Stacking the Shelves (62)

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

I again bought way to many books as usual. I am trying to reduce the amount of books I own so instead I fill my Kindle. Yes, my goal is not going well so far. I also decided to get a ton of books from the library because I clearly don't have enough to read already.

Bought New (Kindle)

I Shall Live: Surviving the Holocaust Against All Odds- Henry Orenstein ($1.99)

 

The Last Jew of Treblinka: A Memoir- Chil Rajchman ($2.99. The title sold me on it).

Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town- Nick Reding ($2.99). Already read this and loved it!

The Space Between- Victoria H. Smith (Free on Kindle)

The Beautiful and the Damned- F. Scott Fitzpatrick (Free on Kindle)

This Side of Paradise- F. Scott Fitzpatrick (Free on Kindle)

The Secret Of Ella and Micha- Jessica Sorensen ($1.99)

I Hunt Killers- Barry Liga ($1.99)

Impossible- Komal Kant (Free on Kindle)

Borrowed from the Library

The Archived- Victoria Scwab.  (Review to come)

Beautiful Creatures (Manga)- Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. (Review to come).

Cinders and Sapphires- Leila Rasheed

Out of Easy- Ruta Sepetys

Who Done It?: An Anthology- Jon Scieszka

Sailor Twain- Mark Siegel

Paris A Love Story- Kati Marton (Audiobook)

Reached- Ally Condie (Audiobook)

The Lives We Lost- Megan Crewe

Gifted

My amazing fiancee surprised me with a new BBC documentary because I have a obsession with documentaries, especially BBC documentaries. He bought me Africa on blu-ray which I am super excited to start watching.

Speak- Laurie Halse Anderson

What did you get this week?

Discussion Post: Re-reads

This is a question I am always curious to find out the answer to. I personally feel like I do not do this enough. I feel guilty if I re-read a book because I feel like I should be reading the unread books on my shelf (I have a lot) but I also feel guilty if I loved a book and bought it and I never pick it up again.

I used to re-reads a lot more but since I started blogging I can only think of two books of the top of my head that I have re-read. The first being Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor to prepare myself for Days of Blood and Starlight and I just finished re-reading Shatter me by Tahereh Mafi.  I feel like I have discovered so many great books and I want to read them all but then I don't have time for my old favorites.

I am trying to find a balance between new and re-reads.  I tried to read a re-read a month last year and failed epically. I am trying again this year but I have done horrible in the two first months so I put two re-read in this month to try to get caught up. I hope to add another re-read to my TBR next month.

Am I the only person who feels this way? Please let me know and if you have a method to balance please share it so I can try it out and see if I can find a better balance.

Asunder- Jodi Meadows

Title: Asunder
Author: Jodi Meadows
Series: Yes, second book
Source: Borrowed from the library
Rating: 3.5/5
















DARKSOULS
Ana has always been the only one. Asunder. Apart. But after Templedark, when many residents of Heart were lost forever, some hold Ana responsible for the darksouls–and the newsouls who may be born in their place.

SHADOWS
Many are afraid of Ana’s presence, a constant reminder of unstoppable changes and the unknown. When sylph begin behaving differently toward her and people turn violent, Ana must learn to stand up not only for herself but for those who cannot stand up for themselves.

LOVE
Ana was told that nosouls can’t love. But newsouls? More than anything, she wants to live and love as an equal among the citizens of Heart, but even when Sam professes his deepest feelings, it seems impossible to overcome a lifetime of rejection.

Thoughts

It took me over half way thought this book for me to get hooked. I loved the first one and eagerly awaited the sequel but I was really underwhelmed by it. I will check out the third book to complete the series but I was hoping for something more out of this book.

Characters

Ana seemed to regress as a character in this novel in the beginning. I found her really whiny and she was hard to connect with. I found her asking for a lot from Sam and her friends but really not putting herself out there for them in return. She wowed me a lot more in the first novel and I was looking for that fierceness in this novel. I was a little disappointed in Sam also, he started to ignore his friends and only ever spend time with Ana which was frustrating to me and also to characters in the book. I felt like he was constantly trying to get her to love him. I love Ana + Sam but I was hoping to see some development outside of them being a couple. I know I am being nit picky about Ana and Sam but I just wanted more from them. I did fall in love with a character and he seriously rocked this book. Who you may ask was this said character? It was Chris of course.  I loved how selfless he was and how sweet and kind. Just so many things. He accepted Ana even though he had history with Sam. I just loved this character so much. Plus he was the one in charge of the beautiful roses so how could you not love him?!

Plot

It continues from the first book with the plot. Ana finds she might not be as alone as she first though and dark secrets are revealed about the past of the citizens of Heart. It was quite dark, like the first book it left me wondering where the story is going from here.

Conclusion

I expected a lot more from this book than it provided, but I am hopeful that the third book will provide some answers. It took me over half way to get hooked to the story again but the ending was strong and makes me want to find out what is going to happen to Ana know. I know I am ranting a little bit and maybe I will love this book more after the third one but for right now I am giving a 3.5/5.

Stacking the Shelves (61)

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

I bought more books this week. I got rid of three bags of books so to reward myself I bought more books for my Kindle because I am completely obsessed with my Kindle. I am such a huge fan and I think everyone should own one.

Bought New (Kindle)

1984- George Orwell
A Long, Long Sleep- Anna Sheehan
Isolation- Dan Wells
Leaving Paradise- Simone Elkeles
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom- Christopher Healy
The Miseducation of Cameron Post- Emily M. Danforth
Scarlet- A.C. Gaughen
Everneath- Brodi Ashton
Never Fall Down- Patricia McCormick

Borrowed from the Library

Friends with Boys- Faith Erin Hicks
Asunder- Jodi Meadows


What did you get in your mailbox?

March TBR

This month I have a short list again because I have a bad habbit of not following the TBR I set for myself.

 

I am hoping to read....

Prisoner of Tehran by Marina Nemat

Monsters of Men- Patrick Ness

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer- Michelle Hodkins (Re-read)

The Evolution of Mara Dyer- Michelle Hodkins

Shatter Me- Tahereh Mafi (Re-read)

Unravel Me- Tahereh Mafi
Asunder- Jodi Meadows

 

 

What are you planning on reading this month?