Wow. It's been more than a month. But, my blogging takes a huge nosedive when I start reading through short stories. It's hard to want to read or write when you've been reading for work for multiple hours a day. So, my finished list is a little longer than normal. I'm going to keep up with this again since I won't have any writing to grade for a while.
Reading
I'm not even going to break up my reading list right now because I've been carting books back and forth (which is part of the reason this list is a little longer than usual). I forget to bring the book back to school and then start another one. I've also had a little bit of reading ADD because nothing has been holding my attention.
The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa (third in a series) - Puck, Ash and Megan think that they've been banished from the fey so they won't have to deal with the war with the Iron King (the false one) again. Wrong. Their fate twists so they are sucked back into the petty fighting between the Summer and Winter fey.
The Magicians by Lev Grossman - Yup. Still reading this more than a month later. Remember that ADD I was talking about? This book was the biggest victim.
How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran - I've been looking at this one since it came out in September. It's about a 14-year-old girl who is trying to find her place in the world. I thought it would be a good one for the classroom, but nope - slightly inappropriate for freshmen (it's one of those that I talked about during Banned Books Week; not one I feel comfortable having on my shelves but wouldn't tell you that you couldn't read it). Let's just say the main character isn't so innocent.
Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer - I forgot The Iron King at home one day, so I picked this one up from my to-read box behind my desk. It's short, so I thought I could plow through it - but the next day I brought The Iron King again. So, now this one is sitting on my bookcase. This takes place in the future in an undisclosed location. Eleven previous groups have taken an expedition to Area X, but all have failed (a lot of them have ended in death). This follows four women (you only know them by their job title psychologist, anthropologist, biologist and a surveyor. They find out all kinds of secrets about the area. This trilogy is a little unique because the author is going to release all three in this calendar year. I know the second one is out, but I'm not sure if the third one is yet or not.
I was going to put down the third one in the Daughter of Smoke & Bone but I hadn't read it since AUGUST. So I've decided that one just needs to be abandoned for a bit.
Finished
*I'm going to be lazy and not discuss these because there are so many. Feel free to ask me about my thoughts and opinions of them. I honestly did booktalks on all of them, so if you've been in class - you know about them!
The 57 Lives of Alex Wayfare by MG Buehrlen
The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Cress by Marissa Meyer
Ungifted by Gordon Korman
Variant by Robinson Wells
Feedback by Robinson Wells
The Dirt by Motley Crue
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa
Up Next
Prince Lestat by Anne Rice - You have NO idea how excited I am about this one. I have been waiting for it since Anne Rice announced it. I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Anne Rice. Like enough that on one of my trips to New Orleans, my friends and I sat outside of her house because there was a limo outside. We were hoping to get a glimpse of her. No dice. Anyway, I will buy any Anne Rice book as soon as it comes out, and this one is no different. But, I'm trying to practice some control; I'm not going to start it until I finish The Magicians. We'll see if that lasts. Anyway, a few years ago, Rice said she had finished her Vampire Chronicles. Thank goodness she was wrong! This is probably my favorite series; I can't tell you how many times I've read Interview with the Vampire. The series is wonderful (minus Tale of the Body Thief that one wasn't the greatest), so I'm excited to hear more about the exploits of the Brat Prince, Lestat.
