ada's bookshelf

 "becoming fearless isn't the point. that's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free of it." Divergent is so motivating and intimidating, after reading it i believed to be capable of jumping off of a moving train.  this is the first book in the trilogy. (divergent, insurgent, allegiant).  The protagonist, Beatrice (Tris) Prior is a girl from the Abnegation faction. There are five factions in total- Abnegation (for selfishness), Dauntless (for bravery), Amity (for kindness), Erudite (for cleverness) and Candor (for honesty) All the people are divided into different factions according to how they are supposed to behave and to maintain peace. It is a broken community, with everyone tore into 5 separate communities.  When you come of age, which is sixteen years, you are supposed to chose a faction for yourself.  You have a choice of remaining with your family in the faction you were born in or you can switch to another one.  but h...

 "his eyes were green" Best. freaking. book. ever. city of heavenly fire is the last and final tmi (the mortal instruments) book. I highly recommend this book because i laughed and cried and screamed and cried again through all the 800 pages. Yes, 800 pages. One of the reasons why it's the best book ever. The longer, the better, am i right? Clary, Jace, Alec, Isabelle and Simon journey through literal hell to stop Sebastian, Clary, the protagonist's brother from destroying the earth and the race of shadowhunters (half angel, half humans who fight demons and prevent them from coming to earth) with it. He is on the move, systematically, turning shadowhunter against shadowhunter. This book is SO EMOTIONAL. i have to admit, i didn't see it coming, but i still love it. in fact, i love it even more because of how emotional it is.  just a heads up to everyone who has and hasn't read this book-  you are going to cry here. even if you're ready, it will take you by ...

 "I didn't want things to stay the same for eternity because I knew things would always get better" Percy Jackson and the last olympian is the final and fifth book in the Percy Jackson series. One word describes this book. Amazing.  This particular book is the reason I got into reading. It is so good and I absolutely recommend you all to read the complete series. If you like it, you can move on to Heroes of Olympus (the next series) This conclusion to the saga revolves around Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon, as he leads his friends in a last stand to protect Mount Olympus and the rest of the world from Kronos and his army of titans and monsters. This book is full of unpredictable plot twists and sudden cliffhangers which never makes you want to put the book down. The bond of the characters and their trust for each other is endless and I find it extremely wholesome.  ~ Tiny Spoiler Ahead ~ For example, Annabeth takes a dagger for Percy in her shoulder bec...

 "Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to switch on the light" Another year at Hogwarts. What could go wrong, am I right? Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is the third book of the famous 'Harry Potter' series. Out of all the books, I would, without hesitation say, this one is my favourite. Along with his friends- Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, Harry investigates Sirius Black, an escaped prisoner from Azkaban, the wizard prison, believed to be one of Lord Voldemort's old allies. This book takes an interesting turn, and is much more darker and scarier than the others. Another reason it's my favourite.  This book is focusing on the characters unbreakable friendships and their compelling adventures and I definitely recommend reading it. (Although, i'm sure you've already read it. I mean it's Harry Potter) I don't want to be the one giving spoilers but in this book, you would get to know something ...

 "The thing about a spiral is, if you follow it inward, it never actually ends. It keeps tightening, infinitely" This novel is about a troubled 16 year old girl named Aza holmes, She struggles with anxiety and OCD, which often brings up her constant fear of obtaining the disease, C. diff. Through her journey, her loved ones try their best to support her and help her get better but it just worsens and worsens. She is just a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts. This book is one of the best I have ever read because I love how the author John Green shares Aza's story with a shattering, unflinching clarity. Aza believes she is not a real person, and this is how she explains it- “I don't control my thoughts, So they are not mine, I don't decide if I'm sweating or getting anxiety or C diff or whatever, so my body isn't really mine. I don't decide any of that- outside forces do. They control my actions. ...

"I am rooted, but I flow." This book was everything. It made me feel everything. Even if it was sad, and I wish it shouldn't have been done, I love it just the way it is written. I know it had to be done. I just wish he could have sticked around for a little while longer. This story is of a girl who learns to live from a boy who wants to die.  Violet Markey is still in a shock from her sister's death and is not able to live her life she used to before the accident. She is forever changed. She is devastated. Why and how can living become suddenly so tough when you lose someone you love? It is all too overwhelming- her parents, her friends, her counsellor, when she finds herself on the top of the ledge above her high school. A building six stories high. She didn't even realise she had walked up to the place until she was looking down. Theodore Markey is a boy who is broken and no one can fix it. He experiences these dark times when he disappears into a place in in h...