Just a Tiny Update

Hi!

This is just a little note to say we’re not dead, drowning in the middle of the ocean or wandering lost in a desert. It’s currently our exam period so while we might not be drowning in seawater, we’re sort of drowning in revision. BUT we’ll be back after our last paper on Wednesday because *prepare to cheer* our semester break starts then!

In the mean time, hope you’re having a great weekend and if you miss us (I really hope you do because otherwise it’s like shouting into a void *cough* the Internet *cough*), we’re quite a bit more active on our social media handles currently so you can keep up with our bookish and sometimes non-bookish adventures by following us! Links are on the sidebar to the right and our Instagram accounts are @adeliscray & @bewildersome.

I know I’ve mentioned this before but I’m slowly turning my main account to a bookstagram one (because I realise I don’t have much interest in taking pictures of anything but books and the occasional landscape) so if you’re into pretty bookish pics, check me out.

That totally doesn’t sound weird. *awkward laughter*

Anyway, I really miss blogging so I can’t wait to get back to it after Wednesday! Until then, lovely booknerds!

Review: This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

Published December 23, 2014 · Disney-Hyperion
GOODREADS · THE BOOK DEPOSITORY · AMAZON

WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THESE BROKEN STARS.

The second installment in the epic Starbound trilogy introduces a new pair of star-crossed lovers on two sides of a bloody war.

Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac should never have met.

Lee is captain of the forces sent to Avon to crush the terraformed planet’s rebellious colonists, but she has her own reasons for hating the insurgents.

Rebellion is in Flynn’s blood. Terraforming corporations make their fortune by recruiting colonists to make the inhospitable planets livable, with the promise of a better life for their children. But they never fulfilled their promise on Avon, and decades later, Flynn is leading the rebellion.

Desperate for any advantage in a bloody and unrelentingly war, Flynn does the only thing that makes sense when he and Lee cross paths: he returns to base with her as prisoner. But as his fellow rebels prepare to execute this tough-talking girl with nerves of steel, Flynn makes another choice that will change him forever. He and Lee escape the rebel base together, caught between two sides of a senseless war.

Rating: ★★★★

This Shattered World was a pretty spectacular novel and despite being quite a bit different from These Broken Stars (apart from the star-crossed lovers aspect), it was just as exciting. Both protagonists had such distinct personalities and you could really tell the authors knew their characters well. Very well.

All Them AMAZING Miracles, Books, and Music! (July Wrap-Up)

July has been filled with assignments, tests, and deadlines but I’m so glad I’ve got God’s peace getting me through these crazy past weeks! Book-wise, I’ve been on a streak of mind-blowing novels (namely An Ember in the Ashes, Stormdancer, and The Winner’s Crime). I’ve started on a couple of new summer animes, not made much progress with TV series (though I did watch the first episode of Outlander), watched the unexpectedly spectacular The Longest Ride, and obsessed over some amazing songs (Apple Music saved my life).

Most importantly, I’m really glad God worked awesome miracles this past month, namely when I wasn’t able to book the radio presentation studio in school to practice for my on-air test but still did pretty well! And like I’ve mentioned before about loving the 3-month Apple Music trail, it was crazy how it was announced right after I had complained about not having enough money to purchase some Christian music I really wanted. He also helped me *finally* get into the habit of reading my bible when a copy of Our Daily Journey was basically thrown right in front of my face – I guess Jesus knows that I can be downright lazy yet he still helps me. Feeling my sheepish smile yet?

And JZ will be joining in this wrap-up, enjoy!