2015 Summer Reading: Series

28 series in all and have  63 in all to read. Need to cut those down somewhat so this I want to at least start or finish most of these on the list. So this should be a fun summer of reading a whole bunch of series, and not collect more.


The Grisha trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
1.Siege and Storm
2.Ruin and Rising


Daughter of Smoke and Bones trilogy by Laini Taylor
3.Daughter of Smoke and Bones
4.Days of Blood and Starlight

5.Dreams of Gods and Monsters

 

Benny Imura by Jonathan Maberry 

6.Dust and Decay

7.Flesh and Bones

8.Fire and Ash

 

The Immortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare 

9.City of Fallen Angels

10.City of Lost Souls

11.City of Heavenly Fire

12.The Bane Chronicles

 

Article 5 by Kristen Simmons 

13.Article 5

14.Breaking Point

15.Three

 

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

16. Shadow Kiss

17.Blood Promise

18.Spirit Bound

19.Last Sacrifice

 

Starters by Lissa Price 

20. Starters

21. Enders

 

Unwind by Neal Shusterman 

22.Unwind

23.UnWholly

 

The Summer by Jenny Hann 

24.The summer I turned pretty

25.It's not summer without you

 

Trylle by Amanda Hocking 

26.torn

27.ascend

 

The Percy Jackson series

28.the battle of the labyrinth

29.the last Olympian

 

Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne 

30.Monument 14

31.Sky on fire

32.Savage Drift

 

The Hybrid Chronicles by Kat Zhang

33. What's left of me

34. Once we were

 

Legend by Marie Lu

35.Prodigy

36.Champion

 

If I Stay by Gayle Forman 

37. If I stay

38. Where she went

 

Inkworld by Cornelia Funke 

39. Inkheart

40. Inkspell

41. Inkdeath

 

 Ravorland trilogy by Ann Agguire 

42. Outpost

43. Horde

 

The Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness 

44. The Ask and the Answer

45. Monster of Men

 

Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick 

46. Finale

 

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 

47. The fellowship of the ring

48. The two tower

49. The return of the King

 

Black dagger brotherhood  by J.R. Ward 

50. Lover Eternal

51. Lover Awakened

 

The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer

52. The Wishing Spell

53. The Enchantress Returns

 

His fair Assassin by Robin LaFevers 

54. Mortal Hearts

 

Age of Legends by Kelley Armstrong 

55. Empire of Night

 

Insider by Maria V. Snyder 

56. Inside out

57. Outside in

 

Glass by Maria V. Snyder 

58. Storm Glass

59. Sea Glass

60. Spy Glass

 

Mystic City by Theo Lawrence 

61. Toxic Heart

 

Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente 

62. The girl who circumnavigated Fairyland in a ship of her own making

63. Fell Beneath Fairyland and led the Revels there

 

Check back in Fall well see if I actual stayed on goal. :)

Review: The Madman's Daughter

Author: Megan Shephard
Series: The Madman's Daughter #1
Page Count: 420
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Format: Paperback
Source: Book Outlet
Rating:4.5/5
Summary: Juliet is an orphan in London thanks to her father scandal that ruined the last name Moreau. Now about to be put out into the streets she enlist the help of an old family servant Montgomery, who knows where her father is. Now Juliet goes to find answer from the one man who could answer them, and get more than she asked for.

This book I thought was going be darker than it actual was. I mean it does has it creepy moments but nothing to keep the lights on. However the story was fast paced, and had some really good twist. I also enjoyed seeing Juliet struggle with what her father was and that she maybe more like him then she cared. The creatures in this book though some are meaner then others some are sweet and your heart goes out to them.

The romance in this was interesting to a point. Juliet was so conflicted between Montgomery or Edward and the fact that she felt a connection to them both. It was part frustrating and as you learn more about the boys it gets more complicated.
That ending was so messed up and can't wait to read the next book since it doesn't involve the island. Plus I would love to see how Juliet handles all that she's learned on the island, and of course that betrayal.

March Wrap Up

I got through a lot of books. 10 to be exact which makes it my biggest reading month yet. I read 9 physical and 1 eBook. Bring my total page count to 3,909. 

Enclave by Ann Aguire 4/5

Scarlet by Marissa Meyers 5/5

Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder 5/5

Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder  4/5

Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi 4/5

Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder 4/5

Fracture Me by Tahereh Mafi 4/5

Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder 4/5

Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi 5/5

Cress by Marissa Meyers 5/5

My favorite book has to be Poison Study it was a very interesting storyline and loved the characters. Am 18/100 out of my goodreads account and so far all together I've read 6,493 pages in three months. Let's go April. 

Review: Fire Study

Author: Maria V. Snyder 

Series: Study #3

Page Count: 441

Format: paperback

Source: Amazon 

Publisher: Mira

Rating: 4/5

Summary: the conclusion to Yelena's story as she still try to learn her magic. However a new treat comes that scares the pants of Yelena and has her questioning everything. 

My thoughts: 

You would think that Yelena would get used to Mayhem. However this one has her trying to think one step ahead of those trying to kill her. She has to deal with the Daviian Vermin as they grow in power. Counselors who can't decide if they trust her, or who she should trust herself. Also there's this big bad Fire Warper after her so it's all in a regular day for her.  There is a point where Yelena tries to push everyone away for the fact that she's scared. And yet I loved as she started trusting in herself and those around her. 

The characters (to me) are the best part for they make some of the best conversation. With the sarcasm banter between all the characters show that they care. Oh and the romance between Valek and Yelena show that even with distance those two always find each other. 

The magic itself was fun because there is a big thing about good and bad magic. How easy it's to become corrupted and seek more of that power. 

Am so sad that the series ended but there is a spin off involving the same characters. Can't wait to get my hands on it hopefully soon. 

"Do Story Weavers sign a contract or make a blood oath to be difficult and stubborn and a pain in the ass?"-(75)

Daviian Vermin

Kirakawa

Review: Magic Study

Author: Maria V. Snyder

Series: Study #2

Page Count: 443

Source: Amazon 

Format: paperback

Publisher: Mira 

Rating: 4/5

Summary: Yelena left Ixia to Sitia to go train her magic, and learn about her past. But it seemed being a poison taster was the easier of the job. Now she has to grow in her magic and learn more about it and herself. 

The thing I enjoyed this book for the fact that Magic Study was set somewhere somewhere. And that Yelena was learning something new. She would be learning how to use her  magic and see how far it can actual go. Also watching her reconnect with her family. You do see some old faces however it takes awhile for them show up. And before they came Yelena is trying to stop a madman, and trying to bring peace between Sitia and Ixia. 

The story drags some and it's as good as the first. However the characters are still the best. And even the new ones grow on you. I hate more characters in these book and raved. However it was still a good second book, and can't wait for the last book. 

Review: Unravel Me

Author: Tahereh Mafi 

Series: Shatter Me #2

Page count: 461

Format: paperback

Source: book outlet

Publisher: Harper teen 

Rating: 4.5/5

Summary: 

Juliette is still haunted by her deadly touch. But now that she has teamed up with other rebels with powers of their own, she'll be able to fight back against The Reestablishment to save her broken world. With the help of these new allies, she'll also finally learn the secret behind Adam's—and Warner's—immunity to her killer skin.

Thoughts:

Though there was a slow beginning it was a step up from Shatter Me. It was so good to see Juliette stand on her own with Adam. She grew into herself after she had a pity party then she started thinking more for herself.  Also am glad to see Juliette and Warner talk as they should of done in the first book. She finally started to see there is more to Warner than everyone assume of him. Kenji even grew on me since I thought he was an okay character in the first book. Now I see him as the one person who told Juliette how it is. He got her out of her slump with Adam and helped her grow as a person and become more confident in her power. I would love to know more about Kenji especially before he came to Omega Point. He may be  joking most of the time however he does has a series side. 

The story itself was more about the war and what the Omega Point does to try and stop the Reestablishment. It was cool to see the Omega use there powers and see Juliette become part of the group. Also you see more outside and fighting. There was somethings that took me by surprise and now make me have a couple of questions that I would like answered. 

Now on to the next book Ignite Me maybe sometime soon when I buy it.

Review: Shatter Me

 Author: Tahera Mafi 

Series: Shatter Me #1

Page Count: 340

Format:Paperback

Source: bookoutlet 

Publisher: Harper Teens

Rating: 3/5

Summary: Juliette has a deadly  touch that makes her be sent to an asylum. Three years later she is free by the Reestablishment but at price she can't pay. Now Juliette has to fight against the Reestablishment and figure out why she has this touch. 

Summary: I grew to dislike this book as it progress. And I total blame Adam. Yes I get that he's special to Juliette but it made her really dumb. When she fell in love with Adam she became really Adam this and Adam that. She doesn't think for herself, and the more she spend with him the more I couldn't stand it. And I believe that Warner went about getting her on her wrong. If he actual talked to her instead of forcing her affections things would be different. I liked Kenji and James somewhat but they remind me more of a relief characters because they make me laugh and smile. 

Then we have the story itself where earth as we know it is in shambles. That is why the Reestablishment got control of the people so quickly because they needed a leader however were put in slavery. Then as we have the Reestablishment's of course we have the opposite being the Omega Point. They have people there that are like Juliette and I couldn't help thinking of anything but X-Men. 

Overall the book was okay and I will continue on for the fact I hear it get better. So does anyone else think of X-Men while reading Shatter Me? and if you do which character does Juliette remind you of? Or is just me let me know in the comments. 

Review: Enclave

Author: Ann Aguirre

Series: Ravorland #1

Page count: 259

Publisher:Square Fish

Source: bookoutlet

Format: paperback 

Rating: 4/5

Summary: Deuce was so excited to go to her naming ceremony and become a huntress. She didn't except though that she would be partnered up with the outcast Hunter Fade. Now as they go through the tunnels trying to figure out why the Freaks are changing patterns. Deuce is faced with the knowledge that all she's every known maybe wrong. 

The characters Deuce is a strong character she knows what she wants and does it. At first I would called her brainwashed as the rest of her clan thanks to the Council and the Wordkeeper. But as Deuce start to work with her outcast of a partner Fade she start to see things as they actual are. Fade himself is the quiet guy who came to the clan from the outside after three years by himself. He has great knowledge which helped a lot both in the tunnel and topside so that he and Deuce can survive. Again there is a romance hints there but also a maybe triangle. But Deuce is total dense to it. 

The story is based in New York in the subway tunnels where different clans who make rules so that the everyone can survive. Everyone is labeled as a brat and labeled as boy/girl with a number. That is until they turn 16 when they have a naming ceremony to see what which three categories as a hunter/huntress, builder, or breeder. Or main girl Deuce has always wanted to become a huntress so that she can help the clan by going into the tunnels with the Freaks (zombies) to get food. However later something happens and makes Deuce and her partner Fade go up topside which was New York City. It was cool to see Deuce who was born and told that the topside isn't livable to see that it really isn't. She has struggles being somewhere different and it was really cool to see that she had to learn things that we use everyday. 

I enjoyed to see Deuce struggle in a new world and her trekking across the land with Fade and some unlikely friends on the way. There was gangs that they had to fight and smart Freaks that actual came topside who are harder to fight. Also it's cute to see Deuce trying to figure out her feeling for Fade even with his mood swings. I enjoyed this book and can't wait to read the next book to see where they go from the ending. 

Review: Poison Study

Author:Maria V. Snyder 

Series: Study #1

Page Count:409

Publisher:Mira 

Source:Amazon 

Format: Paperback 

Rating: 5/5

Summary: Yelena is a convict waiting to be hanged when she gets a interesting job offer. To becoming the new poison taster for the Commander. Yelena takes the postion not knowing the dangers she now faces. Not only with maybe poisoning but assassin attempts and her past coming to finish her off.

This book is heartbreaking how good these book was. 

The characters were interesting to watch who could be trusted and who couldn't. We had our main girl Yelena who was charge with a murder that she admitted doing to become the Commanders poison taste tester. Then we have Valek the Commanders assassin and second hand man. To see Yelena grow from being always in the flee position to trying to not be the victim was a great thing to see. She started learning ways to protect herself so that her past won't repeat itself. Valek is a badass from day one and he has so many tricks that make his brilliant in his field. As he starts to open himself to Yelena you see that there is more to him then what you might have first thought.

 Then there's the lovable side characters like the power duo Ari and Janco. They are both like brothers to Yelena and it shows that care deeply for her. The Commander himself is a very rule driven person. That hasn't been corrupted and deeply cares for his people. He always listen to both sides before a ruling and has deep loyalty to the people he rule over. There is some hints of romance in the story but it's a built up not taking away from the story itself.

The story was interesting in the way that there are different military districts. And each MD has a different color and what they do to keep Ixia running smoothly without trading with other places. This book has some of the characteristics of Grave Mercy in a way that you could not trust anyone and that there's spies everywhere. There was times where I was raging at something that happened in the book and put it down for a breather. You learn a lot about how to be a poison taster, or fighting, even some about magic. 

I can't wait to get to the next book especially after that ending. Like I needed to buy more more books but for this series I will. 

Review: FANGIRL

Author: Rainbow Rowell 

Genre: YA Contemporary    

Publisher: St. Martins Griffin 

Page Count: 427

Rating:  5/5

Summary: Cath is crazy about two things writing Simon Snow fanfiction and her twin sister Wren. That was until they went off to college and Wren left to do her own thing. Now Cath has to figure out how to stand on her own two feet, and learn how to survive college and grain some independence from her twin sister. 

My Thought: 

The thing about contemporaries is that authors love living things open ended. FANGIRL was no exception. First off I've enjoyed this book more than I liked Eleanor and Park which seems to be a common thought. 

   This story is about Cath and she's about to go off to college wit her twin however her twin Wren wants to do her own thing without her. Now Cath is alone and doesn't know what to do with herself. From the first page to the last one you see such a growth in Cath where she went from being dependent to standing up for herself. And I believe that was thanks to Levi and Reagan. 

  Both character brought Cath out of her comfort zone, and showed her how to enjoy college more. Especially Levi he is a talker and all around happy guy, but he is a great character. My favorite scene is the the Outsider read all nighter. This is when things changed and over my favorite book to was just a bonus.

  Rainbow Rowell sure know how to write a coming of age book even if two more chapters  would have been awesome. However I loved this book and will be reading it again and again.

Happy reading to all the bookworms out there. 

Review: Cinder

Author: Marissa Meyer
Series: The Luna Chronicles
Page Count: 387
Format: Hardback

Source: Book Outlet

Publisher: Feiwel and Friends

Rating:*****/5

Summary: Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. 

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.  -Goodreads

Well it seems that I got bite by the Luna Chronicles bug that seems to have gotten to everyone. And am okay with that. Cinder is my first fairy tale re-telling and am glad that I started with the Luna Chronicles series. Marissa Meyers shows how to take a tale that everyone who grew up watching Cinderella with a new twist. Like how its not a regular girl but a cyborg, or that its not in a fairyland but in a futurist New Beijing. Also it's not about girl meets guy and falls in love, but have real problems.

The Story: In Commonwealth the people are suffering from a plague that is killing them faster then they can figure out where its coming from or how to cure it. Its interesting that Meyer Marissa made New Beijing into a futurist world where technology pretty much rule everything. There is some similarities in the both stories but even those have a difference in it. Case in point there is still the stepmother and sisters. However in this spin Cinder became a legal guardian to the father after a trip to Africa. Or that the youngest sister Peony is actual nice to Cinder. Its things like that that makes the story different and not the same.

The Characters: One thing I enjoyed is that we saw the prince more in this book then we every did in the Cinderella. Not only that but you see things in his point of view. Prince Kia has so much things to deal with at such a young age, but he's all for the people like he should be. I enjoyed Cinder and how she doesn't fall right for Prince Kia. It was a lot like a cat and mouse chase between them more her than him. But Cinder also showed her insecure about being part cyborg and tries to hide it. Loved Iko the android who has one of the best  personalities I've read a book in awhile. She wasn't programed like other androids and so like to speck her mind. Which could be both troublesome and funny at the same time. Plus Iko was a great friend to Cinder even if it sometimes can embarrass Cinder. 

Villain: Of course goes to Queen Lavanna because no one can top her in craziness. I love how she was so proud that on the moon none of her people does raids. Will no crap you can control them to think anything you want. How scary is that plus the fact you don't know what her face looks like thanks to glamours. She one crazy bitch with a capital B and she just calls it politics.

I fell like I've gushed enough and its time to start Scarlet to see what happened after a ending like that.

Making Up for Monday

Hosted by: An Avid Reader, Wannabe Reader

Question of the week: What character in a book would you like to sucker punch in the face?

There is a lot of characters I really want to smack but the one character that I really disliked is Bree from the Book of Shadows by Cate Tiernan the first book in the sweep series. I know this is about teenage drama however how she treated her best friend since they were kids over a guy. I really disliked her and would of loved to smack some sense into her.

REVIEW: Defiance

Author: R.J. Redwine
Series: Defiance
Pages: 403
Format: Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Summary:All Rachel Adams wanted to do was to leave her city state Baalboden to go find her father in the wasteland even if that meant facing the Curse One. When she get's to go into the wasteland its to go find a package that her father kept hidden from there Commander, and accompany by her new Protector Logan McEntire. However things don't go the way it's supposed to and both Rachel and Logan battle with something way bigger than they both thought.

My thoughts:
    This story is told in a duel point of view of the orphan, inventor, and apprentice to becoming a courier like her father Logan. Then there is Rachel the one who was taught how to fight and is spunky as hell thanks to her dad. I really like them both together because they help each other in what the other lacks. Like Logan is the thinker all though the book he would have a best and worst scenario and have multiply ways out of them. Rachel on the other hand shows her red hair spunky self and acts before she really acts. Logan was also the rock that Rachel needed as she kept getting knocked down by things that kept happening to her, and made sure that she didn't go into a dark place because of it.

    The villian is not really the Curse One which was described as a blind dragon without wings. It could sense though movement and sound and leaves a lot of destruction in its wake.  No the real evil is the leader of Baalboden and that's the Commander, He is a smart twisted man and seems to always be two steps ahead of Logan and Rachel or is just good at planning on the spot. The first 200 pages before they even leave the city state to go into the wasteland we see the Commanders control and how evil he can be. And he loves it especially when he outwits Logan it seems he gets a major high from it.

  This story was really gripping and keep me interested all through the story. I loved Logan and Rachel, raged at unnecessary deaths, and wished the death of the Commander. I can't wait until I can get the next book, and have them try to figure out the mystery that was at the end of this book.

Friday Read

 Defiance by C.J. Redwine is about a girl named Rachel Adams who wants to nothing more than go into the Waste and find her father. However people in the city-state of Baalboden doesn't her to for that reason alone and now Rachel and her protector Logan must figure it out and stop it. I only have sixty-five pages left and excited about where am at and can't wait to finish this today before going to work. My next book goes toward the Read Your Book Shelf A Thon or RYBSAT. So I chose a fantasy shelf and going to start with TAKEN by Erin Bowman. Which is about how boys in these town disappear during a time they call the Heist once they hit eighteen. Gray Weathersby decides not to let that happens and plans something that's never happen before. And that's to escape over the wall.

I can't wait to finish Defiance then get into TAKEN wish me luck that I can finish the one then start on the other in a timing matter, and not get to lazy. Happy reading and have a fun weekend. :)