No. 45 for 2014

Title: Incarnate (Newsoul #1)
Author: Jodi Meadows
Rating: 4/5
Book: 45/50
Pages: 374 pgs
Total Pages: 17,043 pages
Library Book?: No
No. of Library Books read: 39
Version: Book
Next up: Invisible by James Patterson and David Ellis

I really enjoyed this book. I wish there was a little more world building and perhaps the story would have been better told from another person’s point of view, or even multiple people’s point of view, I enjoyed it just the same.

I will be checking Asunder and Infinite out in the near future.

About the Book:

New soul

Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why.

No soul

Even Ana’s own mother thinks she’s a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she’ll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame?

Heart

Sam believes Ana’s new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana’s enemies—human and creature alike—let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else’s life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all?

No. 44 for 2014

Title: The Graveyard Book
Author: Neil Gaiman (illustrated by Dave McKean)
Rating: 4/5
Book: 44/50
Pages: 307 pgs
Total Pages: 16,669 pages
Library Book?: No
No. of Library Books read: 39
Version: Book
Next up: Incarnate by Jodi Meadows

This was my first Neil Gaiman book and I’m definitely interested in reading more from him. I really enjoyed this book and it was exactly what I needed at the time I picked it up. I definitely recommend this one!

About the Book:

Nobody Owens, known as Bod is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn’t live in a graveyard, being raised by ghosts, with a guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the dead. There are adventures in the graveyard for a boy-an ancient Indigo Man, a gateway to the abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible Sleer. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, he will be in danger from the man Jack-who has already killed Bod’s family.

No. 43 for 2014

Title: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
Author: Robin Sloan
Rating: 4/5
Book: 43/50
Pages: 288 pgs
Total Pages: 16,362 pages
Library Book?: No
No. of Library Books read: 39
Version: Book
Next up: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

This novel was perfect. Absolutely a delight to read and I look forward to re-reading this book later which should tell you how much I enjoyed it as I do not do re-reads very often!

About the Book:

The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco web-design drone and into the aisles of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. But after a few days on the job, Clay discovers that the store is more curious than either its name or its gnomic owner might suggest. The customers are few, and they never seem to buy anything—instead, they “check out” large, obscure volumes from strange corners of the store. Suspicious, Clay engineers an analysis of the clientele’s behavior, seeking help from his variously talented friends. But when they bring their findings to Mr. Penumbra, they discover the bookstore’s secrets extend far beyond its walls.

No. 42 for 2014

Title: A Breath of Frost
Author: Alyxandra Harvey
Rating: 4/5
Book: 42/50
Pages: 496 pgs
Total Pages: 16,074 pages
Library Book?: Yes
No. of Library Books read: 39
Version: Book
Next up: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Good book. Quality read. I will be checking the next book in the series out when it is released.

About the Book:

n 1814, three cousins—Gretchen, Emma, and Penelope—discover their family lineage of witchcraft when a binding spell is broken, allowing their individual magical powers to manifest. Now, beyond the manicured gardens and ballrooms of Regency London, an alluring underworld available only to those with power is revealed to the cousins. By claiming their power, the three cousins have accidentally opened the gates to the underworld.

Now ghouls, hellhounds—and most terrifying of all, the spirits of dark witches known as the Greymalkin Sisters—are hunting and killing young debutante witches for their powers. And, somehow, Emma is connected to the murders…because she keeps finding the bodies.

Can the cousins seal the gates before another witch is killed…or even worse, before their new gifts are stripped away?

No. 41 for 2014

Title: The Immortal Rules
Author: Julie Kagawa
Rating: 4/5
Book: 41/50
Pages: 443 pgs
Total Pages: 15,578 pages
Library Book?: Yes
No. of Library Books read: 38
Version: Book
Next up: A Breath of Frost by Alyxandra Harvey

I quite enjoyed this book. It was a nice spin on the whole vampire genre and something I haven’t read before. There were a few places in the book that seemed to drag and there was a few spots where it seems that Kagawa glossed over some details but overall it was an entertaining read and I can’t wait to read the second book!

About the Book:

Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a walled-in city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten. Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them—the vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself dies and becomes one of the monsters.

Forced to flee her city, Allie must pass for human as she joins a ragged group of pilgrims seeking a legend—a place that might have a cure for the disease that killed off most of civilization and created the rabids, the bloodthirsty creatures who threaten human and vampire alike. And soon Allie will have to decide what and who is worth dying for…again.

No. 40 for 2014

Title: Don’t Look Back
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rating: 4/5
Book: 40/50
Pages: 369 pgs
Total Pages: 15,135 pages
Library Book?: Yes
No. of Library Books read: 38
Version: Book
Next up: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

This is my very first Armentrout book and it definitely will not be my last!

This book was full of twists and turns and it kept me in suspense right to the very last page. The characters were likeable and the plot was very intriguing. I’m usually pretty good at figuring out who the suspect is in mystery books but this book surprised me and I was quite impressed.

For anyone who likes “The Pretty Little Liars” series, you should definitely check this book out!

About the Book:

Samantha is a stranger in her own life. Until the night she disappeared with her best friend, Cassie, everyone said Sam had it all-popularity, wealth, and a dream boyfriend.

Sam has resurfaced, but she has no recollection of who she was or what happened to her that night. As she tries to piece together her life from before, she realizes it’s one she no longer wants any part of. The old Sam took “mean girl” to a whole new level, and it’s clear she and Cassie were more like best enemies. Sam is pretty sure that losing her memories is like winning the lottery. She’s getting a second chance at being a better daughter, sister, and friend, and she’s falling hard for Carson Ortiz, a boy who has always looked out for her-even if the old Sam treated him like trash.

But Cassie is still missing, and the facts about what happened to her that night isn’t just buried deep inside of Sam’s memory-someone else knows, someone who wants to make sure Sam stays quiet. All Sam wants is the truth, and if she can unlock her clouded memories of that fateful night, she can finally move on. But what if not remembering is the only thing keeping Sam alive?