REVIEW: Everland

Sci-Fiction & Steampunk - Wendy Spinale - Scholastic Press - Everland -

London has been destroyed in a blitz of bombs and disease. The only ones who have survived are children, among them Gwen Darling and her siblings, Joanna and Mikey. They spend their nights scavenging and their days avoiding the ruthless Marauders -- the German army led by Captain Hanz Otto Oswald Kretschmer. Unsure if the virus has spread past England's borders but desperate to leave, Captain Hook hunts for a cure, which he thinks can be found in one of the survivors. He and his Marauders stalk the streets snatching children for experimentation. None ever return. Until the day they grab Joanna. As Gwen sets out to save her, she meets a daredevil boy named Pete. Pete offers the assistance of his gang of Lost Boys and the fierce sharpshooter Bella, who have all been living in a city hidden underground. But in a place where help has a steep price and every promise is bound by blood, it will cost Gwen. And are she, Pete, the Lost Boys, and Bella enough to outsmart Captain Hook?

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The first thing that I have to say about this book is that is gorgeous! The cover is so beautiful and that was one of the reasons I put this book up on my TBR list. Also, a retelling of Peter Pan story? Well, I couldn't resist it. It's true that I have a bit of a blockage with this reading but wasn't because the book made me have it, was life who made me stop reading for a while 😩

When you start this book, you're brought to London. A London nearly destroyed after the attack of the Captain or also known as Hook. Hook is the son of the queen of Germany and I don't think you will be surprised if you read a book on which Germany and England are in war. But, as I was saying, he came to conquer England in a way to show his mother he is brilliant. He use the Horologia virus and nearly all the adults died. The few survivors are children and there is a mayority of boys there, the Lost Boys. In Everland you can find Peter, Gwen and the little Michael or Bella.We will follow them in their adventure, in their fight to survive and try to find the cure that only the Inmune has.
I found myself smiling everytime I recognised things from the original story, some quotes, some details like the pixie dust or the crocodiles.

Overall I have enjoyed this book and I will recommend you to read it. The end let you ready for the second book and with the hope of a better future.

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Lots of love,

Angela xx

RESEÑA: JUMP: Jugando con sombras I

Young Adult - Liah S Queipo- Editorial Vanir - JUMP: Jugando con sombras I-

Liah cambia de registro y nos  cuenta esta historia de una forma muy peculiar. Nos encontramos con un sueño hecho realidad, viaje a Las Vegas con tus amigos y lo que es mejor con tu novio y tu mejor amiga solo que...tu novio es ahora tu ex y tu mejor amiga ha sido sustituída por María...el sueño de Nayala empieza a no ser de hadas. 

Con este escenario, Liah nos cuenta, a través de Nayala, las aventuras del grupo y los misterios que les rodearán en el Gran Cañón. Misterio, intriga, humor (a través de pensamientos o comentarios que pueden pasar por algo inmaduros  por partes de Nayala) y también amor aunque se podría decir que  el romance es una trama secundaria, o al menos lo es para mi, dado que la intriga y los enigmas de lo ocurrido mientras estaban en el Gran Cañón hacen que  te mantengas pegada al libro. 

El final...es de infarto y te deja mirando el libro con la esperanza de encontrar más páginas. Es una lectura amena, como ya dije antes, contada de una forma peculiar ya que Liah usa flashbacks durante toda la novela y vas saltando del pasado al presente durante todo el libro. Los flashbacks están ubicados estratégicamente y creo que es un recurso muy bien usado por la autora. Durante toda la lectura se respira  calma, pero es una calma engañosa, de esas que sabes que traerán tormenta y no es hasta el final cuando se desata. 

No quiero acabar esta reseña sin destacar la portada del libro, muy llamativa, con colores vivos y con un halo de misterio que hacen que sea perfecta para la historia.

Angela xx

RESEÑA: Throne of Glass

Young Adult - Fiction - Sarah J. Maas - Bloombury - Throne of Glass Series 1 -

In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an eighteen-year-old girl is serving a life sentence. She is a trained assassin, the best of her kind, but she made a fatal mistake: she got caught.
Young Captain Westfall offers her a deal: her freedom in return for one huge sacrifice. Celaena must represent the prince in a to-the-death tournament—fighting the most gifted thieves and assassins in the land. Live or die, Celaena will be free. Win or lose, she is about to discover her true destiny. But will her assassin’s heart be melted?

Pese a que la historia es súper interesante, es un libro que me ha costado meterme en el universo, especialmente, al principio cuando la historia es algo lenta y puede que gran culpa de ello haya sido que estos días el trabajo ha sido agotador. Como ya he comentado antes, lo primero que me llamó la atención de este libro fue la portada, me parece preciosa. Lo siguiente que me llamo la atención es nuestra protagonista, Celaena. Es misteriosa, fuerte, valiente, decidida, atractiva, sarcástica y orgullosa. Su vida no ha sido un camino de rosas y eso se refleja en su carácter. La historia en sí es genial pero sería mejor si fuera un poco más rápida. Tiene un giro cuando llevas un tercio del libro que no me esperaba para nada y hace que la lectura sea más amena y el misterio de los asesinatos te mantiene enganchada hasta el final.
Los chicos en este libro también son muy interesantes...tanto Dorian como Chaol y el conjunto de los tres hace que ésta sea una gran lectura si te gusta las historias de aventuras, acción, misterio, magia y algo de amor, este es un libro que deberías leer. 
El final es de infarto, no puedes parar de leer y hace que quieras saber mucho más de este universo. Por suerte hay varios libros de la saga publicados y no hay que esperar mil para leer el segundo. 

I have to confess this: when I started this book I was a bit disappointed, the book was slow and I didn't manage to get into it easily but I think my job hasnt helped as has been mad recently. 

As I have said before, the first thing I liked about this book was the cover page, the second thing was Celeana, she is a badass. She is beautiful, intelligent, sarcastic, funny, brave and a bit arrogant. Her life hasn't been easy and you can see it in her actitude. 

The story is great but I would like it to be a bit faster. When you have read about 1/3 of the book something happens that make all more interesting and easy to read and then there is a sadic and misterious murderer around that makes you keep reading.

The male characters in this book are also great, Dorian and Chaol are best friends and different in more than one way but also impossible to decide who you like most...and when you put both of them and Celaene together is brilliant.

I recommend this book if you like a story that has action, adventure, magic, mystery and romance.

When you're close to the end, all moves faster, you can't stop reading and let you wanting more and more of this universe, luckily we have a few more books in the saga. 

"In the garden, the Captain of the Guard stared up at the young woman's balcony, watching as she waltzed alone, lost in her dreams. But he knew her thoughts weren't of him.She stopped and stared upward. Even from a distance, he could see the blush upon her cheeks. She seemed young—no, new. It made his chest ache. Still, he watched, watched until she sighed and went inside. She never bothered to look below."