It's Monday, What Are You Reading? (71)

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?, is a bookish meme hosted by One Person's Journey Through a World of Books, where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week. It’s a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list. So hop on over to Journey and join in...and leave a comment here so I can check out what you are reading.

I skipped the last two weeks because I didn't get much reading done, and I wasn't actually reading anything either, but I managed to get a few books done over the last few weeks, so I thought I'd post a compilation of the last three. 

Books I Read Over the Last Three Weeks:

• Hunted by Cheryl Rainfield

This is the one book I managed to read like 2 weeks ago, and I really enjoyed it! It's a fantastic story, and really well written. Plus, it has a deeper message, which is always fantastic in YA. :)

• Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades #1) by E.L. James

I managed to devour this trilogy over the last few weeks. I really liked the first one, it wasn't my favourite out of the three books, but I did really enjoy it. I can kind of tell that it started out as Twilight fanfiction...but that's probably because this is the type of Twilight fanfic I like. The alternate universe, all human variety. This one was a great start to the trilogy. :)

• Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades #2) by E.L. James
  

This one was even better than the first one! :D I absolutely loved it. I liked seeing the characters evolve, they definitely changed a lot throughout the series, and I think this is the one where you see that the most. :)

• Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades #3) by E.L. James
  

Loved this one, too! :D I was really happy with this series, and so happy with how it all turned out...just fantastic! :D

• Lies, Knives, and Girls in Red Dresses by Ron Koertge

This book was alright, but it wasn't as descriptive as I'd hoped. The stories were a little too brief for me, and while I enjoyed the form Ron Koertge chose, I wish that the stories were a bit longer. I felt like I'd just get into the story and then it would be over. It does have some beautiful paper cut illustrations. :)

• In Xanadu by William Dalrymple

I've really enjoyed some of the books in my travel writing class...this unfortunately was not one of them. I just didn't like the historical sections in it, they were too long, and I didn't like how he combined them with the narrative. They just felt too separate for me, and I just felt myself constantly getting bored...and I kept skipping to the narrative sections.

• Crank (Crank #1) by Ellen Hopkins

I absolutely loved this one. It was such a deep topic, and so beautifully written. It was definitely a great choice for my first Ellen Hopkins YA book, thanks for the recommendation, Zoë. :D

• Troy High by Shanna Norris

I've been wanting to read this one for so long! I finally borrowed it from the library, and I absolutely loved it. Shana did a great job turning The Iliad into a YA novel...fantastic! :D Loved having it from Cassie's POV, too! :D

Reading Now:

• Sacrè Bleu by Christopher Moore

 

I've only ever read Christopher Moore's A Love Story trilogy, and I really enjoyed it, so I was looking forward to this one, and so far I'm really liking it! :)

• Croak by Gina Damico

It took me a couple of chapters to get into this one, but I'm totally hooked now and I'm loving it! Zoë and I are reading this one together! Now I'm just waiting for her to catch up so I can keep going! :P haha

Books I Want to Read This Week:

• Ripper by Amy Carol Reeves

This one's about Jack the Ripper, I'm definitely intrigued by it! Can't wait to read it! :D

And what are you reading???

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