So I’ve set myself a goal to read 150 books in a 1 year period that began on February 1, 2010. I’m midway through book 6 right now but we’ll get to that one later. I will not post long drawn out reviews of them but I will give
Book 1 is “I heart you, you haunt me” by Lisa Schroeder. It’s a short book, 240 pages, written in verse. Ava’s boyfriend Jackson was a daredevil who takes a dare that leaves him dead and Ava finds herself haunted by him as she tries to move on with living. I am not typically a fan of books written in verse but I enjoyed this one. It was a sweet and sad book. It is YA but I find myself drawn to YA books anyway.
Book 2: ”Gone” by Michael Grant. This book is quite intense. I typically do not read books by men but when I do I love them. This book starts with the disappearance of everyone over the age of 15. Kids sitting in school listening to teachers who suddenly poof out of existence, being a passenger in a vehicle that suddenly has no driver. Animals begin to mutate and kids show signs of having their own powers. It’s a rather long book at 576 pages but I found it worth the read if you can handle a little darker YA fiction.
Book 3: ”Real Murders” by Charlaine Harris. This book is part of the Aurora Teagarden series by Charlaine Harris. It is book 1 in the series and tells of a series of murders designed to look like well known murders, like the crimes of Lizzie Borden. I am not sure I will continue with this book series which is a shame because I have loved everything else I’ve read by Charlaine Harris previously.
Book 4: “Silver Master” by Jayne Castle. This book is part of a series of books I’ve read by Jayne Castle (pseudonym for Jayne Anne Krentz) set in an alternate universe called Harmony. It is a romance novel with some thriller aspect to it. I enjoy the series very much and the next one in the series “Dark Light” is also on my shelf waiting to be read.
Book 5: “Hunger” by Michael Grant. This is the second book in the series that begins with Gone. The most I will say is that 3 months have gone by since the events of book 1 and food is running out. It was darker and took me longer to read than book 1. This is 608 pages but well worth the read. The third book in the series, slated to be a 6 part series, is due out in May.
I am about halfway through the book “Hate List: A Novel” by Jennifer Brown. I’ll tell you all about it later. I will say that I am enjoying it far more than I ever thought I could possibly like it.
