Monthly Wrap Up (August 2012)

It has been a month already? Oh boy where has the time gone?

At the end of each month I write a post containing all the books that I have read in that month. The Gem of the Month is the best book that I read. If, for whatever reason, I read a book but did not post a review, you can find them posted here along with my rating.

Well, this month we had the Olympics. If you were living in the UK at the time it was hard not to get swept up in the games fever. Let's say not a lot of reading was done in that time. That was followed by a reading slump. It was probably connected with the games fever. So I got through fewer books than I meant to at the beginning of the month. However, this month ended with a somewhat spontaneous holiday to Spain. The Internet was broken when we arrived so that was six days of lounging around and just reading. I got through 5 books which definitely help bring my count up. As I got through them in a relatively short space of time, they haven't got reviews yet.

Anyway, I am wittering on. Here are the books that I read this month.
I hit my average of nine books in a month, although one I didn't finish so that probably doesn't count.

Title: Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1)
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: Bloomsbury UK

Rating: 4/5 Stars

My Review

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Title: Losing Lila (Lila #2)
Author: Sarah Alderson
Publisher: Simon Pulse

Rating: 4.5/5 Star

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Title: Pledged (Soul Wars Saga #1)
Author: Gwynneth White
Publisher: Swallow Press

Rating: 1/5 Star

Review will hopefully be posted soon

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Title: Defiance (Defiance #1)
Author: C.J. Redwine
Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars

My Review

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Title: Something Like Normal
Author: Trish Doller
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Rating: 3.5/5 Stars

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Title: Between the Lines (Between the Lines #1)
Author: Tammara Webber
Publisher: Tammara Webber

Rating: 3.5/5 Stars

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Title: Die For Me (Revenants  #1)
Auhtor: Amy Plum
Publisher: Atom

Rating: 3.5/5 Stars

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Title: Hushed
Author: Kelley York
Publisher: Entangled

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars

My Review

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Title: Once Burned (Night Prince #1)
Author: Jeaniene Frost
Publisher: Avon

Rating: 4/5 Stars

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*Gem of the Month*

 

Title: Hushed

Author: Kelley York

Publisher: Entangled

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars

My Review

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Becky

Reading Plan #13

On the Blog Last Week  

• Book Review: Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
• Pushing the Limits Read-A-Long Week One
• Book Review: Deadly Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock
• Book Review: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas 

I may have managed to get some posts up but I wasn't very chatty last week. I didn't do a lot of blogging and reading other peoples blogs. I blame it all on the Olympics. I have time to write and publish my posts and then I head straight back to watching the games again. When it is over and back to the normal rubbish, I will hopefully be back in the swing of things. The Olympics is also why I am reading really slowly. I manged one book in a week. Hmmm...

What I Have Just Finished

Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) by Sarah J. Maas

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While this may have taken me a week to read, I still enjoyed it. My review can be found here. 

Currently Reading

Losing Lila (Lila #2) by Sarah Alderson

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I have just started this book. Three chapters in and I am already hooked. I cannot wait to see how this one pans out. 

I did receive this book this week and therefore could have done a Stacking the Shelves post but I was a little busy. My family has come down for the Olympics and I didn't have time Friday night. I should do one next week. 

To Read Next 

Once Burned (Night Prince #1) by Jeaniene Frost

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Again, like I said last week, I love the Night Huntress series and I am looking forward to Vlad's tale. My friend has already read it and she couldn't stop laughing. 

Becky

Reading Plan #12

On the Blog Last Week 

• Book Review: Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti
• Book Review: Matched (Matched #1) by Ally Condie
• Universal Studio and Wizarding World 

What I Have Just Finished
 

Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

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I just finished this book yesterday and while it didn't blow me away I still really enjoyed it. Expect a review up soon. 

 Currently Reading

Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) by Sarah J. Maas

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I haven't read much of it yet but I am enjoying it so far. 

To Read Next

 

Losing Lila (Lila #2) by Sarah Alderson

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 Ok I am taking a bit of a risk with putting this here because I haven't got the book yet. I am supposed to receive the book today. Hopefully it hasn't gotten lost.

Once Burned (Night Prince #1) by Jeaniene Frost

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 This is my back up if Losing Lila doesn't arrive. Even if it does arrive it is what I want to read second. My friend read this while we were on holiday. She couldn't stop laughing so I am hoping that is a good sign. 

Becky 

Stacking the Shelves #7

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Bought

• Of Poseidon (Of Poseidon #1) by Anna Banks *Goodreads*
• Trial by Fire (Raised by Wolves #2) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes *Goodreads*
• Once Burned (Night Prince #1) by Jeaniene Frost *Goodreads*

Of Poseidon just missed the slot last week. Well here it is now. I have never read a mermaid book before although apparently this isn't technically mermaids. But I've heard good things about this book so I am willing to give this genre a go.

Raised by Wolves was good and now I want to see how this series continues.

I love the Night Huntress series and Vlad is adorable. I am so glad that he is going to get his own HEA. Looking forward to starting this series.

What books did you get this week?

Becky

Waiting on Wednesday #2

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, showcasing books that we are waiting to read.

Title: Once Burned (Night Prince #1)

Author: Jeaniene Frost

Publisher: HarperCollins

Pages:384

Release Date: 26th June 2012

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She’s a mortal with dark powers...
After a tragic accident scarred her body and destroyed her dreams, Leila never imagined that the worst was still to come: terrifying powers that let her channel electricity and learn a person’s darkest secrets through a single touch. Leila is doomed to a life of solitude... until creatures of the night kidnap her, forcing her to reach out with a telepathic distress call to the world’s most infamous vampire...
He’s the Prince of Night...
Vlad Tepesh inspired the greatest vampire legend of all — but whatever you do, don’t call him Dracula. Vlad’s ability to control fire makes him one of the most feared vampires in existence, but his enemies have found a new weapon against him – a beautiful mortal with powers to match his own. When Vlad and Leila meet, however, passion ignites between them, threatening to consume them both. It will take everything that they are to stop an enemy intent on bringing them down in flames.

Once Burned is the first book in Jeaniene Frost's new series. It is a spin off series of her Night Huntress novels. It's Vlad's story and, while I can't say that I love Vlad as much as other people, I can't wait to see him settle down after all this time :). Night Huntress for me has been in a bit of a decline so hopefully this can perk up my confidence again in Jeaniene's writing.

Becky