Bookish Belle

Much like other Kiera Cass fans, I anxiously awaited for this book to come out, ready to go back into a lavish and royal world that Kiera creates so well in The Selection series. I put my hold on my e-copy as soon as the library had it in stock and waited. It started out as six months and then to my surprise, it went to 8 weeks, 4 weeks,  down to 2. I grew more and more excited as I saw the number drop.  When I got the email notifying me that it was my turn, I dropped the other book I was reading right then and excitedly clicked the borrow button.  NON SPOILER: Even though this is a fairly new book, a lot of people have already dug their claws into it (as evidenced by all the Twitter reactions I witnessed) so I'll do two reviews as per usual.  WHAT I LIKED: It felt so amazing diving back into a world of royalty, aristocrats, and so on with gorgeous dresses, scenery, and venues. It instantly drew me in and I was able to create a whole new world for myself. Kiera is go...

This is what you would call one of the "hype" books, a book you see that came out a year or 6 months ago, is already a New York Times Bestseller, and a pick for one or more celebrity book clubs. When I read the premise, I was intrigued and added it to my "holds" shelf on Libby. I waited 6 months for it, turns out. I couldn't believe it when I finally got a notification saying that the book was ready for me. I went to my room, a quiet place so I could really immerse myself in the first reading session. Now that I've finished it in less than 3 days, I have some thoughts. NON SPOILER WHAT I LIKED: This book starts out with the prologue prefacing the events leading up to it. If anyone has seen the hulu commercial for the series (as I know I have multiple times) with Reese Witherspoon, that's the prologue, the burned down house. Naturally, it caught my attention as it should anyone's so I kept reading. There are many impactful quotes in the book...