I read a lot of books that I don’t end up reviewing for whatever reason. Some because I wasn’t impressed. Some because I didn’t have the time. Some I just wasn’t feeling it on whatever particular day I finished. I thought I’d start doing a post once a month with just the couple thoughts I shared on Good Reads
Pop Goes the Weasel (Helen Grace #2) by M.J. Arlidge. Read August 29-September 1. 3.5 stars.
My review for this will actually come out in a couple weeks, closer to it’s release date. While I didn’t find it quite as good as the first book in the series, I still found it compulsively readable.
Catch a Falling Star by Kim Culbertson. Read September 21-23. 4 stars.
This book was pretty adorable. I liked the main character and her friends and her relationship with her parents. I liked that she was from a small town and liked it. I liked how her relationship with Adam developed. I even liked some of the star metaphors, though some of them seem a little contrived. It dealt with some heavier topics, but I felt it was balanced well the adorableness.
Sweet Temptation (Sweet Triology #4) by Wending Higgins. Read September 9-27. 3 stars.
Unless you’re a super fan of this series, I would highly suggest re-reading the trilogy before giving this book a go. The narrative relies on the reader already knowing what is going on and it skims over big explanations and a lot of details. Since it’s been awhile since I read the series – especially the first two books – I didn’t remember a lot of details. Because of this it took me a little while to get into the book, but I eventually did and really enjoyed getting Kaiden’s point of view. Some of it was a little repetitive at times, but his inner voice was pretty different than Anna’s and it added to the overall series experience. I would recommend this to fans of the series, especially to those Super Fans.
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RE-READS
Cinder, Scarlet, Cress – The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
I decided to do a re-read of the series before Winter comes out in a couple months. It pretty much reinforced all my original feelings on the series. Each book gets better. I love the characters and the romance and the action. Meyer does a phenomenal job of juggling multiple perspectives. This is probably one of the best done YA series out there and if you haven’t started it, I highly recommend it. (And I love those covers! Especially Cress!)
Stephanie's Book Reviews 
I have the Arlidge series on my TBR list. Glad to know you enjoyed the newest book. I need to make time to give the first book a try.
And the Cinder series…I WILL read it. Some day.
I hope you like the Helen Grace series. I did like the first book a little bit better than the second -it was more unique – but the second was good.
You might as well wait until the final book is published in November before starting the Lunar Chronicles, then you can just binge it. It’s definitely worth the read!
Aww, Catch a Falling Star. I loved that book so much. It completely got me out of a reading slump. It was so adorable. I’m glad you enjoyed it, as well!
I read it actually because of your review on it, so thank you! It was very adorable!
I need to read Cress before Winter comes out! I hadn’t realized how soon it was coming out.
Yes, November! I’m so excited. I hope you like Cress, I thought it was really good!
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