Bout of Books 9.0 Read-a-thon Day 1

The first day of the Bout of Books 9.0 Read-a-thon is coming to a close for me (it's almost midnight here). I thought that I would do a quick blog post updating my progress before I settle down and watch the newest episode of Teen Wolf tonight. I am so excited for the winter premiere. It's one of my guilty pleasure shows for me.

Books I Read From Today:

Just For Now (Sea Breeze, #4) - Abbi Glines

Sometimes It Lasts (Sea Breeze, #5) - Abbi Glines

Pages Read From Today:

350

Books I Finished Today:

Just For Now (Sea Breeze, #4) - Abbi Glines

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Total Number of Pages Read: 350

Total Number of Books Read: 1

Read-a-thon: Bout of Books 9.0

Hey fellow book lovers! 2014 is starting out with a read-a-thon! I am so excited to start reading with a fresh new year! Amanda and Kelly is hosting the Bout of Books 9.0! Here is my official sign-up and my goals/tbr for the following week! Lets get to reading!

 

Bout of Books 9.0

Read-a-thon

 

Monday, January 6th - Sunday, January 12th

 

Hosted by:

Amanda @ On a Book Bender 

& Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal

 

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 9.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. 

- From the Bout of Books team

 

My Goals:

I hope to at least read 100-150 pages a day. School starts back this week but I know that I will definitely have time. I would also like to participate in some twitter chats and some of the daily challenges. Fingers crossed that I am able to do this! I'm so excited and can't wait to have fun!

 

TBR:

1. Just For Now (Sea Breeze, #4) - Abbi Glines *finish

2. Sometimes It Lasts (Sea Breeze, #5) - Abbi Glines *finish

3. Misbehaving (Sea Breeze, #6) - Abbi Glines *finish

4. The Darkest Minds - Alexandra Bracken *finish

5. Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell *start

Waiting on Wednesday (34)

Waiting on Wednesday was started by Jill over at Breaking the Spine.

Unthinkable

-Nancy Werlin

Release Date: September 12th, 2013

This much anticipated sequel to the New York Times Bestseller Impossible a fantasy full of suspense, mystery, and romance will appeal to fans of Beautiful Creatures, Raven Boys, and Wicked Lovely.

 Fenella was the first Scarborough girl to be cursed, hundreds of years ago, and she has been trapped in the faerie realm ever since, forced to watch generations of daughters try to break this same faerie curse that has enslaved them all. But now Fenella’s descendant, Lucy, has accomplished the impossible and broken the curse, so why is Fenella still trapped in Faerie?

In her desperation, Fenella makes a deal with the faerie queen: If she can accomplish three acts of destruction, she will be free, at last, to die. What she doesn't realize is that these acts must be aimed at her own family and if she fails, the consequences will be dire, for all of the Scarborough girls.

How can she possibly choose to hurt her own cherished family not to mention the new man whom she’s surprised to find herself falling in love with? But if she doesn’t go through with the tasks, how will she manage to save her dear ones?

 

My thoughts: I still have yet to read Impossible, even though it has been on my TBR list forever. I have heard nothing but good things about that book and also Nancy Werlin so I am excited to start on this series, besides, isn't tha cover just gorgeous?! Love it! Do you guys plan on reading this or have you read Impossible? Let me know your thoughts! Thanks for visiting :)

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Thought I'd Like More/Less Than I Did (11)

This weekly meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This weeks Top Ten is:

BOOKS I THOUGHT I'D LIKE MORE/LESS THAN I DID
I decided to go with books that I thought I like less than I did!

 

1. Starcrossed - Josephine Angelini

I enjoyed this book way more than I thought I would! I don't really like all that Greek mythology, but I do know a lot of people who love it, so I decided to give another try at it in this book. I heard good reviews and it seemed like a book that I would enjoy so I picked it up anyways. I honestly couldn't stop reading it. I remember being up till 3 in the morning reading about Helen. Josephine Angelini has this unique way of writing that is very captivating. Such a great book and the sequel is great also but not as good as Starcrossed was!

 

2. Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake

Another books I liked way more than I expected too. For some reason, I just didn't pick this book or have any desire to read it. I don't know why, but one day I decided to read it anyways cause I found it on sale at a bookstore. I was so surprised by how much I enjoyed it! I tried reading it once before and couldn't get into it, but when I started it again for the second time I couldn't put it down. I must have been in some weird book funk the first time! Loved it!

 

3. If I Stay - Gayle Forman

This book just seemed so depressing and I didn't really want to read something like that cause at the time I read my share of Sarah Dessen books at that moment, but my friend wouldn't stop pestering me about so I picked it up. It was literally wonderful. Made me cry so much and I loved it. Also the sequel Where She Went is even better if you can believe it! I totally recommend them!

 

4. The Iron King - Julie Kagawa

When I first saw this on goodreads I avoided it. I read that it was about faeries and I wasn't interested. At that time, I had only read one other book about faeries and I didn't enjoy it so I had some weird prejudice thing against faerie books after that. Funny, right? :) Well anyways, I was bored one day and I found the first chapter available so I went ahead and read it. I loved it! So I picked up the book and devoured in one setting almost. I'm so glad I got my prejudice! :)

 

5. Lola and the Boy Next Door - Stephanie Perkins

After reading Anna and the French Kiss and being slightly disappointed cause my expectations where so high, I thought I wouldn't like this one much either. WRONG. I couldn't have been more wrong. This book was brilliant! SO GOOD. I loved it so much. I think it helped with having no expectations going into this. It was great. Yeah, I can't think of any words to describe how much I loved it.

 

6. Incarnate - Jodi Meadows

I knew that I probably would like this book, but I didn't think I would like it as much as I did. I never read a book quite like this one before. It has such an interesting concept and the main character is very wonderful to read from. I also just love Sam so much! I can't believe I haven't read the next book yet. I need to get on that.

 

7. Audrey, Wait! - Robin Benway

I was honestly surprised by how much I liked this. I heard really good reviews over it and thought that I would probably enjoy it, but I loved it! It was so funny and it one of my favorite contemporaries for sure. If you haven't read this yet, I highly recommend it. Audrey was so fun to read from and the story is just hilarious. If you are fans of Meg Cabot, then I recommend this for you!

 

8. Sweet Evil - Wendy Higgins

Oh my gosh, this book! One of those fangirling moments here! Sweet Peril is so close to coming out! I can't wait to read it! Anyways, Sweet Evil was just amazing. I liked it way more than I thought I would. I remember reading the first couple of chapters and thinking, "Wow. This is really good." I also stayed up all night reading. Let's not forget about Kaidan either ;)

 

9. I Know It's Over - C.K. Kelly Martin

I can understand if someone didn't like this novel, since it does have a touchy subject matter but I didn't think to like it as much as I did. The writing was done so well and the main character, Nick, was refreshing to read from. I like to read from a guys pov now and again and he was great to read from. C.K. Kelly Martin has a very interesting way of writing, it all flowly and smooth. I need to read another book by her.

 

10. Dairy Queen - Catherine Gilbert Murdock

This was such a fun read! I thought that I would probably just like, but I loved it! The writing was so real with the family dynamics and the relationship that D.J. had with Brian. This was also one of the very first contemporaries that I read and I'm so glad that it was this one. I need to read the rest of this series!

The First Lie: A Lying Game Novella - Sara Shepard (Mini Review)

Title: The First Lie: A Lying Game Novella

Author:  Sara Shepard

Release Date: December 18th, 2012

Publisher: HarperTeen

Group: Young Adult Literature

Rating:★★★★

 

Featuring Sutton Mercer before her tragic death, this stand-alone digital original novella from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard is an exciting, must-read companion to the Lying Game series. Back when she was alive, Sutton kept a million secrets. But how she got together with Thayer is her juiciest one of all. . . .

It's the summer before junior year and Sutton Mercer and her friends rule Hollier High. Then Thayer Vega returns home from soccer camp. In two short months he's gone from being her best friend's scrawny younger brother to a hot soccer god with a major ego—and a bone to pick with the Lying Game girls.

To bring him back down to earth, Sutton's friends convince her to string Thayer along so she can publicly reject him. But as she gets to know the real Thayer, Sutton starts to wonder: Is flirting with Thayer still just a game to her? Or is the queen of the Lying Game lying . . . to herself?

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I will admit, I am a huge Sara Shepard fan. I honestly will read anything she will publish. She's probably going to make, I don't know, six more Lying Game books and you will see me there reading them all. I was so excited to read this! I read that it was suppose to be about Sutton and Thayer, who I love so much. This short novella takes place before Emma ever entered the picture, so I was excited to see how things will be.

There wasn't anything revealed in this book, but I did really like it. It was nice to see Sutton's point of view for a change and see how she thinks. I really love Sutton and Thayer's relationship. I am so sad that they won't be together in the end. Sutton truly did love Thayer. She wasn't playing him at all. This novella just makes me more anxious and eager to find out what really did happen to Sutton in the actual Lying Game books.

I can't wait to read more Lying Game books by Sara Shepard. I love them, incase you haven't noticed yet! They have become my favorite over Pretty Little Liars anymore. There seems to more mystery and I like the characters better in this world!
 

 Plot: ★★★★

Characters: ★★★★★

Writing:★★★★

Ending: ★★★★

Cover: ★★★

What Really Happened in Peru - Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan (Mini Review)

Title: What Really Happened in Peru (The Bane Chronicles, #1)

Author: Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan

Release Date: April 16th, 2013

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry

Group: Young Adult Literature

Rating:★★★★

 

Fans of The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices know that Magnus Bane is banned from Peru—and now they can find out why. One of ten adventures in The Bane Chronicles.

There are good reasons Peru is off-limits to Magnus Bane. Follow Magnus’s Peruvian escapades as he drags his fellow warlocks Ragnor Fell and Catarina Loss into trouble, learns several instruments (which he plays shockingly), dances (which he does shockingly), and disgraces his host nation by doing something unspeakable to the Nazca Lines.

This standalone e-only short story illuminates the life of the enigmatic Magnus Bane, whose alluring personality populates the pages of the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices series. This story in The Bane Chronicles, What Really Happened in Peru, is written by Sarah Rees Brennan and Cassandra Clare.
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I was so excited when Cassandra Clare announced The Bane Chronicles! Magnus Bane is one of my favorite characters in both the Mortal Instruments but also in the Infernal Devices series, so I was excited to read more adventures about him and to learn some about his past. What Really Happened in Peru is a very fun and quick read. We learn four little adventures stories over a period of time that happened to Magnus all while in Peru. We also meet two friends of Magnus', Catarina and Ragnor. I espec...moreI was so excited when Cassandra Clare announced The Bane Chronicles! Magnus Bane is one of my favorite characters in both the Mortal Instruments but also in the Infernal Devices series, so I was excited to read more adventures about him and to learn some about his past. What Really Happened in Peru is a very fun and quick read. We learn four little adventures stories over a period of time that happened to Magnus all while in Peru. We also meet two friends of Magnus', Catarina and Ragnor. I especially enjoyed Ragnor, he was very amusing to read from and the banter between him and Magnus was great! Cassandra Clare's writing is as good as ever. I can't wait to read more from the Bane Chronicles and I am especially excited for a certain one coming up that is about James Herondale and I believe there is even going to be one about Edmund Herondale as well. I can't wait to see what adventure Magnus will be going on next! If you are a fan of the Mortal Instrument series and the Infernal Devices series, then I highly suggest you pick this up for a quick light read! It is totally worth the money!   Plot: ★★★★ Characters: ★★★★★ Writing:★★★★★ Ending: ★★★★ Cover: ★★★★★

Showcase Sunday (14)

 

Showcase Sunday is hosted by Books, Biscuits and Tea. It was inspired by Pop Culture Junkie and the Story Siren. For more information about how this feature works and how to join, click here.

 

Bought:

 

Defiance - C.J. Redwine

What Really Happened in Peru (The Bane Chronicles, #1) - Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan

 

I bought two e-books for my Kindle Fire this week! Defiance was on sale for one day and of course I had to buy What Really Happened in Peru! I have already read it and it was awesome! There will be a review up of that sometime today! I haven't heard much about Defiance but I am sure that I will enjoy it as well when I finally get around to reading it!