To All the Boys I've Loved Before

To All the Boys I've Loved Before
author: Jenny Han
published: April 15th 2014
pages: 355
my rating: 4 out of 5 stars


To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed, causing all her crushes from her past to confront her about the letters: her first kiss, the boy from summer camp, even her sister's ex-boyfriend, Josh. As she learns to deal with her past loves face to face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out of these letters after all. 


When I first heard about this book I didn't immediately want to read it but since a lot of people really love it I became more curious and decided to pick it up. I'm so glad I did!

Warm Bodies

Warm Bodies
author: Isaac Marion
published: October 28th 2010
pages: 240
my rating: 3.5 stars


'R' is a zombie. He has no name, no memories and no pulse, but he has dreams. He is a little different from his fellow Dead.

Amongst the ruins of an abandoned city, R meets a girl. Her name is Julie and she is the opposite of everything he knows - warm and bright and very much alive, she is a blast of colour in a dreary grey landscape. For reasons he can't understand, R chooses to save Julie instead of eating her, and a tense yet strangely tender relationship begins.

This has never happened before. It breaks the rules and defies logic, but R is no longer content with life in the grave. He wants to breathe again, he wants to live, and Julie wants to help him. But their grim, rotting world won't be changed without a fight...


Zombie books aren't usually my thing but I made an exception with this one. I don't think there are many books written from a zombies point of view out there and certainly even less love stories from a zombies point of view.

Bookshelf reorganisation/tour

I recently reorganized the bookshelf I share with my sister and now we each have our own shelf. The amount of books I own isn't normal anymore but hey, lot's of people have more so everything's fine:)
I'm sorry for the bad photo quality but I hope you can still see it good enough.

We Awaken

We Awaken
author: Calista Lynne
published: July 14th 2016
pages: 180
my rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Thanks netgalley for giving me this book in exchange for an honest review!

Victoria Dinham doesn’t have much left to look forward to. Since her father died in a car accident, she lives only to fulfill her dream of being accepted into the Manhattan Dance Conservatory. But soon she finds another reason to look forward to dreams when she encounters an otherworldly girl named Ashlinn, who bears a message from Victoria’s comatose brother. Ashlinn is tasked with conjuring pleasant dreams for humans, and through the course of their nightly meetings in Victoria’s mind, the two become close. Ashlinn also helps Victoria understand asexuality and realize that she, too, is asexual.

But then Victoria needs Ashlinn’s aid outside the realm of dreams, and Ashlinn assumes human form to help Victoria make it to her dance audition. They take the opportunity to explore New York City, their feelings for each other, and the nature of their shared asexuality. But like any dream, it’s too good to last. Ashlinn must shrug off her human guise and resume her duties creating pleasant nighttime visions—or all of humanity will pay the price.

We Awaken is a short but really amazing book. I had no idea what to expect and was pleasantly surprised.

The Merciless

The Merciless

author: Danielle Vega

published: June 9th 2015

pages: 279

my rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Forgive us, Father, for we have sinned

Brooklyn Stevens sits in a pool of her own blood, tied up and gagged. No one outside of these dank basement walls knows she’s here. No one can hear her scream.

Sofia Flores knows she shouldn’t have gotten involved. When she befriended Riley, Grace, and Alexis on her first day at school, she admired them, with their perfect hair and their good-girl ways. They said they wanted to save Brooklyn. They wanted to help her. Sofia didn’t realize they believed Brooklyn was possessed.

Now, Riley and the girls are performing an exorcism on Brooklyn—but their idea of an exorcism is closer to torture than salvation. All Sofia wants is to get out of this house. But there is no way out. Sofia can’t go against the other girls . . . unless she wants to be next. . . .

This was another book I read for the BookTube-A-Thon. I didn't use it for any particular challenge but I did find out about it through BookTube. And although I heard many great things about it, I had little to no idea what it is about before reading it and I think that's the best way to get into this book.

BookTube-A-Thon Wrap Up

I know, I know, the BookTube-A-Thon ended a while ago already but I'm still going to post my wrap up now.
Like I already thought at the beginning of the read-a-thon I didn't read seven books and the ones I did read were mostly really short but I still think I did OK. In total, I read five books and completed four challenges. I also started the other two but since I didn't get far with either of them they don't really count. If you want to know more about my thoughts for any of these books just click on the title.

These are the challenges I managed to complete/ the books I managed to read:

1. read a book with yellow on the cover – Alpha Drive 
2. read a book you discovered through BookTube – Highly Illogical Behavior
3. read a book by one of your favorite authors – Tales of Beedle the Bard
4. read and watch a book-to-movie adaptation – Sapphire Blue
5. read seven books (a book of your choice) – The Merciless 

These are the challenges I didn't complete:

1. read a book only after sunset – We Awaken
2. read a book that is older than you – Interview with a Vampire