Book Review: The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

The year is 2059. Nineteen-year-old Paige Mahoney is working in the criminal underworld of Scion London, based at Seven Dials, employed by a man named Jaxon Hall. Her job: to scout for information by breaking into people's minds. For Paige is a dreamwalker, a clairvoyant and, in the world of Scion, she commits treason simply by breathing.

It is raining the day her life changes for ever. Attacked, drugged and kidnapped, Paige is transported to Oxford – a city kept secret for two hundred years, controlled by a powerful, otherworldly race. Paige is assigned to Warden, a Rephaite with mysterious motives. He is her master. Her trainer. Her natural enemy. But if Paige wants to regain her freedom she must allow herself to be nurtured in this prison where she is meant to die.

The Bone Season introduces a compelling heroine and also introduces an extraordinary young writer, with huge ambition and a teeming imagination. Samantha Shannon has created a bold new reality in this riveting debut. - goodreads

 I was super excited to read this. It sounded very interesting. Then I started it. And about 50 pages in I was CONFUSED. And I only kept getting more and more confused. There are A LOT of characters in this book, so it was very hard to follow along and know whose who, who is important to keep track of, who I didn't have to care about. (I was usually wrong).  Then all the mystic/clairvoyance jargon comes in. 

I don't really remember how it ended, and I wrote this review a day after that. So that has to explain something.  I know a lot of people really really loved this book. I just couldn't get into the whole clairvoyant mindset, so I will not be giving the rest of the series a chance. Maybe the fantasy genre is just not for me anymore. 

That being said, props to Samantha Shannon for being imaginative and coming up with this stuff, especially for her first novel. 

Mini Book Review: Lover Unknown by Ellie Kincade

Lover Unknown by Ellie Kincade
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This book was 34 pages.

It's an interesting concept. Get invited to a club (Club Q), get ushered into a dark room and have some sexy fun. No talking, no lights allowed. Just sex.

Hadley seems like a smart women, just craving a little adventure. She finally gave in and allowed herself to try out Club Q.  And she ended up loving it, hoping for a permanent invitation.

Will Hadley actually join Club Q, will her mystery man who put her forward for an invitation actually get to be with her in a dark room?

I don't think I'm going to go out of my way to find out. It wasn't that compelling for me and in 34 pages didn't exactly grab my interest.

I just wish that these authors stop putting out little novellas only to produce a cliffhanger. Write a full book. I mean by the time you produce novella after novella, you will almost be there.


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BOOK REVIEW: Man V. Liver by Neil Hinson and Paul Friedrich

What you would have said had you thought of it last night at the bar.

Meet Man: He’s witty, carefree, and probably not sober. He's Dean Martin meets Jack Benny, Don Draper, and Jack Donaghy.  He imparts upon readers his clever, unabashed musings of romance, party culture, and bachelorhood. The life of the party, the collected contemplations in Man v. Liver will amuse and inform aspiring connoisseurs of class.

In Man v. Liver, Man expels his alcohol-fueled wisdom to all who yearn to encapsulate themselves in a life of forgotten nights and fine tailored suits––which, as he will tell you, are handy to sleep in if you wish to be the best dressed at breakfast.

This book is s a collection of sayings and quotes about drinking, liver, party guests, things like that with a conglomeration of drawings.


There were a few good ones, like:

"This is worth the hangover." ( I like this because I've said this before)

"Twtitter, Texting. Posting. Is anyone here, actually HERE?"

and I enjoyed the dedication "To my liver, keep up the good work champ."

I'm not sure what I think about this. book. If you can call it that.  It is definitely one of those coffee table or bathroom books that I could find myself maybe only flipping through a couple of times.  If that. I don't even think it is a book really to buy, maybe just browse through while waiting in line at Urban Outfitters. Maybe it would have been funnier if I had something other than tea in my cup. 

I received this book on netgalley in exchange for an honest review. 

BOOK REVIEW: Waking Up Married by Mira Lyn Kelly

Goodreads synopsis:
Her first thought: "Who are you?"
It's the morning after her cousin's bachelorette party in Vegas and Megan Scott wakes up with the mother of all hangovers. Even worse, she's in a stranger's penthouse having woken up with something else as well - a funny, arrogant, sexy...husband!
Up until now, finding even a boyfriend had seemed impossible - been there, got the broken heart, sworn off men for good. Then a few martinis with Carter...no, Connor Reed and she's gone from first meet to marriage in one night!
Megan wants a lawyer.
But Connor's shocking bombshell?
"I don't want a divorce."

2 stars, maybe 1.5

Okay.  This book was a netgalley read. It sounded like it could be intersting and be a quick little mindless read. It was mindless alright. But it garnered 2 stars because I felt like I needed to finish it to see whas was going to happen.

I can't stress how unbelievable this book was.  Two single people, Megan and Connor happen to meet up at a bar in Vegas, and after too many drinks ends up marrying eachother.

This is not how it was. As here Ross and Rachel were both shittered.

The kicker is it seems only she was drunk and that Connor had this partnership figured out. She is the logical one being like ' shit, Connor, we need to get a divorce stat.' and he's all 'no you wanted to marry me last night, I will convince you that this was a good idea'.  First off... SHE WAS DRUNK!  I mean, I was drunk on my wedding day, but I at least knew what I was getting into. And another thing, she said the ring was at least 10 carats worth of diamonds! ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME!? 10 carats on someone you just met and drunkenly married. Really? Maybe like a gumball ring would be more suitable.

Anyways, another reason why Megan wants to get a divorce (cuz the first one isn't enough) is that it doesn't fit in with her plan. No shit. Her plan by the way it to go to the sperm bank and get knocked up that way because no one else wants to have a baby with her. Okay, I get it sometimes you want to be a mother and waiting for the right guy just doesn't seem plausible and I'm all for the women power...but come on.

Then there is Conor. Who apparently is this big shot rich dude, who just wants a wife that would obey him, follow him to his obligatory social outings. And there must be no love. Sex yes. But no feelings. I guess Megan fitted the bill to be part of this partnership. Not marriage. Partnership, because apparently Connor lives in the 18th century.

Megan is painted as this stupid women who is insecure and can't stand up for herself if someone is swinging their penis. Even though she is self described as a strong, independent women. Like come one. If a partnership isn't what you want and you want to have a loving marriage, then have the balls to have that. And Connor, what is your problem? Its a marriage not a god damn job. Why are rich guys all asshats?

It just wasn't realistic in any sense. You meet someone, You get drunk. You get married. You wake up, down some Advil and chocolate milk and make your way to the nearest lawyers to get your ass divorced. You do not say "hey, lets give this 3 months to see if your drunken mind actually knew what she wanted" and after 2 months you do not say 'lets have a baby'. 

There were a lot of face palm moments during the trail period too, that I won't get into. I'm just glad they never actually said how old these two morons were.  At least they ended up together. *PUKE*


I think I need to stop reading Harlequin Romance novels.  They make me so angry.