Thursday, October 31, 2013

October Top 5


Happy Halloween, Friends! October has been crazy – the blog has suffered a bit, due to grad school and a full time job happing right now. My fun reading has also taken a hit. I read so few books for the blog (for myself) this month it’s kind of depressing. But my lack of time has made me way more picky about the books I’m picking up and I’m lucky that they all turned out to be awesome.

1. Crash into You - Katie McGarry
I didn’t think I could love a couple more than Noah and Echo, or a book boy more than Ryan. But I clearly didn’t know Isaiah and how awesome he is with Rachel. I dare say this is my favorite Pushing the Limits book and one of my favorite contemporaries this year – maybe ever. My review goes up tomorrow!

2. Allegiant - Veronica Roth
I think Veronica Roth is an incredibly brave writer. I have no complaints about this final book. It was an explosive end to a wonderful series.

3. The Darkest Minds - Alexandra Bracken
It took me a long time to get into this book and through most of it, I thought it was just good – enjoyable but not epic. Then the last 100 pages happened. And then the last 10. And my view of the whole book changed. It’s pretty epic actually.

4. Sweet - Erin McCarthy
I have qualms about the end. It makes me really cranky, actually. But up until the end I was so in love with this book and these characters. There was something just a little different about this NA story. It’s just very strong and it kept me up way too late reading. You can read my full review here.

5. Another Little Piece - Kate Karyus Quinn
This was my Halloween read for this year and it was a good pick. I mean, I wanted spine-tingles and I got them. There are so many creepy images and sensations in this book. Also, you know it’s a good book when you get nightmares from reading it. 

What were your top reads this month?

Thursday, October 31, 2013

October Top 5


Happy Halloween, Friends! October has been crazy – the blog has suffered a bit, due to grad school and a full time job happing right now. My fun reading has also taken a hit. I read so few books for the blog (for myself) this month it’s kind of depressing. But my lack of time has made me way more picky about the books I’m picking up and I’m lucky that they all turned out to be awesome.

1. Crash into You - Katie McGarry
I didn’t think I could love a couple more than Noah and Echo, or a book boy more than Ryan. But I clearly didn’t know Isaiah and how awesome he is with Rachel. I dare say this is my favorite Pushing the Limits book and one of my favorite contemporaries this year – maybe ever. My review goes up tomorrow!

2. Allegiant - Veronica Roth
I think Veronica Roth is an incredibly brave writer. I have no complaints about this final book. It was an explosive end to a wonderful series.

3. The Darkest Minds - Alexandra Bracken
It took me a long time to get into this book and through most of it, I thought it was just good – enjoyable but not epic. Then the last 100 pages happened. And then the last 10. And my view of the whole book changed. It’s pretty epic actually.

4. Sweet - Erin McCarthy
I have qualms about the end. It makes me really cranky, actually. But up until the end I was so in love with this book and these characters. There was something just a little different about this NA story. It’s just very strong and it kept me up way too late reading. You can read my full review here.

5. Another Little Piece - Kate Karyus Quinn
This was my Halloween read for this year and it was a good pick. I mean, I wanted spine-tingles and I got them. There are so many creepy images and sensations in this book. Also, you know it’s a good book when you get nightmares from reading it. 

What were your top reads this month?