Mini-Review: Decaying Empire by Laura Thalassa

Mini-Review: The Decaying Empire by Laura Thalassa (The Vanishing Girl #2) (3.5 stars)

I received this book via netgalley in exchange for a review, my receiving a copy does affect opinion and rating.

When eighteen-year-old teleporter Ember Pierce wakes up in a Los Angeles hospital, she remembers only the basics: she’s been trained by the government as a spy, she’s sent on dangerous missions, and her last assignment—the one that landed her in the hospital—was a setup.

Caden Hawthorne has spent the past ten months of his life grieving Ember’s death. So when she shows up in his room like an apparition, he can’t believe his eyes. But this Ember is different. Her hair is longer, her skin is paler, her gaze is haunted. She tells him what he’s already begun to suspect: someone he trusted betrayed her.

Now, uncertain who is friend and who is foe, Ember and Caden face the toughest mission of their lives—to stay together and survive, as they run from danger toward an unknown future.

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Book Review: Confess by Colleen Hoover

Confess by Colleen Hoover (3 Stars + 1 Star because the last chapter broke me)

Goodreads | TBD

Auburn Reed has her entire life mapped out. Her goals are in sight and there’s no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn’t expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry.

For once, Auburn takes a risk and puts her heart in control, only to discover Owen is keeping major secrets from coming out. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything important to Auburn, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it.

The last thing Owen wants is to lose Auburn, but he can’t seem to convince her that truth is sometimes as subjective as art. All he would have to do to save their relationship is confess. But in this case, the confession could be much more destructive than the actual sin…

Idle Chat: YA Withdrawal

My lack of interest with YA

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JULES BOOKSHELF 3.0

Hi guys! Yes, you are looking at this right. This is in fact, Jules Bookshelf!

To plain white, to very colorful :)

I actually personalized my blog back then (I think 2014? or 2013?), my first design was very dark, like black and red (I had a big fascination with black and red then) and the next year, I wanted it to be more simple and clean, and this was the result. It was really just a few alterations on the previous design, but this year, I wanted to add a pop of color to my blog, and at the same time, show out my style in art.

Thing is, I didn't want it to be too simple, and very template ish? So I took the courage to revamp almost everything in the blog. From the colors, the CSS, the new graphics, and of course the fonts.

                         

You see, after starting college, I started developing this style when it comes to painting. And I wanted to apply that kind of style on my own blog.

I wasn't able to apply everything that I wanted because it would look weird if I did everything I wanted but overall, I am very happy about the outcome of the blog. :D

I hope I get the chance to design other blogs as well.

Hope you guys have a good day :D