Today In My Mail

Last week, I kept a lookout on many reading & book sites because as you all know, it was the Black Friday period and a lot of sites had good sales on pretty much everything. Because I wanted to buy some new books, I took this opportunity to search for some of the books that I have on my to-read list. I was extremely excited when I found one of the series that I'd been meaning to read for a while go on sale. So I decided to put them in my shopping cart and order them right away (and all for a reasonable price!) Today, they arrived and they're beautiful.

I finally bought the Matched trilogy, which I'd had on my to-read list forever but never got across to buying. I haven't started reading them yet and I won't at least until I finish the series I'm reading currently (Hush, Hush), but I am planning on reading them as soon as possible. I took a few pictures and I will post them below. I really like the covers (and the amazing smell of new books, but who doesn't?) and I really hope I will like the story too. 

My Top 3: Best & Worst Book to Movie Adaptations

Hey, guys! In the past few years, the YA genre seems to have grown more and more, not only with hundreds of books published every year but also with movie adaptations of the most successful ones. So, franchises such like Harry Potter, Twilight or The Hunger Games have been so popular and so well received that movie producers started getting more interested in bringing those stories to the big screens - and they did! 

Now, every year, there are more YA books turned to movies and whether the critics love them or not, the fan bases of the books are always excited to see the stories they loved so much come to life in cinemas. However, some movie adaptations are amazing while others are not. Some movies stick closely to the books while others tend to tell a very different stories. I decided to make my top three best and worst movie adaptations - these are the ones I liked and the ones I didn't, so if any of you liked a movie that I did not, that's alright. I'm not looking to change your minds, I'm simply listing my likes and dislikes.

Top Three: Best Book to Movie Adaptations

1. The Fault in Our Stars

2. Divergent

3. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Top Three: Worst Book to Movie Adaptations

1. Beautiful Creatures

2. Ender's Game

3. Vampire Academy

And that's all, at least for now. I'm sure these will change once there will be more YA adaptations made, but at the moment, these are the ones that I liked and disliked most. Anyway, these are my preferences. If you guys have read the books or seen the movies, you can go ahead and let me know what you thought of them. Also, if you have different likes and dislikes, feel free to share them with me via comments!

Smashwords Deal: Summer Reads

     Hey, guys! After I made a post about what books I had on my Kindle, I decided it was time to make a similar post about some books I got from Smashwords. For those of you who don't know, Smashwords is a site dedicated to ebooks where you can find a lot of interesting reads & deals. I made an account sometime ago, when the author whose book I was going to review asked me to. Ever since, I like going on the site and browsing ebooks every now and then, particularly because you can always find interesting books for free!

     So, in the few months that I have been a member of Smashwords, I found some books that were free and I decided I wanted to check them out. I got two summer romance books and two fantasy books and I am very excited to read all of them. However, there are other books that made the top of my to-read list which I am currently reading, and so I keep postponing these books - which is funny, really, because isn't it ideal to read summer romance during the summer? But here are the books that I'm talking about:

The books can be found here:

• Eternal Eden (Eden Trilogy #1) by Nicole Williams

• Summer Unplugged (Summer Unplugged #1) by Amy Sparling

• Lost and Found (Lost and Found #1) by Nicole Williams

• Captivate Me (Captivated #1) by S.J.Pierce

     I repeat, all of these four books I got for free - simply by finding the right time&opportunity to get them. I am planning to read these books soon, at least some of them. I am especially excited to read Lost and Found, as I have been hearing a lot of good things about it. I have a habit of always checking for more free books even though I still have a lot of books to read on my Kindle. I prefer getting cheap or free books whenever I can find a good deal, because you never know when you run out of books to read, and when I finally do, I can pick up one of the books that I have been stocking.

     I recommend checking Smashwords, Amazon and any other book site you might visit for cheap or even free books at all times, because you never know when you will find an interesting book or maybe even that book you have been wanting for so long but didn't have the money to buy! I am NOT getting anything out of this - it's simply a recommendation and it does NOT benefit me in any way. I just thought that I could share with all of you that you can find good deals on various sites. Some of these books might still be free at the moment, so if you hurry and visit the sites, you might be able to get them for yourself as well!

What's On My Kindle?

     Hey guys! Having run out of favorite books that I could post, I decided it was time for a different post. I thought that I could show you all what's on my Kindle. I got some pretty interesting books from Amazon. I haven't read all of them yet but I did read a few and enjoyed them. 

     

          Every once in a while, I like to go on Amazon and browse books. Since they have a lot of sales going on, you can find books that you want to read at a cheaper price if you keep checking them. Sometimes, you can even find interesting books for free - and who doesn't love a free book?

     Here's what I have on my Kindle so far:

The books are as follows:

Atancia (The Durand Duology #1) by Wren Figueiro 

Forever Bound (Bound by Darkness #1) by C. L. Scott

Open Minds (Mindjack Trilogy #1) by Susan Kaye Quinn 

The Perfect Distraction (Perfect #1) by Melissa Rolka

Silence (Silence #1) by Natasha Preston

Red at Night by Katie McGarry

Brightest Kind of Darkness(Brightest Kind of Darkness #1) by P.T.Michelle

Bloodline (Forgotten Origins Trilogy #1) by Tara Ellis

     As you can tell, the only books I've read from this list are Red at Night, Brightest Kind of Darkness and Bloodline. The rest will follow but I am currently reading something else and I have a couple other books that are at the top of my to-read list. It's always good to have some books put away, and when you run out of ideas you can quickly grab one of them. I got all of these books for free from Amazon - you simply have to wait for the right time - except for Bloodline, which was gifted to me by the author in exchange for an honest  review. I am looking forward to reading all of these eventually and, meanwhile, I'll make sure to keep my eye on Amazon as well - you never know when you will find a good free book!