October Book Haul

Alright so this month I bought 9 books and I am very excited about all of them.

The first book I got this month was Emerald Green by Kirsten Gier which is the third and final book in the Precious Stone trilogy. Since this book in the third in the series I can't summarize it without spoilers.

The Second book I got was The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. I love this book! It is probably my favorite book of all time. This book is about Hazel Grace who is a teenager with cancer. One day when she is at her cancer kids support group she meets Augustus Waters and they start a relationship. This book is amazing and sad all at the same time.

The next book I got is Paper Towns by John Green. I really don't know anything about this book other than it is a standalone novel by John Green who, if you didn't notice, is the same author of The Fault in Our Stars.

The Next three books I got are all classics one I have read before and the other two I plan to read in the near future.

First is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I love this book and it is probably one of my favorite classics.

The Second is Emma also by Jane Austen.

And finally Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.

The seventh book I got in October is The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken. I am really looking forward to reading this book. It takes place in the aftermath of a sickness that killed off most of the children in the world. The ones that did not die are left with dangerous powers. Ruby is one of the most dangerous and she is on the run to get to the only safe place left of kids like her.

Next is The Selection by Kiera Cass. This book is about America Singer who is unwilling entered into a competition to win the right to be Prince Maxon's Queen. I love the idea of this story and I am really looking forward to reading it.

The last book I read this month is The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons. Again I really don't know much about this book either.

So there you have it. All 9 books that I bought this month.

September Wrap-up and October TBR (To Be Read)

So if you don't know what a warp up and to be read is is this is when I list the books that I read in the pervious month and what I plan to read in the coming month. Now lets get started:

This month I read 6 books and started 2 more that I will be finishing in October and I will mention those later. Also I am planning to do a written review of all the books I read. This month I read:

1) The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter. I gave this book a 5 out of 5. I LOVED this book. It was a great twist in looking at the Greek Mythology of Hades and his wife Persephone. 293 pages.

2) The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern. This book got 5 out of 5 stars as well. This book was told from the unique perspective of third person present tense. The story was one that kept me interested at all times. 387 pages.

3) The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. This is the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympian series and I gave it 4 out of 5 stars. I gave it this rating because it was a first novel and therefore was a lot of world building. 375 pages.

4) The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan. This is the second book in the Percy Jackson series and I gave it 5 out of 5 stars. This book was a great sequel to the first book and the ending made me eager to read the next book. 297 pages.

5) Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier. This is the first book in the series and just like The Lightning Thief I gave it 4 out of 5 stars. The first half of this book in story building but it also did it in an interesting way. This book is now on  of my favorites and not just because it is about time travel. 322 pages.

and finally 6) 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper. I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars. This book was a really good view of what heaven is like and the way that he deals with having to come back from such a wondrous place. 207 pages.

In the month of September I read 1881 pages not counting the pages that I read of the two books that I started.

No for my October TBR. Now there is no guarantee that I will stick to this list. I have a tendency to have a set list of books that I want to read and then I will change my mind when something I am more interested in appears. Anyway, in October I want to read 9 book.

1) Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier. This is the sequel to Ruby Red and I am really looking forward to reading this book. 362 pages

2) Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier. This is the final book in the Ruby Red trilogy and it is released on the 8th and I have already pre-ordered it. 464 pages.

3) The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan. The third book in the  Percy Jackson Series. I have already started this book so I will be finishing this one this month. 304 pages.

4) The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan. This is the fourth book in the  Percy Jackson Series. 375 pages.

5) The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan. This is the fifth and final book in the  Percy Jackson Series. 381 pages.

6) The World of the Hunger Games by Kate Egan. 192 pages.

7) The Hunger Games: Official Illustrated Guide by Kate Egan. 160 pages.

8) What Really Happened in Peru by Cassandra Clare. This is a novella about one of my favorite character from the Mortal Instruments books. 65 pages.

and 9) The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith. This is the other book that I started in September that I also plan to finish this month. 236 pages.

If I read all nine of these books this month I will have read 2539 pages in the month of October. So we will see how this goes.

Review: The Fault in Our Stars

Author: John Green

Genre: YA Contemporary Romance

Published: January 10th 2012 by Dutton Books

Pages: 313

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Synopsis:Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.

Rating:
So I really don't know what to say about this book... however, the gist of this story is that Hazel Grace is someone that has been living with cancer most of her life. One day when she is going to her cancer kids support group she meets Augustus Waters. He is a cancer survivor who has been in remission for quiet a while. However, in the process of fighting the cancer her has lost a leg.

If you haven't guessed yet these two fall in love.

So there you go. That is the gist of the story now on to the real review.

No I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars. I loved everything about this book. It was very sad but also wonderful in every way. John Green's writing is both heartbreaking and beautiful. This book gives me so many emotions that I don't know what to do with them all.

This book will make you laugh, make you smile, and make you cry... but in my opinion it is worth every minute of it.

August Book Haul

Alright guys so here is the deal. I am going to try to write a post in here once a week but I am still trying to figure out my formatting for reviews (which is why there are none in here). I am also trying to figure out what schedule I will try to do for posts.

Anyway, I know that this is halfway through the month of September but I thought that since I should actually make this blog useful I am going to make a post about all of the books that I got in the month of August. Just a heads up, there are 25 books on this list.

So the way this is going to work is I will give you the names of the book and a picture of the book. If you want a synoposis comment below and I will either tell you about it or link you to Goodreads... we will see!  NOW! Here we go:

1-4) The Luxe, Rumors, Envy, and Splendor (The Luxe Series) by Anna Godberson

5) Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

6) Angelfall by Susan Ee

7) Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

8-9) Clockwork Angel and Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare

10) Reveal by Brina Courtney

11) The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson

12) The Homecoming Masquerade by Spencer Baum

13) Flirts! by Lisa Scott

14) The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol

15-17) Reclaimed (Mackay Banchees series books 1-3) by Kerrgon Byre

18) Your Guardian Angel by Skyla Madi

19) Of Moths and Butterflies by V.R. Christensen and B. Llyd

20) Kiss of Fire by Rebecca Ethington

21) Fathomless by Jackson Pearce

22) Crossroads by Mary Ting

23) Daughter of Time by Sarah Woodbury

24) A Proper Companion by Candice Hern

25) A Gown of Spanish Lace by Janette Oak

So there you have it all 25 books that I got in the month of August. Now I did not buy all of these. Most of them are actually e-books that I got for free on my Nook. Just thought I would add that bit of knowledge. 

Thanks for checking in!

~ Adrian

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Hey everyone so this is my first blog post on this page. I am guessing that if you are here you got here 1 of 3 ways.

Option 1) You came from my other blog (the clean book blog).

Option 2) You came from may facebook page (in which case you are friends and/or family. Hi)
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Option 3) You came from the 'Bout of Books' blog.

If you got here from option 3 you already know what this post is about if you came from the other two options then I will explain this to you. Starting on August 19th I will be doing the Bout Of Books 8.0 Read-a-thon!

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, August 19th and runs through Sunday, August 25th 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 8.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

So now that I have officially joined the ranks of those participating in Bout of Books I will now move on to what this post is over. I will explain to things in the remainder of this post

1) What books I will be reading for Bout of Books 8.0

and

2) Explain why I started this review blog

So now for Number 1:

For this, my very first read-a-thon I will be trying to read 4-6 books. I will list the 6 I will be trying to read and tell you the page numbers of each book. SO here we go!

1) Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev: 352 pages - This is a book that I have been wanting to read for a very long time and I finally got my hands on a copy and I am so excited to read it

2) Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer: 172 pages - This book is one that several of my friends have been recommending to me for quit a while so decided to go ahead and read it.

3) Clockwork Angels by Cassandra Clare: 479 pages - So for this book I read The Mortal Instrument books not long after they came out and now that I have had time to 'mourn' the last book that I read I am now excited to read this series.

4) Angelfall by Susan Ee: 283 pages - I have seen some really great reviews of this book so I am really excited to start reading this and from what I can tell I will have it finished in no time at all.

5) Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins: 372 pages - This is yet another book that I have been trying to read and I finally have a copy!

and finally 6) The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan: 375 pages - I will be listening to this as an audio book so I hope that counts. I know I am a little late to the party on these books but I am really looking forward to reading it.

These are all the books that I plan to read over the read-a-thon I will be hoping to do a blog post every day but we will see if that will actually happen as the days go on.

Now for Number 2:

If you came here from my other blog then you know I have another blog :-) However, there I just give books movie ratings and then explain why I gave them that rating. However, this is not enough for me I enjoy those posts but I really would like to do a real review of the books that I read so it this I will be doing real reviews for all of the books I post about on my other blog (Clean Book Blog).

I am not really clear on the format for these posts yet but I will try to start posting every Saturday.

Thank you for reading!

Adrian