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I'm translating my blog and for that purpose, I'm changing some of the reviews! So, not all the links will always work... sorry.

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Leaving nothing behind but memories, Tessa starts her journey from New York to London of the 19^th century… to go live with her brother. But Nate's imprisoned, to save him, Tessa has to learn about a world she didn't know existed - and how to change her shape. Because that's an invaluable gift some Magister needs desperately. But Tessa would rather die than help a madman!

The institute itself is collapsing, while Jem’s illness gets worse, Will becomes more and more unstable… Tessa has her heart broken in all ways possible and looks for Jem to fix it. And while they find out more about Mortmain’s motivation, he gets his final pieces into play.

The institute is a lunacy. The upcoming wedding will break both the best man’s and the bride’s hearts, while the groom is closer to death than anyone anticipated. The only one who can save Jem is Mortmain - but the price would be Tessa... and the creation of an army immune to all Shadowhunter weapons.

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Gwendolyn’s family’s not exactly what you’d call normal: But waking up in another time is something that rattles even ghost-seeing Gwenny. Forced in a world she doesn’t want to be in, Gwen has to understand the politics of an organisation for time travellers, learn how to fight, dance and talk properly and guard her heart against the other time traveller, Gideon. And she’s likely about to fail in all categories…

Lessons in time travel are so much worse than the actual jumping. If it was just her teachers making it more complicated than it has to be, she’d be fine. But no, Charlotte has to be involved as well… and still no one’s telling her about the big Secret. And then, there’s this business with Gideon, the guy she wants to trust but shouldn’t… and the ghost gargoyle hunting her steps, Gideon’s brother… And then, there’s Lucy and Paul. The previous, criminal time traveller couple who has lots of secrets… Secrets Gwenny’s about to stumble over.

Women in love are the easiest to control. But Gwenny doesn't have time to cry for a broken heart: there is no time for crying. Her grandfather found out about what Lucy and Paul wanted to tell her, St Germain has mysterious plans with the Ruby... and when Gwenny finally finds what she needs, Charlotte turns on her. With the help of her siblings, auntie Maddie, Lesley, her butler, Raphael and Xemerius, she finds out about the secret behind the secret... and that it will cost her more than she can bear to pay.

Emerson is small, funny, a little shy and insane – or rather, a time traveller, as her new therapist Michael tells her. Together, the two of them form a whole, capable of visiting every moment that ever has and ever will happen. Any questions? Em has a few - like if Michael wants the rest of her happy-pills, since he obviously needs them more than she does. But unfortunately, he's right. And while a psychopath wants to use her to change his past, Michael himself needs her help to a murder that's already happened. But everything has its price…

Kaleb Ballard knows something's wrong when he begins to see dead people. But he has no idea how bad the situation really is, until the ultimatum from the Power Holders. Either, he finds the Infinityglass that might not even exist and heal the rip in time, or everyone he loves will die. Good thing he isn’t alone in this… though Em’s best friend Lily makes his life even more complicated.

The Infinityglass - the mysterious magical artefact that’s Dune’s passion and  the only way to close the rip in time – isn't an object, after all. But a person. Who has to be protected from the timeless that want to consume her… And Teague and Landers, who have a lot in stock for her...

Della's life isn't any easier as Kylie's: Della’s stalked by a ghost - which should be impossible - and she’s getting ill. Which is actually impossible as well. And then there’s Chase. The new, super-annoying/sexy vampire with more secrets than is possibly good for him. Who won’t stay away from Della. And her disease gets worse…

Della's life was a mess before, but now it is simply hell. Not only is she bonded for eternity to the sexy but remarkably annoying Chase, no, her Dad happens to be the only suspected murderer for the death of her aunt. And she has another ghost… who wants her to find two vampires, locked up with no food. Why doesn't Chase answer her questions about the Vampire Council? Della has a package of questions. But will she ever find the answers?

When her dad is accused of murder – because of her – Della is desperate. Especially because the only other suspect  is proclaimed dead – her father's twin, a vampire. Della doesn't want to trust Chase anymore, but she doesn't have a choice – because no matter what he has done, she loves him. And when her family abandons her, she hasn't that many people left.

BotMA January and February 2017 go to...

 A Court of Thorns and Roses  and A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas.

I was breaking my head trying to find an alternative, to be honest. Because I didn't want to give two BotMAs directly after another to books of the same series. But this series made an impact on me like I've never experienced. Feyre, Rhys and Tamlin kept me up at night, psychologically analyzing... and making me doubt a lot about my life. As a matter of fact, I threw my entire plan for my life out of my window and started to work for what I actually wanted to do - because I finally realised how much I lied to myself in the last half year. Franklly I've been through some shit and finally started to admit it. Heal.

I hinted in my reviews that Feyre (and Rhys) are inspiring like hell. I believe that - more importantly, I feel that. I guess I finally started to truly grow up, and Feyre has had a lot to do with it. I hope that I'll manage to be even have as strong, courageous and honest as her, as consequent, intelligent and persistent as Rhysand or as kind heartedly, humerous and loving as Mor. 

The BotMA is a mixture of "have to do" and lots of heart blood for me. Sometimes I do it just because I feel I have to. This time it's really because there's no other books that would have deserved it. 

Immortals After Dark 3-15!

Sorry for my long absence! I had my first phase of exams and was busy... and then ill. And then... Oh, you know how this goes. There's always stuff to do and some stuff falls under the table. But I was also busy: I read and reviewed the next 12 Immortals After Dark books by Kresley Cole! So, i hope you forgive me...

Here it goes: 

- Kaderin the Coldhearted, Talisman’s Hie champion, Vlkyrie assassin & Sebastian Wroth, knight of arcane orders, vampire

Kaderin the Cold, the unfeeling, vampire hunting Valkyrie, will do everything in her power to win the goddesses race and find a way to change the past. Even kill the one person who makes her feel again - especially because he's a vampire.... Right?

- Bowen Graeme MacRieve, Third in Line for the Lykae throne & Mariketa the Awaited, Mercenary of the Wiccae, Future Leader of the House of Witches

Bowen's only chance of getting his mate back from the dead was stolen right from under his nose - and now he's cursed by that stupid witch!. But Nucking Futs Nïx’s prophecy’s still on, he will get his mate back... Meanwhile, Mariketa the Awaited is over-the-top annoyed by everyone waiting for her to finally, well, be powerful. Because Mariketa was Awaited, indeed.

- Conrad Wroth & Néomi Laress, prima ballerina, former femme fatale and burlesque dancer

Néomi is dead. Literally. And happens to be the only one who can reach the blood-red-eyed, crazy vampire locked in her house... to heal him, she has to become human. Through his contacts, she might have a chance to fulfil her heart's desire. But the price she pays might just be too high... 

- Cadeon Woede, Mercenary second in line to the throne of the rage demons, a.k.a Cade the Kingmaker & Holly Ashwin, Tulane math instructor, PhD candidate with emphasis on formal and computional cryptography

Cadeon Woede has to make loosing his brother's crown. But the only way to do that would be to sacrifice the Vessel, giving her to most evil man possible... which would leave to more evilness spreading. But even worse? This Ascension's Vessel has to be the controlling, math geeking, and impossibly lovely woman he knows is his own. But when Rydstorm's abducted, he might not have a choice...

- Sabine of the Sorceri, Queen of Illusions, annointed princess of Rothkalina & Rydstorm Woede, fallen king of Rothkalina

Rydstorm Woede finally – finally – found a way to kill the oppressor of his people. But then, he’s abducted by his fated female. And who happens to want to still his crown – for Ormont. And bear his child, to sacrifice it in the Well of Souls. Needless to say, this situation is not ideal. But there’s a lot more to the Queen of Illusions than meets the eye… Sabine's real plan has not yet been revealed.

- Daniela the Ice Maiden, Valkyrie and Rightful Queen of the Icere, the Fey of the frozen North & Murdoch Wroth, former human warlord, today vampire soldier

Daniela's cursed twice: she can't be touched by non-ice fey... and the ice fey happen to want her death. Being a vampire's Bride might actually be a good thing... But Murdoch Wroth has no inclination of accepting her as his.

- Lucia the Huntress, Valkyrie of mysterious origin, world’s most skilled archeress & Garreth MacRieve, King of all Lykae

If Lucia doesn't kill the god of human sacrifice, she'll be his appeasement... but the only way she can stop him is through her mystical Archer powers. Which she might just loose through the determined Lykae on her tracks.

- Carrow Graie, a.k.a. Carrow the Incarcerated, mercenary of the Wiccae, practitioner of love spells & Malcome Slaine leader of the Trothan rebellion

Captured by a mysterious human elite force eager to study – per vivisection – and eliminate Loreans, Carrow has two choices: Either she and her new adoptive daughter Ruby are killed. Or she’ll concede to go to the hell plane and find and capture Malcom Slaine, one of the mysterious, terribly powerful vampire-demons. Who might be the only person who ever really loved her. 

- Regin the Radiant, Valkyrie, prankster, modern-day swordswoman & Declan Chase, magister of the Order

Centuries ago, the one fated male for Regin the Radiant was assassinated and reborn – and assassinated again. Regin and Aiden are cursed. This time, she vowed to never approach him. But when his newest incarnation captures her and her friends for torture and death, she has no choice. Unfortunately, Declan Chase’s just as evil as she thinks. But he is with good reason.

- Lothaire Konstantin Daciano, The Enemy of Old & Saroya, sacred protectress of vampires, goddess of divine death & Elizabeth “Ellie” Peirce, Expert in boys, reverse psychology and law-enforcement evasion

Lothaire's deliriously happy, his one fated female is suited for him - the goddess Saroya of divine death, currently residing in Ellie Peirce. But this stupid human peasant always gets in the way of his Endgame, always tries to kill herself and, with that, end the goddess… He has to end her soul. Doesn’t he?

- Trehan Cristian Daciano, Prince of Dacia, Last Scion of the House of Shadow & Princess Bettina of Abbadon, Kingdom of the Deathly Ones

Princess Bettina of the Deathly Ones is so screwed - tied to a tournament where more than two hundred suitors will fight for the crown, with Bettina’s hand and summoning amulet as extras. Only one of them survives. Bettina wants only one of them to win. And only one of them actually wants her heart. Unfortunately, they aren’t the same person…

- Uilleam Andriu MacRieve, chieftain of the Nova Scotia Settlement of Clan MacRieve & Chloe Todd a.k.a. Olympic hopeful, unwitting immortal

He wants to die. After his centuries’ old mistake, Uilleam MacRieve is twisted. But before he can kill himself, his torturer’s daughter is found and sold at an auction… where he finds out she’s his mate. But Chloe's the one thing he can never accept, the one thing he'll always hate - and will never let go. Which might just get her killed...

- Thronos Talos, Knight of Reckoning, Heir to the Skye & Melanthe of the Deie Sorceri, Queen of Persuasion

Centuries ago, Melanthe, Queen of Persuasion, had her power and a best friend who wanted to marry her when they grow up – despite the fact that their races are at war. Now, they have again to bury their ages long hate and become allies. Possibly even friends – with a lot of chemistry between them…

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Mare Barrow has red blood - she's born to serve and die for the silver-blooded. But then, she nearly fries someone with lightning... an ability that's Silver. The royal family hides her in another identity, give her a prince to marry and shut her off from the outside world. Because no one may know that the hated Red are actually just as powerful as the Silver... especially not with a revolution on their doorstep. But Mare was never supposed to survive...

Killing a Fey isn't the best idea Feyre Archeron ever had. Which she has to realise when Tamlin comes to pick her up - for her crime, she has to spend her life in the Fey lands, at the Spring Court. But the lines between enemies and friends blur, and when a deadly enemy joins the party, Feyre has to set her priorities...

Feyre's life should be perfect. But Tamlin isn't like he was... and she isn't either. The Queen broke them, and they can't manage to pick up the pieces... when her supposed enemy saves her life and makes her slowly feel alive again, Feyre again has to ask herself where she stands. And the war isn't over yet...

Myst the Coveted is used being chased by hot looking immortals. But after majorly screwing Warlord vampire Nicolai Wroth, she found a more... persistend suitor. Nicolai just wanted revenge - but he can't help but fall for the valkyrie. But a belt and a few drops of blood might just ruin everything...

Lachlain has been imprissoned in the gates of hell for centuries - until his Mate unknowingly gives him the strength to break free. But Emmaline isn't at all what Lachlain wanted for in an immortal partner. She's a vampire! Of all the species - the one he hates most. Emma herself only wants to find out more about her parents, she didn't exactly need a raging werewolf chasing her. But he's just what she needs to discover her inner strength... and become the womand she was supposed to be.

2017's here!

And look what it'll bring us...

February

14. 

Shadow's Seduction (Immortals after Dark series) by Kresley Cole

28.

Till Death by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Spring:

The Dark Calling by Kresley Cole

We can be mended - an epilogue to the Divergent series years afte Allegiant by Veronica Roth

March

Silence Fallen (Mercy Thompson Series) by Patricia Briggs

May

23.

Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices Series) by Cassandra Clare

Summer:

When it's real by Erin Watt

July

11.

Ash and Quill (The Great Library Series) by Rachel Caine

September

The Possibility of Tomorrow by Jennifer L. Armentrout

At some point...

An Echo of Murder (Monk Series) by Anne Perry

Fejan by Isabell Schmitt-Egner

And BotMA December 2016 goes to...

last but not least for this year: The BotMA for December 2016! December is actually the month of the year where you're most stressed out - it's like everybody suddenly remembers that Christmas is coming and greataunt Hilde doesn't have a gift yet. And everybody races like maniacs through way too full streets, flips at the sight of a traffic light and crowds. And at work, the chefs seem to remember that the ending of December means the official end of the year - and not all the quotas have been met, so... here it goes, you have more to do! And then, there are countless Christmas parties to organise and / or attend, - and let's not forget that Christmas is the time of peace, quiet, harmony and family,which means you actually have to get along with all the people you usually try to ignore. 

But don't forget the good side to Christmas!

You get lots of food, and all the beautiful lights and decorations... the games and the music - and, of course, the gifts! And with the end of each year, a new one begins (I know, real wisdom here...) - so please don't let the end-of-the-year-blues get to you!

And never forget, your father probably didn't blow up a museum and disappeared in a glass sacrophagues...

Like the Kane's father did, which is why I devote this year's December to Sadie'd and Carter's adventures in The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan!

Besides, Sadie's humour is just great. And I love Anubis.

I hope that you can enjoy the pre-Christmas festivities, the real deal and the New Year. 

And that my grandmother doesn't find out I dedicated the Month of Christ(mas) to a trilogy about egyptian gods... (duh me).

Merry Christmas you guys, I hope that you get all the gifts you want - and have lots of time to read :p!

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Seeing people no one else does is not a good sign. But when her mother is abducted and Clary herself nearly killed by a demon, shit is rolling downhill. But there's a lot more to the tiny, red headed girl than you'd think...

Clary's life has only marginally improved. Her most important issues: Her nearly-boyfriend turning out as her brother and her father collecting hordes of demons to overrun Earth. And he's after the instruments of Raziel... and the especially vulnerable Jace is very close to one.

Valentine's about to overrun Idris, but the inhabitants won't believe it. While Simon falls into wrong hands, Clary and Jace untangle the secrets in Valentine's past...

Everything's perfect - until Simon is stalked and Jace haunted, until the Jonathan phenomonen repeats itself...

Jace is gone. By choice. With evil incarnated. Clary will do everything to get him back. Literally. Everything.

Sebastian's on the roll - about to wage a war history has never seen before. While Jace is tormented by heavenly fire, the friends have to visit the plane of demons.

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Elisa is a princess, chosen by God and on everyone's Christmas' wish list. When she's taken prisoner, Elisa has to grow up to be the queen she never wanted to be, learn to do magic and find her inner courage - because she's the only hope for millions of people.

Elisa is queen - and has to dodge attempts of assassinations, rescue her people from the Inviernos (again) and, just by the way, select herself a suitable husband. But she's not alone: supported by charming Tristan, her keeper, Ximena, her best friend, Mara and the commander of her personal elite and thief of her heart, Hector, she begins her next quest...

With Hector abducted and her kingdom fighting in a war both out- and inside it's borders, against friends, family and outside enemies, Elisa starts her voyage to the land of the animagi: Invierne. But what good is her magic, when she looses it? 

Alex should be used to the mortal world by now, to the life she and her mother have to live. But she’s not. But then, a catastrophe happens and Alex has to run for her life… and fight her worst enemies. 

Alex is pissed. After her mother was sucked dry by a daimon, Alex is forced back to the Covenant - either to be trained to become a Sentinel and hunt daimons, or to end up a drug addict who has to do whatever her masters tell her – because she wouldn’t have a will of her own. The only reason Alex doesn’t end up like that is Aiden St. Delphi, kick-ass, a fighter, her crush, and forbidden with a capital F. And when the Apollyon refuses to leave Alex alone, she knows something's definitely off...

Alex is so screwed. Not only has she broken the Breed Order by falling for Aiden, she's the second Apollyon: Meaning, if she isn't killed by the gods, Seth's going to suck dry her powers and her will the moment she turns eighteen. Plus, the Council's head wants to place her on the Elixir.

Alex is preparing for something she doesn't want - and which Seth is trying to reach as quickly as possible: Her Awakening. While other Pure's and Half's try to kill Alex, Lucian is on her and Seth's side - or so it seems. But Alex doesn't want to trust her stepfather, not to mention loose herself. What a good thing she has divine help.

Alex is not herself any more. She wants what Seth wants: In this case, making him the Godkiller. Aiden fights to get her back, because the gods would do anything to keep Seth from what he wants – even Apollo. And suddenly, Aiden sees himself forced to realise his and her every fear.

Alex is not happy. Because Alex isn't with the First, her love, her purpose of existence, her Seth. She's in a warded cell and this Aiden simply can't leave her alone! Just because of a necklace she doesn't take of? Ridiculous!

Her body nearly broken, her courage shattered, her very being damaged - not the best precondition for fighting the First - oh, not to mention a crazy god with an army of daimons, Halfs, Pures and humans. What a good thing, she has helpful gods at her sight - and a blood-thirsty titan.

All her life, Helen tried everything to hide how different she is. But then, she tries to kill a newcomer in school without any reason at all – because she's a Scion, a descendant of Greek gods. And the people she needs to kill is her only chance of getting answers…

Every night Helen travels to the world of the dead. And is tortured. If she won't begin to dream very soon, she will die. Additionally, the minor gods begin to haunt the little island and the leader of the house of Theben is said to know of her existence... And then there is this boy...

Cassandra's prophecy is almost fulfilled - the Gods are unleashed and they have to be stopped, or the world will stop existing. Helen does her best to adapt to her new powers, while her friends try everything to stop her. Helen knows, what to do. But will she have the courage and power to save her friends and family - and the rest of the world?

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One day, the old vagabond and his Aunt Pol take Garion away from his old, secure world. Why do they flee, from what, why does Garion have to tag along?And since when can they do magic?

Garion must accept that his aunt in reality is Polgara the Sorceress. But he also has other things to worry about: while his little band of adventurers has grown and one of the newest members, the spoiled Imperial Princess Ce'Nedra, drives him crazy, he is captured... And there is the mysterious voice in his mind...

In order to find the last player, the Queen of the World has to be left behind, for her own good – while Garion and the others leave to bring back the Orb of Aldur, Ce'Nedra has to wait – and, even though she doesn't believe in magic, fear for the simple farm boy.

Ce'Nedra is terrified: She has to hope the mysterious and probably non-existent man shows up and marries her. And, even worse, she has to do this – and be humiliated – in front of all the kings and queens! Garion on the other hand is not a stranger - and everytime he asks aunt Pol about the future, she gets mysterious...

The show-down of the prophecies is to finally take place – but how can Garion kill a god? Far away from the front, Ce'Nedra raises an army... and the queens of the kingdoms are left to rule their people... a situation the Bear Cult wants to use.

Wardens, gargoyles and demon hunters at night, are very protective of their women. Which is the reason Jasmine is put in a golden cage with all the other girls - a cage she flees from whenever she has the choice. When her long-lost love returns to marry her, she sees her choice.

The half-gargoyle/half-demon's life is turned upside down when Roth saunters into Layla's life. He makes her question everything - were the gargoyles right to teach her to hate herself? Is she really evil? But her torn heart about herself, the demon and Zayne, her best friend, doesn't matter when someone plots to free Layla's mother - through the apocalypse.

Layla will never see Roth again. Her Warden family doesn't trust her, her abilities are changing – and she has a giant snake pet on her body. But what if she's responible for all the possessed? What if the Lilif... is really her?

A devil's triangle – what hurts the Lilif hurts Lilith hurts Layla. Plus, the girl has to find a way to fix her relationships with Roth and Zayne and find out how to exterminate the Lilif without ending up dead herself. And Roth himself has still a debt to pay...

BotMA November 2016 goes to...

... Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare!

Because I've fallen in love with the Blackthorns...

BotMA October 2016 goes to...

... Endless Knight by Kresley Cole! Evie's development and Aric as a character are so fascinating! The story is tense... and I like how Evie is trapped in her own cleverness, how the bad guy turns into a semi-good one and the good one into a semi-bad one... This book seriously made my month, it's so tense that I had problems sleeping... staying on track in lessons... traveling with the train...

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When Evie's hallucinations about the end of the world come true, she might have a problem. Why is all of that happening? Why is she stalked by two people called “Death” and “Devil”, why does she see this crazed kid and hears these calls in her head? Can she trust the Cajun Jack, who promises to bring her to her grandmother in exchange for plants? And, most importantly, does Evie really have to kill them all?

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Regaining Jack’s trust and cementing the alliance to end the game isn’t Evie’s main problem: It’s Death. Because she simply can’t outrun the Endless Knight, and he is keen on paying her back for everything she ever did to him – but what did actually happen? And why is she drawn to the man with the touch of death?

Evie has to defeat the Lovers, once and for all. But going with both Aric and Jack makes the matter far more difficult. On top of that, Evie has to learn what it really means to be the Empress and sew the fruit of her past lives’ cruelty. And Matthew has disappeared without a trace…

Torn apart, Evie has to run from Luck itself and find her knight, if he hasn’t died as well? She has to make sense of her grandmother, who wasn’t at all what she thought… And the game is about to take a few new turns no one anticipated…

Emma Carstairs never forgot the murder of her parents and she never believed that Sebastian Morgenstern really was the cause for this – and she’s proved right when other bodies turn up. But the crime scene isn’t the only confusing thing in her life right now. Her parabatai Julian is suddenly distant, and the Blackthorns are blown into pieces when Mark comes back – and might not want to stay.

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Ari is desperate. Her best friend treats her like shit and she has no idea what to do with her life. Unfortunately, her father and her friends have lots of ideas – and her jinn king family, as well: When Ari finds out about her heritage, lots of things happen - and none of them good. Settled with a annoyingly mysterious bodyguard, Ari has to fight for survival… and to save her friends. 

Ari is utterly and completely alone - but she has lots of enemies. When she begins to dream of her grandmother and everything around her is falling to pieces, she learns three things: One: She's tired of being the hunted and the manipulated. Two: No matter how hard she tries, she can't stop caring. And three: She's going to fight for the boy she loves most.

Charlie stands for trial but still isn’t even thinking about giving up on his revenge. The old rumours about Ari and her mother resurface, while the White King tries to get the young would-be huntress to do his bidding. But Ari herself has so many questions. While the dreams about Lilif cease to stop, her brother Asmodeus develops an unhealthy interest... There's only one good thing in Ari’s life right now. And that is about to be taken away from her...

Charlie is irrevocably insane. Asmodeus, the lieutenant of Azazil, stalks her dreams. And Ari is pissed. Since she's no longer the Seal, old enemies resurface and a wish frees her worst enemy. To stop her, Ari has to ally with Asmodeus... And he swears revenge for making him fight his twin.

When Sadie's father takes her and her older brother into a museum, blows up an Egyptian relict, frees five gods from their prison and is sent by one of them per glass sarcophagus through the floor, Sadie and Carter get the feeling he might have kept something from them: Sadie and Carter Kane are magicians. And right now, possessed by two gods, which is punishable by death. The very different siblings have to master their magic abilities and gods, while outrunning their enemies and trying to prevent the end of the world - and their father’death.

Teaching children with blood of the pharaoh, Carter and Sadie have all their hands full already. But with the ultimate chaos rising and threatening to eat the sun, they have no choice - and a mission goes really wrong, the siblings have to use all their wits...

"All hail the mighty Ra, king of gods, lord of the sun!" - "Wheeeee! I like Zebras! Wanna cookie?" A senile sungod isn't the best ally against chaos itself. Desperate to find a way to save them all, Sadie and Carter have to take high risks - and loss. 

When her mother dies, Azalea's whole world collapses. Her father, King Harold XI, denies her and her eleven sisters everything that could make the loss better – light, colours, laughing and especially dancing. But the sisters find a place where they can dance through the night, the mysterious pavillion of the Guardian. But no gift comes without a price. And the Guardian is about to collect that price…

Bartimaeus can't believe what he see. A boy has summoned the mighty Bartimaeus, the builder of the second wall of Jericho… okay, maybe that wasn't exactly his best work. But he did other far cooler things! But the boy has strange ideas about revenge... and stumbles over a plot he has to stop.

18th century, Germany: While his Luise and Ferdinand is on cloud nine, others don't approve of this relationship: And soon a plot is formed to separate the lovers and marry Ferdinand to the sovereign's mistress, Lady Milford, who is herself desperately in love with Ferdinand...

Three famous scientists are bid to take a look at a park full of... yes! Dinosaurs! Together with a lawyer and the two grandchildren of the owner they drive over the isle... but it is nowhere near as safe as it should be. Meanwhile strange saurians are found on different parts of South America who bite and kill children...

Knowing this won't last, the poor stitcher Lene gives in to the advances of the officer and baron Botho. But after a wonderful summer together, reality catches up with the young couple: To pay his high debts, Botho has to marry his rich cousin Käthe...

All Meghan ever has to worry about is the people in school making fun of her and her stepfather forgetting her existence. But then, Meghan's five-year-old brother is abducted by a creature from the faerie world. In order to save him, Meghan has to follow him to the Court of Oberon... and make a few life-changing deals, like the one with the Winter Prince Ash... Who happens to be the arch-enemy of Meghan's best friend.

Jake Djones is kidnapped after school - and told that his parents are time travellers – and lost in time. But they that his parents might still be alive… With the help of the good looking Nate, the even better looking Topaz, Charly and his bird he travels  to the Italy of another time… and discovers an evil plot...

Mendel Singer's family breaks apart, the one son leaves for military, the other for America, the youngest is a cripple - and the daughter loves the man a little too much. The family has no choice but to go to America – but that would mean leaving Menuchim behind.

Clarisse makes Guy Montag doubt everything in his life, by simply talking. And listening. And paying attention, to him and to the people around him, to the nature. Because that's not allowed in the perfect life he's living... And can he be as happy as Clarisse and her family if he starts reading himself? Why are books forbidden? When his fellow workers find out about Montag's books, he has to run for his life...

Imagine you had a program which could create your heart's desire, your absolute dream boyfriend on a screen. Evening (Eve, or E.V.) Spencer has this chance. But then, suddenly, this perfect man stands before her and says "Hi".

When Biff and Happy come home to visit their parents, they realise that something's very, very wrong. They've always known that their father wasn't content with his life. But now, he flees into the better past, so much that he's almost oblivious to reality. But the past isn't as rosy as Willy wants it to be. As he gets haunted by his mistakes, Biff unearths a family secret that explains so very much…

The world has been reduced to a single city enceased in glass. The only place were breathing is possible. But as the Premium Quinn, the Second Bea and the Rebel Alina begin to discover the world outside of the dome, they realise that they have been lied to – but why?

To divert their friend from his broken heart, Mercutio and Benvolio take Romeo to a forbidden party at their family's arch-enemy's house: The Capulet's. But on the party, Romeo falls irrevocably for Juliet, the daughter of the house... But the forbidden love is doomed already...

Recently Reviewed: Twisted Palace

When Reed is charged for a murder he didn’t do, he’s unconcerned. His last name is Royal, after all. But something’s off with the murder… all evidence points his way. While Ella tries her best to find the real killer someone comes back from the dead, and he’s likely to bring lots of other ghosts with him.

BotMA September 2016 goes to...

the BotMA of this month is overdue. And tarakin has asked for Dragons of Autumn Twilight. This was one of the first Fantasy books ever, and one of the first (if not the first) books in which there is a story about balance instead of Good vs. Evil, with characters with valid mistakes and dark sides. And it's one of the first books about RPGs. 

Plus, we have autumn. Well, not by calendar... or the weather. But there are christmas sweets in the stores already, so who cares, right?

Out of the reasons above the BotMA goes to Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Weis Hickman, even though I've neither translated nor corrected the article yet. But I will.

Lately corrected

The Dragonlance Chronicles by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman!

Lately corrected

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is able to smell everything – and a dangerous murderer. Because the necessary scents for the best perfume known to mankind are the scents of beautiful women. And taking their scents means to kill them...

Torius Vin and his crew of loyal pirates are nearly bankrupt. When the courtesan and spy Vreva hears of a once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity for fortune, Torius and his snake-bodied girlfriend Celeste set sails with their crew – but stealing the Star of Thumen sets of a chain reaction into motion neither of them had ever expected...

After her uncle's death, Stephanie inherits his house - to her own surprise. But there are strings attached - like the big, living and magic skeleton who stumbles in to save her life. Suddenly Stephanie is in the middle of a war between the magicians and the alchemists, about life and death - and a relict that can destroy everything.

Kyla is sixteen and has no memories of her past. None. She got a new name, a new family and a device that is supposed to kill her if she gets to emotional. Because she was a terrorist. But the device doesn't work...  and if someone realises that how different she is… no one must know how different she is. Because she only has this life left.

Having lost nearly everything with her father's murder, Anna Bradburry is almost glad for the letter: She has been accepted as Mail Order Bride and is supposed to go to the West – where far, far away from home and all she's ever known, her husband-to-be waits for her. Unfortunately, her new husband has not been informed that he will marry... and the wedding will take place two days after her arrival... But convincing her husband to marry her isn't Anna's main problem: The town is. Because they hate strangers...

Jeanetta has lost everything. The fire took her parents, took her home, took her innocence, took part of her beauty and part of her sanity. Every night she wakes up screaming. The only thing that could help her is to trust someone else entirely. Which is hard to do, if you don't have relatives or even a good friend. Her only possible hope is to be a Mail Order Bride – but her chosen husband doesn't even want to consider marriage. And that's not her worst problem: Her parents' murderer followed her...

Lately corrected

Percy Jackson always knew he was a magnet for problems, but when his Math teacher turns into a Fury and tries to kill him, and he lands in a camp for demi gods, even he's surprised. And it gets worse: Zeus is convinced that Percy's the one who stole his symbol of power... 

When Percy and his new friend Tyson are attacked by fireball-throwing carnibals, Percy's second adventure begins. Only with the help of the homeless young cyclops can Percy and annabeth survive the Sea of Monsters to save their friend, Grover...

When Annabeth is captured and the Artemis herself walks into a trap, things get worse in Camp Half Blood: Especially between the son of Poseidon and the daughter of Zeus, because Percy can't join the mission to save Annabeth and Thalia's sixteenth birthday comes closer and closer… and with it the fulfilment of the prophecy. And their enemies have a plan to crush them all.

After Percy and Annabeth fall into an entrance to Daedalus' famous labyrinth, they have to act fast - and not only because the labyrinth makes you loose your sanity. Kronos wants to use it to invade Camp Half Blood... 

While the gods fight against the titans, it's Camp Half Blood's job to protect the Olympus. But all Percy's left is Hope, a sanddollar and friends in strange places. And they have a spy in Camp...

While Annabeth tears the world apart to look for her boyfriend, Jason wakes up in a bus without any kind of memories - but with a mission to free the queen of the gods from her prison to prevent a new war. But why does he speak Latin?

Percy has lost all his memories - except for the one of Annabeth. But when he strands at Camp Jupiter and the monsters refuse to stay dead, this isn't his worst problem. He has to free Death before the final battle - even if this costs him his new Roman BFs...

The Seven are finally together and the prophecies fulfil themselves. But Annabeth's mother complicates the situation: The most anti-Roman and vengeful goddess gives Annabeth a mission: To undo a centuries old wrong and choose over peace or war between the Camps.

Lately reviewed

Annabeth and Percy landed in the Tartarus - meanwhile, Hazel and Frank have to embrace their inheritance to reach the Doors of Death in time. But Jason'storn between Greek and Roman and Leo disappears without a trace...

The final battle is about to start - and with it Gaia's awakening. To defeat her, one of the heroes have to die... and Greek and Roman have to unite. Reyna, Nico and Coach Hedge shadow travel to New York, with the Athena Parthenos... But the ghosts of the past just won't stay dead.

Lately Reviewed

Violet is a surrogate, raised and bought to carry a child that isn't hers, alter it with her special powers, and give birth, even if that kills her. When she's done, she'll be killed. But Violet doesn't want that role. And she isn't the only one... A revolution is about to begin. And a love story no one would have anticipated.

She's one of the most powerful, well-known, one of the most intriguing and diverse and one of the most hated and most loved woman in history. She's the mother of Richard Lionheart whom we know from Robin Hood – she's Alienor d'Aquitaine, and this is her story.

Lately corrected

Darlanna Lostblood stumbles over a petty group of adventurers on her mission of restoring her honour – or rather establishing it, since she never had any if you ask her people. On their way from battle to battle, Darlanna looses friends, discovers love – and her faith. And Pallas has big plans for her newest follower.

Jane Eyre is an orphan but managing somehow to survive at her aunt's and in school pays off. Eight years later, Jane Eyre leaves Lowood School with a formidable education to take a job as a governess for a rich girl at Thornfield Hall. Mr Rochester, the master of this house, soon gets to be her closest companion... and her first and only love. But Mr Rochester has a dark secret hidden in Thornfield Hall...

Growing up together is kind of romantic, at least for Catherine and her adopted brother, Heathcliff. But then, they're separated. Robbed of his love after first her marriage and then her death, Heathcliff takes a second shoot: in setting up his son and her similar called daughter... But Catherine Jnr. is a so much better person than her mother – and Linton so much more a self-centred, weak coward than his father...

Alexandra Marks is special. Her ancetor was created by the gods to be their weapon and protector. But she denied her fate. Now, Alexandra has to mae the same choice - and the gods' existance is in peril. But being the weapon is not as easy as it seems...

Emily is as ordinary as can be. But that changes when she comes home and finds a friendly werewolf in her bathtub. Even though he takes away her memory of the incident, she still knows that something is off in her life – so much she actually gets physical ill. And all the while, the werewolf lurks around to keep his promise. To give her back her memories as soon as she comes to love him in real life. If she can ever manage that…

Aria lives in a world where there is neither danger nor pain, a virtual world projected into your head. But then she's sent outside the Pod. Into the great wilderness, also called Death Shop. With Lightning rains and Outsiders and Cannibals. Her only chance to survive is Perry, an Outsider, too kind to kill her. While Aria discovers the rough beauty of a world that means death to her, Perry stumbles over a plot that could cost thousands of lives...

The earth is no longer ruled by humans but by aliens called "souls". When Wanderer was set into the rebel Mellanie to find out her secrets and where her friends are, she lets her mental flatmate bring her to the other rebels... The people Wanderer has grown to love through Mel's memories - who hate souls. While the soul's fate is decided, a Seeker starts to track her down. And Wanderer has to struggle with the new, human world, with differentiating between her feelings and Mel's… and finding out what it means to be human.

Aliens have invaded the Earth and try to erase humanity.

1st Wave: Lights out.

2nd Wave: Surf's up.

3rd Wave: Pandemie.

4th Wave: Silence. 

I'm Cassie. Not Cassie for Cassandra or Cassie for Cassidy. Cassie for Cassiopea. I am on a mission to rescue my little brother. 

Thinking she might be the only human alive on the planet, she runs into Evan. But who is he? A human? Or an alien in disguise? And the 5th Wave has already begun...

  

What if you had a soulmate? And what if that means, the world will end? Poppy Lawson never believed in love. Cynic as can be, she doesn't want to let the guitarist Noah in her life – but he comes in, nevertheless. While the weather around Middletown goes crazy, she begins to fall in love for the very first time... but her love is only an experiment which will end very, very soon...

When Liv finds out her new soon-to-be-stepbrother is involved in a deal with a demon, London gets far more interesting. As do her dreams, since Graham and his friends gained the ability to dreamwalk... and, to keep their bargain, need Liv's help… but yet again, few is what it seems.

1856: Betty Henningson, daughter of a silversmith, falls in love. Literally. While the bad luck follows her to Hamburg, a tea merchant tears the world apart for her... until she looses everything and is sent to Asia to buy tea...

When Odessa's mother is kidnapped, she flees to Scribopolis – a secret city, where all authors live and work. But even in this wonderful world, no one wants to help her save her mother: Because they think she works for their enemy, Marbarak, and that she stole the most important artefact of all. The True One, they say, is the only one able to save the city. But who is he? And what is that book with the snakes and wolves? And who is her father?

Ward, our hero, is the heir to Hurog, the northern part of the Five Kingdoms. But he is decreed to go to the asylum, due to supposedly idocy - and the only way he can avoid ending up in the lunacy would be to become a war hero. With the help of a real and an undead Magician-Slave, a supposedly dwarf and three others, Ward travels through the country. And finds out that the dragon bones at home are in danger - and why Hurogmeten means Dragon Protector.

When Tisala is found incapacitated by her torturer in the woods, the decree to put him into the Asylum follows suit… Trying to hold on to his wits, Ward leans of Jakoven's secret weapon: A magical artefact so powerful it once re-setted the whole civilization to Stone Age- and that only works with dragon's blood. Well, Hurog doesn't mean dragon for nothing... The Hurogmeten and the only hope for the Five Kingdoms have to be freed, and fast.

A murder, but no corpse? How is that possible? When Ms Marple's good friend witnesses a horrible murder and no corpse shows, the detective's interest is raised. Especially the terrain of the murder... since the only possible location of the corpse can be around Rutherford Hall, Ms Marple contacts an old friend. Lucy loves crime and adventure, but Rutherfield Hall is dangerous... and has its secrets. But Lucy will find more than a murderer in the family...

Avery tries to live her life as normal as possible. But how can she, really, if her aunt, her hero, is dying? But then, she makes a deal, the creepy man called Brennus – an Ankou, a helping hand of Death: She stays with him for eternity and he will let Caroline of the hook. Because ever since her parents' accident, Death is in love with Avery… and he'd do almost anything to keep her close.

Kiera's suddenly super beautiful hair is just the tip of the iceberg of changes after her illness. Suddenly, she can turn invisible and create fires by will... and her friend warns her off trusting anyone and the shadows that follow her... she has to flee to another world where she can learn to control the elements. But even that world isn't save for her.

Jacquetta is torn between her true queen, the woman who plays at reigning while her husband sleeps and sleeps... and the vision she saw long ago. The vision of her daughter becoming queen...

No matter how hard life is as a child and mother, Margaret Beaufort knows one thing: The child that nearly killed her will be king. And she'll become My Lady, The King's Mother.

Elizabeth Woodville only wanted the king's aid to restore her lands for her sons. But instead, she finds that it is really him she wants. And he wants her. But this isn't a fairy tale, so how could a poor squire's daughter ever become queen?

Anne Neville has always stood in her sister's shadow. Until her father's plot to et Isabel and George of York on the throne fails. Suddenly, Anne has to marry the supposedly next king...

Forced to marry the man who killed her love, Elizabeth of York only wants to be a good mother to her children and bring peace to England. But that roves to be impossible, as an imposter haunts her cruel husband... or is he truly Elizabeth's dead brother, the rightful king?

Margaret managed to get rid of the name that brought so much death on her family. But after her husband dies himself, she's thrown into poverty... but with the new king, Henry VIII everything will be better... won't it?

Catalina of Aragon always knew she'd be the Princess of Wales. But she never imagined what it will take to become Queen of England!

Everything Mary Boleyn wants is to be a good wife. But when the king falls for her, she has no choice but to be with him... But in childbed, her sister's supposed to take her place to keep Henry VIII's favour on the family. But Anne has own plans...

Anne of Cleves wants to be a good queen, wife and step mother, she wants to bring peace to the torn country and royal family - without appearing "too French" - too much like the previous Anne Boleyn. While the woman who has ruined her is haunted - and Catherine Howard's already set up to take her crown...

Catherine Moorland is a heroine. She doesn't know it, and never will, but which heroine does? On her first real social experience in Bath, she meets her new best friend and husband-to-be... unfortunately, she has to learn whom to trust and what to believe, before she can start her journey on her road to never ending happiness...

Nearly a decade has passed since Anne Elliot fell in love with Frederick. And turned him down to please her family. But now, her family would approve. Can she earn his love again and get married? Even though he seems to like someone else?

While the Kitty and Lydia Bennet are head over heels for the soldiers in town, Mr. Collins comes to the house to choose his wife – and the new neighbours, Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy! Mrs. Bennet is convinced that her oldest, Jane, and Mr. Bingley will be married soon… but even as love is in the air, marriage isn't and everything falls apart… until Elizabeth has to realise that pride is worthless and prejudices cloud the vision.

Fanny Price is a case of charity. Misunderstood and treated like a servant, her only friend and confident is her cousin Edmund. Years later, the race to the altar begins: While Julia and Maria don't shy away from the improper, Edmund falls in love with the beautiful neighbour…

This is the story of two sisters who meet men they can love. One listens to reason only, the other is ruled entirely by her feelings. Which will gain happiness? The cautious approach? Or the euphoric? In the end, it doesn't matter, because one vanishes into thin air – and the other is betrothed already... 

Andri's life isn't exactly easy. It doesn't matter whether he's good at something, he's a Jew – he doesn't get work. The only good thing in his life is Barblin, the teacher's daughter. But Barblin's beauty attracts other suitors who like to hurt Andri… When a stranger comes to town, old secrets resurface – but not fast enough to prevent the catastrophe...

While Apple White can't wait to take her mother's place in the fairy tale Snow White and get her Happily Ever After, Raven doesn't want to be the evil queen. Is it really true that she and everyone in the fairy tale will die if she won't  subscribe in the Story Book of Legends?

The whole school is split in Royals - Pro Fairy Tale - and Rebels - Pro Choice, with Apple and Raven in the centre. But who gets hurt in the end is Maddy... To help her, they have to work with Raven's mother, of all the people...

BotMA August 2016 goes to...

...Paper Princess by Erin Watt, because Ella's the most inspiring, strong, tough and courageous woman I ever read about. She's gorgeous.

Lately Reviewed to live happily ever after

America Singer doesn't want to take part in the biggest love-lottery of the world, in which 35 girls are chosen to go to the palace... and to conquer the crown and Prince Maxon's heart. But when her boyfriend makes her enlist and then breaks up, she has no choice anymore...

America is torn: Aspen or Maxon? And does she even want to be queen? All the while, the politics and intrigues of the palace continue. Which leads to two lives threatened by more than just the rebels.

It's time to chose. America has to get the people's love and Maxon's... while she has to decide whom she loves... and what life she wants to live.

Being a crown princess means power. Nobody can tell you what to do... or not. When Maxon's daughter, Eadlyn, gets her own Selection, she does everything to get rid of the 35 - 36 - boys. But she looses something different and infinitely more important...

Before Amberlyn became Queen, she was a normal girl. Ill, and forever in love with the prince... but as a selected, she's threatened by two forces.

His Selection is the only opportunity for Maxon to ever find love... but someone tempers, the girl he's interested in doesn't want to stay and Maxon looses his only friend...

Aspen loves America, but he has forever destroyed their love... but then, Marlee's tragedy happens...

Marlee Thames had everything, love inclusive. Until she's on trial for high treason. By right.

New books!

Chain of Thorns, book 1 of The Last Hours by Cassandra Clare, featuring Tessa's kids, will be published in 2017!

And on May 23rd of the same year, Lord of Shadows is supposed to be published as well - book two of the Dark Artifices by C. Clare.

But first, the conclusion to the Royals series by Erin Watt will be published. Twisted Palace will be out on October 17th.

Lately reviewed: Royals

Claiming to be her dead father's best friend, Callum Royal bribes Ella into his home... a palace, not fit for a stripper like her. As Callum's sons remind her constantly. But Ella's not the one that's messed up, in that household. While she tries to survive the elite and snobby school ruled by her new and insanely attractive stepbrothers, she can't help but loose her heart to one of them... and stumble about the twisted family secrets.

Ella's gone. And it's Reed's fault. Getting her back and to forgive him might be his main priority, but not his main problem. As Brooke spins her intrigues, the whole family is in danger... And in hell breaks loose in school. The only one who could bestow order in school and patch up the household would be its heart... the best thing that happened to the Royals after Mariah's death. And even Ella might not be enough.

I've been busy!

Coming to Alaska was not the best idea Solina ever had. Or rather, the safest idea. Because Solina doesn't only stumble over the murderer of her twin brother, when she came to take care of his affairs and bring him justice – she also stumbled over ancient myths, a possible Valkyrie and two sons of ancient North Gods who survived Ragnarök, the end of the world. An event which is about to be repeated – if the personifications of the moon and the sun are eaten by the wolfs. And one of them is already dead...

Solina's idea to stay hidden and away from everyone and everything she's ever known blows up in her face. Back with Thorin, Val and Baldur, she vows to kill her predator and free Skyla... But this is proving much more difficult than she thinks. Especially when her closest allies are attacked and she has to realise that there are far more people willing to kill her... or use her as bait to get to Thorin. And all the while, the spy is directly in her midst...

Briar believes in fairy tales. Unfortunately, she's stuck in one as well: She's cursed to die on her 16th birthday, but gets the chance to fight: hrough setting  a twisted tale of Sleeping Beauty right. One in which the prince is replaced through an evil magician who rules the kingdom and enslaves its inhabitants. While Briar's best friend, Reena, and her family's enemy Josh prepare themselves to make a deal with the devil to come and help her, Briar has to find out whom to trust... and how to help the inhabitants. Because this is her curse, her task – if she fails, she'll die.

Imagine there is an infinite amounts of parallel universes, with each decision of a human a new one comes into existence. And now imagine that alter ego kidnapped you and drew you into a world full of witches – and that you yourself are one. Your alter ego is an evil tyrant... and the only one who can help you to survive is the person who hates you most. That's what happens to Lily. And this is her story.

Lately Reviewed: Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

When the Kai, Crown Prince of the Eastern Commonwealth, asks her to fix his android, Linh Cinder doesn't realise that her world is going to be turned upside-down. All she's interested in is fleeing from her jailor - until they both loose their loved ones, Kai sees himself forced to marry a tyrant and Cinder figures out the great mystery of Kai's android... and with it Queen Tyrant Levana's plans for Kai. A ball is her only chance to save him - even if it means risking both her life and freedom.

When Scarlet's grandmother has been abducted, her whole world starts falling apart. While Scarlet makes the journey from Toulouse to Paris to save her, with the help of a rather wolfish stranger, a cyborg criminal is about to fight her way out of prison to find out more about her past and birthright... with a thief as her ally and the whole Eastern Commonwealth and Lunar forces in her neck. But Cinder has more friends than she believes...

The queen's most gifted spy can pinpoint the location of anyone. The fugitive Linh Cinder included. Cress' only chance to make up for her mistakes in the past that have cost so many lives – and her only chance of freedom from her prison in the sky. But then everything goes horribly wrong. While Cinder has to try to stop the wedding of Kai and Queen Levana, Cress finds herself stranded in the Sahara... with a blind man as her guide.

Princess Winter has two fears: the one of her stepmother and the one of her own mind. While the palace walls continue to bleed, Levana tries to kill her: Through using Winter's only love, the guard Jacin. Winter has to flee and join the rebellion of her beloved cousin... but this could mean she has to use her curse to save her new friends' lives. All the while, the marriage and coronation of Levana come closer, while Linh Cinder's alliances break apart.

Corrected & Translated

Cassia & Ky new!

The entire series has new reviews! Check it out. Besides, the sites Fantasy, Romance, Future and Adult are online in both languages!

Lately reviewed & BotMA!

My BotMA for July 2016 goes to the first book which I have reviewed in German and English: First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen. If you read the article, you'll probably realise that I've fallen for the book pretty badly. This beautiful fantasy, which makes you (at least for a short period of time) wonder whether or not their might be a half-hidden, discreet kind of magic outside of books and movies. But the story of Bay, Sydney and Claire isn't solely about magic, but rather about day-to-day problems and catastrophs that you and I could have as well. Loving someone, who goes the wrong way, and the difficulties you have when you realise you have to let that person make his/her own decision. Doubting everything about yourself and feeling like you have made the wrong choices and aren't where you're supposed to be. This book - which has no black-and-white, but all shades of grey - is just about that. And the solution isn't magic, but following your heart and going to the people you love. That's why First Frost (German) has earned my BotMA for this month. 

Lately reviewed & corrected:

I have reviewed the 6th part of the Black Dagger series Lover Enshrined and I have corrected the whole series - just that you stay up-to-date.

Additionally, I have corrected the  House of Night  series by J.R. Ward and the Fallen series by Lauren Kate. You can find the German editions, too (House of Night, Engelsnacht)

Changes!

A blog is like a household: You always have something to do. Right now I'm changing my baby again. So... I'm deleting most of the subpages. The "Lately Reviewed" & "New Books" will be deleted - the stuff that's usually on it will move to this page. 

Additionally, you can find the books by genre now on the subpages of the "Review" section. I have "Fantasy" with SP "Other Worlds", "Future" (you can find both Science Fiction and Dystopian Novels in this category, it has nothing to do with whether or not it plays in the future). I used this name because it fits nicely to "Past" for the historical & classic books. Then I have "Romance" with the subpage "Adult" and I have "Children". 

BotMA June 2016...

... is late again. Sorry. 

However, this time the BotMA will go to... Scorched Skies by Samantha Young! The reason is that I enjoy this easy, funny and just adoring relationship between Ari and Jai. Contrary to many series, this isn't a doomed love - everytime they're together they a) fight due to secrets or b) other stuff happens - like, I don't know, the soul is eaten by a wardrobe or something like that. Sure, Jai and Ari fight - a lot. But never THAT much. This is a functioning, beautiful relationship. Besides, I love Ari's strength and how she changed from someone who desperately wants to be loved and to fit in to someone who will fight for what she loves - and what's right. She doesn't care about her boys' problems any more but makes a clear cut when she's treated badly. I love this! Additionally, Jai's and Charly's development is really well done, too. Charly and his thirst for revenge as well as Jai and how he struggles with his father. I LOVE this book!

BotMA May 2016 goes to...

Okay, anyone who checked out this blog and my fan-girl-book-crazy posts about JLA's books in general (4 times BotMA!!) and the Luxen Series and Daemon in particular, knew this would be coming. Yeah, I'm kind of predictable sometimes... but I just love the series, Daemon, the books, Daemon... nah, just making fun, I'm not that crazy. Oblivion, JLA's latest book from the series, which contains the first 3(!!!) books from Daemon's PoV (double !!!), is just awesome. Even though you knew the story, it was immensely funny and tense. It's interesting how much Daemon liked Katy in the beginning, and why he was a douche - and it was so cute how he defended her from Andrew and Ash, even when he didn't realise how he felt. Additionally, it's fascinating to see Katy from his PoV. She's so strong and, being book-crazy myself, I totally identify with her - she's kind of my book idol. Honest towards herself, loving, loyal to a fault, a person full of principles, non-judgemental and with more courage and kindness in her little finger than most have in their whole body. And yes, this is totally from Cinderella. Glad you noticed. However, Katy's still not anywhere near perfect: She's too headstrong, too (self-)sacrificing and too trusting. That makes her very real and, well adorable. As for Daemon: He's a douche sometimes, but it's like a shell. He's incredibly deep, and this shows very much in Oblivion.

So, as you can see (especially if consider the length of this book), Oblivion accompanied me through this month. Especially because of one of the elemental questions in the latter part of the series: What do you want of live and how much are you going to give to get it? And since I'm in that phasis right now, that's an issue for me as well.

Well. To put everything into a nutshell: The book's awesome and deserves it. So a BotMA for Oblivion! If you wanna read more, click on the cover. 

Fun by Fans

Finally the page Fun by Fans is up-to-date and published! I hope you enjoy the lyric videos for songs of Beth Crowley about Harry Potter, Divergent, City of Bones, City of Lost Souls and Clockwork Princess. As already mentioned, feel free to contact me and send me your fan stuff about books you love. I'll publish it here (with names, links and whatnot), even if I do not know the book it's about.

Treat

Here we go: I have promised you a treat, and a treat is what you get. This is a lyric video to Warrior by Beth Crowley, a song inspired by The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare. 

And because I am really really late, you get another treat: A lyric video to Pretend it's home by Beth Crowley, inspired by Divergent by Veronica Roth. 

I did it myself, so...

Hope you like it!

Since I spend so much of my recent time on these videos (I mean, I don't have time to read and rate properly, never mind write, since I've got A-Levels to study for... but I spent time on this! Yay logic - I probably should set my priorities straight.) I will at some point creat a subpage on my blog for Fan stuff. So, if you have drawings, paintings, pictures, fan fiction, music, poetry or something else, you can send it to me and I'll publish it here. I will also give the 

BoTMA for March 2016

to City of Bones by Cassandra Clare because of the video. Besides, I had to think about City of Heavenly Fire recently, due to the Lady Midnight release - I haven't read it yet and will not do so until all books are out. Additionally, I found Clary's strength, world view, problems and obviously her attitude towards school very inspiring.

I will give the 

BotMA for April 2016 

as well: Take an educated guess to which book. Yep! Insurgent (since Divergent already got one)! Seriously, video or no video, I love Tris and how she struggles with her guilty consciousness, the things she has to do. She's a good person and a really strong and brave one as well. This is, in fact, actually inspiring when you write your exams: Tris managed to survive the death serum, than I will survive chemistry as well, won't I? Okay. I hope I don't get sniped afterwards...

I'm late

So sorry guys, but with the A Levels & stuff I've so much to do! But I promise, I won't forget the BotMA for March and I will give you a treat - just as soon as I know how the hell internet works... Long live technology. I must admit that, concerning me, the clichés about girls and techniology are true.

BotMA February 2016 goes to...

... The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory! The courage and determination of Catalina as well as of her mother are inspiring. As is the fact that Catalina still questions herself. She's immensely strong, even strong enough to really be honest with herself and give everything for a deathbed promise. That's immensely impressive. This is why I give this a BotMA.

And BotMA January 2016 goes to...

... The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory! Jaquetta of Luxembourg is a woman who made the best out of her situation. Even when it seemed impossible and dangerous she stayed true to herself and realised her dreams, no matter what people think of her. Additionally, she's also the most one of the important woman in her time and what she could do with her influence, she used for good. 

Her story's the winner of this month's BotMA because I heard her story as an audio book twice (and it's over 20 hours, that seriously takes time) and it's still not boring, but inspiring. Additionally, I like Richard and, as funny as that sounds, Queen Margaret. She's a fascinating character, even if she's cruel. I continue reading/listening to the Cousins' War series and I will soon write the reviews for 2 and 6 - this time, I'll read/listen in the right order. 

Hopefully, I'll have more time reviewing next month. But honestly, I doubt it.

BotMA December 2015

Happy New Year Guys!

Sorry, I'm late again, I know! But I kind of had other things on my mind. My teachers promptly remembered they have to give us grades and that there are exams to be written and then the presents and festivities and not to mention a flu... bleurk. Literally.

So, but now I can give the Book of the Month Award. And it goes to... Half Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout. Mainly because I discovered a beautiful Christmas Special with Aiden and Alex on her website which made me swoon and start to read the series – again. Additionally, Alex is always a good ideal in times where you have to pick up you big-girl-panties and kick some ass – or exams.