June Wrap-Up / July TBR

Read in June

Those are all the books I have read this month. It's 15 in total, plus I have re-read three books:

Divergent, Insurgent and Under The Never Sky.

I have also read three novellas this month:

July To Be Read

 

I hope I can read many books this month again. I think this is possible, since this week is my last week of school and I have summer vacation for six weeks after that. Although I probably won't have much time to read during the first week, but oh well. We'll see.

Source: goodreads

Review: Apollyon by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Apollyon

Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout

Release: April 4th 2013

Genre: Fantasy, Supernatural, YA

#4 in the Covenant series

Series: Half-Blood (#1), Pure (#2), Deity (#3), Sentinel (#5)

Plot:

Fate isn’t something to mess with… and now, neither is Alex.

Alex has always feared two things: losing herself in the Awakening and being placed on the Elixir. But love has always been stronger than Fate, and Aiden St. Delphi is willing to make war on the gods—and Alex herself—to bring her back.

The gods have killed thousands and could destroy entire cities in their quest to stop Seth from taking Alex’s power and becoming the all-powerful God Killer. But breaking Alex’s connection to Seth isn’t the only problem. There are a few pesky little loopholes in the whole “an Apollyon can’t be killed” theory, and the only person who might know how to stop the destruction has been dead for centuries.

Finding their way past the barriers that guard the Underworld, searching for one soul among countless millions, and then somehow returning will be hard enough. Alex might be able to keep Seth from becoming the God Killer… or she might become the God Killer herself.

Goodreads | B&N

My Favorite Series

Hello! I just had this urge to parade around my favorite books/book series, and I thought to myself: Why not make a blog post about it? I'm sure it's not that hard to figure out, but anyways...
I won't leave an explanation as to why it's my favorite series exactly, because I think things like these are totally subjective. Of course there are certain arguments that made me like the series, but that's not debatable, so it doesn't matter anyway.

Short Review: Roar & Liv by Veronica Rossi

Roar and Liv

Author: Veronica Rossi

Release: October 30th 2012

Genre: Dystopia, Post-Apocalypse, YA

Novella (#0.5)

Series: Under The Never Sky (#1), Through The Ever Night (#2), Into The Still Blue (#3)

Plot:

Before Perry and Aria, there was Roar and Liv.

After a childhood spent wandering the borderlands, Roar finally feels like he has a home with the Tides. His best friend Perry is like a brother to him, and Perry's sister, Liv, is the love of his life. But Perry and Liv's unpredictable older brother, Vale, is the Blood Lord of the Tides, and he has never looked kindly on Roar and Liv's union. Normally, Roar couldn't care less about Vale's opinion. But with food running low and conditions worsening every day, Vale's leadership is more vital—and more brutal—than ever. Desperate to protect his tribe, Vale makes a decision that will shatter the life Roar knew and change the fate of the Tides forever.

Set in the harsh but often beautiful world of Veronica Rossi's "unforgettable" Under the Never Sky (Examiner.com), this captivating prequel novella stands on its own for new readers and offers series fans a fascinating look into the character of Roar. Poignant and powerful, Roar and Liv is a love story that will "capture your imagination and your heart.

Goodreads | B&N

Impatiently Waiting For #1

So, in honor of my goodreads shelf, I decided to just make a blog post for it as well!
This is what you think it is: A blog post to express my frustration at having to wait for these sequels.

Review: Angelfall by Susan Ee

Angelfall

Author: Susan Ee

Release: May 21st 2011

Genre: Angels, Supernatural, Post-Apocalypse, YA

#1 in the Penryn & The End of Days trilogy

Sequels: World After (#2), End of Days (#3)

Plot:

It's been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back.

Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel.

Raffe is a warrior who lies broken and wingless on the street. After eons of fighting his own battles, he finds himself being rescued from a desperate situation by a half-starved teenage girl.

Traveling through a dark and twisted Northern California, they have only each other to rely on for survival. Together, they journey toward the angels' stronghold in San Francisco where she'll risk everything to rescue her sister and he'll put himself at the mercy of his greatest enemies for the chance to be made whole again.

Goodreads | B&N

Review: Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

Unravel Me

Author: Tahereh Mafi

Release: February 5th 2013

Genre: Dystopia, Paranormal, YA

#2 in the Shatter Me trilogy

Series: Shatter Me (#1), Ignite Me (#3)

Plot:

Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.

She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.

Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.

In this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam's life.

Goodreads | B&N

Review: Silber by Kerstin Gier

Silber

Author: Kerstin Gier

Release: June 20th 2013

Genre: Fantasy, Supernatural, Paranormal, YA

#1 in the Silber trilogy

Sequels: Silber #2, Silber #3

Plot:

Strange doors with lizard handles, talking stone statues and wild nannies with an axe ... Liv Silber's dreams are a little peculiar lately. Especially one is weighing heavily on her mind. She visited a cemetery in the middle of that dream, at night, and observed four boys during a ritual. But the boys embody a connection to her actual life, because Grayson and his three best friends are real. As of late, Liv attends the same school as the four of them.

Really creepy — much creepier than every cemetery at night — is the fact that the boys know things about her that she only talked about in that dream. How can that be? Very bizarre, and Liv has never been able to resist a good mystery...

Goodreads 

Review: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

The Darkest Minds

Author: Alexandra Bracken

Release: December 18th 2012

Genre: Dystopia, Paranormal, YA

#1 in the Darkest Minds trilogy

Sequels: Never Fade (#2), In The Afterlight (#3)

Plot:

When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp.” She might have survived the mysterious disease that’s killed most of America’s children, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control.

Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones.

When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. Now she’s on the run, desperate to find the one safe haven left for kids like her—East River. She joins a group of kids who escaped their own camp. Liam, their brave leader, is falling hard for Ruby. But no matter how much she aches for him, Ruby can’t risk getting close. Not after what happened to her parents.

When they arrive at East River, nothing is as it seems, least of all its mysterious leader. But there are other forces at work, people who will stop at nothing to use Ruby in their fight against the government. Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one that may mean giving up her only chance at a life worth living.

Goodreads | B&N

Review: Goliath by Scott Westerfeld

Goliath

Author: Scott Westerfeld

Release: September 20th 2011

Genre: Steampunk, YA

#3 in the Leviathan trilogy

Series: Leviathan (#1), Behemoth (#2)

Plot:

Alek and Deryn are abroad the Leviathan when the ship is ordered to pick up an unusual passenger. This brilliant/maniacal inventor claims to have a weapon called Goliath that can end the war. But whose side is he really on?

While on their top-secret mission, Alek finally discovers Deryn's deeply kept secret. Two, actually. Not only is Deryn a girl disguised as a guy...she has feelings for Alek.

The crown, true love with a commoner, and the destruction of a great city all hang on Alek's next--and final--move.

Goodreads | B&N