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Review: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

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ABOUT THE BOOK

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
young adult fantasy science fiction published by Gollancz on September 24th, 2013
first book in Reckoners series

Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his wills.

Nobody fights the Epics…nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them.

And David wants in. He wants Steelheart – the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David’s father. For years, like the Reckoners, David’s been studying, and planning – and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience.

He’s seen Steelheart bleed. And he wants revenge.

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Review: The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness

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ABOUT THE BOOK

The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
young adult post-apocalyptic science fiction published by Walker Books on May 4th, 2009
second book in Chaos Walking trilogy

Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor’s new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town? And where is Viola? Is she even still alive? And who are the mysterious Answer? And then, one day, the bombs begin to explode…

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Monthly Recap: June

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Summer laziness and yeah.

LIST OF NEWSWORTHY

Lazy does not make much newsworthy hmm.
A day about which I should finish writing my post // Home sweet home // Ramadan’s moon sighting // Best mail ever // BOOKS!

Homely-ness
At the beginning of the month, I finally came back home after spending almost 4 months in Lahore. It still feels so good to be back home and the weather has been marginally better which is a blessing in such times of global warming.

Fasting Hours
Ramadan began on June 18th which is definitely a weird feeling because every year it arrives earlier than before. Statistically, it takes about thirty years for a Ramadan to occur in the same month it did before. Like I was born on 2nd of Ramadan so in about five years Ramadan would be in March which is a bit disorienting. Anyway, can’t believe it’s almost half over which means that my days of staying up all night are also coming to a close, sads.

Rereading Going Strong
I think I need to write a post about just how amazing it is to reread books. Definitely need to do this on an annually basis.

TV WATCH

I binge-watched all the things. Or tried my best to.
My favorite sensates and that’s all // Sense8
Revenge is over and I could care less about how it all went down. Good riddance, honestly.
So yeah, it was emotional for a while on The Vampire Diaries and that’s pretty much it. I really do not want to continue and almost want to kick myself because why’s it so hard to let go of shitty TV shows for me? I mean, I did somehow stop watching Pretty Little Liars, thank goodness.
Orphan Black is back and I couldn’t be happier though I do need to catch up, oops.
Season three of Orange is the New Black is so amazing, you guys! I seriously love this show so much and I’m glad it wasn’t as over the top as it was last season. Also, very obsessed with Ruby Rose.
I binge-watched iZombie and it was fun and all but that finale! Urgh, why must CW ruin things by making them predictable and meh?
Oh, I also finally watched the pilot of Agent Carter and yes, I love it!
Currently more than halfway through Sense8 and hot, hot damn. Highly recommended!

MOVIE WATCH

:heart eyes: // Now You See Me

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I (8/10) – I cried. A lot.
Now You See Me (10/10) – Rewatched this with Lillian, Elaine and Crini and it was so fun! I love this movie a lot.
Thor (7/10) – Actually a rewatch with Crini which made me want to rewatch Avengers and Thor: The Dark World hmm.

LIST OF READS

My book hangover was the worst after reading Marchetta’s The Piper Son so couldn’t read all that much.

^.^

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (reread)
Mad Max: Fury Road: Furiosa #1 by George Miller, Nico Lathouris, Mark Sexton
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (reread)

LIST OF BLOGPOSTS

I don’t know when I’m getting out of this weird combination of slump, laziness and constantly uninspired blogging thing.

I posted a top ten Tuesday list of reasons to await the release of Sarah J. Maas’s Queen of Shadows
I posted my answers to Burn, Reread, Rewrite tag

I posted my review of Mad Max: Fury Road: Furiosa #1 by George Miller, Nico Lathouris, Mark Sexton
I posted my review of The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

LIST OF BOOK BUYS

I don’t think I’ve bought this many print books in a single month before.

Book buying at its peak

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Mad Max: Fury Road: Furiosa #1 by George Miller, Nico Lathouris, Mark Sexton
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (thank you, Christina!)

PLAYLIST

I listened to a ton of music and it was awesome!

Halsey’s music is magic // So addicted to this version of Bad Blood // The Raven Cycle’s OT5 feels

How was your June?

Review: The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

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ABOUT THE BOOK

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
young adult post-apocalyptic science fiction published by Walker Books on May 5th, 2008
first book in Chaos Walking trilogy

Imagine you’re the only boy in a town of men. And you can hear everything they think. And they can hear everything you think. Imagine you don’t fit in with their plans… Todd Hewitt is just one month away from the birthday that will make him a man. But his town has been keeping secrets from him. Secrets that are going to force him to run…

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Burn Rewrite Reread Tag

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I was tagged by Ellis to do this fun-turned-torture tag and I take full responsibility for saying yes. I do want to mention that for a moment there, I did feel somewhat conflicted about wanting and not wanting to do it. Like do you guys even know Ellis? What kind of people tag other people with the task of burning one of their favorite books? Playing favorites with your favorites? Short answer: our kind. It was fun, though (which it wouldn’t have been if Saving Francesca and/or The Piper’s Son were also in the options) (thank goodness I hadn’t read them around the time I got tagged).
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