November Wrap Up!

40!!!

Whoot :D

Best month so far.

Review: Gossip Girl!

At A Glance

Genre: Young Adult; Chick Lit
Love Triangle/Insta Love?: Triangle!
Cliff Hanger: nope.
Rating: 4 Stars

Score Sheet
All out of ten

Cover: 8
Plot: 7
Characters: 8
World Building: 7
Flow: 9
Series Congruity: n/a
Writing: 8
Ending: 7

Total: 8

In Dept

Best Part: Bitchy girls.
Worst Part: Shady girls!
Thoughts Had: Lets do this; dumb boys!

Conclusion

Continuing the Series: yes
Recommending: yes!

Short Review: Ok, i know i usually complain about MCs who aren't the smartest or have any action scenes, but sometimes you need a little guilty pleasure books, and these are mine! I love bitchy girls! I love this cast of characters thou, very interesting bunch. Dan is making me crave coffee like crazy! Vanessa is kickbutt. Serena is kinda shady and all over the place. Blair is crazyyyyy. Jenny is a bit out there. Nate is a f**kboy for sure. I can't wait to get through all these!

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Reveiw: Revelations! (Blue Bloods #3)

At A Glance

Genre: Young Adult; Paranormal; Vampire
Love Triangle/Insta Love?: Triangle.
Cliff Hanger: yes!!!!!
Rating: 4 Stars

Score Sheet
All out of ten

Cover: 8
Plot: 8
Characters: 7
World Building: 7
Flow: 7
Series Congruity: 6
Writing: 7
Ending: 8

Total:

In Dept

Best Part: So much plot development!
Worst Part: Still can't figure out what's going on!
Thoughts Had: Damn you Mimi!; Dylan is messed up!; What just happened?!?

Conclusion

Continuing the Series: yes
Recommending: yes

Short Review: Okay, still can't figure out what is going on with Mimi nor Bliss. I get them confused so badly... The end was awesome, but it was hard to follow. I know who died, but the action was so hard to follow. I would have freaked out when i found out what they did to Dylan, totally BS there. The plot moved greatly in this book, not a whole lot of side action which was nice. This reminds me of Gossip Girl, just vampire style

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Round 6 winner :D

Round 6!

 

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The voting was close for awhile but then they turned!

So the winner of round 6 is...



CHOICE #2

 

 

 

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Rick Riordan

5 total books.

Out Today: November 24th!

Queen of Always

Stolen Empire #3

Sherry D. Ficklin

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If her time at court has taught Catherine anything, it’s that there is no room for weakness in Imperial Russia. With the Empress’ health failing and rumors of a change in the line of succession, her place in the royal line is once more in jeopardy. Tormented by her sadistic husband and his venomous mistress, Catherine must once more walk the fine line between pleasure and politics—between scandal and survival.

When her young son becomes the target of those rebelling against Peter’s reign, Catherine will have to rise up to protect herself, her child, and her nation from his unstable and potentially catastrophic rule. This means putting herself at odds with the most dangerous man she’s ever known, trusting those who once proved to be her enemies, and turning a nation against its sovereign. In the ultimate battle for the crown, new alliances will be forged, loyalties will be tested, and blood will be shed.

Chimera

Parasitology #3

Mira Grant

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The outbreak has spread, tearing apart the foundations of society, as implanted tapeworms have turned their human hosts into a seemingly mindless mob.

Sal and her family are trapped between bad and worse, and must find a way to compromise between the two sides of their nature before the battle becomes large enough to destroy humanity, and everything that humanity has built...including the chimera.

Queen

The Blackcoat Rebellion #3

Amiee Carter

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Kitty Doe is a Blackcoat rebel and a former captive with a deadly connection to the most powerful and dangerous man in the country, Prime Minister Daxton Hart. Forced to masquerade as Daxton's niece, Lila Hart, Kitty has helped the Blackcoats take back the prison known as Elsewhere. But Daxton has no intention of ceding his position of privilege—or letting Kitty expose his own masquerade. Not in these United States, where each person's rank means the difference between luxury and poverty, freedom and fear...and ultimately, between life and death.

To defeat the corrupt government, Kitty must expose Daxton's secret. Securing evidence will put others in jeopardy, including the boy she's loved forever and an ally she barely trusts. For months, Kitty's survival has hinged on playing a part. Now she must discover who she truly wants to be, and whether the new world she and the rebels are striving to create has a place in it for her after all.

Review: Shopaholic Ties the Knot! (Shopaholic #3)

At A Glance

Genre: Chick Lit
Love Triangle/Insta Love?: nope.
Cliff Hanger: nope.
Rating: 4.5 Stars

Score Sheet
All out of ten

Cover: 8
Plot: 8
Characters: 7
World Building: 7
Flow: 8
Series Congruity: 9
Writing: 8
Ending: 8

Total: 9

In Dept

Best Part: More focused on other issues other than her spending.
Worst Part: N/A
Thoughts Had: Baby Erinie!!!; How is she gonna get out of this?!?; Oh i see what you did there!!

Conclusion

Continuing the Series: yes!
Recommending: yes!

Short Review: This was by far my favorite of this series. This was less focused on her spending habits and more focused on her growing as a character and i loved seeing that. I just loved how this book played out. I didn't see how she was gonna get out of her biggest issue, but I'm so glad it all worked out in the end, and I'm really excited to see how this turns out next! I also need more Baby Ernesto and Suze! I miss them in this book, although Suze was taking charge in this book! I like that side of her :)

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Round 6!

Round 6!

 

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I finished up the Body Finder series last night.

It was eh.

Here are the next two up for votes :D

CHOICE #1

Daughter of Smoke & Bone

Laina Taylor

3 Total books.

(I've read book 1 already, i liked it!)

CHOICE #2

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Rick Riordan

5 total books.

(I haven't read any of these)

You can vote 3 different ways :D

Way #1

Comment on this post with your choice.

Way #2

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Way #3

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Review: Masquerade! (Blue Bloods #2)

At A Glance

Genre: Young Adult; Paranormal; Vampire
Love Triangle/Insta Love?: triangle.
Cliff Hanger: yes!
Rating: 4 Stars

Score Sheet
All out of ten

Cover: 8
Plot: 7
Characters: 7
World Building: 7
Flow: 6
Series Congruity: 6
Writing: 7
Ending: 9

Total: 7

In Dept

Best Part: Vampire Action!
Worst Part: No help moving from book 1 to book 2.
Thoughts Had: I remember nothing; Holy shit; WTH just happened?!?

Conclusion

Continuing the Series: yah
Recommending: yah

Short Review: It's been about 2months since i read the first book, and i remembered nothing. The author doesn't do a good job of helping you remember either. I was so lost, and still am a bit lost. I liked the book, but there wasn't a whole lot going on. The plot was moving forwards but i felt like there was wayyy too much side stuff going on. And i keep getting Bliss and Mimi mixed up. I hope book 3 is a big more straight forward.

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Review: The Girl In the Steel Corset!

At A Glance

Genre: Young Adult; Science Fiction
Love Triangle/Insta Love?: nope.
Cliff Hanger: idk.
Rating: 2.5 Stars

Score Sheet
All out of ten

Cover: 8
Plot: 6
Characters: 7
World Building: 6
Flow: 3
Series Congruity: n/a
Writing: 6
Ending: 7

Total: 6

In Dept

Best Part: Super powers!
Worst Part: I'm so lost on what went down!
Thoughts Had: Oh she's strong; Sam reminds me of The Thing; Yay action!

Conclusion

Continuing the Series: maybe
Recommending: meh.

Short Review: Maybe i'm just setting the bar too high, but i'm getting so bored of most of the books i've been reading. I need less talking, and more action! I have no clue as to what was going on for the last 25% of the book, it was all over the place, too many kinda the same name characters messing me up. I knew there was a bad girl and he was causing trouble. They might have killed him. Something about machines thinking for themselves. I have no clue. I might read the next book, but only because of a series challenge next month.

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Out Today: November 17th!

   

The Vanishing Throne

The Falconer #2

Elizabeth May

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My name is Lady Aileana Kameron.

First the fae murdered my mother. Then they destroyed my world.

Now I’m fighting for more than revenge.

Aileana took a stand against the Wild Hunt, and she lost everything: her home, her family and her friends. Held captive by her enemy, and tormenting herself over her failure, escape seems like only the faintest possibility. But when she gets her chance, she seizes it . . . to rejoin a world devastated by war.

The future is bleak. Hunted by the fae, running for her life, Aileana has only a few options left. Trying to become part of a society scarred by – and hiding from – the Wild Hunt; trusting that a fragile alliance with the fae will save her; or walking the most dangerous path at all: coming in to her own powers as the last of the Falconers . . .

The Game of LIves

The Mortality Doctrine #3

James Dashner

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Michael used to live to game, but the games he was playing have become all too real. Only weeks ago, sinking into the Sleep was fun. The VirtNet combined the most cutting-edge technology and the most sophisticated gaming for a full mind-body experience. And it was Michael’s passion. But now every time Michael sinks, he risks his life.

The games are over. The VirtNet has become a world of deadly consequences, and Kaine grows stronger by the day. The Mortality Doctrine—Kaine’s master plan—has nearly been realized, and little by little the line separating the virtual from the real is blurring. If Kaine succeeds, it will mean worldwide cyber domination. And it looks like Michael and his friends are the only ones who can put the monster back in the box—if Michael can figure out who his friends really are.

Angels Twice Decending

Tales for the Shadowhunter Academy #10

Cassandra Clare

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Simon’s journey to become a Shadowhunter nears its end as his Ascension ceremony draws closer. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.

Simon’s Ascension ceremony draws near in this brilliant conclusion to Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.

This standalone e-only short story follows the adventures of Simon Lewis, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Mortal Instruments, as he trains to become a Shadowhunter. Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy features characters from Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments, Infernal Devices, and the upcoming Dark Artifices and Last Hours series. Angels Twice Descending is written by Cassandra Clare and Robin Wasserman.

Review: Can You Keep A Secret?

At A Glance

Genre: Chick Lit
Love Triangle/Insta Love?: nope.
Cliff Hanger: nah.
Rating: 4.5 stars

Score Sheet
All out of ten

Cover: 7
Plot: 7
Characters: 8
World Building: 7
Flow: 8
Series Congruity: n/a
Writing: 8
Ending: 8

Total: 8

In Dept

Best Part: guilty pleasure fulfilled :D
Worst Part: not a messy ending!
Thoughts Had: don't judge; ohhh nooo; aw!

Conclusion

Continuing the Series: n/a
Recommending: yes

Short Review: *Sigh* Sophie Kinsella needs to write forever. I love her books so much. So much fluff. These are for sure my guilty pleasure (don't judge!). I really wish this was a series book thou, i want to see how it goes for them two after all this goes down. The only issue i usually have with these books is that the endings are usually very cleanly done. I kinda wish for a messy ending so i can worry about the MC!! Still, great little chick lit :D

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Review: Shopaholic Takes Manhattan! (Shopaholic #2)

At A Glance

Genre: Chick lit
Love Triangle/Insta Love?: nope.
Cliff Hanger: nope.
Rating: 4.5 stars

Score Sheet
All out of ten

Cover: 7
Plot: 8
Characters: 8
World Building: 7
Flow: 8
Series Congruity: 8
Writing: 8
Ending: 8

Total: 8

In Dept

Best Part: New York!
Worst Part: Again, too clean an ending.
Thoughts Had: yay new york!; that witch!

Conclusion

Continuing the Series: yah!
Recommending: yah

Short Review: I think that the fact that i read two of Sophie's books in just 1 day should be reason enough for others to pick up her books! I'm so glad to be getting into the Shopaholic series again. They flow so well from one book to another. I was on the edge of my seat for this one, i knew something was going to go down but i didn't expect two things! Again, a too clean ending, especially since it's a series and the ending could have a been a huge cliff hanger but instead i got some cleanness. Oh well, on to book 3 :D

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Review: Changeless! (Parasol Protectorate #2)

At A Glance

Genre: Paranormal.
Love Triangle/Insta Love?: nope.
Cliff Hanger: No
Rating: 4 Stars.

Score Sheet
All out of ten

Cover: 8
Plot: 7
Characters: 7
World Building: 7
Flow: 5
Series Congruity: 7
Writing: 7
Ending: 8

Total: 7

In Dept

Best Part: Lots of steampunk relate stuff happening!
Worst Part: Still too many sex scenes.
Thoughts Had: Oh sex scene; cool machine; another sex scene...

Conclusion

Continuing the Series: yah.
Recommending: yah

Short Review: How many times do we needed to be reminded that the MC is a bigger bosom lady?! Think after the third mention of it, i got it! I was hoping for less sex scenes, but that didn't happen. I knew the "twist" was coming, but i didn't think it was going to be taken as it was! I'm upset for the MC and I need to see how this is going to be fixed in the next book. I knew one of the french ladies was going to be trouble but i guessed the wrong one. The machine and things in this book were getting pretty cool. I want to ride in an air machine!

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Review: Paperweight!

At A Glance

Genre: Young Adult; Contemporary
Love Triangle/Insta Love?: Slight love triangle.
Cliff Hanger: nope.
Rating: 3.5 Stars

Score Sheet
All out of ten

Cover: 8
Plot: 7
Characters: 8
World Building: 8
Flow: 7
Series Congruity: n/a
Writing: 7
Ending: 6

Total: 7

In Dept

Best Part: Very realistic story telling.
Worst Part: A bit slow.
Thoughts Had: I feel fat...

Conclusion

Continuing the Series: n/a
Recommending: yah

Short Review: These kinds of books are crazy hard to write reviews on. I have what i consider an ED and i feel pretty much like Stevie does all the time. It felt very realistic to me. So major trigger warning to anyone who had an ED or has one. I liked Stevie. The story was a bit slower than i like, but i crave action so contemporary is not my usual cup of tea.

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Review: Luckiest Girl Alive!

At A Glance

Genre: Adult; Mystery; Thriller
Love Triangle/Insta Love?: nope.
Cliff Hanger: nope.
Rating: 4 Stars

Score Sheet
All out of ten

Cover: 8
Plot: 8
Characters: 6
World Building: 7
Flow: 7
Series Congruity: n/a
Writing: 8
Ending: 9

Total: 7.5

In Dept

Best Part: The twist!!!
Worst Part: Horrible MC.
Thoughts Had: What a b!; HOLY SHITTTTT; That's messed up.

Conclusion

Continuing the Series: n/a
Recommending: yes

Short Review: Um, holy crap! Okay, so going into this book, i knew very little about what it was going to be about. I didn't read any reviews so i didn't know what i was getting into at all. At first, i HATED the MC. Biggest bitch around for sure, i almost stopped reading because i hated her so much. But I kept going and i'm so glad i did. Now the MC stayed a bitch, but at least i got to see why. That twist was crazyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, i didn't see it coming at all, and i re read that part like 3 times to make sure i knew what all was going done. I was just taken by surprise for sure. Then the aftermath, are you kidding me?!? Was in the law enforcement always into the whole, well you could have stopped this or you kinda asked for it?!?!? Freaking crazy how they can say that you were the victim of rape because you knew how boys acted and got dressed up nice anyone and knew that something might happen! WTF!

Review: Spelled!

At A Glance

Genre: Young Adult; Fantasy; Retelling
Love Triangle/Insta Love?: Nope.
Cliff Hanger: Yep.
Rating: 3 Stars

Score Sheet
All out of ten

Cover: 8
Plot: 6
Characters: 6
World Building: 3
Flow: 5
Series Congruity: n/a
Writing: 7
Ending: 8

Total: 6

In Dept

Best Part: So many Fair Tales mixed together!
Worst Part: Tooooooo many crazy details.
Thoughts Had: Rapunzel!!; Tin Man seems to be evil!; Is not Oz??

Conclusion

Continuing the Series: n/a?
Recommending: meh.

Short Review: Welp, this book bored me, but not because nothing was happening, wayyyyy too much was going on and idk what i was reading once i got so far into it. I was lost and couldn't find my way back at all. It was nice, but very hard to follow. I loved all the tales mixed together in here. I'm not sure if there is supposed to be another, but the ending really made it seem like there is going to be so idk.

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Cover Reveal: The Crown! (The Selection #5)

Review: Emmy & Oliver!

At A Glance

Genre: Young Adult; Contemporary.
Love Triangle/Insta Love?: Nope.
Cliff Hanger: Nope.
Rating: 4.5 Stars

Score Sheet
All out of ten

Cover: 8
Plot: 8
Characters: 7
World Building: 7
Flow: 7
Series Congruity: n/a
Writing: 7
Ending: 8

Total: 7.5

In Dept

Best Part: No yucky romance.
Worst Part: A little dry.
Thoughts Had: Oh crappp; Yay!!!; Aw!!

Conclusion

Continuing the Series: n/a
Recommending: yep.

Short Review: Well i was pleasantly surprised by this book. I was expecting some love story that i was going to be rolling my eyes after every other paragraph, but nope, i was actually enjoying the story! Emmy was great, she really need to stick up for herself way before she did thou. I love me some MCs with a backbone! Oliver has a crap life for sure, idk how i would react to the same situation and he took it in stride for sure. The ending felt kinda rushed and i really wish they would have drawn it out a bit, i wanted to know more about Oliver's dad!

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Out Today: November 10th!

 

 

Dangerous LIes

Becca Fitzpatrick

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Stella Gordon is not her real name. Thunder Basin, Nebraska, is not her real home. This is not her real life.

After witnessing a lethal crime, Stella Gordon is sent to the middle of nowhere for her own safety before she testifies against the man she saw kill her mother’s drug dealer.

But Stella was about to start her senior year with the boyfriend she loves. How can she be pulled away from the only life she knows and expected to start a new one in Nebraska? Stella chafes at her protection and is rude to everyone she meets. She’s not planning on staying long, so why be friendly? Then she meets Chet Falconer and it becomes harder to keep her guard up, even as her guilt about having to lie to him grows.

Unforgiven

Fallen #5

Lauren Kate

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High school can be hell.

Cam knows what it’s like to be haunted. He’s spent more time in Hell than any angel ever should. And his freshest Hell is high school, where Lilith, the girl he can’t stop loving, is serving out a punishment for his crimes.

Cam made a bet with Lucifer: he has fifteen days to convince the only girl who really matters to him to love him again. If he succeeds, Lilith will be allowed back into the world, and they can live their lives together. But if he fails…there’s a special place in Hell just for him.

Tick-tock.

November 9

Colleen Hoover

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Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day of her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in L.A. together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist.

Winter

The Lunar Chronicles #4

Marissa Meyer

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Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana.

Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend--the handsome palace guard, Jacin. But Winter isn't as weak as Levana believes her to be and she's been undermining her stepmother's wishes for years. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, Winter might even have the power to launch a revolution and win a war that's been raging for far too long.