This week’s theme had me completely stumped. Hopeless romantic? That’s not a phrase anyone would use to describe me. I was hard pressed to think of any books with romance as the central theme that I loved. There are many I’ve loved where romance was the subplot but when romance is the primary plot, that’s almost an automatic reduced star rating from me.

We fear the unknown. What is more unknown to us than death? I might not have read Vicious or Shadowcry yet but I know they have one thing in common with The Raven Boys. All three books begin at graveyards.

Looking at an open field always makes me think of possibilities. The same goes for books that are very much open-ended. A prime example of this is Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater. Even though I liked this book the least so far in The Raven Cycle, it made me want to seek answers. Plus, the nature-feel of the book simply fit well against the backdrop of this field right here.

Look at that! Finally an entire book stack with books that I have read. Not only that, they are some of my most favourite books! In fact, I rated all three books 5 stars and absolutely loved them. I think that’s because music holds a special place in my heart and I lose myself in books when music is a central theme.

Whenever I look at the cover of Slated by Teri Terry, I start to ponder, how do we see the world? How does the world see us? No two eyes see things the same, which’s why I like this cover. The juxtaposition of the girl’s gaze against the cityscape, makes me think about the place of individuals in society.