Happy New Year!

I wish everyone a very Happy New Year, filled with lots of happiness and great books! 

Review: Queen of Hearts & Blood of Wonderland by Colleen Oakes

Title: Queen of Hearts (Queen of Hearts #1)
Author: Colleen Oakes
Published: February 12th 2014
Date Read: August 1st – 5th 2017
Read In: English

Only Queens with Hearts can bleed.

This is not a story of happily ever after.
Beneath each smile lies a secret, each tart comes with a demand and Alice has not tumbled down the rabbit hole into Wonderland. Not yet...

Princess Dinah will one day become the Queen of Hearts. She longs for her father's approval and a future with the boy she loves. But when a betrayal breaks her heart and threatens her throne, she is launched into danger. Dinah must stay one step ahead of her enemies or she'll lose not just the crown – it will be off with her head.

Evil is brewing in Wonderland and maybe, most frighteningly, in Dinah herself.

Title: Blood of Wonderland (Queen of Hearts #2)
Author: Colleen Oakes
Published: January 31st 2017
Date Read: August 7th – 12th 2017
Read In: English

The Queen Will Rise.

Dinah has been exiled from Wonderland.
Her vicious father has framed her for the brutal murder of her brother, and turned the kingdom against her.

Now hiding in the mysterious Twisted Wood with only her war steed at her side, Dinah is faced with a choice. She could leave Wonderland behind forever or return and fight for her throne.

A chance encounter with one of her father's enemies brings Dinah more allies than she ever could have imagined. But before she can lead her people into war she must confront certain truths about her heart and her destiny – no matter how dark those truths may be.

Book Haul November.

 Almost Midnight by Rainbow Rowell

 Beastly Bones (Jackaby #2) by William Ritter

 Ghostly Echoes (Jackaby #3) by William Ritter

 All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater

 Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

 Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Book Haul October.

I'm really sorry I'm so late this time, but I was working all the time and didn't really find the time to take care of my blog. I hope to change this soon though.

 The Restless Dead (David Hunter #5) by Simon Beckett

 The Wrath & the Dawn (The Wrath & the Dawn #1) by Renée Ahdieh

 The Rose & the Dagger (The Wrath & the Dawn #2) by Renée Ahdieh

Review: American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Title: American Gods
Author: Neil Gaiman
Published: June 19th 2001
Date Read: July 19th – 28th 2017
Read In: German

Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life.

But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow's best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. A trickster and a rogue, Wednesday seems to know more about Shadow than Shadow does himself.

Life as Wednesday's bodyguard, driver, and errand boy is far more interesting and dangerous than Shadow ever imagined. Soon Shadow learns that the past never dies...and that beneath the placid surface of everyday life a storm is brewing – an epic war for the very soul of America – and that he is standing squarely in its path.

This year I was at Comic Con Germany and Ricky Whittle & Demore Barnes were there for American Gods. I haven't watched the tv series until then, but I knew Ricky Whittle from The 100 so I went to see them. They were really funny and made me want to read the book and then watch the tv series. So when I was home again, I ordered the book. When it arrived, I almost immediately started reading it. I always liked Neil Gaiman and it's actually amazing to see what his mind is like when he writes a book. I didn't know much about American Gods when I started reading it, and I really liked this book. I watched the tv series after I've finished the book and it's a little bit different but still amazing.

Book Haul September.

 Tränenbringer (Clara Vidalis #5) by Veit Etzold

 Warcross by Marie Lu

 The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls by Emilie Autumn

Book Haul August.

I'm really late this time but I still want to show you the books I've bought in August. 

 Doing Harm by Kelly Parsons

 Wintersong (Wintersong #1) by S. Jae-Jones

 My Side of Life by Shane Filan

 Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist #1) by Renée Ahdieh

 Aquila by Ursula Poznanski

 Sherlock: A Study in Pink by Jay

 Sherlock: The Blind Banker by Jay

 Wendy Darling: Shadow (Wendy Darling #3) by Colleen Oakes

 Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy by Dirk Benedict

 And Then We Went Fishing by Dirk Benedict

Review: King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard

Title: King's Cage (Red Queen #3)
Author: Victoria Aveyard
Published: February 7th 2017
Date Read: May 14th – 19th 2017
Read In: English

When the Lightning Girl's Spark is gone,

who will light the way for the rebellion?

Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her lethal mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven Calore continues weaving his dead mother's web in an attempt to maintain control over his country – and his prisoner.

As Mare bears the weight of Silent Stone in the palace, her once-ragtag band of newbloods and Reds continues organizing, training, and expanding. They prepare for war, no longer able to linger in the shadows. And Cal, the exiled prince with his own claim on Mare's heart, will stop at nothing to bring her back.

In this breathless third installment in Victoria Aveyard's bestselling series, allegiances are tested on every side. And when blood turns on blood, and ability on ability, there may be no one left to put out the fire – leaving Norta as Mare knows it to burn all the way down.

I liked this book a little more than the second one. I don't want to spoil in this review, so I won't say much. It was a great book, so if you liked Red Queen, you shouldn't miss this one.