Wrap Up: June 2015

June was such a great reading month for me! I read way more books than I had originally expected I would! I was very pleased with all the books I read this month, as I gave the majority of them high ratings! Without further ado, here is my June Wrap Up!

The Death Code (The Murder Complex #2)
by Lindsay Cummings

This book was the concluding novel to the Murder Complex duology. For me, it was a pretty strong conclusion, as everything that was promised in the first novel was delivered in this one. I did enjoy the first book more than this one, mainly for the reason of this novel being a little too fast for me. Everything was resolved with rapid pace and some things weren't really given enough explanation. Also, as in the first novel, I still felt like the romance wasn't really real.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

End of Days (Penryn & the End of Days #3)
by Susan Ee

Such an amazing and strong conclusion to a brilliant series! The resolution we were giving was excellent, in my opinion! I hate that this series as come to an end, as it was so different from any book I had read before. The world Susan Ee created in this series was so interesting! We still continues to learn things about it as the series progressed! I highly recommend this series for anyone looking for something different to spice up their reading. 

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 

Full Review Here

An Ember In The Ashes (An Ember In The Ashes #1)
by Sabaa Tahir

This book kind of blew me away. It was such a strong debut novel! The world that was built in this novel was so interesting to read about. The characters were all so diverse and had such varying personalities. There were characters I loved very dearly and ones I hated so much. Sabaa Tahir's writing style is also so beautiful and descriptive. Several times I found myself so drawn into the world that I would have to take a second after I'd stopped reading. All in all, this novel was a fabulous debut and I'm so happy it is getting a sequel!

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 

Scarlet (Scarlet #1)
by A.C. Gaughen

So, to be completely honest, I hadn't really heard of this book before. I probably wouldn't have picked it up if I hadn't gone to one of the stops on the Boldly Bookish Tour. But I'm so happy I did. This book is a historical fiction retelling of Robin Hood and his entire gang. It follows Will Scarlet, who was believed to be Robin Hood's best friend. But the twist on this story is that Will Scarlet is actually a girl. The story goes on from there, and follows the gang trying to stop Prince John and end his cruelty. This book was a refreshing read, and a very pleasant surprise.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Lady Thief (Scarlet #2)
by A.C. Gaughen

While at the signing I spoke about in the review about, I ended up picking this book up as well. It was a very good continuation of the series! I enjoyed it even more than the first book! I don't want to say too much here, in fear of accidentally spoiling something. If you have picked up Scarlet though, and liked it but didn't love it, I really do recommend picking up the sequel, as I found it to be even better than the first book in the series. 

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Lion Heart (Scarlet #3)

by A.C. Gaughen 

Indeed, this month I did start and finish an entire trilogy. Now, while these books aren't that long, I'm still very happy that I managed to read all three of these in June. Once again, I won't say too much to insure that I don't spoil you guys. While I really did enjoy this series as a whole, this book was probably my least favorite in the trilogy. Yes, it was a fairly strong conclusion, but the ending just fell a little flat for me. I couldn't bring myself to give it lower than 4 stars, because the rest of the novel was just so good.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children
by Ransom Riggs (Author), Cassandra Jean (Illustrator)

I really love this series as a whole, so I randomly decided to read the graphic novel of the first book. I read it in one sitting, in about an hour. It was a great refresher of the events in the first book. While it did leave out some minor points of the overall story, it did bother me at all, as I had already read the first novel. The drawings and color schemes I ended up really loving, as I thought it was pretty cool how they were just sketches. 

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ ☆

The Start of Me and You
by Emery Lord

Ah contemporary novels. While I haven't read many, the ones I have read have all been very good. This one didn't disappoint. I enjoyed all the aspects of this novel! The main character wasn't frustrating to read from, and I actually enjoyed her narration. This novel dealt with topics such as family, friends, trying new things, and even death. It was definitely a coming of age/self discovery novel. The main character struggles with many things in her life, but she doesn't want them controlling her anymore. This novel was very refreshing, and while I didn't fall head over heels for it, I still found it very good!

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ ☆

Full Review Here

The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan & Maureen Johnson

Magnus, you never fail to make me love anything you are in. I really enjoyed this collection of stories/novellas from Magnus' past and more recent experiences. It was awesome to finally have a book solely focused on Magnus, even though we did get a lot of extra information about things such as why Magnus can't ever go back to Peru, his past relationships, and The Circle. Lots of characters from TID & TMI were also featured in this novel, and it was great getting to see how all of them used to be.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Full Review Here



So all in all, pretty great reading month for me! Let me know in the comments if you've read any of these, and your opinions on them! I'd love to know!
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