The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich My rating: 3 of 5 stars “I've learned, in my tragic little life, that memories are like water. Not solid, like some people think. Once something happens, it isn't set it stone. It can change. You can make yourself believe anything if you lie to yourself enough.” The pretty cover gets me again! I must admit I...
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan My rating: 5 of 5 stars “I'd love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mortality, laughed in the face of death, etcetera. The truth? My only thought was: Aaaaggghhhhh!” I literally don't know where to start, you know how there are some books...
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn My rating: 4 of 5 stars “We weren’t ourselves when we fell in love, and when we became ourselves – surprise! – we were poison. We complete each other in the nastiest, ugliest possible way.” I really don't know if there's anything I can say about this book that hasn't been said before, but for the sake of...
El príncipe de la niebla by Carlos Ruiz Zafón My rating: 3 of 5 stars “He lost himself in the words and images conjured in his mind and for a while forgot ... He found himself flying among stars and planets ...” I first discovered this book back when I was... twelve? This was when I had first encountered the joys of reading...
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare My rating: 4 of 5 stars **This review contains spoilers** "Marry me," he said. "Marry me, Tess. Marry me and be called Tessa Herondale. Or be Tessa Gray, or be whatever you wish to call yourself, but marry me and stay with me and never leave me, for I cannot bear another day of my life to go...
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge My rating: 5 of 5 stars “I knew it was insane to be happy, to feel this desperate exultation at his words. But I felt like I had been waiting all my life to hear them. I had been waiting, all my life, for someone undeceived to love me.” I don't know why I let so much time...
It's that time of the year again, the time watch Hocus Pocus and eat candy and of course, read spooky books. This year I've decided to participate on Lauren's Halloween Read-A-Thon which will be running from October 10th to 31st and hopefully, enjoy some scary reads. The Prince of Mist / Carlos Ruiz Zafón This is actually a re-read for me, I first came...