The Fall Time Cozy Tag!

So fall has officially arrived and I'm so happy to be seeing the leaves starting to turn and the weather starting to cool down. I live in Texas so it's been quite a while since I've been able to bust out my favorite pair of combat boots. Anyway, I was tagged by Soudha from Of Stacks and Cups to do the wonderful Fall Time Cozy Tag created by Sam from Novels and Nonsense! Thanks again for the tag girl!! Let's get started:

1. Crunching Leaves: The world is full of color. Choose a book that has reds, oranges or yellows on the cover.

Look at all those pretty colors! Anyway, I really love how awesome the colors are for Allegiant because it really does remind me of fall time. With all the reds and yellows and oranges and even just a touch of my favorite color blue, it makes me so happy.

2. Cozy Sweater: It's finally cold enough to don warm, cozy clothing. What book gives you the warm fuzzies?

Pretty much any book by my favorite author of all time Sarah Dessen just warms me right up whenever I need a pick-me-up read. I just love how realistic her characters are and how sweet the romance is in all her books. Talk about warm fuzzies all around!

3. Fall Storm: The wind is howling and the rain is pounding. Choose your favorite book or genre that you like to read on a stormy day.

Rain in the fall is guaranteed in the forecasts in Texas so this season is usually my favorite for reading because I get to bust out all my favorite mysteries and darker stories. Whether it's A Series Of Unfortunate Events for the umpteenth time or Alice In Wonderland and Theodore Boone, I just love to read more melancholy stories if you will to just relax a little with.

4. Cool Crisp Air: What's the coolest character you'd want to trade places with?

So if you've been reading my blog for a while, it should come as no surprise whom I would choose to trade places with. I would so love to trade places with Violet Baudelaire because she's such a smart and clever character and she can invent really cool contraptions! Like so awesome!

I would also really love to trade places with Cinder because of many reasons. She's smart, determined, fearless and she's a cyborg. And you know, Prince Kai. Enough said.

And lastly, Tris Prior is just freaking kick-butt! She's strong, independent, and doesn't back down from anything. And once again, Four.

5. Hot Apple Cider: What under-hyped book do you want to see become the next biggest, hottest thing?

As if I couldn't hype this book more than I already do. I just freaking loved this book by Katie M. Stout and I seriously think it doesn't get as much love as it deserves. I mean, the word is in the title after all! 

6. Coat, Scarves, Mittens: The weather has turned cold and it's time to cover up. What's the most embarrassing book cover you own that you like to keep hidden?

Now even though I usually don't pick up books with horrible covers, I've given in a few times because I just really wanted to check out the book and give it a shot. That book would be Vampire Academy by Rachelle Mead. I don't let ANYONE see those covers!! Not only are they horrible but they look really sappy which everyone who knows me knows I hate sappy movies, books etc. Needless to say, they will tease me to no end if they see those covers. Lol!

7. Pumpkin Spice: What's your favorite fall time comfort food or drink?

I'm not much of a tea drinker and I drink coffee everyday so I love being able to brew myself a nice hot cup of hot chocolate! Especially with a pinch of cinnamon, whip cream, marshmallows and a scoop of ice cream (yes, ice cream). Yum, yum, yum! That's the ONLY way I'll take my hot chocolate. 

8. Warm, Cozy Bonfire: Spread the cozy warmth! Who do you tag?

I tag these lovely bloggers down below! If you want to do this tag, go ahead and say I tagged YOU! Have a nice fall everybody!

 I tag:

Olivia from Olivia's Catastrophe

Camille from Girls Meets Books

Christylle from Alluring Tales

Read on bookworms! See you in the next chapter!

All Fall Down by Ally Carter

All Fall Down By Ally Carter

Rating: PG

Genre: YA Fiction, Action & Adventure

Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Page Count: 310

Book #1 of the Embassy Row Series

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Published: January 20, 2015

 

This exciting new series from NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Ally Carter focuses on Grace, who can best be described as a daredevil, an Army brat, and a rebel. She is also the only granddaughter of perhaps the most powerful ambassador in the world, and Grace has spent every summer of her childhood running across the roofs of Embassy Row. Now, at age sixteen, she's come back to stay--in order to solve the mystery of her mother's death. In the process, she uncovers an international conspiracy of unsettling proportions, and must choose her friends and watch her foes carefully if she and the world are to be saved.

 

Review:

PROS:

1. I'm not only a huge fan of the lovely and talented Ally Carter but I'm also such a huge fan of this new novel by her! I seriously couldn't wait to get my hands on it and even though I wasn't able to pick it up immediately after buying it, my excitement only increased. Here's the review!

 

2. One thing I seriously loved about this book was the characters! I loved the witty and sarcastic banter between them and it was exactly what you'd expect from a band of misfits trying to unravel the mystery of a murder. Grace was definitely my favorite out of all of them however. I loved how Grace knew she wasn't perfect despite her grandfather's important place in society and I loved how she accepted it but also used her imperfections to drive her to do whatever it took to catch her mother's killer. I also loved how Grace and Alexei had some major chemistry between them but Grace, however, chose to put her feelings aside and focus on her mission. I felt she was a strong character and very daring and a big risk taker.

 

3. The whole book had an air of mystery from the first page to the last. I loved how the story unfolded and how, at first, things seemed somewhat normal in Grace's life until different events started happening which revealed the true nature of Grace's personality and anxiety. It also felt like there were multiple twists and turns and even some pretty exciting, heart pounding moments that kept you on the edge of your seat. I wasn't sure where the story would go when I first picked it up but then things started falling into place, secrets were revealed, rumors were spread and a path was opened up for the story and boy did I love where it headed!

 

4. This book was an exciting, heartbreaking, heart pounding, action and suspense with a touch of romance read that I seriously want to reread it already! Not only did this book have an amazing band of characters, very well developed ones at that, and a really amazing world and surprising truths, but it had a mind blowing and all around freaking amazing plot twist about 20 pages from the end! Needless to say, I almost had a heart attack while reading and because of the amazing ending, I need the sequel to see what happens next! A sequel that I know will be worth the wait!

 

I hope you guys enjoyed this book review! If you have any more book requests you would like me to review, just leave a comment or send me an email! Read on bookworms! See you in the next chapter!

 

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