It's Tea Time with Chyna!

TEA TIME with China Chyna!

This is a weekly meme I have started about what book I would love to recommend to you and what I wouldn't want to recommend. This is only based on my honest opinion, please do not share this post to the author of the title. Thank you!

Basically this is a Book Gossip Segment.

Now let's talk books!

Anonymous: Hello Cheena!

Chyna: Chy-na...my name is pronounced like the country, China.

Anonymous: Have you recently read any title recently, Cheena?

Chyna: CHYNA! C-H-Y-N-A. Is it that hard? Ugh! Never mind...and yes I have.

Anonymous: Are there any titles that you've despised?

Chyna: Despise is not a common word to me. I dislike books not pour my hatred out to them.

Anonymous: Interesting...*Cough* Liar.

Chyna: I'm sorry? (Chokes on tea)

Anonymous: Oh nothing, love. So what book would you love to recommend to your friends?

Chyna: I would love to recommend Let The Sky Fall by Shannon Messenger, the book wasn't perfect for me,  but I loved the hilarious and romantic scenes that drew me in.

Anonymous: I'll take note of that. What about something you wouldn't recommend?

Chyna: Interesting question. Usually when I dislike a book I would stop reading, but I hate DNFs. If you'd like to avoid DNFs I'd say Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater.

Anonymous: Thank you so much Cheena!

You must read:

Seventeen-year-old Vane Weston has no idea how he survived the category five tornado that killed his parents. And he has no idea if the beautiful, dark-haired girl who’s swept through his dreams every night since the storm is real. But he hopes she is.

Seventeen-year-old Audra is a sylph, an air elemental. She walks on the wind, can translate its alluring songs, and can even coax it into a weapon with a simple string of commands. She’s also a guardian—Vane’s guardian—and has sworn an oath to protect Vane at all costs. Even if it means sacrificing her own life.

When a hasty mistake reveals their location to the enemy who murdered both of their families, Audra’s forced to help Vane remember who he is. He has a power to claim—the secret language of the West Wind, which only he can understand. But unlocking his heritage will also unlock the memory Audra needs him to forget. And their greatest danger is not the warriors coming to destroy them—but the forbidden romance that’s grown between them.

Why?:

When I saw this copy outside my local  bookstore, I knew I had to have it. After I received an email from the publisher about this title the cover drew me in. I love this book! I'm sure some of you will too. 

I do not recommend:

 For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without.

Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human… until the cold makes him shift back again.

Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.

Why?:

This title was lucky enough that I even took the time to finish the book, but I just didn't like to pacing of the story and the characters were very dull.