The Paperback Reader: January 2015

Sunday, January 4, 2015

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

10:39 PM | Posted by Angie

Hello! Welcome to It’s Monday What Are You Reading? The meme from Book Journey that we use to share what we read this past week and what our plans are for the upcoming week. It’s a great way to see what others are reading and add to your own To Be Read list.

I started this back in December. I got wrapped up into another book (Zodiac).

I am trying to get this read so I can read the next book that comes out on Tuesday

This is the book that seems to be taking over the other two. This is my first Andrew Smith book. This book is awesome! It's hilarious!! If you haven't read this book you definitely should.

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Friday, January 2, 2015

Top 14 of 2014

11:01 PM | Posted by Angie

Yes I am a little late with this post. Better late than never right? I had this post pretty much written out on paper but never got to typing it up. I managed to read a whopping 32 books in 2014. There were a few re-reads in there. But alas here is my list. They aren't in any particular order other than it's what came to my mind first.

This book was so cute! As soon as I finished it I wanted to re-read it. Now that is a good book.

This is the one book this year that brought me to tears. Definitely wasn't what I was expecting and sometimes that is a good thing.

I had no interest in reading this book. I had tried to read Dorothy Must Die and it turned me off of any kind of retelling. I ended up picking this up because of my groups monthly read. I couldn't be happier that I took the chance to read it.

I read this book TWICE this year. I can't begin to describe how awesome this book is. The movie, well that is a different story.

My second Rainbow Rowell book and yet again she amazed me. She turned into an auto buy author for me. I don't think she can do any wrong.

WOW! Loved this book!!! It's pretty darn amazing. I just LOVE this book.

Another "cute" book. It has a great story that makes you turn the page and stay up late trying to finish it. A must read!!!

The book with the big secret. I read this book in about two hours. A book that torn my heart out and stomped on it.

Last book I read in 2014 and I wasn't disappointed. A MUST BUY BOOK!!!! It's just that good!!!

My one classic type book for the year. It was very interesting to say the least.

Loved the idea behind the book. It has some points in it that I was shocked that it was that gory. I loved it!

The one series I completed in 2014. I picked up the first book just by judging the book by the cover. I hadn't heard anything about it. I'm so happy I discovered Mara and Noah. So sad the story is over.

I am hoping to get more books read this year than last year. Here is to a bookish year!!

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Book Review: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

9:46 PM | Posted by Angie

Title: Throne of Glass

Author: Sarah J. Maas

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens

Publication Date: August 2nd, 2012

Synopsis (Goodreads):

In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king's champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien. The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass--and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.

Throne of Glass was a book that I kept hearing about. Everyone seemed to love it. I got the feeling this one was a must read. They were all right. Why did I wait nearly to the end of the year to read it? I tend to do dumb things sometimes.

The story is told in the third person POVs of several characters, namely: Calaena, Dorian, and Captain Chaol, and other secondary characters. Most of the chapters were in Celaena's view, though. It's fun reading about Celaena's thoughts and feelings because beneath her fearsome character, she is just a girl who wants pretty things and has a weakness for pretty boys (I can totally relate)! The chapters narrated by Prince Dorian and Captain Chaol were just as great! The Prince is inexplicably drawn to Celaena, and the Captain is unwittingly attracted to her despite Celaena's arrogance.

The world is wonderfully done, complex and epic. Celaena has to compete in a Champions duel to win her freedom from slavery. During the duels her fellow competitors start mysteriously dying. But when Celaena stumbles upon Wyrdstones throughout the palace she finds that Magic is still present in secret ways. Magic is forbidden in this world by order of the king. Watching Celaena try to unravel the mystery behind this magic was fascinating; magic is present in a fairly subtle way but has a huge impact on what happens in the story.

I don’t want to say too much about the book itself because that would just ruin it. I barely knew anything about it when I read it. All I knew was what was on the back of the book. Trust me when I say this book has to be on your TBR if it isn’t already. If you love fantasy and a kick ass heroine then this is your book by far. You will not be let down by this book.

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