Crown of Midnight.

"But death was her curse and her gift, and death had been her good friend these long long years." -Crown of Midnight, Sarah J. Maas

BEST. BOOK. IN. THE. SERIES. SO. FAR. 

I don't know what it is with these young adult series that I read that the second book is sooooo much better than the first book. Yet again, for S.J. Maas's Crown of Midnight, the second book to her Throne of Glass Series, I find myself getting more lost and invested in Celaena's world. 

Crown of Midnight follows the happenings after Celaena Sardothien takes over her new job as the King of Adarlan's champion after her triumph in the series of challenges in the first book, Throne of Glass. In this book, we get to learn more about the magic in Adarlan. There's so much to talk about this book I don't even know where I should start.

Throne of Glass

I should've picked another book for a setup that's as dainty as this. 

I spent the half of my June doing a marathon of Sarah J. Maas's Throne of Glass series. Yup, I couldn't believe I was able to finish that much content in the course of two and a half weeks. But I did, and I love it when I read that way. I feel productive. Next month, when summer break is done, I'd have to bid goodbye to this kind of productivity to make way for school work.

Anyway, I'm so happy for finally knowing why there was so much hype over this series. It's pretty justified.

Out and About: Singapore, The Lion City

Fullerton Hotel. The Merlion right in front of it.

I feel so happy to have crossed out a country to visit from my bucketlist! 

If you're more of a nature traveler, Singapore isn't exactly the place for you. But if you're like me who loves breathtaking views of city lights at night and day, then this country is a must see for you. I've always been love the beauty of concrete jungles. Singapore is just about that. 

The Night Circus

"People see what they wish to see. And in most cases, what they are told that they see."  -The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern 

For a couple of years, I was reluctant about getting this book. But it has always intrigued me. During my trips to the bookstore through the years, copies of this book would be greeting me in the entrance but I by the time I look around, I would find something else that I prefer more. 

So when I got a book store gift card for my birthday, I finally decided to pick up a copy of this book (with The Bane Chronicles and Castle in The Air). I made it sit on my shelves for quite some time in the duration of the semester. 

But hell yeah, I read it for almost a week-- brought it with me in my trip to Singapore (majority of the book was read in the airport and on the airplane), and bam, finished!

First Summer read: The Sword of Summer

“My name is Magnus Chase. I’m sixteen years old. This is the story of how my life went downhill after I got myself killed.” - Rick Riordan, The Sword of Summer

Guess who finished reading The Sword of Summer as her first book of the summer? Me! 

I stayed away from reading recently released book series because I've always hated the one year agony of waiting for the next book (yup, I won't be reading Lady Midnight for a while I guess.) However, my sister decided to pick up the first installment of Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard some time around November so it was sitting in our shelf for a couple of months. Then, it was calling for me while I was contemplating on which book to read after The Bane Chronicles. It was the first thing I picked up after TBC but I had to postpone reading it because school caught up with me. 

But here I am, back from my purposefully done reading slump just so I can make room for my mountain pile of school work. Yay me for finally finishing this book which came out last year! I've waited a long time to finally read and write this review so here it is.