Under The Never Sky

Hi! Long time no blog, huh? I just started school and I have been really busy, so it took me awhile to get this uploaded. But no worries, there is definitely more to come. I just finished reading Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi. 

This book has both a thrilling and a romantic side to it. It starts when Aria, one of the main narrators, is trying to find out why the connection between her world and Bliss- her mom's- is not working. and that requires flirting with the only boy that might have information on it. Turns out, that boy is a little crazy and eventually, he ends up ripping off Aria's 'Smarteye', a piece of technology that links you up to the realms. A comparison of this would be an iPhone glued to your eye and connected to your thoughts. Peregrine- a "savage" and the other narrator- saves her from dying in a fire.

When Aria wakes up, she is questioned by Soren's- crazy boy's- father. And to make sure that Aria doesn't try any of that again, she is sent to the Death shop. There, she is reunited with Peregrine- or Perry- and they work together to hopefully save the one's they love.

I really enjoyed this book because I felt it melded together perfectly to create a well-written and creative book. The ending threw me off just a little because it left you hanging there and then it ends. I'm crossing my fingers for a second book because it is so great and I would like to find out what happens to Aria and Perry and Talon- Perry's nephew. The rest of the book fit together nicely and though I had a few questions in the beginning, I felt that they were answered by the time the book ended. This book is similar to The Hunger Games and Eve and I recommend this to anyone who is up for a delicious new read!

Yum-Yum! (Until next time),

Galley Girl!!! {xoxox} 

:(:) <-- PIG!

Dark Inside

Just finished a really good, don't read at night book. It took me forever to read, because I didn't want to read it when it was dark out. That realistic. Dark Inside by Jeyn Roberts is a story told in five different points of view: Mason, Aries, Michael, Clementine and Nothing. It started off semi-normal but then every went bad and people started killing each other. Kind of like a nightmarish dystopia. All the kids were trying to stay alive and at one point, they came together from four different places. Nothing was like it's name. Nothing. You have no idea who or what it is and it's point of view can be kind of disturbing sometimes.
I really enjoyed this book when I was reading it, because I really became attached to one point of view and I couldn't wait for the next chapter with them to come up. All the chapters were thrilling and a race to stay alive. After I finished it, I stayed awake for several hours just thinking about what happened and if there would be a sequel.
All in all: amazing, awesome, scary, and thrilling. Great book. Really suggest you read it!
XOXO,
Galley Girl

Maggie Stiefvater Interview

Just for you!

Interview with Maggie Stiefvater (author of The Wolves of Mercy Falls, Lament and Ballad.)

G.Grl- What inspired you to write The Wolves of Mercy Falls?

Maggie- Mostly, because I'm a terrible person and I really enjoy watching people cry and so, when I first set out to write Shiver, I didn’t know it was going to be about wolves. All I knew was that I wanted to write a bittersweet book that would make teens cry buckets. So… yeah… I know it makes me sound like a terrible person.

G.Grl- What character in all of your books do you relate to most?

Maggie- Uh… The character I relate to most is… that’s difficult because I put a little piece of all of myself in them. Especially I stole a lot of my college self for Isabel because she seems an ice queen, and really that’s not really who she is, but what she projects. And then also Cole, the way he goes from his internal struggles to becoming more of a… social creature. So, definitely Isabel and Cole.

G.Grl- Um… how much research did you have to do for Wolves of Mercy Falls?

Maggie- Loads of research. I always think that if you’re gonna tell a lie, you have to make it as realistic as possible. So I spend loads of time with real wolves, I’ve watched so many documentaries that my little dogs learned how to howl in their sleep, and I have read a gajillion books on wolves and the worst part of the research was the brain science to make the werewolf disease realistic.

G.Grl- What advice do you have for a young writer?

Maggie- Oh, I have two. One that was given to me really early on: write the book you always wish you could find on the shelf that isn’t there. Cause then you’ll write a book that’s really meaningful to you and not like a knockoff of anything else you’re reading. It’s just like a book for you. And then the other thing is that never believe in the word no, unless you’re saying it to yourself. Because if anyone else says no, like a rejection, it always just means not yet. Until you believe it means no and then it means the end.

G.Grl- When is your next book planning to come out?

Maggie- October 18^th. It’s called the Scorpio Races and um… it’s kind of about homicidal horses and kissing.

G.Grl- And what have you learned most as an author?

Maggie- Hmmm… the most as an author… that you never get better at writing books, you only get better at the book you are currently writing. I always think that ‘It’s gonna be easier this time!’ and its not. I mean, all I know is that I can see the symptoms of writers’ block or when I start to get stuck coming in the distance, but I still have to fix it the exact same way.

G.Grl- And… when was your first book published?

Maggie- My first book was publishes when I was 23, I think, that was Lament published back in 2008.

G.Grl- Alright, I’m Galley Girl and I have just interviewed Maggie

Every Other Day

Hola! Long time no blog, huh? I actually read three in a row and completely forgot about them until today. So here I am, at 9 PM, writing not one, but three blogs. Brilliant, Galley Girl! *smacks head*
Anyways... I have the last book on my agenda. I actually have one more to read. I saved the scariest for last. Great. Excited?  Okay, now I am going to focus and power through this last one and go to bed. Not really, going to try and watch the ending of The Nine Lives of Chloe King. Or not. I guess, since I am recording it, I will prepare my interview questions for Maggie. (it's on Monday!!!)
{Oh... Sorry about there not being any book cover, I looked FOREVER to find it and the best I could find was the Every Other Day Diet.}
Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is narrated by Kali D'Angelo. One day, she is human, and the nest, she is something totally different. And she doesn't know what she is. Then, one day-while she was human- she met Skylar, a girl who was a bit psychic and has 5 older brothers. Together, they and a girl named Bethany, figure out a mystery involving a mysterious guy named Zev- who is all in Kali's head- a ouroboros and a chupacabra.
I really liked this book. It is thrilling and exciting and I really, truly hope that there is a sequel in the future.
*Skylar is being psychic and she predicts that there might be. and I am predicting you will read this :)*
TTYL,
Galley Girl
P.S. must finish last book... :D

iBoy

New book alert! Similar to Terminator, iBoy by Kevin Brooks, combines both human and robot together to create a great book.

Tom Harvey is a normal teenage boy. He goes to school, he hangs out with friends. the only difference between him and normal is that he is surrounded by multiple gangs (based out of his town!) and his life changes the day someone drops an iPhone from 30 stories up. On his head.After he wakes up from his 17-day long coma, he discovers that his long time crush, Lucy Walker, and her brother, Ben, had been beaten. And in Lucy's case, raped. And the police weren't doing anything about it.

Now it's up to Tom to serve justice to the gang and fight with his brain. Which, oddly enough, gives him super powers.I really liked the voice in the book, and the idea that brains are stronger than brawn. And that, 9 times out of 10, the brain smarts beat muscle. Kevin takes this to the literal sense. This book is thrilling and suspenseful. I wanted more the entire time and it left me wondering, what happens next?

Until next time, Which isn't that far away. I have another one.

XOXO,

Galley Girl

Guy Langman: Crime Scene Procrastinator

hey! it's Galley Girl, bringing you all things bookish. Today (tonight...) i actually have a different type of book. A crime book.

It's called Guy Langman: Crime Scene Procrastinator by Josh Berk.

I thought this novel was funny and it had a great voice to it. Although it is narrated by a Guy (literally! that's his name!), I feel like it a good novel for both boys and girls.

The book takes you a Guy's journey, starting from when his dad dies, to when he is almost out of high school. The mayhem all starts when Anoop, his best friend, convinces him to join the forensics club. Guy willingly joins- mostly doing it because his crush's name was on the list- and it goes from there. He makes new friends and then two different things happen: someone breaks into his house and that very day, at the fake crime scene the teacher makes up, he and Anoop find a body. A real, dead one. It is up to him to find the murderer and bring justice to himself and the boy that was murdered.

This book was really funny and I can't help but wonder what would have happened if his dad hadn't died and  many other things, but I don't want to spoil the entire book for you.

Get Ready For...

On August 1st, I will be interviewing Maggie Stiefvater, author of Shiver and Lament series.


When it is over, I will type up the interview and post it here for your enjoyment!

So be ready.