If you are a frequent visitor you may have noticed that the blog has been a bit sparse lately. I have to say that this will continue for the rest of the summer as well. Since it is summer, I have a crazy amount of things to do. I went on a trip to visit family in Wisconsin and now I’m off to summer camp as a counsellor. The summer camp I am going to has very limited cell service. By very limited I mean one bar of 1x service. No 3G. No 4G LTE. It is barely enough service for a text and not near enough for a call. There is also no wifi. This means that all of the posts until the middle of August are scheduled posts. I will tell you more about the camp when I get back in August. I hope you all have a wonderful summer!
Review: Mortal Heart – The Wonderful End of a Wonderful Trilogy
Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers Series: His Fair Assassin #3
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2014)
Hardcover (444 pages)
Via: Library
Rating:
Also by this author: Grave Mercy, Dark Triumph
Also in this series: Grave Mercy, Dark Triumph
Reading Challenges: 2015 Finishing the Series, Read 2015
Synopsis
Annith has watched her gifted sisters at the convent come and go, carrying out their dark dealings in the name of St. Mortain, patiently awaiting her own turn to serve Death. But her worst fears are realized when she discovers she is being groomed by the abbess as a Seeress, to be forever sequestered in the rock and stone womb of the convent. Feeling sorely betrayed, Annith decides to strike out on her own.
She has spent her whole life training to be an assassin. Just because the convent has changed its mind doesn’t mean she has.
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Review: The Sea of Monsters – Once Again Percy and Annabeth are Heroic
The 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
The Heir by Kiera Cass Series: The Selection #4
Publisher: HarperTeen (2015)
Audiobook
{8 hours and 48 minutes} (352 pages)
Rating:
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
Shadow 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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