Sunday, July 24, 2011

Fallen by Lauren Kate- check.

1) Hunger Games: Suzanne Collins
2) Catching Fire: Suzanne Collins
3)Mockingjay: Suzanne Collins
4) Clockwork Angel: Cassandra Claire
5) Water for Elephants: Sara Gruen
6) Blood Promise: Richelle Mead
7) City of Fallen Angels: Cassandra Claire
8) Spirit Bound: Michelle Mead
9) Fallen: Lauren Kate - working on this one now.
10) Last Sacrifice: Richelle Mead
11) The Help: Kathryn Stockett
12) Bossypants: Tina Fey
13) Thirst: Christopher Pike
14) Wizard's First Rule: Terry Goodkind
15) Redeeming Love: Francine Rivers
16) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: J.K. Rowling


My thoughts on Fallen- Honestly? I felt like I read it before. Evermore anyone? They're insanely alike. Although I think I like Fallen better... but still.. not enough to read the whole series unfortunately. In fact I think I want to go on Wikipedia and just read what happens. There's too much description and fluff and not enough plot. Although I do have to say the author did a very good job keeping the ending a surprise.. however.. the plot twists were kind of over the top.
I did get a new book from Barnes and Nobles that is so not on my reading list... I am going to return the book and get one that is actually on it.. Because I only have a month and five days to read eleven books. Hahhahahahaha. Challenge accepted.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Summer Reading List- Updated!!

1) Hunger Games: Suzanne Collins
2) Catching Fire: Suzanne Collins
3)Mockingjay: Suzanne Collins
4) Clockwork Angel: Cassandra Claire
5) Water for Elephants: Sara Gruen
6) Blood Promise: Richelle Mead
7) City of Fallen Angels: Cassandra Claire
8) Spirit Bound: Michelle Mead
9) Fallen: Lauren Kate - working on this one now.
10) Last Sacrifice: Richelle Mead
11) The Help: Kathryn Stockett
12) Bossypants: Tina Fey
13) Thirst: Christopher Pike
14) Wizard's First Rule: Terry Goodkind
15) Redeeming Love: Francine Rivers
16) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: J.K. Rowling

So I have to give a review on the three books I finished... Harry Potter is self-explanatory. Best book in existance. The other two... however, are not.
Catching Fire- Pretty darn good. I didn't enjoy it as much as the Hunger Games but it was still good and propelled the plot well. Katniss, the main character (although I love her) can get a little irritating with all the drama. But overall I still enjoyed it very much. I'd give it four stars.
Mockingjay- So disappointed. The story was good just like the rest of the series, but somehow this book just seems badly written. Collins spends half the time 'telling' the story instead of 'showing' it... and the parts she does show are overly violent and unsatisfying. But really it's the ending that really upset me the most... It was like she got bored with the story and wanted to wrap it up as fast as possible. Two and a half stars.

I'm already on to the next one, and I don't have very high hopes for it, but we'll see. haha. In the meantime I'll keep working two jobs and try to refrain not to pull out my hair. :D