So, I've been reading quite a bit. I'm thinking of starting another blog to separate my reading habits from my other life. I might turn it into a better review process instead of just a record of what I have read (it's sad when I can't remember if I've read the book before or not). We'll see what comes up in the next couple of weeks.
Firelight by Sophie Jordan
Reading about Dragons. I enjoyed how this plot played out however I hated how it ends. Granted, it's set up for a sequel that was released last month. Let's just say there are some parts of a teenager that I am super glad I outgrew... But I still enjoy young adult books.
Stork by Wendy Delsol
This book was definitely interesting. It involves a secret society that chooses who gets to give birth to select babies (hence the title), but it goes around how the girl deals with life. In a new school, newly divorced parents, went from sun to cold in 5 seconds flat (California to Minnesota). Yeah, I don't like snow either...
Destined for an Early Grave First Drop of Crimson
Eternal Kiss of Darkness
I had to keep going in my vampire series. I have two books left to read in this series. I've really enjoyed these books. And as much as I hate the covers and the fact that they're in the romance section in the library, I'll still read these. Yeah, you had me at vampire...
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
This book had a really interesting concept and goes through how a town deals with suicide. One girl's life was hell to live, so she made sure all the reasons why she decided to die knew about it. Granted, a person may make your life hell, but taking your own life is still a choice you make. The girl was just as guilty (if not even more guilty) than those she blamed. However it was a good read, and I think everyone needs to be reminded about how our actions affect others.
Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky
This book holds an award that very few books will ever receive from me. It is the award of putting me to sleep. It was a good plot and made you think, but it was too slow for my tastes. It's set in the future where people only interact with each other online. It's a very realistic future with the way the world's heading, and I think that's what makes this book a little disturbing. If there happens to be a sequel to this book, I'll most likely read (regardless of how easily it might put me to sleep).
What I Said and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
I'm not going to lie, I randomly picked this book up because of the cover. This is set after World War II, and it's a realistic story about a family who manages to get themselves into some worldly troubles. The daughter, a 15-year-old girl who's desperately in love with a 23-year-old veteran. I'd honestly say this story was just stupid and dumb. But a couple of days afterwards, it was still in my mind. If you were left with a very difficult decision, would you do what's right by your family or what's right by a moral society?
Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce
Tamora Pierce was one of my favorite authors as a teenager. So, I decided to try this book in tribute to one of my favorite authors. And yes, I enjoy reading young adult books, but there are some I shouldn't pick up anymore. This plot fell falt for me. I had it picked about 20 pages into it. If you're not familiar with Tamora Pierce, her books are always set in a fantasy world where there's magic and all sorts of things. They're really good reads, but I didn't enjoy this one as much.
Die for Me by Amy Plum
For people who love reading anything supernatural but are kind of sick of the vampire/werewolf bandwagon, this book is for you. It has a supernatural twist to it that is totally interesting. I don't care if the plot was a little obvious once things were explained a little, I still enjoyed it. And I want to read more of her books.
Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong
I should have read this book in the summer time when it came out, but I forgot to. Kelley Armstrong is one of my favorite authors, her twelfth Otherworld book doesn't disappoint. This book is from spell-caster Savannah's point of view, and I enjoyed it. I don't want to ruin the plot or anything, but you see a lot of the characters from other books in this one. It seems like the books are all culminating to a huge event. But again, I'm sick of the cliff hangers already. Even if this isn't one of those cliff hangers that cause you to throw the book across the room after finishing the last page, it's still a cliff hanger.
Blood Red Road by Moira Young
I just finished this book today. And I enjoyed it. It seemed like it was set in the future after human civilization collapses (I'm just guessing here). It has a Southern twang writing style that I absolutely loved reading (you Mark Twain kind-of-but-not-really twang). It's from Saba's point of view and follows her life after her brother, Lugh, is mysteriously taken. The one issue I did have with Saba is how poorly she treated her sister. I wanted to wring her neck most of the time when she talked to her sister. Anyways, it was an interesting book to say the least.
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