I've been on a reading kick for the past few months. I usually read three or four books a week. Last night I went to my local Barnes and Noble (where they now know my name!) and bought a huge pile of books.
The Books:Grave Mercy by R.L. LaFevers is the first novel in the His Fair Assassin series. I will freely admit that I bought this novel for two reasons: the cover and assassin nuns. Assassin Nuns! The cover looks like a promo picture for a new HBO series:
"From the creators of Game of Thrones comes Grave Mercy." Just look at it:
here - it's such an HBO promo picture. I've heard a lot of positive things about this novel, though there are a few people who have issue with it because of historical reasons. It's 549 pages, so it'll be a huge read. But, I'm looking forward to it.
Body and Soul: A Ghost and the Goth Novel by Stacey Kade is the third and final novel in the A Ghost and the Goth trilogy. I thought it was coming out next week, so I was happily surprised to see that it came out a week early! I loved the first novel in the trilogy, mostly because of the banter and chemistry between ghost-talker Will and ghost Alona. However, I didn't really care for the second novel, mostly because Will and Alona were apart for a great deal of it.v Plus, I really didn't care for what Kade did with Alona and Lily. All that aside, I'm really excited to see how Kade ends the series. I adore Alona and Will, but I just can't see how they can stay together. I started this last night and how to finish this weekend.
Boogiepop and Others by Kouhei Kadono is a light novel about an urban legend. It's a prelude to the
Boogiepop Phantom anime. I just picked it up because I thought it might be a light and fun read.
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld is the story of Cal who begins hunting his ex-girlfriends. Cal is a carrier of a parasite and he has affected several ex-girlfriends with a disease that has turned them into vampire-like creatures. (Cal calls them Peeps)I've heard this is a mix between a vampire novel, medical thriller, and science fiction story. I've heard great things about it, so I picked it up.
Uglies and Extras by Scott Westerfeld are the first and fourth book in the Uglies series. It's about a world where people are considered ugly until they sixteen. At which time they are given a operation that turns them 'pretty' and makes them less than intelligent. Their whole job is to have fun. But, Tally (a girl about to turn sixteen) learns that things are less than pretty in the world. I wanted to get the whole series, but they just had these two novels. I've heard that Uglies was a brilliant novel. However, the rest of the series has received mix reviews. All that aside, I'm looking forward to reading them.
Stolen by Lucy Christopher tells the story of a teenage girl who is kidnapped by a slightly older man and brought to the Outback. The story is written as a letter to the kidnapper from the girl. I've heard it's a brilliantly written and heartfelt story. I love emotionally raw stories like this one and can't wait to read it.
Across the Universe by Beth Revis is the first in a new series. It's about a girl, Amy, who is frozen on a spaceship. She is unfrozen early and nearly dies. It sounds like a interesting novel about Amy trying to figure out who tried to murder her and trying to decide how her new world works. I put off buying this one for a long while, because it seemed overly romantic in a story that should be more about a mysteriousness spaceship full of secrets and lies. However a couple of days ago I read a few reviews of it and it just sounded so intriguing. I had to pick it up.
Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins is
another children of angels novel. I saw this on Goodreads ages ago and while the
cover looks like a bad prom photo, it seemed like a fun read. Early reviews are in and it seems like this is a great new twist on the growing angel sub-genera in YA fiction. Frankly, I don't even care if the novel is terrible, because the cover is so cheesy and pretty and just. . .weird.
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl is the first in a series. It has had
a lot of mixed reviews. Still, a lot of reviewers that I respect and have common interest with have loved this novel. The one thing that makes me nervous is that it takes place in the deep South, and as someone from the South - I'm worried about the stereotypes and the non fact checking that usually comes with these types of novels. However, the summary sounds like a great story: Ethan is haunted by dreams of a strange girl. When that girl shows up in town and moves into the oldest plantation, Ethan is drawn to her. So, it's something paranormal. I'm not sure if I'll like it or not, but I'm looking forward to it.
I'm also waiting for the paperback release of
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa and I want to pick up
Enchanted by Alethea Kontis later this month. I have to ask: should I read
Divergent by Veronica Roth? People have said that you should read it if you loved
The Hunger Games, but I
hate those novels. However, it sounds like a cool type of novel. Or how about
Delirium by Lauren Oliver? That one sounds like it could go either way.
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