Letterbox Love all of the lovely, lovely books I’ve gotten in the post, bought and everything else. Summaries are taken from the cover, or Amazon/NetGalley/Goodreads in the case of e-books, unless otherwise stated. Hosted by Narratively Speaking.
For
review:
All the Bright Places, Jennifer
Niven (e-proof)
The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park, All the Bright
Places is a compelling and beautiful
story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die.
Theodore
Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill
himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him.
Violet
Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can
escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent
death.
When
Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s unclear
who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the ‘natural
wonders’ of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries:
It’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself – a weird, funny, live-out-loud
guy who’s not such a freak after all. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can
forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet’s world
grows, Finch’s begins to shrink. How far will Violet go to save the boy she has
come to love?
I’m already hearing wonderful
things about this. Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for this!
Bought:
The Jewel, Amy Ewing (ebook)
Violet Lasting is no longer a human being. Tomorrow she becomes Lot 197, auctioned to the highest royal bidder in the Jewel of the Lone City. Tomorrow she becomes the Surrogate of the House of the Lake, her sole purpose to produce a healthy heir for the Duchess. Imprisoned in the opulent cage of the palace, Violent learns the brutal ways of the Jewel, where the royal women compete to secure their bloodline and the surrogates are treated as disposable commodities. Destined to carry the child of a woman she despises, Violet enters a living death of captivity - until she sets eyes on Ash Lockwood, the royal Companion. Compelled towards each other by a reckless, clandestine passion, Violet and Ash dance like puppets in a deadly game of court politics, until they become each other's jeopardy - and salvation.
This sounds really interesting. I just hope it's as good as it sounds!
Sophie
The Jewel is an interesting read, I thought it was OK but it really sets things up so hopefully the next book will be more 'story' and less 'information' (if that makes sense)
ReplyDeleteAll the Bright Places is a new one that I have not heard of,but after reading the synopsis here I jumped onto netgalley and got it.
My haul is here: http://dlvr.it/7gHKvl