Teaser Tuesday [October 21]

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. All you have to do is grab your current read, open to a random page, and share two teaser sentences (that don't give too much away).


This week's teaser is brought to you by the lovely V.E. Victoria Schwab:

Eli rubbed his thumb over the fresh skin of his palm, but Victor was the first to speak, and when he did, it was with an eloquence and composure perfectly befitting the situation. "Holy shit."

— Vicious by V.E. Schwab (page 87)

Teaser Tuesday [October 14]

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. All you have to do is grab your current read, open to a random page, and share two teaser sentences (that don't give too much away).


This week's teaser is brought to you by the amazing Beth Revis' new book:

"Jack doesn't remember the exact things we said, just the fight. Then one sentence rises from the chaos of sound: They deserved to die, and so do you."

— The Body Electric by Beth Revis (page 170)

September 2014 Wrap-up

(click on the book to be taken to Goodreads)

1. Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid: I put off finishing this book for SO long (I think I started it in... July?) It was okay, but I felt like the author was trying to make the book into something deeper than he was capable of or able to pull off (in this particular instance). In my opinion, each character went through a very minimal amount of growth—even Leila, the female lead—and the only character that did develop—Hudson—did it off-screen; we didn't even get to see it! He just swooped in at the end and listed the things he had learned in Leila's absence. It would have been much more interesting had we actually seen the changes for ourselves. Like I said; the book was okay—enjoyable—but it did not leave much of an impact.

2. Born of Illusion by Terri Brown: Actual Rating = 3.75 stars. Very interesting.

3. Percy Jackson & the Olympians; The Lightning Thief (graphic novel) by Rick Riordan.

4. Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard: I have been loving me some historical fiction lately, and combining that particular genre with zombies instantly grabbed my attention. I'm just sorry it took me so long to pick this up! Daniel has definitely found himself a place on my very, very long list of favorite fictional males, and I really enjoyed Eleanor's attitude, loyalty and determination. I definitely plan on finishing this series soon!

5. Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout: Obsidian was the Little Book Club's September pick of the month. I did not seem to enjoy this as much as everyone else on the planet—Daemon was a bit too infuriating and Kat a bit too whiny—but, overall, it was enjoyable.

Began, but did not finish:

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September Stats:

▫ Read 5.5 books

▫ Read 1,905 pages

GR's 2014 Reading Challenge:

▫ Read 51 of 70 books

▫ Currently 1 book behind schedule

Upcoming Releases:

▫ The Body Electric by Beth Revis -- October 6, 2014
▫ Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan -- October 7, 2014
▫ Sweet Unrest by Lisa Maxwell -- October 8, 2014
▫ In the After Light by Alexandra Bracken -- October 28, 2014




My wrap-up posts seem to be completed/posted later and later as the months go on....

Teaser Tuesday . . . on Thursday [October 9]

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. All you have to do is grab your current read, open to a random page, and share two teaser sentences (that don't give too much away).


This week's teaser is brought to you by Annabeth Chase:

"Piper McLean," she grumbled, "that was without a doubt the dumbest risk I've ever seen anyone take, and I date a dumb risk-taker."

— Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan