Books Read in July 2011

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Blue Bloods by Melissa De La Cruz
The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
Pretties (Uglies Trilogy, Book 2) by Scott Westerfeld
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
Masquerade by Melissa De La Cruz

Total Pages Read: 2,719

Masquerade by Melissa De La Cruz

This book was a great page turner. Loved the twists and turns in the plot, especially toward the end of the book. I have been falling in love with the characters ever since I read the first book to this series. Love them even more after reading this one.

Five Stars

305 pages

Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

Loved this book! I was a little skeptical about it and I wasn't sure if this would be the type of book that I would be interested in but Sara Shepard did an excellent job. The characters are surprisingly easy to follow. This is a very fun read. Incredible!

Five Stars

304 Pages

Pretties (Uglies Trilogy, Book 2) by Scott Westerfeld

Loved this book almost as much as the first book in the Uglies Trilogy. Westerfeld has again blown me away. The adventure in this story is amazing. It is definitely a page-turner. Very enjoyable.

Five Stars

370 Pages

Real Murders by Charlaine Harris

This is the first book that I have read by Charlaine Harris that wasn't part of her Sookie series. I really liked it. I usually don't read murder mysteries but thought I would give this one a shot since it's written by one of my favorite authors. I was certainly not disappointed. I love the characters and their quirky names. It's make the story fun and actually more believable. Charlaine Harris has once again proved that she is in fact an amazing writer.

Four Stars

304 Pages

Harry Potter and The Dark Divine

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

I am very mad at myself for going this long without reading ANY of the Harry Potter books. I am really looking forward to the final movie being released on Friday. I wish I had read the books prior to watching the movies. I really, really liked this book. I read it in a matter of about two days. It is almost identical to the movie which impressed me very much. It is very rare that a movie incoporates everything from a novel. There were only a few parts of the written story that I was not familiar with, but this only made it more interesting. I can't wait to get started on the second book.

5 Stars

309 Pages

The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

I think that I would have enjoyed this book more if I had read it instead of listening to the audio version. It took me about two weeks to get through it because of the inconvencience of listening to it on cd. I get distracted easily so it was hard to listen to it while attempting to do other things. Even though that audio was not as good as I would have liked, the story itself was incredible. I loved the characters and was able to really understand each of their personalities. I really hope that Bree is writing a sequel to this book. I would surely read it!

4 1/2 Stars

400 Pages

Blue Bloods by Melissa De la Cruz

I love De la Cruz's take on vampires in this book. It is much different from the traditional vampire in horror fiction. Very enthralling. I enjoyed the fact that this was placed in an environment that was rich and classy. By far, the best perspective of vampires that I have read thus far. Thankfully, I have the second book ready to go. Retrieved it from the library after work this evening. Can't wait to dive into it.

4 1/2 Stars

302 Pages

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Scott Westerfeld is amazing. He is one of my new favorite authors, that's for sure. This book is unbelievable and a very quick read because I had a very hard time putting it down. The story itself is very unique and reminds me of the stereotypes that we deal with today. I was very surprised that I enjoyed this book as much as I did. Westerfeld's writing is phenomenal.

Five Stars

425 Pages

Books Read in June 2011

Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Torment (A Fallen Novel) by Lauren Kate
Eve by Iris Johansen
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
Storm World: Speaker of the Gods by Jonathan DeCoteau
A Love Rekindled by Myne Whitman
Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
Passion (A Fallen Novel) by Lauren Kate
Gravity by Abigal Boyd

Total pages read: 2,704
With the exception of three books that were e-books (PDF versions) and I am unable to find the actual page numbers via Amazon or Books-A-Million's website.