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.

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

Summer Book List: Updated (w/ review) :D

1) Hunger Games: Suzanne Collins

2) Clockwork Angel: Cassandra Claire

3) Water for Elephants: Sara Gruen

4) Blood Promise: Richelle Mead

5) City of Fallen Angels: Cassandra Claire

6) Spirit Bound: Michelle Mead

7) Fallen: Lauren Kate

8) Last Sacrifice: Richelle Mead

9) The Help: Kathryn Stockett

10) Bossypants: Tina Fey

11) Thirst: Christopher Pike

12) Wizard's First Rule: Terry Goodkind

13) Redeeming Love: Francine Rivers

14) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: J.K. Rowling

15) Catching Fire: Suzanne Collins

Hunger Games-

I enjoyed this book very much. It had me on the edge of my seat half the time and I literally read it in one day. Today actually. I've read plenty of books about futuristic societies and their 'questionable' practices (Uglies by Scott Westerfield for example) but this one takes the cake. It made me laugh, cry, bite my nails... It's a twisted combination of Lord of the Flies and the short story The Lottery with a female lead that I couldn't help but root for. My only complaint is the random times I felt the desire to skip a few paragraphs that seemed more like filler (redundant) paragraphs than anything else. With that said I still can't wait to start the sequel or the Movie!!!!!

Until Next Time :D

Summer Book List

1) Hunger Games: Suzanne Collins

2) Clockwork Angel: Cassandra Claire

3) Water for Elephants: Sara Gruen

4) Blood Promise: Richelle Mead

5) City of Fallen Angels: Cassandra Claire

6) Spirit Bound: Michelle Mead

7) Fallen: Lauren Kate

8) Last Sacrifice: Richelle Mead

9) The Help: Kathryn Stockett

10) Bossypants: Tina Fey

11) Thirst: Christopher Pike

12) Wizard's First Rule: Terry Goodkind

13) Redeeming Love: Francine Rivers

14) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: J.K. Rowling

:) I'm excited. Any more suggestions?

So not the drama.

Dear Taylor Swift,

If it is of any interest to you, Romeo and Juliet both kill themselves in the end.

Sincerely, Shakespeare

Dear Dumbledore,

Did you get my text?

Sincerely, Umbridge

Thank you www.dearblankpleaseblank.com I adore Shakespeare and Very Potter Musical references. Seriously laughed out loud. It's a super funny website and I definitely recommend it. On to bigger and better things... the Bachelor. Yes.. I watch it. A quality piece of entertainment let me tell you. But try watching it once and not watch it again. It's pretty much impossible. Soooo that is how I have been spending my Monday night. First two weeks of school are over and I'm still alive and well. pushing through and what not. I don't know what to blog about really.. my life is overrun with Theatre this and Theatre that.. which is completely fine.. but I honestly have nothing else to talk about.. and lets face it I doubt you want to hear all about different power tools I used to create twelve foot flats and all the paint skills I've acquired painting them. So I shall just say that I am thoroughly happy with my living situation. Cynthia rocks. yay. Okay, all done. :D