Books – Page 7 – Destiny Cole

January 6, 2015

2015 YA Releases I’m Ready For!

I just saw Jamie Morrow’s comprehensive (and color coded!) list of 2015 releases and I’m so extremely excited!

This is a fantastic list and it got me thinking about how the year is really kicking off top-notch as far as releases. There are a several coming out in the next few months that I am more than normal excited for:

Golden Son by Pierce Brown– it’s the sequel to the sci-fi Red Rising, which I LURVED.

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven – they’re saying it’s a mix of Eleanor & Park and TFIOS.

The Conspiracy of Us by Maggie Hall – thriller version of The Amazing Race… um yes.

Please Remain Calm – Courtney Summers– loved, loved, loved THIS IS NOT A TEST, so I’m excited about this novella

The Seeker by Arewen Elys Dayton– been dubbed as mix between Game Of Thrones and The Hunger Games… I’m in.

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard– I was sold on the cover alone

City of Savages by Lee Kelly– NYC as a POW camp? I’m game.

Now these are just in the next two months, people. This year is such a fantastic year for YA!

Be sure to check out the full listing at Jamie Morrow’s blog.

December 31, 2014January 7, 2015

Everything JK Rowling told us about Harry in 2014

I first read Harry Potter when my conservative parents told me they were full of witchcraft and I wasn’t allowed to read them.

It was like waving a red cape in front of a bull.

I read the first one, but being that I was already in high school, I didn’t connect. I thought they were too juvenile (this coming from a girl who rarely read YA books when she was in fact a young adult). I never ended up finishing the series until I went with one of my Potter crazed friends to see Prisoner of Azkaban in movie theaters.

I was like, “Say what?” and promptly went and bought Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix. I was beyond hooked and then went back and read books 1-3 and salivated until Half-Blood Prince came out.

Even after finishing the series and watching the final movies, I have never been able to shake my Potter love. (I’m actually going to Potter World in May with my fellow Potter geek Nikki!)

We’ve had a lot of fun HP news this year thanks to the author’s crazy detailed world building! It has been so fun to be able to dive back in and get a glimpse of sorts. As a writer it shows that sometimes all the crazy behind the scenes biographies and story lines that never make it on the page, one day could be relevant.

To end the last day of the year, here is an article that tells everything J.K. Rowling Revealed About Harry Potter in 2014!

Enjoy!

December 20, 2014December 30, 2014

Favorite YA Reads of 2014

The year of 2014 brought a lot of change in my life and so I didn’t read as much as I normally do (don’t worry, I plan on making up for this in 2015). But I still read at least a book a week, so out of those, here are the top two out of several categories!

Sci-fi books:

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Fantasy books:

Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare

Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo

Post Apocalyptic/Dystopian

This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers

In the After by Demitria Lunetta

Thrillers:

All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrell

Jasper Dent series by Barry Lyga

Contemporary:

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (oh and Fangirl! Okay basically all Rainbow Rowell)

Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy

Not really sure how to categorize:

I also read Veronica Rossi’s Under the Never Sky trilogy this year and loved it! It’s sort of sci-fi/dystopian/thriller

If you Find Me by Emily Murdoch – It’s hard to consider this contemporary because it’s so dark, but it’s so good!

August 28, 2014November 4, 2014

Grisha Trilogy

I devoured this book series on vacation! It reminded me of Graceling (one of my all time favorites) and made me remember how much I love fantasy books.

Great series that I highly recommend!!