Books I highly recommend

So I am almost to my reading goal for this year ( 200 books) and I am beyond excited about that. I want to share with you some really good books I read this year. They will be divided by genre. I probably will go back and edit this post at the end of the year. This year has a been a really good reading year for me as I have read so many good books.


Non Fiction:
Bunker Hill by Nathaniel Philbrick
Call of Duty by Buck Compton
Striking Silver by Tom Caraccioli
First over there by Matthew J. Davenport
Citizen Soldier by Stephen E. Ambrose
The Wild Blue by Stephen E. Ambrose
The Pianist by  Władysław Szpilman
Red Blood, Black Sand by Chuck Tatum
Lafayette in the somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis
Helmet for my pillow by Robert Leckie
Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose
A Company of Heroes by Marcus Brotherton
Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt

Historical Fiction:
All quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Maid of Secrets by Jennifer Mcgowan
Maid of Deception by Jennifer Mcgowan
Maid of Wonder by Jennifer Mcgowan
Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie
Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night by James Runcie
Sidney Chambers and the Problem of Evil by James Runcie
Sidney Chambers and the Forgiveness of Sins by James Runcie
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
The Things We Cherished by Pam Jenoff
The Women on the Orient Express by Lindsey Jayne Ashford
Young Adult:
Wanderlost by Jen Malone
The unexpected everything by Morgan Matson
Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson
Until Friday Night by Abbi Glines
Under the Lights by Abbi Glines
Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Septys
The Shadow Hour by Melissa Grey
The Raven King by Maggie Steifvater
The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh
The Iron Warrior by Julie Kagawa
The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkowski
Walk the Edge by Katie Mcgarry 

Winter by Marissa Meyers
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
A torch against the night by Sabaa Tahir
The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkowski
New Adult:
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
Ugly love by Colleen Hoover
Confess by Colleen Hoover
Game Breaker by Catherine Gayle
Losing an Edge by Catherine Gayle
Ghost Dance by Catherine Gayle
Rites of Passage by Catherine Gayle
Built by Jay Crownover
Rowdy by Jay Crownover
Charged by Jay Crownover
Asa by Jay Crownover
The Score by Elle Kennedy
Fantasy/ Sci Fi :
The Martian by Andy Weir
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascenscion by Brandon Sanderson
Game of thrones by George rr Martin
Lost Stars by Claudia Gray

Dark Matter:by Blake Crouch ( provided by netgalley)

Rating:3/5

Summary: (x)

My thoughts:
First off  I got this as arc from netgalley. I was hoping to like this book but I did not at all. It was out of my usual reading comfort zone. There was not much I like which is my it took two months to read it. There are people who like this book but one of them was not me.

Plot:
It was okay and at time hard to keep up with. All of the novel seemed far fetched and not very good. I  wish it would have been good. The ending was predictable so were the plot twists
Characters:
I did not like Jason at all. The other characters were what was good about the novel.

Under the lights by Abbi Glines

Rating: 5/5

Summary(x)

My thoughts:
First off I would like to say that I am so sorry for not posting for over a week. I have been so busy with college and have not had enough time to post. So I will try to be more active.  Now to the review. I really liked this book despite the fact there was a love triangle.  I am not really a fan of love triangles but this one was not that annoying. I loved Gunner the best out of the two boys in the triangle. Brady did not seem right for the main character. I will not reveal much about how it plays out. Willa was a great character. I thought the three points of view made the story even better.
Plot:
The plot was simple but effective. I liked the pace of the novel and it did not seem drawn out . Willa's story was very interesting and was the best part of the book. I thought the plot twists  were interesting.
Characters:Willa was very interesting. Gunner is also very good. I did not like Brady but I am so excited for his book.

The book of Esther by Emily Barton (book provided by blogging for books

Rating: 3/5

My thoughts:
When I saw the book and read the premise I thought this would be a good book. I was really disappointed and had to put down this book a couple times. But I ended up finishing it and I did not like the ending. What was good about was the setting and the characters. I wanted to love this book based on the premise and I am sad I did not.
Plot:
The plot seemed like it was not easy to follow and was my least favorite part of the book. Sometimes I could not follow the story and were it was going to end up I loved the setting and how the author described it. It added to the story and was the best part of the book.
Characters:
I loved Esther and her voice. She made the book better and I she was the best part of the book.The other supporting characters were very good and added to the story.

October Books I am excited for

So it is already October but I want to talk about a few books that I cannot wait to read. There are not as many as usual but they are still really good. Happy October reading to Y'all. All of the books I have chosen are from some of my favorite series and authors.


1.

Twisted Palace by Erin Watt
Release date: October 17, 2016
 I have not read the the second book or this book. But I really love this series and cannot wait to get my hands on the last two books of the trilogy. This is the last book in the series and I hope it is a good ending to an interesting series.
Buy here:(x)
2.
The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
Release date: October 4, 2016
I have mixed feeling about this book. The first book was not what I thought it would be and I hope this book is better than that one.  Rick Riordan is one of my go to authors so I will give it a try. Let's hope it is good.
Buy here: (x)
3.
Replica by Lauren Oliver
Release date: October 4, 2016
I liked her other series Delirium. So I hope this series is as good as that series and from the summary it seems this book is going to be really good. I cannot wait to read this.
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