The Iron Fae series by Julie Kagawa is one of my favorite stories. The first book, Iron King, focuses on soon-to-be-sixteen year old Meghan Chase. When her little half-brother Ethan is taken by supernatural beings, her whole world is turned upside down, Meghan learns that everything is not what it seemed. Her missing father, her family, her best friend, even Meghan herself, everything that she has been told is wrong. Despite all that is going on, Meghan is determined to rescue Ethan, no matter what it would cost.
I'm currently reading the 4th book, Iron Knight, and can honestly say that it still gets my pulse racing, there is and never has been a dull moment while reading this amazing series. I highly suggest reading them. :)
Monday, January 16, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
The Immortals
Starting with Evermore, The Immortals series by Alyson Noel is a love story with a twist. This is one of the series that I couldn't put down, the story opens on 16 year old Ever Bloom, she is not your average 16 year old. Since the car crash that claimed her family (leaving her as the lone survivor) Ever can see auras, hear thoughts, and know someone's life story with one touch; she is branded a freak at her high school because she has shielded herself from human contact since the day she arrived.
Then comes Damen Auguste, he presents many mysteries to Ever, he seems to be able to read her thoughts, can make things appear/disappear, and is the only one that can calm the chaos of her mind. Ever feels like she knows this gorgeous stranger, but cannot place him anywhere in her life, little does she know that Damen holds many secrets, that he lives in a world where no one ever dies.
This series is more romance than anything else, but don't pin it as a chick book. There are dark forces at work in this series, bringing in adventure, mystery, and action. I am currently reading the sixth and final book in the series, Everlasting, and am just as caught up in it as I was with the first; don't pass up this amazing read! :)
Then comes Damen Auguste, he presents many mysteries to Ever, he seems to be able to read her thoughts, can make things appear/disappear, and is the only one that can calm the chaos of her mind. Ever feels like she knows this gorgeous stranger, but cannot place him anywhere in her life, little does she know that Damen holds many secrets, that he lives in a world where no one ever dies.
This series is more romance than anything else, but don't pin it as a chick book. There are dark forces at work in this series, bringing in adventure, mystery, and action. I am currently reading the sixth and final book in the series, Everlasting, and am just as caught up in it as I was with the first; don't pass up this amazing read! :)
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Christmas!
Christmas and New Years have come and gone, did you have fun? Were they what you expected them to be? I know that my holiday season was very average if not boring.
The day before Christmas, I went to Milwaukee where my dad's side lives. I got to see that whole side of the family, then celebrate Christmas along with my uncle's birthday. On the following Sunday, I began the five hour drive to my mom's side in Northern Wisconsin; not my favorite thing to be doing as I get carsick and so does my bunny. The celebrations that followed were just like the drive: long, slow, and boring.
On Wednesday (I think) I went to the new Sherlock Holmes movie with my best friend. I absolutely loved it! If possible, it was even better than the first one. The rest of the break went by really fast, I hung out with friends as much as I could, and was thoroughly happy that there was no snow.
How was your break?
The day before Christmas, I went to Milwaukee where my dad's side lives. I got to see that whole side of the family, then celebrate Christmas along with my uncle's birthday. On the following Sunday, I began the five hour drive to my mom's side in Northern Wisconsin; not my favorite thing to be doing as I get carsick and so does my bunny. The celebrations that followed were just like the drive: long, slow, and boring.
On Wednesday (I think) I went to the new Sherlock Holmes movie with my best friend. I absolutely loved it! If possible, it was even better than the first one. The rest of the break went by really fast, I hung out with friends as much as I could, and was thoroughly happy that there was no snow.
How was your break?
Monday, December 19, 2011
Shiver
This story starts out as your classic werewolf love story, but soon strays far from it. Grace was attacked by wolves six years ago, that is where she met her wolf. Every winter her wolf comes back to her yard, watching her with its yellow eyes. Grace now looks forward to the day that her wolf comes back every year, it's as if she can't live without it.
Then Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy named Sam. Sam works at a local bookstore that Grace is frequent at, they soon fall for each and start dating. As they learn more about each other, Grace feels like she knows Sam, like she's seen him before but can't quite place it. She learns that Sam is a poet/song writer, but his songs hint at a tormented past that he hides from her. When Grace learns Sam's secret, she is not as surprised as she should be, Sam is her wolf, the one that saved her from the savage attack all those years ago.
Sam must fight to stay human now, for Grace, he cannot allow himself to be taken by the coldness as he has for so many years. Is he strong enough to stay human when his whole future, and his relationship with Grace, is on the line? Read to find out.
This is a very strongly written book, as are those that follow, Linger and Forever. I highly suggest reading them, I give them a 7/10.
Then Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy named Sam. Sam works at a local bookstore that Grace is frequent at, they soon fall for each and start dating. As they learn more about each other, Grace feels like she knows Sam, like she's seen him before but can't quite place it. She learns that Sam is a poet/song writer, but his songs hint at a tormented past that he hides from her. When Grace learns Sam's secret, she is not as surprised as she should be, Sam is her wolf, the one that saved her from the savage attack all those years ago.
Sam must fight to stay human now, for Grace, he cannot allow himself to be taken by the coldness as he has for so many years. Is he strong enough to stay human when his whole future, and his relationship with Grace, is on the line? Read to find out.
This is a very strongly written book, as are those that follow, Linger and Forever. I highly suggest reading them, I give them a 7/10.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Carpe Diem
A few years ago I picked up a book entitled Carpe Diem by Autumn Cornwell. The moment I opened the book I was transported to the home of Vassar Spore, (who was named such because if a girl named Vassar applied to Vassar elite women's college, how could they refuse her?) a sixteen year old girl who has her life all planned out. Nowhere in this master map that she has created of her life is there a surprise trip to Asia with her grandmother.
This is a very fast paced novel that will take you to places you've never been before, you will experience more things in a couple hundred pages than you could ever imagine. Love, mystery, action, suspense, they are all in there, expect the unexpected as you start from page one. I give this book a 9/10.
This is a very fast paced novel that will take you to places you've never been before, you will experience more things in a couple hundred pages than you could ever imagine. Love, mystery, action, suspense, they are all in there, expect the unexpected as you start from page one. I give this book a 9/10.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
The Mortal Instruments
You may not recognize the name of this series, but I know you've seen the books. The first book in this series is The City of Bones, it features a fifteen year old Clary Fray, who gets in to the Pandemonium Club at the beginning of this book. While there she sees something that she shouldn't have, a murder, the killers are no older than her. Soon, Clary finds out that everything is not what it seems. The world as she knows it has been holding out on her, hiding it's demons and angels and most of all, it's Shadowhunters. Everything is turned upside down when Clary's mom disappears, and she is attacked by a monster that until now had only existed in her nightmares. These events leave Clary no choice but to team up with this band of tattooed teenagers and their teacher, what lengths will she go to get her mom back, and what has her mom been hiding from her?
Cassandra Clare is an amazing author, and has taken this series and it's partner (Infernal Devices) to great lengths, testing the boundaries of love, family and friendship. She uses such detail that I can literally close my eyes and be in the story, with Clary and her friends, fighting a battle against an army of demons I can see clearly. This is one of the series that I have on my bookshelf, and just so you know, I buy most books on my Kindle, so it's a high honor among books to be bought to be on my shelf. There are, as of today, four books out in the Mortal Instruments and one out in the Infernal Devices (Clockwork Angel). You would probably do well to read at least the first three books of the Mortal Instruments before you read Clockwork Angel, but if you don't, you'll catch on soon enough.
I would recommend this book series to anyone that likes adventure, mystery, and action; there is also some romance (more than a little) but it's not mushy, and I know many guys that love the series all the same. Some advice, don't get angry with the outcome of certain events, you can't change them. I would give this series a 10/10 if it wasn't for the second book, which I didn't like nearly as much. DON'T think about skipping City of Ashes (2nd) though, if you do you have no hope of knowing what is going on in any of the other books, it's a good book, but the others are better. So, taking the whole series into account, I give the Mortal Instruments a 9.5/10.
Happy Reading!
Cassandra Clare is an amazing author, and has taken this series and it's partner (Infernal Devices) to great lengths, testing the boundaries of love, family and friendship. She uses such detail that I can literally close my eyes and be in the story, with Clary and her friends, fighting a battle against an army of demons I can see clearly. This is one of the series that I have on my bookshelf, and just so you know, I buy most books on my Kindle, so it's a high honor among books to be bought to be on my shelf. There are, as of today, four books out in the Mortal Instruments and one out in the Infernal Devices (Clockwork Angel). You would probably do well to read at least the first three books of the Mortal Instruments before you read Clockwork Angel, but if you don't, you'll catch on soon enough.
I would recommend this book series to anyone that likes adventure, mystery, and action; there is also some romance (more than a little) but it's not mushy, and I know many guys that love the series all the same. Some advice, don't get angry with the outcome of certain events, you can't change them. I would give this series a 10/10 if it wasn't for the second book, which I didn't like nearly as much. DON'T think about skipping City of Ashes (2nd) though, if you do you have no hope of knowing what is going on in any of the other books, it's a good book, but the others are better. So, taking the whole series into account, I give the Mortal Instruments a 9.5/10.
Happy Reading!
Monday, November 28, 2011
House of Night
Today, I want to tell you guys a little about one of my favorite series of all time, the House of Night (HON) series by the mother/daughter team P.C. and Kristen Cast. Don't be deterred when I say that it's about vampires, this is a more traditional vampire than those brought to life by Stephanie Myer, though they are different.
The first book, Marked, starts off when our main character Zoey Montgomery is Marked by a Tracker during the school day. Zoey now has to move in to her resident House of Night (basically a boarding school for fledglings) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Finding this out, there is some trouble at home with her mom, Linda, and step-loser, John. Soon enough, Zoey moves into her new home for the next three years, that is, if she's lucky. There's more to every story than what is seen at first glance, Zoey is different, just how different I'll let you decide.
Please take this advice and at least look at Marked, I promise that you'll be hooked by the first page, if not the first sentence of this best-selling series of nine and counting. So far, there are (in order) Marked, Betrayed, Chosen, Untamed, Hunted, Tempted, Burned, Awakened, and Destined. If you give them a chance, I'm sure you will fall in love with them just like I have.
P.S. be sure to check them out at http://www.houseofnightseries.com/ :)
The first book, Marked, starts off when our main character Zoey Montgomery is Marked by a Tracker during the school day. Zoey now has to move in to her resident House of Night (basically a boarding school for fledglings) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Finding this out, there is some trouble at home with her mom, Linda, and step-loser, John. Soon enough, Zoey moves into her new home for the next three years, that is, if she's lucky. There's more to every story than what is seen at first glance, Zoey is different, just how different I'll let you decide.
Please take this advice and at least look at Marked, I promise that you'll be hooked by the first page, if not the first sentence of this best-selling series of nine and counting. So far, there are (in order) Marked, Betrayed, Chosen, Untamed, Hunted, Tempted, Burned, Awakened, and Destined. If you give them a chance, I'm sure you will fall in love with them just like I have.
P.S. be sure to check them out at http://www.houseofnightseries.com/ :)
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