Memorable Monday 2

Its time for Memorable Monday hosted by Escape in a book. I think the idea of this is great! You can share your favorite quotes in a weekly meme.


This week the quote I want to share with you is one of my favorite autors Gail Carriger. And it's from the book Soulless






























“How ghastly for her, people actually thinking, with their brains, and right next door. Oh, the travesty of it all.”

Everytime I read this quote I can't stop laughing. It's so funny :D

I am very curious about your quote this monday, want to share it with me?
Have a nice day!

Mariska

In My Mailbox (4)

Hi everyone!

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren that gives bloggers the opportunity to showcase the books they’ve received that week.

And today I've got some fantastic books. :D




















I am already reading Shiver. But I really don't know what to think about it. It's cute and also sad. But is that all? I hope not.

And what about you? What do you got in your mailbox?

Mariska

Review: Delirium

Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love -- the deliria -- blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the government demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy.

But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love.

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Genre: YA, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Science Fiction, Dystopia
Pages: 441
Rating: 4 stars


This is an extraordinary story. I've never read a book like this, but I really liked it.
It's about a world where love is an illness, and when you got it, you'll get brainwashed or "cured" so you don't have it no more. This only happens to people who 18 years old or older. However, an exeption is made when you're nearly 18 and you are just to ill because of love.

I have to say that it took me ages to get through the first part of the book, I almost stopt reading it altogether, but alot of people told me I just had to get through that part and that I would love the book in the end. They were right!

You get to know Lena when she lives with here aunt, uncle and cousins, her parents have died and her sister and brother-in-law live someplace else. Lena knows what her future will look like and she can't wait to start her knew life. She's almost done with school and after the summer she will also get the brainwash-treatment. Her best friend Hanna is also on the same scedule, which means they can enjoy one last summer together. After the treatment it's most likely that they no longer are going to be best friends, because they are from different enviroments and they just do mingle in the adult world.

But then there's an unexpected twist to the usual so normal summertime. Lena meets Alex, a boy who supposedly already went through the treatment. Because everyone thinks he is "cured" she's allowed to hang out with him, but then he tells her his secret. Talking to Alex makes her realise that there is a whole different world out there and even though she doesn't want to give up all the securities and dive head first in the unknown, she does start to doubt. It takes her a long time to make the decisions she wants to make and confince herself to go and live a whole different life.

This book is full of friendship, excitement and love and I can definitely recommend reading it! :D

Giveaway by Soumi 24/02 - 02/03

Hi Everyone

There is an amazing giveaway at Soumi's blog!
Take a look for yourself :D It is really fantastic!
Click here

Mariska

Feature & Follow Friday (3)

RULES

-To join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:
-(Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts {Parajunkee and Alison Can Read}
-(Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers
-Put your Blog name and URL in the Linky thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your posts.
-Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say “hi” in your comments and that they are now following you.
-Follow Follow Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don’t just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don’t say “HI”
-If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love…and the followers.


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Q: Activity!!! Take a picture or describe where you love to read the most...

I really like this Feature & Follow Friday
You should take a picture or describe where you love to read!
And I did that. When it is to cold to read outside I read at my couch :D But when the weather is good, I love to read outside of course :D

























What about you guys?

Memorable Monday 1

This is the first Memorable Monday hosted by Escape in a book. I think the idea of this is great! You can share your favorite quotes in a weekly meme.
And I have a favorite quote. It's a long time ago when I read this book but the quote still stick with me.

"Life fractures us all into little pieces. It harms us, but it's how we glue those fractures back together that make us stronger"

This quote is from Entice by Carrie Jones. I think it is a fantastic quote, don't you?

Have a nice monday everone!

In My Mailbox (3)

Hi everyone!


In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren that gives bloggers the opportunity to showcase the books they’ve received that week.





























And today is another In my mailbox. And look what I got this week in my Mailbox!!
It is such a pretty cover, but I have a few problems with the story. It is difficult to stay focused in this book but everybody says it is a fantastic story so I read it to the end :D

Review: Clockwork Prince

In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head of the Institute. If Charlotte loses her position, Tessa will be out on the street and easy prey for the mysterious Magister, who wants to use Tessa's powers for his own dark ends.
With the help of the handsome, self-destructive Will and the fiercely devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister's war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal. He blames them for a long-ago tragedy that shattered his life. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors, from the slums of London to an enchanted ballroom where Tessa discovers that the truth of her parentage is more sinister than she had imagined. When they encounter a clockwork demon bearing a warning for Will, they realize that the Magister himself knows their every move and that one of their own has betrayed them.

Tessa finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, though her longing for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her. But something is changing in Will; the wall he has built around himself is crumbling. Could finding the Magister free Will from his secrets and give Tessa the answers about who she is and what she was born to do?

As their dangerous search for the Magister and the truth leads the friends into peril, Tessa learns that when love and lies are mixed, they can corrupt even the purest heart.

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Genre: YA, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Steampunk
Pages: 498
Rating: 5 stars

This is a brilliant book! Thumbs up for Cassandra Clare. Some people had recommended her books and I started with reading Clockwork Angel. This book was great, it was written beautifully, though you can sense that Cassandra is still evolving as a writer. Part 1 was written from Tessa's point of view, but in Clockwork Prince the story is told by various characters. This is fun, 'cause how many times do you have the chance to look inside a guy's head.

Enough about part 1, let's continue on with part 2. This is a book that I could simply not lay away, I had to read it. It had everything: a lot of fantasy, exitement, friendship, love, treachury and betrayal.
The ones that have read Clockwork Angel know that the end of the book is exiting. This continues at the beginning of a Clockwork Prince. (Alhough I have to say that the whole book was exiting, till the last page.) There is a lot going on for the people who attend the institute. Being on the hunt for Magister with a time limit of 2 weeks! That's a race against time. Especially Will, Jem and Tessa have a big role in this story, also Charlotte (and maybe surprisingly) Jessamine play a big part in this story. Will has to face his past while hunting for Magister. We're bound to read more about that in the last part of this book. Jem's health will play a major issue. And Tessa doesn't know who or what she actually is. And still don't find out. And last but not least, she has to make a decision between two boys, but if she's made the right choice, I'm not quite sure.

I thought this book was brilliant, with a couple of hot and steamy scenes. I recommend reading it!!

I Won the Lovely Blog Award!!

Wooow! Look what I got!
Mel from Journey with words gave me this blog award! Thank you very much Mel!
















Please follow the instructions below to pass along these awards to other bloggers you think have great blogs.

The rules are:
1. Link back to the person that bestowed the award upon you.
2. Follow the person that bestowed the award upon you.
3. Pass along to 15 Lovely Bloggers (but I think I go for 10 bloggers :D)

And the 10 people who get this award are:

Mandy
Shanan
Livia
Kate
Cecilia
Sarah
Tara
Jamie
Wendy
Tristen


I hope you are happy with your awards :D

Mariska

I have been tagged

I was tagged by Kelly @ Dandelion Dreams

THE RULES
1. You must post the rules.
2. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post and then create eleven new questions to ask the people you’ve tagged.
3. Tag eleven people and link to them on your post.
4. Let them know you’ve tagged them!

1. What is your favorite classic novel??
Jan Eyre

2. What is your favorite book and what song best describes it?
At this moment my favorite book is Clockwork Prince and I am thinking about a song what describes this story but I cant come up with one.

3. Are you planning to watch The Hunger Games movie and if not, why?
I search on google to see what kind of movie this is, and I think I would watch it because the story sounds good.

4. Did you ever read Archie comics as a kid? If so, who was your favorite character? If not, what was your favorite comic?
Okay, I am a Dutch girl and I also search Archie comics on google and I saw everywhere a red boy and I can tell you I never heard about archie. But my favorite comic is Noortje ---->











5. Do you read the last page before starting a book, or do you wait until the end to read it?
Nooo! Of course not! LOL. But I can tell you that when I was younger I did that sometimes :P

6. Is there a book that reminds you of a person, or time and place in your life?
Yes. It's about a girl who is a prostitute and also a junk. It is such a sad story. But this book opened my eyes. Because I've got this book of someone who tought I was worth saving when I tought I wasn't. This is the book: Het verotte leven van Floortje Bloem by Yvonne Keuls in English I think it is The rotten life of Floortje Bloem.

7. Is there a person that you always take book advice from? Or whose reviews you always read?
I think that would by Mandy . :D

8. Have you ever read a book that made you hungry while reading it? (cookbooks excluded):
Describe hungry? What kind of hunger :P LOL.
No I don't think so.

9. What book have you read that everyone hated but you liked? And what book do you hate but everyone else seems to love? Why do you like/hate it?
I LOVE Twilight and I know that a lot of people don't like these books. But I can't tell you about a book I hate.

10. And the ultimate question: Zombies or Unicorns?
ZOMBIES!!! But only when they are as handsome as Vincent Delacroix in Die for me by Amy Plum :D

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And now my quistions!!

1. What was the first book you read in your life?

2. When did you discover that you were addicted to reading?

3. What kind of books/genres do you like?

4. What is your favorite book?

5. Who's your favorite book couple?

6. Which book character is your dream guy/girl?

7. Which book do you feel has had the greatest influence in your life?

8. E-books or physical books? And why?

9. Do you read a book twice? And if the answer is yes, which book?

10. Vampires or werewolfs?

11. Hardcover or paperback?

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People I'm Tagging

Mandy, Livia, Kate, Nereyda, Lisa and Maja, Shanan, Celine, Christine, Louisa, Cecilia

Giveaway by Shawna

Hi Everybody.

There is a new giveaway. And this time it is by Shawna.
She has more than 50 followers and thats why she is giving away something yummy.
Look at her blog :D!

Thanks for giving this giveaway, Shawna

In My Mailbox (2)

Hi everyone

It's time for my second In My Mailbox.
And I can tell you how happy I am that I finally got Clockwork Prince.
I hear some fantastic reviews about this book so I can't wait to read it (First I should read my other books) :D

And yesterday I was with my brother and he got a book for me that I could read. So I am curious about that book as well. The Immortal Prince by Jennifer Fallon

























And how about you guys? What did you got in your mailbox?

Feature & Follow Friday (2)

RULES

-To join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:
-(Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts {Parajunkee and Alison Can Read}
-(Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers
-Put your Blog name and URL in the Linky thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your posts.
-Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say “hi” in your comments and that they are now following you.
-Follow Follow Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don’t just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don’t say “HI”
-If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love…and the followers.
If you’re new to the follow friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!

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Q: Define what characteristics your favorite books share. Do they all have a kickass heroine or is the hot love interest the Alpha Male?

A: I like it when a girl can take care of her self. But I also like it to see a girl, like Bella in Twilight, to be a little helpless and in need of care. But most of the time she should be taking care of herself. Helloo? Independent woman :D
As for the male character, I like more than one type of guy. A few of them are real jerks, like Jace in 'The Mortal Instruments'. But I love some romance in a guy, like Daniel in 'Fallen', or Edward in 'Twilight'. Sigh...

What about you guys?