Final Reading List of 2014

As another year comes to an end so does a year worth of reading. When starting the new year I was just hoping to break my 2013 gaol which was 50 books. Seeing as 2013 in my eyes was a huge milestone. Little did I know that I was going to discover a ton new authors and just get consumed by so many books. his year I managed to finish 78 books, 78 BOOKS!! that is just crazy to me on top of a crazy class schedule. This just means that I'll have to top 78 books in 2015. I'm ready for another year of good books and whatever comes my way. So here are the books of 2014 reading list

1. Blood Hunt ~ Shannon K. Butcher
2. Dying Wish ~ Shannon K. Butcher
3. Falling Blind ~ Shannon K Butcher
4. Beautiful Wedding (novella) ~ Jamie McGuire
5. Rule ~ Jay Crownover
6. Jet ~ Jay Crownover
7. Rome ~ Jay Crownover
8. Dark lover ~ JR Ward
9. Lover Eternal ~ JR Ward 
10. Lover Awakened ~ JR Ward
11. Lover Revealed ~ JR Ward
12. Lover Unbound ~ JR Ward
13. Lover Enshrined ~ JR Ward
14. Lover Avenged ~ JR Ward
15. Lover Mine ~ Jr Ward
16. Lover Reborn ~ JR Ward
17. Lover at Last ~ JR Ward
18. Real ~ Katy Evans
19. Mine ~ Katy Evans
20. Remy ~ Katy Evans
21. Tangled ~ Emma Chase
22. Twisted ~ Emma Chase
23. The King ~ JR Ward
24. Willing Sacrifice ~ Shannon K Butcher
25. The Unsung Hero ~ Suzanne Brockmann
26. The Defiant One ~ Suzanne Brockmann
27. Over the Edge ~ Suzanne Brockmann
28. Out of Control ~ Suzanne Brockmann
29. Into the Night ~ Suzanne Brockmann
30. Gone to Far ~ Suzanne Brockmann
31. Flashpoint ~ Suzanne Brockmann
32. Hot Target ~ Suzanne Brockmann
33. Breaking Point ~ Suzanne Brockmann
34. Into the Storm ~ Suzanne Brockmann
35. Nash ~ Jay Crownover
36. Better When He's Bad ~ Jay Crownover
37. Beautiful Oblivion ~ Jamie McGuire
38. Blue Notes ~ Carrie Lofty
39. The Bet ~ Rachel Van Dyken
40. the Wager ~ Rachel Van Dyken
41. If You Stay ~ Courtney Cole
42. If you Leave ~ Courtney Cole
43. Clipped Wings ~ Helena Hunting
44. Inked Armor ~ Helena Hunting
45. The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden ~ Jessica Sorensen 
46. The Redemption of Callie & Kayden ~ Jessica Sorensen
47. The Destiny of Violet & Luke ~ Jessica Sorensen
48. Deeper ~ Robin York
49. Harder ~ Robin York
50. Boomerang ~ Noelle August
51. Come to Me Quietly ~ AL Jackson
52. Come to Me Softly ~ AL Jackson
53. All of You ~ Christina Lee
54. Tamed ~ Emma Chase
55. Rouge ~ Katy Evans
56. Find You in the dark ~ A Meredith Walter
57. Hopeless ~ Colleen Hoover
58. Losing Hope ~ Colleen Hoover
59. A Discovery of Witches ~ Deborah Harkness
60. Shadow of Night ~ Deborah Harkness
61. The Book of Life ~ Deborah Harkness
62. Rowdy ~ Jay Crownover
63. Extreme Love ~ Abby Niles
64. Lick ~ Kylie Scott
65. Play ~ Kylie Scott
66. Lead ~ Kylie Scott
67. Hot Ink ~ Ranae Rose
68. The Dare ~ Rachel Van Dyken
69. Fighting Love ~ Abby Niles
70. Before We fall ~ Courtney Cole
71. Until We Fly ~ Courtney Cole
72. The Probability of Violet and Luke ~ Jessica Sorensen
73. Best Kind of Broken ~ Chelsea Fine
74. Wining Love ~ Abby Niles
75. Sweet Filthy Thing ~ Christina Lauren
76. Beautiful Addictions ~ Season Vining
77. Collide ~ Gail McHugh
78. Pulse ~ Gail McHugh

Newbies Part 2

Since School is starting I had to make one last trip and stock up for the semester. My goal was to get some of Colleen Hoover's book. I have being hearing a lot about her and though it was time to finally grab a few to add to my collection. Top top it off I got No Attachments by Tiffany King since she was another author I would pick up constantly, but would never end up buying. 

No Attachments 

Ashton Garrison walked away from her current life to escape the one thing she’s unwilling to face. She knows her decision may be selfish, but in the end, leaving will be far less painful for everyone. Now she has one goal: live life to the fullest with no regrets and no attachments. What Ashton doesn’t count on is how fate always seems to find a way to screw up any good plan.

Nathan Lockton specializes in locating a mark. He’s done it over and over again—no attachments and no emotion necessary. What he thought was a routine lost-and-found job has forced Nathan to deal with something he has always ignored—his feelings. He’s never fallen for a target, yet he’s never met anyone like Ashton. Now deep in a dilemma, Nathan must decide to follow his heart, or complete the job he was hired to do.

Love can come when you least expect it. The question is: If the odds are stacked against you, how far are you willing to go for the one you love?

Losing Hope

#1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover held readers spellbound with her novelHopeless, the story of what happened when a troubled girl named Sky encountered a long-lost childhood friend, Dean Holder. With Holder’s help, Sky uncovered shocking family secrets and came to terms with memories and emotions that had left deep scars.

Hopeless was Sky’s story. Now, in Losing Hope, we finally learn the truth about Dean Holder.

Haunted by the little girl he couldn’t save from imminent danger, Holder’s life has been overshadowed by feelings of guilt and remorse. He has never stopped searching for her, believing that finding her would bring him the peace he needs to move on. However, Holder could not have anticipated that he would be faced with even greater pain the moment they reconnected.

In Losing Hope, Holder reveals the way in which the events of Sky’s youth affected him and his family, leading him to seek his own redemption in the act of saving her. But it is only in loving Sky that he can finally begin to heal himself.

Slammed

Colleen Hoover’s romantic, emotion-packed debut novel unforgettably captures all the magic and confusion of first love, as two young people forge an unlikely bond before discovering that fate has other plans for them.

Following the unexpected death of her father, eighteen-year-old Layken becomes the rock for both her mother and younger brother. She appears resilient and tenacious, but inside, she's losing hope. Then she meets her new neighbor Will, a handsome twenty-one-year-old whose mere presence leaves her flustered and whose passion for poetry slams thrills her.

Not long after a heart-stopping first date during which each recognizes something profound and familiar in the other, they are slammed to the core when a shocking discovery brings their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together and the forces that tear them apart. Only through the poetry they share are they able to speak the truth that is in their hearts and imagine a future where love is cause for celebration, not regret.

Maybe Someday

At twenty-two years old, Sydney is enjoying a great life: She’s in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her best friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers that Hunter is cheating on her—and she’s forced to decide what her next move should be.

Soon, Sydney finds herself captivated by her mysterious and attractive neighbor, Ridge. She can't take her eyes off him or stop listening to the passionate way he plays his guitar every evening out on his balcony. And there’s something about Sydney that Ridge can’t ignore, either. They soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one.

A passionate tale of friendship, betrayal, and romance, Maybe Someday will immerse readers in Sydney’s tumultuous world from the very first page.

Ugly love

When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she doesn't think it's love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up. He doesn’t want love, she doesn’t have time for love, so that just leaves the sex. Their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless, as long as Tate can stick to the only two rules Miles has for her.

Never ask about the past.

Don’t expect a future.

They think they can handle it, but realize almost immediately they can’t handle it at all.

Hearts get infiltrated.

Promises get broken.

Rules get shattered.

Love gets ugly.

Welcome the Newbies

     Welcome the newest addition to my collection. Since my summer is rapidly coming to an end I had to make one last trip and get a few more books. Of course I don't really need anymore books at the moment, but how could I resist. Working at a bookstore can cause a problem for an avid reader as myself. I tend to make multiple trips when I'm not in school, leaving with anywhere between 2-6 books at a time. I also tend to make quick trips since I only allow myself a certain amount of time. If I didn't I could cause some major damage. For this trip I decided to pick up two books that I have been eyeing for awhile and found a new author in the New Adult genre. With my list of must reads for the fall and winter hopefully these will make good additions. 

LEAD ME NOT 
Aubrey Duncan understands loss. She knows what rock bottom looks like, and she is determined to crawl back up to the top after the sudden death of her younger sister. She blames herself for her part in the tragedy, convinced that she could have done something, anything, to help her.

In her effort to gain redemption, Aubrey starts fresh at Longwood University and facilitates an addiction support group, hoping she can support someone else in the way she failed her sister. But what she doesn’t count on is an all-consuming fascination with group member Maxx Demelo, a gorgeous, blond, blue-eyed enigma who hides dark secrets behind a carefully constructed mask. He only reveals what he wants others to see. But Aubrey glimpses another Maxx hidden below the surface—a Maxx who is drowning in his own personal hell.

As Aubrey and Maxx develop an attraction too intense to ignore, he pulls her into the dark underbelly of the city club scene, where she is torn by her desire to save him and an inexplicable urge to join him in his downward spiral. Worst of all, she is beginning to love everything she should run away from—a man who threatens to ignite in her a fire that could burn her alive…

 FIND YOU IN THE DARK
Maggie Young had the market on normal. Normal friends, normal parents, normal grades…normal life. Until him.

Clayton Reed was running from his past and an army of personal demons that threatened to take him down. He never thought he had a chance at happiness. Until her.

Maggie thought their love could overcome anything. Clay thought she was all he needed to fix his messy life. That together, they could face the world. But the darkness is always waiting. Sometimes the greatest obstacle to true love is within yourself.

LIGHT IN THR SHADOWS
 How do you keep going when you feel like your life is over?

Maggie never thought she’d see Clay again. So, she attempts to put her life back together after her heart has been shattered to pieces. Moving on and moving forward, just as Clay wanted her to. Clay never stopped thinking of Maggie. Even after ripping their lives apart and leaving her behind to get the help he so desperately needed. He is healing…slowly. But his heart still belongs to the girl who tried to save him.

When a sudden tragedy brings Maggie and Clay face-to-face again, nothing is the same. Yet some things never change. Can the darkness that threatened to consume them be transformed into something else and finally give them what they always wanted? And can two people who fought so hard to be together, finally find their happiness? Or will their demons and fear drive them apart for good?

The thing about love is that even when it destroys you, it has a way of mending what is broken. And in the shadows, you can still see the light

 Shadow of Night plunges Diana and Matthew into Elizabethan London, a world of spies, subterfuge, and a coterie of Matthew’s old friends, the mysterious School of Night that includes Christopher Marlowe and Walter Raleigh. Here, Diana must locate a witch to tutor her in magic, Matthew is forced to confront a past he thought he had put to rest, and the mystery of Ashmole 782 deepens

THE NIGHT CIRCUS

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.

But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone, from the performers to the patrons, hanging in the balance.

Update

So I have really been slacking in keeping this up to date, but you know how it is life or in my case getting sucked into a reading wormhole. I have been keeping track of all the books i have been reading this summer and boy there's a lot. This time around i decided to find some new authors in the New Adult genre and i have found some gems that I'll continue following. Authors like Jessica Sorensen, Emma Chase, Courtney Cole, Rachel Van Dyken and so many more.
 The whole point of this post though is to state that I have passed my goal from last summer. This time last summer I wanted to reach 40 books before school started(Which i had passed). Now this time around I wanted to get to that number or passed it. I didn't put any pressure on it though. I remember this time last year that towards the end it was a struggle to get to 40 because I wasn't able to get into the books. This time around I wanted to just read. I wanted to enjoy my summer when I wasn't working. I didn't want to get stuck and I wanted to discover some new authors. At the same time I wanted to take a step back from Paranormal Romances, which at the core are my favorites. But since last summer when I discover the New Adult genre I have found a ton new authors that i just couldn't put done. I was literally inhaling books left and right for months since school was let out in May. So as of right now with still a week left of my summer vacation I am at 52 books since the beginning of the year. I'm excited to see how many more books can I fit In by the end of the year. Last year I had read a total of 56 books. Already I am so close to that number, I have a feeling I can get at least into the 60s by the end of the year. With all these books I have found though that reading brings true joy for me. It is my escape and only with the last 2 years have a been paying attention to how much I actually read. I bet there are others out there that have surpassed my numbers, but I still it is amazing how much one person can actually read. It has come to the point where some close friends are actually keeping track of my progress and have come to me for help in finding new authors. It is pretty amazing how books hold so much power and wonder and bring people together. One thing is for sure I am a reader and I wouldn't change it for anything.

One day I will get the hang of this

So I know it has been awhile, it seems whenever I make the commitment to blog more and keep up to date something always gets in the way. School being the main reason at all times. rest assured though I am reading every chance I get. Currently I am waiting for The King by JR Ward to be delivered, but I did manage to read 3 books last week. They were quick reads, something to just fill the time. Hopefully though it will be here on Monday and I can start reading it. I am currently trying to get a big chunk of my schoolwork done so I wont have too many things distracting me and I can jump right in. until then though I am going to wait patiently like the good reader that I am. For now I wait and continue to do school work. Maybe once things settle down I can be faithful to this blog and bust out some good reviews.

As of Lately

In the past week or so I have been really consumed in a series that I just can't seem to put down. It has been a while since I had a non-paranormal book catch my attention. Now I tend to have high standards when it comes to series especially when there are men that are tough and kickass. I read series like the Brotherhood and the Paladins where men have super strength and am nothing but hard muscle and thick heads. Last year I picked up Tammara Webber and Jamie McGuire, who were my first two authors into the New Adult genre. I do have to say that so far I am enjoying this genre, I feel it is a good transition from young adult to more adult books. They have the perfect balance of teen drama and hot romances that can't even touch what you would find in young adult. At the same time though when it comes to the sex cause if you're an avid reader in paranormal romances like I am then you know that there can be some steamy stuff going on. Some new adult authors will add in though scenes that just makes the chemistry so much better. I recently picked the Marked Men series by Jay Crownover, and man do I have to say that I love this group of boys and their loyalty that they have for each other. Coming from the reading I usually do, I was eating it up. It took me about 1-2 days to read each book. That right there tells you how much I enjoyed each book. It is always rough coming from a good series and then trying to find something that holds interest right afterwards. Luckily in April the fourth installment (Nash) comes out, which I am very excited about. On top of that The King and the reissue of Dark Lover by JR Ward comes out as well. I can tell that April is going to a good month of reading. It also comes at a good time since I’ll be on my way of finishing the spring semester.

Since the beginning of the year my reading has been going strong. I haven’t had much of a rut yet. Since I finished Rome, I decided to pick up an old favorite, Dark Lover. I haven’t read this book in a while, but I feel that it is fitting since The King is coming out in April. Since I’ve started reading I have realized that there is so much that I have forgotten about. It is as if I am reading the book for the first time. I’m really into it all over again, at the same time though I am taking my time and reading it with fresh eyes. The next few months should be a whole lot of fantastic reading

Until Next Time

2013 FINAL READING LIST

1. Between the Lines ~ Tammara Webber
2. Where You Are ~ Tammara Webber
3. Good For You ~ Tammara Webber
4. Lover at Last ~ JR Ward (I absolutely love this book)
5. Kiss of Midnight ~ Lara Adrian
6. Kiss of Crimson ~ Lara Adrian
7. Midnight Awakening ~ Lara Adrian
8. Midnight Rising ~ Lara Adrian
9. Veil of Midnight ~ Lara Adrian
10. Ashes of Midnight ~ Lara Adrian
11. Shades of Midnight ~ Lara Adrian
12. Taken by Midnight ~ Lara Adrian
13. Deeper than Midnight ~ Lara Adrian
14. Darkness Dawns ~ Dianne Duvall
15. Night Reigns ~ Dianne Duvall
16. Phantom Shadows ~ Dianne Duvall
17. Darker after Midnight ~ Lara Adrian(very pleased with how she went with it)
18. Edge of Dawn ~ Lara Adrian
19. Beautiful Disaster ~ Jaime McGuire
20. Walking Disaster ~ Jaime McGurie
21. Dark Protector ~ Alexis Morgan
22. Dark Defender ~ Alexis Morgan
23. In Darkness Reborn ~ Alexis Morgan
24. Redeemed in Darkness ~ Alexis Morgan
25. Darkness Unknown ~ Alexis Morgan
26. Defeat the Darkness ~ Alexis Morgan
27. Bound by Darkness ~ Alexis Morgan
28. The Darkness Beyond ~ Alexis Morgan
29. The Moon and More ~ Sarah Dessen
30. Shadow Game ~ Christine Feehan
31. Mind Game ~ Christine Feehan
32. Night Game ~ Christine Feehan
33. Conspiracy Game ~ Christine Feehan
34. Deadly Game ~ Christine Feehan
35. Predatory Game ~ Christine Feehan
36. Murder Game ~ Christine Feehan
37. Street Game ~ Christine Feehan
38. Ruthless Game ~ Christine Feehan
39. Samurai Game ~ Christine Feehan
40. Here Without You ~ Tammara Webber
41. What Happen to Goodbye ~ Sarah Dessen
42. The Darkest Night ~ Gena Showalter
43. The Darkest Kiss ~ Gena Showalter
44. The Darkest Pleasure ~ Gena Showalter
45. The Darkest Whisper ~ Gena Showalter
46. The Darkest Passion ~ Gena Showalter
47. The Darkest Lie ~ Gena Showalter
48. The Darkest Secret ~ Gena Showalter
49. The Darkest Surrender ~ Gena Showalter
50. The Darkest Seduction ~ Gena Showalter
51. The Darkest Craving ~ Gena Showalter
52. Darkness Rises ~ Dianne Duvall
53. Burning Alive ~ Shannon K. Butcher
54. Finding the Lost ~ Shannon K. Butcher
55. Running Scared ~ Shannon K. Butcher
56. Living Nightmare ~ Shannon K. Butcher

It's a new year which means a new group of books for me. I do plan on rereading certain series since some of them are coming out with new books, and of course I just have to re-read them to remember all the details. Who can blame me with all the books that i read within the year. Half the time my brain purges information to make room for more. I do have to say though that I'm pretty proud with how many books i read this year. In the past I would never keep track, but now that I do I feel motivated to read even more and to discover new series this year. 2013 to seem to be the year that I really discovered more new series that I would have never picked up in the past. Out of the year I discover Lara Adrian, Christine Feehan, Alexis Morgan, I rediscovered Gena Showalter as well. I enjoyed all the books that I read in 2013 some obviously stood out more than the rest. In the new year i'm expecting new books from Ward and Adrian which I am excited for, I'm also excited to discover some new series. Lets hope 2014 is a good reading year.

until next time