TITLE: Oblivion
AUTHOR: Jennifer L. Armentrout
SERIES: The Lux Series
PUBLICATION DATE: December 1 2015
PUBLISHER: Entangled Teen
SOURCE: Bought

TITLE: Ren: The Man Behind The Monster
AUTHOR: Sarah Noffke
SERIES: Standalone (P.S THIS IS NOT A YA NOVEL)
PUBLICATION DATE: November 21 2015
PUBLISHER: One-Twenty-six Press
SOURCE: Free ARC from author in exchange for honest review



Born with the power to control minds, hypnotize others, and read thoughts, Ren Lewis, is certain of one thing: God made a mistake. No one should be born with so much power. A monster awoke in him the same year he received his gifts. At ten years old. A prepubescent boy with the ability to control others might merely abuse his powers, but Ren allowed it to corrupt him. And since he can have and do anything he wants, Ren should be happy. However, his journey teaches him that harboring so much power doesn't bring happiness, it steals it. Once this realization sets in, Ren makes up his mind to do the one thing that can bring his tortured soul some peace. He must kill the monster. 


                          

TITLE: Redemption From Ashes
AUTHOR: Megan Linski
SERIES: The Kingdom Saga Book 3
PUBLICATION DATE: November 2015
PUBLISHER: Gryfyn Publishing
SOURCE: ARC from author
RATING: 5 STARS!!!

Goodreads Summary

Her destiny will cost her everything.

It has been three years since Queen Bennua last saw the devil himself flee her borders, and her kingdom warily stands watch. Sahrahn has fallen into chaos, with rumors of countries being flattened at the wrath of Akshalad, the great eagle who seeks to devour the souls of men. Cities burn, entire communities are slaughtered, and Bennua’s faith in Alshams’ is shaken to its core as she witnesses cruelties beyond all imagining. With her beloved Raider Prince by her side, Bennua finds that she is to play a crucial role in a great battle between djinn, men, and angels, a fight that will determine the fate of the world. Carrying the future of Sahrahn, Bennua’s only hope is not revenge...but redemption.



Bennua has lived for three years knowing that her kingdom and herself are far from safe. Sorrow plagues her family when they realize that a curse is upon them, one that ensures the newborns do not survive. She knows Rukuh is planning something big but she could never expect the extent to which he would go for his hatred. Bennua looses everything and yet finds that she is the only one who can protect the whole lands. As her journey to discover the truth about herself develops, she discovers that she is a way more important figure in the war than she could ever have imagined. With Zahid, her trusted servant, Nuri, and her djinn friend, Bennua will have to win over the other sultans and lead the war against Akshalad.

Megan Linski has seriously done it again! I can't even describe my feelings for this book! Three years after we left Bennua and Zahid, coming back to them felt like we were actually revisiting them! The characters have become so real that it was easy to imagine them taking a life of their own and that we weren't simply reading their story but rejoining them at a moment of their life!

Bennua shows proof of immense strength in this book. She is really what a queen needs to be, she fights for what she believes in. I hated that the other sultans did not trust her because she was a woman but Bennua's ability to surpass their expectations really left me cheering her on, I loved that she never felt like she had to prove herself to them, she only needed Zahid's faith in her!

The author did an amazing job at revealing all the secrets in this book. The magic didn't totally overpower the main theme which is war but contributed greatly. We finally got to see the mystery behind Nuri and there are so many aspects that come into play that you could never have imagined, so many twists you never saw coming! I LOVED the playful banter between Zahid, the flying carpet and the djinn, it was just so cute!!!

There was so much loss in this book and a lot of heartache...We get to learn more about the djinns and the book once again becomes an adventurous journey that i really enjoyed. Saying it was action-packed is an understatement. There was this scene where Bennua went through something so atrocious i couldn't even-i couldn't even read that scene without my stomach clenching especially when Zahid was in tears.

I read a tiny expert from book 4 at the end of the book AND OH MY GOD KILL ME NOW I NEED IT SOOOOOOOOO BAD!!!! I honestly thought this series was over but that little extract? That tiny little thing Megan decided to torture us with? IS PURE GOLD!!! This series is taking a turn for modernism where we encounter the same characters but in our world!!! AND I GET THE FEELING WE GET TO WATCH THEM FALL IN LOVE ALL OVER AGAIN!!! It will be so awesome to see how they join to the Bennua and Zahid we know so far.

Overall a GREAT yet bittersweet ending because Bennua has lost a lot but seriously i cannot get over that teaser for Book 4! 

Hi everyone! So since i don't have any reviews scheduled for the next couple of days i thought i would so some fun tags! I found this tag @ Crazy For YA and i thought it was super fun and wanted to give it a try so here goes :P


What is your most inexpensive and expensive book? (I'm not taking into consideration ebooks)


Inexpensive would be Angelfall by Susan EE, there was a sale going on + my loyalty card i paid only Rs100!












Most expensive would definitely be Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge! Ever since i saw the cover i was totally obsessed and got this idea in my head that i would own this book in hardcover, obviously they didn't have it here so i had to order it online+shipping it came to about Rs 800, that's really expensive here. (about $23 i think) I don't regret it one bit-it's my guilty pleasure :P



Anyway here are her books i've read!



 










It's a big fat tie between the wicked lovely series by Melissa Marr and the Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout! I could reread these books forever!!!


The Wicked Lovely Series (Especially Ink
Exchange and Radiant Shadows) is so gritty and dark and magical-perfection.


The Lux series-do i really need to explain? Let's
just say the "Douche canoe" in the book has me saying "holy alien babies" in a swoon voice most of the time :P





















There are two books by Pippa Dacosta, first book 2 of city of fae (i put the cover of book 1 above but they haven't released the cover for book 2 yet) and the other is Chaos Rises, her spin off from The Veil Series (not out yet).




Next is Whisper The Dead By Alyxandra Harvey Book 2 of the Lovegrove Legacy! I read book 1 and absolutely LOVED it (find my review here) and now i'm desperately trying to save some money to order it so i can match my paperback of book 1, I am refraining from getting the kindle version :P






And lastly is The Iron Warrior by Julie Kagawa, that cliffhanger in book-i can't even explain it. I've been waiting for more than a year to get this paperback (again to match my collection, i know it's an obsession :P) and since it's just recently come out i'm giving the shop one more month to get it on their own if not i'm emptying my  pockets to order it...




Okay well that's it guys! I had so much fun doing this and i tag everyone out there who would like to try this tag out! Let me know in the comments what you think and be sure to comment your links if ever you try this out!