FMS Review | My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga

Hey, hi, hello!

Fill My Shelf episode 4 is up on the Tube. It's a review of my fourth read for 2015 releases, a debut novel by Jasmine Warga called My Heart and Other Black Holes.

My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga
Publication Date: February 10, 2015
My Rating: ☆☆☆/5

I read this whole book in one sitting on a Saturday, Valentine's Day to be exact. While I did like some aspects of the book, I found this book to be quite rushed.

I was intrigued by the concept of My Heart and Other Black Holes (MHAOBH for short). I wanted to see how Warga would tackle a topic such as teen suicide pact in the book. The book was too romance driven for me, so if you want a book that makes you giddy for love, this book is it and the main character Asyel's feelings will speak to you.

I did think the book was way too rushed. Some characters that I thought would be a huge factor to the story didn't have any voice at all. The build up in the beginning about Asyel's father was anti-climatic. I didn't feel like I was involved in Asyel's family life or personal life, but instead it was about her L♡VE life, which saved her in many ways.

However if you just break the story and take MHAOBH's romantic aspects, it is such a cute story—the way Asyel fell for Roman is just too adorable.

For further breakdown of the book, you guys can check out my Goodreads review here, where I list the pros and cons of the book and my spoilery thoughts!

Have a bookful day and happy reading, lovelies!

♡Prys

Fill My Shelf

Hey, hi, hello!

I do a segment on Cover Art's channel called Fill My Shelf, which I have mentioned a bit on my being previous post. I came up with the idea, because I've been wanting to incorporate newly released books to my reading pile (I'm always late to the party) and what's a more fun way than to see a new bookshelf filled throughout the year with new books (I swear I get giddy when I put a new book in that shelf, a bit of a sense of accomplishment)!

I want to have a bookish journey starting this year and experience new books and try to filter myself from looking at new book reviews so that I can plunge into a book without knowing what it is or what feels it will make me feel.

I posted three episodes so far and more to come!

Fill My Shelf Ep. 1 | Frostfire by Amanda Hocking:
Publication Date: January 6, 2015
My Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆/5

{Click picture for my full Frostfire review.}

I was thoroughly surprised by this one! Frostfire is a spinoff of a the Trylle trilogy; I've never heard of Trylle because I live under a rock, apparently. The book is about trolls, and they're not the nasty kind of trolls. These trolls are badasses and the main character, Bryn Aven, is awesome. After I read Frostfire, I looked for the Trylle boxed set and purchased it because it was that good!

Fill My Shelf Ep. 2 | The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

Publication Date: January 13, 2015

My Rating: ☆☆☆☆½/5

{Click picture for my full The Darkest Part of the Forest review.}

For further prove I live under a rock, I have never read a single book by Holly Black (please do not proceed to throw rocks at me). The book is about faeries and follows Hazel Evan's adventure. The beginning was pretty slow, but I loved the flashbacks scattered throughout the book. For a standalone fantasy, The Darkest Part of the Forest concluded well. It was like a puzzle piecing itself together and it reveals the whole picture at the end. I was amazed by the finished piece. I would very much like to retrace Black's work and read all her work.

Fill My Shelf Ep. 3 | I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios

Publication Date: February 3, 2015

My Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆/5

{Click picture for my full I'll Meet You There review.}

Believe me when I say I never read Something Real by Demetrios (I had it on my shelf though, got it from Book Outlet). I'll Meet You There was such a real book and pulls many emotions out of me. The book follows Skylar Evans, a high school graduate, and Josh Mitchell, a marine. Their story was intense. Demetrios definitely gave a book full of real life drama and a character I can definitely relate to.

*End of Fill My Shelf Episode List*

I've just realized that all the main characters for these three books has a similar surname Aven, Evans, and Evans (wow!). Anyways, these are all the books I have read and reviewed so far for the Fill My Shelf episode on YouTube. Check out the videos and comment me your feels of the books or feedbacks on my reviews!

Have a bookful day and happy reading, lovelies!

♡Prys

Disclaimer:

All the books I used for Fill My Shelf above I purchased from Barnes and Nobles.