Fangirl Friday: Jost Bell

I haven't done a Fangirl Friday in a really long time! Wow! Today we Fangirl over Jost Bell from one of my new favourite books, Crewel.

Unfortunately, unlike my other Fangirl Friday post, I can't go into much detail since I don't own a copy of the book (I borrowed it from the library). I'm still trying to convince my mom to take me book shopping, so bare with me!

Jost Bell is a main character from Crewel World series which currently consists of, well, Crewel and Altered (to be released on October 29th, 2013).

The series revolves around Adelice Lewys, a sixteen year old girl living in a world (literally) above ours called Arras. In her world, girls go through an intensive month of tests to see if they have any special abilities to be an Eligible. In her world, Eligibles have the possibility of living a luxurious life as a Spinster, someone that can weave matter to help sustain Arras's existance. Adelice, however, is neither: yes, she can bend time and space but she can do it without having to use a loom-she can just reach out and manipulate her surroundings. She isn't an Eligible Spinster. She is the next Creweler, the person who (literally) keeps the world of Arras from falling appart at the seams (no pun intended).

But the world of the Spinsters isn't as glamorous as the media or the Guild (that's the government in Arras) made it out to be: it's a world full of vicious, competitive, power-hungry and vain women. To help weave her way through the 'privileged', dangerous and secretive world of the Spinsters (again, no pun intended), Adelice allies herself with her mentor Enora, the dutiful assisstant of Maela, Erick, and of course the mysterious servant, Jost Bell.

Together, with Jost and the others, Adelice will find herself in the middle of a conspiracy that will alter (okay, pun intended) her life and the lives of those she loves.

The sequel to Crewel will be released later this month (I'll be doing a Waiting on Wednesday dedicated to Altered, featuring a lot of crazy theories and ideas. And fangirling. Lots and lots of fangirling), and right now, the story and the characters are hanging on a thread.

Although Crewel left us with a very open ending that will lead into a lot of action packed moments in Altered, one thing is for certain: Jost Bell is only going to make the story much more complicated (and hotter).

Chris Mason as Jost Bell

So here are a some facts about Jost Bell:

• He is nineteen years old
• He has shoulder length, wavy dark hair
• He has blue eyes
• He is muscular
• He is from Sussex, South Sector, Arras

What makes Jost worthy of this week's Fangirl Friday? Other than be insanely good-looking and the nicest person (other than Enora) in the book, Jost is his own person. I mean, he works; he doesn't drink, he doesn't kill. He makes a modest living as the head valet/the head of all servants in the Coventry (that's where all the Spinsters live; it's like a palace you can never leave), and he's a good man ready to help those that are loyal and kind-hearted.

I totally ship Adelice and Jost. I like Erick, because he can just banter with Adelice easily, but Jost is the guys for me Adelice. It's too early in the series to see who she'll chose (especially with the way things ended in Crewel) and we haven't really seen much in the romance department for Adelice or any of the guys since they were too busy, you know, trying to survive.

But here's the thing that makes Jost so fangirl worthy/ amazing/ perfect for Adelice: he doesn't care for his own feelings, he cares about how others around him feels. He doesn't care about safety, he cares about the safety of those he loves. And overall, he doesn't live for himself, he lives for those that are important to him.

That's it for Fangirl Friday, and I hope I've persuaded you enough to pick up Crewel! It's really worth the read!

United We Spy by Ally Carter: Review

Before I start my review, I want to say thank you Ally Carter, for making such an amazing series! I have grown up with the Gallagher Girls, and despite the fact that it's now over, I am quite happy for the ending.

Author: Ally Carter

Pages: 296 pages

Release Date: September 17th, 2013

Status: final book in the Gallagher Girls series (cue hysterical sobbing)

 

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

Cammie Morgan has lost her father and her memory, but in the heart-pounding conclusion to the best-selling Gallagher Girls series, she finds her greatest mission yet. Cammie and her friends finally know why the terrorist organization called the Circle of Cavan has been hunting her. Now the spy girls and Zach must track down the Circle’s elite members to stop them before they implement a master plan that will change Cammie—and her country—forever.

So this story starts off during the winter break of their senior year. This means, that Cammie is writing this in the future, after graduation.

Cammie is in London with her mom, visiting Cambridge University. She is later joined Bex whom helps her break into the library. There, they find a Circle member, Mr. Knightly, who is currently in hiding.

He is shocked to see Cammie alive, and refuses to go away with into hiding. He is later murdered by Zach's mom, but before he died, he tells them 'it' has begun.

The girls return to Gallagher where they struggle to readjust to their normal lives and accepting the fact that it's their final semester at Gallagher. However, in the end, the girls band together and save their sisterhood, and finally are able to go on with their lives.

Usually, I would give my own little summary to the book with a bit more detail, but I had to speed through this book because I was reading it at Chapters (I had no money to buy it :$) and because I just don't wanna give out any spoilers.

Like seriously, you need to go out and buy the book and read it. I read the book, but I'm still going to go out and buy a nice hardcover for my collection.

It was two pages longer than Out of Sight, Out of Time and had a lighter tone than books 3-5, probably because Cammie and the gang knew what they were dealing with at the end.

I had a lot of mixed emotions, not in a bad way though; I just really didn't want it to end!

The plot was good, and I was really intrigued at the fact that Ally is still able to put some HUGE plot twists. Like...I see that she hinted it in the earlier books now that I went flipping through them, but seriously, there were some things I just didn't see coming!

While the plot was good and Ally was able to keep us on our toes, I was really pleased with the character development. Cammie, Bex, Liz, and Macey have all grown up and I am just so happy ! Rachel and Joe, I think we all saw that coming, along with Townsend and Abby (although it got a little awkward for me at the end, because for those who read the book should know why). Zach was Zach with his Goode-liness, and I loved how we got to dig a little deeper with his past. (I can die happy now that we got to know a bit more about both Hale and Zach :D)

I was surprised to see Grant and Jonas make a cameo to be honest, and Max Edwards whom we met in book 1 briefly. I felt like he should've been hinted more. And little Amy (despite having a little feature) will be a Chameleon in the making :)

What I wasn't surprise though, was Catherine Goode's presence, whether it be looming in the air making tension or her actually being there. But to be honest with you, I sort of pitied her in the end, and was just a little more sad that we didn't get a full answer as to why she's, you know, crazy.

Now I suppose that I should be rambling off about Zammie right now, or Macey & Preston (do we have a ship name for them or...? I really can't remember), but to be honest with you, I really don't want to. Not because I don't like the ships, but because the story isn't all about them.

Yes, there were a lot of couple moments from both the teens and the adults in this book, but even with all the romance and such, it paled in comparison for their love of each other as a big family.

I literally had to force myself not to cry at the end, especially at Liz's graduation speech. It really made me feel sad and happy and proud and old at the same time.

The final chapter of the book ends six months later, with Cam narrating in present tense and her admiring that she and the girls are no longer together. It's an open ending, and to be honest with you, I'm not really fond of them. But Ally Carter has made her character's lives like that, and it seemed appropriate that it ended like it did, because to be honest with you, what 18 year old would sure of her life? I know I won't when the time comes.

Overall for me, this book was a 5 out of 5 stars. It was a great series, and I hope to see you Gallagher Girls at Embassy Row (or in the next Heist adventure, whichever comes first).

Throwback Thurday

It's Throwback Thurday and today we're throwing back to one of my favourite series, Grim Hill by Linda DeMeulemeester!

The Secrets of Grim Hill

Pages: 187 pages
Release Date: May 25th, 2007
Status: Book 1

Cat Peters just transferred to Darkmont High and is already desperate to get out. When she hears that Grimoire, the private school nearby, is offering scholarships to the winners of a Halloween soccer match, Cat jumps at the chance. Her little sister, Sookie, and their bookworm neighbor, Jasper, try to tell her there's something ... "just not right" about the old school on the hill, and their worries are confirmed when they uncover a mystery about an entire soccer team that disappeared many years ago. Further investigation leads Cat to a book about ancient Celtic myth and fairy lore, and she soon realizes that there is something truly wicked at work inside the walls of Grimoire.


I read this book back in elementary school and just feel in love with it! This was after I read all the Spiderwick books and before I started reading YA books, and just was really into the genre.

The story revolves around Cat and her determination to get into the posh private school. Along the way, however, Cat, her sister Sookie and neighbour Jasper uncover a secret about the old school that will change their lives forever.

I read the first book, the sequel The Secret Deepens, and the third book, The Forgotten Secret before stopping altogether. It wasn't because I got tired of the series, but it was because I just got really into the YA genre by then. There are two more books after that though: The Family Secret and the Forest of Secrets.

What I love about this book is that there is a lot of mystery and a lot of adventure mixed in with the fantasy genre! This book is categorized as a childrens book (I'm pretty sure this is a middle grade book though) but the characters are amazing and the way that the author can combine all the genres together without making it too cheezy or mature is phenomenal!

So parents and elementary school librarians, this book is great chapter book for kids ages 9-12! I guarantee that they will fall in love with the series just like I did in elementary school! And besides, what's better than getting into the Halloween spirit with Fairy folklore, soccer, and some mind blowing secrets?

Happy Throwback Thursday guys!

Shelter by Harlan Coben: Review

Shelter

Author: Harlan Coben

Pages: 304 pages

Release Date: September 6th, 2011

Status: 1st book in the Mickey Bolitar series

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

Mickey Bolitar's year can't get much worse. After witnessing his father's death and sending his mom to rehab, he's forced to live with his estranged uncle Myron and switch high schools.

A new school comes with new friends and new enemies, and lucky for Mickey, it also comes with a great new girlfriend, Ashley. For a while, it seems like Mickey's train-wreck of a life is finally improving - until Ashley vanishes without a trace. Unwilling to let another person walk out of his life, Mickey follows Ashley's trail into a seedy underworld that reveals that this seemingly sweet, shy girl isn't who she claimed to be. And neither was Mickey's father. Soon, Mickey learns about a conspiracy so shocking that it makes high school drama seem like a luxury - and leaves him questioning everything about the life he thought he knew.

First introduced to readers in Harlan Coben's latest adult novel, Live Wire, Mickey Bolitar is as quick-witted and clever as his uncle Myron, and eager to go to any length to save the people he cares about. With this new series, Coben introduces an entirely new generation of fans to the masterful plotting and wry humor that have made him an award-winning, internationally bestselling, and beloved author.

Shelter by Harlan Coben can be easily described in four words: worth not doing homework. Or in much simpler terms: perfect.

So Shelter is about a 15 year old boy names Mickey Bolitar, a kid who's dad has just died and who's mom just made a mess of her life. He lives with his dad's older brother, Myron Bolitar, and is having a hard time adjusting to a life of a normal American teenager after spending most of his life as a nomad. 

The book starts off with Mickey talking about all the things going wrong in his life: his dad dying in a car accident, his mom being in rehab and having a hard time coping, and his (sort of) new girlfriend, Ashley, disappearing out of no where. 

While walking to school one day, an old lady nicknames 'Bat Lady' from the town kids steps out of her house and tells him that his dad is alive.

This leads Mickey to believe that there is a chance for his father to be alive (despite the fact that he was in the car at the time of the accident). While dealing with family issues at home, he still has to deal with the sudden disappearance of Ashley. He forms friendships with freshmen and social outcast, Ema, and a nerd called Spoon, who decide to help him solve the mystery of Ashley's disappearance.

However, as Mickey gets closer to the truth, he'll uncover more than his girlfriend's whereabouts.

This book was only 304 pages but was pretty amazing. And awesome. And so totally worth blowing off my math homework and studying for my economics test (until, you know, I get that test back).

Harlan Coben is able to keep you reading and guessing what's going to happen, while keeping the mysteries in Mickey's life alive and plot twisting-there was a couple of plot twists I just didn't see coming!

Let me just say, well done Mr. Coben, well done. I didn't even think I saw what was coming near the end and I'm really glad that I got the sequel, Seconds Away, along with Shelter.

The plot was amazing, and Harlan left many loose ends that I can see just coming together in the future. What I didn't see though, was any backstory information or much world building.

I am used to reading a lot of YA Paranormal, Dystopian, Historical and Fantasy where world building is such a biiiiigggg chunk of the book. Shelter is more YA Action/Thriller/Suspense with a hint of mystery, crime and WWII history thrown into it.

Harlan is able to draw the reader in with witty dialogue (which I LOVE!), and an amazing plot, but for me, I just didn't get that connection to Mickey personally. I understand that he is a nomad and is having a hard time fitting in, his parents are gone, he's estranged with his uncle Myron, but I didn't get a lot of emotion or connection (or maybe because I'm not used to having a guy narrator). He was witty though, and his sarcasm is en pointe so I have to applaud that!

 

I love, love, love, looooooove the dialogue from some of these characters, ESPECIALLY Spoon! I swear, Spoon (aka Arthur) is the bomb dot com!

"Who are some of the oldest guidance counsellors?"

"Oldest? You mean in age?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"Humor me."

"Mr. Bertz," Spoon said without hesitation. "He's so old he teaches a class on Shakespeare because he knew him personally."

-page 51, Shelter

Harlan Coben got some amazing characters with some amazing lines in here. And sometimes, I just found them so corny, it was hilarious. Normally, in most books, I would be like "Oh my gosh, why would (insert author's name here) put something like that?!" But for some reason, it just works for the book. Even uncle Myron (whom I always imagined to be a womanizer like Alfie) had a corny part in the book that just got me good.

Myron smiled at us like a game show host. "Do you kids want me to make you popcorn?"

"No thanks," I said quickly.

"How about you, little lady?"

Little lady? I wanted to die.

"I'm fine Mr. Bolitar, thank you."

"You can call me Myron."

He was still standing there, smiling like the most pleased jackass. I stared at him, flaring my eyes a little so that he'd catch the hint. He did. Awkwardly. "Oh right," Myron said. "I'll just leave you two alone then. I'm going to head back upstairs, I guess."

Myron pointed up the stairs with his thumb. Like maybe we didn't know where 'upstairs' was.

"Great," I said, hoping to move him along. 

Uncle Dork took one step and turned back toward us. "Uh, um, if it's okay-and even if it's not-I'm going to leave the basement door open. It's not alike I don't trust you two, but I think Rachel's parents wouldn't approve-"

"Fine! I said, interrupting him. "Leave the door open."

"Not that I feel like I have to check up on you or anything. I'm sure you're both very responsible teenagers."

I wondered if I would ever in my life feel more mortified. "Thanks, Myron. Bye?"

"If you change your mind about the popcorn-"

"You'll be the first to know," I said. "Bye."

Myron finally headed up the stairs. I turned to Rachel, who was smothering a chuckle.

"I'm sorry about my dorky uncle."

-pages 152-153, Shelter

This is like 100% amazing. These characters are just hilarious! I love this book. 

Although, I really wished we got to learn more about Myron and his estranged relationship with Mickey and his parents. It was explained a bit in the book, but I can tell there's something big that I'm missing. Myron is the protagonist of his own series (which consists of 10 books by the way), and in the 10th book, Live Wire, Mickey, his mom Kitty, are introduced. But I feel like I'm missing out on Myron and his Myron-iness and that I really wish we got to know more about him in Shelter. And the same goes for Kitty and Mickey's dad, Brad. There's so much mystery surrounding the family that I just want to fast forward to the part where we get to know what happened (if it isn't already explained in Live Wire or Seconds Away).

Anyway, 3.5 out of 5 stars for Shelter! It's an amazing read, and I really recommended this book! It's amazing, and there isn't any blood or gore, just a teenager with a witty personality, an equally witty uncle, a broken family and broken-yet loyal- friends.

The Almost Truth by Eileen Cook: Review

The Almost Truth

Author: Eileen Cook

Pages: 256 pages

Release Date: December 4th, 2012

Status: Stand Alone

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

From the author of Unraveling Isobeland The Education of Hailey Kendrick, a smart, romantic novel about a teenage con artist who might be in over her head. 

Sadie can’t wait to get away from her backwards small town, her delusional mom, her jailbird dad, and the tiny trailer where she was raised…even though leaving those things behind also means leaving Brendan. Sadie wants a better life, and she has been working steadily toward it, one con at a time.

But when Sadie’s mother wipes out Sadie’s savings, her escape plan is suddenly gone. She needs to come up with a lot of cash—and fast—or she’ll be stuck in this town forever.

With Brendan’s help, she devises a plan—the ultimate con—to get the money. But the more lies Sadie spins, the more she starts falling for her own hoax…and perhaps for the wrong boy. Sadie wanted to change her life, but she wasn't prepared to have it flipped upside down by her own deception. With her future at stake and her heart on the line, suddenly it seems like she has a lot more than just money to lose....

This is my first contemporary book in a very long time, and it was a good book. It was pretty small compared to the other books I've been reading, but it was a good read.

The book starts off with Sadie, our narrator, conning money at a convince store with people watching her. We learn that her dad is a criminal, that her mom works at a hotel, and that she is conning people out of their money to get out of her small town.

She is heading to Berkeley in the fall, ready to start her new life. But when she gets home, she has a bank statement saying that the four thousand that she saved up from working at the hotel part-time and conning people has disappeared. Her mom admits to have taken her money to help her dad in jail, but Sadie is furious.

Sadie plans her biggest con of all: to convince the wealthy McKenna family that she is their long lost daughter. It won't be too hard: she has her best friend Brendan, she's the same age as the missing heiress, and she's got all the skill to do it.

The book is only a little over 200 pages, and I was able to figure out early on what was going to happen with the whole con. What I didn't expect was her dad's confession. That really made me feel sorry for Sadie.

It was a good book, and I felt like I was reading a Heist Society/Sarah Dessen novel cross-over. Girl with a criminal dad? Check. A boy at her side? Check. A  seemingly impossible goal? Check. A big con that may or may not work? Check, check, and double check.

What I didn't like was Brendan. He was there for Sadie, and I knew he liked her, I just didn't like him going off with other girls though; it just bothered me. I just felt like we could've gotten to know him better. But Sadie's character is really great, and I love her personality, and her ability to con. I think that's what made the story for me: Sadie, not the romance, but Sadie. She was a good narrator and I liked her a lot.

Like I said, it was a short book, but it is a good, light read. I love Eileen's dry, cynical humour in the book, and probably will pick up another one of her books.

The Almost Truth was a good book, so 3 out of 5 stars. 

Blogger Life: Book Haul (#2)

I knew that blogging would be hard, but I never expected it to be THIS hard.

I knew that book bloggers not only had to balance their normal, everyday lives with their blogging life, but I never knew that finding that balance would be such a struggle.

For example, I just finished reading Shelter by Harlan Coben (expect the review really soon guys), but to finish that book I had to give up studying for the economics test that I had today (I really don't wanna know how I did on that test). And last week, I finished Daughter of Smoke & Bone but I had to read it EVERYWHERE just to get it done on Friday. So you see, it's really hard to find that balance at first.

But on the bright side, I have A LOT of books ready to read & review!

I got Seconds Away (the sequel to Shelter) by Harlan Coben (which I'm finishing tonight), Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare, Incarceron by Catherine Fisher, Fury by Elizabeth Miles and The Lucy Variations by Sarah Zarr.

I even got this e-book from NetGalley:

 
I have so much homework to do, so many books to read and review, but so little time. Hopefully I'll find a way to make it all work, especially since I'll be tutoring science every week starting next week.

Oh and I'll be posting reviews for The Almost Truth by Eileen Cook, United We Spy by Ally Carter (cue hysterical sobbing), and Shelter by Harlan Coben.

And this Friday, I will be starting Fangirl Friday up once again, and I will be featuring Jost Bell from the Crewel books by Gennifer Albin! Isn't that cool? (And if you don't know what Crewel is, you should seriously read it! It's amazing! I have a review of the book here in my blog, which you can find in the archive section!).

Now, to do my homework! Have a great Tuesday guys!

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor: Review

Daughter of Smoke & Bone

Author: Laini Taylor

Pages: 424 pages

Release Date: September 27th, 2011

Status: first book of the

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept 

In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grown dangerously low.

And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war.

Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real, she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands", she speaks many languages - not all of them human - and her bright blue hairactually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out.

She runs errands for a demon names Brimstone, whom helped raised her, and travels the world to do her errands through a magical door way portal (think Narnia for a little while)She runs errands for a demon names Brimstone, whom helped raised her, and travels the world to do her errands through a magical door way portal (think Narnia for a little while)

When beautiful, haunted Akiva fixes fiery eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?

I think you all better prepare yourselves for some 

(I love Doctor Who gifs :D)

Anyway, I literally just finished Daughter of Smoke & Bone and my mind is literally just reeling.

This book has a lot of characters, a lot of world building, and a lot of history/backstory to take in. I swear, after the first couple chapters, I was already on chapter 10 & I barely made a dent; I just had to put the book down to take it all in. This book took me about 3 days to read (and no it's not because of homework), because I just couldn't wrap my head around everything all at once. 

So here are a few things that you should know:

1) The narrator is Karou, a sixteen year old girl (remember that age, because I forgot halfway though the story)

2) She's humans, but was raised by demons all her life 

3) She's an art student in Prague

4) She has a stalker ex-boyfriend named Kaz and her best friend Zuzana is described to be short and doll like, and is ironically, a puppeteer in training

5) She runs errands for a demon named Brimstone, who raised her, and she collects teeth. 

6) There are two races at war with each other: the chimaera and the seraphim

And 7) The chimaera are hybrid creatures made of different creatures, while seraphim are angels that are trained from a young age to be soldiers for an age old war. The two groups used to live side-by-side together till the chimaera revolted; the war has been going on for THOUSANDS of years

Poinrs 1-5 are what I got from the beginning of the novel, and it gets a little awry (yet interesting) when Akiva, a seraphim (a type of angel), and his siblings Hazael and Liraz start leaving handprints on doors and all hell breaks loose in Karou's life.

There is so much world building, but Laini Taylor is able to make everything work, which I was so happy to see unfold before my eyes. 

This novel is everything that you could want in a YA novel: romance, adventure, mystery, and of course, witty dialogue, quirky characters and a badass protagonist (Karou is like a karate master guys, the girl is amazing).

The novel kind of goes back and forth between Karou and Akiva, and weaves present day Prague and Morocco with old memories to link together what really made Akiva and his siblings leave handprints on doors.

Daughter of Smoke & Bone just hits you with its craziness. That's literally what this book was for me. It just started getting crazier and crazier as it went on, but what I loved is that it didn't seem so crazy at the end; it made perfect sense.

WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS UP AHEAD. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

It starts off normal: Karou has a stalker-ish, no good, older ex-boyfriend who cheats on her. Then it gets a little weird: she has blue hair, is sixteen & lives on her own in Prague, goes to a ritzy boarding school, and eats goulash in a graveyard with her best friend Zuzana. 

Laini then amps it up a bit: she runs errands for a lion, Minotaur like creature demon and collects teeth- teeth! And she can make wishes.

At this point, Laini throws in a bit of crazy in the stew: she introduces us to the seraphim, Akiva, and his siblings who are leaving hand marks on doorways. While out on an errand one day, someone burns the doors and seals Karou from the outside.

And then Laini throws the rest of the crazy in: Akiva starts getting some emotions for her which he recognizes from when he first fell in love with his first girlfriend, Madrigal, and decides to push them down by KILLING Karou. However, Karou is amazing and is able to prevent it from happening. He continues to stalk her (even after he slaughters her family) and then they have like a rematch! It isn't until his siblings arrive do we get a little more of the backstory, and we start going (much frequently) back and forth between memories and present day.

Spoilers are done. You can breathe now.

This book was amazing, despite the fact that my mind still isn't able to keep up with all the names and the terms.

Not only do I like the way she weaves it all together to make the story go from how the present goes to the past, and what happened in the past ties together with the present, but I just love the world!

It's a crazy, mysterious world that Laini has created; it's chaotic and there's soo much that WASN'T explained in this book that I'm really curious as to see how the next book turns out.

This book was a lot of world building and focused on Karou figuring out what she was more than what the whole war thing was about,  and what her whole destiny with Akiva all ties together.

There is a lot going on in this book that I know will exploded in the next book. 3.5 out of 5 stars to this book! I really recommend this series and if you're buying or borrowing it at the library, a little advice: get Days of Blood & Starlight at the same time, because I made the mistake of not getting it. Now I have to wait.