Negative reviews & a possible hiatus.

Negative reviews are necessary. Every kind of feedback is beneficial to both a reader and the author. I'm all for writing your honest feelings about a book. However, for me, it's draining. Reading a review book and not enjoying it, and knowing I'm going to review it and say why I didn't enjoy it, is stressful for me. I think I have enough stress in my life and I'm tired of adding to it.

So. From now on, unless a my view of a book is at least 50% positive, I won't be writing a review.  (I will still rate it on Goodreads, however.)If you've sent me a book for review and have yet to see a review around here, please go here to see the status on your book. I apologize if this is an inconvenience to anyone, but I need to get back to reading for enjoyment.

As I mentioned before, I have enough stress in life right now, and I may be taking a brief hiatus. I'm not sure how long, or if it will even happen, but things need to settle down around here, and I need to focus on that. But I'll be back.

Rapid Review

I've read a few eARCS recently that I either can't review on the blog yet, or I don't have enough to say about them to write a full review. So. A few words on each!

Forbidden, by Tabitha Suzuma
Release date: June 28, 2011

I was reading Forbidden, and hit about the halfway mark. I started wondering what others thought of the book, so I went and read some reviews. I accidentally read one with spoilers. (It isn't the reviewer's fault. "Spoiler Warning" was there, in the same font as the review. I just didn't notice it.) So I knew the ending. This is a hell of an ending folks. Seriously. So I lost the desire to keep reading. So I skimmed. Even in skimming, the book was beautiful. The ending was absolutely heartbreaking. I won't rate it, because I don't believe it's fair for me to rate a book I skimmed, but I do think it's worth a read.

The Day Before, by Lisa Schroeder
Release date: June 28, 2011

I love novels in verse, but I never really know what to say about them. The Day Before is a love story, intertwined with what it means to live. These books can easily be read in one sitting, and this one was quite enjoyable. 4.5/5





Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz
Release Date: April 17, 2012

Lips are sealed. Can't say anything about this one. You will get a review eventually. But for now, you should add it to your tbr, watch list, however you work. It was fantastic.
Add it! 5/5

Review: The Iron Daughter, by Julie Kagawa

The Iron Daughter, by Julie Kagawa.
Published: August 1, 2010
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
ISBN: 9780373210138
Genre: YA Fantasy
Pages: 359
Source: Bought
Series: Iron Fey #2

Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron fey—ironbound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her.

Worse, Meghan's own fey powers have been cut off. She's stuck in Faery with only her wits for help. Trusting anyone would be foolish. Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly. But even as she grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can't help but hear the whispers of longing in her all-too-human heart.

Goodness these covers are absolutely gorgeous.

I'm so in love with the world Julie Kagawa has created. The Winter, Summer, and Iron Fey are all so unique in their appearance, actions, and abilities. I can't help but crave more of the world.

I'll warn you now, while I like both Ash and Puck, I am absolutely Team Puck. I simply do not understand the romance between she and Ash. When they aren't making googly eyes at each other, or making out, he's telling her they can never be together. It gets old. Quickly. Maybe because I prefer Puck's character, who is the NICE guy. Dammit, for once, I want the nice guy to get the girl. But we know this isn't going to happen. So I'm wondering, how do you push forward in a series, knowing the protagonist will not end up with the one you want her with?

Speaking of the protagonist. Meghan annoyed the bloody hell out of me this time around. I don't know why, if she changed or if I did, because I adored her in the first book. This time I just wanted to tell her to shut the hell up and focus on what was most important. Because the fate of the fey weren't on the line or anything, so thinking about Ash every damn second definitely made more sense.....

Did I mention I loved the story? Because hotdamn, I love the story. I was drawn in, anxiously flipping pages to find out what happens next, simultaneously fighting the urge to throw the book any time love came into the equation. Whether it was Puck or Ash, I didn't want to read it. Because in the end of a love triangle, someone always gets hurt. I loath a love triangle.

I love the story, so I'll continue reading the series. But dammit I wish there wasn't a love triangle.

4/5 Stars