My upcomming Readinglist!

Okay so I've done a little research on the books I want to read the comming few weeks and these are some options I've come across. I'm still not sure about Goodreads, it seems to either get it right as right can be or completely wrong...

1) Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Angel (Infernal Devices 1)

2) Kristen Ashley's Wildest Dreams (Fantasy Land 1)

3) Julie Kawaga's The Iron King (Iron Fey 1)

4) Kresley Cole's The Warlord wants Forever (Immortals After Dark 1)

5) Richard A. Knaak's Well of Eternity (War of the Ancients 1)

6) Cassandra Clare's Bane Chronicles

7) Jennifer L. Armentrout's Opal (Lux 3)

8) Jennifer L. Armentrout's Half-Blood (Covenant 1)

9) J.R. Ward's Covet (Fallen Angels 1)

10) Richard A. Knaak's Demon Soul (War of the Ancients 2)

11) Sherrilyn Kenyon's Fantasy Lover

These are the book I've got lined up on my bookshelve just staring at me, waiting to be opened. This order may not be the exact reading order.

Anyway, looking at this list I've got a lot of work to do! Have a great time reading all of you and I'll be sure to tell you how I liked all these books. Don't be shy to leave you own opinion below!

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Jennifer L. Armentrout: Onyx (Lux 2)

Okay so I have to be honest here. After putting down Obsidian I wanted to jump straight to this book but something inside me told me not to do so.
You know how sometimes you can just totally ruin good books by having to read the entire series in one week? Well I was about to do that. I had to stop myself, take a deep breath and decided to wait a little but to pick it back up.

I can't believe how much of an emotional rollercoaster this book was. It's like it doesn't really start of with a story line.. Katy and Daemon just... Well.. They are who they are which is amazing. I love how they piss eachother off so much because neither of them really want to admit to show any "weak" sides to the other.
God I just love the chemestry between them. At the first book I wasn't sure if I was going to completely and irrevocably fall in love with this serie but I did. I'm hopeless. Sometimes I think I'm just simply unable to not love a book.
I admit that it's very hard for me to read a book and hate it. Eventhough sometimes storylines and plots colide with other books. I can't help it.

In a way I feel like people who dislike this sort of book saying it's too much like this or that or too much the same story line all over again and just couldn't get through it should just start looking for a new genre. Obviously this isn't it for them, which isn't a problem at all for me! Everyone read what he or she likes to read but it makes me sad that they decide to dish it.

Anyway back to the book..
I can honestly say that this book is a must read.. I think you could even get away with skipping the first book but in a way that would mess up the chemestry and history Daemon and Kat have. The only thing that I could have done without is Kat's endless doubt. I think most people would've not given it a second thought after the first book!
But I get her doubt. She wants the love she reads in her novels. The romance all of us dream of.

The characters really seem to grow with the story and you get a lot more upclose to them and their history. I feel like this has been the best book so far I've read from JLA and I'll gladly move on to the next without doubt.

With this book, get ready for an emotional rollercoaster that takes you from a book with no real plot (which is fine) to a book with a plot that will blast you away every 10 pages or so.
The cover could be more special but it's nicely done (they look kind of too old and I remeber Kat complaining a lot about not being skinny skinny), it gives a little bit info on how Daemon and Kat feel but yet don't feel about eachother.
I payed about 5 for this book as an ebook which I think is a more than fair price. Obviously I can't say anything bad about the story today and I'm happy with the Character Development.

Cover: 1/2
Price: 2/2
Story: 2/2
Characters: 1.5/2
Overall: 1.5/2

Leaving me at an 8/10 for this book. Well deserved. Nice work Jennifer L. Armentrout!

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Kiera Cass: The Selection (The Selection: 1)

Close to every review on this book states how horrible it is. Most people even saying they didn't finish it. So it's safe to say that I didn't have a very high opinion of the book to start with.

In all honesty, I might have bough it for the cover alone. It's beautiful and I think almost every woman wishes she could have an occasion to wear a dress like that (as well as the funds to actually buy it). 

I have to say the book made me feel sick at times.. The way the world is built and the rights these people have. I guess it's nothing better or worse than parts of this world but having to comfront it like that in my own mind, my own fantasy world... A place carefully built out of thousands of books and tv shows and movies.. Yuck. 

I guess we all read books to get away from our troubles in a way. It's a way to relax and let go.

But it wasn't the worst book I'd ever read. Sure it wasn't the best by far and I don't really see how it's become so popular. I think it's one of those things where so many people call it shit, that everyone just has to buy it to see exactly how shit it is. 

I'd say that the most of the book rage is just about how the women throw themselves at it. How little selfrespect they have. And part of the historian in me finds it comical how both the Chinese and the Russians invaded America due to their dept. 

The characters on it's own weren't too world changing, they lacked some depth and some personality I would've like to see and maybe some more consistency in who they are and what their place is in the story. 

I think if you just want an easy read, this could certainly be an option. I think this book was relaxing and in a way it was a nice suprise because like I said, I really did not expect much at all. 

Cover: 2/2
Price: 1/2

Story: 0.5/2 

Characters: 0.5/2 

Overall: 1/2

Leaving this book on a 5/10.. I don't know. I tried to read this with an open mind and i don't think the book is bad.. Just not Bestseller material. More like they sold so many copies due to the hate hype. 

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Jennifer L. Armentrout: Obsidian (Lux 1)

First off I have to say. READ THIS BOOK FIRST!!! I made the mistake of reading "Shadows" first, as it was placed this way in the Author's reading order but I'm so disappointed!
This entire book is based on the mystery that you don't really know what's going on.. You don't know who or what anyone is and it leaves so much room for excitement and confusion. It's like the book slowly opens up to you.
You know as little as the protagonist Katy and it makes the book special in a way. Because now I just got a little bit annoyed at the fact that she just simply couldn't get it..

Reading order put aside, I love how Katy has a blog about book reviews. It somehow made me connect to her in a way no other book ever has. I could find myself in her character.
The book kept me hooked from page to page and I enjoyed the story.
Armentrout has this way of making a so obvious book become so suprising at times. There were moments I thought.. Do I really want to be reading another one of those books? You know the typical bad boy-nerdy gril relation.. He's a douche, she's way too nice.
But she made it so full of plot twists that this basic primal story line just pales in the light of further events. Plus the fact that she is strong enough to be a douche back to him and not just goes running like a sad, sad girl.

I think this book is certainly worth a read and I really did enjoy it.. But I have to be honest. This is a style you like, or you don't. I don't think there's a grey here. Black or white. After spending a long time considering reading this and reading a lot of bad reviews on "Goodreads". I had decided to read it anyway and I'm glad I did.

Price wise, again I went with the Ebook and I have to say it wasn't expensive for a 340page book (depending on which platform  you read it).

I would say 8/10 and a wicked appetite for more.

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Jennifer L. Armentrout: Shadows (Lux 0.5)

A couple of days ago I was aimlessly roaming the internet when I suddenly realized how I hadn't read any books in a while. As soon as this realization struck me, I decided it had to change.

So I went on to search for some good books. I came across a couple of nice series and one really caught my eye. The Lux series. I had heared of these books before, hearing nothing but good reviews. I decided to give it a go.
I looked up a reading order and according to the Author herself, Shadows is the first book you should read.
Price wise it's really a good option, not very expensive at all in Ebook version. I have to say I'm a big fan of owning a book, knowing it's carefully placed on my bookshelf and nothing can happen to it.. But I make an exception from time to time.. For one of three reasons.
1) I just really can't wait for it to either be delivered or buy it myself.
2) I can't find any service that will deliver the book I want in the right size, language etc
3) I bought previous books of that particular serie as an ebook and don't want to have a collection split (I admit I might have an OCD when it comes to books).

This time, I just really couldn't wait. I bought the book, downloaded it and started reading.

I was sold straight away. The book switches POV between the two main characters and I always like this. Something about knowing what the guy is thinking makes me feel like I know more than the female protagonist.
At times I found the female character, Beth, a little bit annoying. I was like AARGH WHY CAN'T YOU SEE IT!!!
But throughout the book my love for both protagonists grows. The book is filled with intense plot twists combined to the usual forbidden love story made interesting again.

It was a quick read, about 180 pages as an ebook. I think I went through it in two to three hours (which was a huge suprise)!

The Lux series has certainly deserved a place on my 'Love this Series Fangirl'-bookshelf. Seeing this book is short and I don't want to give any unwanted spoilers, I'm going to leave it at this.

I would give this book an 8/10. It made me hold my breath throughout and I couldn't let it go until i had reached that final page.

AFTER HAVING READ OTHER BOOKS IN THE LUX SERIES I HAVE TO SAY DO NOT READ THIS BOOK FIRST, SAVE IT FOR LATER BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH HAS BEEN SPOILED HERE TO FULLY ENJOY THE FIRST BOOK IN THE LUX SERIES!

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