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

Finals Week

Finals week has come upon us. Thankfully I only have one exam to worry about and get back into reading full time between catching up with friends and working. With classes coming to an end, friends are staring to come back home for the holidays. One of the best things about winter break is seeing my friends that go to school out of state. One of my closest friend is coming home after a few years of being away. He lives in Seattle, but his mom is lives near me. So I am pretty excited to catch up with him. I am also really excited to get back into reading during the break and catching up on shows that have been sitting in my DVR for months now.

            Besides all that the main reason I made time to write this post. A few weeks ago I started The Sentinel War series by Shannon K. Butcher. Tonight I finished the third installment Running Scared and have moved on to Living Nightmare. Already each book has consumed me; I truly did not think that I would enjoy this series. It has all the things that I look for but the actual story was something that I thought I wouldn’t get into. I was wrong thankfully and have been inhaling each book so far. Each couple has kept my interest on different levels. What I enjoy about Butcher that I find only a few authors can do is when they begin to start introducing other characters. Butcher makes me fall for future couples even before I get to their book. For example in the first book with Drake and Helen, she introduced Zach and Lexi. The third book was their story and from the build up before I was consumed when reading and couldn’t put the book down. Now I am on book four and the hero is Madoc, who has lost his last leaf already and has been hiding it for months now. Our heroine is Nika, who has had her mind shattered and has been recovering for years now and has barely made a dent. Of course this all changes when Madoc enters and she can feel herself start to actually get better. The problem though is that Madoc has feeling, but doesn’t think that she can actually save him. All of this has been building up for two books now. Needless to say I am excited to get into it. The most important thing about these books though is the hero. I always for the heroes that fall in love the hardest; the ones that you know need it the most. And every hero so far has deserved it more than the last. Now that I am at Madoc I can’t wait to see how things play out. Nika is already there and knows that she needs Madoc, Madoc though is not really at that point there and I have a feeling that this might be a struggle. Either way I have a feeling that Madoc might become one of the few heroes that I will always fall back on and become a favorite.

currently reading :

Living Nightmare (book 4)

what i've been up to

Burning Alive (Book 1) Shannon k Butcher

Finding the Lost (Book 2) Shannon K Butcher

So I know it's been awhile since I last made a proper post. If school wasn't such a pain I would be on top of my game with giving proper for each book that I've read within like the past month. I have been reading every chance I get. It seems to be the only real escape that I have nowadays. Thankfully though I only have a couple more weeks before classes are over and then finals being. of course with all that free time i'll be working and reading. So anyways the book that I just finished was Burning Alive by Shannon K. Butcher. Now when I first heard about the series i didn't think I was going to like it. also it didn't help that when I first picked up the book I was coming off a high from Dianne Duvall's newest book Darkness Rises (which was AMAZING!). Back to Butcher, so I was a little worried that it wasn't going to be that good. It did take a few chapters to get me going but eventually I did. I fell in love the connection between the men. Of course I always fall in love with a group of men that have a deep connection and sense of honor. I was reading every chance I got, in between class, during my break at work, at home in between doing homework. My friends at this point are used to me when i get sucked into a book. They know that once I'm in in gone until I finish it. The main concept is demons and different sectors of creatures. The main one Theronai, who are some badass warriors. Their downfall is that the live a long time, but eventually their lifeline (which is a tree that acts as a tattoo) eventually starts to lose it leaves, when the last leaf falls the being the downward spiral into insanity and death. The only chance they have is finding a Theronai female that can channel the power that is stored in the males. The thing though is that the women were slaughtered centuries ago and the men lost hope of finding any female to buffer their pain. Of course in comes in Helen, the first to be found in centuries. She is pretty cool, at first she is weak and you think that she is going to be useless but in the end she proves herself and turns out to be even more than you expected in the beginning. With Helen in the picture there is now hope for the men that there are more out there just like her and so begins the quest for some of the men. In the first book there isn't much plot development, you do find out though that the enemy is trying to break loose and roam on earth freely. Which of course is the main reason for most enemies in books. besides that I am on to the second installment Finding the Lost which is about Paul and Andra, and Andra has a good understanding of what goes bump in the night. I am hoping that since she has an understanding that she will be pretty badass and stubborn. OH before I forget the main concept that I like when it comes to the couples is that once they touch they begin the process of being bonded, but the women has the choice to leave when she wants and the women are considered treasures within the community.

Until next time safe travels

Lords of the Underworld

SO since classes have started I have been reading the Lords of the Underworld series by Gena Showalter. Keep in mind that I did start this series last year, but of course being the avid reader that I am I have a lot of series that I keep up with. SO at the time I was reading JR Ward I'm assuming. So anyways one leads to another and I forgot about it. Now that I don't have any other books coming out I thought it would be a good time to start it over. So its been about 4 weeks I want to so say. Since I had finished What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen literally the day before classes started, so it has been about 4 weeks. So in 4 weeks I have read The Darkest Night, The Darkest Kiss, The Darkest Pleasure and The Darkest Whisper(which I just finished this afternoon). Now I'm hooked into the story and I want to read about all the boys.

The core of the story is that these men are possessed by demons that were trapped in Pandora's box. The men were guards for the gods, born as warriors, created for the purpose of protecting the gods. They ended up opening the box and releasing the demons. They were unhappy that the gods picked Pandora to guard the box. So as punishment the gods placed the demons into each of the men. Now they are bonded and one cannot be without the other. So of course there has to be some type of villian that makes their lives hell. This group is titled as Hunters, humans set out to kill the worlds. They basically blame the lords for all the bad that has happened in the world. Which of course is wrong since humans have free will, and the lords are not the blame for everything. Now the goal is to find Pandora's box and destroy it. That is the core of the series, we have the bad guys, the warriors that just want to live a semi normal life and the general goal of the series.

Now lets talk about the men book one is Maddox, he is the keeper of Violence. His mate is Ashlyn. Book two is Lucien, he is the keeper of Death and the leader of the men in Budapest. His mate is Anya who also happens to be the goddess of Anarchy(needless to say she is one of my favorites). In book three we have Reyes, he is the keeper of Pain. His mate is Danika, who also is an artifact in helping to find Pandora's box. In book four we have Sabin, he is the keeper of Doubt, he is the leader of the group that separated from the group that went to Budapest. His mate is Gwen who is a Harpy and a good one at that.

Now the rest of the boys who I have yet to read books on :
Aeron: keeper of Wrath
Paris: keeper of Promiscuity
Gideon: keeper of Lies
Amun: keeper of Secrets
Strider: keeper of Defeat
Kane: keeper of Destruction
Cameo: keeper of Misery
Torin: keeper of Disease

There are more but I have yet to read about them. I'm getting really into and making time between my classes and homework. It's also makes me happy to see that my list of books that I've been reading since the beginning of the year is growing.

Now I am on to The Darkest Passion, which is about Aeron (keeper of Wrath). Our heroine in this story is Olivia, and according to the synopsis she is a fallen angel. So I am intrigued to see this plays out. I have a feeling that she is the essence that he has been feeling in the last book.

book one : The Darkest Night

book two : The Darkest Kiss 

book three : The Darkest Pleasure

book four : The Darkest Whisper

currently reading

book five : The Darkest Passion