Brooke by Veronica Rossi

Blurb: The only fight she can’t win is the one for Perry’s heart. Following the stunning climax in Through the Ever Night, the Tides have been forced to seek shelter from the Aether storms in a dismal, secluded cave. But Brooke’s memories of the cave go back much further, to when she and Perry used to come here together. That was before Perry fell in love with Aria and before Vale’s dealings with the Dwellers altered the course of the Tides forever.

Read Via: Kindle (own it)

My Thoughts: I did not like this novella as much as the other one. It was interesting to find out more about Brooke though. I don’t dislike her. That doesn’t mean that I like her. I feel like I am understand her better though.

Read October 10, 2014 — October 12, 2014

Related Reviews:

• Roar and Liv by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #0.5)
• Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #1)
• Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #2)
• Into to the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #3)

Roar and Liv by Veronica Rossi

Blurb: After a childhood spent wandering the borderlands, Roar finally feels like he has a home with the Tides. His best friend Perry is like a brother to him, and Perry’s sister, Liv, is the love of his life. But Perry and Liv’s unpredictable older brother, Vale, is the Blood Lord of the Tides, and he has never looked kindly on Roar and Liv’s union. Normally, Roar couldn’t care less about Vale’s opinion. But with food running low and conditions worsening every day, Vale’s leadership is more vital—and more brutal—than ever. Desperate to protect his tribe, Vale makes a decision that will shatter the life Roar knew and change the fate of the Tides forever.

Read Via: Kindle (own it)

My Thoughts: Even thought this is technically before the trilogy, I would suggest reading this after the main books. There are several spoilers. I liked this novella. It was sweet and revealed more about Liv. I guess I misunderstood the whole time frame that the series took place. I thought it was a much longer span of time.

Read October 8, 2014 — October 9, 2014

Related Reviews:

• Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #1)
• Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #2)
• Brooke by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #2.5)
• Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #3)

Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi

Blurb: The race to the Still Blue has reached a stalemate. Aria and Perry are determined to find this last safe haven from the Aether storms before Sable and Hess do – and they are just as determined to stay together.

Within the confines of a cave, they’re using as a makeshift refuge, they struggle to reconcile their people, Dwellers and Outsiders, who are united only in their hatred of their desperate situation. Meanwhile, time is running out to rescue Cinder, who was abducted by Hess …

Listened to Via: Audiobook (library)

My Thoughts: Amazing! This last novel was so action packed. I hope no one has seen me driving while listening to this book, because I have tried to tear my steering wheel off a couple times. There were so many emotions that I have felt while reading this book. I have come to love Aria, Perry, and Roar. I really enjoyed this trilogy and I am upset to see it end.

Also, I was so happy to have the same reader from the first novel in this one. I feel like her voice is Aria’s voice.

Read September 24, 2014 – October 7, 2014

Related Reviews:

• Roar and Liv by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #0.5)
• Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #1)
• Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #2)
• Brooke by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #2.5)

The Only Boy by Jordan Locke

Blurb: Mary is stuck in Section One, living with three hundred women in a crumbling hospital. She wonders what life was like two centuries ago, before the Cleansing wiped out all the men. But the rules—the Matriarch’s senseless rules—prevent her from exploring the vacant city to find out.

Read Via: Paperback (own it … for now)

My Thoughts: I had really high hopes for this book. It sounded interesting and I liked the concept. I had to force myself to finish the book. The consistent switch from character perspectives (both in the first person) was really confusing. A lot of the actions did not make sense. Character development was extremely poor. Even though the perspective was in the first person, the true feelings of the characters was not clear.

Read September 12, 2014 — September 24, 2014

Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

Blurb: It’s been months since Aria last saw Perry. Months since Perry was named Blood Lord of the Tides, and Aria was charged with an impossible mission. Now, finally, they are about to be reunited. But their reunion is far from perfect. The Tides don’t take kindly to Aria, a former Dweller. And with the worsening Aether storms threatening the tribe’s precarious existence, Aria begins to fear that leaving Perry behind might be the only way to save them both. Threatened by false friends and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder, Can their love survive through the ever night?

Listened to Via: Audiobook (library)

My Thoughts: So much action! I am loving this trilogy more and more! I think all the events are tying together nicely. The emotions and connects with the characters is stronger. I simply cannot wait to start the final book.

Read September 10, 2014 — September 22, 2014

Related Reviews:

• Roar and Liv by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #0.5)
• Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #1)
• Brooke by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #2.5)
• Into to the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #3)

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Blurb: Since she’d been on the outside, she’d survived an Aether storm, she’d had a knife held to her throat, and she’d seen men murdered. This was worse.

Exiled from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland—known as The Death Shop—are slim. If the cannibals don’t get her, the violent, electrified energy storms will. She’s been taught that the very air she breathes can kill her. Then Aria meets an Outsider named Perry. He’s wild—a savage—and her only hope of staying alive.

Read Via: Audiobook (library)

My Thoughts: I really like this book! I love the plot, characters, pacing, and the action. It was really hard for me to just listen to this in my car, or leave my car because I wanted to know what was going to happen! I think Perry is going to be one of my favorite characters and fictional crush.

Each chapter switch perspective, which I think was done very well. I really got a good understanding of what each character was feeling and thinking. However, it was not always spoon feed. Also, I liked how not everything was made into a big deal.

At first, as always, I was not sure if I was going to like the narrator (Bernadetta Dunne Flagler). That quickly passed. I really like how she read the novel. Some parts were annoying, but overall I enjoyed her reading.

Read August 25, 2014 — September 9, 2014

Related Reviews:

• Roar and Liv by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #0.5)
• Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #2)
• Brooke by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #2.5)
• Into to the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #3)

 

War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

Blurb: Man had not yet learned to fly when H.G. Wells conceived this story of a Martian attack on England. Giant cylinders crash to Earth, disgorging huge, unearthly creatures armed with heat-rays and fighting machines. Amid the boundless destruction they cause, it looks as if the end of the world has come.

Read Via: Kindle (library)

My Thoughts: For some reason, I had a hard time really getting into this book. I liked it, but I just had trouble staying focused. I believe it would have been amazing to read this novel when it was published in 1897. I took from this book several different things. It reminded me that humans are horribly unkind (putting it lightly) to other animals. This was pointed out in the book, and I think more people need to realize this. Also, I realized that life as we know it can change in a snap. We need to appreciate the present.

Read June 17, 2014 — June 30, 2014

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Blurb: An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Creatures once extinct now roam Jurassic Park, soon-to-be opened as a theme park. Until something goes wrong…and science proves a dangerous toy.

Read Via: Hardback (library)

My Thoughts: Going along with my kick about reading books that have movie renditions, I quickly picked this up. As a child, I had a big thing for dinosaurs!  I really didn’t like this movie as a child. I am not sure if it effected my feelings toward the book.

The beginning was rather boring, but the pace picked up quite a bit in the middle and through the end. There was a lot of technical terms and stuff. I took a quick look at the second/last book, and it had a map and pictures of the dinosaurs with their names. That would been very handy because I had to look up dinosaurs as I read.

I have decided not to read the second/last book, because this type of books isn’t really for me. I really didn’t like it all that well.

 

Read March 27, 2014 — April 25, 2014

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

Blurb: So begins the Time Traveler’s astonishing firsthand account of his journey 800,000 years beyond his own era — the story that launched H.G. Wells’ successful career and earned him the reputation as the farther of science fiction.

 

Read Via: Paperback book (own) & eBook

My Thoughts: I decided to read this novel because I really like the movie adaption. This book was different than I expected. I did enjoy it to some degree, but I was let down for the most part. Most of the details were used to describes scenes. Almost all action was rushed and left me confused. The “final” battle or escape was super short. Almost sadly, I would have to say that I enjoyed the movie far more. There was greater sadness, struggles and conflicts in the movie. I am not sure if I would like this book if I have not seen the movie.

Read March 15, 2014 — March 26, 2014

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

Blurb: Robert Neville is the last living man on Earth…but he is not alone. Every other man, woman, and child on Earth has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for Neville’s blood.

By day, he is the hunter, stalking the sleeping undead through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for dawn.

How long can one man survive in a world of vampires? (goodreads)

Listened to Via: Audiobook (library)

My Thoughts: This story is only about 160 pages, but is very good. There is so much detail put into the story. The movie is quite different but I still love both. This book is very sad though. You follow Neville along in his struggles. I laughed some because some parts were just funny, but in a different way.

I listened to the one read by Robertson Dean. At first, the audio seemed old and Roberston seemed boring. I quickly got used to it. He did a decent job in my opinion. All of the women characters sounded the same though, but it was fine since there were like two.

Listened to February 23, 2014 — February 26, 2014