUR SEATBELTS ON. GET READY TO GET INVADED. INVADED BY FEELINGS.
4 SHINY STARS FOR THIS BOOK! I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE SEQUEL !!!
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BOOK STUFF – BOOK SPOTLIGHT: ILLUMINAE BY JAY KRISTOFF & AMIE KAUFMAN
BOOK: ILLUMINAE
AUTHORS: Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman
PUBLISHED BY: Random House Kids
This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do.
This afternoon, her planet was invaded.
The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra—who are barely even talking to each other—are forced to fight their way onto an evacuating fleet, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.
But their problems are just getting started. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results; the fleet’s AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady hacks into a tangled web of data to find the truth, it’s clear only one person can help her bring it all to light: the ex-boyfriend she swore she’d never speak to again.
Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents—including emails, schematics, military files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more—Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping, high-octane trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes.
LOOK AT THIS GORGEOUS COVER. THE DUST JACKET IS SO BEAUTIFUL. IS THERE A WORD WHICH MEANS “SUPER DUPER BEAUTIFUL UGHH I CAN’T STOP STARING AT THIS BOOK” ?
#BOOKPORN #COVERGASM
SCI-FI TYPE OF SPINE AND IT’S FREAKING AMAZING!
OH, DID I TELL YOU THAT THIS IS AN ADVANCE READER’S COPY?
IT’LL BE RELEASED ON THE 20TH OF OCTOBER BY RANDOM HOUSE KIDS!
MAKE SURE YOU’RE GOING TO GET YOUR OWN COPY. ❤
AND THEY LEFT ME A NOTE:
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