Known for her Wake trilogy McMann does have a number of other books out. I do have Wake, Fade, and Gone all reviewed and they are linked. If you click on their names you will be taken to the reviews. I do believe this is a standalone, I don't think McMann will be writing any more books that go along with Cryer's Cross.
When something big happens in a small town, especially like a teenager going missing, it hits close to home. No pun intended. But when it happens a second time, something is seriously wrong. Kendall has OCD and having something like someone close to her heart go missing doesn't make it better. Fear and anxiety makes it even more worse as she tries to keep it all together. Hearing voices nearly tips her off completely, but when she finds a message scratched into the desk she decides to act on her impulses. Why? It's the same desk where both students who went missing sat. Some small towns have secrets, some are more horrifying than others.
I don't have many likes. I was more disappointed then anything. I liked the plot, and where it was going. I liked the characters names, they weren't popular (well maybe all but Kendall). I liked that McMann kept that with super small towns everyone knows everything going on with everyone. It's true, though sometimes it doesn't need to be a really small town for this to happen. With the small town Kendall's need to get out and go somewhere big, I could relate to. Sometimes I feel as though I am going to do the same thing everyday for years and I reallllly don't like that feeling. I do feel as though McMann did well showing how Kendall's OCD is. There are many types but she portrayed this one well, especially including how Kendall would feel if she wouldn't get to finish a ritual. I really enjoyed the "story" at the end that Hector told. I wish more would have come from it.
As I said before I liked the plot but there could have been soooo much more done with it, and I was disappointed that there wasn't. Hectors "story" could have been incorporated a lot more and there could have been a lot more done with it. I really felt as though there was a lack of real sustenance. It was basically Kendall dealing with loss, Kendall dealing with her OCD, Kendall dealing with conflicted feelings, Kendall dealing with this, Kendall dealing with that. Things did move along even though it was like this but there could have been more. Do you get that I wanted more by now? It wasn't a good more though. I think I would prefer rereading Gone before rereading this...yeah. I could go on but I don't like tearing a book completely apart with negatives.
I feel as though McMann's writing is more for the younger part of young adults. I enjoy how McMann writes, but I don't enjoy hoping for something amazing from her and getting something mediocre at best. I don't know if I will read anything else of McMann, I want to give her Visions series a try but it might be a while unless I want something really quick to read. As hinted toward before I don't think I will be rereading this book at all, I would much rather reread Gone. I don't think this will be a book I will own, unless it is $3 or under. I won't be paying more for it even if I did want to really own Cryer's Cross. Do I mean to completely discourage you from reading this? No, but I definitely recommend this book for the younger readers. Not someone "older" or a more advanced reader, unless they want something to pass a couple of hours with.
Rating: 2 out of 5.
Page Count: 233 pages (hardcover)
Price: $16.99
Next book: Deadly Little Lies by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Thank you for reading!
~Jade
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Racheal Awakened by Robin A. Dilks
To start I won this book free through a Goodreads giveaway*. This is the first book in the Daughters of Lilith series. There is a second book set to be published sometime soon.
(I like the way this book is summarized so I am going to use what is on the back.)
What if the stories of Lilith are wrong? What if she wasn't the demon legend portrays, but instead, she and her daughters were here to fight evil. Perhaps she was allowed to walk away. To fight for mankind. Racheal- much come to terms with who and what she is before she is ready. Taken prisoner and tortured, she is left broken, a shell of herself. Here to stop the Fallen, who want to put an end to humankind. Trapped by a life she didn't choose. Rafael- a dark-haired, golden-eyed Lycan, is ensnared by Racheal's spell from the moment they meet. He tumbles into her world. Sometimes patience can be a real pain in the behind, but despite it all, he can't walk away from the red-haired beauty who holds his heart. Lilith- a bargain can be a double-edged sword and the price of freedom steep, yet this dark beauty is the key to it all. From her first steps outside of Eden, she knows this life is going to be a bitch. Kamuel- is an angel, sent to keep Lilith in line-teach her, train her, show her how to fight- but if she crosses the line, he must not hesitate to kill her.
I genuinely enjoyed reading Racheal Awakened and I am not saying that because I won it, I mean it. I was worried about the size of this book but Dilks did a great job of keeping me interested between Rachael's, and Lilith's point of view. I'm not a huge religious person but I loved the twist with everything "religious" about this book, it really kept my attention and I wanted to see what else had a twist to it. As always, I did laugh a number of times especially at the end when Gunny the dog was introduced. I thought that was a really nice touch. Another thing that I liked was that Racheal overcame her attack (see the trigger warning just below my dislikes). She allowed herself time to grieve but she didn't allow it to take over her life completely. Yes, I know it is hard to cope with something super serious that happened but I believe that you are allowed to grieve, just try not to allow that grief to take over completely for a very long time.
I only have a couple of dislikes surprisingly and they really aren't dislikes. One being that it was so short, if someone really wanted to they could finish it in one day. Along with this whereas things where fast paced, I would have liked a little more. I won't knock it too much though because there are times when we all want a nice quick and interesting read and I definitely classify Racheal Awakened as a quick and interesting read.
I do have to put a trigger warning with Racheal Awakened. I did see it coming when I read Racheal's little blurb on the back of the book, but I don't know if others will catch it. The trigger warning is rape, it's about a page in length. It's not nearly as bad as some other books, it could be a great deal worse and it could have been a lot more detailed then it was. With that being said I do think that people who are more squeamish when it comes to rape can handle this book no problem.
I didn't know what to expect with Dilks book but I am really glad that I did get this. I'm very interested to see how the next book plays out especially between Lucifer and Lilith. I do think the book is a little on the short side but I don't have very many books that are small that are in my collection. Like I said though I do enjoy the shorter-ness of this book. I wouldn't exactly recommend this for a younger reader but a more mature audience. Even with my small amount of "dislikes" I still really enjoyed Racheal Awakened.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
Page Count: 215 (paperback)
Price: ???
Next: Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann
Thank you for reading!
~Jade
(I like the way this book is summarized so I am going to use what is on the back.)
What if the stories of Lilith are wrong? What if she wasn't the demon legend portrays, but instead, she and her daughters were here to fight evil. Perhaps she was allowed to walk away. To fight for mankind. Racheal- much come to terms with who and what she is before she is ready. Taken prisoner and tortured, she is left broken, a shell of herself. Here to stop the Fallen, who want to put an end to humankind. Trapped by a life she didn't choose. Rafael- a dark-haired, golden-eyed Lycan, is ensnared by Racheal's spell from the moment they meet. He tumbles into her world. Sometimes patience can be a real pain in the behind, but despite it all, he can't walk away from the red-haired beauty who holds his heart. Lilith- a bargain can be a double-edged sword and the price of freedom steep, yet this dark beauty is the key to it all. From her first steps outside of Eden, she knows this life is going to be a bitch. Kamuel- is an angel, sent to keep Lilith in line-teach her, train her, show her how to fight- but if she crosses the line, he must not hesitate to kill her.
I genuinely enjoyed reading Racheal Awakened and I am not saying that because I won it, I mean it. I was worried about the size of this book but Dilks did a great job of keeping me interested between Rachael's, and Lilith's point of view. I'm not a huge religious person but I loved the twist with everything "religious" about this book, it really kept my attention and I wanted to see what else had a twist to it. As always, I did laugh a number of times especially at the end when Gunny the dog was introduced. I thought that was a really nice touch. Another thing that I liked was that Racheal overcame her attack (see the trigger warning just below my dislikes). She allowed herself time to grieve but she didn't allow it to take over her life completely. Yes, I know it is hard to cope with something super serious that happened but I believe that you are allowed to grieve, just try not to allow that grief to take over completely for a very long time.
I only have a couple of dislikes surprisingly and they really aren't dislikes. One being that it was so short, if someone really wanted to they could finish it in one day. Along with this whereas things where fast paced, I would have liked a little more. I won't knock it too much though because there are times when we all want a nice quick and interesting read and I definitely classify Racheal Awakened as a quick and interesting read.
I do have to put a trigger warning with Racheal Awakened. I did see it coming when I read Racheal's little blurb on the back of the book, but I don't know if others will catch it. The trigger warning is rape, it's about a page in length. It's not nearly as bad as some other books, it could be a great deal worse and it could have been a lot more detailed then it was. With that being said I do think that people who are more squeamish when it comes to rape can handle this book no problem.
I didn't know what to expect with Dilks book but I am really glad that I did get this. I'm very interested to see how the next book plays out especially between Lucifer and Lilith. I do think the book is a little on the short side but I don't have very many books that are small that are in my collection. Like I said though I do enjoy the shorter-ness of this book. I wouldn't exactly recommend this for a younger reader but a more mature audience. Even with my small amount of "dislikes" I still really enjoyed Racheal Awakened.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
Page Count: 215 (paperback)
Price: ???
Next: Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann
Thank you for reading!
~Jade
*Note: I
am in no way being coerced into making a review. Leaving a
review is happily welcome but not required thus if I don't like a
book I will say so. This review is based upon my true feelings
and thoughts about the book. I promise you I wouldn't let anything
sway my opinion about a book.
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Zomburbia by Adam Gallardo
Zomburbia is the first book in the Zombie Apocalypse...I don't know yet if it is going to be a series or just a duology. This is a fairly new book, being published in 2014, and the second book Zombified published this year in February. It caught my eye when I saw that it had something to do with zombies and I told myself this time around at the library that I wouldn't pick anything up. As usual, I did. I don't know when I will be reading and reviewing the second book, college is getting reallllly busy, but I will try my best to keep posting reviews when I can.
High school is hard enough, add zombies to the mix and it just makes it that much more awesome. Add another strike by being born in Salem, Oregon. Courtney has a plan though. Selling Vitamin Z while working at Bully Burger and saving the money to move to New York. What's Vitamin Z you might ask? Well, zombie brains. Courtney isn't your run of the mill drug seller though. She notices that things are getting worse. The zombie seem to be getting smarter and faster. No one else seems to notice this at all. If she can make it through high school, avoid being arrested and try to stay out of the line of fire from a stupid boy things should be some semblance of fine. Right?
Yes I do have more likes than THIS HAS ZOMBIES IN IT! There were subtle hints throughout the book that people may become a zombie through something other than a bite or scratch. It was the same hint every time which made it pretty easy to pick up. For me it wasn't overly thrown in your face, and it did make sense as to why this would happen. Also the sarcasm between Courtney and Sherri had me cracking up constantly through the book. There were some dull parts where I was waiting for the book to pick up a bit but they really didn't bother me because I couldn't stop reading. I wanted to know what things where going to happen mainly between Courtney and Brandon. Speaking of those two, I liked that Courtney stayed true to herself even with a hot guy giving her attention. It took her a moment but she did stick to her guns. I think more younger girls need to know that even though a boy or girl likes you, you shouldn't change yourself to keep them interested. If they don't like you for who you are, they aren't worth your time and energy. Lastly I really liked the references to other books and movies. Grease, The Lost Boys, and even Lord of the Flies were mentioned. As someone knowing all three of these it was pretty cool to see how they were incorporated into the text.
For a young adult novel I'd say that even an adult could easily get into it and like it. Although I was able to predict a number of things, Willie and Sherri being one of them. It took me a little longer with Sherri but as soon as Brandon entered the picture, I knew what was going to happen with Willie. It was a dead ringer once Willie's mom was given a small voice too. *SPOILER-ALERT* Though really I don't think this is too big of one. The only other thing I had a problem with was when Courtney decided to aid her friends into trying Vitamin Z. Yes peer pressure is a bitch. Yes you are supposed to support your friends, but not when it comes to aiding your friends into trying a "hard core" drug. Don't do this kids. Just don't. *SPOILER-ENDED* Though I do appreciate Gallardo showing that bad things can happen and when it rains, it pours with the bad times.
I was really pleased while reading Zomburbia, I didn't want to put it down pretty much at all because I was kept interested. I did have a couple of problem but they really didn't deter me from finishing the book. I really hope that Gallardo continues to write, be it with this series or another. I find that his writing style really draws me in even when things are at a slower pace. I would most definitely reread this book, and I do think owning it would be nice. I would hold off to see how many more books are going to be added before really investing in them. Heck, for all I don't know the second book could be the end. I do recommend this book to people of all ages to read, and I don't see a problem with a kid in middle school reading this.
Rating: 4 out of 5.
Page Count: 362 pages (paperback)
Price: $9.95
Next Book: Racheal Awakened by Robin A. Dilks
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
High school is hard enough, add zombies to the mix and it just makes it that much more awesome. Add another strike by being born in Salem, Oregon. Courtney has a plan though. Selling Vitamin Z while working at Bully Burger and saving the money to move to New York. What's Vitamin Z you might ask? Well, zombie brains. Courtney isn't your run of the mill drug seller though. She notices that things are getting worse. The zombie seem to be getting smarter and faster. No one else seems to notice this at all. If she can make it through high school, avoid being arrested and try to stay out of the line of fire from a stupid boy things should be some semblance of fine. Right?
Yes I do have more likes than THIS HAS ZOMBIES IN IT! There were subtle hints throughout the book that people may become a zombie through something other than a bite or scratch. It was the same hint every time which made it pretty easy to pick up. For me it wasn't overly thrown in your face, and it did make sense as to why this would happen. Also the sarcasm between Courtney and Sherri had me cracking up constantly through the book. There were some dull parts where I was waiting for the book to pick up a bit but they really didn't bother me because I couldn't stop reading. I wanted to know what things where going to happen mainly between Courtney and Brandon. Speaking of those two, I liked that Courtney stayed true to herself even with a hot guy giving her attention. It took her a moment but she did stick to her guns. I think more younger girls need to know that even though a boy or girl likes you, you shouldn't change yourself to keep them interested. If they don't like you for who you are, they aren't worth your time and energy. Lastly I really liked the references to other books and movies. Grease, The Lost Boys, and even Lord of the Flies were mentioned. As someone knowing all three of these it was pretty cool to see how they were incorporated into the text.
For a young adult novel I'd say that even an adult could easily get into it and like it. Although I was able to predict a number of things, Willie and Sherri being one of them. It took me a little longer with Sherri but as soon as Brandon entered the picture, I knew what was going to happen with Willie. It was a dead ringer once Willie's mom was given a small voice too. *SPOILER-ALERT* Though really I don't think this is too big of one. The only other thing I had a problem with was when Courtney decided to aid her friends into trying Vitamin Z. Yes peer pressure is a bitch. Yes you are supposed to support your friends, but not when it comes to aiding your friends into trying a "hard core" drug. Don't do this kids. Just don't. *SPOILER-ENDED* Though I do appreciate Gallardo showing that bad things can happen and when it rains, it pours with the bad times.
I was really pleased while reading Zomburbia, I didn't want to put it down pretty much at all because I was kept interested. I did have a couple of problem but they really didn't deter me from finishing the book. I really hope that Gallardo continues to write, be it with this series or another. I find that his writing style really draws me in even when things are at a slower pace. I would most definitely reread this book, and I do think owning it would be nice. I would hold off to see how many more books are going to be added before really investing in them. Heck, for all I don't know the second book could be the end. I do recommend this book to people of all ages to read, and I don't see a problem with a kid in middle school reading this.
Rating: 4 out of 5.
Page Count: 362 pages (paperback)
Price: $9.95
Next Book: Racheal Awakened by Robin A. Dilks
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
Sunday, May 10, 2015
The Cemetery Boys by Heather Brewer
I was extremely happy when I saw that my library got The Cemetery Boys in. I immediately grabbed it from the shelf and started wishing that it wasn't on hold for someone else. Ever since I heard about this book when Brewer first started hinting toward it, I was hooked. I'm a big fan of Brewer, and I follow a few of her social media sites. I have read the Chronicles of Vladimir Tod they are not reviewed because I read them looong before I started this blog. I have read the first couple of books of The Slayer Chronicles, I have read and reviewed the first book in the Legacy of Tril. There are a few other little short stories out by Brewer that I haven't been able to get my hands on.
Stephen knew there wasn't any other choice when his father told him that they where moving to Spencer. They were broke from paying Mom's hospital bills, and they had no one else to fall back on but grandmother. She's not that great though, she's bitter and stuck just like Spencer. After meeting Cara and her twin Devon things seem not as dull, but there is more than meets the eye. They have family troubles as well and Stephen can relate to the both of them. The closer he grows with both of them, the more he sees that something isn't right. The Playground, the Winged Ones, the "bad times", and Devon's group of friends, it all just doesn't seem right. And it might be too late before Stephen can do anything about it to save himself.
I don't have many likes, I will get into why with my dislikes portion. Brewer herself is a very openly loving person. She doesn't care what walk of life you have or had, what your gender is, your sexuality, etc. So I wasn't surprised when a few of the characters where open loving themselves. I liked this because I myself am openly loving. This is something we as humans need more of. We need more openness and acceptance. People need to know that this is okay! Another thing I was happy to see Brewer incorporate into The Cemetery Boys was the mental health subject. Like I said before I follow Brewer and I was excited when she hinted toward this. Yet again this is something humans need to know is a part of life. People have mental illnesses, and they need to know that there is help. Okay touchy subjects over. I don't know if I have said this before in a review, but I love to hate characters. Stephen's Grandmother would be the one that I am loving to hate, though I am more on the disliking side then the loving. The state that Brewer placed this in made me smile from square one. It's Michigan. Though I hate it in the winter and bitch most of the time about it, it's my home state. The last thing I enjoyed about reading this book was the twist with Cara at the end. Boy, did I not see that coming!
To start off the dislikes, I almost didn't finish this book. Not because it was bad, it wasn't, it's because the hype that was built up to it, and the excitement didn't last. After about the seventh chapter I didn't feel captured with the book any more. I was waiting, and waiting, and waiting for things to happen. I got half way through the book then three-fourths through the book and still nothing *for me* had happened. Things really didn't get moving till the last 3-4 chapters, and by then I wasn't too terribly concerned with finding out what happened in the end. My next dislike is more of an annoyance with the character Harold (Stephen's dad). He waited until what felt like the last moment to even talk about what happened with Stephen's mom. Most of which I think came from the fact that he found some alarming drawings of the Winged Ones from his son. Don't wait till problems start to arise. Let the child know that it is okay to come to you when they feel as though they need to. I'll leave it short and sweet like that. Speaking of the Winged Ones, I was really hoping for more of an encounter with them (if they were real?) I felt like that whole scene was built up to and then nothing again. My last dislike was how I felt when I ended the book. We have all had the feeling of "that's it?" but mine was really just, after all that that's it. I'm sad, this is a stand-alone and that is how I was left feeling.
I wasn't overtly disappointed, but I really hoped for more. Granted this is more for the younger reader and I am not super young, so I won't be completely harsh. I did enjoy laughing just a couple of times, and it was a pretty quick read altogether. Do I recommend The Cemetery Boys? Yes, to those younger readers. Though if you are older and think you may like this I truly say go for it. Will my opinion change in the future? Who knows, maybe it will, maybe it won't. Do I want to own this book? At this time, I don't feel too terribly consumed with wanting it. I want Brewer's other books more over this one. I don't think I will be rereading this anytime soon. This is definitely a book I see myself reading again after a number of years, which isn't a bad thing! Did anyone else read this and have the same feelings as me, or different? I'd really like to know.
Rating: Very low 3 out of 5.
Page Count: 273 pages (hardcover)
Price: $17.99
Next Book: (hopefully if I can finish it before it has to go back to the library) Zomburbia by Adam Gallardo
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
Stephen knew there wasn't any other choice when his father told him that they where moving to Spencer. They were broke from paying Mom's hospital bills, and they had no one else to fall back on but grandmother. She's not that great though, she's bitter and stuck just like Spencer. After meeting Cara and her twin Devon things seem not as dull, but there is more than meets the eye. They have family troubles as well and Stephen can relate to the both of them. The closer he grows with both of them, the more he sees that something isn't right. The Playground, the Winged Ones, the "bad times", and Devon's group of friends, it all just doesn't seem right. And it might be too late before Stephen can do anything about it to save himself.
I don't have many likes, I will get into why with my dislikes portion. Brewer herself is a very openly loving person. She doesn't care what walk of life you have or had, what your gender is, your sexuality, etc. So I wasn't surprised when a few of the characters where open loving themselves. I liked this because I myself am openly loving. This is something we as humans need more of. We need more openness and acceptance. People need to know that this is okay! Another thing I was happy to see Brewer incorporate into The Cemetery Boys was the mental health subject. Like I said before I follow Brewer and I was excited when she hinted toward this. Yet again this is something humans need to know is a part of life. People have mental illnesses, and they need to know that there is help. Okay touchy subjects over. I don't know if I have said this before in a review, but I love to hate characters. Stephen's Grandmother would be the one that I am loving to hate, though I am more on the disliking side then the loving. The state that Brewer placed this in made me smile from square one. It's Michigan. Though I hate it in the winter and bitch most of the time about it, it's my home state. The last thing I enjoyed about reading this book was the twist with Cara at the end. Boy, did I not see that coming!
To start off the dislikes, I almost didn't finish this book. Not because it was bad, it wasn't, it's because the hype that was built up to it, and the excitement didn't last. After about the seventh chapter I didn't feel captured with the book any more. I was waiting, and waiting, and waiting for things to happen. I got half way through the book then three-fourths through the book and still nothing *for me* had happened. Things really didn't get moving till the last 3-4 chapters, and by then I wasn't too terribly concerned with finding out what happened in the end. My next dislike is more of an annoyance with the character Harold (Stephen's dad). He waited until what felt like the last moment to even talk about what happened with Stephen's mom. Most of which I think came from the fact that he found some alarming drawings of the Winged Ones from his son. Don't wait till problems start to arise. Let the child know that it is okay to come to you when they feel as though they need to. I'll leave it short and sweet like that. Speaking of the Winged Ones, I was really hoping for more of an encounter with them (if they were real?) I felt like that whole scene was built up to and then nothing again. My last dislike was how I felt when I ended the book. We have all had the feeling of "that's it?" but mine was really just, after all that that's it. I'm sad, this is a stand-alone and that is how I was left feeling.
I wasn't overtly disappointed, but I really hoped for more. Granted this is more for the younger reader and I am not super young, so I won't be completely harsh. I did enjoy laughing just a couple of times, and it was a pretty quick read altogether. Do I recommend The Cemetery Boys? Yes, to those younger readers. Though if you are older and think you may like this I truly say go for it. Will my opinion change in the future? Who knows, maybe it will, maybe it won't. Do I want to own this book? At this time, I don't feel too terribly consumed with wanting it. I want Brewer's other books more over this one. I don't think I will be rereading this anytime soon. This is definitely a book I see myself reading again after a number of years, which isn't a bad thing! Did anyone else read this and have the same feelings as me, or different? I'd really like to know.
Rating: Very low 3 out of 5.
Page Count: 273 pages (hardcover)
Price: $17.99
Next Book: (hopefully if I can finish it before it has to go back to the library) Zomburbia by Adam Gallardo
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
Sunday, May 3, 2015
March & April Book Haul
The last day of April didn't fall on Sunday but I figured I would put this one up anyways. It is going to be a smaller book haul compared to some of my other ones. Here's a funny little story (at least funny to me) for the past week when anyone asked me what month came before April I would say May. I would completely forget about the month of March, I wouldn't even put it in May's place either. Even when I typed up the title for this I first typed "May & April Book Haul" only to stop and stare at it for a few minutes not realizing why it was bugging me. Can you tell college has my brain on the fritz?
For the month of March I got 5 books.
The first book is a signed copy of Lucky Midas by Kate Palmer. I don't quite remember where exactly I entered to win this book, but I do believe it was a Facebook giveaway. It's less than 100 pages and most definitely for younger readers but it is still a cute little read.
I received another signed book but this time it is from John J. Hohn and it is his book As I Was Passing By. It is a collection of poems written by him. I have read a few now and I really enjoyed them. I won this book through another bloggers giveaway.
The next book I got is a ARC of Gena Showalter's The Closer You Come. It is the first book of her Original Heartbreakers series, the second book is not set to come out until August of this year. I won this book through a Goodreads* giveaway.
Long before I started this blog, I had already read Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon. I was able to get Infinity, because I joined her rewards club on her Official Sanctuary website. Once I had enough points I turned them in for it. This is the first book in Kenyon's Chronicles of Nick series, I do have a few of the other books but not all of them.
The last book I got in the month of March is an ebook called Paydown by Nick Stephenson. Anyone who entered the giveaway he was hosting in March received this book and I think a couple of others. Paydown is a novella that is a prequel to Stephenson's Leopold Blake series.
I only got 4 books in April though I was expecting another to come along. Hopefully before this goes up it will come if not, that's okay with me.
The first book I got is Easy Target by Jenny Hillborne. It is the sequel to No Alibi. I also won this book through a Goodreads* giveaway.
This second book my Mom actually picked out at our library's little book buying section. It is a large print edition of Dark Peril by Christine Feehan. It is the twenty-first book in her Carpathian series, and there are twenty-five books in that series to be exact.....wow!
This next book I picked out from my library and it is Dead Sea by Brian Keene. I don't think this is part of a series or anything that I can find. It is about a zombie apocalypse and I couldn't refrain from picking it up.
For this last book I actually got it on the last day of April. It is called Don't Close Your Eyes by Lisa McMann. Before an fans of hers freak out, no this is not a new book. All this is is the Wake trilogy all put into one. I couldn't justify spending $5-$10 on each book when they are on the smaller side, especially the last book (to me). For this huge thing a total of $8.24 was spent at my Meijer. I do have Wake, Fade, and Gone reviewed and if you click their names you can go and read my reviews.
That's it for this book review, I hope you enjoyed! If you see any books you have read tell me what you think about them.
Next Book review: The Cemetery Boys by Heather Brewer
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
For the month of March I got 5 books.
The first book is a signed copy of Lucky Midas by Kate Palmer. I don't quite remember where exactly I entered to win this book, but I do believe it was a Facebook giveaway. It's less than 100 pages and most definitely for younger readers but it is still a cute little read.
I received another signed book but this time it is from John J. Hohn and it is his book As I Was Passing By. It is a collection of poems written by him. I have read a few now and I really enjoyed them. I won this book through another bloggers giveaway.
The next book I got is a ARC of Gena Showalter's The Closer You Come. It is the first book of her Original Heartbreakers series, the second book is not set to come out until August of this year. I won this book through a Goodreads* giveaway.
Long before I started this blog, I had already read Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon. I was able to get Infinity, because I joined her rewards club on her Official Sanctuary website. Once I had enough points I turned them in for it. This is the first book in Kenyon's Chronicles of Nick series, I do have a few of the other books but not all of them.
The last book I got in the month of March is an ebook called Paydown by Nick Stephenson. Anyone who entered the giveaway he was hosting in March received this book and I think a couple of others. Paydown is a novella that is a prequel to Stephenson's Leopold Blake series.
I only got 4 books in April though I was expecting another to come along. Hopefully before this goes up it will come if not, that's okay with me.
The first book I got is Easy Target by Jenny Hillborne. It is the sequel to No Alibi. I also won this book through a Goodreads* giveaway.
This second book my Mom actually picked out at our library's little book buying section. It is a large print edition of Dark Peril by Christine Feehan. It is the twenty-first book in her Carpathian series, and there are twenty-five books in that series to be exact.....wow!
This next book I picked out from my library and it is Dead Sea by Brian Keene. I don't think this is part of a series or anything that I can find. It is about a zombie apocalypse and I couldn't refrain from picking it up.
For this last book I actually got it on the last day of April. It is called Don't Close Your Eyes by Lisa McMann. Before an fans of hers freak out, no this is not a new book. All this is is the Wake trilogy all put into one. I couldn't justify spending $5-$10 on each book when they are on the smaller side, especially the last book (to me). For this huge thing a total of $8.24 was spent at my Meijer. I do have Wake, Fade, and Gone reviewed and if you click their names you can go and read my reviews.
That's it for this book review, I hope you enjoyed! If you see any books you have read tell me what you think about them.
Next Book review: The Cemetery Boys by Heather Brewer
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
*Note: I
received these books through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway, but in
no other way am I being sponsored to make a review on them or even
talk about them. I may get to a review of them quickly, I may not. It
all depends on what I feel like reading.
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