March Reads

Well, I am ahead on my goal for this year, which is a good thing. I didn’t realize that my first semester of online college is on July 2nd! So scary to be so close to starting it up again. I think I am currently a month ahead of my reading goal which is 24 books this year. I have to wait for my new degree audit to go through to see what classes I will be taking. As soon as I have more info, I will be sharing it with all of you.
Jem and the Holograms, Vol. 4: Enter the Stingers by Kelly Thompson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I didn’t care for the weird art that popped up in this one, but the storyline was much better in this one. When I finished the book, I wanted to read the next one to see how things would turn out for the girls. This is a guilty pleasure read and a good break time book at work. I remember reading comics as a kid and a few graphic novels in high school, but this is the first time (not literally, this is the fourth installment after all.) that I have enjoyed a graphic novel series again. It is not my typical faire but I could see picking up others (not from this series) and reading them if I needed a break from reading traditional books. I recommend this series and specifically this one.

Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It has been a hot minute since I last read of Sarah Dessen book. I was getting tired of her stories, which all seemed to be the same story rehashed over and over again. Saint Anything was different though. It rekindled my love for her writing style again. The theme of the book also struck home for me. Back when I was in a relationship, I felt invisible and that no one could see me and what was happening to me. All the wrongs that went unrighted. I could relate to the main character. It wasn’t a far out tale that happened to other people. It was so realistic to me and I related to most of the events that occurred in the book. I cannot wait to read more of Sarah Dessen’s books again. I am betting that the more recent books are better than her earlier works that I grew so tired of. She feels fresh again. It is funny how an author can be so outdated one minute and then current the next. She has redeemed herself in my eyes and I look forward to reading more.

Shattered Rose by T.L. Gray

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Eh. I didn’t care for it, but it was a good read. I wanted to finish it to know how the story ended, but I am glad that I didn’t pay for this. The religious streak running through the book didn’t blend with the story at all and was only brushed on at the very end. Left a bad taste in my mouth. I skipped through most of the book finding it very boring and not very exciting but for a few parts. I don’t recommend it. I would try another book by this author. I see potential. If you like character development stories, I think you might enjoy it more than me. I enjoy books that are more action filled less reflective.
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September Reads

Since today is the last day of September and I know I won’t be finishing another book today, I am going to share with you the three books I managed to read this month. I finished to comic books and one Kindle book. I think that this is a good variety. My first AIDA self-paced class is starting on Monday, since that is when my books are supposed to be at my desk at work. I’m still going to try to read at least 1 book a month for myself.

Jem and the Holograms Vol. 1: Showtime by Kelly Thompson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

My friend Danielle let me borrow the first three volumes of this series. I just finished the first one and I have to say that I LOVE the illustrations. The comic book characters are very pretty and eye catching. Let’s get one thing straight, you aren’t reading these books for the stories but for the art. The story is pretty good too though. I didn’t find it boring. Well, the only part that I thought was boring was the pages were the lyrics just goes across the pages and there is no action going on. I like looking at those pages though, but it’s hard to follow the lyrics that I just give up. I look forward to reading the other two and seeing how the story progresses. I have to say that so far my favorite character is Kimber. There’s is just something so genuine and corky about her. I also love her various hairstyles throughout the book. The girl just can’t make up her mind.

Jem and the Holograms #2 by Kelly Thompson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Another good read. I really liked the art work, although I liked the first book more. I enjoyed the story line more on this one and the ending was very surprising. I think the series is getting interesting. This one was Christmas themed, so there is that. I like how the story is developing and it’s becoming more than just a mindless comic. It’s more of a light summer read than a comic. I’ve never read a comic that builds on itself like a book. The Archie books I read in my youth never seemed to carry a storyline from one into another. I’m looking forward to starting the third.

AMBER by Nancy Adams

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I did not expect the events that happened in this book. It was really good, but really gruesome. It’s a bit gory, but I could get pass that part. The story is new and fresh. I don’t think I ever heard about anyone writing about this before and I’ve never read anything similar to it. When you have nothing to compare it to, I guess, I am giving it a higher score strictly because it’s such a new, exciting concept of YA Fantasy. I will read the second book in the series, because I am intrigued. I want to know what happens next. It is a bit immature at times, but the main character is a 18 year old girl. There will be immaturity. If it wasn’t so gory, I would have given it 5 stars. She’s a monster, though. You kinda have to see the gory stuff for it to truly sink in. Doesn’t mean it has to be so descriptive though. I usually enjoy descriptive, but it was a bit too descriptive. Also, sex, sex, sex. This book has a whole lotta sex in it, not for the homophobic. There is some girl on girl action. I really did enjoy the story though and I’m very interested to see what happens next. It’s like a good horror story: a good plot, gore, and sex. lol

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In the coming months, I may only have one book to show case, but I’ll probably just make a deeper review about it then and it’ll be that month’s feature book. I think I might do some posts about doing a self-paced online class as well. I might be doing only two posts a week from now on, because of my books coming in on Monday. We will see. I think I can still have a few prewritten to post up during the week and those are usually reviews. So, generally, they are easier for me to write a punch to post on certain days. I think I’ll have two books read in October. My goal will be three. Let’s see if I can squeeze it in!

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