Bitten, by Kelley Armstrong

Hi there.. !! J how have you guys been doing?

I believe it have been very good days isn’t it?

Well for me it is very complicated.. I had many tasks and assignments to do..

But despite all of that.. I could still seize some time to you guys.. !! J

I know.. there are many viewers who can’t wait for the next book review.. right? Ahhaha

Anyway.. the next book entitled……………. . . .. . . .. . . can you guess?

BOOM!!!!! The next book is “Bitten” by Kelley Armstrong

This isn’t so much a review as a re-read and reflection as to why I love this book so much.

I want to reread this book because it is one of my favourite, but I don’t know if I enjoyed the book or not.

This is the book that catch my attention about fiction romance and makes me to reread this book once more. I didn’t know that romance could be like this, which heroines could be angry and violent, that humans had bad side too. I think now that werewolf romance is interesting.. yeah because you know.. I have seen movies.. like this.. which is the “twilight saga” movie.. I think it is not interesting.. but after I read this book.. wow! Its fascinating.

The summary

The story starts like this. Elena Michaels is living in Toronto, struggled to have a normal life, but, she can’t because she’s a werewolf.

The story starts with Elena trying to find a safe place to change form. Because she’s been hiding for too long, she can’t stop herself. When she’s called back to her Pack in upstate New York, she tries to resist going, but she can’t avoid that, either. Irritated that she’s being commanded by so many forces in her life, she leaves her boyfriend and their apartment under some really flimsy excuses, and heads south.

When she go back to the Pack, there are big problems she must face, not the least of which is Clay. It would be too mild to say he has it worse for her. It’s more like he has it worst for her, and Elena finds herself broken between the world she’s carefully create for herself, and the life she keeps trying to leave, but couldn’t.

My review

The story has three main story: Elena vs. Clay, Elena vs. her life in Toronto or with the Pack, and Elena vs. herself. That last one tells us the other two and is the most powerful with each reading.

My favourite part of this novel is the complex story of what is revealed as Elena learns to accept herself. The book’s finding of a female werewolf - the only one of her kind - tells and creates a new arena for fictional findings of female violence. Elena herself is part horrified and part fascinated by her own capability for killing, either as a human or as a wolf, and that struggle, is the aspect that remains with me after I finish the book. Elena is both badass and vulnerable, fearless and yet afraid to love and accept anyone, even herself. The ways in which the author peels away Elena’s weakness is chilling, and a lesson in the art of not telling too much, but revealing plenty at the same time.

There are so many scenes that get me, like when Elena give permission one of the wolves to lean on her while making it seem like she’s laying on him, or when she notice a secret hidden in a cupboard that tell her something that should have been obviously painful to her. The part where Clay comes toward her in the light or, when Elena has dinner with Phillip’s sisters and mother, and watches family interactions from a distance, even while she’s right there among them. Later, Elena finds herself with her Pack family and is part of the group, though she tried her best to hold herself as she did before. The power of this book is in the emotion and the vain of it, and in the part of possibly limited loyalty and violence Elena and the other characters possess.

Reading it makes me wonder about the role of violence in shaping the popularity of world of magic and modern fantasy in romance, and the ways in which violence and vulnerability exists in romance heroines. Elena was one of the first characters I read in a paranormal setting who was both weak and forged with overwhelmed strength. She’s angry and full of rage and has an ability for it that human women do not have, one that romance readers read about repeatedly.

I never tire of revisiting with her, and learning something new from her story.

I don’t know if I can describe how much I love this book. Even after multiple readings, the moment I pick it up, I’m done.

Now, this is the video to make you guys more understand about the story..

so basically, this is just a video so that you guys could have the curiosity to read the book... :)

 My rating to this book:

guess what.. after been reviewing almost 10 books until now.. this book is quite interesting.. that i could give an A.. which is .. 8/10.. so i guess its quite worth your time to read the book.. but it cannot surpass my other book that i have read like Assassins Creed and The scarlet Letter.. 

so.. its up to you if you want to read this book or not.. . hehe.. anyway... have a good weekend.. i hope we can see again in the future soon.. with more interesting book ..!!! :) :)

The Scar

Hello fellow readers :) 

For this post, I would like to share to all of you another interesting novel for all of you to enjoy during your leisure.

THE SCAR by Sergey and Maria Dyachenko

Sergey & Maria Dyachenko

The novel of The Scar

The novel is at first written in Russia which then been translated into English. Here is what the novel are all about:

Arriving at a long ways past swords and magic, The Scar is a story of two individuals torn by debacle, their plunge into depression, and their reemergence through affection and boldness. Sergey and Marina Dyachenko blend sensational scenes with sentiment, activity and wit, in a style both immediate and melodious. Composed with a beyond any doubt creative hand, The Scar is the story of a man determined by his hot devils to discover reclamation and the woman who could possibly spare him.

Egert is a brash, certain part of the first class watches and a narcissistic adulterer. In any case after he slaughters a guiltless student in a duel, a baffling man known as "The Wanderer" challenges Egert and slices his face with his sword, leaving Egert with a scar that comes to symbolize his cowardice. Not able to end his affliction by his hand, Egert leaves on an odyssey to undiscovered the condemnation and the repulsive harm he has created, which can only be repaired by a terrible trip down a long and frightening way.

For this post, we would like to bring a new element to this blog which is the praises that were given to the novel . We think that it might help you to make decision better. So, here comes the praises.

The other version of the novel's cover 

The praises for The Scar

 “Rich, vivid, tactile prose, with a solid yet unpredictable plot–and an extraordinary depth and intensity character reminiscent of the finest Russian literature. A truly spellbinding work even audiences jaded by standard U.S/U.K fantasy will devour.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Reminiscent of Ptricia Mckillip’s fairy-tale style, this elegant debut by a husband-and-wife team from Kiev combines the somber beauty of the Russian literature with the allegoric power of a traditional folk tale. The theme of the double-edged nature of curses should appeal to readers outside the fantasy genre.” – Library Journal

“An orthodox story fringed with magic, romance, secret societies, and whispers of the end time.” – Booklist

Well, I hope all of you also enjoy reading this post and the novel also. That’s all from us. Do come again for updates.. See ya

The Scarlet Letter

Hi! :)
How was your week been? Was it good? Have you read any novels on this week? Surely!
For novel lovers out there.. SHOUT OUT!!!

We have a new book review for you guys!!!
It is the book entitled The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne..
Did you guys know? This book was published hundreds of years before. It was on the year 1850.
Not even your grandparents were born when this book was first published.

This book was very popular back then, and guess what? Yes, it is still popular up until now.. :)
So, this is the book that we have read..

Brief history about the author

• Was born on July 4, 1804, in Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
• Entered Bowdoin College in Maine in 1821, and graduated on 1825
• First novel was Fanshawe which was published in 1828
• Also write collection of stories- Seven Tales of My Native Land, and Twice-told Tales.
• Married to Sophia Peabody
• He also worked as a measurer and a Surveyor
• He was a very hardworking writer
• He was nominated the American consulship at Liverpool and Manchester, and traveled to other countries like France and Italy
• Return to Massachusetts in 1860 and continued writing until his death on 1864.

About the book

• 224 pages
• 24 chapters
• Language used - classic English
• Year published- 1850
• Genre- Gothic and psychological romance
• character - Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, Pearl

The book of The Scarlet Letter

Summary of the book

Inside the jail is one Hester Prynne, an adulteress who's just about to be released from prison so that she can be paraded through town, displaying the scarlet "A" that she's been forced to wear as evidence of her adultery. How do we know she's an adulteress? She's got a baby daughter, Pearl, but her husband has been away for two full years. Even we can do the math on that one. Despite all the shaming, Hester protects Pearl's father from punishment by refusing to give up his name.

The adultery parade is winding through town when… Hester's long-lost husband arrives in disguise! Once she's back in prison, he shows up and orders her to keep her mouth shut so he can carry out his evil plan of ferreting out and seeking revenge on her lover. For some reason, she agrees.

Hester's husband tells the townspeople that he's a physician named Roger Chillingworth. He's a smart fellow, so he realizes pretty quickly that the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is the likely father of Hester's baby. Obviously, his next step is to stalk the minister day and night. The minister is too afraid to confess his sin publicly, but he's feeling pretty guilty, not to mention antsy from Chillingworth's constant examination, and also maybe in a little pain from strange red mark that's on his chest

Oh, and this goes on for seven years.

Finally, Hester realizes that her husband has been doing some really evil psychological manipulation to the man she loves, and she reveals Chillingworth's true identity to Dimmesdale. They planned to settle in England and create a new life together. 

Yay, happy ending!

Or not. Dimmesdale suddenly backs out and confesses his sin to the townspeople on the scaffold where Hester was publicly shamed seven years earlier. He goes out surprisingly by ripping his shirt open to reveal the mark on his chest, just before dying.

That's all very dramatic and satisfying, but it's not the end. About a year later, Chillingworth dies and leaves all his money and property to Pearl, which means she and her mom can finally get themselves out of that awful community and return to England to build a new life. Yay, happy ending for sure this time!

Not quite. Years later, Hester actually return to the colony, resuming the scarlet letter of her own will. When she dies, she's buried near the minister, and they share a gravestone marked with the letter "A".

Our suggestion and thoughts

• This book is a very good book for everyone especially to those who loves romance type books and love type books
• The story of the book is interesting and meaningful.
• There are many lessons that can be learnt from this book.
• The book was worth reading
• Possible problems : at the beginning of the book, the plot was not well elaborated, about Chillingworth's character.
• Overall, we are satisfied with this book.
• We would read more books like this in this future.
• Last but not least, this book can improve our vocabulary because it uses a wide usage of vocabulary.

Lessons that can be learnt from this book

• Committing adultery is a wrong thing to do. No matter how long your life companion leaves you, you should not commit such things as adultery, because it is a sin and it is a very serious offense to your spouse if you do it.
• We should not judge any person by only looking at his look or in other words, do not judge a bok by its cover. This is because, in the book, it shows how a guilty person that repent is better than someone who wants to revenge on someone and become more evil each day.
• Lastly, honesty is very important in every aspects in life. for example, if Arthur is honest, he could have settled the problems seven years before he dies. Another example is, if Hester is honest enough towards her husband, she would not commit adultery with Arthur.

Conclusion.....

well, we think that is all for this book, all that we can share we have already shared it here.. 

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It is a Great great book i hope that u take your time to read it..

That is all from us today.. 

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My Rating

well... my rating for this book is.. quite average .. because its interesting... but not that great.. well. its 7/10..

haha. but make sure you guys read it! ok? until next time guys..