4-Part June Wrap-Up

Happy summer, readers! I have been reading like mad all summer, and I have actually gone down to only 2 behind in my goal, but I went from 7 behind to 2 behind in one week, so I know I will catch up. I finished reading Bitterblue, the whole Green Mile series, The Devil Wears Prada, Midnight in Austenland, Insurgent, The Replacement, Grammar Snobs are Great Big Meanies, The Dangerous Days of Daniel X, Bruiser, and, finally, I am NOT a Serial Killer. Wew, I have been doing nothing but reading this summer. I am not going to summarize these books, I will just let you know how the writing is and the overall opinion I had of the book.

Bitterblue, book #3 in the Graceling Realm, by Kristin Cashore. Fantastic writing, though I think it took a while to get going. I think I like the first 2 books more, but book 3 was still amazing. It was also nice to read about someone in the world of Gracelings who wasn't a Graceling, nice new view on things. I highly recommend the series. Book 1 is called Graceling

Rating: 4.5/5








Green Mile books by Stephen King. In order: The Two Dead Girls, The Mouse on the Mile, Coffey's Hands, The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix, The Night Journey, and Coffey on the Mile. These books get better as they go along, I promise. The first 3 are good, but I love the last 3 more. The final book is my favorite. Warning: some language. This is Stephen King, after all.

Rating (average): 4/5



The Devil Wears Prada Lauren Weisenberger. If you have seen the movie, this is nothing like that. Names are the same, and I think some characters have the same personalities as described in the book, but that is where the similarites end. I didn't like this book. I didn't sympathize with the main character, but I was still mad at other characters for treating dear old Andy the way they did. So, overall, I hated all of the characters. And if you want me to like a book, give me a reason to empathize with the main character at the very least. Warning: again, bad language.

Rating: 2/5




Last of all for today, The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff. Ok, this book kept leaving me feeling.... empty. I just kept feeling like I was reading a good book, but I wasn't reading it like it was a good book. The characters were nice, but they didn't feel real. The story wasn't all there. Just overall, it seemed like this book should be good, but it didn't quite feel right. Warning: some bad language in this book. It is no Stephen King, but there IS language. You have been warned.

Rating: 3/5