March 2013 Wrap-Up

This month has been a bit crazy for me. I am in my second semester in my Master and things have been getting harder and harder and that means more studying and less time for reading. Especially since a couple of months ago I picked up a stray puppy and she's been with me ever since and I love her to death even though she drives me crazy. Anyways, besides my super busy life I still managed to get some reading done.

Books I read this month:

Click on the images for the reviews.

March was a pretty good reading month. Most of the books got 4 stars, with the exception of a 5 star review for Jimmy and the Crawler, a 3 star review for The Second Evil and a 2 star one for Ashuliya.

Books I will read next month:

These three are the ones I have to read this month. Besides these I have no idea what else I am going to pick up.

Leave links to your Wrap-Ups or just comment with what you read this last month.

Unpack This [Mar.25 - Mar31]

Unpack This is a meme I started instead of my usual IMM. It was inspired by my love to open boxes, yes I love doing that.

Last week I only received one book and it's a review book. I am waiting on a few more books to arrive but they are a little bit late. Hopefully they'll be here next week.

Call of the Vampire: This is a short vampire story which I hope will be good. I am not the biggest fan of vampire stories but sometimes they surprise me. Like the Vampire Academy or A Shade of Vampire.

What did you Unpack this week?

The Second Evil (Fear Street Cheerleaders #2) by R.L. Stine

In The Second Evil the story of Corky and the rest of the cheerleaders picks up a few weeks after the events of the first book. Corky has lost her sister and is now struggling with nightmares of her ghost. She has left the cheerleading squad but the rest of the group wants her back. Once they finally manage to do so the weird events come back. Screams coming out of nowhere, people losing control of their bodies, things moving on their own. It's obvious that the Evil Spirit never left, but who is it this time?

I didn't enjoy the second books as much as the first one. Mostly because Corky seemed to be a bad version of her older sister Bobbi, she even dates her dead sister's boyfriend, that's creepy. Anyways, there were also a lot of things left unanswered and there not many clues as to who the evil spirit was this time.

I did love the background story on Sarah Fear and her family. Definitely one of my favourite parts of the whole story. I also enjoyed the addition of the new characters, even though we didn't get to see much of them.

Anyways, I hope the next one gets even better and we get more on the evil spirit's history.

★★★☆☆

Beneath (Heven and Hell #3.5) by Cambria Hebert

In Beneath we learn Gemma's background story. A lot of things were mentioned in Tirade about the man she loved and how she then fell and he turned into a hell-hound but this time we get to actually hear the story from Gemma's point of view.

I really enjoyed her time in paradise and all the mentions about the different angels, I honestly wish we could see more of that. I also think that her first human love wasn't anything more than just love about earth and human kind, because once the past part was over and we came back to present where Cole is there was a huge difference. Now, Cole she loved. Really loved. It was heartbreaking to see those two together trying, Gemma trying to fight her attraction to him and Cole trying to fight his way in Gemma's heart.

This was sweet and heartbreaking at the same time. I was surprised to see that the story at the end was after the events of Tirade but that's always a good surprise.

★★★★☆

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Unpack This [Mar.18 - Mar.24]

Unpack This is a meme I started instead of my usual IMM. It was inspired by my love to open boxes, yes I love doing that.

Hello everyone! Welcome to this week's Unpack This. It has been kind of a slow week for me both in reading and doing anything else. That's all because I have too much to study and I just tend to be ignore it. So I doubled my dog's walks and decided to start watching a new (old) show. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Yes, I know I am a bit late but I was really curious about it. I am still in the first season but so far I love it. It gives off a Charmed feeling, and I am a huge fan of Charmed, and I love Buffy she is kick-ass, oh and Angel...so hot and strong and silent. I release he is not going to stay till the end of the series though (I might start watching Angel, the show, too).

Anyways, back to the books. This week I only got two new books but I was very excited about both. Especially the next one.

Jimmy and the Crawler: I had this one on pre-order for a few months now, that's how much I wanted it. And then it finally arrived, even if it was a little bit late. I am a huge fan of Feist's books and needless to say I already read and reviewed it. You can read my review here. Can't wait for the next and last one to come out in a couple of months.

My Fair Godmother: This one was in Amazon's Daily Deals yesterday, I think, and ever since I read a sample of it I wanted to get it. Finally did and I am so happy. It seems so hilarious.

That's all for me. I hope you had a great week. Don't forget to leave me links to your new book hauls.

What did you Unpack this week?

Jimmy and the Crawler (The Riftwar Legacy #4) by Raymond E. Feist

This was the most tiny book by Raymond E. Feist I've ever read. I want more. It wasn't enough to fill the void I have waiting for his next (and last one) in the Riftwar Saga.

This was the conclusion of the Krondor series. It was good to finally see what happened cause there were hints on the (chronologically) next books but not many details, and I was really looking forward to find out who the Crawler was.

I wouldn't recommend this book to be your first try on Feist's world cause it's right in the middle of the overall story. But if you love epic fantasy you need to read the Riftwar Saga, starting from Magician.

I am really glad this book was published right before Magician's End (two more months for that one) cause it reminded me where it all begun, the characters that made me fall in love with the world of Midkemia. I can't wait for the end, although I am afraid it's going to be heart breaking.

★★★★★