As usual, at the end of the year it seems as though I'm rushing around trying to get everything I wanted to get done finished. Also, forgoing fancy formatting tonight. Next post I'll get back to that.
Like reading 75 books. Where did November go?! The trip to London kind of threw me out of my reading groove for a good while. Under the suggestion of a friend I lowered my goal to a more reasonable 50. Maybe 2013 will be the year for getting past 50 books? I'm just really bad at binge reading I think. I read and read and read and then just stop for months at a time and then pick it back up again. Not that 50 is a small number of books to read in a year by a long shot. I know that's more than some people have read in their entire lifetime. Sad that isn't it? Maybe it's just because I love books so much.
So, with my new goal of 50 books for the year my progress is now at 58% of the way there! ...Yeah I know that's only a tiny bit over halfway there. Hence why the title of this post is "Sprinting to the end of 2012". -whistles innocently- It's nothing new really though. =) Last year I reached my goal of 50 with about 2 or so hours left in the year.
What can I say? I like a good challenge? I'm masochistic when it comes to books? Who knows! =D
The last two books I read were Boneshaker by Cherie Priest and Adaptation Malinda Lo.
The brief summaries of what I thought:
Boneshaker: Not what I expected and while it wasn't a "can't put it down" title, it wasn't so bad it was like pulling teeth to get through. It seemed a bit rushed in places. Lots of characters that could've been developed more. I daresay I almost wanted MORE back story on some of them. Going from books that are nothing but to ones that don't give enough. I'm just not easily pleased am I? =P
Adaptation: Part of me wants to say I like some of the realistic moments in this book... but when it comes to a fantasy/sci-fi book can you really use a word like "realistic" honestly? Perhaps in regards to character reactions. I really enjoyed the dynamic between the two girls. Fingers crossed for them in the upcoming (who knows when) sequel. I couldn't even properly dislike the guy, though I want to! -sigh- I'm just a huge romantic sucker, I know!
More recently I finished reading: Tortall and Other Legends by the incomparable Tamora Pierce. If you haven't read any of her books I strongly urge you to do so now. They may be young adult books but they're still some of my favorite fantasy novels ever.
This book was a FANTASTIC collection of short stories by the author that take place in the various worlds she's created, as the title would suggest. I loved that I got to know what happened in the future with some of the characters. That things were going, if not perfectly well with them, happily in some form or other. It also enabled me to see the Tortall universe as a real, breathing place for the first time. You get to see that while this event may be happening in Tortall itself, in other parts of the world events just as important are taking place. People are living their lives, striving and succeeding to live. A big part of me was sad at the end of each short story, some of them I wished dearly were full length novels. I would buy them and devour them in a heartbeat.
I'm not sure that I could pick a definite favorite among them... Okay, that's a lie. ^_^ The short story A Dragon's Tale takes place many years after my #1 favorite series by Ms. Pierce: The Immortals Quartet. I love Daine and Numair to pieces. Getting to see things from Kitten's POV was fantastic. Plus, it's nice to see Numair, no matter what will always be my favorite lanky Stork Man mage who's curiosity knows no end.
Every single story in this collection is fantastic. I would really enjoy seeing longer versions of Plain Magic and Lost. Lost because I love Tortall and would enjoy returning there again. Plain Magic because the dynamic between the two women has great potential to become an amazing book. I doubt that will happen, but one can keep their fingers crossed can't they?
If you've never read anything my Ms. Pierce this is a fantastic place to start to give you a taste of her writing, though if you do plan on reading her others works, beware of spoilers in some of the stories in this collection! Seriously!
At this moment in time I am reading His Majesty's Dragon, Temeraire #1. I wasn't expecting to like this book as much as I am! When first reading what this book was about I was definetely on the fence as to if it was something worth trying. Now I am heartily glad I've decided to read it. The series is currently 7 books long and I've no idea when it's ending. Sadly, series with that many books seem to loose their ...spark as the characters get put through one adventure after another. I've not got my hopes up that this one will be like the Dresden Files, which at any point and time I can pick up the next book in the series and be just as entertained as when I read the first book. Fingers crossed that the Temeraire series holds up and that I enjoy the ending as much as I have the beginning!
Books To Read Next:
These top two I'm reading next for sure.
The tale of Genji / Murasaki Shikibu, b. 978?
The name of the star / Johnson, Maureen, 1973-
These ones are: Possibly to be read very soon.
Covet: a novel of the fallen angels / Ward, J. R.
Death most definite / Jamieson, Trent.
Fox and Phoenix / Bernobich, Beth.
Incarnate / Meadows, Jodi.
Magic bites / Andrews, Ilona.
The Floating Island / Haydon, Elizabeth.
The Floating Islands / Neumeier, Rachel.
Under heaven / Kay, Guy Gavriel.
Urban shaman / Murphy, C. E.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
35% of the way there!
Okay, as promised back when I first posted this... reviews! (Mostly doing this at the moment due to lack of ingredients for baking and cooking at the moment.) The major delay in posting new reviews is because I went on a two week vacation to London just recently and things were quite crazy for awhile. I didn't get much reading done on the trip (none really!) but as I was there to experience London, I'd say that's okay. Even if it did put me a bit behind on my reading schedule haha.
Books I've read since the last time I posted:
Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Goodbye For Now by Laurie Frankel
Black Dawn by Rachel Caine
Singing the Dogstar Blues by Alison Goodman
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
The Dragon's Tooth by N.D. Wilson
Whew, that's a lot! But many more to come too!
Warning Spoilers Ahead!!!
Starting from the top.
Fragile Eternity (Wicked Lovely #3) by Melissa Marr
Fragile Eternity... I honestly don't know if starting this series off by accident with the companion novel Ink Exchange ruined my ability to enjoy this series or not. All I know is that Fragile Eternity was a bit of a chore to get through. There was almost 0 character development. Things happened, but the characters really didn't "grow". They changed a bit, yes, but not for the better in my opinion. I couldn't stand Seth and Ash in this book and they're the main characters! They didn't talk. They didn't communicate problems they were both having and as a result things went bad. Fast. After reading this book my desire to finish the series fell away completely. Thus ends my reading of the Wicked Lovely series and possibly any other Melissa Marr book if this is the way hers are all written.
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
I adored Seraphina to death. One of the best books I've read this year, right up there with Eon and Eona. This my lovely readers, is one of those books where I want you to just go and read it. Right now. Seriously! What are you waiting for? Go to your library, your local bookstore or online and buy a copy!
I did have one complaint. Certain things seemed... rushed. I don't want to spoil anything and say exactly what I felt was rushed however. Unlike certain other books which I've read somewhat recently (I'm lookin at -you- Fragile Eternity!) there was a good amount of character development in this story. Not JUST in the main character however. There was development in others. I felt such elation at the development of the relationship between Orma and Seraphina. When push came to shove it the result was "awesome".
Seraphina is my favorite kind of Heroine. ...Ugh. Bad Twilight connotations with that word now...Anyone else? (shudder) Anyways, she's not perfect. Far from it! She's unsure of herself, she gets scared, she gets angry, she gets determined. She goes after what she wants and does what she believes to be the best course of action even if it will get her in trouble. Even if others don't see that path as the correct thing to do, she does what she believes in. You get to see her evolve into this amazing young woman who's ready to take on the world.
Again, read this. Now. ^_^
Goodbye For Now by Laurie Frankel
Oh this book. I'll be honest here and admit that this book made me cry. If I were in HS I'd never admit to such a thing. But now I don't care and can admit when something moves me in an emotional manner. You could say this book is split up into 3 parts I think. The entire last part of this book had me in tears almost the whole time.
This is one of those poignant, reach right into your chest and pluck your heart strings, kind of books. It examines life and love and possibly most importantly... death. What death means to you, to others. This book also makes you consider the future, the kind of technology which honestly probably isn't THAT far off into coming into existence. It's a bit scary to think about to tell the truth. What would you do if you had a chance for one last conversation with someone you loved who died? Would you take that chance? Would you say: No? Taking that chance would give that person back to you if only a little. But wouldn't it be better to just let them go? To hang onto the good memories you have of that person? It's a tough choice. It's a tough topic to consider period.
Black Dawn (Morganville Vampires #12) by Rachel Caine
Ahh we once again return to Morganville, Texas. A hot dusty town where there roam vampires. Like every other book in this series it goes by fast. You open the front cover and if you blink the whole story has gone by! Almost. The pace of this series is one of the things that makes it enjoyable to me. It doesn't drag it's feet to get things going. Things are ALWAYS happening in Morganville. Always. Not to mention the events in the book can be usually measured in days. Sadly this book really drove a steak through my hopes of a Mirnin and Claire romance. Mostly. -dramatic sigh- What can I say? I'm a sucker for crazy fanged-bunny-slipper-wearing genius types! Stupid Shane. Okay... Shane isn't a bad guy. He's actually a really decent type. Much to my chagrin. He even manages to come up with an idea to save the day in this book. I really want to dislike him, but I can't! Not 100% at least. Part of me still thinks he's too much "dumb jock" for Claire but eh, what do I know? (Crazy genius' are better!!!)
Overall I really enjoyed this book. Lots of twists and turns like normal. More recent to the series however is the mass amount of POV switching that occurs. In some books it would be overwhelming to deal with so many. For this series it works. Everything you see through each character's eyes is worth noting.
Happily this series hasn't slowed down it's bullet train rate of progression since book 1. Looking forward to what these guys get caught up in next. I mean, seriously... How many disasters can these guys run into? They're like freaking Scooby Doo and the Mystery Machine. Except with a crazy vampire and a hearse.
Eagerly awaiting #13 out of 17! (Getting close-ish to the end!)
Singing The Dogstar Blues by Alison Goodman
I was both extremely eager and hesitant to read this book. Eager because the other two books I read by Ms. Goodman blew my expectations out of the water and into space. She is the author of Eon and Eona. My top two favorite books of this year. I was hesitant because Singing The Dogstar Blues was her first novel. Not to mention the premise is a bit odd! Aliens and time travel... in Australia! Okay, to be fair it's pretty far into the future. But still, Australia!
Quite happily though this book was just as much of a joy to read as Eon and Eona were. The heroine is a tough and scrappy little thing who isn't afraid to get her answers any way she can. Some of plot twists were a little bit predictable, but for a first novel it was more than decent.
As in Eon and Eona, one thing that made me happy was the author's approach to sexuality and love. It's just right there, casually slipped in. In a nice positive way. Not in your face, but still a key component. Just as it ought to be.
I have no complaints about this book aside from the length. It could've been longer and I would've been more than happy to keep reading! Def pick up a copy if you like time travel, aliens and espers! Oh wait... Wrong blog. =P (You get bonus points for getting the reference!) But really, get a copy if it sounds interesting! Definitely worth the read!
The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1) by Julie Kagawa
This was another book I was eager to read, again with some slight hesitation. Eager this time because Julie Kagawa's other series Iron Fey was fanfreakingtastic. The Iron Prince was my #1 of the series however. Ash for the win!! =D
I was hesitant about this one because it was about vampires. I like vampires as much as anyone but with the big vampire crazy over the last couple years you can't blame me for being wary of someone who might just be attempting to jump on the bandwagon. Happily this book exceeded all my expectations and set the bar high for the sequel.
In a post apocalyptic world where vampires rule everything inside their city walls there are people who have no wish to follow their overlords. People who are determined to not be "cattle" who want to fight for the human race. Allie is one such person. But when tragedy strikes Allie must make a decision. Become what she hates or die. Choosing to live, she becomes a vampire and learns that there is so much more to the world that she thought. An attempt to hang on to her past causes her and her brief mentor to flee the outer limits of the city. After journeying on alone Allie comes across a group of people who are surviving out in the wild.
Lead by a zealous ex-preacher and his second in command "Zeke" they are searching for Eden. Or as close to it gets in this world. A place free of vampires, free of the dangerous Rabids. Allie decides to tag along with this hopeful band of humans for a time. For as long as she can fight off the ever present hunger. Slowly Allie and Zeke find themselves being drawn together but can anything happen of it? He who hates vampires more than almost anything else, her the very thing he hates?
This book is so, SO different from her Iron Fey series it's amazing. From the world of Fey to a world of death and blood and oppression. Ms. Kagawa's skill at imagery is stunning. I can still picture the scene where Allie sees a car with a tree growing through the hood. This book seemed more "alive" more "there" than the Iron Fey series. The author's overall grasp of a post apocalyptic world is spectacular.
This book is #3 in my top books of the year list currently. So much I could say about this book. So much that I shall leave you to discover for yourself!
The Dragon's Tooth (Ashtown Burials #1) by N.D. Wilson
As the description of this book says: Fans of Percy Jackson will probably enjoy this book. The book got off to not so speedy a start, but things quickly picked up. There are a lot of parallels that could be drawn between this book and the Percy Jackson series. Which is both good and bad. Good because it has many elements that made Percy Jackson so likeable. Bad because it gives you that whole "It's been done before" vibe. Mostly this book felt like it was constantly laying down groundwork for the rest of the series to build on. But too much at once almost. Lots of characters, lots of things going on.... but not enough explained in detail that I wanted to know.
Antigone and Cyrus become Acolytes to a secret society basically and are told to inherit from their recently deceased benefactor they must reach Journeyman status within a year. Under old rules. Tough rules. All while evading a "kind of immortal but not" baddie who's intent on getting a very old and powerful relic in the possession of one Cyrus Smith.
This book was a fun ride. But over too soon. You're introduced to all these amazing ideas and concepts and aren't allowed to stop and examine them. The part I was most looking forward to, the part where they're training to gain said Journeymen status... skipped right over! Right to the testing, which wasn't given in much detail either! I was honestly really disappointed with that.
I really want to read the second book in this series. I fear that it's going to have that awesome but rushed as hell feeling to it. I would also like to see some more of the story from Antigone's point of view as well. Cyrus is a good character to have a POV from, but I want to see things from his sister's POV a bit more often too.
SPOILERS OVER
Well that wraps up my thoughts on those books for today. I could easily go into more detail about many of these, but I'd much rather you read them yourselves and find out all the great things they're hiding inside!
Before I go I'm going to toss up a list of upcoming books that I'm going to be reading. =P But I AM starting Boneshaker tonight so it's next up on the list! I do have them ordered on my bookcase in "to read" order, but I'm not in the mood to order them as such here tonight. Perhaps after I read Boneshaker I'll feel like it.
Upcoming Books To Read!
In no particularly planned order:
Boneshaker / Priest, Cherie.
Adaptation / Lo, Malinda.
Covet: a novel of the fallen angels / Ward, J. R.
Death most definite / Jamieson, Trent.
Fox and Phoenix / Bernobich, Beth.
His majesty's dragon / Novik, Naomi.
Incarnate / Meadows, Jodi.
Magic bites / Andrews, Ilona.
The Floating Island / Haydon, Elizabeth.
The Floating Islands / Neumeier, Rachel.
The name of the star / Johnson, Maureen, 1973-
The tale of Genji / Murasaki Shikibu, b. 978?
Tortall and other lands: a collection of tales / Pierce, Tamora.
Under heaven / Kay, Guy Gavriel.
Urban shaman / Murphy, C. E.
Books I've read since the last time I posted:
Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Goodbye For Now by Laurie Frankel
Black Dawn by Rachel Caine
Singing the Dogstar Blues by Alison Goodman
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
The Dragon's Tooth by N.D. Wilson
Whew, that's a lot! But many more to come too!
Warning Spoilers Ahead!!!
Starting from the top.
Fragile Eternity (Wicked Lovely #3) by Melissa Marr
Fragile Eternity... I honestly don't know if starting this series off by accident with the companion novel Ink Exchange ruined my ability to enjoy this series or not. All I know is that Fragile Eternity was a bit of a chore to get through. There was almost 0 character development. Things happened, but the characters really didn't "grow". They changed a bit, yes, but not for the better in my opinion. I couldn't stand Seth and Ash in this book and they're the main characters! They didn't talk. They didn't communicate problems they were both having and as a result things went bad. Fast. After reading this book my desire to finish the series fell away completely. Thus ends my reading of the Wicked Lovely series and possibly any other Melissa Marr book if this is the way hers are all written.
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
I adored Seraphina to death. One of the best books I've read this year, right up there with Eon and Eona. This my lovely readers, is one of those books where I want you to just go and read it. Right now. Seriously! What are you waiting for? Go to your library, your local bookstore or online and buy a copy!
I did have one complaint. Certain things seemed... rushed. I don't want to spoil anything and say exactly what I felt was rushed however. Unlike certain other books which I've read somewhat recently (I'm lookin at -you- Fragile Eternity!) there was a good amount of character development in this story. Not JUST in the main character however. There was development in others. I felt such elation at the development of the relationship between Orma and Seraphina. When push came to shove it the result was "awesome".
Seraphina is my favorite kind of Heroine. ...Ugh. Bad Twilight connotations with that word now...Anyone else? (shudder) Anyways, she's not perfect. Far from it! She's unsure of herself, she gets scared, she gets angry, she gets determined. She goes after what she wants and does what she believes to be the best course of action even if it will get her in trouble. Even if others don't see that path as the correct thing to do, she does what she believes in. You get to see her evolve into this amazing young woman who's ready to take on the world.
Again, read this. Now. ^_^
Goodbye For Now by Laurie Frankel
Oh this book. I'll be honest here and admit that this book made me cry. If I were in HS I'd never admit to such a thing. But now I don't care and can admit when something moves me in an emotional manner. You could say this book is split up into 3 parts I think. The entire last part of this book had me in tears almost the whole time.
This is one of those poignant, reach right into your chest and pluck your heart strings, kind of books. It examines life and love and possibly most importantly... death. What death means to you, to others. This book also makes you consider the future, the kind of technology which honestly probably isn't THAT far off into coming into existence. It's a bit scary to think about to tell the truth. What would you do if you had a chance for one last conversation with someone you loved who died? Would you take that chance? Would you say: No? Taking that chance would give that person back to you if only a little. But wouldn't it be better to just let them go? To hang onto the good memories you have of that person? It's a tough choice. It's a tough topic to consider period.
Black Dawn (Morganville Vampires #12) by Rachel Caine
Ahh we once again return to Morganville, Texas. A hot dusty town where there roam vampires. Like every other book in this series it goes by fast. You open the front cover and if you blink the whole story has gone by! Almost. The pace of this series is one of the things that makes it enjoyable to me. It doesn't drag it's feet to get things going. Things are ALWAYS happening in Morganville. Always. Not to mention the events in the book can be usually measured in days. Sadly this book really drove a steak through my hopes of a Mirnin and Claire romance. Mostly. -dramatic sigh- What can I say? I'm a sucker for crazy fanged-bunny-slipper-wearing genius types! Stupid Shane. Okay... Shane isn't a bad guy. He's actually a really decent type. Much to my chagrin. He even manages to come up with an idea to save the day in this book. I really want to dislike him, but I can't! Not 100% at least. Part of me still thinks he's too much "dumb jock" for Claire but eh, what do I know? (Crazy genius' are better!!!)
Overall I really enjoyed this book. Lots of twists and turns like normal. More recent to the series however is the mass amount of POV switching that occurs. In some books it would be overwhelming to deal with so many. For this series it works. Everything you see through each character's eyes is worth noting.
Happily this series hasn't slowed down it's bullet train rate of progression since book 1. Looking forward to what these guys get caught up in next. I mean, seriously... How many disasters can these guys run into? They're like freaking Scooby Doo and the Mystery Machine. Except with a crazy vampire and a hearse.
Eagerly awaiting #13 out of 17! (Getting close-ish to the end!)
Singing The Dogstar Blues by Alison Goodman
I was both extremely eager and hesitant to read this book. Eager because the other two books I read by Ms. Goodman blew my expectations out of the water and into space. She is the author of Eon and Eona. My top two favorite books of this year. I was hesitant because Singing The Dogstar Blues was her first novel. Not to mention the premise is a bit odd! Aliens and time travel... in Australia! Okay, to be fair it's pretty far into the future. But still, Australia!
Quite happily though this book was just as much of a joy to read as Eon and Eona were. The heroine is a tough and scrappy little thing who isn't afraid to get her answers any way she can. Some of plot twists were a little bit predictable, but for a first novel it was more than decent.
As in Eon and Eona, one thing that made me happy was the author's approach to sexuality and love. It's just right there, casually slipped in. In a nice positive way. Not in your face, but still a key component. Just as it ought to be.
I have no complaints about this book aside from the length. It could've been longer and I would've been more than happy to keep reading! Def pick up a copy if you like time travel, aliens and espers! Oh wait... Wrong blog. =P (You get bonus points for getting the reference!) But really, get a copy if it sounds interesting! Definitely worth the read!
The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1) by Julie Kagawa
This was another book I was eager to read, again with some slight hesitation. Eager this time because Julie Kagawa's other series Iron Fey was fanfreakingtastic. The Iron Prince was my #1 of the series however. Ash for the win!! =D
I was hesitant about this one because it was about vampires. I like vampires as much as anyone but with the big vampire crazy over the last couple years you can't blame me for being wary of someone who might just be attempting to jump on the bandwagon. Happily this book exceeded all my expectations and set the bar high for the sequel.
In a post apocalyptic world where vampires rule everything inside their city walls there are people who have no wish to follow their overlords. People who are determined to not be "cattle" who want to fight for the human race. Allie is one such person. But when tragedy strikes Allie must make a decision. Become what she hates or die. Choosing to live, she becomes a vampire and learns that there is so much more to the world that she thought. An attempt to hang on to her past causes her and her brief mentor to flee the outer limits of the city. After journeying on alone Allie comes across a group of people who are surviving out in the wild.
Lead by a zealous ex-preacher and his second in command "Zeke" they are searching for Eden. Or as close to it gets in this world. A place free of vampires, free of the dangerous Rabids. Allie decides to tag along with this hopeful band of humans for a time. For as long as she can fight off the ever present hunger. Slowly Allie and Zeke find themselves being drawn together but can anything happen of it? He who hates vampires more than almost anything else, her the very thing he hates?
This book is so, SO different from her Iron Fey series it's amazing. From the world of Fey to a world of death and blood and oppression. Ms. Kagawa's skill at imagery is stunning. I can still picture the scene where Allie sees a car with a tree growing through the hood. This book seemed more "alive" more "there" than the Iron Fey series. The author's overall grasp of a post apocalyptic world is spectacular.
This book is #3 in my top books of the year list currently. So much I could say about this book. So much that I shall leave you to discover for yourself!
The Dragon's Tooth (Ashtown Burials #1) by N.D. Wilson
As the description of this book says: Fans of Percy Jackson will probably enjoy this book. The book got off to not so speedy a start, but things quickly picked up. There are a lot of parallels that could be drawn between this book and the Percy Jackson series. Which is both good and bad. Good because it has many elements that made Percy Jackson so likeable. Bad because it gives you that whole "It's been done before" vibe. Mostly this book felt like it was constantly laying down groundwork for the rest of the series to build on. But too much at once almost. Lots of characters, lots of things going on.... but not enough explained in detail that I wanted to know.
Antigone and Cyrus become Acolytes to a secret society basically and are told to inherit from their recently deceased benefactor they must reach Journeyman status within a year. Under old rules. Tough rules. All while evading a "kind of immortal but not" baddie who's intent on getting a very old and powerful relic in the possession of one Cyrus Smith.
This book was a fun ride. But over too soon. You're introduced to all these amazing ideas and concepts and aren't allowed to stop and examine them. The part I was most looking forward to, the part where they're training to gain said Journeymen status... skipped right over! Right to the testing, which wasn't given in much detail either! I was honestly really disappointed with that.
I really want to read the second book in this series. I fear that it's going to have that awesome but rushed as hell feeling to it. I would also like to see some more of the story from Antigone's point of view as well. Cyrus is a good character to have a POV from, but I want to see things from his sister's POV a bit more often too.
SPOILERS OVER
Well that wraps up my thoughts on those books for today. I could easily go into more detail about many of these, but I'd much rather you read them yourselves and find out all the great things they're hiding inside!
Before I go I'm going to toss up a list of upcoming books that I'm going to be reading. =P But I AM starting Boneshaker tonight so it's next up on the list! I do have them ordered on my bookcase in "to read" order, but I'm not in the mood to order them as such here tonight. Perhaps after I read Boneshaker I'll feel like it.
Upcoming Books To Read!
In no particularly planned order:
Boneshaker / Priest, Cherie.
Adaptation / Lo, Malinda.
Covet: a novel of the fallen angels / Ward, J. R.
Death most definite / Jamieson, Trent.
Fox and Phoenix / Bernobich, Beth.
His majesty's dragon / Novik, Naomi.
Incarnate / Meadows, Jodi.
Magic bites / Andrews, Ilona.
The Floating Island / Haydon, Elizabeth.
The Floating Islands / Neumeier, Rachel.
The name of the star / Johnson, Maureen, 1973-
The tale of Genji / Murasaki Shikibu, b. 978?
Tortall and other lands: a collection of tales / Pierce, Tamora.
Under heaven / Kay, Guy Gavriel.
Urban shaman / Murphy, C. E.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
25% of the way there!
It's been a few days and 2 books read since my last post.
The last two books I read were
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsan
and
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
One of these books I greatly enjoyed. One of these books I really wanted to greatly enjoy.
I really, really enjoyed The False Prince. It's not everything I want in a novel, but it has that something that just sucked me in and made me not want to put the book down for a second. It started off great. It jumped right into action with the main character Sage stealing a roast for his orphanage. Right away he's dodging thrown cleavers and being tripped by strange men. I can't really stand stories that focus too much on build up before they get to (what I think of) as the good stuff. I don't need to know the entire history of minor characters. They're minor. If they have a purpose, by all means give them history and tell me about it. Incorporate it into the story. Do NOT devote a good chunk of the beginning of the book to minor characters who while they may have key roles are NOT the focus of the story.
This is something The False Prince does exceptionally well in my opinion. We are given information and history of the characters as needed. It's not shoved down our throats. Like with Sage, his story is presented from the get go. Not everything. Not even really the truth. But it's more than enough to get you going and curious to find out what the real story is. What's going on behind all the deception and the threats. The False Prince was an great read. The beginning was great, the middle was solid and the ending was satisfactory and left you wanting more. You really can't ask for more than that from a book.
I can think of a few books I've read recently that were nothing but a struggle to get through. A book shouldn't be a chore to read. It should be a joy. An escape into a world that you can embrace. A place where you can identify with a character, find them admirable.
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks was a chore at the beginning. For me, really, more than half of the book was a chore. Don't get me wrong though, I liked it. But there was far, FAR too much build up and not enough of what I wanted from the book. The back of the book tells me that Frankie is a brilliant criminal mastermind and genius prank puller. What are we given at the start of the book? A girl who is more focused on her boyfriend Matthew and his group of friends. Maybe it's because Matthew and his friends are the kind of people I couldn't stand in school, but to me there was nothing remarkable about them. Nothing fantastic. You certainly weren't given enough information about any of them to find them truly likable. I didn't even really like Frankie until she started pulling pranks. By then the book was sprinting to the finish. The ending was drab and boring and predictable. Makes me think of Wolfsangel I read recently.
I am tired of books that I only really enjoy the last half of. It makes me feel like half my time is being wasted. But unfortunately, I am the kind of person who can't NOT finish a book. Nor can I read multiple books at one time. Sometimes I wish I was. Other times I'm more than content to be myself and blaze through possibly 2 books in one day if left interrupted.
Now off to work on loading up my Kindle with books to read before leaving on vacation and to read while ON vacation. But! I have at least 14 books on hold at the library. Holds set to kick in a day before I get home from vacation!
To be read soon:
See you in a few books!
The last two books I read were
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsan
and
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
One of these books I greatly enjoyed. One of these books I really wanted to greatly enjoy.
I really, really enjoyed The False Prince. It's not everything I want in a novel, but it has that something that just sucked me in and made me not want to put the book down for a second. It started off great. It jumped right into action with the main character Sage stealing a roast for his orphanage. Right away he's dodging thrown cleavers and being tripped by strange men. I can't really stand stories that focus too much on build up before they get to (what I think of) as the good stuff. I don't need to know the entire history of minor characters. They're minor. If they have a purpose, by all means give them history and tell me about it. Incorporate it into the story. Do NOT devote a good chunk of the beginning of the book to minor characters who while they may have key roles are NOT the focus of the story.
This is something The False Prince does exceptionally well in my opinion. We are given information and history of the characters as needed. It's not shoved down our throats. Like with Sage, his story is presented from the get go. Not everything. Not even really the truth. But it's more than enough to get you going and curious to find out what the real story is. What's going on behind all the deception and the threats. The False Prince was an great read. The beginning was great, the middle was solid and the ending was satisfactory and left you wanting more. You really can't ask for more than that from a book.
I can think of a few books I've read recently that were nothing but a struggle to get through. A book shouldn't be a chore to read. It should be a joy. An escape into a world that you can embrace. A place where you can identify with a character, find them admirable.
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks was a chore at the beginning. For me, really, more than half of the book was a chore. Don't get me wrong though, I liked it. But there was far, FAR too much build up and not enough of what I wanted from the book. The back of the book tells me that Frankie is a brilliant criminal mastermind and genius prank puller. What are we given at the start of the book? A girl who is more focused on her boyfriend Matthew and his group of friends. Maybe it's because Matthew and his friends are the kind of people I couldn't stand in school, but to me there was nothing remarkable about them. Nothing fantastic. You certainly weren't given enough information about any of them to find them truly likable. I didn't even really like Frankie until she started pulling pranks. By then the book was sprinting to the finish. The ending was drab and boring and predictable. Makes me think of Wolfsangel I read recently.
I am tired of books that I only really enjoy the last half of. It makes me feel like half my time is being wasted. But unfortunately, I am the kind of person who can't NOT finish a book. Nor can I read multiple books at one time. Sometimes I wish I was. Other times I'm more than content to be myself and blaze through possibly 2 books in one day if left interrupted.
Now off to work on loading up my Kindle with books to read before leaving on vacation and to read while ON vacation. But! I have at least 14 books on hold at the library. Holds set to kick in a day before I get home from vacation!
To be read soon:
- Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
- Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr
- Black Dawn by Rachel Caine
- Singing the Dogstar Blues by Alison Goodman
- The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
- The Dragon's Tooth (Ashtown Burials, #1) by N.D. Wilson
- Seraphina (Seraphina, #1) by Rachel Hartman
- Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1) by Cherie Priest
See you in a few books!
Sunday, September 2, 2012
23%... What a ways to go!
Again, as the title of the post notes, I am at this moment in time 23% complete with my reading goal for 2012.
I have just finished reading Wolfsangel by MD Lachlan. In my opinion it wasn't a bad book. But it honestly wasn't so good I couldn't put it down to go do other things. If I can put a book down normally I just "like it". If I love it I'm liable to bite your head off for daring to interrupt my reading time. I won't say much about it here other than: If you like werewolves, Norse mythology and somewhat gory bloody battles and the battles of the mind over madness give it a shot. It was fun towards the end for me but then it seemed by that point the book was all over. But to each their own. I am 99% sure I won't be reading the rest of the Craw Trilogy as the descriptions for the rest of the books in this series just sound ... boring to be honest. I've many more books that are calling for my attention than an uninteresting sounding sequel.
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR: WICKED LOVELY #1
Now with that out of the way onto the other book I read in the last few days. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr, in the series of the same name. I accidentally read Ink Exchange first. It's the 2nd book in the series by the way. Honestly, reading them out of order might have really messed by perception up a bit... but even reading them in order it would've been odd. Things that happen in book 2 for example. Apparently Irial and Leslie know each other somehow? Casually? She seemed to know him. In book 2 she doesn't know him at all. Unless Dark Court boy is using some serious fey magics that's sloppy sequel writing. Reading them both has left me a bit confused as to some of the events as they are stated in #2. In both books however it feels like there's vital information... just out of reach. Some clue that would tie everything together and help it make more sense. I've got #3 on my list of upcoming books to read so we'll see what direction this ends up turning. I'm hoping the story gets all straightened out and less convoluted than it seems to be right now. Fingers crossed but hopes not high.
End of Spoilers.
Speaking of upcoming books to read... As of today there are 120 days left in this year. 17 weeks and 1 day. I have 58 books left to read to make it to 75. So I need to read about 3.5 books every week. Can I do it? I'll sure as hell try!
Upcoming books to read in order of preference (or library due date haha!):
1. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
2. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
3. Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
4. Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr
5. Black Dawn by Rachel Caine
6. Singing the Dogstar Blues by Alison Goodman
7. The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
8. The Dragon's Tooth (Ashtown Burials, #1) by N.D. Wilson
9. Seraphina (Seraphina, #1) by Rachel Hartman
10. Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1) by Cherie Priest
That's as far in advance as I'm willing to plan. Honestly only planning this far ahead at the moment because these lovelies waiting for my attention are all property of the local library system! As much as I don't mind paying fees to the wonderful institutions that left me get my reading fill for free I'd rather avoid fines if I can help it.
Books on the more distant horizon that I want to read in the somewhat immediate/distant-ish future:
(Most of which are to come out in the next few months and are colored in blue, books that are already out are in green.)
Tiger's Destiny (#4 in the Tiger's Curse series) by Colleen Houck (Comes out in 2 days! Sept. 4th!)
Flesh & Bone (Benny Imura, #3) by Jonathan Maberry (Sept. 11th)
Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst (Sept. 11th)
The Raven Boys (Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater (Sept. 18th)
The Lost Prince (The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten, #1) by Julie Kagawa
The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus #3) by Rick Riordan
Bitter Blood (Morganville Vampires #13) Rachel Caine
Finale (Hush, Hush #4) by by Becca Fitzpatrick
The Serpent's Shadow (Kane Chronicles #3) by Rick Riordan
The City of Lost Souls (Moral Instruments #5) by Cassandra Clare
Gallagher Girls series (6 books) by Ally Carter
Two Weeks Notice (Revivalist #2) by Rachel Caine
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Through Wolf's Eyes (Firekeeper Saga, #1) by Jane Lindskold
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin
If you can't tell most of those books up there are from series I've been following for a few years now. =) That's about 20 more books right there. Add that to the 10 from the library I have right at this moment and that would bring my grand total of books for the year read to: 47. Which still isn't where I'm supposed to be at this point and time haha. So that means many more trips to the library for me!
So, making small but sure progress on my goal! Another great thing about this blog is it helps me keep track of what I want to read. =D
Now off to get my butt moving and start reading The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen!
I have just finished reading Wolfsangel by MD Lachlan. In my opinion it wasn't a bad book. But it honestly wasn't so good I couldn't put it down to go do other things. If I can put a book down normally I just "like it". If I love it I'm liable to bite your head off for daring to interrupt my reading time. I won't say much about it here other than: If you like werewolves, Norse mythology and somewhat gory bloody battles and the battles of the mind over madness give it a shot. It was fun towards the end for me but then it seemed by that point the book was all over. But to each their own. I am 99% sure I won't be reading the rest of the Craw Trilogy as the descriptions for the rest of the books in this series just sound ... boring to be honest. I've many more books that are calling for my attention than an uninteresting sounding sequel.
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR: WICKED LOVELY #1
Now with that out of the way onto the other book I read in the last few days. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr, in the series of the same name. I accidentally read Ink Exchange first. It's the 2nd book in the series by the way. Honestly, reading them out of order might have really messed by perception up a bit... but even reading them in order it would've been odd. Things that happen in book 2 for example. Apparently Irial and Leslie know each other somehow? Casually? She seemed to know him. In book 2 she doesn't know him at all. Unless Dark Court boy is using some serious fey magics that's sloppy sequel writing. Reading them both has left me a bit confused as to some of the events as they are stated in #2. In both books however it feels like there's vital information... just out of reach. Some clue that would tie everything together and help it make more sense. I've got #3 on my list of upcoming books to read so we'll see what direction this ends up turning. I'm hoping the story gets all straightened out and less convoluted than it seems to be right now. Fingers crossed but hopes not high.
End of Spoilers.
Speaking of upcoming books to read... As of today there are 120 days left in this year. 17 weeks and 1 day. I have 58 books left to read to make it to 75. So I need to read about 3.5 books every week. Can I do it? I'll sure as hell try!
Upcoming books to read in order of preference (or library due date haha!):
1. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
2. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
3. Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
4. Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr
5. Black Dawn by Rachel Caine
6. Singing the Dogstar Blues by Alison Goodman
7. The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
8. The Dragon's Tooth (Ashtown Burials, #1) by N.D. Wilson
9. Seraphina (Seraphina, #1) by Rachel Hartman
10. Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1) by Cherie Priest
That's as far in advance as I'm willing to plan. Honestly only planning this far ahead at the moment because these lovelies waiting for my attention are all property of the local library system! As much as I don't mind paying fees to the wonderful institutions that left me get my reading fill for free I'd rather avoid fines if I can help it.
Books on the more distant horizon that I want to read in the somewhat immediate/distant-ish future:
(Most of which are to come out in the next few months and are colored in blue, books that are already out are in green.)
Tiger's Destiny (#4 in the Tiger's Curse series) by Colleen Houck (Comes out in 2 days! Sept. 4th!)
Flesh & Bone (Benny Imura, #3) by Jonathan Maberry (Sept. 11th)
Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst (Sept. 11th)
The Raven Boys (Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater (Sept. 18th)
The Lost Prince (The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten, #1) by Julie Kagawa
The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus #3) by Rick Riordan
Bitter Blood (Morganville Vampires #13) Rachel Caine
Finale (Hush, Hush #4) by by Becca Fitzpatrick
The Serpent's Shadow (Kane Chronicles #3) by Rick Riordan
The City of Lost Souls (Moral Instruments #5) by Cassandra Clare
Gallagher Girls series (6 books) by Ally Carter
Two Weeks Notice (Revivalist #2) by Rachel Caine
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Through Wolf's Eyes (Firekeeper Saga, #1) by Jane Lindskold
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin
If you can't tell most of those books up there are from series I've been following for a few years now. =) That's about 20 more books right there. Add that to the 10 from the library I have right at this moment and that would bring my grand total of books for the year read to: 47. Which still isn't where I'm supposed to be at this point and time haha. So that means many more trips to the library for me!
So, making small but sure progress on my goal! Another great thing about this blog is it helps me keep track of what I want to read. =D
Now off to get my butt moving and start reading The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen!
Thursday, August 23, 2012
20% Complete!
As the title of this post says I have reached 20% completion for my book reading goals for the year!
15 down, 60 more to go! Which at this point is only 10 more than last year's total. Not bad! I've still got 10 books on my bookshelf from the library waiting to be read.
I'm going to briefly (maybe?) talk about the last 4 books I read.
Spoilers ahead for:
Ash by Malinda Lo
Huntress by Malinda Lo
Eon and Eona by Alison Goodman
Starting with Huntress by Malinda Lo. I think I mentioned it in my first blog post. It was an awesome amazing book. Just the kind of story I love to read. A good strong main character that isn't without flaws. Though really, Huntress has two main characters. Both girls. Both of whom are inclined to like... wait for it, other girls! In a romantic sense! Which is one of the things I liked about this story the most. It was a part of the story but it wasn't the focus of the story. It didn't need to be. It wasn't shoved in your face. It was presented in a good way. A believable one too. I've felt like Taisa many a time when crushing on someone. So it gets points for being relate-able.
Moving on to Ash, which is in a very roundabout way a sequel to Huntress. It's a Cinderella story. If Cinderella was a tomboy. Who hung out with a suspicious fey fellow. Who fell in love with the King's Huntress. It was awesome. My favorite version of Cinderella that's been redone.
Which leaves the best for last. Eon: The Dragoneye Reborn and it's just as amazing sequel Eona: The Last Dragoneye. I won't spoil a damn thing about either of these. They are both my #1 favorite book/series of the year at this point. I will say however that they remind me of both the Lioness Rampant series by Tamora Pierce (my favorite author EVER) and the Black Magician trilogy by Trudi Canavan (who I don't really like because of her very awful stance on fanfiction, but I enjoyed her trilogy immensely.)
All are fantastic books which you should check out if you are so inclined towards fantasy style books! =) Now I'm off! Probably to start Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr.
15 down, 60 more to go! Which at this point is only 10 more than last year's total. Not bad! I've still got 10 books on my bookshelf from the library waiting to be read.
I'm going to briefly (maybe?) talk about the last 4 books I read.
Spoilers ahead for:
Ash by Malinda Lo
Huntress by Malinda Lo
Eon and Eona by Alison Goodman
Starting with Huntress by Malinda Lo. I think I mentioned it in my first blog post. It was an awesome amazing book. Just the kind of story I love to read. A good strong main character that isn't without flaws. Though really, Huntress has two main characters. Both girls. Both of whom are inclined to like... wait for it, other girls! In a romantic sense! Which is one of the things I liked about this story the most. It was a part of the story but it wasn't the focus of the story. It didn't need to be. It wasn't shoved in your face. It was presented in a good way. A believable one too. I've felt like Taisa many a time when crushing on someone. So it gets points for being relate-able.
Moving on to Ash, which is in a very roundabout way a sequel to Huntress. It's a Cinderella story. If Cinderella was a tomboy. Who hung out with a suspicious fey fellow. Who fell in love with the King's Huntress. It was awesome. My favorite version of Cinderella that's been redone.
Which leaves the best for last. Eon: The Dragoneye Reborn and it's just as amazing sequel Eona: The Last Dragoneye. I won't spoil a damn thing about either of these. They are both my #1 favorite book/series of the year at this point. I will say however that they remind me of both the Lioness Rampant series by Tamora Pierce (my favorite author EVER) and the Black Magician trilogy by Trudi Canavan (who I don't really like because of her very awful stance on fanfiction, but I enjoyed her trilogy immensely.)
All are fantastic books which you should check out if you are so inclined towards fantasy style books! =) Now I'm off! Probably to start Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Let's try this again shall we?
Yet another attempt at a blog. I tried to keep one daily last month. It was about things I wanted to work on to better myself. It got a bit too tedious for me I'm sad to say. Or the blog post would end up being a rant about things in life. So, I decided that from now on I'm just going to make it a "whenever it gets updated that's when it happens!" kind of thing. That and so I can talk about books. I love books.
I've decided that it's going to be a requirement of my future life mate to own a bookcase full of novels. They get extra points if the books are fantasy/sci-fi. They also need to be able to hold a decent conversation. Over a variety of communications options.
Anywho, books. Thanks to the wife of one of my best friends, I got started on Goodreads.com a year or so ago. It's an awesome place. Check it out.
No seriously. Go there now! If you love books you should be on goodreads.com!
I love it because it's a digital way to aid in the tracking of books I read every year. It also helps motivate me into reading more. One of the coolest features on the site is being able to set a goal for the year of how many books you want to read. Last year my goal was 50. 38 of which were read solely in the last two months of the year. That was fun. (Seriously! No sarcasm!) The last book of the year was finished within an hour of the midnight deadline on the last day of the year.
This year, I decided to ramp up the challenge to 75. I'd honestly love to say 100!!!! every year. But when it comes down to it... That's a lot of books! (May I just say THANK GOD for the public library?) Not only can reading that many books become quite costly if you're buying them, they'll take up a lot of space to boot! ...Which is becoming less of a problem with the age of e-readers. I myself, own a Kindle Fire from Amazon. Before that I owned a nice little Sony Pocket Reader.
I love, love, love my kindle. Reading on it is easy and relaxing and I don't get strained hand muscles if I read 3 books in one day. But, it isn't the same as reading a real book.
I'll never get that same experience reading "Where The Red Fern Grows" on my kindle as I will my ancient hardcover novel. I've spent many a fond evening with that little bit of paper. Those pages hold memories. Plus, it has that delightful old book smell that only a true bibliophile can appreciate!
I enjoy reading both actual novels and digital. Unless it's a reaally, reaaallly special novel, and I wanted to own a copy, I would buy it on my kindle fire. Saves space. Instant delivery and quite possibly cheaper!
Certain books, you just NEED to own a physical copy of.
Harry Potter anyone?
Mostly right now however, in the name of saving money... I am trying to get as many books as I can from the library. If the library doesn't have them they go on to my special list of books to "someday buy".
At this very moment in time as I sit here typing I have 15 library books stacked on my bookcase (in order of reading preference of course). Two which I have already finished. 13 more lovely little titles just waiting for my undivided attention!
I have a decent number awaiting attention on my kindle as well. However, I would like to save those for a planned vacation in about 2 months. But that is a story for another day.
I think that when I have 5 books left to go from the Lib. that I shall start adding more to my holds list. I love the hold system at the library. Sure it means I need a grocery bag to haul all my books out of the building, but that's part of the fun! Not to mention people's expressions when you walk by with a big stack of books. =D
I will wrap up tonight's post by saying a few quick-ish things about Huntress by Malinda Lo. Possible spoiler!
This is exactly the kind of book I want to read. Action, adventure and romance. But the beautiful thing about the romance in this story? 2 girls! Not to mention no love triangles. OR a guy who was butting in on the developing affection between the two! For me ending was bittersweet, but that's probably what makes it so good in the end. It wasn't happily ever after, but it was ... I hate saying "more realistic" but in a way it was.
Now to go and customize my blog more with goodreads widgets!
I've decided that it's going to be a requirement of my future life mate to own a bookcase full of novels. They get extra points if the books are fantasy/sci-fi. They also need to be able to hold a decent conversation. Over a variety of communications options.
Anywho, books. Thanks to the wife of one of my best friends, I got started on Goodreads.com a year or so ago. It's an awesome place. Check it out.
No seriously. Go there now! If you love books you should be on goodreads.com!
I love it because it's a digital way to aid in the tracking of books I read every year. It also helps motivate me into reading more. One of the coolest features on the site is being able to set a goal for the year of how many books you want to read. Last year my goal was 50. 38 of which were read solely in the last two months of the year. That was fun. (Seriously! No sarcasm!) The last book of the year was finished within an hour of the midnight deadline on the last day of the year.
This year, I decided to ramp up the challenge to 75. I'd honestly love to say 100!!!! every year. But when it comes down to it... That's a lot of books! (May I just say THANK GOD for the public library?) Not only can reading that many books become quite costly if you're buying them, they'll take up a lot of space to boot! ...Which is becoming less of a problem with the age of e-readers. I myself, own a Kindle Fire from Amazon. Before that I owned a nice little Sony Pocket Reader.
I love, love, love my kindle. Reading on it is easy and relaxing and I don't get strained hand muscles if I read 3 books in one day. But, it isn't the same as reading a real book.
I'll never get that same experience reading "Where The Red Fern Grows" on my kindle as I will my ancient hardcover novel. I've spent many a fond evening with that little bit of paper. Those pages hold memories. Plus, it has that delightful old book smell that only a true bibliophile can appreciate!
I enjoy reading both actual novels and digital. Unless it's a reaally, reaaallly special novel, and I wanted to own a copy, I would buy it on my kindle fire. Saves space. Instant delivery and quite possibly cheaper!
Certain books, you just NEED to own a physical copy of.
Harry Potter anyone?
Mostly right now however, in the name of saving money... I am trying to get as many books as I can from the library. If the library doesn't have them they go on to my special list of books to "someday buy".
At this very moment in time as I sit here typing I have 15 library books stacked on my bookcase (in order of reading preference of course). Two which I have already finished. 13 more lovely little titles just waiting for my undivided attention!
I have a decent number awaiting attention on my kindle as well. However, I would like to save those for a planned vacation in about 2 months. But that is a story for another day.
I think that when I have 5 books left to go from the Lib. that I shall start adding more to my holds list. I love the hold system at the library. Sure it means I need a grocery bag to haul all my books out of the building, but that's part of the fun! Not to mention people's expressions when you walk by with a big stack of books. =D
I will wrap up tonight's post by saying a few quick-ish things about Huntress by Malinda Lo. Possible spoiler!
This is exactly the kind of book I want to read. Action, adventure and romance. But the beautiful thing about the romance in this story? 2 girls! Not to mention no love triangles. OR a guy who was butting in on the developing affection between the two! For me ending was bittersweet, but that's probably what makes it so good in the end. It wasn't happily ever after, but it was ... I hate saying "more realistic" but in a way it was.
Now to go and customize my blog more with goodreads widgets!
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