Hello everybody.
I've haven't been around on my blog for almost a month now. I've started back to school and I guess that's sort of my excuse for not being around.
But, this month has been a great reading month for me! I won't do reviews for them, but I will list them below and put their ratings:
Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (5/5)
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin (5/5)
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin (4.5/5)
Bloodlines by Richelle Mead (5/5)
A Touch Mortal by Leah Clifford (5/5)
Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles (4/5)
The Help by Kathryn Stockett (4/5)
Violet Fury by Richard Denney (5/5)
Burned by Ellen Hopkins (5/5)
Sweetly by Jackson Pearce (5/5)
I will start making more blog posts on my blog. :-)
- Brad
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Musing Mondays (3)
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This week’s musing asks…
If you were (are) going on vacation, what books would you take with you?I would take the Harry Potter books. Because I can re-read them over and over and never get bored with them, and they're so long, they would keep me busy! :-)
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Review: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
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One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teens—both named Will Grayson—are about to cross paths. As their worlds collide and intertwine, the Will Graysons find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, building toward romantic turns-of-heart and the epic production of history’s most fabulous high school musical.
Hilarious, poignant, and deeply insightful, John Green and David Levithan’s collaborative novel is brimming with a double helping of the heart and humor that have won both them both legions of faithful fans.
My first John Green AND David Levithan novel! Now that I've read this I really want to check out some more of John's work (Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns) along with some of David's work (The Realm of Possibility & Love is the Higher Law).
Will Grayson, Will Grayson was a fantastic novel. It was funny, had amazing characters, and the writing style blew me away.
I think I prefer John's Will Grayson. He was deep but funny. David's Will Grayson was also great, I just liked John's a tiny bit more.
I highly recommend this novel!
Will Grayson, Will Grayson:
Published: April 6, 2011
Format: US Paperback
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Average Rating: 4.07 stars
Page Count: 336 pages
Rating: 5/5 stars
Review: The Hidden Coronet by Catherine Fisher
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The third installment in the Relic Master quartet!
The coronet, a potent ancient relic, might be the only way to defeat the power that is destroying Anara. But it has been lost for centuries, and only legend tells of its whereabouts. Will Galen and Raffi be able to find it before the Watch does?
With the third novel in the Relic Master series, The Hidden Coronet didn't meet up to the standards of the first two novels.
I did enjoy The Hidden Coronet, I just found the previous novels to be a slight better writing-wise and storyline-wise. Galen and Raffi are becoming better characters in every book, but I think I expected them to become a little more matured and developed in this novel.
But I do recommend this series!
The Hidden Coronet:
Published: July 12, 2011 (Originally published April 4, 2000)
Format: US Hardcover
Publisher: Dial
Average Rating: 4.29 stars
Page Count: 384 pages
Sequel: The Margrave (August 9, 2011)
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
The coronet, a potent ancient relic, might be the only way to defeat the power that is destroying Anara. But it has been lost for centuries, and only legend tells of its whereabouts. Will Galen and Raffi be able to find it before the Watch does?
With the third novel in the Relic Master series, The Hidden Coronet didn't meet up to the standards of the first two novels.
I did enjoy The Hidden Coronet, I just found the previous novels to be a slight better writing-wise and storyline-wise. Galen and Raffi are becoming better characters in every book, but I think I expected them to become a little more matured and developed in this novel.
But I do recommend this series!
The Hidden Coronet:
Published: July 12, 2011 (Originally published April 4, 2000)
Format: US Hardcover
Publisher: Dial
Average Rating: 4.29 stars
Page Count: 384 pages
Sequel: The Margrave (August 9, 2011)
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Review: The Lost Heiress by Catherine Fisher
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The second installment in the Relic Master quartet!
Even though Tasceron and its Emperor have fallen, there is a rumor that the heiress to the throne still lives. If so, her life is in grave danger, especially from the Watch. Galen and Raffi must race to find and protect her.
I love visiting Anara when I read the Relic Master series! I think I liked The Lost Heiress over The Dark City.
With the fallen Emperor in Tasceron, the stakes are high and the throne of the heiress, the Watch are all over everybody.
I don't want to say much about The Lost Heiress, since it is a sequel, but I do recommend this series! It's not amazing, but it's still a great novel!
The Lost Heiress:
Published: June 14, 2011 (originally published February 4, 1999)
Format: US Hardcover
Publisher: Dial
Average Rating: 4.19 stars
Page Count: 384 pages
Sequel: The Hidden Coronet
Rating: 4/5 stars
Even though Tasceron and its Emperor have fallen, there is a rumor that the heiress to the throne still lives. If so, her life is in grave danger, especially from the Watch. Galen and Raffi must race to find and protect her.
I love visiting Anara when I read the Relic Master series! I think I liked The Lost Heiress over The Dark City.
With the fallen Emperor in Tasceron, the stakes are high and the throne of the heiress, the Watch are all over everybody.
I don't want to say much about The Lost Heiress, since it is a sequel, but I do recommend this series! It's not amazing, but it's still a great novel!
The Lost Heiress:
Published: June 14, 2011 (originally published February 4, 1999)
Format: US Hardcover
Publisher: Dial
Average Rating: 4.19 stars
Page Count: 384 pages
Sequel: The Hidden Coronet
Rating: 4/5 stars
Friday, August 5, 2011
Review: The Dark City by Catherine Fisher
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Welcome to Anara, a world mysteriously crumbling to devastation, where nothing is what it seems: Ancient relics emit technologically advanced powers, members of the old Order are hunted by the governing Watch yet revered by the people, and the great energy that connects all seems to also be destroying all. The only hope for the world lies in Galen, a man of the old Order and a Keeper of relics, and his sixteen-year-old apprentice, Raffi. They know of a secret relic with great power that has been hidden for centuries. As they search for it, they will be tested beyond their limits. For there are monsters-some human, some not-that also want the relic's power and will stop at nothing to get it.
The Dark City, the first book in the Relic Master series, was actually a surprising read! I didn't think I would enjoy as much as I did!
If you read the Relic Master series, you enter the crumbling world of Anara. I loved the idea of this world that is crumbling down, but you have little artifacts to find to save the world. It would be an amazing movie!
Catherine Fisher also wrote another series, the Incarceron series (Incarceron and Sapphique), which the first book is being made into a movie. I personally think that this is a much better series. You get to follow along into new places of the world and be on the journey with the characters.
Catherine Fisher's writing style always blows me away. She describes the action so perfectly in her stories. She also creates worlds that are always fun to explore. Catherine Fisher is a gifted writer.
This wasn't an amazing read, but still a great read!
Relic Master: The Dark City is perfect for anyone who enjoys action, artifacts, and worlds to travel with the characters.
The Dark City:
Published: May 17, 2011 (originally published August 6, 1998)
Format: US Hardcover
Publisher: Dial
Average Rating: 3.73 stars
Page Count: 384 pages
Sequel: The Lost Heiress
Rating: 4/5 stars
The Dark City, the first book in the Relic Master series, was actually a surprising read! I didn't think I would enjoy as much as I did!
If you read the Relic Master series, you enter the crumbling world of Anara. I loved the idea of this world that is crumbling down, but you have little artifacts to find to save the world. It would be an amazing movie!
Catherine Fisher also wrote another series, the Incarceron series (Incarceron and Sapphique), which the first book is being made into a movie. I personally think that this is a much better series. You get to follow along into new places of the world and be on the journey with the characters.
Catherine Fisher's writing style always blows me away. She describes the action so perfectly in her stories. She also creates worlds that are always fun to explore. Catherine Fisher is a gifted writer.
This wasn't an amazing read, but still a great read!
Relic Master: The Dark City is perfect for anyone who enjoys action, artifacts, and worlds to travel with the characters.
The Dark City:
Published: May 17, 2011 (originally published August 6, 1998)
Format: US Hardcover
Publisher: Dial
Average Rating: 3.73 stars
Page Count: 384 pages
Sequel: The Lost Heiress
Rating: 4/5 stars
Review: The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
Click here to go to this book's Goodreads page. (The cover below is the original ARC cover. There is a new cover now)
Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness.
Elisa is the chosen one.
But she is also the younger of two princesses, the one who has never done anything remarkable. She can’t see how she ever will.
Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king—a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs the chosen one, not a failure of a princess.
And he’s not the only one who seeks her. Savage enemies seething with dark magic are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people’s savior. And he looks at her in a way that no man has ever looked at her before. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at stake.
Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within herself. If she doesn’t die young.
Most of the chosen do.
Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns was an incredible read! It's fast-paced with a great storyline, and Elisa, one of the only female protagonists that will stand up for her self.
Elisa is now one of my favorite characters. She's brave and innocent, but the way that Carson stylized it was breathtaking to read.
The idea of a weak princess being chosen, and then you read her mature into this warrior was absolutely astonishing. When I finished this book (no spoilers) I couldn't believe what I had read. I had to re-read some pages sometimes because my mind couldn't cope with all the amazingness that I was reading.
The Girl of Fire and Thorns:
Expected Publication Date: September 20, 2011
Format: Online ARC
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Average Rating: 4.28 stars
Page Count: 299 pages
Rating: 5/5 stars
Elisa is the chosen one.
But she is also the younger of two princesses, the one who has never done anything remarkable. She can’t see how she ever will.
Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king—a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs the chosen one, not a failure of a princess.
And he’s not the only one who seeks her. Savage enemies seething with dark magic are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people’s savior. And he looks at her in a way that no man has ever looked at her before. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at stake.
Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within herself. If she doesn’t die young.
Most of the chosen do.
Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns was an incredible read! It's fast-paced with a great storyline, and Elisa, one of the only female protagonists that will stand up for her self.
Elisa is now one of my favorite characters. She's brave and innocent, but the way that Carson stylized it was breathtaking to read.
The idea of a weak princess being chosen, and then you read her mature into this warrior was absolutely astonishing. When I finished this book (no spoilers) I couldn't believe what I had read. I had to re-read some pages sometimes because my mind couldn't cope with all the amazingness that I was reading.
The Girl of Fire and Thorns:
Expected Publication Date: September 20, 2011
Format: Online ARC
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Average Rating: 4.28 stars
Page Count: 299 pages
Rating: 5/5 stars
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