Tag: Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge

Review: The Web

Posted January 16, 2015 in Reading, Review / 2 Comments

Review: The WebThe Web by Megan Chance
Series: The Fianna Trilogy #2
Publisher: Skyscape (2015)
eARC (384 pages)
Via: NetGalley
Rating:
Reading Challenges: 2015 Alphabet Soup, 2015 Mythology, Read 2015

Synopsis

The Fianna, legendary Irish warriors, have been magically called from their undying sleep to aid Ireland in its rebellion against Britain. But the Fianna have awakened in New York alongside their bitter enemies, the Fomori. A prophecy demands that a Druid priestess—a veleda—must choose between these two sides. Grace is this veleda.
But being the veleda means she must sacrifice her power—and her life—to her choice. On one side are her fiancé, Patrick Devlin, and the Fomori. On the other are the Fianna—and the warrior Diarmid Ua Duibhne, with whom Grace shares an undeniable connection. Patrick has promised to find a way to save her life. In three months, at the ancient ritual, Diarmid must wield the knife that kills her.
Grace doesn’t know whom to trust. As dark forces converge on the city, she struggles to discover the truth about her power. Can she change her own destiny? Can she escape the shadows of the past and reach for a future she could never have imagined?

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Review: The One

Posted January 12, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments

Review: The OneThe One by Kiera Cass
Series: The Selection #3
Publisher: HarperTeen (2014)
Audiobook
{7 hours and 25 minutes} (323 pages)
Rating:
Also by this author: The Elite, The Heir, The Selection Stores: The Prince & The Guard
Also in this series: The Elite, The Heir, The Selection Stores: The Prince & The Guard
Reading Challenges: 2015 Alphabet Soup, Read 2015

Synopsis

When she was chosen to compete in the Selection, America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown—or to Prince Maxon's heart. But as the end of the competition approaches, and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realizes just how much she stands to lose—and how hard she'll have to fight for the future she wants.

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Review: The Lightning Thief

Posted January 8, 2015 in Reading, Review / 6 Comments

Review: The Lightning ThiefThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1
Publisher: Disney Hyperion (2005)
eBook (377 pages)
Via: Library
Rating:
Also by this author: The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Sword of Summer
Also in this series: The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth
Reading Challenges: 2015 Alphabet Soup, 2015 Mythology, 2015 What's In A Name?, Read 2015

Synopsis

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse-Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends -- one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena -- Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

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2015 Reading Challenges

Posted January 1, 2015 in Reading / 10 Comments

My 2016 Reading Challenges can be found here.

If you can’t tell by now, I like to read. A lot. I stumbled across some of these book challenges and I think some would be pretty cool. I figured it would probably be beneficial to put a post together of the book challenges I have decided to participate in for 2015.

I basically just keep adding to this list every time I hear about a new challenge that I think I can do. Since I have a slight book addiction (yes, I think I’m in denial), this list will likely get longer.

I give you My 2015 Reading Challenges List, listed in the order in which I became aware of them:

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