Year: 2015

Review: The Sea of Monsters – Once Again Percy and Annabeth are Heroic

Posted June 17, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments

Review: The Sea of Monsters – Once Again Percy and Annabeth are HeroicThe Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2
Publisher: Disney Hyperion (2006)
Paperback (279 pages)
Via: Library
Rating:
Also by this author: The Lightning Thief, The Titan's Curse, The Sword of Summer
Also in this series: The Lightning Thief, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth
Reading Challenges: 2015 Mythology, 2015 What's In A Name?, Read 2015

Synopsis

Percy Jackson’s seventh-grade year has been surprisingly quiet. Not a single monster has set foot on his New York prep-school campus. But when an innocent game of dodgeball among Percy and his classmates turns into a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants, things get . . . well, ugly. And the unexpected arrival of Percy’s friend Annabeth brings more bad news: the magical borders that protect Camp Half-Blood have been poisoned by a mysterious enemy, and unless a cure is found, the only safe haven for demigods will be destroyed.
In this fresh, funny, and hugely anticipated follow up to The Lightning Thief, Percy and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their beloved camp. But first, Percy will discover a stunning new secret about his family—one that makes him question whether being claimed as Poseidon’s son is an honor or simply a cruel joke.

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Review: The Heir – A Spoiled Princess and a New Selection

Posted June 15, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments

Review: The Heir – A Spoiled Princess and a New SelectionThe Heir by Kiera Cass
Series: The Selection #4
Publisher: HarperTeen (2015)
Audiobook
{8 hours and 48 minutes} (352 pages)
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Also by this author: The Elite, The One, The Selection Stores: The Prince & The Guard
Also in this series: The Elite, The One, The Selection Stores: The Prince & The Guard
Reading Challenges: Read 2015

Synopsis

Princess Eadlyn has grown up hearing endless stories about how her mother and father met. Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won the heart of Prince Maxon—and they lived happily ever after. Eadlyn has always found their fairy-tale story romantic, but she has no interest in trying to repeat it. If it were up to her, she’d put off marriage for as long as possible.
But a princess’s life is never entirely her own, and Eadlyn can’t escape her very own Selection—no matter how fervently she protests.
Eadlyn doesn’t expect her story to end in romance. But as the competition begins, one entry may just capture Eadlyn’s heart, showing her all the possibilities that lie in front of her . . . and proving that finding her own happily ever after isn’t as impossible as she’s always thought.

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Review: Shadow Kiss – Ghosts, Spirit, and Strigoi

Posted June 10, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Shadow Kiss – Ghosts, Spirit, and StrigoiShadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
Series: Vampire Academy #3
Publisher: RazorBill (2008)
Paperback (443 pages)
Via: Library
Rating:
Also by this author: Vampire Academy, Frostbite
Also in this series: Vampire Academy, Frostbite
Reading Challenges: Read 2015

Synopsis

It’s springtime at St. Vladimir’s Academy, and Rose Hathaway is this close to graduation. Since making her first Strigoi kills, Rose hasn’t been feeling quite right. She’s having dark thoughts, behaving erratically, and worst of all… might be seeing ghosts.
As Rose questions her sanity, new complications arise. Lissa has begun experimenting with her magic once more, their enemy Victor Dashkov might be set free, and Rose’s forbidden relationship with Dimitri is starting to heat up again. But when a deadly threat no one saw coming changes their entire world, Rose must put her own life on the line – and choose between the two people she loves most.

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Review: Dark Triumph – Vengeance and Death’s Justice

Posted June 8, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Dark Triumph – Vengeance and Death’s JusticeDark Triumph by Robin LaFevers
Series: His Fair Assassin #2
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2013)
Hardcover (385 pages)
Via: Library
Rating:
Also by this author: Grave Mercy, Mortal Heart
Also in this series: Grave Mercy, Mortal Heart
Reading Challenges: Read 2015

Synopsis

When Sybella arrived at the doorstep of St Mortain half mad with grief and despair the convent were only too happy to offer her refuge – but at a price. The sisters of this convent serve Death, and with Sybella naturally skilled in both the arts of death and seduction, she could become one of their most dangerous weapons.
But her assassin’s skills are little comfort when the convent returns her to the life that nearly drove her mad. Her father’s rage and brutality are terrifying, and her brother’s love is equally monstrous. But when Sybella discovers an unexpected ally she discovers that a daughter of Death may find something other than vengeance to live for…

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