Chills and Thrills ReadingCram Day 4--Song Challenge

If you haven't signed up for this amazing Halloween readathon yet, you still can HERE

My Progress:

Day 1
Feed by Mira Grant--295 pages
Ever After High: The Unfairest of Them All by Shannon Hale--336 pages--FINISHED

Day 2
The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter--107 pages

Feed by Mira Grant--134 pages

Day 3
Feed by Mira Grant--170 pages--FINISHED

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Song Challenge

For the challenge, pick any of your creepy reads and pick a song that best describes the book, or make a playlist for the book. 

I chose The White Rabbit Chonicles by Gena Showalter. I'm currently reading the last book, Queen of Zombie Hearts. This playlist is meant to encompass the whole trilogy. Enjoy!






Enter the challenge and giveaway HERE

What Are You Reading Monday 10/27

Welcome to It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading!  This is a meme done by Book Journey.  This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from!

Friday kicked off the Chills and Thrills #ReadingCram Readathon, so I've been busy trying to read! 

Books I Finished This Week

Feed by Mira Grant--4 stars

Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness--5 stars

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater--5 stars

Snowscape by Patrick Ness--5 stars

The Unfairest of Them All by Shannon Hale--4 stars

Really good reading week!

What's Up This Week

I'm going to keep plugging away on my TBR for the readathon!

Currently Reading

If you haven't joined the Chills and Thrills Reading Cram 2.0, you still can! Click HERE to sign up

Have a great week everyone!!

Chills and Thrills #ReadingCram Readathon Day 2--Teaser Challenge

If you haven't signed up for this amazing Halloween readathon yet, you still can HERE

My Progress:

Day 1
Feed by Mira Grant--295 pages
Ever After High: The Unfairest of Them All by Shannon Hale--336 pages--FINISHED

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Teaser Challenge

So here’s what you got to do: 

Randomly open the book you are reading and post 2 sentences from the read ADDING 3 spooky/Halloween words of your choosing into the teaser! Make sure to share with us via Twitter using the #READINGCRAM OR post to your blog, booktube or anything else!

"By the way, this is a zombie girls-only deadly slumber party. Vampire Boys are not invited. 

Enter this challenge and be entered in the daily giveaway HERE

And don't forget to check out the challenges every day for a chance for more prizes! 

Oct. 26 – A re-creation of a book title and/or book cover (re-creating in whatever way, drawing, acting, a photo, painting, etc). Like Fangirl is fanggirl. Hosted by MySeryniti

Oct. 27 – Song Challenge, Hosted by Book Escape Reviews

Oct. 28 – Spell it out Challenge, Hosted by Rachel @ A PERFECTION CALLED BOOKS

Oct. 29 – Scary Make-Up Challenge, Hosted by LITTLE RED READER

Oct. 30 – Twitter Synopsis Challenge, Hosted by KellysBookSpill

Oct. 31 – Wrap Up challenge with Costume challenge (optional), Hosted byDANASQUARE

There will also be tons of stuff happening on Twitter at #readingcram, so make sure to check it out!

What are you all reading right now?

Chills and Thrills Reading Cram Day 1--TBR Challenge

Its finally time! Time to read some spooky and scary! Okay, actually I've sort of been doing this all month,  but now is the time I'm going to amp it up!

Today's Challenge is the TBR Challenge. I have a HUGE list of books to choose from. I won't be reading all of these, my goal is 10 books for the readathon, but we'll see!

The book you can't see at the bottom is Bloodlines by Richelle Mead.

So excited for this! Last night I started Feed by Mira Grant, and I've already read 84 pages!

Haven't signed up for the readathon yet? You still can! There will be prizes everyday, and all you have to do is to win is to participate! Sign up HERE

Today's Challenge and Giveaway is hosted by Becoming Books! Enter the giveaway HERE

And don't forget to check out the challenges every day for a chance for more prizes! 

Oct. 25 – Teaser Challenge, Hosted by Andrew @ EndlesslyReading

Oct. 26 – A re-creation of a book title and/or book cover (re-creating in whatever way, drawing, acting, a photo, painting, etc). Like Fangirl is fanggirl. Hosted by MySeryniti

Oct. 27 – Song Challenge, Hosted by Book Escape Reviews

Oct. 28 – Spell it out Challenge, Hosted by Rachel @ A PERFECTION CALLED BOOKS

Oct. 29 – Scary Make-Up Challenge, Hosted by LITTLE RED READER

Oct. 30 – Twitter Synopsis Challenge, Hosted by KellysBookSpill

Oct. 31 – Wrap Up challenge with Costume challenge (optional), Hosted byDANASQUARE

There will also be tons of stuff happening on Twitter at #readingcram, so make sure to check it out!

What are you all reading right now?

Top Ten Tuesday--New Series I Want To Start Reading

Top Ten Tuesday is done by The Broke and the Bookish Click to join in the fun!

Top Ten Series I Want To Start Reading

10.  Splintered by A.G. Howard

Anything Alice in Wonderland intrigues me. Plus, just look at those covers!

9.  Immortal City by Scott Speer

My friend, Jen, recommends these reads! Love the concept of angels in this one, totally unique!

8. The Luxe by Anna Godberson

 I've heard nothing but good things about these books. Plus, I love historical fiction.

7. Seven Realms by Cinda Williams Chima

Fantasy. Need I say more?

6. Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

Another fantasy. Enough said.

5. Let the Sky Fall by Shannon Messenger

Another recommend from my friend Jen. Really interesting concept too.

4. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

Another recommend from Jen. And mythology. *Grabby hands*

3. Shadow Falls by C.C. Hunter

I've had these on my TBR forever, but I recently met C.C. Hunter at UtopYA in Nashville, and she was lovely! So they have been bumped up the list!

2. Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

I've heard AMAZING things about these books. Been wanting to read them since the first book released!

1. Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

I LOVED Vampire Academy, and I can't wait to see where this spin off goes! 

That's my top ten! Thoughts or comments? Leave them below!

What Are You Reading Monday + October Reading Update-- 10/20

Welcome to It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading!  This is a meme done by Book Journey.  This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from!

So my October Reading Challenge for myself is moving along rather slowly. My readathon starts soon, though, so hopefully that will kick me into gear!

Books I finished this week

Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers--5 stars

Quarantine: The Saints by Lex Thomas--3 stars

The Young Elites by Marie Lu--4 stars Review

What's up the week

Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness

Spellcaster by Claudia Gray

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (currently reading)

Ever After High: The Unfairest of Them All by Shannon Hale

Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White

I will also have a new update when the readathon starts on Friday!

If you haven't joined the Chills and Thrills Reading Cram 2.0, you still can! Click HERE to sign up

Have a good week!

The Young Elites by Marie Lu

Goodreads
368 pages, YA Fantasy
The Young Elites #1
My Rating: 4 Stars

Synopsis

I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside.

Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. Adelina’s black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Her cruel father believes she is a malfetto, an abomination, ruining their family’s good name and standing in the way of their fortune. But some of the fever’s survivors are rumored to possess more than just scars—they are believed to have mysterious and powerful gifts, and though their identities remain secret, they have come to be called the Young Elites.

Teren Santoro works for the king. As Leader of the Inquisition Axis, it is his job to seek out the Young Elites, to destroy them before they destroy the nation. He believes the Young Elites to be dangerous and vengeful, but it’s Teren who may possess the darkest secret of all. 

Enzo Valenciano is a member of the Dagger Society. This secret sect of Young Elites seeks out others like them before the Inquisition Axis can. But when the Daggers find Adelina, they discover someone with powers like they’ve never seen. 

Adelina wants to believe Enzo is on her side, and that Teren is the true enemy. But the lives of these three will collide in unexpected ways, as each fights a very different and personal battle. But of one thing they are all certain: Adelina has abilities that shouldn’t belong in this world. A vengeful blackness in her heart. And a desire to destroy all who dare to cross her.

It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt.

My 2 cents

This was an awesome fantasy read! I was so looking forward to this new book by Marie Lu, as I loved The Legend series. I was afraid I'd be comparing it to Legend the whole time, but I shouldn't have worried! The story kept me more than engaged and everything else fell away!

The thing that stands out about this book is the MC, Adelina, is actually not really the hero of the story. She definitely tries to be, but she's more the villain than anything else. Not through her own fault, more as a victim of circumstance. She is raised by a cruel father and deep down believes him when he says she is worthless.

When her powers finally start to emerge, she tries to join the "good guys" but is soon stuck between a battle between two young men--Enzo, the former crown prince and leader of the Dagger Society, and Teren, the head of the Inquisitors. Both are at cross purposes, and they both use Adelina to fight their battles.

I found this dynamic to be the best part of the story. There is no love triangle here--Adelina is realistic and can read what's really going on. But all three of these characters were so intriguing. They each thought they were doing the right thing, but they all are flawed characters. 

The rest of the characters mostly faded into the background. We really didn't get to know any of them very well. I'm hoping we learn more in upcoming books. 

The setting, the world building, and the basic plot itself were very well done. I was totally sucked into this world. Overall, this was a very good fantasy. Fans of Throne of Glass and Graceling will enjoy this one!