Melissa’s Comments (group member since Nov 26, 2014)

Melissa’s comments from the 2-3-4 Challenge group.

I had a nice quiet weekend and finished 2 books.
Cutting Edge (FBI Trilogy #3) by Allison Brennan, 4 ★. Here's my review.


A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes #2) by Sabaa Tahir, 4 ★
Here's my review.

I finished reading Verity by Colleen Hoover, 5 ★. Here's my review.

I finished reading Verity by Colleen Hoover and started reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.

I finished reading Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning, 5 ★. I really think I'm gonna like this series.
Here's my review.

I finished reading The Merciless II: The Exorcism of Sofia Flores (The Merciless #2) by Danielle Vega, 5 ★. Here's my review.

I finished reading The Merciless II: The Exorcism of Sofia Flores (The Merciless #2) by Danielle Vega and started reading Verity by Colleen Hoover. I am also reading The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu.

1. Did you complete and/or get up to date in any series this month?
Nope, maybe next month.

2. Did you start any new series? If so, what were they? Will you continue?
I started 1 new series that I will continue (reading book 2 now).
The Merciless series by Danielle Vega

3. Did you move forward in any series? How many?
I moved forward in 2 series:
FBI Trilogy Trilogy (#2) by Allison Brennan
Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series (#4) by Ransom Riggs

4. Any standout or 5 star books read? Why did you love it/them?
I had 2 5 ★ reads this month, but I enjoyed them all. The Miss Peregrine series has always been a favorite with all the wonderful pictures.

5. Overall summary of your reading month?
6 books down and now I'm 2 ahead on my yearly goal. I may have to up my yearly number with this lock down situation.

I finished reading A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs, 5 ★. Here's my review.

Currently Reading
Lover Mine (BDB #8) by J.R. Ward
✔ The Merciless II: The Exorcism of Sofia Flores (The Merciless #2) by Danielle Vega
✔ Darkfever (Fever #1) by Karen Marie Moning


Plan to Read – Series
✔ A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes #2) by Sabaa Tahir
✔ Cutting Edge (FBI Trilogy #3) by Allison Brennan
The Rules of Magic (Practical Magic #0) by Alice Hoffman
✔ A Conference of the Birds (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children #5) by Ransom Riggs


Plan to Read – Standalones
✔ Verity by Colleen Hoover
➞ The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
✔ The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu


Book to Movie/TV Show Reads
Practical Magic (Practical Magic #1) by Alice Hoffman

I finished reading A Map of Days (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children #4) by Ransom Riggs and started reading Darkfever (Fever #1) by Karen Marie Moning.

I finished reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and will start reading The Merciless II: The Exorcism of Sofia Flores (The Merciless #2) by Danielle Vega.

I finished reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 3 ★. Here's my review.

I finished reading Fatal Secrets by Allison Brennan, 4 ★. Here's my review.

I finished reading The Merciless (The Merciless #1) by Danielle Vega and started reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
I also finished reading Fatal Secrets (FBI Trilogy #2) by Allison Brennan and started reading A Map of Days (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children #4) by Ransom Riggs.

I finished reading The Merciless by Danielle Vega, 5 ★. Here's my review.

I finished reading Fragile Remedy by Maria Ingranda Mora and started reading The Merciless (The Merciless #1) by Danielle Vega.

The Merciless Series by Danielle Vega
#1 The Merciless ✔
#2 The Merciless II: The Exorcism of Sofia Flores ✔
#3 The Merciless III: Origins of Evil ✔
#4 The Merciless IV: Last Rites ✔

Series completed May 2020

I finished reading Fragile Remedy by Maria Ingrande Mora, 3★ Here's my review.

1. Did you complete and/or get up to date in any series this month?
I got up to date in 1 series - The Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich.


2. Did you start any new series? If so, what were they? Will you continue?
I started reading the You series by Caroline Kepnes and the FBI Trilogy by Allison Brennan.


3. Did you move forward in any series? How many?
Nope

4. Any standout or 5 star books read? Why did you love it/them?
I gave 5 stars to Sudden Death by Allison Brennan and You by Caroline Kepnes. They were both great mystery/suspense reads.

5. Overall summary of your reading month?
I'm happy with the 4 books I read. They were all over 300 pages so it moved my page count up nicely.

I finished reading The Corn Husk Experiment by Andrea Cale and started reading Fatal Secrets (FBI Trilogy #2) by Allison Brennan.