Happy January!
I’m going to try really hard to start posting weekly, or at
least semi-weekly. I guess we’ll see if this is a resolution I actually stick
to or not. Harrumph.
SO! I’ve decided to take part in the Goodreads book
challenge. I set my goal to 30 books in a year, but I’m wondering if that’s too
few. I’ve already read 2 books in a week. Granted, once my classes are back in
session I’ll be held down by assignments and essays. For the time being I’ll
leave my goal where it sits.
This past week I’ve read two amazing novels. The first, Scarlet by Marissa Meyer, is the second
book in The Lunar Chronicles. I’m sure many of you have heard about Cinder, the first book in the series (It
was also a NaNo novel, woohoo!). I was hesitant at first about picking up Cinder. I’m not a big fan of sci-fi, so
I was worried I wouldn’t like it. Wow, was I wrong! I read Cinder and Scarlet in two
days each, and I currently have the third book, Cress, on hold at the library. I absolutely recommend this series
to young adult and sci-fi lovers.
The second book I read, Under
the Never Sky, was absolutely thrilling. I hadn’t heard a whole lot about
it, so I wasn’t sure how good it would be. But holy moly, I couldn’t put it
down! I read for probably six hours straight last night, until my eyes refused
to stay open any longer. I then proceeded to finish it this morning. (It was
slightly difficult to read and make pancakes at the same time, but I was
ultimately successful.) Under the Never
Sky is one of the books that just makes me squirm with giddy delight. I am
so in love with the characters and the way Veronica writes them. She writes
from both the hero and heroine’s point of views, and she does it very well.
This approach to writing usually makes the male lead less mysterious to me, but
that wasn’t the case at all with this book. I was always excited to get to his
chapters because I always wanted to know what was going on inside his beautiful
blond head. Surprisingly enough, I also fell in love with the female lead. I
usually get really irritated with most heroines, but Aria was a perfect blend
of strength and weakness. She didn’t make me want to pound my head against a
hard surface, and I love her for that!
Overall, both these books were amazing, and I can’t wait to
get my hands on the next books. Come on, library, get my holds in ASAP!
Hopefully I’ll stick to my resolution and will be posting
again soon.
-Natalia
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