Review: Hollow City by Ransom Riggs

Title/author: Hollow city by Ransom Riggs

Originally published/ year published: january 2014

Genre: Fantasy, historical

How I got this book: bought

Why I read this book: I read the 1st book in the trilogy and just absolutely loved the idea of the peculiar world

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

This second novel begins in 1940, immediately after the 1st book ended. Having escaped miss peregrine's island, jacob and his new friend must journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. Along the way, they encounter new allies, a menagerie of peculiar animals, and other unexpected suprises. 

Review 

So, I finally finished 'hollow city'. I can't believe how much time it took me. Miss peregrine's home for peculiar children I enjoyed so much but this book, I couldn't get in. 

Again the story is about the boy, Jakob. He still is with the peculiar children and has sworn to save miss Peregrine. When she got turned into a bird the peculiars did everything they could to save her. They met new people and spent time to look for miss Wren because she'd know how to turn miss peregrine back. When being caught by the hollows they escape and try to travel to London to find miss Wren. When they arrive and she tries to turn back the bird something happens she nor the children had expected. It turned out the bird wasn't miss Peregrine but one of the hollows, and they get imprisoned. 

As usual, the pretty photos are really great! You get a nice idea of how the children look like and how weird they actually are. It is really nice the story and book have so many details, it keeps you in. Which in my opinion is the purpose of books in general :) 

There also were some things I didn't like.. The constant running in this book, like, you can't run for almost 400 pages can you? It kinda became boring to read they again got away from a hollow.. It happens so many times in the book it made me feel like: ughh oohhh here they go again... Also the idea of meeting other peculiar children but not properly adding them to the story. I don't know, I thought I would have enjoyed the book more. Maybe my expectations were too high? 

I hope i'll enjoy the last book in the trilogy more. Probably because I have been in a huge reading slump, I've enjoyed books less than I should have. 

Well, let's hope the next book will be an amazing read! 

#FridayReads 09-10

Helloo people,

I decided to take the booktube fridayreads to the blog.

I always love to read what books people will be reading for the weekend and following week.

Don't you just love to snug away under a fleeceplaid with a cup of tea (and chocolate <3 ) to read a book in the weekend?     I looooove it!

this friday I'll be reading several books:

first of all I'm reading 'Hollow city' by Ransom Riggs

because of a huuuuuuuge reading slump past 10 months I never got the chance to finish this.. so I decided to start over again and give it a proper chance. Miss peregrine's home for peculiar children I enjoyed so much last year.

secondly, I'll be reading 'prisoner of night and fog' by Anne Blankman. This is a book about a girl who's uncle is Adolf Hitler. I'm becoming more interested in the times of the 2nd world war, because of my grandmother's stories she tells me. she herself lived in Germany during the 2nd world war and some of her stories were really horrible.

The book actually takes things into a different light which intrigues me to read it :D

Which books will you be reading over the weekend?
let me know in the comments

Review: saga volume 1 by Brian K. Vauhgn

Title/author: Saga volume 1 by Brian K. vaughn and Fiona Staples

Originally published/ year published: 2012 

Genre: Fantasy, science fiction

How I got this book: bought

Why I read this book: I just heard many good things about it, so I had to try

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

When two soldiers of opposite sides in a never ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile life into a dangerous old universe

Review:

So, I finally jumped on the bandwagon. I read saga (yay for me), the book I have to say is was something totally different than I expected and also different than anything I ever read before. 

I suprisingly loved it. The characters were interesting and the worldbuilding looked great! The drawings inside the book were colourful and clear to understand. 

the book is about a man and a woman, they are from different planets, they boyh are soldiers in the war. On the woman's planet the man, markos is being a prisoner. One day she Helps him escape and they fall in love. She gets pregnant and after several months they have a little daughter. The authorities are behind the 3, so they constantly have to run from them and try to get away to another planet. In the end something happens and that we need to read in volume 2. 

As I said, I did like the book and really am going to order and read volume 2. Gave the book 4 out of 5 stars. I'm getting more into the graphic novels which I looove! 

Any of you who read saga? 

Things I don't like when reading

You probably all know this feeling, getting interrupted while reading or something in the book happens you obviously don't like.

I'm going to tell you about things that happen to me often while reading I don't like. 

1. Someone calls or texts you in the middle of your chapter (aaarghhh this is soooo annoying haha)

2. You are reading for 2 hours straight and suddenly it is evening and your mum calls you down because dinner is ready... 

3. You need to go to the loo but are too lazy to go (little tip: how about taking the book with you?)

4. You have no bookmark near you but also don't want to fold the corner of the paper so you decide to write down the page number to remember and then lose the paper on which you have written it (hehe ;/ )

5. Your favorite character dies in the book (THOSE GAME OF THRONES FEELS!)

6. You're on the train or ferry and totally into your book, suddenly you reach your destination and need to put it away 

So, these were some of the things I don't like happening while reading a book. 

Am I the only one who experiences this? Haha

pre-ordered 'the heir'

Hello everyone,
yes yes, I finally today pre-ordered 'The Heir' by Keira Cass.
The Heir is the 4th book in the selection series.
The Selection books are one of my favourite book series.
I love the whole relationship with Maxon and America.
The Heir follows where 'the one' left off, This time it's selection time, but not for Maxon or America, but for their daughter.
CAN YOU SEE MY EXCITEMENT?! I'm so curious and excited to see how this book is written and how the story goes :D
have you pre-ordered/received it yet? and have you already read it?
btw, that cover! :O it's so very pretty!