Thursday, December 1, 2011

November ran away!

November is over? What?!?! How'd I miss that? Being out of town, working on a ton of birthday boards, and other things kept me from reading a lot last month. And something tells me this month is going to be the same. Which is sad, because I miss reading.

But here's what I did get to:

1. Crossed by Ally Condie: The sequel to Matched. To be honest, I didn't love it. But it wasn't bad. I prefer Matched. I was talking with my sister about it and it's one of those series where the story continues from book to book, rather than there being a definite ending (like the HP series, where each book ends). And I kind of wish each book had a more definite ending.

2. Mastiff by Tamora Pierce: I really enjoyed this one. It was long (like the others in the series) but I liked that it was long. It was never boring. Tamora Pierce has a knack for blending description into her writing so that you don't even realize it and everything just feels like action. Also, I like Farmer, the new main character introduced in this trilogy finale. He's very likable and quirky and fun.



3. Entralled by numerous people: This book is a collection of paranormal short stories. I had the chance to read a few of them but not all. I wasn't overly impressed. But I think that had to do with the medium. The only other short stories I've read were in high school and college, and then they pick out the very best ones. So I had in my mind that each of these stories would be nuggets of awesomeness, when really they turned out to be like chapters from a book and you're left wondering where's the rest of the book.