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Love or Hate @ FIRST Sight Read 2015
Participants ListAnita
Cassandra
Charlotte (Buried in Books)
Cristina (a book away from an episode of hoarders)
ladymurmur
Suzanne
SOS Love or Hate @ FIRST Sight Read Challenge1st July 2014 - 30th June 2015
Finished: 12/12
July - The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani - 26th July
August - Triptych by Karin Slaughter - 25th August
September - Kiss of the Rose by Kate Pearce - 21st September
October - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs - 21st October
November - Night After Night by Lauren Blakely - 16th November
December - The Iron Wyrm Affair by Lilith Saintcrow - 6th December
January - NYPD Red by James Patterson and Marshall Karp - 3rd January
February - Private by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro - 6th February
March - Dead Simple by Peter James - 22nd March
April - First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones - 23rd April
May - Bloodlines by Richelle Mead - 13th May
June - The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen - 12th June
How can I resist? :-)Jennifer HarlowReserving for my main post.
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SOS Love or Hate @ FIRST Sight Read Challenge
Duration: 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015
July: The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu- 7/6/2014
August: Nightshifted by Cassie Alexander - 8/1/2014
September: Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron - 9/5/2014
October: Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage - 10/10/2014
November: Maplecroft by Cherie Priest - 11/1/2014
December: Royal Institute of Magic: Elizabeth's Legacy by Victor Kloss - 12/28/2014
January: Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells - 1/4/2015
February: Third Daughter by Susan Kaye Quinn - 2/3/15
March: A Madness of Angels by Kate Griffin 3/1/15
April: Boundary Crossed by Melissa F. Olson - 4/9/15
May: Broken Blade by Kelly McCullough - 5/16/15
June: What's a Witch to Do? by Jennifer Harlow - 6/3/15
SOS Love or Hate @ FIRST Sight Read ChallengeDuration: 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015
Finished: 12/12
July:
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June:
Also Read:
It sounds fun :) I'm in.July: Dark Lover | J.R. Ward 07/05/14 ★★★★★
August: Naked in Death | J.D. Robb 08/14/14 ★★★★.5
September: Poison Study | Maria V. Snyder 09/06/14 ★★★★★
October: Shadow and Bone | Leigh Bardugo 10/19/14 ★★★★.5
November: Blue Bloods | Melissa de la Cruz 11/02/14 ★★★★.5
December: Magic Bites | Ilona Andrews 12/24/14 ★★★★
January: Moon Called | Patricia Briggs 01/18/15 ★★★★
February: Spider's Bite | Jennifer Estep 02/05/15 ★★★★★
March: Beauty Dates the Beast | Jessica Sims 03/17/15 ★★★★
April: Kiss of Midnight | Lara Adrian 04/27/15 ★★★★
May: The Look of Love | Bella Andre 05/05/15 ★★★★
June: Witch Hunt | S.M. Reine 06/11/15 ★★★★
July:
Title/Author: Dark Lover | J.R. Ward
Series: Black Dagger Brotherhood
Read: 07/05/14
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Definitely
Review:
I loved the story, and the world the author created. Although the names are corny, I really love the characters in this series.
Other New series started this month:
August:
Title/Author: Naked in Death | J.D. Robb
Series: In Death
Read: 08/14/14
Rating: ★★★★.5
First time author? No (Read Nora Roberts books before starting this)
To-Be-Continued? Definitely
Review:
I love the relationship between Eve and Roarke. I like the take on what kinds of crimes are happening in the future. I love Nora Roberts/J.D. Robbs as an author.
Other series started this month:
September:
Title/Author: Poison Study | Maria V. Snyder
Series: Study
Read: 09/06/14
Rating: ★★★★★
First time authoer?: Yes
To-Be-Continued: Yes.
Review:
I was actually really surprised about how great I thought this book was. I'd had it on my book shelf at home for about 2-3 years, but never picked it up. I had a challenge where I had to read a book with a purple cover and could only find this one. I was so happy with the choice. I loved the world that's created in this series. The way they use magic was very interesting, and I really liked the MC.
Other series started this month
October:
Title/Author: Shadow and Bone | Leigh Bardugo
Series: The Grisha
Read: 10/19/14
Rated: ★★★★.5
First time author: Yes
To-be-continued: Yes
Review:
This was again a alternate universe series, and I liked the story and the way it was written. I was really surprised about who the villain was. I hadn't seen that coming.
Other series started this month
November:
Title/Authoer: Blue Bloods | Melissa de la Cruz
Series: Blue Bloods
Read: 11/02/14
Rated: ★★★★.5
First time author? Yes
To-be-continued: Yes
Review:
This was a nice take on the vampire genre. I liked getting to know about the history about the Blue Bloods. One of the things I didn't like, that made me not give it 5 stars was that I had to read parts of it from a girls POV that I didn't like. If I'd been without that I'd have been happy.
Also started these series this month:
December:
Title/Author: Magic Bites | Ilona Andrews
Series: Kate Daniels
Read: 12/24/14
Rated: ★★★★
First time author: Yes
To-be-Continued: Yes
Review:
At first I was a little confused when reading this one, but I really liked the story. I listened to it on audio, but wasn't so fond of the narrator, so that turned the rating down a little. I do have great hopes for the future of this series.
Other series started this month:
January:
Title/Author: Moon Called | Patricia Briggs
Series: Mercy Thompson
Read: 01/18/15
Rated: ★★★★
First time author: Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review:
I love the MC in this series. Mercy is such a likable hero. I have been hesitant about shifter romances, so I'm so happy that I love this series. Adam is really hot, and I think Stefan is funny.
Other series started this month:
February:
Title/Author: Spider's Bite | Jennifer Estep
Series: Elemental Assassin
Read: 02/05/15
Rated: ★★★★★
First time author: Yes.
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review:
I loved how this book was fast paced from the beginning until the end. I liked the characters and have a good feeling for the series onward.
Other series started this month:
March
Title/Author: Beauty Dates the Beast | Jessica Sims
Series: Midnight Liasons
Read: 03/17/15
Rated: ★★★★
First time author: Yes.
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review:
I had fun reading this. It was a light and quick read, which was what I needed at the time.
Other series started this month:
April:
Title/Author: Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Series: Midnight Breed
Read: 04/27/15
Rated: ★★★★
First time author: Yes.
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review:
I really liked this story, it reminded me a little of Black Dagger Brotherhood, but so far i think BDB is a little better.
Other Series Started this month:
May
Book title/Author: The Look of Love by Bella Andre
Series: Sullivans
Read: 05/05/15
Rated: ★★★★
First time author: No
To be continued: Yes
Review:
This was a quick and fun read, and a great start of a series. Definitely a series I'll be coming back to. This is the kind of contemporary romance that I like.
Other first in a series read this month:
June
Book Title/Author: Witch Hunt | S.M. Reine
Series: Preternatural Affairs
Read: 06/11/15
Rated: ★★★★
First time author: Yes
To be continued: Yes
Review:
This was such a fast paced read. I enjoyed it, and was actually really surprised by it. Good thing I have book 2 and 3 at the ready.
Other 1st in series July:
July Review:
Title/Author: The Cestus Concern
Series: Weir Codex
Read: 07/01/14
Rating: **1/2
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Oh lord no...
Review: The book opens as our MC Malcolm Weir, an Army Ranger, is waking up in an operating room, he disoriented and when the surgeons in the room realize it, they try and give him a shut down code.
But he's human, at least he used to be, and it doesn't work because he's more human than they want him to be now. He gets angry and literally PULVERIZES the poor woman doctor who was working on him. He then bursts through a glass wall, head butts another woman, all while being shot. Of course, he’s half metal and he’s got an ‘autoheal’ feature. He gets in a fight with a guy with more rage than you can shake a stick at and explodes out of a secret government installation.
He has no idea how he got where he is, how he got how he is, and all that jazz. But he’s going to fight, oh yes. Through almost every page there is super powered mercenaries and assassins the government sends after him. Not a very nice way to treat a veteran. *tsk tsk*
This is like a really bad action movie (think Punisher: War Zone), all adrenaline fueled and testosterone laden. HIGH body count, lots of blood, lots of fights, etc... The story was itself was weak, imho, but if you just think of it as pure entertainment, it might be something you could enjoy. If this was a movie, I’d probably watch it again. After all, there was never a dull moment and I read it in one sitting
SOS: Serious Overload of SeriesLove or Hate @ FIRST Sight Read 2015
Duration: 7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
Progress: 11 out of 12
July: Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow - *** - 7/4/2014 - 403 Pages
August: Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin - *** - 8/19/2014
September: Reckless by Skye Jordan
October: Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian - *** - 10/3/2014 - 402 Pages
November: Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick - *** - 11/2/2014 - 391 Pages
December: Perfect Pitch by Mindy Klasky - *** - 12/26/2014
January: Simply Unforgettable by Mary Balogh - **** - 1/24/2015
February: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin - ***** - 2/1/2015
March: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith - ***** - 3/1/2015
April: Written in Red by Anne Bishop - ***** - 4/9/2015
May: Untamed by Elizabeth Lowell - **** - 5/6/2015 - 416 Pages
June:
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Title/Author: Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow
Series: Dante Valentine #1
Read: 7/4/2014
Rating: ★★★✩✩
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Sure why not
Review: The series is intriguing but I'm not sure I'm into them yet. I liked the characters and the setting, but I don't like how the story ended.
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Title/Author: Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin - *** - 8/19/2014
Series: Annals of the Western Shore #1
Read: 8/19/2014
Rating: ★★★✩✩
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Probably
Review: The first half of this book was painful, I just couldn't get into it because she went into so much detail and world building. After she got through with all of that, then it was interesting. The book is about two children who were born of families with certain gifts and how they struggle with the burden of them and the responsibilities that go with them. I might not read the next one, but now that the world building part is out of they way I may give it a shot.
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Title/Author: Reckless by Skye Jordan
Series: Renegades #1
Read: 9/9/2014
Rating: ★★★✩✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: Whew this book was steamy! Loved the main characters too!
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Title/Author: Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Series: Midnight Breed
Read: 10/3/2014
Rating: ★★★✩✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Maybe
Review: It was meh, there are so many books in the series that maybe it will get better. So far looks like a Black Dagger Brotherhood knock off.
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Title/Author: Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Series: Hush, Hush
Read: (Date)
Rating: ★★✩✩✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Probably not
Review: It was ok, but I didn't really care for it. I was kinda of bored with this one. It seemed dry and not very suspenseful even though it was trying to be. It was meh...
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Title/Author: Perfect Pitch by Mindy Klasky
Series: The Diamond Brides
Read: 12/26/2014
Rating: ★★★✩✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Maybe
Review: It was ok. I didn't really care for it. I felt like the love story was kind of forced.
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Title/Author: Simply Unforgettable by Mary Balogh
Series: Simply Quartet
Read: 1/24/2015
Rating: ★★★★✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: It was a very cute story and I will definately look at her other books!
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Title/Author: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Series: A Song of Fire and Ice
Read: 2/1/2015
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: I tried reading this book before I saw the show and it confused the hell out of me. Now that I've seen the show, it was a lot easier to read this book.
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Title/Author: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Series: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #1
Read: 3/1/2015
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: Fabulous! I loved it, it was as good the TV show!
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Title/Author: Written in Red by Anne Bishop
Series: The Others #1
Read: 4/9/2015
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes!
To-Be-Continued? Yes Definately!
Review: OMG I loved this book! I normally tolerate the first book in a series because I know it's a lot of world building, but this has got to be the best first book of an Urban Fantasy series that I've read in a long time! I just freaking loved everything about this book, there was absolutely nothing that I didn't like about it. I now know what all they hype is about with Anne Bishop. This author rocks my socks off!!!
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Title/Author: Untamed by Elizabeth Lowell
Series: Medieval Series #1
Read: 5/6/2015
Rating: ★★★★✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: I didn't like this book at first, but it grew on me. I still don't like the main male character in the novel, he's too domineering. However, I liked them better as a couple as I kept reading the story so I gave it four stars.
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Title/Author:
Series:
Read: (Date)
Rating: ★★★★★ / ★★★★✩ / ★★★✩✩ / ★★✩✩✩
First time author?
To-Be-Continued?
Review: (Just a sentence or so of what you thought about it!)
I'm in!Love/Hate at First
✔July: Born in Fire by Nora Roberts - 7/11
✔August: Deadly Night by Heather Graham - 8/14
✔September: Her Mad Hatter by Marie Hall - 9/1
✔October: Cobweb Bride by Vera Nazarian - 10/3
✔November: Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie - 11/2
✔December: The Vampire from Hell: The Beginning by Ally Thomas - 12/26
✔January: Ghost Shadow by Heather Graham - 1/11
✔February: Fury by Laurann Dohner - 2/7
✔March: Deep in the Valley by Robyn Carr - 3/5
✔April: Enclave by Ann Aguirre - 4/27
✔May: Night Myst by Yasmine Galenorn♦♫ - 5/21
✔June: Vampire in Denial by Dale Mayer♦♣ - 6/30
Also Read
Assume continued unless otherwise marked (not sure what that mark is going to be yet!)
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July 2014 Update
Title/Author: Born in Fire by Nora Roberts
Series: Born in Trilogy
Read: July 11
Rating: ★★★★✩
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: I liked Maggie from the start, but I didn't like Rogan at first. Not sure why, now but I remember thinking early on that I didn't like him. I did like them together, but I didn't really see the love, although I wasn't surprised when Rogan realized he loved her. It seemed unbelievable, but somehow expected (maybe just because this book is a romance?)
Title/Author: The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
Series: The School for Good and Evil
Read: 26th July
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? I've already bought the next one
Review: I absolutely loved it. It would make a wonderful film. What you have here is Hogwarts for Fairy Tales. It's blindingly obvious in place as to how the story will turn out, but it's beautifully done. Rather dark in places for YA, but then Fairy Tales aren't exactly sweetness and light.
July 2014
Title/Author: The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu
Series: Tao
Read: 7/6/2014
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Absolutely!
Review: Like reading an action movie! Roen is the absoulte average, blah, nice guy going nowhere that everyone fears ending up as, who through sheer chance ends up playing a pivotal role in the secret fight for the history & future of the world. Roller-coaster ride of a read.
Also read:
All three series I intend to continue.
August 2014
Title/Author: Nightshifted by Cassie Alexander
Series: Edie Spence
Read: 8/1/2014
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Definitely
Review: From the description, this looked like a fairly straightforward, run of the mill urban fantasy with a blue-collar hero turned paranormal by an utterly predictible accident, and hijinks ensue. Boy was I surprised! Unique setup, unique setting, nifty twist on the standard UF tropes. The herione is spunky and approachable, the love interest totally NOT who/what I would have predicted. Definitely going to continue this series.
Also read:
Yet again, all my also reads are series that I intend to continue. :-)
Glad you enjoyed it ladymurmur, I've got Nightshifted but I never seem to get to it.
Sandra wrote: "Glad you enjoyed it ladymurmur, I've got Nightshifted but I never seem to get to it."I've -almost- read it three or four times now, but for some reason, it was just the right read at the right time. I've already read the 2nd book, but that's all the library has. Yet. Just submitted the rest of the series to the library's "suggest a book" for purchase. :-)
Love or Hate @ FIRST Sight Read 2015Duration: July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015
Title/Author:
Series:
Read: (Date)
Rating: ★★★★★ / ★★★★✩ / ★★★✩✩ / ★★✩✩✩
First time author?
To-Be-Continued?
Going to do two for August as I didn't see the challenge until now. And didn't read and UF/PNR in July for some reason.
August:
Author: Kelly Meding
Series: Dreg City #1
Date Read: August 2, 2014
First Time Author: Yes
rating★★★✩✩
To-Be- Continued:
Yes, I liked it enough that I will continue also I have the first three books in the series so might as well read them.
August:
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs Title/Author: Molly Harper
Series: Jane Jameson #1
Read: August 19, 2014
Rating: ★★★★✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes, it was a quick amusing read and I will continue with the series
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August 2014 Update
Title/Author: Deadly Night by Heather Graham
Series: Fylnn Brothers Trilogy
Read: August 14
Rating: ★★★★✩
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: It took me a while to get into this book, although I'm not sure why. It reminds me of Graham's Krewe of Hunters series. Mystery and ghosts with some romance. The ending was strangely sappy, but it worked very well. I still don't understand why the guy always has to save the girl. I don't really care that much in the end, but why can't she save herself sometimes? Kendell did really well at the end, but still.
Cassandra wrote: "August 2014 UpdateTitle/Author: Deadly Night
Looks interesting! I just got the first of her Krewe of Hunters seris from the library. If I enjoy it, I'll be sure to look for this series as well.
I agree - why can't the girl save her self? or *gasp* save the guy?! If there isn't already a list of books where the girl DOES save herself/others, there needs to be. :-)
Title/Author: Triptych by Karin Slaughter
Series: Will Trent
Read: 25th August
Rating: ★★★★✩
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: I love a good crime novel and I love the Grant County books by this author. I was nervous about starting this series, but I'm glad I did. This was every bit a clever as Grant County, just as gruesome. It was very good at keeping things just out of reach until the right moment. The only downside for me was the lack of likeable characters.
Jenny wrote: "August: Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, #1) by Molly HarperNice Girls Don't Have Fangs Title/Author: Molly Harper
Series: Jane Jameson #1
Read: August 19, 2014
Rating: ★★★★✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes, it was a quick amusing read and I will continue with the series
"
Molly Harper is on my list of definitely reads. The only series of hers I didn't love is the My Bluegrass Baby series. It was good but not one of my favorites.
Sept 2014 Update
Title/Author: Her Mad Hatter by Marie Hall
Series: Kingdom
Read: Sept 1
Rating: ★★★★✩
First Time Author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: I got the first three books in this series as a kindle freebie a few weeks ago. I'm not sure why this series jumped to the top of my TBR pile but I'm glad it did. Fairy tale rewrites tend to be a big hit or miss for me. I've never read a rewrite of Alice in Wonderland, but the world that Hall has created (re-created really, since it's Wonderland) is an interesting one. Words have power and Alice is destined for the Hatter. The first five books in this series are the "Bad Five" which is explained in this book. The other four are Gerard, Wolf, Jinni & Hook, which is a very odd collection of men. I wasn't sure at some point in this book that the Hatter and Alice would really get their HEA, since the Hatter was so against it and Alice was getting sick of him being stubborn. It all works out, which isn't really a surprise.
Also Read
September 2014
Title/Author: Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron
Series: Jane Austen Mysteries
Read: Sept 5
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? I think so. Her name was familiar, but I don't recognize any other titles.
To-Be-Continued? Next book already reserved at the library.
Review: Feels very authentically Austen-esque. Delightfully fun, filled with little tidbits that are believably source moments for some favorite Auten plots.
Also Read:
Title/Author: Kiss of the Rose by Kate Pearce
Series: The Tudor Vampire Chronicles
Read: 21st September
Rating: ★★★✩✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: I meant to read Covet by J.R. Ward this month, but got 80 pages in and came to a dead stop.
I've been in a real reading funk this last couple of months and have struggled to get involved in anything.
One of my pet interests is the monarchy here in England, with a particular interest in the Tudors. I've never sat down to watch the BBC series of the Tudors though, which is weird, considering Henry Cavill is in it.
After watching 4 episodes in a row I suddenly got the desire to read Kiss of the Rose, which has been on my Kindle for a while. Henry VIII, Vampires, Druids, an interesting mix. Not entirely unpleasant - but there weren't enough vampires in it for me - there's no real fighting until well over halfway in. The main couple spend a lot of time fighting their attraction and it's hard to see how their situation will be resolved.
It was an incredibly quick read - under a day, which is unheard of for me (it is just under 300 pages)
I'm interested enough though to read the next in the trilogy - as it introduces Queen number 2 - Anne Boleyn.
October 2014 Update
Title/Author: Cobweb Bride by Vera Nazarian
Series: Cobweb Bride Trilogy
Read: Oct 2-3, 2014
Rating: ★★★★½
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: Really ended up loving this book. It had a strike against it going in - it's Young Adult and I tend to avoid those. It's also fantasy, which isn't something I normally read but that's not a strike so much as it is odd for me to read. The POV jumps around a lot, which can be kind of annoying but some of the plotlines merge in this book, so it could have been worse. I like the alternate history the author has set up and I like the characters so far.
Also Read
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*Started last month, so I couldn't use it for this challenge
I'm new to the group, so I'm a bit late for the challenge. I hope I can still participate. July:
Title/Author: Better when he's bad by Jay Crownover
Series: Welcome to the Point
Read: July 31, 2014
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Nope, read and loved her Marked Men series.
To-Be-Continued? Yes.
Review: Loved it. Definitely worth reading if you're into contemporary new adult.
August:
Title/Author: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Series: The Grisha
Read: August 21, 2014
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes.
To-Be-Continued? Already read the entire trilogy and looking forward to the spin-off.
Review: Incredibly good fantasy series with great world-building and strong characters.
Also read:
September:
Title/Author: Darkhouse by Karina Halle
Series: Experiement in Terror
Read: September 24, 2014
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes.
To-Be-Continued? Yes, definitely, I'm reading book 3 right now.
Review: Slightly unusual urban fantasy series, with a relatable heroine. Scary and funny.
Oktober:
Title/Author:
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Read: (Date)
Rating: ★★★★★ / ★★★★✩ / ★★★✩✩ / ★★✩✩✩
First time author?
To-Be-Continued?
Review: (Just a sentence or so of what you thought about it!)
November:
Title/Author:
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Read: (Date)
Rating: ★★★★★ / ★★★★✩ / ★★★✩✩ / ★★✩✩✩
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To-Be-Continued?
Review: (Just a sentence or so of what you thought about it!)
December:
Title/Author:
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Read: (Date)
Rating: ★★★★★ / ★★★★✩ / ★★★✩✩ / ★★✩✩✩
First time author?
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Review: (Just a sentence or so of what you thought about it!)
January:
Title/Author:
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Read: (Date)
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October 2014
Title/Author: Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
Series: Tupelo Landing
Read: 10/10/2014
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Already reading book 2.
Review: Delightful and engaging YA mystery without being at all juvenile or angsty.
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Title/Author: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Series: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children
Read: 21st October 2014
Rating: ★★✩✩✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? No
Review: This just didn't grab me at all, it was a struggle to finish it. It felt like a YA, but for really young children. Which was weird. It had such great potential, yes the photos did freak me out a bit, but I'm not interested enough to want to read the next one.
November 2014 Update
Title/Author: Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
Series: Miss Marple
Read: 11/2/2014
Rating: ★★★½
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? I think so
Review: It took me a while to get into this one and I really thought I was going to DNF it at some points but I ended up liking it anyway. I expected the book to be from Miss Marple's POV and it really threw me off that none of it is in her POV.
I quite enjoyed the movie Cassandra :)
I hadn't even realized there was a movie!
Actually, it was the 1986 TV adaptation I was thinking of, from the BBC. Though the 2004 version wasn't bad either.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441885/
I might have to watch that, then. I tend to not watch that many movies or TV shows, so even if it had been a newer movie/show I likely wouldn't have known anything about it.
I tend to watch things like Agatha Christie, the more interesting mystery shows.
When I do watch TV it tends to be mystery. Either that or documentary shows about history. I'm not sure documentary is the right word, but it's the only one I can think of for those.
Yep, I watch those as well Cassandra. Ancient history & archeology shows are fascinating. How we got to here from there. We've had some very clever people in our collected history.
Title/Author: Night After Night by Lauren Blakely
Series: Seductive Nights
Read: 16th November
Rating: ★★★✩✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes - but not for a little while
Review: From the reviews this held a lot of promise, I love a man that talks dirty - but to me Clay could have done ALOT better. But he was incredibly sexy. The reason this only gets 3 stars is because of my own pet, personal peeve when it comes to pnr/romance/erotica. The very limited dictionary the authors seem to use. If I have to hear/see the words savor/savoured again in the near future I will literally punch the next person I see in the face. PUNCH THEM. It was used 14 times (I searched on my kindle, twice because it's the American spelling)!!!! Rant over......
Title/Author: The Iron Wyrm Affair by Lilith Saintcrow
Series: Bannon & Clare
Read: 6th December
Rating: ★★★★✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: Imagine a steampunk Sherlock Holmes. A man who will literally die if he doesn't have puzzles to solve and a sorceress with a very dark side. This is the start of a very promising partnership. Really enjoyed it.
November 2014
Title/Author: Maplecroft by Cherie Priest
Series: Borden Dispatches
Read: 11/1/2015
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? As soon as the next one comes out.
Review: Lizzie Borden meets Lovecraft. Utterly delicious!
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December 2014 UpdateThe Vampire from Hell: The Beginning
Title/Author: The Vampire from Hell: The Beginning by Ally Thomas
Series: The Vampire From Hell
Read: 12/26/2014
Rating: ★★★★
First Time Author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: This one was shorter than I expected it to be but it offers a interesting introduction to the world and to Rayea. I assumed she'd been born a vampire, but that isn't the case.
I'm starting late, but...JANUARY
Title/Author: Destruction and Watch Me Burn
Series: The December People
Read: (Date) January 2015
Rating: Destruction ★★★★✩ / Watch Me Burn ★★★✩✩
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? If she writes more for the series, I'll be glad to read them :)
Review: I wound up reading these two back-to-back. I LOVED the first book and really like her magic system. second book was good, but seemed to have one too many plot threads, meaning one that could have been an interesting book in itself got a short shrift - but the book was still enjoyable enough that I read it straight through in one sitting - even forgetting to have dinner :D
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OK - there is JUST time to sqeak in my read for this month. Between re-reading the Dresden Files with my sweetie, and some next-in-series titles finally coming in at the library all at once, I lost track of the month. READING EMERGENCY! :-)
LOL ladymurmur!!!!Welcome Kriselda :)
Squeaked this one in! Phew!December 2014
Title/Author: Royal Institute of Magic: Elizabeth's Legacy by Victor Kloss
Series: Royal Institute of Magic
Read: 12/28/2014
Rating: ★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Probably, though the sequel is still forthcoming.
Review: A lighthearted, straight-forward, kid discovers he's secretly someone special in a hidden magic world tale. Very much in the vein of HP. Definitely feels like a first book, but there is much potential here.
Title/Author: NYPD Red by James Patterson and Marshall Karp
Series: NYPD Red
Read: 3rd January
Rating: ★★★✩✩
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: An incredibly quick read centring on a division of the NYPD that looks after the rich and famous. Central characters are old flames - the guy is still carrying a torch, the girl takes waaaaaay tooo much enjoyment in her job. It was good fun.
Getting this one in early this month, to avoid another end of month scramble. :-)January 2015
Title/Author: Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells
Series: Sabina Kane
Read: 1/4/2015
Rating: ★★★★
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Yes.
Review: While I didn't find it as engaging as her newer series (Prospero's War), it was quite enjoyable. Very nice to find a non-standard treatment of the paranormal cast of critters (vampieres, mages, demons, and fairies - no weres!), and an intriguing mythology and magic system.
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January 2015 Update
Title/Author: Ghost Shadow by Heather Graham
Series: Bone Island Trilogy
Read: January 11
Rating: ★★★½✩
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: I've noticed that a lot of Heather Graham's heroes seem to start out as complete assholes. I did end up liking David, but even Katie did something stupid - she really starts out as TSTL (it's 4 am and she's going into a house that shouldn't have any lights on). I didn't really care about them getting together one way or the other. I will be reading the next one, but I could have done without Katie acting TSTL and David being an asshole at first.
February 2015
Title/Author: Third Daughter by Susan Kaye Quinn
Series: Dharian Affairs
Read: 2/3/2015
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Yes.
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It was the description of this one that caught my eye, even though I'd let go of another series by this same author (YA, got a bit too angsty for my tastes): Steampunk + Bollywood = Bollypunk! And it was unexpectedly fun. I really enjoyed a fantasy culture built on not-Western culture and not-England/Wild West. Will definitely be looking up the next titles in the series. The heroine is young (seventeen, almost eighteen - her upcoming birthday is a significant plot point), and there is something of a love triangle, but that tension served to move the plot along and actually led to some self-discovery and self-awareness for the heroine, instead of just an HEA.
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Title/Author: Private by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Series: Private and Jack Morgan (first book in 2 different series)
Read: 6th February
Rating: ★★★✩✩
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: I actually quite enjoyed this because the storylines weren't as crazy as some of his other books. The characters were likeable and I was interested in what happened to them. I mean, what's not to like - private detectives for the rich and famous.
Just picked this up today
Title/author - Talon - Julie Kagawa
Series - Talon series
read - February
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February 2015 Update
Title/Author: Fury by Laurann Dohner
Series: New Species
Read: February 7
Rating: ★★★★✩
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: Long review, possible spoilers - (view spoiler)
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SightRead 2015Duration: July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015
Did it suck you in and leave you breathless for more? Or leave a hole in the wall after you chucked the sucker across the room? Join us as we check out and share our favorite, and not-so-favorite, new series!
*Read 12 books that are the first novel in a new-to-you series.
*Read one book per calendar month (that means, can't read and count 3 new ones in ONE month...)
*Make a MAIN post. This is for your full year list. Please UPDATE this list, not re-post it! Thanks! (links to each Participants' MAIN Lists below).
*Post monthly updates (new posts, please!) on your great/not-so-great "first" read.
*Prequels, "half numbers" (i.e. 1.5 by GR numbering) and anthologies are not allowed; they're just appetizers, not the "first course"!
For MONTHLY updates, include the following:
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stoleborrowed Steph's & Lethal Lovely's new series write-ups~THANKS!....If you haven't peeked, pop on over to the members' threads to check them out! **Warning, do not read when consuming liquids~LL's especially~unless your PC is insured...**COVER (#)
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