Absolutely stunning. Absolutely unique. Ahhhhh,

**Minor Spoilers**I've pulled up my ranty-pants, I'm fuelled by rage and coffee, let's kick this review off with a summary of my reading experience, shall we?To my great displeasure, reading this book was like chewing on a lump of black mould just to check it ain't caviar.I mean, what the ever-loving bejesus was that?It was not supposed to be like this. You don't understand; I was excited. I've had my eye on this for months. This was supposed to be epic, I honestly had no doubts. With the premis...

Buddy read with the lovely May! Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ / 5 starsLead Male Character: ★ ★ ★ ★ / 5 stars (Theo) ★ ★ ★ ★ / 5 stars (Paul)Lead Female Character: ★ ★ ★ ★ / 5 starsPlotline: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ / 5 starsGenre: Dystopian, futuristic, action, adventure, and romanceWill I recommend this book to others?: YES!Will I reread this book?: YES! Overall story summed up in one word: Perfection!This book was brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.Honestly, there are no words for how beautiful and perfect this book

Is it woefully wrong to say that I want to read this because of that absolutely gorgeous cover?

This book is one of the fastest paced books I have ever read. Usually, an author will take chapter or 2 to introduce the background of the story but this book just immediately starts off at the plot, but it also doesn't confuse you. I really liked the world Claudia Gray built and the 'Firebird' concept was very well written. The inter-dimensional travel is a very crucial element of the plot and is focused on heavily, which is fascinating. Marguerite's parents are physicists who have successfully...

Edit: I read this again while on holiday and it's still fantastic. Has there ever been a fictional man more perfect than Paul? I don't think so. He is simply incomparable.Not to be Unpopular Opinions Angela, but I'm going to have to swim against the tide with this one. I know that a lot of people think this book is shite, but I'm here, I'm queer, and I'm ready to stand up on my soapbox and yell at all of you through a crackly loudspeaker: I loved this book. I loved my salty daughter Marguerite,

DAT COVER.ERMAHGERD. (Note: I swear I'm an intelligent reviewer most times.)

That's it. I'm starting a campaign to end love triangles as a staple of the Young Adult genre. Or I'd like to anyway, but you know, I've got a lot of books to read. I'll admit it, I'm kind of scared to review this one because so many of my friends LOVED this, but I was let down...Those of you who have followed me for any length of time know that one of my biggest pet peeves are love triangles. I get why authors feel the need to include them. Romance adds a bit of sizzle to the middle of a book w...

Technically I was the fool in this case. Here’s a tip for all you out there: read the blurb in depth because your cause of complaint may actually have no merit. I happily allowed myself to be deceived. Do you or do you not see that brilliantly crafted cover. I’m going to go ahead and make a grand exclamation: that may just be the most beauteous cover of 2014. Watercolours, reflections and Russia (which I love, setting wise)—it’s everything Jess could ever ask for. And that blurb. We’re promis

Alternative titles for this masterpiece: - A Thousand Pieces of My Shattered Heart - A Thousand Reasons to Love Paul Markov - A Thousand Moments of Pain and Happiness This book was bloody brilliant!! Claudia Gray has spun a gorgeous tale that is dazzling, intense, and so fricken enjoyable to read! This book has it all; dimension travel, a lesson in physics, heart-stalling plot twists, family values, and a precious love interest that has stolen my heart. And I mean look at that cover, it’s

3.5 "You are not my Marguerite. And yet, you are. This essential thing you share - your soul - that is what I love. I would love you in any shape, in any world, with any past. Never doubt that." A Thousand Pieces of You is a book with a 5-star premise, unfortunately laden with a few core issues that drag down my rating. Marguerite is the daughter of two genius physicists inventing a machine that allows consciousness to jump through parallel universes. Meg's father is killed for his research, so...

(Full review update..) Here's a nice little spoiler free full review of my FEELS. Because that's all I can talk about without giving anything away. The entire plot its nuts. If you, a smart reader like myself (eh, or what I tell myself that I am...) -you probably will think you can guess simply based on the description/back of the book summary that Paul Markov who is accused of killing Marguerite's father is an innocent guy and this book is all about her realizing he's innocent and blah blah bla...

Aaaaaand another review that's almost 2 weeks late. Initial reaction to this book: KFKSDH;KHDSA;KHDFKDHFKDJSHF DKHDSKNDNDAUIRHAIEONCDSNCKHF EUHFEHAFHJDHFKDSHFDHNC HEHFFDHSDAHSIAEAIDSJ ANFC KDSNVFAHFISAHF AIEIFJADFIEAFDSFHAECurrent reaction to this book: KFKSDH;KHDSA;KHDFKDHFKDJSHF DKHDSKNDNDAUIRHAIEONCDSNCKHF EUHFEHAFHJDHFKDSHFDHNC HEHFFDHSDAHSIAEAIDSJ ANFC KDSNVFAHFISAHF AIEIFJADFIEAFDSFHAEI've been wanting to read this book for so, so long! I admit I only originally added it because of the cov...

Don't get me wrong, I've read a couple of Claudia Gray's books and enjoyed them, but what the fuck is this? Marguerite's parents are geniuses who built a device called the Firebird, that allows people to travel to parallel universes. But then her father is murdered and their assistant Paul is the only suspect. But wait, he also stole the Firebirds! So Meg joins her BFF Theo (who also works with her parents, how convenient) in a quest for revenge. Don't get too excited though, it's less:or mayb

2.5*This is an interesting one to review. This is a case of this book just not being for me. It's very classic Twilight era style YA, featuring a love triangle and basically every other YA trope you can think of, including the male characters protecting the female character always *major eye roll*. That's the kind of stuff that I'm just no into anymore. Younger me would have swooned over this story, but now that I'm more of a mature reader, it doesn't appeal to me. It was too predictable, insta-...

me: i have sooo many series that i have started and really need to finish.also me: i should start a new series.i have had this book sitting on my bookshelf for ages now, so i suppose it was finally time to pick it up (sorry to the other series that need to be completed). and im so happy i did because i really enjoyed this!!im pretty sure ive never read anything quite like this storyline before, so i was very eager to dive right into something so fresh and unique. and it really delivered. i thoug...

Forgive me father for I've DNF-ed. When I set my gaze upon her she looked so innocent and promised me stories of mystery, intrigue and traveling through parallel universes and I, young and naive, took her in my embrace. Once she had me, she started showing her true nature.Foul temptress tried to lure me into her sinful ways of love triangle and teen romance.I tried to stay strong.I tired to give her another chance to repent and denounce her wicked ways but as time went by I felt like I had no ch...

Sometimes, all you can do is cry happy tears. I mean, look at that cover, it is incredible. All I wanted was for the story between the pages to be just as good, to live up not only to the awesome cover design but to the hype. And man, did it deliver.I think A Thousand Pieces of You is definitely my favorite Claudia Gray book. It kind of reminds me of All Our Yesterdays and Dissonance. It is an intricate story that keeps you on your toes. Since the beginning of the story me and my friend Lexie we...

BECAUSE THIS COVER *drops dead*"Eventually you'll get used to the pain. You'll forget who you were without it; you'll forget what you looked like without your scars.”Let me start by saying that I am perfectly aware of the scientific and logical nonsense present in this book, some of which I consider unforgivable. But this story had me hooked, it thrilled and excited me, it's well-written, compelling, wonderfully crafted, and I enjoyed it more than not. And, ultimately, that's always what matters...

*2 AVERAGE STARS* "Every form of art is another way of seeing the world." Let me just cut right to the chase: I didn't like this book. When I first read the plot and saw the stunning cover, I thought this was going to be awesome and badass but in the end this book left me really disappointed. The whole plot with the time travel and different dimensions could have been really interesting, but the author didn't use it to their full potential in my opinion. So much more could've happened but this...