Thursday, July 28, 2016

Sparrow by Mandy Fender Book Review


 
  Book: Sparrow

  Author: Mandy Fender

  Series: Defier Trilogy #2

  Genre: Dystopian

  Audience: Young Adult 

 

Lennox Winters is guilty. She stood in defiance against the Regime when no one else would. Now, she must train to become a Sparrow and fight for what she believes.
When the war breaks out in her hometown, she is forced to decide whether she will obey orders or rebel against the authority she respects. Either way, she must protect those she loves most, no matter the dangers.


 My Review
    My Rating: Five Stars
  Just to warn you, this is probably going to be a short, fangirly review. I’ve been putting off writing this review, because, this book is just….. LIKE AHHHHH! WHAT EVEN! MY EMOTIONS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE! Excuse me, while I just like, cry…in my dark, soggy alone place. *cries*
  If you read my review for Defier, you will know that this characters, I just adored. Seriously, I just want to hug them.  But do you know that saying, “Him who your heart adores, dies?” Oh, wait. No. I just made that up, but it is so true. Actually in this book, my favorite character didn’t die. IT WAS WORSE THAT DEATH! *sobs* WHY WOULD MANDY FENDER DO THIS TO MY EMOTIONS!?  Seriously, though, I was like, near tears, and that’s the farthest I get to crying in books. I feel as though my heart shan’t repair. *dies*
    I read it in a day and a half while in a reading slump. And this is a like, three hundred and fifty-page book peoples (I think), and I am like the slowest reader alive. It just killed me sooooo much!
   And yes. That’s all I have. *hides* Guys, this was like one of my favorite reads of 2016. Please, just go read it. I know this was more of a time to cry over the precious charries, but if you read the book…..You will understand.
   As for who I would recommend them too…. Ages: 13+ and to anyone who wants a good, dystopian read. But bring chocolate, and blankets. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Now go read. Now. *hands you Sparrow and sits to wait till you finish so we can cry together*

I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.

Monday, July 25, 2016

Beautiful People~ July 2016!



Hey all! *waves* So, I realized I haven’t posted in forever, and it was awful of me. Anyways, I’m doing a post now. Hopefully soon, I’ll be able to write reviews for the books I read, because I have read books since my last review.

  Anyways, some of you may know I am doing Camp NaNoWriMo, and I was talking with my lovely cabin mate, Faith, and she told me her character, Bethany, was going to be doing a ‘guest post’ on her blog. I thought the idea was brilliant so, yes, I’m doing it. Well, Ryel is.

   So, I thought I should explain to y’all what my story is about. Basically, it’s about a Prince, who was kidnapped as a baby, and raised as a bandit. The story takes place when the Prince is eighteen, (his name being Shadow, but his Prince name is Torrent. (BTW, If you were wondering, nature names are common in my story. It’s kind of a culture thing)) So, yes, the Prince now, (Shadow’s younger brother, Storm) kind of went mad after realizing that Prince Torrent might still be alive. So, Quill sent Ryel undercover-ish to go try and find the Prince, and yeah, so…. yes. SHE FOUND HIM!!!! YAAAAAAASS!!!! Then more complications, bla, bla, bla, bla. *waves hand dismissively*
Anyway, over to Ryel! *quickly puts Ryel in the spotlight and hides behind laptop to watch*


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Ryel! (pronounced Rye-el):   *waves* Hello all! My name is Ryel Quinten. I am seventeen years old, and I am the servant to Lady Quill, you may have heard of her, *waves hand* Well, of course you have. She’s quite well known. I mean, she was to marry the Prince! If you hadn’t—

  Hannah- I think they get the picture, Ryel.

  Oh! Of course! Alright, so yes, I am Ryel. I’ll just start on the questions now before I start talking about something else. 




DO THEY WANT TO GET MARRIED AND\OR HAVE CHILDREN? WHY OR WHY NOT?

  Oh, this is a good one. *rubs hands together* I might need some time though. It’s rather tough…. I believe it would be nice to marry, but I don’t really know. Preferably, I would like to, and have a few children, but I would be fine with being happily, what do you call it? Single? Yes, happily single. 

WHAT IS THEIR WEAPON OF CHOICE? (IT DOESN’T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE A PHYSICAL WEAPON)

  Well, I was never one for weapons. Maybe stealth? I tend to be very noisy, and I feel as if stealth would be very great to learn.

WHAT’S THE NICEST THING THEY’VE EVER DONE FOR SOMEONE ELSE, AND WHY DID THEY DO IT?

  Oh, this is kind of hard. Hmm, I would have to say…. Oh, my! Hannah, my mind totally went blank! Um, maybe helped Quill through the time when Storm kind of.... broke their engagement, and was acting a little….. irrational?   That’s the only thing that comes to mind at the moment. I’m not too great at spontaneous questions like this.

HAVE YOU EVER BECOME PHSICALLY VIOLENT WITH SOMEONE, AND WHAT INSTIGATED IT?
   Oh, well. There was this one time, when, Quill sneaked up behind me when we were six, and I didn’t know it was her, so I spun around, and slapped her hard in the face. But that was accidental. *grins*

ARE THEY A RULE-FOLLOWER OR A REBEL?

  I like to think of myself as a rebel. Quill and I have gone on many adventures where we might have slightly bent the rules. It’s great fun!

ARE THEY ORGANIZED OR MESSY?

  Definitely messy. Being a servant you would think organized, but cleaning is not my forte.

WHAT MAKES THEM FEEL LOVED, AND WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE THEM FEEL THAT WAY?

  Hmmm, well, I suppose when they will listen to my ramblings. I tend to rattle off lots of information, and when people will listen it makes me feel special. There are other smaller things, but I might be here all night, if I go into that. *winks* Anyway, the last person that made me feel like that? Um, probably, Quill? I would say Shadow, but Quill and I talked the whole night last night. It was, as you all say, awesome.  

WHAT DO THEY EAT FOR BREAKFAST?

  Coffee. I usually actually don’t eat breakfast. I’m not a morning person, and usually just drink coffee. Hannah says that’s like her.

HAVE THEY EVER LOST SOMEONE CLOSE TO THEM? WHAT HAPPENED?

  Well…my parents died when I was very young. I don’t remember them though. After, I was privileged to get a position at the Quill’s family manor. Thankfully, I still have my sister, who works in the village bakery. We met every week and just talk or maybe adventure somewhere.

WHAT’S THEIR TREAT OF CHOICE? (OR, IF NOT FOOD, HOW ELSE DO THEY REWARD THEMSELVES?)

  Oh my! So many! I looooove cookies! Hannah adores cookies as well, so she made them the Castle’s regular treat. (Though not many people know that, for it’s not mentioned in the story.)   



  Oh! Are there no more questions? *looks around for more* Oh, well that’s sad. I greatly enjoyed talking with you all! I think Hannah is going to let me take over the comments as well, so if there is anything you would like to ask me, go ahead and ask them! Any question, really! I’ve heard about you all, and I totally can’t wait to meet you! Anyway, I think Hannah wants to ‘wrap it up’ now. So, I’ll have to say goodbye. *hugs each one of you*

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   Yup! That’s it. Hope you all enjoyed. For the question thing, if you have questions for Ryel, I will let her comment back, but if it’s a normal comment, I will be commenting as myself. So, yup! Hopefully soon, I'll be back with Shadow. He refused to be in the post, so I'll have to Ryel to convince him to do it. Anyways, Hasta Luegio! I have to go inflict more pain on my charries....I mean, write. :P 

~Hannah M. Rodes