Jag berättade....
.... tidigare i veckan om att jag fått hem ytterligare ett paket med böcker heheh :)
Jag sa att jag inte skulle handla fler böcker i år, MEN jag måste säga att adlibris hade ju 15% på alla böcker om köpet översteg 300kr och då kunde jag ju bara inte låta bli :) typikst mig.
I alla fall den första boken jag valde att köpa var The Selection av Kiera Cass. Den har jag varit sugn på ett bra tag nu och den här ska jag försöka att läsa i Januari, för jag har verkligen längtat lite efter den.
Handlingen från goodreads:
"For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.
Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined."
Den andra boken som jag köpte och som jag också velat läsa ganska länge är Legend och den är skriven av Marie Lu. Jag har hört recensenter beskriva den här bok-triologin som den nya "hungerpelen" och tror därför att den här kan vara riktigt bra (eftersom hungerspelen är en av mina favoriter). Handlingen:
"What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.
From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths - until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets. "
Bok nr 3 som jag köpte är Antigoddess skriven av författaren Kendare Blake. Boken handlar om ett krig som håller på att bryta ut mellan Olympus gudar och huvudkaraktären är bland annat guden Athena. Jag gillar böcker om gudar och halvgudar (typ Starcrossed serien) så därför tyckte jag att den här verkade intressant. Jag ska även här försöka läsa den under Januari. Hoppas att jag lyckas ;) här är handlingen:
"Old Gods never die…
Or so Athena thought. But then the feathers started sprouting beneath her skin, invading her lungs like a strange cancer, and Hermes showed up with a fever eating away his flesh. So much for living a quiet eternity in perpetual health.
Desperately seeking the cause of their slow, miserable deaths, Athena and Hermes travel the world, gathering allies and discovering enemies both new and old. Their search leads them to Cassandra—an ordinary girl who was once an extraordinary prophetess, protected and loved by a god.
These days, Cassandra doesn’t involve herself in the business of gods—in fact, she doesn’t even know they exist. But she could be the key in a war that is only just beginning.
Because Hera, the queen of the gods, has aligned herself with other of the ancient Olympians, who are killing off rivals in an attempt to prolong their own lives. But these anti-gods have become corrupted in their desperation to survive, horrific caricatures of their former glory. Athena will need every advantage she can get, because immortals don’t just flicker out.
Every one of them dies in their own way. Some choke on feathers. Others become monsters. All of them rage against their last breath. The Godess war is about to begin..."
Bok nummer 4 heter.. Throne of Glas och är skriven av Sarah J Maas. Boken handlar om en ung tjej som sitter i fängelse eftersom att hon är en lönnmördare men hon blir erbjuden en plats som den "kunglige" lönnmördaren och får då tävla med andra för att få ta den tjänsten hos kungen. Verkar spännande, eller hur? ;)
Handlingen:
"After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.
Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best. Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another.
Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined."
Och den sista boken som jag köpte var Teardropp av Lauren Kate som också är författaren till den kända serien Fallen. Boken har fårr väldigt bra kritik så den är jag väldigt nyfiken på samtidigt som jag gärna skulle läsa om Fallen och även avsluta den serien( jag läste bara den första boken). Handlingen:
"Never, ever cry... Seventeen-year-old Eureka won't let anyone close enough to feel her pain. After her mother was killed in a freak accident, the things she used to love hold no meaning. She wants to escape, but one thing holds her back: Ander, the boy who is everywhere she goes, whose turquoise eyes are like the ocean. And then Eureka uncovers an ancient tale of romance and heartbreak, about a girl who cried an entire continent into the sea. Suddenly her mother's death and Ander's appearance seem connected, and her life takes on dark undercurrents that don't make sense. Can everything you love be washed away?"
Det blev visst en hel del långa handlingar i dag och det ber jag om ursäkt för. Men som sagt, det blev en hel del intressanta böcker (engligt mig iaf ;)