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Cleaning Out My Bookshelves & Giveaway

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There comes a time in life when you just need to get rid of a few things. Stuff that´s been lying around in some dust covered corner for ages. Things you once admired but then forgotten about.

I do this. And I do this with books, too.

I know, I know. Shame on me for treating books as if they´re just objects. Things I can toss without another thought.

But I don´t toss books aside. The truth is- I just don´t want to keep books that weren´t fully my cup of tea. So, I give them away. Usually, I just give all my sorted out paperbacks to my bestie, Mirjam, but this time I had something else in mind.

Why not do a GIVEAWAY? An international one ( because I hate, yes, HATE when giveaways aren´t international ( you´re welcome to read my reasons for that here )

 

It´s time to share. It´s time to give. 

 

Let´s face it, books are expensive. Paperback prices from self published authors have gone up and hardly anyone can afford a hardcover these days. It´s best to just “pay it forward” and make someone happy, right?

And the best part? This giveaway is NOT your typical giveaway. No one has to participate in a game / quiz or answer questions to enter. The first to claim a book in the comments will receive said book. Voila! No strings attached.

Mandatory Info:

  • Paperback Giveaway ( +1 Hardcover )
  • Book Condition:                  Used, In good shape
  • Giveaway starts:                 Thursday, May 2nd, 2019
  • Giveaway ends:                   Saturday, May 4th, 2019
  • Winner announcement:    Sunday, May 5th, 2019
  • International Giveaway
  • Winner will be contacted via email or DM ( please include email addy or Twitter username along with the book you´d like to have in the comments below )
  • Unclaimed books will be given to the second in line for said book

 

And now for the books.

giveaway books

 

#1    Vicious – L. J. Shen ( Paperback )

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Book Condition:    A crack in the spine, otherwise as good as new.

 

 

#2    Cinder & Ella – Kelly Oram  ( Paperback )

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Book Condition:    Immaculate

Genre:   Young Adult, Romance

 

 

#3    Love Song – Sophia Bennett  ( Paperback )

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Book Condition:    Immaculate

Genre:    Young Adult, Romance, Rockstar

 

 

The Cruel Prince  ( Book #1 ) – Holly Black ( Hardcover )

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Book Condition:    As good as new

Genre:   Fantasy, Young Adult

 

 

Hush, Hush ( Book #1 ) – Becca Fitzpatrick  ( Paperback )

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Book Condition:    Spine lightly cracked

Genre:    Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance

 

 

Remember: All you need to do is leave a comment with the book you´d like below. The first person to claim a book will receive said book.

 

On a kind note: If you aren´t already feel free to check out my other blog posts. Leave a like, leave a comment or do both and if you like what you see then feel free to follow.

 

Good luck. See you on Sunday. ♥

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Review- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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Book Description

Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.

And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.

Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.

To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.

In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself. 

 

My Thoughts

I said I would get out of my genre comfort-zone and that´s exactly what I did.

I saw the book cover for `The Cruel Prince` by New York Times bestselling author Holly Black and I knew I this was going to be my first 2018 fairytale read. The Cruel Prince

The fact that this book went way beyond my safe-bookish-place would be an understatement, yet I still enjoyed it.

I´d say it was a great experience filled with firsts. This was the first time I´d read anything from Holly Black. I´m a fan now. Her writing is engaging and her storytelling ability is fab. It was also the first time I had read anything like this book.

`The Cuel Prince` started out really cool with a day-to-day scene but with a dark twist. A game changer I didn´t see coming. And what a nice change of wallpaper it was to read about humans living in a world of magic and liking it.

A very colorful and adventurous tale.

What I loved most was the dedication and the map ( God, that map is just so cute ). The map was super helpful while reading because I find it difficult to imagine newly created worlds.

But still, there was something missing for me. I can´t really put my finger on it but it bugged me a bit.

I won´t say that this wasn´t my cup of tea because the story was actually good and I had a great time while reading but I just didn´t spend days afterwards thinking about the story. I didn´t have a bookhanger nor did I feel the need to hit up one of my book besties and rave about the story. Stuff I would usually do after reading a book.

Perhaps that´ll happen with book #2? Let´s keep our fingers crossed. Rumor has it that the next book will come out sometime around 2019. Until then it´s going to be a keep-eyes-open year for news.

All in all I´d say `The Cruel Prince` (The Folk Of The Air #1) was a decent out-of-my-genre-comfort-zone read. ( If that makes any sense)

Would I reread this book? I´m not sure. Let´s wait for book #2 and decide then.

Would I recommend this book? Sure! It´s a great story.

The Cover – 5 stars ( Absolutely gorgeous. I love it. A total eye-catcher.)

The Story – 3 stars ( Although I liked it I felt that a few key points were missing. Maybe that can be blamed on me comparing the book to a contemporary romance. Remember, I´m expanding my horizon! )

The Characters – 3 stars ( They were good. I liked them.)

My emotional state after finishing this read– Satisfied.

I´m giving `The Cruel Prince` by Holly Black 3 out of 5 positive stars.

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