Colleen's Conclusions

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter My rating: 4 of 5 stars Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy was a good, fast read. It was the type that I needed to get out of my book slump I am in (I am slowly trying to get out of it still.) I immediately checked the rest of the series out from the library and was pleased to find out that my new library had most of the books except for the latest books. I'm hoping this will keep me busy for awhile! There were a few things that were endearing in this book series. Some of the side characters were my favorite parts about the book. I really like Bex as a character. She just seemed like the type of side kick I'd want to have along any spy missions if I was a spy as well. Zach also was one of my favorites. He reminded me of one of my favorite characters, Adrian Ivashkov, just very slightly. I liked his smiles he gave her that said "I know something you don't know," and I'm pretty sure th...

The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead My rating: 5 of 5 stars When I recieved this book on my Nook, I couldn't put it down!! I had to know what would happen next, and I read it in about three days. I stayed up until 2 a.m. two nights in a row to read it. The whole book kept you guessing. Sydney had to continue her duty for protecting Jill and the rest of the clan was with her. Her and Adrian got closer, and she seemed to have gotten over her fear of vampires being evil more. I'm not going to give away any spoilers, but this book was aaaaamaaaaaaaaaaazing! I'm currently rereading the Vampire Academy books through Bloodlines so I can catch every detail again. <3 I recommended all of these books to everybody I know! My trainer at work is on the second book of Vampire Academy, and she loves them as well! Give the books a try! If you don't like Twilight, you will love this, and if you do like Twilight, you will love this! This is way better!...

Withering Rose by Kaitlyn Davis My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was not my favorite Beauty and the Beast retelling. It isn't as bad as A Court of Thorns and Roses was to me, but it had certain elements that were similar to that book. Cole also reminded me of Tamlin. The first book was definitely better in this series for me. This one was kind of a "rebound book" since I am trying to get back into a relationship with books again. It wasn't terrible, but it didn't surpass my expectations on it from the first one. There's nothing really wrong with Ms. Davis's writing style either, it just wasn't for me. View all my reviews

Cursed by Grace White My rating: 4 of 5 stars I received Cursed from the author in exchange for an honest review, but that doesn't change my thoughts at all. I really liked Cursed by Grace White because there was a bit of mystery and intrigue for it. I knew something was going on that was beyond the whole "she's a witch" plot, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it and was surprised with the reveal when it came. I liked the idea that this was in a college setting too and am definitely looking forward to book number two because I think that will have more of a plot. The book was a little bit slow to get into at first, but the short chapters made it fly by so it wasn't REALLY slow. (It may have just been my book slump that I'm in.) I can't wait to see where we go with the rest of the series. I actually don't have an opinion on the romance part quite yet, I actually enjoyed the rest of the plot more. I almost fini...

Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead My rating: 4 of 5 stars It's a four because I always feel so bad for poor Adrian at the end. I'm team Adrian after book three. I'm glad he gets treated better in the Bloodlines spin off. I'm probably one of the few Vampire Academy fans who liked Bloodlines better. My thoughts are still the same rereading the series but I did like it better this time around, even though I still love Adrian. I've been in a book slump this month so far sadly, and book slumps are the worst. Rereading usually helps but I was slow with rereading too. I might be rereading more books to get out of this slump. View all my reviews

The Dating Debate by Chris Cannon My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Dating Debate by Chris Cannon had a promise of a cute plot line. The heroine was a bookworm who LOVED Harry Potter. I liked that fact and the fact that she had the same views on reading as I did. She liked both ebooks and regular books to sit on shelves just in case all things digital disappeared. That's pretty much the exact reason why I buy books once in awhile still. I love books that are about books but this one was just ok to me. I felt like I was missing the spark between the two characters. And the interest in Harry Potter felt like it was a bit too much, but when I was the main character's age I did Harry Potter RPG, checked out mugglenet constantly especially when the sixth Harry Potter book came out, wrote Harry Potter fanfiction, etc. So maybe I'm just missing that DIE HARD FAN feeling I used to have. It's still a fast read especially if you are looking for a qu...