Started reading The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

 

Hello Bookies,

This is a book I started reading to my mom. Weird, I know. But she likes to pretend that she is listening. Already we are getting Bride of the Water God drama vibes from this book and we are only two chapters in. I'm trying to understand what country this book takes place, but I can't figure it out. The author doesn't really explain the location all that much. I think that is because the main focus of the book is to be taken place in the spirit realm and the author didn't think that the mortal realm location was that important. Our main character Mina sacrifices herself to become the bride of the Sea God to help her brother's love out. She wants her brother to have his wish of having the love of his life. I left off with Mina being in the spirit realm and it is foggy along with looking abandoned. All she has to lead her through this maze of an empty city is a ribbon of fate leading her to the Sea God. I am interested on how this book is going to go. I can't wait to have another reading session with my mom to figure out why the Sea God is asleep.

So until next time...

-Lys

Started listening to Looking for Alaska by John Green

 Hello there Bookies,

I have to be honest here, I'm not feeling this book. I know I just started but fifty pages in and I'm not feeling it. I think knowing the fact that this is a popular book might be ruining the experience. We have our main character who's nick name is Pudge. He is from Florida and recently transferred to a boarding school that his father once attended. He is hoping that this transfer will lead him to a life of greatness, but sadly the school isn't what he imagined it to be. But he does make friends pretty quickly which is an upgrade from his past school life where his mother thought he was so popular that she threw a going away party where only two people showed up. Pudge even meets the infamous Alaska and he is immediately smitten by her. Only problem is that she already has a boyfriend and shows no interest in him. That is about as much as I gathered from the first fifty pages of this book. The book is also not in chapters really, so it is hard to keep track of where I left off if I fall asleep listening to the book late at night. I'm still giving this book a chance to improve, but so far it isn't looking too good. 

So until next time...

-Lys

Finished reading Marked

 

Hey there Bookies,

This book was a pretty quick read for me. Well I mostly listened to the audiobook because it's something to do while I work on programing stuff at work. Anyways the book was short and it was something I needed after dealing with books that felt like they took forever. Also I kind of knew what this book was about ahead of time due to the many times I had to restart this series. Hopefully this will be the last time. Anyway our main character is Zoey. She lived a life with a religious stepfather and her pushover mother. We see how these two parental figures are when Zoey first gets marked. Instead of understanding that Zoey needs to go to the Houses of Night, they think she is only marked because she is a bad teen. Then lock her in her room and call the church group to start a prayer tree. As if God could save Zoey from making the family look bad any more than she has. Of course doing this puts Zoey at risk because she has to be near her kind for some reason or she dies. So in desperate need to survive, Zoey runs away to her grandmother's house because she will be more understanding along with knowing what to do. But Zoey ends up passing out and encounters a goddess. Then wakes up at the House of Night with her grandmother by her side. Feeling much better, Zoey is taken in to the school and is introduced to her mentor/high priestess. Also to her roommate who is a wholesome young Oklahoma girl. If I remember correctly, something bad happens to the roommate Stevie Rae, but that is later in the series. For now, Zoey is introduced to Stevie Rae's small group of friends and they all create an instant bond of friendship. The friendship gets put to the test later in the book, but you will have to read the book to find out what happens. Anyways Zoey get invited to a Daughter's of Darkness ritual for the full moon. Really they just invited her because they had to and also they just wanted her to feel like she was a freak and didn't belong. Well, it sort of worked. Leaving the ritual upset, Zoey finds the cat meant for her and she names it Nala. Also she encounters her two old friends from her old school because they came to bust her out of the school. She tries to make them leave but one refuses to because they are also her ex-boyfriend who just can't take a hint. They get in a small scuffle because she is trying to get him to leave and then blood is drawn. Zoey gets a reaction that is not common for a young fledgling like herself and she is a little freaked about it. She later tells her mentor about it but she doesn't want to be treated differently at this school than she already is, so she is given some books she has to do as homework to read about the new changes she is going through. There is more in the book but I'm just summarizing because I want you to read the book yourself and come up with your own opinions. I'm not going to tell you more because again I want you to read the book. The book is a good cleanser after having read long books for a long time. To me it feels a little lighthearted even though it isn't even close to lighthearted. But I feel like teen problems are easier to read about than the ones I was reading about these past few months. 

So until next time....

-Lys

Started reading Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

 Hello there Bookies,

I have tried to read this series so many times and I always stop at the same point. Then I forget what the series is about and I have to reread the series all over again. This time I'm going to finish this series. I will get all of the audiobooks if I have to. Also I'm sure this will be a quick read for me. Which is good because I really need to get through these books on my bookshelf. Especially when I keep getting gifted more books from work. I think the only thing I want is you all to wish me luck in completing this series. I will probably need it.

So until next time...

-Lys

Almost done reading Gone Girl

 

Hey there Bookies,

Finally I'm almost done with this book. This book drags on until you get to the plot twist. Then you get interested in what is going to happen. The only thing I am going to say is that the lengths a person would go just because they got cheated on amazes me. I still have a few chapters left to listen to, but I figured I would wrap up the posts on this book. I can't tell you much about the book after the plot twist anyways. It would just ruin the book. If you don't mind a slow start to a book, this book is for you. I'm curious about what the movie is like but I don't know when I will get the chance. Just another thing added to the list of movies I still need to watch. Sadly the book gets only two out of five stars. The book is okay but it wasn't for me. I like books that aren't as so slow in the beginning. 

So until next time....

-Lys

Let's get personal #10

 Hey there Bookies,

It is so hard for me to read certain books. The problem is that I finally get them from the library and it takes me so long to finish one book due to family reasons and then I have to return the books I need to read. The demand is so high for a few of the books I've been trying to read or finish, I get a little upset that I have to return them before I even open up the cover. Some examples of this problem are the third books of the ACOTAR series and the Throne of Glass series. I spent so much time trying to listen to Fairy Tale and Glass Sword that I didn't get a chance to even try to read the books. Now they have to go back and I'll have to have a long wait until I can get them back. Thank goodness for youtube videos that help keep me up to date on the series. I also thought I was switching genres again but I have no interest in graphic novels at the moment. I guess I will just focus on the books that keep piling up on my bookshelf. Maybe I'll find out what genre I'm switching interest into. Wish me luck.

-Lys

Almost done reading Glass Sword

 

Hello Bookies,

I'm finally almost done with this book. A lot happens and I still have no idea what to share that won't ruin the book or the series. This book is like the first book. Its good but hard to remember what you read. The only thing I remember is Mare trying to find the New Bloods and it isn't an easy search. The new king makes it hard for her. Especially when she finds out that majority of the New Bloods are locked away. Nothing like a prison break to keep you on the edge of your seat. Sadly it ends in heartache. You'll have to read the book to find out why. The book gets three out of five stars from me. It was good but it wasn't for me. I still manage to want to finish the series and I think there is only one left. Or, is it two? I don't remember. But I do plan on reading the third book. I just don't know when.

So until next time....

-Lys

I've been listening to Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

 

Hello there Bookies,

I have a confession. I've been listening to the audiobook for Glass Sword for the past few days. In the past I have tried to read this book but as I read the book, I realized I remembered nothing from the first book. Now that I read the first book and added a bit more notes to the book. I felt comfortable enough to read this book. Also I was a lot farther in the book than I thought when I first read this book and returned it. It was all review for me until I got about halfway through the book. Mare is just trying to figure out who she can trust after the big betrayal she went through at the end of the first book. She is also learning that the Scarlet Guard can't be fully trusted either. But her quest to find the other people like her begins about halfway through the book and I'm curious what each ability each person has. The sad thing about this series is that I don't know what to say that won't ruin all of the twits and turns it has. I don't like to give away spoilers but this series is making it hard to do so. Well, wish me luck.

So until next time....

-Lys

I had to return Fairytale

 

Hello Bookies,

I have sad news. Fairytale had to go back to the library. I finally almost get halfway through the book and I have to return it. The request for the book is set up and now the waiting game for this book will be however long it takes to go through the library cycle. I would say I enjoy this book, but there are some parts in the book that feels like it takes forever. Which makes this book a type of book you can only take in sections. The long descriptions of scenes is also probably why I didn't finish a Stephen King book yet. I know the descriptions are to help build up the world that we are walking in, but I feel like we can probably cut it in half and still keep the magic of the story. Anyway I will let you know when I finally get the book back. It is probably a good thing I had to return it because it was hard motivate myself to read it lately. 

So until next time....

-Lys