April TBR List

So this month I decided to actually make a list of the books I plan to read. I don't know if I'll be able to finish all these books by the end of the month with all I need to do but I hope I will.

Books Mentioned:
The Lost Saint by Bree Despain
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
Die For Me by Amy Plum
Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Happy Reading!

In My Mailbox (52)

In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren! So here are the books I've gotten in the past weeks.

Purchased:
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter
Divergent by Veronica Roth

For Review:
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

What did you get this week? =)

Top Ten Books On My Spring TBR List!

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Since this week it was about the books that I plan to read this spring here they are! Not sure I'll actually be reading these but I hope to.

Delirium by Lauren Oliver
I know. There is probably something wrong with me for not having read this book before.

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
I honestly have no idea why I haven't read it yet if I loved Vampire Academy.

The Lost Saint by Bree Despain
This is one of those that I also really liked the first one and since the third one came out I think it's time that I read it.

Die For Me by Amy Plum
I was really excited for it but for some reason I haven't read it yet so I think now is the perfect time to read it.

Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Again, loved the first one but haven't been able to read it yet.

The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
I haven't read The Iron Knight yet but I really want to see how Julie writes about vampires!

Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
I really, really loved the first 2 books and I can't wait to see more of the amazing world that I read about in Gtaceling!

In Honor by Jessi Kirby
I still haven't read her first book but I'm really interested in the road trip aspect of this book.

Insurgent by Veronica Roth
I just read Divergent and I couldn't stop reading! I can't wait to see what happens next!!

Grave Mercy by R.L. LaFevers
It sounds awesome and from the reviews that I've seen of it I know I will enjoy reading it!

What books do you plan to read? =)

In My Mailbox (51)

In My Mailbox is hosted by the awesome Kristi at The Story Siren!!

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Catching Fire and Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Happy Reading! =)

In My Mailbox (50)

In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren. Now that school has stopped taking so much time and golf season is over I can start to blog again! I missed it so much and now I'm super happy that I finally have the time to dedicate myself to it. =) These are the books that I've bought while I was gone.

Bought:
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
Vixen by Jillian Larkin
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
Chime by Franny Billingsley
Clarity by Kim Harrington
Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

What did you get this week?

The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

Title: The Iron Daughter
Author: Julie Kagawa
Released: 2010
Pages: 359
Rating: 4.5
Synopsis: Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron fey—ironbound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her.

Worse, Meghan's own fey powers have been cut off. She's stuck in Faery with only her wits for help. Trusting anyone would be foolish. Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly. But even as she grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can't help but hear the whispers of longing in her all-too-human heart.

Review: After reading the first book I really wanted to see what happened next.

Meghan is in the home of Winter, where there is no one she can trust. When something important is stolen she is blamed and a war between Summer and Winter begins. She goes on a journey to find the stolen object that could possibly stop the war that is starting. Finding the object is proven to be hard and she will need help from friends and some that aren't exactly friends.

I really like Meghan. She's willing to do what she needs to do but still acts like a sixteen year old. Even though she's risking her life to save Faery she still wants the normal life with normal situations. Even though she can't use her fey powers she finds out that she may have a different power that can save them all. At the end of the book you can see that she's willing to sacrifice things for what she believes in.

I loved the conversations between Ash and Puck! There were parts were only Ash was with Meghan and there were parts were only Puck was there and I enjoyed all of them. The things that Puck, like always, are funny! Ash tried to do things by himself and it honestly hurt me to see him how he was for a while.

At the beginning the pace was kind of slow but as the book progressed the pace picked up. I liked how the it ended and it also left things hanging that I'm hoping will be answered in the next book. If you haven't read the first book you really need to and after you've read it, you need to start reading this one!

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Title: The Iron King
Author: Julie Kagawa
Published: January 2010
Pages: 363
Rating: 4/5
Summary: Meghan Chase has never fit in at her small-town high school, and now, on the eve of her 16th birthday, she discovers why. When her half brother is kidnapped, Meghan is drawn into a fantastical world she never imagined--the world of Faery, where anything you see may try to eat you, and Meghan is the daughter of the summer faery king. Now she will journey into the depths of Faery to face an unknown enemy . . . and beg the help of a winter prince who might as soon kill her as let her touch his icy heart. The Iron King is the first book in the Iron Fey series.

Review: The story begins with Meghan who will turn sixteen. On her birthday she starts to see things differently than she normally does.  She finds out things that turn her world upside down and she must go on a journey to complete what she set out to do.

Meghan was a good character. She wanted to save her brother and she was willing to do anything to rescue him, even willing to give up her own life for him. She went through many things and she had to make many choices that at times I didn't agree with.

I enjoyed reading about both Puck and Ash, though I did like Ash much more. Puck was always there when he was needed and at other times too. I really liked Ash. He seemed to be someone great and nice but he was also someone who had gone through some tough times .

I will surely read the next books in this trilogy. I really want to know what happens next in the story and what other obstacles the main characters have to go through.