Books I’ve Read On My 2 Week Summer Vacation
Every year my family goes to Croatia for Summer holidays. This year my sister and I went quite a bit overboard with book packing. I won’t even try to list all the books we’ve took with us because it would take at least three moderately long posts.
Instead, I decided to list the books I did manage to read, and the books my sister has read during our time off.
But before I start, let me explain how we pick which book to read next and why we don’t finish the series while on vacation and how come we pick so many different genres to read one after another.
It’s become our tradition to randomly select the book we read next. Kind of like Tributes in The Hunger Games were selected. We put down the name of every book/series we have with us and then we continue to draw. When we finish the book that was chosen, we simply draw the next one and so on. Usually, we don’t continue the series right after we finish the book, but it does happen occasionally, especially if the book ended with an unbearable cliffhanger.
I managed to read 7 books, which I would count as quite an accomplishment. Especially, with the hyperactive company of people I was hanging out there.
THE SHADOWHUNTER’S CODEX by Cassandra Clare and Joshua Lewis
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In short, TSC is basically a study book about Shadowhunter’s world.
Short review
A must read for real Shadowhunters!
It was quite educational and made me think at length about TMI and TID. Will definitely have to re-read the rest of the books sometime soon!
Much more interesting than for example Fantastic Beasts novella.
Rating: 5/5
CURSED by Jennifer L. Armentrout
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Dying sucks
…and high school senior Ember McWilliams knows firsthand.
After a fatal car accident, her gifted little sister brought her back. Now anything Ember touches dies. And that, well, really blows.
Ember operates on a no-touch policy with all living things–including boys. When Hayden Cromwell shows up, quoting Oscar Wilde and claiming her curse is a gift, she thinks he’s a crazed cutie. But when he tells her he can help control it, she’s more than interested. There’s just one catch: Ember has to trust Hayden’s adopted father, a man she’s sure has sinister reasons for collecting children whose abilities even weird her out. However, she’s willing to do anything to hold her sister’s hand again. And hell, she’d also like to be able to kiss Hayden. Who wouldn’t?
But when Ember learns the accident that turned her into a freak may not’ve been an accident at all, she’s not sure who to trust. Someone wanted her dead, and the closer she gets to the truth, the closer she is to losing not only her heart, but her life.
For real this time.
Short review
When it comes to JLA you really can’t trust us because we are both die hard fans of hers and she is our BUY WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT/NO NEED TO KNOW THE SYNOPSIS kind of author. So it’s no real surprise that the review is even more subjective than usual.
This book was really awesome. It reminded me once again why JLA is by far one of my favorite authors. It’s an in-one-sitting kind of read. Go check it out!
Rating: 5/5
SOUNDLESS by Richelle Mead
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In a village without sound…
For as long as Fei can remember, no one in her village has been able to hear. Rocky terrain and frequent avalanches make it impossible to leave the village, so Fei and her people are at the mercy of a zipline that carries food up the treacherous cliffs from Beiguo, a mysterious faraway kingdom.
When villagers begin to lose their sight, deliveries from the zipline shrink. Many go hungry. Fei and all the people she loves are plunged into crisis, with nothing to look forward to but darkness and starvation.
One girl hears a call to action…
Until one night, Fei is awoken by a searing noise. Sound becomes her weapon.
She sets out to uncover what’s happened to her and to fight the dangers threatening her village. A handsome miner with a revolutionary spirit accompanies Fei on her quest, bringing with him new risks and the possibility of romance. They embark on a majestic journey from the peak of their jagged mountain village to the valley of Beiguo, where a startling truth will change their lives forever…
And unlocks a power that will save her people.
Short review
Since Vampire Academy and Bloodlines I’ve been a huge fan of Mead’s. I had high expectations for this book, but since it was a standalone and a short one at that, I should have known better. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t my favorite but it was an easy and quite enjoyable read. Also, it was a bit different from what I’m used to, which is also a plus.
Rating: 3/5
TEXTROVERT by Lindsey Summers
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Can you fall in ♥ with someone you’ve never met?
Summer is nearly over and Keeley is about to start her senior year when disaster strikes: she picks up the wrong cell phone by mistake. 
