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So I reviewed some great books this month and I recommend reading (almost) all of them! Onyx & Ivory by Mindee Arnett Rating: 5 Stars  Series: Rime Chronicles #1 I LOVED this book! I can't even find the right words to explain it.  Click here for my review! The Selection by Kira Cass Rating: 5 Stars Series: The Selection  #1 35 Girls. 1 Crown. The Competition of a Lifetime. This book was everything that I hoped for and more!  Click here for my review Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt  My Rating: 3 Stars I'll admit that for once, the school picked out our an ok summer reading book. The author came to visit our school so for that story, read my review.  Click here for my review The Elite by Kiera Cass My Rating: 5 Stars Series: The Selection  #2 35 Girls came to the palace. Only 6 remain. As much as I love these books, I can't help but be annoyed by America's problem.   ...

Page Count: 323 pages   Published: May 6, 2014 My Rating: 5 stars Series: The Selection (Book 3)  Genre: Fantasy, Dystopian Amazon link for The One   35 girls entered The Selection, only 1 can win. The Selection changed America's life, but how much more can it change? A lot. She's finally made up her mind, but the pressure of being a princess, a queen, could change it again. And America's feisty personality gets her into a fight with almost EVERY character. And soon her feelings start going on another emotional roller coaster. We go back to Aspen then back to Maxon. And soon enough America makes an enemy with the worst person possible. So she decided that she's going to lose and that she'll go out with a bang!     I love this series! Reading about America's and Maxon's relationship and it wasn't insta-love. I love America's character and this book series. I just feel there were too many secrets going on. Also, America's relationsh...

  Let me start off by saying yes, I know it isn't mid-year anymore but I'm still doing this anyway. So here we go! What is the best book that you've read so far in 2019?    The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide by Chris Colfer. Worlds Collide is the 6th and final book in  The Land of Stories  series. I LOVE this book series SO MUCH! I can't wait to reread this series and for the movie of the first book to come out!   What has been your favorite sequel of the first half of the year?    This question is so hard to answer since I read multiple series this year, but I think I might have to choose The Elite  form   The Selection series by Keira Cass.  Is there a new release that you've haven't read yet but your really excited for?    I love the first book in The Magic Misfits series by Neil Pattrick Haris so I would have to go with the third book the was released at some point this year. I also have to ...

So here are a collection of quizzes I have tirelessly searched the web for your enjoyment. Your welcome. The one quiz I made: The Selection: Ship it or R.I.P it! Create your own user feedback survey Here are some quizzes from EpicReads.com: Which Selection Character Are You?  My Answer: Eadlyn Schreave.  The Hardest Selection Quiz of All Time.  I got 17 / 21  Gotoquiz.com:  Which Elite are You from The Selection?  My Answers: The main character I got was Marlee. I liked that this quiz gave me a percentage for each of the Elite. I am 81% Marlee, 59% Elise, 58% America, 54% Natalie, 46% Celeste, 38% Kriss.  Shmoop.com Who Said the Quote?  I got 3 out of 5.  

Page Count: 323 Published: April 2013 My Rating: 5 stars  Series: The Selection (Book 2)  Grene: Fantasy, Dystopian Amazon link for The Elite   35 Girls Came to the Palace. Only 6 Remain. America has made it to The Elite. Now she must choose who her heart is fully committed to, her first love Aspen or the handsome Prince Maxon. Every girl left is out to win Maxon and now that the group is narrowed down to six, friendships no longer remain. While America is desperate for more time to decide, all the others already know what they want- the heart or the crown.   OH! I don't know what book is better! This one of the first. I love how the relationships change between America and Maxon as well as Aspen and America. And I love America's maid so much! They are so kind and you can really see the bond between them and America. I also love that Maxon and America aren't insta-love. Their relationship takes time to grow, be destroyed, and grow again. Have you watched the ...

Page Count: 278 Published: May 7, 2019 My Rating: 3 stars  Grene: Fiction  Amazon link for Shouting at the Rain   This summer, Delsie is learning: you don't share your deepest feelings with just anyone, some friends are glitter and some are glue, and the sun is always in the sky- it just gets hidden.   Delsie grew up in Cape Cod. She was orphaned by her mother at a young age and never knew her father. She lives with her grandmother who spends her days watching game shows. Delsies best friend, Brandy, only visits during the summer. But when Brandy starts hanging out with Tressa, Delsies summer turns upside down. From cats to sunglasses, Delsie learns that Tressa and Brandy might not be the most welcoming pair. She's about to see a whole new side of Brandy that she never saw was there. Oh yeah, and then theres Ronan. He has no friends and is completely rude, but Delsie might just have found her lighthouse in this thundering rainstorm.   I can relate to Sho...

Page Count: 327 Published: April 24, 2012 My Rating: 5 Stars Series: The Selection (Book 1)  Grene: Fantasy, Dystopian Amazon link for The Selection box set   The Selection is a competition of a lifetime. Or at least that's what America Singer has always been told. She would rather stay right where she is in her small town in Carolina with Aspen- her secret boyfriend. But Aspen is a caste below her and America's mother would be deeply disappointed if she ever found out about her secret love. Despite her wishes, America is entered for a chance to be in The Selection. Then, America finds out that she was chosen to compete against the other 34 girls for a chance at Prince Maxon's heart. America now has to fight for a crown she doesn't want. When she finally meets Maxon, she realizes that the life she's always dreamed of might not compare to the future ahead of her.   The Selection series was a real emotional roller coaster. I read The Selection in one afternoo...

Page Count: 497 pages Published: May 15, 2018 My Rating: 5 stars  Series: Rime Chronicles (Book one)  Grene: Fantasy Amazon Link for Onyx & Ivory   Kate Brighton and her father had everything. They even lived in the castle. Then one day, Hale Brighton tried to assassinate the high king of Rime. After being cast out of nobility, Kate now works for the Relay, the royal carrier service. Only fast and skilled riders can survive the Relay and make it back to the cities before night. When night comes, the nightdrakes- flightless dragons- come out to hunt. Both a blessing and a curse, Kate was born a wilder. She has the power to though and persuade the minds of animals. Wilder magic is outlawed in Rime though. Because of her wilder magic, Kate is able to find an attacked caravan, massacred by drakes. The only survivor she finds is Corwin Tomme, the high prince of Rime. Years ago Kate promised herself that she would never let him into her life again- not after he sente...