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Title: Divergent

Author: Veronica Roth

Series: Yes, first of a trilogy.

Age Range: I would say 16 and up.

Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian, Adventure, Political

Would I recommend it to anyone: Kind of. I would to anyone who wants a good thrill ride.

Description on Goodreads:

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, Tris also learns that her secret might help her save the ones she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

Review:

 Soooo. I picked this book up, put it down. Up, down, up, down.. for months. I just kept getting distacted and picking up other books. It's wasn't it's fault. I have ADD. This happens sometimes. Or, it would be too intense for what I needed at that moment. But, recently I picked it back up and wiped it out in a matter of days.

 

I absolutely loved the world building. I actually felt like I was sucked deep into the world, when Tris was first in Abnegation, training in Dauntless and so on, I wanted to take on the enemy by her side.

 

This book truly is worth the hype it has. The emotions, the adrenline rush that I had with almost every chapter..! I never wanted it to end!

In the end I had to give it a 4.5 out of 5 though. It was brillant, but something... something felt missing. Maybe Insurgent will be different. :)

 

My Rating: 4.5/5

 

Goodreads Link:

 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13335037-divergent

 

So you may or may not noticed that I have been slightly... absent.

Basically my fiance and I were to watch his grandmother while his Aunt  was taking care of her daughter after an operation for two weeks. During that time, his grandmother took a small turn for the worst, having a stroke the first night. Which was followed by a second stroke later that night... for the following 13 days she just kept falling down hill.

She wouldn't eat, barely drank, was rarely awake & for a while there we thought she might pass. In the hospice notes left for us, she was/is showing all the signs, plus she is constantly saying " It's time to go home ".

The only reason we left was because we had been so wrapped up in taking care of her, we forgot to take care of ourselves and we had to get back to our lives.

Leaving her was the hardest thing I have ever done.

I didn't wanna go. I still wanna go back, but I know we have to relax so we can be of a better help to her. We are possibly going back around the 24th if we are needed, if she seems to not be getting any better.

God it kills me inside to see her struggle. She can't even ask for water, or food. We have to ask her. I know it hurts her so much to not be able to be understood when she DOES talk. :(

But, yes. That is why I haven't posted much on Booktube or here. I am sorry for the delay, and will try to post a few reviews and general posts ASAP.

Thank you for your understanding,

Reisa Reads

So I had to take a week off BookTube and blogging in general. 

 

We had a death in the family on my fiance's side and well... I had a to be a better sweetheart than a better blogger. I hope you all understand. BUT! That did not mean that I stopped reading every second I got, which wasn't a lot to be honest. :( 

 

I did, however finish Steelheart today.  I cannot WAIT to type up the review for that! :D It was mind bending!

 

As a general blog post though; things seem to be going slowly back to what we consider to be normal. Auhzy is finally sleeping a bit, he fell asleep about two hours ago, and is eating normally, we should be able to get through the month hopefully.

I have moved onto Full Measures by Rebecca Yarros already and let me tell you! I needed a book like this. After Steelheart, I just needed a rewind. I was asked to read/review this by her publisher ASAP after I had sent in a request for it. One night, and I am already 25% done and looooving it!

 

Now... for me. How am I feeling? Honestly? I have no idea. I have been feeling like a blank slate this entire time. I mean, dont' get me wrong, when it's time for cuddling & loving I am all for it! I just... I feel like part of me is going BLEH to itself and I have no idea why. Maybe it's just seasonal. I dunno.

 

Anyways, tomorrow may be the beginning of a new chapter on BookTube, a new setting for /r/bookies!

 

SEE YA SOON!

 

~ Reisa

 

Also, I have never seen Frozen but I love that Let it Go song. o_o

Book Club pick for February/March 2014

Due to only one book making it over 4 upvotes this month, the Book of the Month for February and March is....

 

CLICK TO FIND OUT!

After finally taking the dive and joining the wonderful world of Booktube, I have been more inspired to read, review and am already in my first booktube group reading with BooksNerd and WellDoneBooks starting next week! We will be reading Steelheart, by Brandon Sanderson! It will be BooksNerd and I's first Sanderson!

 

I am almost done Splintered and let me tell you... MOTHMAN IS FUCKING l;kahbshdf'KSDFKAHSDLF'LKshdn.hSEOIYFOslkdnf;alsdflk.

 

 

Yes. He is the equivalent of mashed words on a keyboard. A.G. Howard knows how to write... just... sweet lord.

 

HE BEAT OUT LESTAT AND ARMAND. NO ONE BEATS OUT THEM!!

 

She, by the way is an absolute delight!

 

I will be doing a review ASAP...

 

I need to catch up on my reviews. D:

 

Any ideas for video tags, themes/blog posts ya'll want to see in the future?

 

 

Anyways. 

 

Reisa out!

 

Peace and Love!

 

 

AFTER I INSTALL DRIVERS

 

 

AND STUFF

 

EXPECT NORMAL...ish... POSTS.

 

 

AHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Now, while I may love the convenience and feeling of a good paperback... I do have some... hatred for it.

1. Over glueing.

Seriously. I have/have had pages rip, stuck, not useable due to sloppy/shoddy binding.

2. Mass Market Paperback weird/awkward cuts.

I have had books of the Mass Market quality (while most are great!) be cut so weird that words/chunks of pages are missing,  fit at a weird angle, plain not readable.

JUST BECAUSE IT'S MASS MARKET DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE EXCUSE TO DO SHODDY WORK.

Also on the MM trend...

3. Pages duplicated, missing, upside down or not from the same book?

This happens WAAAAY too often at Wally World. Most recent was a MM of Beautiful Creatures with missing/repeated pages and upside down/Recall number two.

I consider this book abuse by the manufacturing companies. Sure, you get your money, but what about customer satisfaction?

Oy.

- Ranting Reisa



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Reisa Marie Odette Dragunov

I have been meaning to post.

 

 

Serious.

 

 

I MEAN IT.

 

 

I AM SORRY!@

 

I promise this week will be full of updates.

 

 

Book reviews

 

 

and lots more.

 

 

I love you bbeee.

 

plz don't go

So, I am RIGHT in the middle of reading Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, right? About 51% done. 

 

 

I AM STUCK DUE TO OVERWHELMING FEELINGS.

 

Does this happen to you guys? AM I ALONE IN THIS?

So, it's been a little while...

 

Since the last time I posted, I hve been though QUITE A BIT...

 

 

I broke my glasses (more), I have been sick and random babblings.

 

 

I have got quite a few books, including the last three Vampire Academy books and The Golden Lily...

 

 

I would have Bloodlines and the first three if it hadn't been for some woman snatching them off my safe table. >(

 

I found a very nice boxset of Lord of the Rings + The Hobbit!!! I will be posting pictures (maybe) soonish of my bookhauls!

 

I am still debating making a booktube account. D: It scares me but I have been easing myself into it with my Instagram account.

 

Currently I am reading Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell with a friend. OH MY GOD I AM LOVING IT.

 

 

WHY AM I SO MUCH LIKE CATH!?!?!?!

 

I am also active now in NaNoWriMo! :D

AND I HAVE WORKED ON MY SUBREDDIT!!

I am running two DIVERGENT CONTESTS SO COME CHECK THEM OUT!!!

So, this is where I will stop typing for now and ask you to comment and ask me questions or suggest me books!

 

 

I MISSED YOU GUYS!!!

 

 

ALSO,  A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE IS RUNNING A CONTEST FOR HER NEW BOOK'S COVER REVEAL! 

 

Come check out her blog, for The Murder Complex's cover reveal my Book Nerdigans!!!

 

 

Reisa out!