Author: James Patterson

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Genre: Thriller

Pages: 448

In this Patterson thriller, Katherine Dunne is taking her three children on a forced family sailing trip in an attempt to reconnect their family. In the four years since her husband died and she remarried, their family has fallen apart. Determined to remedy this, Katherine asks her deceased husband’s brother, Jake, to captain their trip. Unfortunately, things start going wring as soon as they sets sail. Along with their family drama, someone wants the entire Dunne family to disappear.

This isn’t quite like Patterson’s typical mystery/thrillers. The reader knows who the antagonist is throughout the novel, so that is no mystery. The intrigue comes in the family’s fight to survive, and the antagonist’s attempt to cover their tracks and get the job done. It switches perspective often, but not in a confusing way. The reader just has to pay attention to who is “talking”. This was definitely not my favorite Patterson novel, but it was ok. It certainly wasn’t bad for a quick read.

Author: Erin Morgenstern

Publisher: Anchor Books

Genre: Fantasy

Pages: 516

Ok, my dear readers, I know that some of you will most likely strongly disagree with me, but this novel was not awesome for me. I’m not sure exactly what it was. The story line was good. The writing was good, as well. It just kind of drug on for me. The pace just didn’t pick up, in my opinion. It certainly wasn’t a bad book, I just had some trouble really getting in to it. The author did an amazing job with the imagery in this book. It was riveting! The characters were just a bit…one dimensional may be the best word. There were some interesting characters, but it wasn’t the protagonists. The dialog between Celia and Marco was certainly nothing to write home about, for the most part, and I really couldn’t get in to them. I did like the ending, though. It seems like the right way to end it. Overall, I would say that it was an ok novel. It wasn’t what I was expecting, but it was ok. Again, this is just my opinion. There are many reviews out there that proclaim that this is one of the best novels of the year, it just wasn’t for me.

Paper Towns is pretty good so far! Not what I normally read, and *gasp* my first John Green novel (I know, I know). I’m really liking it, though!

I’m still trying to decide whether or not I like Night Circus, though. It seems to be dragging a little bit for me. I know that it has really good reviews, I’m just having trouble really getting in to it. It’s not bad by any means, just dragging a bit. Maybe it will get better!

I’ll keep you updated! 🙂

Hi everyone! I hope that you’re having a great start to your week! I’m a little under the weather right now, but still pushing through. I just wanted to give you a sneak peak at what’s coming up.

I’m currently reading Paper Towns and The Night Circus, so stay tuned for reviews! Have a great week!!!

Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, Book 6)

Author: Richelle Mead

Series: Vampire Academy

Publisher: Razorbill

Genre: Fantasy

Pages: 594

The last installment of this wonderful series begins with our favorite dhampir, Rose, locked up while she is awaiting her trial for the queen’s murder. While dealing with the stress of her own situation, Rose must also find a way to deal with the information that was given to her in the queen’s final note: Lissa has a sibling. There is another Dragomir! To complicate things even more, she has two amazing men in her life, and she loves them both. What’s a girl to do? It turns out, it’s not all up to her. All of the people in her life band together to save Rose, and figure out who was actually responsible for the murder before it’s too late.

In the end, Rose does make a choice between the two men in her life. I was honestly rooting for both of them, but I am very happy with her choice. I won’t ruin that for you, dear reader; you can find out that one on your own! Mead does an awesome job of rounding out this series in this novel. I was very happy with the way that it ended, and I am sad that it’s over. I would have loved to have seen how things progressed once all of the plot lines were figured out. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did!

Author: Richelle Mead

Series: Vampire Academy

Publisher: Razorbill

Genre: Fantasy

Pages: 496

CAUTION!!!! There are some spoilers in this post!!!!

 

This is the fifth book in the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. I read the previous four novels a while ago, and just came back to it. I’m so glad that I did! For some reason, it started off a little bit slow for me, but it picked up pretty quickly. In this installment, Rose and Lissa graduate from St. Vladimir’s and make their journey to the Royal Court. They put together a plan to attempt to save Dimitri from his Strigoi state, as Rose found out in the last novel that there could be a way to change him back. Unfortunately, to carry out this plan means freeing Victor, the man who tortured them, from prison. All the while, Rose has to be careful of her moves, because Dimitri vowed to find and kill her once she was out of the protection of the school’s wards. While they are in the midst of obtaining the information needed to help him, he does just that. When he fails, he attempts again, by way of luring her to him using her friends. This move causes quite the battle. Later, back at court, things go crazy, and Queen Tatiana is murdered! Rose turns out to be the main suspect.

This novel had some great twists and turns that held my interest all the way through. Some parts were a bit predictable, but overall it was a good read. I’m excited to see where the rest of the story goes, and if Rose is acquitted, who she’ll ultimately giver her heart to: Dimitri or Adrian. On to the next one!

Author: Jordan K. Rose

 Publisher: Jordan K. Rose

 Genre: PNR

 Pages: 42

This is the first in a new series of novellas by Jordan K. Rose. As I’m sure you can tell by now, she is at the top of my list of favorite authors, and this just makes me love her even more! In this series of novellas, Jordan has stretched herself beyond what she normally writes. It is definitely still PNR, but it is much, much hotter than her previous body of work.

This first story is the story of Shana and Max. Shana is a bit of a naïve young girl who begins working in Max’s underground bar, Seductions, where she is the only human on staff. Max is an extremely hot, seductive Vampire who marked Shana in order to protect her from the rest of the Others. They definitely have chemistry, but will it go beyond that? Well, I guess you’ll have to read it to find out! It is a very quick read, but it is full of the incredible writing that goes in to all of Jordan’s work. I highly recommend this, and can’t wait to read what comes next in this series!

If this sounds like a series for you, you can read he stories for free (that’s right, FREE!!!) on release day by joining Jordan’s newsletter here:  http://jordankrose.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=cd416ac4f08f069c0ace7d9cc&id=41b160e595

The Scorch Trials

Author: James Dashner

 Publisher: Delacorte Press

 Genre: YA Dystopian

 Pages: 384

I was incredibly hopeful that I would love the second book, when I started it. I hoped that the character development would continue, and that I would grow to love it. I wanted to love it, because I had heard such great things about this series. I did not. There is just so much that seems to be drug out throughout the book that doesn’t really need to be. It was hard to keep my focus on the book. That is just one girl’s pinion, though. There is a whole fandom that loves it! I will read book three, because I’m that girl that has to have some closure, and book two (like book one) ends with us still not knowing what in the hell is happening!