MischaS_'s bookshelf: read en-US Thu, 27 Mar 2025 04:07:43 -0700 60 MischaS_'s bookshelf: read 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Crowned by Fate (Crowned #2) 43174956 He craved my loyalty, so I let him feast on my soul.
I wanted a husband, but he gave me a monster.
So, I made it my pet.
The lines between what was real and what wasn’t were blurred.
Our story was a lie.
Until now.]]> 254 Amo Jones MischaS_ 0 not-sure-if-i-ll-read-it 4.02 2017 Crowned by Fate (Crowned #2)
author: Amo Jones
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/27
shelves: not-sure-if-i-ll-read-it
review:

]]> <![CDATA[King of Thorns (Broken Empire #2)]]> 17999884 597 Mark Lawrence 0007439024 MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.13 2012 King of Thorns (Broken Empire #2)
author: Mark Lawrence
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/01
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[All You Need Is Kill (All You Need Is Kill: Official Graphic Novel Adaptation)]]> 18280790 96 Nick Mamatas 142156081X MischaS_ 0 3.05 2004 All You Need Is Kill (All You Need Is Kill: Official Graphic Novel Adaptation)
author: Nick Mamatas
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.05
book published: 2004
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/31
shelves: never-to-read, unacceptable, unprofessional
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)]]> 16054217 The #1 New York Times bestselling series finale and sequel to A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night

Bringing the magic and suspense of the All Souls Trilogy to a deeply satisfying conclusion, this highly anticipated finale went straight to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. In The Book of Life, Diana and Matthew time-travel back from Elizabethan London to make a dramatic return to the present—facing new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home, Sept-Tours, they reunite with the beloved cast of characters from A Discovery of Witches—with one significant exception. But the real threat to their future has yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on even more urgency.]]> 561 Deborah Harkness 0670025593 MischaS_ 0 never-to-read 4.15 2014 The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)
author: Deborah Harkness
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/17
shelves: never-to-read
review:

]]> Bambi 831470 Disney Bambi 24 Bob Grant 0736423087 MischaS_ 3 childhood 4.29 1900 Bambi
author: Bob Grant
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.29
book published: 1900
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2025/01/11
shelves: childhood
review:

]]> Wool - Holston (Wool, #1) 12287209
Or you'll get what you wish for.]]> 56 Hugh Howey MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.14 2012 Wool - Holston (Wool, #1)
author: Hugh Howey
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/09
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Cinderella and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm Book and Charm]]> 251299 For almost two hundred years, the Brothers Grimm have transported readers into a world of magic and adventure with their enchanting fairytales.

From classics such as Cinderella and Snow White to lesser–known gems like The True Bride and Mother Holle, these timeless tales never fail to delight. Enter the wonderful world of witches and fairies, elves and giants, and princes and princesses in this collection of thirty beloved stories!

Ages 8+

]]> 216 Jacob Grimm 0060596023 MischaS_ 4 childhood, czech 3.94 Cinderella and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm Book and Charm
author: Jacob Grimm
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.94
book published:
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2024/10/06
shelves: childhood, czech
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #1)]]> 40727470
Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world.

The story's shocking twists and turns, augmented with real, sinister period photos, will make this dazzling debut from author Kerri Maniscalco impossible to forget.]]> 337 Kerri Maniscalco 0316273503 MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.93 2016 Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #1)
author: Kerri Maniscalco
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Vicious Minds: Part 3 (Children of Vice, #6)]]> 53355971 Calliope
I know you hate me.
I’ve ruined the family, you say?
I’ve led Ethan astray?
You say that it’s all my fault.
Haven’t you learned by now that the weak are eaten by the strong?
Only the most ruthless, the most vicious, can stand at the top.
Whatever comes…just know, they deserved it.
I told you to bow, didn’t I?
It is my time now.
With love,
Mrs. Callahan

Melody
Hate You? Little girl, you are not worthy of my hate.
Ruined my family? Don’t make me laugh.
Hundreds have tried before you and failed.
Hundreds will try after you and fail again,
Because no matter what, we are strong.
You preach about being ruthless or vicious�
I am those words personified.
The only bowing will be from you to me.
Prepare yourself, Mrs. Callahan.

The real Mrs. Callahan is coming.]]> 312 J.J. McAvoy 1641971614 MischaS_ 1
So, this was a buddy-read with the amazing Antonella, thankfully she supported me through this. And thanks to her I managed to leave this book in 2020 because that's exactly where it belongs to.

After the last book was such a great disappointment to me, I had zero expectations for this book. I just wanted to finish this series. (Since once again it was promised that this would be the last book and thankfully that seems to be the truth for once.)
I'm going to be brief, I don't want to waste much time here. Plus, I wasted all of my patience on the previous books.

So, here are my feelings, opinions and things that came to my mind while reading. (Again, I repeat my personal opinions and feelings which means this review is subjective to me.)

Oh, so we are flipping the script again? What a surprise! Not. Suddenly Calliope is the poor little victim who is so hurt but she's trying to save everyone. You see, she is such a good girl. So smart, selfless but no one gets it how much she gives! Because no one apparently gets anything in these books. Just Calliope and Ethan, only them.
And Ethan is the string master and he knew everything, he pieced everything together. And certainly, no one is being bothered by how Calliope was humiliating him in the past book? What A strong boss.

And suddenly every single character besides those two does not have a single brain cell left to share between all of them. I have to say that whatever I felt about any of the characters in the previous books is gone. They are all bad, stupid and just pathetic. Wyatt, Helen, Nari, Sedric, Darcy, Neil, Evelyn just everyone and yes that includes Mel and Liam.

Let me tell you, by including them this series stopped being about the children. It just meant that there was no story for the children to be strong enough to carry without the parents there. And yes, even Mel and Liam are completely lost to me. Their own series became unreadable to me. Because I'm sorry but Mel was just such a brat that I had a very vivid flashback to Olivia.

And when I'm talking about people not having a single brain cell that includes the villains in this book. Because... what did they do?
The biggest ace in their sleeve, the meanest meanie did what? [spoilers removed]

Which brings me to another thing, what really happened in this book? Not much, a lot of talking. Some people died for the show of it. And nothing.
I was bored out of my mind, it was dragging so much! It was just an eye-roll fest, nothing to be excited about, not even angry! I just kept eyeing the progress bar and hoping that it would move faster.
And again, with so many flashbacks... or should I say rather rewriting what was said in the previous books?

Also, back to the characters. I feel like if you were to take each of the books in the children series and change the names of each character in each book (Meaning, because I know I'm making zero sense, that Ethan would be Ethan in book 1. Marc in book 2. Joseph in book 3 and so on. Calliope in book 4, Martha in book 5, Jessica in book 6 etc.) they would rather like completely different characters. There is no continuity in them.

Okay, these two spoilers are regarding the deaths in this book. The first one is more general, more just my feeling about how deaths were handled in this book. No name is dropped but by reading the spoiler you may get a slight idea about who lives and who does not. The second spoiler is a real spoiler with a name in it, so, beware. [spoilers removed] [spoilers removed]


So, overall, a book I had no expectations for managed to disappoint me by how bad it was. However, I'm glad that I can leave this series in 2020. It's finally done and I do not have to drop it and then wonder what if the author managed to come up with something decent. (She did not if you are wondering.) A couple of years ago this author was one of my favourites which was the reason why I kept giving her chances. But honestly, it's time to let it go.

Oh, and almost forgot the book was again very poorly edited, a lot of typos/missing words. Which is kind of the norm with these books but since it was dragging so much, I tended to notice more.

Anyway, this is more of a rant just after finishing reading this book (just to finish review before midnight, am I the book Cinderella?), so, I might change/add some things later. Sorry, if I make zero sense, it was done in a rush!

Merged review:

Look who's back just in time to make this my last book of 2020. And how fitting is that? (Side note, thank you, everyone, for your kind messages regarding why I was MIA here. I'm well and healthy as one can be at this time. However, GR became somewhat a toxic environment for me in the last couple of months and I just needed a break. I will go more into detail in my review of 2020. But I just wanted to say thank you.)

So, this was a buddy-read with the amazing Antonella, thankfully she supported me through this. And thanks to her I managed to leave this book in 2020 because that's exactly where it belongs to.

After the last book was such a great disappointment to me, I had zero expectations for this book. I just wanted to finish this series. (Since once again it was promised that this would be the last book and thankfully that seems to be the truth for once.)
I'm going to be brief, I don't want to waste much time here. Plus, I wasted all of my patience on the previous books.

So, here are my feelings, opinions and things that came to my mind while reading. (Again, I repeat my personal opinions and feelings which means this review is subjective to me.)

Oh, so we are flipping the script again? What a surprise! Not. Suddenly Calliope is the poor little victim who is so hurt but she's trying to save everyone. You see, she is such a good girl. So smart, selfless but no one gets it how much she gives! Because no one apparently gets anything in these books. Just Calliope and Ethan, only them.
And Ethan is the string master and he knew everything, he pieced everything together. And certainly, no one is being bothered by how Calliope was humiliating him in the past book? What A strong boss.

And suddenly every single character besides those two does not have a single brain cell left to share between all of them. I have to say that whatever I felt about any of the characters in the previous books is gone. They are all bad, stupid and just pathetic. Wyatt, Helen, Nari, Sedric, Darcy, Neil, Evelyn just everyone and yes that includes Mel and Liam.

Let me tell you, by including them this series stopped being about the children. It just meant that there was no story for the children to be strong enough to carry without the parents there. And yes, even Mel and Liam are completely lost to me. Their own series became unreadable to me. Because I'm sorry but Mel was just such a brat that I had a very vivid flashback to Olivia.

And when I'm talking about people not having a single brain cell that includes the villains in this book. Because... what did they do?
The biggest ace in their sleeve, the meanest meanie did what? [spoilers removed]

Which brings me to another thing, what really happened in this book? Not much, a lot of talking. Some people died for the show of it. And nothing.
I was bored out of my mind, it was dragging so much! It was just an eye-roll fest, nothing to be excited about, not even angry! I just kept eyeing the progress bar and hoping that it would move faster.
And again, with so many flashbacks... or should I say rather rewriting what was said in the previous books?

Also, back to the characters. I feel like if you were to take each of the books in the children series and change the names of each character in each book (Meaning, because I know I'm making zero sense, that Ethan would be Ethan in book 1. Marc in book 2. Joseph in book 3 and so on. Calliope in book 4, Martha in book 5, Jessica in book 6 etc.) they would rather like completely different characters. There is no continuity in them.

Okay, these two spoilers are regarding the deaths in this book. The first one is more general, more just my feeling about how deaths were handled in this book. No name is dropped but by reading the spoiler you may get a slight idea about who lives and who does not. The second spoiler is a real spoiler with a name in it, so, beware. [spoilers removed] [spoilers removed]


So, overall, a book I had no expectations for managed to disappoint me by how bad it was. However, I'm glad that I can leave this series in 2020. It's finally done and I do not have to drop it and then wonder what if the author managed to come up with something decent. (She did not if you are wondering.) A couple of years ago this author was one of my favourites which was the reason why I kept giving her chances. But honestly, it's time to let it go.

Oh, and almost forgot the book was again very poorly edited, a lot of typos/missing words. Which is kind of the norm with these books but since it was dragging so much, I tended to notice more.

Anyway, this is more of a rant just after finishing reading this book (just to finish review before midnight, am I the book Cinderella?), so, I might change/add some things later. Sorry, if I make zero sense, it was done in a rush!]]> 3.68 2020 Vicious Minds: Part 3 (Children of Vice, #6)
author: J.J. McAvoy
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2020
rating: 1
read at: 2020/12/31
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: disappointment, english, series-finished, destroyed-previously-good-character, destroyed-the-rest-of-the-series
review:
Look who's back just in time to make this my last book of 2020. And how fitting is that? (Side note, thank you, everyone, for your kind messages regarding why I was MIA here. I'm well and healthy as one can be at this time. However, GR became somewhat a toxic environment for me in the last couple of months and I just needed a break. I will go more into detail in my review of 2020. But I just wanted to say thank you.)

So, this was a buddy-read with the amazing Antonella, thankfully she supported me through this. And thanks to her I managed to leave this book in 2020 because that's exactly where it belongs to.

After the last book was such a great disappointment to me, I had zero expectations for this book. I just wanted to finish this series. (Since once again it was promised that this would be the last book and thankfully that seems to be the truth for once.)
I'm going to be brief, I don't want to waste much time here. Plus, I wasted all of my patience on the previous books.

So, here are my feelings, opinions and things that came to my mind while reading. (Again, I repeat my personal opinions and feelings which means this review is subjective to me.)

Oh, so we are flipping the script again? What a surprise! Not. Suddenly Calliope is the poor little victim who is so hurt but she's trying to save everyone. You see, she is such a good girl. So smart, selfless but no one gets it how much she gives! Because no one apparently gets anything in these books. Just Calliope and Ethan, only them.
And Ethan is the string master and he knew everything, he pieced everything together. And certainly, no one is being bothered by how Calliope was humiliating him in the past book? What A strong boss.

And suddenly every single character besides those two does not have a single brain cell left to share between all of them. I have to say that whatever I felt about any of the characters in the previous books is gone. They are all bad, stupid and just pathetic. Wyatt, Helen, Nari, Sedric, Darcy, Neil, Evelyn just everyone and yes that includes Mel and Liam.

Let me tell you, by including them this series stopped being about the children. It just meant that there was no story for the children to be strong enough to carry without the parents there. And yes, even Mel and Liam are completely lost to me. Their own series became unreadable to me. Because I'm sorry but Mel was just such a brat that I had a very vivid flashback to Olivia.

And when I'm talking about people not having a single brain cell that includes the villains in this book. Because... what did they do?
The biggest ace in their sleeve, the meanest meanie did what? [spoilers removed]

Which brings me to another thing, what really happened in this book? Not much, a lot of talking. Some people died for the show of it. And nothing.
I was bored out of my mind, it was dragging so much! It was just an eye-roll fest, nothing to be excited about, not even angry! I just kept eyeing the progress bar and hoping that it would move faster.
And again, with so many flashbacks... or should I say rather rewriting what was said in the previous books?

Also, back to the characters. I feel like if you were to take each of the books in the children series and change the names of each character in each book (Meaning, because I know I'm making zero sense, that Ethan would be Ethan in book 1. Marc in book 2. Joseph in book 3 and so on. Calliope in book 4, Martha in book 5, Jessica in book 6 etc.) they would rather like completely different characters. There is no continuity in them.

Okay, these two spoilers are regarding the deaths in this book. The first one is more general, more just my feeling about how deaths were handled in this book. No name is dropped but by reading the spoiler you may get a slight idea about who lives and who does not. The second spoiler is a real spoiler with a name in it, so, beware. [spoilers removed] [spoilers removed]


So, overall, a book I had no expectations for managed to disappoint me by how bad it was. However, I'm glad that I can leave this series in 2020. It's finally done and I do not have to drop it and then wonder what if the author managed to come up with something decent. (She did not if you are wondering.) A couple of years ago this author was one of my favourites which was the reason why I kept giving her chances. But honestly, it's time to let it go.

Oh, and almost forgot the book was again very poorly edited, a lot of typos/missing words. Which is kind of the norm with these books but since it was dragging so much, I tended to notice more.

Anyway, this is more of a rant just after finishing reading this book (just to finish review before midnight, am I the book Cinderella?), so, I might change/add some things later. Sorry, if I make zero sense, it was done in a rush!

Merged review:

Look who's back just in time to make this my last book of 2020. And how fitting is that? (Side note, thank you, everyone, for your kind messages regarding why I was MIA here. I'm well and healthy as one can be at this time. However, GR became somewhat a toxic environment for me in the last couple of months and I just needed a break. I will go more into detail in my review of 2020. But I just wanted to say thank you.)

So, this was a buddy-read with the amazing Antonella, thankfully she supported me through this. And thanks to her I managed to leave this book in 2020 because that's exactly where it belongs to.

After the last book was such a great disappointment to me, I had zero expectations for this book. I just wanted to finish this series. (Since once again it was promised that this would be the last book and thankfully that seems to be the truth for once.)
I'm going to be brief, I don't want to waste much time here. Plus, I wasted all of my patience on the previous books.

So, here are my feelings, opinions and things that came to my mind while reading. (Again, I repeat my personal opinions and feelings which means this review is subjective to me.)

Oh, so we are flipping the script again? What a surprise! Not. Suddenly Calliope is the poor little victim who is so hurt but she's trying to save everyone. You see, she is such a good girl. So smart, selfless but no one gets it how much she gives! Because no one apparently gets anything in these books. Just Calliope and Ethan, only them.
And Ethan is the string master and he knew everything, he pieced everything together. And certainly, no one is being bothered by how Calliope was humiliating him in the past book? What A strong boss.

And suddenly every single character besides those two does not have a single brain cell left to share between all of them. I have to say that whatever I felt about any of the characters in the previous books is gone. They are all bad, stupid and just pathetic. Wyatt, Helen, Nari, Sedric, Darcy, Neil, Evelyn just everyone and yes that includes Mel and Liam.

Let me tell you, by including them this series stopped being about the children. It just meant that there was no story for the children to be strong enough to carry without the parents there. And yes, even Mel and Liam are completely lost to me. Their own series became unreadable to me. Because I'm sorry but Mel was just such a brat that I had a very vivid flashback to Olivia.

And when I'm talking about people not having a single brain cell that includes the villains in this book. Because... what did they do?
The biggest ace in their sleeve, the meanest meanie did what? [spoilers removed]

Which brings me to another thing, what really happened in this book? Not much, a lot of talking. Some people died for the show of it. And nothing.
I was bored out of my mind, it was dragging so much! It was just an eye-roll fest, nothing to be excited about, not even angry! I just kept eyeing the progress bar and hoping that it would move faster.
And again, with so many flashbacks... or should I say rather rewriting what was said in the previous books?

Also, back to the characters. I feel like if you were to take each of the books in the children series and change the names of each character in each book (Meaning, because I know I'm making zero sense, that Ethan would be Ethan in book 1. Marc in book 2. Joseph in book 3 and so on. Calliope in book 4, Martha in book 5, Jessica in book 6 etc.) they would rather like completely different characters. There is no continuity in them.

Okay, these two spoilers are regarding the deaths in this book. The first one is more general, more just my feeling about how deaths were handled in this book. No name is dropped but by reading the spoiler you may get a slight idea about who lives and who does not. The second spoiler is a real spoiler with a name in it, so, beware. [spoilers removed] [spoilers removed]


So, overall, a book I had no expectations for managed to disappoint me by how bad it was. However, I'm glad that I can leave this series in 2020. It's finally done and I do not have to drop it and then wonder what if the author managed to come up with something decent. (She did not if you are wondering.) A couple of years ago this author was one of my favourites which was the reason why I kept giving her chances. But honestly, it's time to let it go.

Oh, and almost forgot the book was again very poorly edited, a lot of typos/missing words. Which is kind of the norm with these books but since it was dragging so much, I tended to notice more.

Anyway, this is more of a rant just after finishing reading this book (just to finish review before midnight, am I the book Cinderella?), so, I might change/add some things later. Sorry, if I make zero sense, it was done in a rush!
]]> Trinity (Brethren, #1) 10394180
Emma Livingston, a single mom, has been through hell—and back, so she thinks. While dealing with her five year old daughter’s night terrors, she attempts to live a normal life. That is, until the being from those very nightmares comes to visit her. Has her child been dealing with a real demon while she thought he was only a figment of an active imagination?
Michael D’Angelo is known to everyone in Prophet’s Point, Arizona, as their loving elementary school principal. But to The Brethren, he is known as the most powerful Protector. Immortal and angelic does not mean he’s without doubts or fears. While trying to protect Emma and Hannah, his tortured past comes back to haunt him. Can he overcome it? Or is he doomed to repeat a failure he has lived with for what seems like an eternity?
As Emma and Michael come together to protect Hannah, ancient secrets are revealed and faith is tested. When a prophecy is exposed, questions must be answered� Can Emma learn to trust enough to love again? Can Michael believe in himself enough to show Emma how? And will they be able to protect an innocent child, not to mention save the world as they know it, from total annihilation?]]> 266 Deena Remiel 193639474X MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.92 2011 Trinity (Brethren, #1)
author: Deena Remiel
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2011
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/28
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)]]> 18039177 453 Maggie Stiefvater 0545577179 MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.21 2013 The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)
author: Maggie Stiefvater
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/27
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Staff of Serapis (Demigods & Magicians, #2)]]> 21855440 The Staff of Serapis is a high-octane new story from Rick Riordan, set in the thrilling and dangerous world of Percy Jackson.

Annabeth Chase is about to encounter more than she expects in the New York a vicious two-headed monster and a young, blonde girl with mysterious powers - Sadie Kane! Together, magician and demigod must face Serapis, a terrifying god who draws his power from both Greek and Egyptian mythology and is bent on global conquest...

Includes an exclusive sneak peek at the first chapter of The Blood of Olympus - the final book in the Heroes of Olympus series!]]> 112 Rick Riordan 0141355433 MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.21 2014 The Staff of Serapis (Demigods & Magicians, #2)
author: Rick Riordan
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/26
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Barely Functional Adult: It’ll All Make Sense Eventually]]> 53714756
Wielding her trademark balance of artful humor, levity, and heartbreaking introspection, Meichi Ng’s indisputably relatable collection of short stories holds a mirror to our past, present, and future selves.

Featuring a swaddled, gender-neutral, Barely Functional Adult as its protagonist, who says all the things we think but cannot say, this book is equal parts humorous and heartbreaking as it spans a spectrum of topics including imposter syndrome, therapy, friendships, first loves, letting go of exes, and just trying to find your purpose in the world. Prepare to excitedly shove this book in your friend’s face with little decorum as you shout, “THIS IS SO US!�

In this beautiful, four-color collection compiled completely of never-before-seen content, Meichi perfectly captures the best and worst of us in every short story, allowing us to weep with pleasure at our own fallibility. Hilarious, relatable, and heart-wrenchingly honest, Barely Functional Adult will have you laughing and crying in the same breath, and taking solace in the fact that we’re anything but alone in this world]]> 416 Meichi Ng 0062945602 MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.08 2020 Barely Functional Adult: It’ll All Make Sense Eventually
author: Meichi Ng
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/26
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Edge of Never (The Edge of Never, #1)]]> 17622843 --The New York Times, USA Today, and Wallstreet Journal bestselling blockbuster--

This new paperback edition includes exclusive bonus material - an all-new full chapter from Andrew's point of view during a crucial scene!

Sometimes life takes you off course . . .

THE EDGE OF NEVER

Twenty-year-old Camryn Bennett thought she knew exactly where her life was going. But after a wild night at the hottest club in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, she shocks everyone-including herself-when she decides to leave the only life she's ever known and set out on her own. Grabbing her purse and her cell phone, Camryn boards a Greyhound bus ready to find herself. Instead, she finds Andrew Parrish.

Sexy and exciting, Andrew lives life like there is no tomorrow. He persuades Camryn to do things she never thought she would and shows her how to give in to her deepest, most forbidden desires. Soon he becomes the center of her daring new life, pulling love and lust and emotion out of her in ways she never imagined possible. But there is more to Andrew than Camryn realizes. Will his secret push them inseparably together-or destroy them forever?]]> 452 J.A. Redmerski 1455548995 MischaS_ 3
Are you kidding me! OMG. This is just some sort of fairytale? Don´t get me wrong; I liked this book; in some ways, I almost loved it BUT... Okay, cause there is going to be more BUTs, let´s start with the beginning.
Damon and Ian in the same story? Sorry, that made me think about Ian Somerhalder aka Damon Salvatore. Not a big deal.
Then I really like the part with Blaike (Or Blaire? maybe Blake) the barman at the beginning. He was sort of cool. He´s like the second-best character after Asher.
Then, Natalie was so annoying! I was happy when Cam ignored her!
The part on the bus was one of the best ones. So much fun. Then it was getting slower and a bit boring. Maybe it was because I read so much of this book in one day. But it just felt that the plot got stuck and it was not really going anywhere.
And then after the meeting with Andrew´s mum, it again picked up, and I managed to find my interest in the book. Besides the end, which was sort of too [spoilers removed], only unicorns were missing.



And since the beginning, I felt like the author loves the Sad-Ending. I expected her to rip our hearts away, I was ready to be shattered.
So after reading the last chapter (or was it the prologue?) I was like this:
Really shocking!
Well, it was pretty good but anyway I think it´s a better 2,5/5* Soo... My problem was that I expected really a lot/almost too much from this book. Or maybe something completely different?]]> 4.07 2012 The Edge of Never (The Edge of Never, #1)
author: J.A. Redmerski
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2012
rating: 3
read at: 2013/05/14
date added: 2024/09/26
shelves: e-book, expected-something-else, disappointment, kill-that-girl, english, pb
review:
[spoilers removed] Why was that necessary for the story? Because I certainly think that it was not.

Are you kidding me! OMG. This is just some sort of fairytale? Don´t get me wrong; I liked this book; in some ways, I almost loved it BUT... Okay, cause there is going to be more BUTs, let´s start with the beginning.
Damon and Ian in the same story? Sorry, that made me think about Ian Somerhalder aka Damon Salvatore. Not a big deal.
Then I really like the part with Blaike (Or Blaire? maybe Blake) the barman at the beginning. He was sort of cool. He´s like the second-best character after Asher.
Then, Natalie was so annoying! I was happy when Cam ignored her!
The part on the bus was one of the best ones. So much fun. Then it was getting slower and a bit boring. Maybe it was because I read so much of this book in one day. But it just felt that the plot got stuck and it was not really going anywhere.
And then after the meeting with Andrew´s mum, it again picked up, and I managed to find my interest in the book. Besides the end, which was sort of too [spoilers removed], only unicorns were missing.



And since the beginning, I felt like the author loves the Sad-Ending. I expected her to rip our hearts away, I was ready to be shattered.
So after reading the last chapter (or was it the prologue?) I was like this:
Really shocking!
Well, it was pretty good but anyway I think it´s a better 2,5/5* Soo... My problem was that I expected really a lot/almost too much from this book. Or maybe something completely different?
]]> <![CDATA[A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)]]> 10201688
Dave's bed was an old army cot in the basement, and his clothes were torn and raunchy. When his mother allowed him the luxury of food, it was nothing more than spoiled scraps that even the dogs refused to eat. The outside world knew nothing of his living nightmare. He had nothing or no one to turn to, but his dreams kept him alive--dreams of someone taking care of him, loving him and calling him their son.]]> 206 Dave Pelzer 0757396070 MischaS_ 3 4.36 1995 A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
author: Dave Pelzer
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.36
book published: 1995
rating: 3
read at: 2013/12/23
date added: 2024/09/26
shelves:
review:
For first time I fell like I shouldn't rate a book. It's horrible story but after I read a lot things about this book/author, I'm not sure if I can believe it...
]]> <![CDATA[Bad Paper: Chasing Debt from Wall Street to the Underworld]]> 23365948 257 Jake Halpern 0374711240 MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.95 2014 Bad Paper: Chasing Debt from Wall Street to the Underworld
author: Jake Halpern
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/26
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Noire, la vie méconnue de Claudette Colvin]]> 43791004
Et pourtant, son nom tombera dans l'oubli.

Voici son histoire...]]> 136 Emilie Plateau 2205079255 MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.14 2015 Noire, la vie méconnue de Claudette Colvin
author: Emilie Plateau
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/24
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> On Tour (Girl Online #2) 25623405 New York Times bestselling young adult hit, Girl Online, by YouTube star Zoe Sugg.

The sequel to the New York Times bestselling young adult novel, Girl Online, to be published by Keyword Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster dedicated to digital stars.]]> 369 Zoe Sugg 1501100351 MischaS_ 0 never-to-read 4.03 2015 On Tour (Girl Online #2)
author: Zoe Sugg
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/23
shelves: never-to-read
review:

]]> Byl jsem Mengeleho asistentem 30450154 Kniha byla přeložena do mnoha světových jazyků a rovněž zfilmována (Šedá zóna, 2001).]]> 194 Miklós Nyiszli MischaS_ 4 borrowed-from-library, czech nikdy nechci podívat. Ale je to něco, na co by lidé neměli nikdy zapomenout...]]> 4.48 1946 Byl jsem Mengeleho asistentem
author: Miklós Nyiszli
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.48
book published: 1946
rating: 4
read at: 2016/06/22
date added: 2024/09/23
shelves: borrowed-from-library, czech
review:
Něco naprosto děsivého. Vím, že se do Osvětimi rozhodně nikdy nechci podívat. Ale je to něco, na co by lidé neměli nikdy zapomenout...
]]> Quinn (Undaunted Men, #1) 26234490
*~*~*

He doesn't want to take the job, but he has no choice. He owes a debt to the Moretti mob, and last he checked, they don't take no for an answer.

He takes a moment to soak in the information. A pregnant mafia princess, wanted for murder, and he's supposed to track her down.

The professed father is a childhood friend, yet he's considered a potential enemy of the family. This could get very interesting.

What starts out as a simple task, one that could easily take him one day to execute, has turned into so much more than he bargained for.

They're each fighting their own personal demons, and it's more than just a chase at hand. They both have secrets, hearts are on the line, and he resolves himself to go above and beyond the call of duty for reasons he can't understand.

The last thing he ever intends on finding is an angel.]]> 325 J.C. Cliff 0997159103 MischaS_ 1
Merged review:

Since my previous review was removed.... What else can I say?
description

Merged review:

Okay, so they went through the reviews again? Because mine's gone.]]> 2.80 2016 Quinn (Undaunted Men, #1)
author: J.C. Cliff
name: MischaS_
average rating: 2.80
book published: 2016
rating: 1
read at:
date added: 2024/09/21
shelves: never-to-read, avoid, unacceptable, unprofessional
review:
Okay, so they went through the reviews again? Because mine's gone.

Merged review:

Since my previous review was removed.... What else can I say?
description

Merged review:

Okay, so they went through the reviews again? Because mine's gone.
]]> <![CDATA[Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)]]> 43562824
When Greenhollow Hall acquires a handsome, intensely curious new owner in Henry Silver, everything changes. Old secrets better left buried are dug up, and Tobias is forced to reckon with his troubled past—both the green magic of the woods, and the dark things that rest in its heart.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.]]> 92 Emily Tesh 1250229782 MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.04 2019 Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)
author: Emily Tesh
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/21
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Air Awakens (Air Awakens, #1) 25741591
The Solaris Empire is one conquest away from uniting the continent, and the rare elemental magic sleeping in seventeen-year-old library apprentice Vhalla Yarl could shift the tides of war.

Vhalla has always been taught to fear the Tower of Sorcerers, a mysterious magic society, and has been happy in her quiet world of books. But after she unknowingly saves the life of one of the most powerful sorcerers of them all—the Crown Prince Aldrik—she finds herself enticed into his world. Now she must decide her future: Embrace her sorcery and leave the life she’s known, or eradicate her magic and remain as she’s always been. And with powerful forces lurking in the shadows, Vhalla’s indecision could cost her more than she ever imagined.]]> 287 Elise Kova MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.00 2015 Air Awakens (Air Awakens, #1)
author: Elise Kova
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/21
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Assassin and the Healer (Throne of Glass, #0.2)]]> 18333581 40 Sarah J. Maas MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.21 2013 The Assassin and the Healer (Throne of Glass, #0.2)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/18
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Rise of the Hotel Dumort (The Bane Chronicles, #5)]]> 17334064
The immortal Magnus Bane is making the most of his time in the Roaring Twenties: He's settled into New York society and is thriving among the fashionable jazz set. And there is nowhere better to see and be seen than the glamorous Hotel Dumort, a glittering new addition to the Manhattan landscape. But a different type of glamour may be at play...]]> 61 Cassandra Clare 144249560X MischaS_ 1 3.79 The Rise of the Hotel Dumort (The Bane Chronicles, #5)
author: Cassandra Clare
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.79
book published:
rating: 1
read at: 2014/06/29
date added: 2024/08/11
shelves: confused, confusing, disappointment
review:
I'm lost... What was this even about? Like seriously, I have no idea!
]]> <![CDATA[Zrada (Univerzita výjimečných, #2)]]> 33520436 292 Joelle Charbonneau 8025330869 MischaS_ 0 to-read, books-i-own 3.92 2014 Zrada (Univerzita výjimečných, #2)
author: Joelle Charbonneau
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/07
shelves: to-read, books-i-own
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, #0.5)]]> 6388558
She eludes him for five years, but he has finally chased her to ground and stolen the jewel which commands her, giving him absolute power over her. While he possesses it, he can make her do anything, and he plans to in order for her to experience firsthand the agonizing, unending lust she'd purposely subjected him to for half a decade. Yet when Wroth realizes he wants more from her and frees her, will she come.

Note: First published in the 2006 anthology, Playing Easy to Get.]]> 163 Kresley Cole MischaS_ 3 borrowed-from-library, czech 4.04 2006 The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, #0.5)
author: Kresley Cole
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2006
rating: 3
read at: 2012/10/14
date added: 2024/08/07
shelves: borrowed-from-library, czech
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Ultimate Guide to Amazon Advertising]]> 45356457 0 Timothy P. Seward MischaS_ 0 to-read 0.0 Ultimate Guide to Amazon Advertising
author: Timothy P. Seward
name: MischaS_
average rating: 0.0
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/07
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[One Direction: A Year with One Direction]]> 15820072 64 One Direction 0062223186 MischaS_ 0 never-to-read 4.76 2012 One Direction: A Year with One Direction
author: One Direction
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.76
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/07
shelves: never-to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Glass Houses: Privacy, Secrecy, and Cyber Insecurity in a Transparent World]]> 17707765
Shortly after 9/11, Joel Brenner entered the inner sanctum of American espionage, first as the inspector general of the National Security Agency, then as the head of counterintelligence for the director of National Intelligence. He saw at close range the battleground on which adversaries are attacking cyberspace.

Like the rest of us, governments and corporations inhabit “glass houses,� all but transparent to a new generation of spies who operate remotely from such places as China, the Middle East, Russia, and even France. In this urgent wake-up call, Brenner draws on his extraordinary background to show what we can—and cannot—do to prevent cyber spies and hackers from compromising our security and stealing our latest technology.]]> 320 Joel Brenner 0143122118 MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.77 2011 Glass Houses: Privacy, Secrecy, and Cyber Insecurity in a Transparent World
author: Joel Brenner
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2011
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/06
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Four Dead Queens 40317483
With no other choices and on the run from Keralie’s former employer, the two decide to join forces, endeavoring to discover who has killed the queens and save their own lives in the process. When their reluctant partnership blooms into a tenuous romance, they must overcome their own dark secrets in hopes of a future together that seemed impossible just days before. But first they have to stay alive and untangle the secrets behind the nation’s four dead queens.

An enthralling fast-paced murder mystery where competing agendas collide with deadly consequences, Four Dead Queens heralds the arrival of an exciting new YA talent.]]> 66 Astrid Scholte 0525513930 MischaS_ 5
I completely missed that this is only a sneak peek! I reached a WTF moment and wanted to know what next and there is nothing! I really, really need the rest of this book.

I wanted to read this book since when I found about this book in September. However, I already voiced my concerns that this book with its title and maybe even cover may confuse some people into believing that it's an instalment in the Three Dark Crowns series by Kendare Blake. It was my first reaction when I saw it before noticing a different author name. And I think it would be a shame if people missed this because of the confusion.

So, what can I say after reading this 66 pages long sneak peek? I'm excited about this book. We get the action right away! Something is happening from page one; we are already in action and, so far it does not feel like an information dump. I'll admit that I have a hard time remembering which Queen is a Queen over which quadrant and what they do there. But we are only five chapters in, so, nothing terrible.

I like how the Queens are different, but thankfully it does not seem like they will try to kill each other. And I'm really excited about Queen Stessa; she seems like a headstrong young lady.

I'm looking forward to seeing where Keralie's story is going. However, I can already say that I will be obsessed with Mackiel. He already seems like my kind of character.
Though I have to wonder about the whole "thief" part of the story, it seems to be getting a tad bit overused.

The only thing that's getting a bit on my nerves is the whole "Four quadrants of the Quadara." A bit more originality hear it would go a long way, at least for me.


Anyway, all I want to say that I feel more confident about this book than I did before reading this sneak peek. And now, can I get the whole book, pretty please? ]]> 3.69 2019 Four Dead Queens
author: Astrid Scholte
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2019
rating: 5
read at: 2019/03/09
date added: 2024/07/30
shelves: arc, sneak-peek, wow, this-book-needs-a-movie, this-author-s-want-to-kill-me, surprised-me, stand-alone, slytherin, scheming, favorites, crazy-amazing, best-girls-ever, best-men-ever, best-books-ever, amazing-cover, english, buddy-read
review:
****I received an advance review copy (sneak peek in this case) for free in exchange for an honest review, and I am leaving this honest review voluntarily.

I completely missed that this is only a sneak peek! I reached a WTF moment and wanted to know what next and there is nothing! I really, really need the rest of this book.

I wanted to read this book since when I found about this book in September. However, I already voiced my concerns that this book with its title and maybe even cover may confuse some people into believing that it's an instalment in the Three Dark Crowns series by Kendare Blake. It was my first reaction when I saw it before noticing a different author name. And I think it would be a shame if people missed this because of the confusion.

So, what can I say after reading this 66 pages long sneak peek? I'm excited about this book. We get the action right away! Something is happening from page one; we are already in action and, so far it does not feel like an information dump. I'll admit that I have a hard time remembering which Queen is a Queen over which quadrant and what they do there. But we are only five chapters in, so, nothing terrible.

I like how the Queens are different, but thankfully it does not seem like they will try to kill each other. And I'm really excited about Queen Stessa; she seems like a headstrong young lady.

I'm looking forward to seeing where Keralie's story is going. However, I can already say that I will be obsessed with Mackiel. He already seems like my kind of character.
Though I have to wonder about the whole "thief" part of the story, it seems to be getting a tad bit overused.

The only thing that's getting a bit on my nerves is the whole "Four quadrants of the Quadara." A bit more originality hear it would go a long way, at least for me.


Anyway, all I want to say that I feel more confident about this book than I did before reading this sneak peek. And now, can I get the whole book, pretty please?
]]> <![CDATA[The Unbound Queen (The Four Arts #3)]]> 51002417
She’s been offered a crown but taking it could cost her everything�

Lady Sophie Mackenzie might be fifth in line to the Anglion throne but she never wanted to rule. But she's bound to a demon, gifted with forbidden magic, and under threat from those who would use her unusual power for themselves. And now her hopes of finding peace in exile have been shattered by visions of a terrible darkness gnawing at the heart of her homeland.

Then the emperor of Illvya makes her an offer she can't refuse—return home and overthrow the queen of Anglion, or lose everything she holds dear.

To face down the darkness and save her husband and everyone she loves, she may have to betray the country—and the queen—she once served and play the games of power she never wanted any part of.

But can she play them to win�
]]> 401 M.J. Scott MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.08 2020 The Unbound Queen (The Four Arts #3)
author: M.J. Scott
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/07/01
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Drawing: Flowers with William F. Powell: Learn to draw step by step (How to Draw & Paint)]]> 43247418
It’s no wonder we’re naturally attracted to flowers. Their fascinating and varied forms, colors, and textures provide a never-ending source of artistic inspiration. This book shows the step-by-step process of rendering various types of flowers —from their basic shapes to their completed forms. It begins with tools and materials needed to get started, as well as the shading techniques that bring flower drawings to life.

Among the flowers you'll learn to In this large-format, 40-page reference guide, William F. Powell teaches you how torender a variety of beautiful flowers in graphite pencil, with tips on choosing materials,building with basic shapes, and shading to develop form and realism. With a wealth of detailed step-by-step projects to both re-create and admire, Flowers shows artists how to develop a flower drawing to its fullest.

The How to Draw & Paint series offers an easy-to-follow guide thatintroduces artists to basic tools and materialsand includessimple step-by-step lessonsfor a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Flowers allows artists to develop their drawing skills, demonstrating how to start with basic shapes and use pencil and shading techniques to create varied textures, values, and details for a realistic, completed drawing.]]> 40 William F. Powell 1633227774 MischaS_ 4 english, arc, crafts

There is not much I can say... I already read so many books from this "collection", and most of them are so good!
And this one is not an exception, loved how they showed, how to draw the flowers from different angles, I've always struggled with that! ]]> 4.38 2002 Drawing: Flowers with William F. Powell: Learn to draw step by step (How to Draw & Paint)
author: William F. Powell
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2002
rating: 4
read at: 2019/08/01
date added: 2024/05/13
shelves: english, arc, crafts
review:
***Advance Review Copy generously provided through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.


There is not much I can say... I already read so many books from this "collection", and most of them are so good!
And this one is not an exception, loved how they showed, how to draw the flowers from different angles, I've always struggled with that!
]]> Origin (Robert Langdon, #5) 32307358 This an alternate cover for B01LY7FD0D

Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend a major announcement--the unveiling of a discovery that "will change the face of science forever." The evening's host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a renowned global figure. Kirsch, who was one of Langdon's first students at Harvard two decades earlier, is about to reveal an astonishing breakthrough . . . one that will answer two of the fundamental questions of human existence.

As the event begins, Langdon and several hundred guests find themselves captivated by an utterly original presentation, which Langdon realizes will be far more controversial than he ever imagined. But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirsch's precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Reeling and facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape Bilbao. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who worked with Kirsch to stage the provocative event. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch's secret.

Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion, Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spain's Royal Palace itself . . . and who will stop at nothing to silence Edmond Kirsch. On a trail marked by modern art and enigmatic symbols, Langdon and Vidal uncover clues that ultimately bring them face-to-face with Kirsch's shocking discovery . . . and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us. Origin is stunningly inventive--Dan Brown's most brilliant and entertaining novel to date]]> 482 Dan Brown MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.87 2017 Origin (Robert Langdon, #5)
author: Dan Brown
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/04/24
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Scarlet Sister Mary 282766 Scarlet Sister Mary shocked readers with its sensual portrayal of a black woman's private life, but it was universally lauded for its honesty and courage. The first edition sold more than one million copies worldwide, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1929.]]> 376 Julia Peterkin 0820319562 MischaS_ 0 3.13 1928 Scarlet Sister Mary
author: Julia Peterkin
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.13
book published: 1928
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/03/25
shelves: to-read, pulitzer-prize-for-fiction-winner
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Onyx and Ivory (Rime Chronicles, #1)]]> 36039613
The high king’s second son, Corwin Tormane, never asked to lead. Even as he waits for the uror—the once-in-a-generation ritual to decide which of the king’s children will succeed him—he knows it’s always been his brother who will assume the throne. And that’s fine by him. He’d rather spend his days away from the palace, away from the sight of his father, broken with sickness from the attempt on his life. But the peacekeeping tour Corwin is on has given him too much time to reflect upon the night he saved his father’s life—the night he condemned the would-be killer to death and lost the girl he loved. Which is why he takes it on himself to investigate rumors of unrest in one of the remote city-states, only for his caravan to be attacked—and for him to be saved by Kate.

With their paths once more entangled, Kate and Corwin have to put the past behind them. The threat of drakes who attack in the daylight is only the beginning of a darker menace stirring in the kingdom—one whose origins have dire implications for Kate’s father’s attack upon the king and will thrust them into the middle of a brewing civil war in the kingdom of Rime.]]> 497 Mindee Arnett 0062652664 MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.86 2018 Onyx and Ivory (Rime Chronicles, #1)
author: Mindee Arnett
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/03/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire / Upir v Sussexu]]> 29820150 English-Czech 176 Arthur Conan Doyle 8086955451 MischaS_ 5 After leaving, I still remembered this one (the story but not the title), and tried to find it somewhere but I could not find it. And when I went back, I could not even find the book. (My Grandma was not even sure what book I was talking about, a bit creepy).
So when I stumbled upon this one, I realised it was the one I was searching for.
I am ecstatic right now! No other Sherlock story has stuck with me so much that I remembered it for years.
A quick and very fun read.]]> 3.93 2012 The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire / Upir v Sussexu
author: Arthur Conan Doyle
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2018/08/17
date added: 2024/03/01
shelves: czech, english, childhood, classic
review:
One of the all-time favourites! I read it a long time ago when I was staying with my grandparents, and there was a huge collection of A.C.Doyle's stories, and I loved this one.
After leaving, I still remembered this one (the story but not the title), and tried to find it somewhere but I could not find it. And when I went back, I could not even find the book. (My Grandma was not even sure what book I was talking about, a bit creepy).
So when I stumbled upon this one, I realised it was the one I was searching for.
I am ecstatic right now! No other Sherlock story has stuck with me so much that I remembered it for years.
A quick and very fun read.
]]> Mlhovina (Vesmírná pouť, #1) 16161272 304 Amy Kathleen Ryan 8024237652 MischaS_ 2 Jestli si mám vybrat, tak raději Seth, i když ten je taky pěkný...
]]> 3.47 2011 Mlhovina (Vesmírná pouť, #1)
author: Amy Kathleen Ryan
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.47
book published: 2011
rating: 2
read at: 2013/03/26
date added: 2024/02/22
shelves: borrowed-from-library, kill-that-girl, czech, series-not-reading-anymore
review:
Já pořád nevím! Postavy naprosto nechápu (Hlavně Keirana - nebo jak se to ten chlap jmenuje.)
Jestli si mám vybrat, tak raději Seth, i když ten je taky pěkný...

]]> Virus (Viráti, #1) 13410200
As the friends discover their heightened senses and animal-quick reflexes, they must combine their scientific curiosity with their newfound physical gifts to solve a cold-case murder that has suddenly become very hot--if they can stay alive long enough to catch the killer's scent.

Fortunately, they are now more than friends--they're a pack. They are Virals.]]> 280 Kathy Reichs 8074610349 MischaS_ 2 3.75 2010 Virus (Viráti, #1)
author: Kathy Reichs
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2010
rating: 2
read at: 2012/01/19
date added: 2024/02/19
shelves: never-finished, borrowed-from-library, maybe-one-day-not-today, czech, expected-something-else, disappointment
review:

]]> Be My Baby (Baby Lite, #3) 18284070
It has been a sometimes bumpy road thus far, but they have always found the strength they needed in each other. However, they are put to the ultimate test in this book.

They discover that there are those that would like to destroy the loving relationship they have by death or at the very least, infidelity. Trey and Tylar's love and commitment to each other is put to a tragic test in this book. Will they be able to survive the unexpected tragedy that befalls them? Will the strength of their love, the depth of their commitment to each other and the ability to forgive draw them ever closer?]]> 356 Andrea Smith MischaS_ 0 4.12 2013 Be My Baby (Baby Lite, #3)
author: Andrea Smith
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/02/06
shelves: never-to-read, unacceptable, unprofessional
review:

]]> Death Note: Zápisník smrti 9 24212694 198 Tsugumi Ohba 8074492249 MischaS_ 5 czech, series-finished a Neara bych vysadila v hrackarstvi a byl by klid. nebo by prisel na smysl byti... nebo by nasel atlantidu.]]> 4.14 2005 Death Note: Zápisník smrti 9
author: Tsugumi Ohba
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 2015/04/20
date added: 2024/01/21
shelves: czech, series-finished
review:
ja chci, aby na me Mello taky miril zbrani! <3
a Neara bych vysadila v hrackarstvi a byl by klid. nebo by prisel na smysl byti... nebo by nasel atlantidu.
]]> The Huntress 40390766
Bold and fearless, Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading Germans. When she is stranded behind enemy lines, Nina becomes the prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, and only Nina’s bravery and cunning will keep her alive.

Transformed by the horrors he witnessed from Omaha Beach to the Nuremberg Trials, British war correspondent Ian Graham has become a Nazi hunter. Yet one target eludes him: a vicious predator known as the Huntress. To find her, the fierce, disciplined investigator joins forces with the only witness to escape the Huntress alive: the brazen, cocksure Nina. But a shared secret could derail their mission unless Ian and Nina force themselves to confront it.

Growing up in post-war Boston, seventeen-year-old Jordan McBride is determined to become a photographer. When her long-widowed father unexpectedly comes homes with a new fiancée, Jordan is thrilled. But there is something disconcerting about the soft-spoken German widow. Certain that danger is lurking, Jordan begins to delve into her new stepmother’s past—only to discover that there are mysteries buried deep in her family . . . secrets that may threaten all Jordan holds dear.

In this immersive, heart-wrenching story, Kate Quinn illuminates the consequences of war on individual lives, and the price we pay to seek justice and truth.]]> 549 Kate Quinn 0062884344 MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.24 2019 The Huntress
author: Kate Quinn
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/01/16
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Průvodce světem dinosaurů 50536381 64 David Lambert 8072092898 MischaS_ 0 to-read 0.0 1992 Průvodce světem dinosaurů
author: David Lambert
name: MischaS_
average rating: 0.0
book published: 1992
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/12/10
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Cruisin' with the G-Men 33517976
Adult Content 18+]]> 146 Andrea Smith MischaS_ 0 4.33 2013 Cruisin' with the G-Men
author: Andrea Smith
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/12/02
shelves: never-to-read, unacceptable, unprofessional
review:

]]> Limbo Series Boxed Set 32721785 Book 1 - Silent Whisper
What was I thinking that cold, snowy night as I traveled over the steep mountain pass in Chester, WV? I certainly wasn't prepared for what was about to happen. For twenty-seven years I've flitted through life without a care or worry. All that was about to change. But this isn't my story. It's hers. I'm simply the one that needs to tell it, you see, because of my gift.

My name is Parrish Locke.
I'm a daughter.
I'm a model.
I'm a lover.
But I'm so much more than that.
I'm gifted in a way that I never knew...until that dark winter night when I met...her.
Do you enjoy suspense, mystery, steamy romance, and taking a lusty bite of forbidden fruit? Then, by all means, come take this journey with me. Be warned: Expect the Unexpected...

Book 2 - Clouds in my Coffee

This second installment in the 'Limbo Series' finds 27 year-old Parrish going to Evanston, Wyoming. She must unravel the circumstances surrounding the 1974 death of a popular teenage cheerleader named Cecily (Cece) Adams.

All is not what it appears to be, or what the records show. Parrish takes a trip back to the tumultuous 1970's to re-live the events leading up to Cece's untimely death.

During Parrish's episode she reaches out to her newly acquainted father, Nick, for support and guidance. Nick contacts an old acquaintance of his who was previously with the FBI and calls in a favor.

That favor brings sinfully sexy Marco Trevani Jr., an FBI agent into the picture and into Parrish's life.

One relationship fizzles, and another one sizzles!]]> Andrea Smith MischaS_ 0 4.50 2015 Limbo Series Boxed Set
author: Andrea Smith
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/12/02
shelves: never-to-read, unacceptable, unprofessional
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Broken Promise (Beyond Series #1)]]> 32721799
I'm Parrish Locke. A model on assignment in Chester, WV. Not a resident by any means, but a witness nevertheless . . . to murder.

Karlee's murder.

This is her story--not mine, but I'm the only one that can tell it and trust me, it needs to be told. This is about love and the mafia and how sometimes, the two just aren't meant to be - or are they?

I'll let you decide.

Adult Content. Steamy and explicit sexual scenes.]]> Andrea Smith MischaS_ 0 4.19 2014 Broken Promise (Beyond Series #1)
author: Andrea Smith
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/12/02
shelves: never-to-read, unacceptable, unprofessional
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Hra o trůny 1 (Píseň ledu a ohně, #1, Část 1)]]> 6459709
Jako strážce severu lord Stark považuje za prokletí, když ho král Robert pověří úřadem pobočníka vladaře a vyšle ho na jih, odkud se zatím nikdo z jeho rodiny nevrátil. Bezejmenní staří bohové nemají na jihu žádnou moc, Starkova rodina je brzy rozdělena a pobočník sám je polapen do sítě nebezpečných intrik. Ba co hůř, v exilu ve Svobodných městech za mořem dospěl pomstou posedlý chlapec. Jako dědic šíleného Dračího krále, jehož rodina byla vyvražděna, si dělá nárok na trůn.

A na severu, tam za Zdí, kde člověk nemůže nikdy říct, co je živé a co ne, se mezitím houfují mrtvé armády Jiných, které vyčkávají na konec léta a nadvládu dlouhé zimy. Příběh zrady a ambicí, lásky, čar a kouzel může začít.]]> 480 George R.R. Martin 8071970573 MischaS_ 5
Takže, tuhle knížku jsem začala číst už podruhé. Poprvé jsem přečetla první stránku, která mě zasypala jmény a rodinnými vztahy a bůhví čím ještě. Tentokrát jsem byla taky v pokušení s tím seknout taky, ale vyplatilo se. Hned mě to chytlo. Úžasně propracované "historické" pozadí, postavy a přesložité vztahy mezi nimi. Jak se říká, ďábel je v detailu - tady je tolik detailů, že až tahle série skončí, tak se budeme chytat za hlavu, že to od začátku vlastně bylo úplně jasné...

Ze seriálu jsem viděla první řadu - stylem, že jsem viděla jenom scény s Daenerys, protože Jason Momoa tam vypadá skutečně skvěle... (A to jsem se nad ním rozplývala už v SGA). Takže jsem kulila oči, co všechno se tam stane.

Jinak, jak jsem poznamenala někdy v půlce knížky, tohle by měli dát jako povinné čtivo na vysokou školu psychologie. Tohle je totiž jedna velká přehlídka mentálních nemocí, kde jakého syndromu a spousty dalších věcí.

Nedu Starkovi by měli na hrob hezky vytesat Čestně i do hrobu nebo něco na ten způsob, protože ten byl tak čestný až byl úplně pitomý.]]> 4.44 1996 Hra o trůny 1 (Píseň ledu a ohně, #1, Část 1)
author: George R.R. Martin
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.44
book published: 1996
rating: 5
read at: 2014/08/23
date added: 2023/11/25
shelves: best-books-ever, favorites, wow
review:
Haleluja! Konečně! :D

Takže, tuhle knížku jsem začala číst už podruhé. Poprvé jsem přečetla první stránku, která mě zasypala jmény a rodinnými vztahy a bůhví čím ještě. Tentokrát jsem byla taky v pokušení s tím seknout taky, ale vyplatilo se. Hned mě to chytlo. Úžasně propracované "historické" pozadí, postavy a přesložité vztahy mezi nimi. Jak se říká, ďábel je v detailu - tady je tolik detailů, že až tahle série skončí, tak se budeme chytat za hlavu, že to od začátku vlastně bylo úplně jasné...

Ze seriálu jsem viděla první řadu - stylem, že jsem viděla jenom scény s Daenerys, protože Jason Momoa tam vypadá skutečně skvěle... (A to jsem se nad ním rozplývala už v SGA). Takže jsem kulila oči, co všechno se tam stane.

Jinak, jak jsem poznamenala někdy v půlce knížky, tohle by měli dát jako povinné čtivo na vysokou školu psychologie. Tohle je totiž jedna velká přehlídka mentálních nemocí, kde jakého syndromu a spousty dalších věcí.

Nedu Starkovi by měli na hrob hezky vytesat Čestně i do hrobu nebo něco na ten způsob, protože ten byl tak čestný až byl úplně pitomý.
]]> <![CDATA[Horribly Famous Queen Victoria and her Enormous Empire]]> 8293294 176 Alan MacDonald 140711025X MischaS_ 4 4.00 2002 Horribly Famous Queen Victoria and her Enormous Empire
author: Alan MacDonald
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2002
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2023/11/21
shelves: borrowed-from-library, funny, childhood, czech
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Kroniky Prydainu II (Kroniky Prydainu, #4-5)]]> 6557988
K vlastnímu příběhu jsou připojeny povídky odehrávající se rovněž v Prydainu, jež líčí nová dobrodružství několika dalších významných postav. Díky tomu získáte kompletní soubor Kronik Prydainu, v nichž je s nebývalou plasticitou a humorem vykreslen podivuhodný pohádkový svět i s jeho svéráznými obyvateli.]]> 408 Lloyd Alexander 8000015269 MischaS_ 4 4.04 1986 Kroniky Prydainu II (Kroniky Prydainu, #4-5)
author: Lloyd Alexander
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1986
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2023/11/12
shelves: books-i-own, childhood, czech, na-prodej
review:

]]> Owned by the Alphas 37986185 Not published 580 Faleena Hopkins MischaS_ 0 never-to-read 2.65 2014 Owned by the Alphas
author: Faleena Hopkins
name: MischaS_
average rating: 2.65
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/11/08
shelves: never-to-read
review:

]]> Owned by the Alphas 24742215 Not published 101 Faleena Hopkins MischaS_ 0 never-to-read 2.12 2014 Owned by the Alphas
author: Faleena Hopkins
name: MischaS_
average rating: 2.12
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/11/08
shelves: never-to-read
review:

]]> Lock 52640258 From USA Today bestselling author Kimberly Knight, comes a dark, retelling of a classic story that takes place in present-day New York City.


Details coming soon.]]> 222 Kimberly Knight MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.79 2020 Lock
author: Kimberly Knight
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/11/06
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Smrtící tanec (Anita Blake, lovec upírů, #6)]]> 13501707 384 Laurell K. Hamilton 8073873176 MischaS_ 5 4.13 1997 Smrtící tanec (Anita Blake, lovec upírů, #6)
author: Laurell K. Hamilton
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1997
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2023/11/04
shelves: borrowed-from-library, czech, best-men-ever
review:

]]> The Shipping News 7354
A vigorous, darkly comic, and at times magical portrait of the contemporary American family, The Shipping News shows why E. Annie Proulx is recognized as one of the most gifted and original writers in America today.
(back cover)]]> 337 Annie Proulx 0743225422 MischaS_ 0 3.88 1993 The Shipping News
author: Annie Proulx
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.88
book published: 1993
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/10/31
shelves: to-read, pulitzer-prize-for-fiction-winner
review:

]]> Rush (The Game, #1) 13571953
Miki Jones's carefully controlled life spins into chaos after she's run down in the street, left broken and bloody. She wakes up fully healed in a place called the lobby - pulled from her life, through time and space into some kind of game in which she and a team of other teens are sent on missions to eliminate the Drau, terrifying and beautiful alien creatures.

There are no practice runs, no training, and no way out. Every moment of the game is kill or be killed, and Miki has only the questionable guidance of Jackson Tate, the team's alluring and secretive leader. He evades her questions, holds himself aloof from the others, and claims it's every player for himself. But when he puts himself at risk to watch Miki's back, he leaves her both frustrated and fascinated. Jackson says the game isn't really a game, that what Miki and her new teammates do now determines their survival. And the survival of every other person on the planet. She laughs. He doesn't. And then the game takes a deadly and terrifying turn.]]> 364 Eve Silver 0062192132 MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.88 2013 Rush (The Game, #1)
author: Eve Silver
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/10/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Sweeney Todd: Šňůra perel 12728637
Sweeney Todd, prapodivný pavouk, který si otevřel holičství v Londýně, je poměrně zaneprázdněn svými zákazníky. Přesto si nemůže jeho pomocník Tobias nevšimnout, že několik zákazníků, kteří přišli do oficíny, z ní již nikdy neodešlo. A na holičském křesle již nesedí... Koho by však napadlo, že Sweeney se přišel do Londýna především pomstít.]]> 238 Thomas Peckett Prest MischaS_ 0 to-read, books-i-own, czech 3.42 1847 Sweeney Todd: Šňůra perel
author: Thomas Peckett Prest
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.42
book published: 1847
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/09/17
shelves: to-read, books-i-own, czech
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening]]> 55883882
Collects MONSTRESS #1-6

About the Creators:

New York Times bestselling and award-winning writer Marjorie Liu is best known for her fiction and comic books. She teaches comic book writing at MIT, and leads a class on Popular Fiction at the Voices of Our Nation (VONA) workshop. Ms. Liu's extensive work includes the bestselling "Astonishing X-Men" for Marvel Comics, which featured the gay wedding of X-Man Northstar and was subsequently nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding media images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Prior to writing full-time, Liu was a lawyer. She currently resides in Boston.

Sana Takeda is an illustrator and comic book artist who was born in Niigata, and now resides in Tokyo, Japan. At age 20 she started out as a 3D CGI designer for SEGA, a Japanese video game company, and became a freelance artist when she was 25. She is still an artist, and has worked on titles such as "X-23" and "Ms. Marvel" for Marvel Comics, and is an illustrator for trading card games in Japan.]]> 192 Marjorie M. Liu 1632157098 MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.96 2016 Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening
author: Marjorie M. Liu
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/08/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Wild Reckless (Harper Boys, #1)]]> 25452125
Instead, a nightmare took over.

It didn’t happen all at once, but her life unraveled quickly—a tiny thread that evil somehow kept pulling until everything precious was taken from her. She was suddenly living miles away from her old life, trapped in an existence she didn’t choose—one determined to destroy her from the inside, leaving only hate and anger behind. It didn’t help that her neighbor, the one whose eyes held danger, was enjoying every second of her fall.

Owen Harper was trouble, his heart wild and his past the kind that’s spoken about in whispers. And somehow, his path was always intertwined with Kensington’s, every interaction crushing her, ruining her hope for any future better than her now. Sometimes, though, what everyone warns is trouble, is exactly what the heart needs. Owen Harper was consumed with darkness, and it held onto his soul for years. When Kensington looked at him, she saw a boy who’d gotten good at taking others down when they threatened his carefully balanced life. But the more she looked, the more she saw other things too—good things…things to admire.

Things…to love. Things that made her want to be reckless.

And those things…they were the scariest of all.]]> 332 Ginger Scott 0692392920 MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.90 2015 Wild Reckless (Harper Boys, #1)
author: Ginger Scott
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/08/13
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Siren 48921211 Dangerous.
Beautiful.
Powerful.
A siren.
One of seven princesses of Lacuna.
But I wanted more than that, so much more than the trinkets I stowed in my caverns. I wanted my own piece of the world.
And I got it.
However with that wish came a price, and that price came with secrets.
Two of which should never have been able to set foot on where I reside.
The fate of my heart belongs to Lacuna, but whose heart belongs to me?]]> 301 Hazel Grace MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.94 2020 Siren
author: Hazel Grace
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/08/10
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Poviedky o Rusku 34600858 Hoci sa Glukhovsky na chvíľu presunul zo sveta sci-fi do súčasnosti, svoju fantáziu nezaprel. V duchu hesla Rusko sa rozumom pochopiť nedá parodicky vysvetľuje niektoré javy vo svojej domovine prostredníctvom príchodu mimozemšťanov či spoluprácou s vládcami pekla. Fantastické prvky však Gluchovskému slúžia len ako zväčšovacie sklo ruských paradoxov.]]> 256 Dmitry Glukhovsky 8055152845 MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.36 2010 Poviedky o Rusku
author: Dmitry Glukhovsky
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.36
book published: 2010
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/07/31
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Walk the Edge (Thunder Road, #2)]]> 17928147 426 Katie McGarry 0373211627 MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.23 2016 Walk the Edge (Thunder Road, #2)
author: Katie McGarry
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/07/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Crash into You (Pushing the Limits, #3)]]> 17233800
The girl with straight A's and the perfect life—that's who people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private school junior keeps secrets from her wealthy family…and she's just added two more to the list. One involves racing strangers down dark country roads in her Mustang GT. The other? Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Walker—a guy she has no business even talking to. But after the foster kid with the tattoos and intense gray eyes comes to her rescue, she can't get him out of her mind.

The last thing Isaiah needs is to get tangled up with a rich girl who wants to slum it on the south side for kicks. But when their shared love of street racing puts their lives in jeopardy, Isaiah and Rachel will have six weeks to come up with a way out. Six weeks to discover just how far they'll go to save each other.]]> 474 Katie McGarry 037321099X MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.26 2013 Crash into You (Pushing the Limits, #3)
author: Katie McGarry
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/07/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Witchwood Crown (The Last King of Osten Ard, #1)]]> 31159601
Now, twenty-four years after the conclusion of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Tad returns to his beloved universe and characters with The Witchwood Crown, the first novel in the long-awaited sequel trilogy, The Last King of Osten Ard.

Thirty years have passed since the events of the earlier novels, and the world has reached a critical turning point once again. The realm is threatened by divisive forces, even as old allies are lost, and others are lured down darker paths. Perhaps most terrifying of all, the Norns--the long-vanquished elvish foe--are stirring once again, preparing to reclaim the mortal-ruled lands that once were theirs....]]> 736 Tad Williams 0756410606 MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.07 2017 The Witchwood Crown (The Last King of Osten Ard, #1)
author: Tad Williams
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/07/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Five Have Plenty of Fun (Famous Five, #14)]]> 557228 books 256 Enid Blyton 0340796286 MischaS_ 3 4.00 Five Have Plenty of Fun (Famous Five, #14)
author: Enid Blyton
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.00
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2004/01/01
date added: 2023/07/28
shelves: childhood, borrowed-from-library, czech
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Talisman of Death (Fighting Fantasy #11)]]> 894150
The once-peaceful world of Orb is in terrible danger. Dark forces are at work to unleash the awesome might of the Evil One �- and only YOU can stop them. YOUR mission is to destroy the Talisman of Death before the dark lord’s minions reach you. But beware! Time is running out �

Two dice, a pencil and an eraser are all you need. YOU decide which routes to take, which dangers to risk and which foes to fight.]]> 272 Jamie Thomson 1840465662 MischaS_ 4 3.72 1984 Talisman of Death (Fighting Fantasy #11)
author: Jamie Thomson
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.72
book published: 1984
rating: 4
read at: 2005/01/01
date added: 2023/07/28
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Five Go to Mystery Moor (The Famous Five, #13)]]> 17483


Cover illustration: Richard Jones]]> 248 Enid Blyton 0340796278 MischaS_ 4 4.01 1954 Five Go to Mystery Moor (The Famous Five, #13)
author: Enid Blyton
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1954
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2023/07/27
shelves: borrowed-from-library, childhood, czech
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Caverns of the Snow Witch (Fighting Fantasy #9)]]> 1261155 242 Steve Jackson 0140318305 MischaS_ 4 3.65 1984 Caverns of the Snow Witch (Fighting Fantasy #9)
author: Steve Jackson
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.65
book published: 1984
rating: 4
read at: 2005/01/01
date added: 2023/07/27
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Tutankhamun and His Tombful of Treasure (Horribly Famous)]]> 2360201 160 Michael Cox 1407105191 MischaS_ 5 3.87 2007 Tutankhamun and His Tombful of Treasure (Horribly Famous)
author: Michael Cox
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2023/07/26
shelves: borrowed-from-library, funny, childhood, czech
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Bone Crier's Moon (Bone Grace, #1)]]> 46249012 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathryn Purdie comes a high-stakes fantasy duology flush with doomed romance and macabre magic, perfect for fans of Stephanie Garber and Roshani Chokshi.

Bone Criers are the last descendants of an ancient famille charged with using the magic they draw from animal bones to shepherd the dead into the afterlife—lest they drain the light from the living.


Ailesse has been prepared since birth to become their matriarch, but first she must complete her rite of passage: to kill the boy she’s destined to love.

Bastien’s father was slain by a Bone Crier and he’s been seeking revenge ever since. Now his vengeance must wait, as Ailesse’s ritual has begun and their fates are entwined—in life and in death.]]> 480 Kathryn Purdie 0062798774 MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.63 2020 Bone Crier's Moon (Bone Grace, #1)
author: Kathryn Purdie
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/07/24
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The School for Good and Evil: The Ever Never Handbook]]> 27873372 Welcome to the School for Good and Evil! The greatest of heroes and villains have come through our classrooms before they ventured into the Endless Woods to find their stories . . . and now you will join their ranks.

Use this handbook as a guide to help you navigate through your years at school. Everything you need is inside: what to bring, what to wear, and most importantly, how to stay out of the Doom Room. Here, you’ll learn about your classes, meet your professors, and get an inside look at our first-year traditions like the Trial by Tale, the Circus of Talents, and the Snow Ball. And should you need advice, you ɴDz’t have to look far for role models: our most illustrious alumni are here to help—and from�

Evs and Nevs! Forget this official stuff—I’ll tell you everything you really need to know to survive and all the good stuff the teachers ɴDz’t tell you.. Plus, I have the secret scoop on Sophie, Agatha, and Tedros. . . . Meet me inside!—Hester

Experience the School for Good and Evil like never before with this must-have companion to the bestselling series. Glorious illustrations invite you to pore over maps, see characters for the first time, and get an inside look at what it’s like to be a student at the most enchanted school of all.

]]> 302 Soman Chainani MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.31 2016 The School for Good and Evil: The Ever Never Handbook
author: Soman Chainani
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/07/05
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Algernon Blackwood's The Willows]]> 49006596 72 Nathan Carson 1942801750 MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.77 Algernon Blackwood's The Willows
author: Nathan Carson
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.77
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/06/04
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle]]> 35967101 A brilliantly original high concept murder mystery from a fantastic new talent: Gosford Park meets Inception, by way of Agatha Christie and Black Mirror.

'Somebody's going to be murdered at the ball tonight. It won't appear to be a murder and so the murderer won't be caught. Rectify that injustice and I'll show you the way out.'

It is meant to be a celebration but it ends in tragedy. As fireworks explode overhead, Evelyn Hardcastle, the young and beautiful daughter of the house, is killed.

But Evelyn will not die just once. Until Aiden � one of the guests summoned to Blackheath for the party � can solve her murder, the day will repeat itself, over and over again. Every time ending with the fateful pistol shot.

The only way to break this cycle is to identify the killer. But each time the day begins again, Aiden wakes in the body of a different guest. And someone is determined to prevent him ever escaping Blackheath...

Also titled as The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.]]> 505 Stuart Turton MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.87 2018 The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
author: Stuart Turton
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/04/21
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Torn (Dark Legacy Trilogy Book 2)]]> 42434209 294 Natasha Knight MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.90 2018 Torn (Dark Legacy Trilogy Book 2)
author: Natasha Knight
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/03/16
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Taken (Dark Legacy #1) 42507486 296 Natasha Knight MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.84 2018 Taken (Dark Legacy #1)
author: Natasha Knight
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/03/16
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Take (Deliver #5) 43607870 Scarification is his outlet, and he just captured a new canvas.
Kate refuses to surrender beneath his blade or the cruelty in his beautiful eyes.
But she’s drawn to the man inside the monster. A man who makes her ache with his touch. Who owns her with his kiss.
A man who worships her as deeply as he hurts her.
She can run, but there’s no escape from a bond carved in scars.

DELIVER series (HEAs with no cliffhangers - must be read in order):
Deliver #1
Vanquish #2
Disclaim #3
Devastate #4
Take #5
More to come!]]> 399 Pam Godwin MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.27 2019 Take (Deliver #5)
author: Pam Godwin
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/02/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Reckless Cruel Heirs (The Lost Clan, #5)]]> 48586617
Remo and Amara's story.

Full blurb coming soon but here are some clues as to what to expect:

1. FAE PRINCESS
2. SUPERNATURAL PRISON
3. NAKED & AFRAID vibe
4. ENEMIES TO LOVERS
5. FUTURISTIC WORLD]]> Olivia Wildenstein MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.46 2020 Reckless Cruel Heirs (The Lost Clan, #5)
author: Olivia Wildenstein
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/02/15
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> His Allure, Her Passion 22038580
Hayley Allen is a failing model with an anxiety disorder, and she has the worst luck in the world. She always ends up in the hands of cruel designers and photographers—at least, that’s what she tells herself. It’s better than admitting her own failure. Desperate, she would do anything to help her career—even go along with the pretense Dylan suggests....

Longtime friends, Hayley is the only one able to put up with Dylan’s foolishness, and he appreciates that, but not in the way her heart wants. When he approaches her with his idea to crash the Valentine’s Ball as his girlfriend, she jumps at the chance to be in the spotlight and help Dylan impress his father. But will the charade leave her heart unscathed, or is this just more of Dylan’s bullshit?]]> 96 Juliana Haygert 1613334982 MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.34 2013 His Allure, Her Passion
author: Juliana Haygert
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.34
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/02/10
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Entice (The Price Family, #2) 51555353 From USA Today Bestseller Ava Harrison comes a steamy, slow-burn romance with a twist.

Eight years ago, I gave Grayson Price a piece of my heart.
To him, I was the strange girl whose mom had just abandoned her.
To me, he was a savior, an anchor, someone who stood beside me on that beach.
The next time I saw him, I was twenty, and he was thirty-six.
He didn't remember me. And when he flirted...I didn't tell him.
By the time he found out, it was too late.
We tried to deny our desire, but our attraction was too enticing.
Eight years ago, I gave Grayson Price a piece of my heart.
Too bad he’s my dad’s best friend.]]> 391 Ava Harrison MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.96 2019 Entice (The Price Family, #2)
author: Ava Harrison
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/01/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Corrupt Kingdom (The Corrupt Empire, #1)]]> 52820443 From USA Today bestselling author Ava Harrison comes a gritty, twisted standalone romance.


They say Cyrus Reed is ruthless. That he rules the underworld with an iron fist.


A criminal. A murderer. A monster.
He controlled fortunes and amassed empires.


Our paths should never have crossed, but one poker game intertwined our fate.



I woke up stranded on his island.
Trapped.
Forced to play a dangerous game of hate and lust.


He said he took me to protect me.
That he was saving me.



But who will save me from him?]]> 336 Ava Harrison MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.93 2020 Corrupt Kingdom (The Corrupt Empire, #1)
author: Ava Harrison
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/01/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Demigod Files (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)]]> 8130427 160 Rick Riordan MischaS_ 5 pb The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4) by Rick Riordan . :D No co, stejnak se to dalo pochopit.
Jinak se mi líbí dětičky Velké Trojky pohromadě. ;)]]> 4.24 2009 The Demigod Files (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
author: Rick Riordan
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2009
rating: 5
read at: 2014/01/06
date added: 2022/11/23
shelves: pb
review:
Áha, už jsem někde něco takového četla, ale až teď chápu, proč se tohle mělo přečíst před The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4) by Rick Riordan . :D No co, stejnak se to dalo pochopit.
Jinak se mi líbí dětičky Velké Trojky pohromadě. ;)
]]> <![CDATA[Homecoming (Vampire Academy, #6.5)]]> 49113963 Homecoming is a short story that takes place after the events of Last Sacrifice, about Rose and Dimitri, the couple from Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series. They are going back to Russia to see Dimitir's family, something that both of them sorely need. Dimitri had finally been restored into a dhampir, after being forcibly changed into strigoi. His family needs to see him for themselves, and Rose needs to go back to Russia and face her trauma from the trip she made before.

(Published in the Foretold: 14 Tales of Prophecy and Prediction collection)]]> 24 Richelle Mead MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.96 2012 Homecoming (Vampire Academy, #6.5)
author: Richelle Mead
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2022/11/17
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Songs About a Boy (Songs about a Girl #3)]]> 42188639 Music, boy bands, first love and heartbreak in the explosive finale to the Songs About A Girl trilogy - a modern love story for anyone who has ever dreamed of being 'with the band'. From a Zoella Book Club friend.

Just as Charlie allows herself to succumb to Gabe's charms, the explosive revelation about her mother's death threatens to pull them apart.

Meanwhile, a media circus has exploded around the future of Fire&Lights - when they announce a US tour to show the world that they are stronger than ever, Charlie gets the opportunity to accompany them. New York City, here she comes! But it's not all fun and games. Charlie is still feeling all kinds of awkward around Gabe and knowing that her mother's last days were in America touring with her band, Charlie uses the opportunity to uncover some more truths about her mother's death.

As Fire&Lights try to win over the world again, and as Charlie and Gabriel uncover the true story that links their pasts, will Charlie finally be able to follow her heart?

'Sweet, sensitive and a joy to read ...' Non Pratt, author of Remix and Unboxed

]]> 296 Chris Russell 1444929194 MischaS_ 0 never-to-read 4.00 Songs About a Boy (Songs about a Girl #3)
author: Chris Russell
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.00
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2022/11/05
shelves: never-to-read
review:

]]> Vamp 48915236
With his dark eyes and quick reflexes, Maxim Forsythe didn’t just save me, he left me breathless. This monster of a man had me feeling all the human things I’ve read about in books and seen in movies, but knew deep down in my soul were not meant for me.

Still, that doesn’t stop the human half of me from making some very dangerous decisions. You see, promises were made long ago to keep me safe. To keep my family safe. Breaking those promises means everything that matters in my life will be destroyed. But if I keep them, my humanity will be lost forever.

And so will Maxim.

Author’s note: This is vampire love, Dani style complete with double V-cards! Fast, hot and not without risk. These star-crossed V-card holders (yes, both of them) have epic hurdles to overcome if they are to find their happily ever after. But, never fear, this alpha mortal knows no limits when it comes to taking, and keeping, what belongs to him. Always safe, no cheating ever, over the top love—with a happily ever after that lasts into eternity.
]]> 131 Dani Wyatt MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.09 2019 Vamp
author: Dani Wyatt
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2022/09/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Broken Throne (Red Queen, #4.5)]]> 41154223
The perfect addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen series, this gorgeously designed package features three brand-new novellas, two previously published novellas, Steel Scars and Queen Song, and never-before-seen maps, flags, bonus scenes, journal entries, and much more exclusive content.

Fans will be delighted to catch up with beloved characters after the drama of War Storm and be excited to hear from brand-new voices as well. This stunning collection is not to be missed!]]> 480 Victoria Aveyard 0062423029 MischaS_ 0 not-sure-if-i-ll-read-it
480 pages! ]]> 4.03 2019 Broken Throne (Red Queen, #4.5)
author: Victoria Aveyard
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2022/07/16
shelves: not-sure-if-i-ll-read-it
review:
Another?

480 pages!
]]> <![CDATA[Twisted Cravings (The Camorra Chronicles, #6)]]> 57408458 Becoming a Made Man like his brothers was his destiny but never his passion. When he becomes the organizer of his family’s successful illegal street races and one of their thrill-seeking drivers, he finally asserts his own path in the harsh mafia world.
His purpose isn’t the only thing Adamo discovers on the fuel-soaked roads he calls home�
�
Dinara Mikhailov is the only female race driver and hard to ignore. Not only because of her flaming red hair and ruthless driving style, but also because the Bratva princess is allowed to drive in enemy territory.
Soon Adamo and she find themselves entangled in a passionate game that goes beyond the race track. Yet, both haunted by events in the past, their dark cravings put everything on the line.
�
As what they crave the most, comes with a brutal price.]]> 303 Cora Reilly MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.46 2021 Twisted Cravings (The Camorra Chronicles, #6)
author: Cora Reilly
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.46
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2022/04/24
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[From the Baroness's Diary II: The Adventures-and Misadventures-of Lady Chlo�]]> 44135631
But little does Chlo� know that her search will bring great adventures--and misadventures.

Sequel to The Erotic Escapades of Baron Beardley's Wife, the second volume of a young woman's secret diary collection, The Adventures--and Misadventures--of Lady Chlo� , brings a more mature, not-so-innocent-anymore woman still in search of answers to the world's most questioned topics: the pleasures of sex and the mysteries of love!

If you are a fan of the romantic Misadventures Series and Calendar Girl, you will love this scandalous, refreshing, and, of course, incredibly sexy romance. Order this quick-blush, perfect bedside read by USA Today bestselling author Cristiane Serruya by one-clicking today!]]> 160 Cristiane Serruya 1979423547 MischaS_ 0 0.0 2017 From the Baroness's Diary II: The Adventures-and Misadventures-of Lady Chlo�
author: Cristiane Serruya
name: MischaS_
average rating: 0.0
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2022/04/09
shelves: never-to-read, unprofessional, unacceptable
review:

]]> The Downstairs Girl 33224061 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781524740955.

From the founding member of We Need Diverse Books comes a powerful novel about identity, betrayal, and the meaning of family.

By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for the genteel Southern lady, "Dear Miss Sweetie." When her column becomes wildly popular, she uses the power of the pen to address some of society's ills, but she's not prepared for the backlash that follows when her column challenges fixed ideas about race and gender. While her opponents clamor to uncover the secret identity of Miss Sweetie, a mysterious letter sets Jo off on a search for her own past and the parents who abandoned her as a baby. But when her efforts put her in the crosshairs of Atlanta's most notorious criminal, Jo must decide whether she, a girl used to living in the shadows, is ready to step into the light. With prose that is witty, insightful, and at times heartbreaking, Stacey Lee masterfully crafts an extraordinary social drama set in the New South.]]> 374 Stacey Lee MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.92 2019 The Downstairs Girl
author: Stacey Lee
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2022/03/01
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Guns Blazing (Black Balled #2)]]> 29610873 Ever wonder what happened to Lloyd Ledbetter once Larson Blackburn kicked him to the curb? Are you curious as to whether this gorgeous submissive found his own HEA?

Well, it's time to find out! This is Lloyd's story - and, well, it's Luke Gunner's story as well. You don't have to read Black Balled in order to enjoy Lloyd and Luke's story - but of course, if you want to . . .

SYNOPSIS:

My name is Lloyd Ledbetter and I am the best lawyer New York criminals can buy. My obsession to detail is their saving grace. I'm focused, determined and one ¬track minded. Nursing my broken heart for the last few months, I've stayed away from anything that could resemble a relationship.

Until Luke Gunner.

My name is Luke Gunner and I'm the best money launderer criminals can buy. With an IQ reaching the status of genius, I can practically make money without breaking a sweat. I'm fun, independent and a lover of life. Settling down was never a priority especially when I had so many options laid out in front of me.

Until Lloyd Ledbetter.

Adult Content. 18+
M/M]]> 294 Andrea Smith MischaS_ 0 4.17 2016 Guns Blazing (Black Balled #2)
author: Andrea Smith
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/10/15
shelves: never-to-read, unacceptable, unprofessional
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Vicious Minds: Part 1 (Children of Vice #4)]]> 43692148 Part one of the epic two-part conclusion to the Ruthless People and Children of Vice series�

In the end…we all lose.

How well do you think you know the Callahans?

Yes, I’m asking you. Because I know you’ve been watching. The chaos, the violence, the love, and the madness—who could look away? Not me, for sure.

My grandmother always told me…where you look is where you go.

So I ask again, how well do you think you know the Callahans? Do you really think you understand Melody, Liam, or even Ethan?

I have to wonder—will your mind be able to handle it?

We haven’t met yet, but ready or not, here I come. The true queen of Chicago.

For now, you may call me Calliope.

Catch up on the Children of Vice Series:

CHILDREN OF VICE, Book 1: “From the Ruthless, Vice shall Rise.�

CHILDREN OF AMBITION, Book 2: "Show me a strong woman and I’ll show you the scars on her soul that made her so.�

CHILDREN OF REDEMPTION, Book 3: “I do not come in peace.�
]]> 292 J.J. McAvoy 1641970804 MischaS_ 3

I could not wait for this book to drop. And the moment it was there I was actually afraid to start it!

SPOILERS for the previous books included. Spoilers for this book will be hidden under the spoiler tag.

EDIT: I have no real idea what just happened. I liked the book while reading but now? I’m very angry about it. (I had to change my rating to 3 � but it feels a bit too generous if you ask me but since I rated COV 2 �, I cannot go lower with this one.)
I hated it when I first read the COV, and I was very happy that she died. And I was excited for Calliope and Gigi. And while I like Calliope way more than Ivy, my excitement is mostly gone.

The majority of this book is one huge flashback, rewriting things that mainly happened in the first and third book of this series. What we thought had happened, did not. We were lied to, even in chapters from Ethan’s POV. And here my problems start. And while my evil side liked what was happening, my reader part was a bit annoyed because it seems like the author tried to rewrite what she wrote in the previous books. (And I saw several people calling the first book pointless right now. And honestly? I understand where you are coming from.)

When I started reading this, I was very excited to see what will happen, but now I feel like the author picked up the worst possible solution.
[spoilers removed] <-- This is the whole book in a nutshell.

Looking back, it seems as if the author took the first book and went on rewriting it and tried to give a new perspective to everything. But it does not work since we got Ethan’s POV in the first book. If it were only Ivy’s POV, I would be okay with this. But the whole “Ethan was lying to the readers does not work for me.
I hated Ivy, but I always felt like the author meant for her to by the endgame for Ethan. And I have no idea if she succumbed to the hate against Ivy or if she got the idea for Calliope and decided to go with it.
The Children of Vice were announced as a trilogy, it was written as a trilogy and no matter what no one will ever persuade me that this was pre-planned.

In my first review, I called this book slightly as Deus Ex Machina but honestly? It’s more like Calliope Ex Machina, she just somehow did everything. She pointed her phone at something, and she hacked into it. (I know that there is someone on the other side doing the hacking for her. But� little explanation? Not leaving everything to the last part would be nice.)
Also, she reminded me a bit of Tinker Bell, but instead of a magical powder, she was sprinkling poison everywhere.

I don’t know� I liked it while reading, but now I’m very annoyed by this book. The main problem for me with this book is that it feels a bit like fan fiction or as if the author wanted to change her work, but it’s hard to rewrite something that was already published.

I would just say, read her Ruthless series which is wonderful. Children of Vice were over-all just mediocre, and if she’s trying to save it, then she’s failing.

Also, it was mentioned in my now scratched review, but I have to mention it again, the editing of this series is getting worse or what?! Errors and typos were always in all series by this author (along with continuity errors � like the age of the characters, what someone was wearing in the same scene etc.) but this book? I even had to re-read sentences to make sure if I understood them correctly. And, this is not on the author since her work is edited, the editor dropped the bomb and the author should ask for money back.

And the first chapter already came with a huge twist! Which I loved! Which I hoped for! "YES! I KNEW IT!"

And I already loved where the book was going.

However, the "past" part was a bit too long and dragged out, and I sort of wished it would end finally. Vicious Minds were supposed to be one book, but because of the length, the author split it in two. And I have to wonder. Did the book suffer because of it? (I'm not even thinking about the terrible wait we have in front of us!) What I mean is that if the book was whole, I believe that a chunk of the "past" part would be cut out of the story and maybe that would help with the fluency of the story.

When I started reading the Children of Vice series, I hated the first one. I rated it 2* mainly because Ivy was just a waste of space and Ethan was not living up to my expectations. And since Ivy is now gone and we are getting a new perspective on the events from the first book, I'm happier, and it makes more sense. However, at the same time, I have to say that it is obvious that the author did not plan on this book from the beginning because it's an absolute turn from the beginning and now the actions are interpreted differently but not always it works. But seeing how much I hated Ivy, I don't care. She's gone, that's all I needed. (view spoiler)

Calliope is a fantastic character! Well, it's not hard to be better than Ivy, but still, she is wonderful. (view spoiler)

I wish there was a bit more on the present story, but I guess we will get that in the next book.

I'm sad that there was not a bit more of Gigi.

However, this book was full of twists, and I have no idea what's going to happen next! (view spoiler)

Sometimes Calliope seemed a bit like Deus ex machina. So, I hope this will be explained as well in the next book.

I cannot not mention the several typos I found in the book.

All in all, this is somewhere between three and four ⭐but since Ivy is gone, I'll go with four. ]]> 4.55 2019 Vicious Minds: Part 1 (Children of Vice #4)
author: J.J. McAvoy
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.55
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2019/03/16
date added: 2021/09/01
shelves: english, amazing-cover, correction-needed, excited-for-the-next-book, destroyed-the-rest-of-the-series, destroyed-previously-good-character, disappointment, more-books-added-to-the-series
review:
description

I could not wait for this book to drop. And the moment it was there I was actually afraid to start it!

SPOILERS for the previous books included. Spoilers for this book will be hidden under the spoiler tag.

EDIT: I have no real idea what just happened. I liked the book while reading but now? I’m very angry about it. (I had to change my rating to 3 � but it feels a bit too generous if you ask me but since I rated COV 2 �, I cannot go lower with this one.)
I hated it when I first read the COV, and I was very happy that she died. And I was excited for Calliope and Gigi. And while I like Calliope way more than Ivy, my excitement is mostly gone.

The majority of this book is one huge flashback, rewriting things that mainly happened in the first and third book of this series. What we thought had happened, did not. We were lied to, even in chapters from Ethan’s POV. And here my problems start. And while my evil side liked what was happening, my reader part was a bit annoyed because it seems like the author tried to rewrite what she wrote in the previous books. (And I saw several people calling the first book pointless right now. And honestly? I understand where you are coming from.)

When I started reading this, I was very excited to see what will happen, but now I feel like the author picked up the worst possible solution.
[spoilers removed] <-- This is the whole book in a nutshell.

Looking back, it seems as if the author took the first book and went on rewriting it and tried to give a new perspective to everything. But it does not work since we got Ethan’s POV in the first book. If it were only Ivy’s POV, I would be okay with this. But the whole “Ethan was lying to the readers does not work for me.
I hated Ivy, but I always felt like the author meant for her to by the endgame for Ethan. And I have no idea if she succumbed to the hate against Ivy or if she got the idea for Calliope and decided to go with it.
The Children of Vice were announced as a trilogy, it was written as a trilogy and no matter what no one will ever persuade me that this was pre-planned.

In my first review, I called this book slightly as Deus Ex Machina but honestly? It’s more like Calliope Ex Machina, she just somehow did everything. She pointed her phone at something, and she hacked into it. (I know that there is someone on the other side doing the hacking for her. But� little explanation? Not leaving everything to the last part would be nice.)
Also, she reminded me a bit of Tinker Bell, but instead of a magical powder, she was sprinkling poison everywhere.

I don’t know� I liked it while reading, but now I’m very annoyed by this book. The main problem for me with this book is that it feels a bit like fan fiction or as if the author wanted to change her work, but it’s hard to rewrite something that was already published.

I would just say, read her Ruthless series which is wonderful. Children of Vice were over-all just mediocre, and if she’s trying to save it, then she’s failing.

Also, it was mentioned in my now scratched review, but I have to mention it again, the editing of this series is getting worse or what?! Errors and typos were always in all series by this author (along with continuity errors � like the age of the characters, what someone was wearing in the same scene etc.) but this book? I even had to re-read sentences to make sure if I understood them correctly. And, this is not on the author since her work is edited, the editor dropped the bomb and the author should ask for money back.

And the first chapter already came with a huge twist! Which I loved! Which I hoped for! "YES! I KNEW IT!"

And I already loved where the book was going.

However, the "past" part was a bit too long and dragged out, and I sort of wished it would end finally. Vicious Minds were supposed to be one book, but because of the length, the author split it in two. And I have to wonder. Did the book suffer because of it? (I'm not even thinking about the terrible wait we have in front of us!) What I mean is that if the book was whole, I believe that a chunk of the "past" part would be cut out of the story and maybe that would help with the fluency of the story.

When I started reading the Children of Vice series, I hated the first one. I rated it 2* mainly because Ivy was just a waste of space and Ethan was not living up to my expectations. And since Ivy is now gone and we are getting a new perspective on the events from the first book, I'm happier, and it makes more sense. However, at the same time, I have to say that it is obvious that the author did not plan on this book from the beginning because it's an absolute turn from the beginning and now the actions are interpreted differently but not always it works. But seeing how much I hated Ivy, I don't care. She's gone, that's all I needed. (view spoiler)

Calliope is a fantastic character! Well, it's not hard to be better than Ivy, but still, she is wonderful. (view spoiler)

I wish there was a bit more on the present story, but I guess we will get that in the next book.

I'm sad that there was not a bit more of Gigi.

However, this book was full of twists, and I have no idea what's going to happen next! (view spoiler)

Sometimes Calliope seemed a bit like Deus ex machina. So, I hope this will be explained as well in the next book.

I cannot not mention the several typos I found in the book.

All in all, this is somewhere between three and four ⭐but since Ivy is gone, I'll go with four.
]]> <![CDATA[Mai per amore - Da quando ci sei tu - La mia meravigliosa rivincita (Italian Edition)]]> 35819997 The Fall Away Series
3 romanzi in 1
Ai primi posti tra i libri più venduti in America
A volte la vita lascia nel cuore ferite profonde, che solo l’amore guarisce.
I tre romanzi bestseller di Penelope Douglas qui raccolti raccontano storie appassionanti in cui l’amicizia vince il dolore e l’attrazione vince ogni resistenza della ragione. Abbandonatevi e sognate.
In Mai per amore e Da quando ci sei tu vediamo crescere il legame tra Jared e Tate. Un tempo erano grandi amici, ma dopo aver trascorso un’estate lontani, Jared è cambiato. Il bambino dolce di una volta si è trasformato in un ragazzo difficile e astioso. Tate vorrebbe odiarlo eppure non ci riesce: sa che dietro quella dura scorza di indifferenza si nasconde una grande sofferenza, che lei vorrebbe con tutta se stessa alleviare.
La mia meravigliosa rivincita racconta invece di Madoc e Fallon. Non si vedono da due anni, due anni in cui non hanno fatto altro che covare rancore reciproco. Ma la verità è che Madoc e Fallon sono stati ingannati e tenuti lontano l’uno dall’altra dai rispettivi genitori. E ora che Fallon è tornata, vuole vendicarsi di tutto il dolore che è stata costretta a sopportare. Solo che non ha messo in conto il brivido di rivedere Madoc.
Una serie numero 1 in America
Hanno scritto di Penelope Douglas:
«Mi ha fatto piangere, ridere, provare rabbia ma soprattutto mi ha fatto battere il cuore.»
Emily
«Gli darei dieci stellette e comunque non sarebbero abbastanza.»
«Una storia romantica con la giusta dose di passione: ecco gli ingredienti di una serie destinata a conquistarvi.»


Penelope Douglas

vive e insegna a Las Vegas. Nata a Dubuque, Iowa, ha conseguito una laurea in Amministrazione pubblica, poi un Master in Scienza dell’educazione alla Loyola University di New Orleans. La Newton Compton ha già pubblicato Mai per amore,Da quando ci sei tu, La mia meravigliosa rivincita, Non riesco a dimenticarti e Odiami come io ti amo.

]]> 826 Penelope Douglas 8822707249 MischaS_ 0 4.40 2013 Mai per amore - Da quando ci sei tu - La mia meravigliosa rivincita (Italian Edition)
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]]> <![CDATA[My Sunrise Sunset Paramour (Vampire's Romance #2)]]> 57413058
“What must come must come,
What must be must be,
Nothing can stop fate�
Not even thee.�

The threads of fate are woven and in the heart of it all is a young vampire by the name of Druella. Who is her maker? Why is she abandoned? What is her purpose? And is this love of hers for Theseus Thorbørn, the Prince of Night, the vampire eternal, the key to her salvation or damnation?

All she wanted was to be normal among them, but magic will always have the final say. Picking up from My Midnight Moonlight Valentine’s cliffhanger ending, My Sunrise Sunset Paramour follows Druella and Theseus as they uncover the secrets that wiped away their memories a year ago.]]> 383 J.J. McAvoy MischaS_ 0 not-sure-if-i-ll-read-it 4.30 2021 My Sunrise Sunset Paramour (Vampire's Romance #2)
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name: MischaS_
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]]> Sacrifice (Ryze) 48734867 Herakles sought his lost love, Megara, across the ages, only to find empty trails and shattered hope. But what he never fathomed was the truth: Megara had become a pawn in his uncle Hades' sinister game, forged into an assassin against her will�

The Greek God of Power has spent eons haunted by a singular mistake from his past. Unknown to him, Megara had struck a desperate bargain ages ago. A pact that promised her salvation if she aided him in ascending to godhood—a path he ultimately chose over her.

Millennia later, Herakles comes face to face with the specter of his obsession. Megara, now an embodiment of wrath, harbors a deep-seated rage, not just for the world, but for the one who left her to the clutches of darkness.

But her vengeance is denied. Hades strikes a new deal with them both, uniting them in an unlikely alliance. As they fight to liberate Megara from her tormented existence, secrets buried beneath layers of betrayal begin to unravel, exposing raw wounds and hidden truths.

Can they forge a future from the fragments of their past, or will the darkness they bear tear them apart once and for all? As they both soon learn—some bonds are written in the stars, and some mistakes demand more than mere redemption.

This is a spicy, enemies to lovers, fated mates dark fantasy/ paranormal romance with a groveling hero, a broken heroine, and their final chance to rekindle the love they lost. This series explores mature themes that might not be for everyone, and every book gets darker than the last. Only suitable for readers 18+. Although this book ends in a cliffhanger, this couple's story is resolved, and each book in the series features a brand new couple.]]> 349 N. Isabelle Blanco MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.82 Sacrifice (Ryze)
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]]> Loving Jesse (Forbidden #1) 35298892 Take the New Adult Romance journey of 18 year-old September Dawson.

When her mother deserted her and her younger half-sister, Scout, five years earlier, September was sent to live with her grandparents in Mississippi. Five years and no one has heard from her mother.

So, when September is asked to spend the summer in Arkansas to watch over Scout, she can hardly refuse. She hasn't seen Scout in awhile, and she can certainly use the money for college.

She meets a young man while there, and though he tries to strike up a relationship with the beautiful September, she is drawn to someone else. Someone older. A most unlikely match but the chemistry can't be denied. At summer's end, September has no desire to return home. Soon after, they all receive some devastating news that threatens to change everything.

Adult Content
18+]]> Graysen Blue MischaS_ 0 3.97 2014 Loving Jesse (Forbidden #1)
author: Graysen Blue
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2014
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]]> 100 divů světa 44574182 Největší poklady lidstva na pěti kontinentech

V klasickém starověku obdivovali lidé sedm divů světa, moderní doba jich však zná mnohem více. Patří k nim například manhattanské mrakodrapy nebo závěsný most Golden Gate Bridge v San Franciscu, Eiffelova věž či majestátní palác El Escorial, kdysi postavený na příkaz španělského krále Filipa II. Mezi divy světa počítáme také zbytky mayské a aztécké kultury zničené vojskem téhož krále. Patří sem rovněž Tádž Mahal, svědectví lásky mocného mughalského vládce, a Velká čínská zeď, o které se traduje, že prý je vidět pouhým okem z Měsíce. Divy světa však vytváří také příroda, velký stavitel, kterému se lidstvo stále musí klanět. Připomeňme si například okouzlující Velký Kaňon ve Spojených státech či pověstnou symetrickou horu Fudži v Japonsku, Velký bariérový útes na australském pobřeží nebo pouštní krajinu Mrtvého moře. Tato kniha s nádhernými fotografiemi vás zve na dalekou cestu po světe, směrem k pokladům lidstva.]]> 207 Winfried Maass 8072341855 MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.33 1999 100 divů světa
author: Winfried Maass
name: MischaS_
average rating: 4.33
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]]> <![CDATA[The Demon Tide (The Black Witch Chronicles, #4)]]> 55743831
Newly exposed as the Black Witch of Prophecy, Elloren Gardner Grey is on the run, not knowing if she'll find friends or foes. With her fastmate, Lukas Grey, either dead or in the hands of High Mage Marcus Vogel, Elloren knows the only chance of turning the tide of the coming war is to seek allies who will listen long enough not to kill her on sight.

In the Eastern Realm, Water Fae Tierney Calix and Elloren's brother Trystan have joined the Wyvernguard to prepare for Vogel's attack. But Trystan is fighting on two fronts, as the most despised and least trusted member of the guard. And Tierney's bond with Erthia's most powerful river has exposed a danger even more terrifying than the looming war.

The Black Witch is back, and the Prophecy is at hand. It's time to fight. But Vogel has one more earth-shattering revelation for them all.

Books in The Black Witch Chronicles:

The Black Witch

The Iron Flower

The Shadow Wand

The Demon Tide

Wandfasted (novella)*

Light Mage (novella)*

*Also available in The Rebel Mages anthology]]> 672 Laurie Forest 1335402497 MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.78 2022 The Demon Tide (The Black Witch Chronicles, #4)
author: Laurie Forest
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.78
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]]> <![CDATA[The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)]]> 37486222
In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners.

Imprisoned for over two and a half years, Lale witnesses horrific atrocities and barbarism—but also incredible acts of bravery and compassion. Risking his own life, he uses his privileged position to exchange jewels and money from murdered Jews for food to keep his fellow prisoners alive.

One day in July 1942, Lale, prisoner 32407, comforts a trembling young woman waiting in line to have the number 34902 tattooed onto her arm. Her name is Gita, and in that first encounter, Lale vows to somehow survive the camp and marry her.

A vivid, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful re-creation of Lale Sokolov's experiences as the man who tattooed the arms of thousands of prisoners with what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is also a testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions.]]> 262 Heather Morris 0062797158 MischaS_ 0 to-read 4.26 2018 The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Grace and Glory (The Harbinger, #3)]]> 54823478 The thrilling finale to the New York Times bestselling Harbinger series.

Danger, betrayal, and enticing forbidden love...

Trinity Marrow has lost the battle and her beloved Protector. Even with both demons and Wardens on her side, Trin may not win the war against the Harbinger.

Bringing Lucifer back to the world to fight the Harbinger is probably a really, really bad idea, but they’re out of options—and the world’s ultimate fallen angel is the only being powerful enough to impact the outcome.

As Trin and Zayne form a new and more dangerous bond and Lucifer unleashes Hell on earth, the apocalypse looms and the world teeters on the end of forever. Win or lose, one thing is certain—nothing will ever be the same.

"A swoony, supernatural smash that's impossible to put down!" —Abigail Johnson, author of Even If I Fall]]> 512 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1335212787 MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.95 2021 Grace and Glory (The Harbinger, #3)
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average rating: 3.95
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]]> Blackout: A Techno-Thriller 33369264
When a former hacker and activist who knows a thing or two about infiltrating networks starts investigating the cause of this disaster, he soon becomes a prime suspect. As threats to the United States start to emerge, he goes on the run with a young American reporter based in Paris, racing desperately to turn the lights back on. Because if they stay off, tomorrow may be too late.]]> 316 Marc Elsberg 1492654418 MischaS_ 0 currently-reading 4.03 2012 Blackout: A Techno-Thriller
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average rating: 4.03
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]]> You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone 35297395
But one thing could wreck their carefully planned futures: a genetic test for Huntington’s, a rare degenerative disease that slowly steals control of the body and mind. It’s turned their Israeli mother into a near stranger and fractured the sisters� own bond in ways they’ll never admit. While Tovah finds comfort in their Jewish religion, Adina rebels against its rules.

When the results come in, one twin tests negative for Huntington’s. The other tests positive.

These opposite outcomes push them farther apart as they wrestle with guilt, betrayal, and the unexpected thrill of first love. How can they repair their relationship, and is it even worth saving?

From debut author Rachel Lynn Solomon comes a luminous, heartbreaking tale of life, death, and the fragile bond between sisters.]]> 384 Rachel Lynn Solomon 1481497731 MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.81 2018 You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone
author: Rachel Lynn Solomon
name: MischaS_
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2018
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]]> Disarmed (UCC Saga) 35524335
Twice over.

Strong and independent during the day, Jade kneels at the feet of her two Doms once the sun sets.

After a chance meeting at Ruby's Lounge, Miles Jennings and Carson Dunn find themselves playing a very dangerous, albeit sexually fulfilling, game. And all bets are off when the goal is to win the girl.]]> 212 Eva LeNoir 1541251180 MischaS_ 0 4.50 Disarmed (UCC Saga)
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]]> Starbreak (Starglass, #2) 18228405 Asherah has finally reached Zehava, the long-promised planet. There, Terra finds harsh conditions and a familiar foe—Aleksandra Wolff, leader of her ship’s rebel forces. As Terra and Aleksandra lock horns about how best to reach the alien city, they encounter violent beasts—and dangerous hunters. It’s only when they’re taken to the city as prisoners that Terra finally discovers Vadix, the boy who has haunted her dreams. But Vadix has a dark past of his own, and Aleksandra is intent on using violence to lead their tiny band to freedom. When the rebel leader gets humanity expelled from the planet, it’s up to Terra, with Vadix by her side, to unite her people—and to forge an alliance with the alien hosts, who want nothing more than to see humanity gone forever.]]> 432 Phoebe North 1442459565 MischaS_ 0 to-read 3.53 2014 Starbreak (Starglass, #2)
author: Phoebe North
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average rating: 3.53
book published: 2014
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