I finally finished the second book in the Mortal Instruments series, City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare. It’s  not that the book wasn’t good, I was just very busy this month and didn’t have much time to read paper books.

About the book: A murderer is looks in New York City and the victims are Downworlder children.  Clary Fran and her fellow Shadowhunters have a strong suspicion that Valentine, Clary’s father may be behind the killings. But if he is the murderer, then what’s his true motive?

My thoughts:  While it took me awhile to carve out a chunk of time to actually sit down and read this book, I managed to read 3/4 of it in one afternoon to finish it.  I like the fantasy genre and while it is a Teen book, there are a couple of mature situations in it.  The author did not play it safe and I think it added to the book and makes me really want to read the 3rd one, City of Glass,  to see how things will play out. Are things not really what they seem?

Counts towards: Library Challenge, 100 Book Challenge, Finish that Series Challenge,

Starting a new fantasy YA series beginning with City of Bones by Cassandra Clare.

About the book: Fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is looking forward to having a good time with her friend Simon as the Pandemonium Club in New York City. But what she witnesses through the dazzling lights and pulsing beats will change her life forever.

While dancing, Clary’s eyes fix on a beautiful woman in an elegant white dress luring a young man into a private area of the club. Following them, Clary sees two strange, knife-wielding men brutally kill him. And when the victim vanishes into thin air, she is shocked. Intrigued by these mysterious beings, Clary begins a journey that draws her into a world filled with vampires, werewolves and the Shadowhunters–a group of warriors attempting to eradicate the legions of the evil demons infesting the world.

My new audio book is The Host by Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight Series. I’m just about to start it and I’m not sure if I’ll be as hooked as I was on Twilight but we’ll see. I have lots of yard work ahead of me and audio books fit the bill.

The Host (from her website)
Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown, $25.99 (640p) ISBN 978-0-316-06804-8 In this tantalizing SF thriller, planet-hopping parasites are inserting their silvery centipede selves into human brains, curing cancer, eliminating war and turning Earth into paradise. But some people want Earth back, warts and all, especially Melanie Stryder, who refuses to surrender, even after being captured in Chicago and becoming a host for a “soul” called Wanderer. The straightforward narrative… shines with romantic intrigue.

I enjoy reading children’s literature and Lois Lowry is one of the best. I spotted Gossamer in the e-book section of my library website so I downloaded down this short one as a filler. I headed out to the library tonight and grabbed some new audio books but it’s nice to have the electronic downloads as well.

About the book:

Littlest One is a delicate, invisible spirit who is in training to be a dream-giver, learning to blend fragments of happy memories with fragile details of daily life for people as they sleep. She helps a tormented foster child at night, bestowing healing memories in his dreams.

While I’ve been dying for this final book to come in at the library and I’ve been so anxious to read it, I know that I’ll be disappointed when the series is finished and there’s nothing else!  I’ve got both the audio version and the hard copy so I’m able to either follow along or pick up either when it suits me. So, here it is.. the final book of the Twilight Series, Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer.

From the jacket: To be irrovacably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound conncetion to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured a tumultuous year of temptation,  loss, and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her immenent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fate of two tribes hangs…

Finished New Moon in one day and starting part 3 tonight!  So glad it’s the weekend so I can plug in and listen for hours.   Tonight’s audio book is Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer.

About the book: (from Booklist) The third episode of Meyer’s vampire-romance series finds heroine Bella Swan anxious to become a vampire and live forever with handsome vampire Edward. Obstacles arise when Edward demands marriage and werewolf Jacob declares his love for Bella….

Ok.. I’m hooked!  I couldn’t wait to get to the newest book in the saga that I took it in the fastest form I could get my hands on. I was able to download it digitally from my library so I’m plugged in and will be listening like  a nut… (sorry podcasts but you’re on the back burner for awhile.) Current audio book is New Moon (The Twilight Saga Book 2) by Stephenie Meyer.

About the book: Recovered from the vampire attack that hospitalized her in the conclusion of Twilight (Little, Brown, 2005), Bella celebrates her birthday with her boyfriend Edward and his family, a unique clan of vampires that has sworn off human blood. But the celebration abruptly ends when the teen accidentally cuts her arm on broken glass. The sight and smell of her blood trickling away forces the Cullen family to retreat lest they be tempted to make a meal of her. After all is mended, Edward, realizing the danger that he and his family create for Bella, sees no option for her safety but to leave.