Hi loves, 

I've recently been contacted by the Author in exchange for an honest review. I am very excited to read this! I've heard nothing but great things! :]

Synopsis: In the world of Celestria, few possess powers beyond imagination. Selena Somerset enrolls into Vanderwald Academy to develop her abilities. She soon discovers fate has much more in store for her when she meets the mysterious Lucas Brayden. 

A sudden thief’s rampage, committing the most heinous crime, sends them on a dangerous hunt to apprehend him. Friendship, love, and betrayal lay in wake for Selena as she is faced with the impossible decision to save the many or to save the one she loves. 

Add it to your "to be read" on goodreads. 

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Hello beautiful people, 

I'm currently reading the sequel to: The Girl in 6E. If you haven't heard anything about it, please go read the synopsis. I also have a review you can read! :)

I am so excited to be reading this. I loved the first book and for some reason it took me forever to pick this up. I've owned it since the release but I just never got around to it. I've been reading a little here and there. I've been working so much so that's really all I have time for. Lets hope my schedule clears up and I can drown myself in books! Read the synopsis of do not disturb here. 

Happy reading! xx

Most of you may not know but I love reading on my nook! Before I joined the bookstagram community, that's the only place I read on. Everything on there's very affordable, and it's convenient to one click buy a book and pretend it never happened. Which I did often. Haha. After joining the amazing bookstagram community my nook has been dusty and unloved. My poor baby hasn't received any attention and my wallet cries on a daily from the amount of physical books I buy. 

Author: Sarah J. Maas

Genre: Young Adult, High Fantasy 

Rating: 5 | 5 !!!!! 

Synopsis: Goodreads 

Review: 

I was scared starting this. I already had such high expectations from it I didn't want to be disappointed. Finally after years of hearing people rave about it: I caved. And it was the best decision I've ever made. Sarah J. Maas writes such an addictive story. The book reads so smooth, and even though there isn't much action eighty percent of the time, it's okay. The whole book is pretty much an introduction to the world, and series. The transition to understand the world is done so well, she did not cram a bunch of information at once. You don't need an imagination to read this. The Author paints the picture for you. 

I'm obsessed with the main character. She's such a badass. She's cocky, confident, but never arrogant. I also love her personality. She tries to make the best out of every situations and never gives up! She's extremely open minded, and positive, even when something negative is thrown her way. 

I'm not even going to talk about the boys because it's just going to break my heart. I decided not to pick, and I'll just love them both. This is not cheating... 

I am extremely impressed with this book, and I can't believe I didn't listen to the hype sooner! I really wish I read this as soon as it came out. I love everything about this book. Throne of Glass will have you swooning, scared, and sleep deprived. I can't wait to continue the rest of the series, and I truly hope you guys listen to the hype. It's definitely every good thing you've heard. 

The amazing Kelly @YAfantasyfan held a giveaway on Twitter. She was giving away a hardcover ARC copy of Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. GUESS WHO WON? ME! It's so rare that I ever win anything. When she announced the winner, I was out with friends. I couldn't stop my body, it started to convulse. Naturally doing my favorite dance: The Chandler. 

Below I'll post some info about the book, and authors! 

Release Date: October 20th, 2015

Genre: Sci-Fi, Dystopia

Synopsis: 

This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do.

This afternoon, her planet was invaded.

Hi Friends, 

Title: P.S I still love you 

Author: Jenny Han 

Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult 

Rating: 5 | 5 

Synopsis: Goodreads 

Review: BOOK #1 Review - To all the boys I've loved before 

I can understand why a lot of people didn't like this book. But at the same time those things that pissed them off and annoyed them made me love it. I think there needs to be some flaws with books for them to be perfect. Lara Jean was extremely whiny in the beginning. Which in her case in understandable. She's sixteen, naive and very inexperienced when it comes to love. Jenny Han captures that age and personality perfectly.

She's a phenomenal a writer that leaves nothing to your imagination. She makes sure everything is detailed enough to flow out the page and before your eyes. She writes the most romantic boys ever. I didn't think I could fall in love with Peter more but I did. He has this charm, but a bad boy protective edge to him. He's blunt as hell, and how much he loves Kitty is heart warming.

I could probably go on for years about him but I won't. I loved the plot of the story, the dilemmas they hit along the way, they handle it exactly as it is to be handled.

The reaction and everything flows so well with the story. Some say what they went through is unnecessary but I highly disagree. For them to grow and be in a loving, trusting, and committed relationship they needed that bump. It tested them and their reactions to it shows a lot. Lara Jean really grows in this book. By the end she isn't that young naive girl. She's done and experienced more while she's gotten close to Peter than before. She's living.

I hope everyone reads this. If you've read the first, I'm sure you'll love it. I love that it took time, everything progressed naturally and nothing was rushed. We got all the answers we could need, but of course, I'm a reader and selfish, so I want more! ;)  I highly recommend it, and hope you fall madly in love with it! 

Author: Anna Banks 

Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy (Mermaids)

Rating: 4 | 5 

Synopsis: Goodreads 

Review: 

Anna Banks is addicting. Her writing is phenomenal, clear, and extremely fun. It's like I'm invisible watching her book play out in front of me. I loved it, every second.

Our main character Emma is hard headed, but I like that about her. Even though it gets her into trouble some times she's learns from it. The book is extremity fun, and I loved learning about this whole new world, and "creatures" in the ocean.

Everything is explained so easily. I loved the relationship between all the characters! Galen and Emma are extremely cute, I just wish it wasn't instal-love with them. That their love took a bit more to grow, but it's okay because they're so cute and perfect. I highly suggest everyone check this book out. It's my first Mermaid book and I love it! It didn't completely captivate me which is why I can't give it five stars but it kept me on my toes. A perfect story with humor, romance, and a great mix of characters! 

Title: Breathe 

Author: Abbi Glines 

Genre: Young Adult, Romance 

Rating: 3 | 5 

Synopsis: Goodreads

Review: 

This wasn't a terrible book where I couldn't read it. Surprisingly it is very addictive, but then I shouldn't be surprised because it's Abbi right? I have a love and hate relationship for these characters. Everything just seems convenient for them. Every dilemma immediately had a solution, and the characters are (and don't hate me for saying this) extremely annoying and stupid!! I read this because I've heard so much amazing hype around this book. I had no hesitation going in because.. Well it's Abbi Glines. She's a go to Author of mine. 

Sadie is so young and naive. Extremely clingy, and jealous.. Not my kind of girl. The kind of girl I'd not want to be friends with honestly. Because what comes with clingy and jealous girls is a lot of bitching. Yup, there was lots of that in the book. Now don't get me wrong the book wasn't all bad. Lots of parts were lovely. I really liked most of the book, but now that's been a month since I've read the book I honestly cannot remember much.. I hate that I can only remember the parts I did not like..

Do not stray away from this book because of my Review. Mine is only one in a million. Keep in mind this is one of Abbi Glines early books.  There are so many other people out there that love this, and I hope you give this book a chance. Who knows maybe you'll love it. 

"My preference is simple - you."

I've read a lot of books with the "fake boyfriend" topic but never was it done like this. This book has the perfect plot, dilemmas, and characters. Kasie West books are a breath of fresh air to me. I never enjoyed contemporaries too much. They were to happy-sappy for me. Until I read her books, something about them are different from the others. The story lines are always different, the plot, and characters are always unique and are easily differentiated. I highly recommend this and mystery boy!! ;) I hope you enjoy and love it as much as I did! 

Happy reading xx

Jennifer Armentrout has always delivered more than I expected. I loved her books beyond belief but recently that started to go down. I started to notice how similar each book was, the male characters were so generic. Their traits, are all the same: bad boy who used to be a player and badass, but is really sensitive. I don't know I haven't been able to enjoy any of her books the way I used to when I started to notice it all.. The stories seem very cliche. Roxy is my least favorite character. She's oblivious, and so stupid. It's obvious the guy is in love with you, why are you running away? Why are you mad over something that didn't happen. It's the typical Adult Romance. I really just did not like this at all. I could go on for days but I won't. 

I truly hope you guys have a different experience than what I had. That you love it, and enjoy it. Her writing is still the same witty, sarcastic filled girl. But that's also the problem. The female characters are all so similar. 

If you choose to read it, enjoy! 

Hi Loves, 

Three weeks ago I made an attempt to make the most unique book marks in the world. Of course it was not my own original creation, but simply inspired by the work of Olena. Olena is a Etsy shop owner residing in Ukraine. She's the loveliest lady I've ever spoken to. She's incredibly sweet and helpful. After spending ten dollars, and cutting off legs of barbies I've finished my "inspired" version of Olenas bookmarks. It was a complete disaster my friends. I highly suggest just going on her shop and purchasing it from her. It'll save you the time and headache! The quality of her book marks are extremely amazing. The actual part inserted into the book is made of Metal, the legs are hand crafted (sculpt, and painted) by the owner herself.

I won't even humiliate myself by showing you my DIY of her bookmark. LOL, but I'll let her work speak for its self. Because they truly do, these pictures don't even do justice to how stunning they are in person.

Wanna learn more about the lady behind the most unique bookmarks? Follow her links :)

Etsy | Facebook | Instagram | Mailing List

You can also get 10% OFF with the coupon code ALLURING TALES :) Enjoy loves! xx

HELLO! 

I didn't think it'll be this short until we spoke again! ;) Today, I'm so stoked to talk about two books I got from the lovely Author Rachel Morgan!! The first book is a New Adult Contemporary Romance called The Trouble With Flying and the second is The Faerie Guardian. Even though I am a sucker for Romance and cute boys I am way more excited about the Faerie book. I've been going through this huge Paranormal binge and it's a phase I don't ever want to end. 

The Trouble With Flying synopsis: 

When nineteen-year-old introvert Sarah boards a plane to fly home after an overseas holiday, the last thing she expects is Aiden, the guy sitting next to her who's never flown anywhere before and refuses to shut up. Hours of random conversation later, they part ways. Sarah can't stop thinking about Aiden, though, and wondering if she made a terrible mistake letting him go. Should she abandon her safe, predictable life and go in search of him, or would she be chasing a happily ever after that could never exist in real life? 

The Faerie Guardian synopsis: 

Protecting humans from dangerous magical creatures is all in a day’s work for a faerie training to be a guardian. Seventeen-year-old Violet Fairdale knows this better than anyone—she’s about to become the best guardian the Guild has seen in years. That is, until a cute human boy who can somehow see through her faerie glamor follows her into the Fae realm. Now she’s broken Guild Law, a crime that could lead to her expulsion.

The last thing Vi wants to do is spend any more time with the boy who got her into this mess, but the Guild requires that she return Nate to his home and make him forget everything he’s discovered of the Fae realm. Easy, right? Not when you factor in evil faeries, long-lost family members, and inconvenient feelings of the romantic kind. Vi is about to find herself tangled up in a dangerous plot—and it’ll take all her training to get out alive.

If you're just in awe as I am, follow the links here to buy the books, or check out the Author's site :)

           Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Rachel-Morgan/e/B007G2WX8M/?tag=rachmorg-20

Hiiiii!

It's been so long since I've chatted with you all. I usually only post when it's a book review and that's pretty much it. I don't really have much time to blog. It's been a hectic new year between my job, looking for a house and moving, and traveling. There has been so much other nonsense. It's been a while and it feels so nice to be typing and talking to you all. I am well, and I hope you're all happy and healthy! 

Runaway Cart Publishing is a new up and coming publishing company. The first book they have ever published is Hollow Planet by Andrew Tolan! They were so kind so send a me a book to share with you all and review. 

Here's some of the synopsis: 

"After the death of his beloved father, Daniel’s life has never exactly become that of a typical teenager. He essentially home schooled himself and maintains a full time job at the local store. Additionally, he is forced to raise his younger sister since his mother made her social life a crutch to dealing with the loss of her husband. Daniel would love nothing more than to have a normal teen-age life — and to have his dad back. However, Daniel's despondent life would now become quite peculiar the day he meets a link to his father: a man by the name of Sef. Sef explains to Daniel the truth behind this world. He warns that Earth is in a downward spiral with an unfavorable ending. Daniel learns he can help save the planet from an impending danger, but only if he picks up where his father left off...." 

I know, I know you're interested and now you wanna read it. You can join me this month and buddy read with me! Just direct message me on instagram (@alluringtales) or below to let me know! I cannot wait, and I hope I can enjoy this with one of you! 

At the time Runaway Cart does not have a website, but don't fret. They will soon! :) You can visit their Instagram for updates and buy their book from Amazon! 

Buy it now:

Paperback | E-book

This book is so close to four stars but it just couldn't cross the line. So close to a perfect, unforgettable read but yet so so far. The Author immediately brings you to three months after where you left off in the first book The Winner's Curse. She brings you back in to this world of chaos, betrayal, and so much heart break. There's so much mind games in this book, I'm surprised I didn't get a head ache. 

The writing is just as exquisite as the last, but unlike the last I immediately adapted to her writing style. I even loved the third person point of view. I got to see what each side was doing and how they both felt. There wasn't any guessing game and that's what makes it hurt. (You'll see when you read.) This book in specific is filled with so much more information on the lands, people, and just how the empire works. You get a look into Kestrels strength and weakness, never thinking of how it could change her. 

The whole time I was reading I left to giddy and excited. There was so much information, and build up that there was no way that something huge wasn't about to go down! Then I got disappointed. The whole book just felt like a waiting game. Waiting for the characters to finally be honest with the other, waiting for when it was safe, for when things would finally happen to our likes! 

While I still love the characters, and the series it isn't something I would reread. I don't think I'll ever reread this ever again, the book felt like just one huge filler. I have a love hate relationship with it. I truly hope you all had/have a different experience with it than me. Enjoy Arin, he's much better when he talks moree ;) xx  

Author: Jennifer Armentrout 

Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal 

Rating: 4 | 5 

Synopsis: Goodreads

Review:

Author: Tali Alexander 

Genre: Adult Contemporary 

Rating: 4.5 | 5 

Synopsis: Goodreads

Review: I have been sent this book in exchange for a honest review.

I loved this book from the very beginning. Everything about it drew me in, and got me hooked. I love the effortless beautiful writing of the Author. I loved that there were so many characters in the book but not once did you get anyone confused. Each person had their own distinct voice. Charlie is such a great character, she's so relatable, competitive and kick ass. I am not a sports kind of girl, I am the polar opposite of who Charlie is, but Kasie West made me feel like Charlie. Like I could run eight miles everyday (haha yeah right). While I was reading this book, I was taken out of reality into this amazing/complicated life Charlie lives. The plot and romance in this book is slow but that's what makes it so amazing. 

I don't do well with contemporary books, but this has been a book I will never forgot. The characters are perfect. Everything was so well constructed, I really wish there could be more to this story, I can't get enough! 

I highly recommend everyone reads this. I was so addicted, I read it in one sitting. (Sorry for this not so good review.. All I can say is I LOVE IT!) 

Kasie West had me like.. 

Author: Victoria Scott

Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Adventure 

Rating: 5 | 5 !!!!!

Synopsis: Goodreads