This was a light week for books. Amazingly enough I actually read more books this week than I obtained!
From Library:
The fourth book in the Georgina Kincaid series. I actually have finished it already and it was an awesome book. You can kind the review here.
From Paperbackswap.com:
This is the second book in the Luxe series; I haven't read the first one yet and am kind of hoping to collect the third one before I start to read them all. The fourth book in the series "Splendor" is being released later this year.
That's it only two books were added to my stack this week! Hope everyone has a good week :-)
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Succubus Heat (Georgina Kincaid, Book 4) by Richelle Mead (5/5 stars)
This is the fourth book in the Georgina Kincaid series and I thought it was also the best. I was so excited to read this book after how the third book ended with Georgina and Seth on the rocks. I recently found out that there are going to be six books in this series. After this book I am eagerly awaiting the fifth book.
In this book Georgina is in a bit of a rut after breaking up with Seth. She has spiraled down and spends most of her time smoking, drunk, sucking the life energy out of moral men, and shacking up with the truly evil Dante. Jerome (her demon boss) is pissed at her bad attitude and loans her to another demon in Canada; he wants her to help with a problem that they are having there with some demonic cult that is just being plain annoying and getting Hell bad press. Shortly after her trip to Canada she gets sick and Jerome goes missing. With Jerome gone all of his underlings have their immortal powers taken away. Georgina needs to figure out what happened to Jerome and figure out how this cult is involved; but what does having her powers taken away mean for her and Seth?
This was a great book. The plot was wonderful, focused, and fast-paced. Georgina is a great character and I loved that Seth remained in the story. Dante is also an interesting character, but the angel Carter remains my favorite character of this series. It was fun to see how Georgina dealt with not having her powers. Overall the main mystery/puzzle of this book is concluded nicely and the broader story-arc regarding Georgina's contract with Hell and her relationship with Seth is filled out and made even more mysterious.
The strongest point of this book is characterization; Mead develops wonderful multi-dimensional characters that you can really care about. She also writes good sex scenes, which is something you don't get to see in her Vampire Academy series. The plot sucks you along and I had a ton of trouble putting this book down. I also love that the books in this series have good, well-organized plots that make sense and don't seem frantic. I run into so many of these paranormal books where the heroine ends up running around like crazy and seems lost; but these books are not like that. This book also has a healthy dose of humor to keep you chuckling :-)
If I had to come up with something to complain about it would be that we didn't get as many glances into Georgina's extensive past in this book and I really enjoy those little stories. Oh and the book cover and book name is still pretty corny...
Still this book didn't disappoint I loved it. I zipped through it and couldn't believe that it was over. I love her Vampire Academy series too and am eagerly awaiting the next book in that series. I think I will give her other series: Dark Swan a look too. Loved this book; this series just keep getting better!
In this book Georgina is in a bit of a rut after breaking up with Seth. She has spiraled down and spends most of her time smoking, drunk, sucking the life energy out of moral men, and shacking up with the truly evil Dante. Jerome (her demon boss) is pissed at her bad attitude and loans her to another demon in Canada; he wants her to help with a problem that they are having there with some demonic cult that is just being plain annoying and getting Hell bad press. Shortly after her trip to Canada she gets sick and Jerome goes missing. With Jerome gone all of his underlings have their immortal powers taken away. Georgina needs to figure out what happened to Jerome and figure out how this cult is involved; but what does having her powers taken away mean for her and Seth?
This was a great book. The plot was wonderful, focused, and fast-paced. Georgina is a great character and I loved that Seth remained in the story. Dante is also an interesting character, but the angel Carter remains my favorite character of this series. It was fun to see how Georgina dealt with not having her powers. Overall the main mystery/puzzle of this book is concluded nicely and the broader story-arc regarding Georgina's contract with Hell and her relationship with Seth is filled out and made even more mysterious.
The strongest point of this book is characterization; Mead develops wonderful multi-dimensional characters that you can really care about. She also writes good sex scenes, which is something you don't get to see in her Vampire Academy series. The plot sucks you along and I had a ton of trouble putting this book down. I also love that the books in this series have good, well-organized plots that make sense and don't seem frantic. I run into so many of these paranormal books where the heroine ends up running around like crazy and seems lost; but these books are not like that. This book also has a healthy dose of humor to keep you chuckling :-)
If I had to come up with something to complain about it would be that we didn't get as many glances into Georgina's extensive past in this book and I really enjoy those little stories. Oh and the book cover and book name is still pretty corny...
Still this book didn't disappoint I loved it. I zipped through it and couldn't believe that it was over. I love her Vampire Academy series too and am eagerly awaiting the next book in that series. I think I will give her other series: Dark Swan a look too. Loved this book; this series just keep getting better!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Beauty Sleep by Cameron Dokey (4/5 stars)
I love reading re-telling of fairy tales. This book was just that, a sweet and unique re-telling of Sleeping Beauty.
The beginning of the story follows somewhat with the classic fairy tale but about halfway through the book some interesting twists take place that really make this book a good read. If you like fairy tales you will like this book. It is a read that makes you feel good.
My biggest complaint would be that so much time was spent setting up the story. I really wish Aurore could've spent more time in the enchanted forest. This is a small quip and overall I enjoyed this book. It is a short quick read, that is beautifully written and never left me bored.
The beginning of the story follows somewhat with the classic fairy tale but about halfway through the book some interesting twists take place that really make this book a good read. If you like fairy tales you will like this book. It is a read that makes you feel good.
My biggest complaint would be that so much time was spent setting up the story. I really wish Aurore could've spent more time in the enchanted forest. This is a small quip and overall I enjoyed this book. It is a short quick read, that is beautifully written and never left me bored.
Fragile Eternity (Wicked Lovely, Book 3) by Melissa Marr (3/5 stars)
This is the third book in the "Wicked Lovely" series by Melissa Marr. Where the second book was from Ash's friend's point of view, this book goes back to Ash's perspective. This was an okay book and seemed to be very much a transition book.
Almost all of the book deals with Keenan, Ash, Donia, and Seth trying to find a balance with each other as Summer gets stronger. Keenan (Summer King) loves Donia (Winter Queen) while Ash (Summer Queen) loves Seth (mortal); unfortunately as Summer peaks Keenan and Ash are drawn together more than ever making their other relationships tough to deal with. To complicate things Lady War (Bananach) is going around trying to create trouble as she wants all of the courts Summer, Winter, Dark, and High Courts at war with each other.
Mainly this book focused on the above mentioned individuals trying to make progress in their relationship balances. This book seemed to be setting things up for some big events in the next book. I was actually kind of disappointed that this book really leaves you hanging and doesn't really resolve anything.
I also did not enjoy Ash's continuous whining and incompetent attitude throughout the book. Ash talked herself in circles over and over again...I get it, it's a hard decision but geez you don't need to flog the reader over and over with it a hundred times.
Niall and Seth remain my favorite characters. I wish Ash would go away, she is uninteresting and boring to read about. Dania was another great character and really came into her own in this book. The events that happened in the end of this book made it interesting and make me want to read the next book. Personally though I would recommend waiting to read this book until the next book is out. Nothing is resolved in this one and reading it will just frustrate you.
Almost all of the book deals with Keenan, Ash, Donia, and Seth trying to find a balance with each other as Summer gets stronger. Keenan (Summer King) loves Donia (Winter Queen) while Ash (Summer Queen) loves Seth (mortal); unfortunately as Summer peaks Keenan and Ash are drawn together more than ever making their other relationships tough to deal with. To complicate things Lady War (Bananach) is going around trying to create trouble as she wants all of the courts Summer, Winter, Dark, and High Courts at war with each other.
Mainly this book focused on the above mentioned individuals trying to make progress in their relationship balances. This book seemed to be setting things up for some big events in the next book. I was actually kind of disappointed that this book really leaves you hanging and doesn't really resolve anything.
I also did not enjoy Ash's continuous whining and incompetent attitude throughout the book. Ash talked herself in circles over and over again...I get it, it's a hard decision but geez you don't need to flog the reader over and over with it a hundred times.
Niall and Seth remain my favorite characters. I wish Ash would go away, she is uninteresting and boring to read about. Dania was another great character and really came into her own in this book. The events that happened in the end of this book made it interesting and make me want to read the next book. Personally though I would recommend waiting to read this book until the next book is out. Nothing is resolved in this one and reading it will just frustrate you.
Blood Noir (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 16) by Laurell Hamilton (2/5 stars)
This is the sixteenth book of the Anita Blake series with no end in sight. Why do I read this series? I ask myself that a lot. I am now getting them from the library because I am not willing to spend money on them. I think I read this series because I like the characters and I am curious as to how the whole mess that is Anita's life will be resolved (will it ever be resolved may be a better question).
In this book Jason's dad is dying and Anita travels with him to visit his dad in order to show support for Jason. Unfortunately upon arrival to Jason's home town it ends up that a man named Keith Summerland (who looks identical to Jason and is a colossal jerk) is in town for his wedding. Most of the book deals with Jason being mistaken form Keith and the ramifications of that. Of course Anita and Jason also have to spend many, many, many long pages confronting their relationship and if it is a friendship or if it's more. Things get dangerous when some vampires gunning for Keith end up targeting Anita and Jason. Then, of course, Marmee Noir has to rear her ugly head and add in a ton of strange paranormal junk (oh yes and more guys for Anita to add to her harem).
For the most part this book was boring. So much page space was given to Anita and Jason hashing and re-hashing their relationship that it was ridiculous. The whole mistaken identity premise that propelled the plot of the book was contrived and unlikely and in general kind of came out of no-where. All of the interesting parts with Marmee Noir happened in the last fourth of the book and were quickly shoved in. There were less sex scenes than in previous book, and the ones that were in here were pretty poorly done. All in all I think this book could have been 20 pages and said all it needed to say. Like previous books this one covers a time span of only a few days.
There were some positive aspects to the book. It was nice to learn some of Jason's back story and to learn about his family. You also learn a bit more about Anita's childhood. The end of the book showed that things are coming to a head with Marmee Noir and this (again) made me curious enough that I will probably read the next book. Truthfully I am just hoping that this series comes to a close in the next couple years. I am not sure there is much good left to read about these characters.
Will I read the next book? Of course. But I will get it from the library. These books are no longer keepers and are to be quickly read and then gotten rid of.
In this book Jason's dad is dying and Anita travels with him to visit his dad in order to show support for Jason. Unfortunately upon arrival to Jason's home town it ends up that a man named Keith Summerland (who looks identical to Jason and is a colossal jerk) is in town for his wedding. Most of the book deals with Jason being mistaken form Keith and the ramifications of that. Of course Anita and Jason also have to spend many, many, many long pages confronting their relationship and if it is a friendship or if it's more. Things get dangerous when some vampires gunning for Keith end up targeting Anita and Jason. Then, of course, Marmee Noir has to rear her ugly head and add in a ton of strange paranormal junk (oh yes and more guys for Anita to add to her harem).
For the most part this book was boring. So much page space was given to Anita and Jason hashing and re-hashing their relationship that it was ridiculous. The whole mistaken identity premise that propelled the plot of the book was contrived and unlikely and in general kind of came out of no-where. All of the interesting parts with Marmee Noir happened in the last fourth of the book and were quickly shoved in. There were less sex scenes than in previous book, and the ones that were in here were pretty poorly done. All in all I think this book could have been 20 pages and said all it needed to say. Like previous books this one covers a time span of only a few days.
There were some positive aspects to the book. It was nice to learn some of Jason's back story and to learn about his family. You also learn a bit more about Anita's childhood. The end of the book showed that things are coming to a head with Marmee Noir and this (again) made me curious enough that I will probably read the next book. Truthfully I am just hoping that this series comes to a close in the next couple years. I am not sure there is much good left to read about these characters.
Will I read the next book? Of course. But I will get it from the library. These books are no longer keepers and are to be quickly read and then gotten rid of.
Mona Lisa Darkening (Monere, Book 4) by Sunny (4/5 stars)
This is the fourth book in the Children of the Moon series by Sunny; and it was actually my favorite of the series. The setting was more interesting than previous books and there was a lot more action; there wasn't as much sex and romance so people who really dig that may not like this book as well as some of the previous ones.
The book starts out with Mona Lisa basking for her Monere. Suddenly a black light comes out of the moon and Mona Lisa is taken somewhere else. Strangely enough Mona Louise's personality is stronger in the new place and Mona Lisa soon finds out she is in a different version of Hell than she ever knew existed. Can Gryphon and Halcyon save her before something more deadly finds her?
I really liked that Mona Lisa's character took things into her own hands in this book. Mona Lisa's compassion matched with toughness really set her character above all other characters and made her character something special.
I loved that both Halcyon and Gryphon were in this book a lot; Halcyon is my favorite character and it was interesting to see him have to deal with limitations to his power. Once again though Amber was absent for most of the book. Mona Lisa did make some progress in her relationship with Dontaine which was nice to read about.
I thought this book had more purpose, a better story, and a faster pace than the previous book. There are less sex scenes than normal; the ones that are present are well written. I enjoyed that this left more room for action scenes. After the third book I was ready to give up on this series, but after reading this book I am convinced to stay with this series a bit longer.
The book starts out with Mona Lisa basking for her Monere. Suddenly a black light comes out of the moon and Mona Lisa is taken somewhere else. Strangely enough Mona Louise's personality is stronger in the new place and Mona Lisa soon finds out she is in a different version of Hell than she ever knew existed. Can Gryphon and Halcyon save her before something more deadly finds her?
I really liked that Mona Lisa's character took things into her own hands in this book. Mona Lisa's compassion matched with toughness really set her character above all other characters and made her character something special.
I loved that both Halcyon and Gryphon were in this book a lot; Halcyon is my favorite character and it was interesting to see him have to deal with limitations to his power. Once again though Amber was absent for most of the book. Mona Lisa did make some progress in her relationship with Dontaine which was nice to read about.
I thought this book had more purpose, a better story, and a faster pace than the previous book. There are less sex scenes than normal; the ones that are present are well written. I enjoyed that this left more room for action scenes. After the third book I was ready to give up on this series, but after reading this book I am convinced to stay with this series a bit longer.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
June in Review
For me book wise; June was a month to catch up on series that I had fallen behind on and to start a couple new series. Overall I read 21 books this month; a record for me!
I finished reading the Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins, caught up on Melissa Marr's "Wicked Lovely" series, finished all of the released Kitty Norville books by Carrie Vaugh, read the latest Nightside book by Simon Green, finished the newest Rachel Morgan novel by Kim Harrison, read a couple more volumes of Gaiman's Sandman, and caught up through the latest Blue Bloods book by Melissa de la Cruz.
I also started a new series; the Georgina Kincaid series by Richelle Mead. And while this is a good series it had less action and more romance than I was expecting.
A couple books that I really loved were "Just Another Judgement Day" the newest Nightside novel by Simon Green and "Sandman Slim" by Richard Kadrey. I also loved the new kid's book "Crazy Hair" by Neil Gaiman.
I had a few disappointments this month too. "Swoon" by Nina Malkin really disappointed me. "Aurelia's Colors" also was a let down. The last big disappointment of the month was "You Suck: A love story" by Christopher Moore.
I am going to be doing some more catching up on series this month. Hopefully I will also get to through a few random books into my reading. Below is a full list of book I reviewed for this month.
1. "Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand" by Carrie Vaughn
2. "Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods" by Suzanne Collins
3. "Swoon" by Nina Malkin
4. "Princess Ben" by Catherine Murdock
5. "Gregor and the Marks of Secret" by Suzanne Collins
6. "Gregor and the Code of Claw" by Suzanne Collins
7. "Succubus Blues" by Richelle Mead
8. "The Roar" by Emma Clayton
9. "Fables and Reflections"
10. "Succubus on Top" by Richelle Mead
11. "Succubus Dreams" by Richelle Mead
12. "White Witch, Black Curse" by Kim Harrison
13. "Aurelia's Colors" by Jeffrey Overstreet
14. "Ink Exchange" by Melissa Marr
15. "Kitty Raises Hell" by Carrie Vaughn
16. "Just Another Judgement Day" by Simon Green
17. "You Suck: A Love Story" by Christopher Moore
18. "Sandman Slim" by Richard Kadrey
19. "Masquerade" by Melissa de la Cruz
20. "Revelations" by Melissa de la Cruz
21. "Crazy Hair" by Neil Gaiman
I finished reading the Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins, caught up on Melissa Marr's "Wicked Lovely" series, finished all of the released Kitty Norville books by Carrie Vaugh, read the latest Nightside book by Simon Green, finished the newest Rachel Morgan novel by Kim Harrison, read a couple more volumes of Gaiman's Sandman, and caught up through the latest Blue Bloods book by Melissa de la Cruz.
I also started a new series; the Georgina Kincaid series by Richelle Mead. And while this is a good series it had less action and more romance than I was expecting.
A couple books that I really loved were "Just Another Judgement Day" the newest Nightside novel by Simon Green and "Sandman Slim" by Richard Kadrey. I also loved the new kid's book "Crazy Hair" by Neil Gaiman.
I had a few disappointments this month too. "Swoon" by Nina Malkin really disappointed me. "Aurelia's Colors" also was a let down. The last big disappointment of the month was "You Suck: A love story" by Christopher Moore.
I am going to be doing some more catching up on series this month. Hopefully I will also get to through a few random books into my reading. Below is a full list of book I reviewed for this month.
1. "Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand" by Carrie Vaughn
2. "Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods" by Suzanne Collins
3. "Swoon" by Nina Malkin
4. "Princess Ben" by Catherine Murdock
5. "Gregor and the Marks of Secret" by Suzanne Collins
6. "Gregor and the Code of Claw" by Suzanne Collins
7. "Succubus Blues" by Richelle Mead
8. "The Roar" by Emma Clayton
9. "Fables and Reflections"
10. "Succubus on Top" by Richelle Mead
11. "Succubus Dreams" by Richelle Mead
12. "White Witch, Black Curse" by Kim Harrison
13. "Aurelia's Colors" by Jeffrey Overstreet
14. "Ink Exchange" by Melissa Marr
15. "Kitty Raises Hell" by Carrie Vaughn
16. "Just Another Judgement Day" by Simon Green
17. "You Suck: A Love Story" by Christopher Moore
18. "Sandman Slim" by Richard Kadrey
19. "Masquerade" by Melissa de la Cruz
20. "Revelations" by Melissa de la Cruz
21. "Crazy Hair" by Neil Gaiman
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