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Thursday, August 1, 2013

Book Review: White Trash Beautiful by Teresa Mummert

Title: White Trash Beautiful
Author: Teresa Mummert
Series: White Trash Trilogy
Published: July 9, 2013
Buy Links: AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE
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Star Rating: 5 out of 5

I couldn't put this book down. I read it in less than a day. By page 8 my heart was racing. I was so emotionally engaged in Cass's life, the trauma of her situation, the disparity she felt. I was 100% connected to her character. I felt what she was feeling. I knew already that this book was going to bring me to tears, and it did.

This book made me an emotional wreck! I was on the edge of my seat the entire time just waiting for the inevitable to happen. I cringed every time I thought it was coming, but when it finally did come, I had been lulled into a false sense of security, just as Cass had, and I was not prepared for it.

I felt that the decisions that Cass made throughout the book were spot on for the situation that she was in. She was a relatable character from the start and I loved every minute of her journey to find her strength and her happiness. I loved that she became her own "white knight". So powerful.
Tucker's character was good for me. I liked that yes they had a love story going on but it was more a love story between Cass and herself. Her learning to love herself, her discovering her strength and self-worth. She was able to do this with Tucker's help of course, but I never felt like he was overwhelming and pushy. I felt like he just gently nudged Cass to find her way.
Just an amazing story all around.

Book Review: Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

Title: Daughter & Smoke and Bone
Author: Laini Taylor
Series: Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Published: September 27, 2011
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Star Rating: 5 out of 5

From page one you are instantly drawn into the amazing world that Laini Taylor has penned. A world filled with imagination and fraught with mystery and danger. Filled with exotic world locales like Paris, Morocco, and Prague. A world where at first glance everything is normal, but if you take the time to look at the shadows, you will discover a world you never knew.
In this world we find Karou, a blue haired 17 year old girl painted with tattoos studying art in Prague. Karou is such a beautiful mystery, with her alluring looks and her bizarre drawings of otherworldly creatures that no one suspects are real. As the story unfolds we learn more and more about Karou and her mysterious background and her upbringing with Chimaeras. We learn of her struggle to fit in both the mortal world and Elsewhere, the world she was raised in by Brimstone.

The world building is utterly amazing. You feel as if you knew these fantastical worlds have existed forever. You slip in so seamlessly.
This book just made me feel and wonder and question. I was so wrapped up in this new twisted and fantastical world. I thought for sure I knew where Laini Taylor was taking me with Karou and Akiva, but I was SO wrong! Not what I expected at all!

I have of read a book this amazing in a very long time. I am beyond looking forward to the next book in the series.