Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter By Seth Grahame-Smith
So I just finished This book and I have to be honest, I didn't think that this book was going to be good. In fact, I thought that this was just a movie since I've been seeing previews for the movie, it wasn't until I was at my Dad's house that my Step-Mom was telling me that it was a really good book. Now In all the years that I've known my step-mom I never heard her talk about the book the way she was talking about this one. So I knew I had to give it a go.
The basis of the story starts off when young Abe found out that it was vampires that killed his mother, not sickness. Because of that he grew a hatred towards the vampires and vows to hunt and kill every last one of them. The story follows his life from childhood to his assasination. The author ties in actual historical facts with the fiction of vampire mythology so seamlessly that you find yourself enthralled into the story and believe the tale.
While there is so many different vampire stories out there, this one finds a spot in the vampire genre that suits it. The Author was able to bring in the facts of Abraham Lincoln's life into the book and weave a tail that was very captavating. I had a hard time putting the book down once I started reading in and spent a lot of late nights (early mornings) reading this book.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a different story than all of the vampires tales out there. While the vampires in a sense are more traditional, they story itself is different. It ties in historical facts with fiction that will keep you interested until the story is over.
Rating: 5 out of 5
On Deck:
Sweet Anger by Sandra Brown
Glass Houses By Stella Cameron
Elora's Caveman VOL. 4 (anthology)
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Book Review: High Five
High Five by Janet Evanovich
Just finished reading High Five last night (well in theory it was four this morning but I'm counting it as last night), and it was definitely everything you expect from a Stephanie Plum novel. Cars exploding and stolen, the powder blue Buick, crazy grandma and the two hunky guys the Stephanie is attracted to.
The book starts off with Ms. Plum getting a little low on funds since nobody is skipping out on bail, desperate for some money, she ask Ranger to let her help out with his "business" ventures. But her family is also in a crisis because Uncle Fred is missing. His dispute with the garbage company has caused him to disappear because of a 2 dollar discrepancy.
So while Stephanie is trying to help search for Uncle Fred and work with Ranger, hilarity and catastrophe ensue.
I enjoyed the book, again, it was a quick read and whenever I started to read I had a hard time putting down the book. I love how Janet Evanovich give all of these random characters their craziness and personality where you can say, "I know someone like that." My favorite part in the book has got to be though when Grandma Mazur finds Stephanie's stun gun and well uses it, ON HER FATHER! I had to say, that had me giggling up a storm at four in the morning.
The book is the fifth book in the series, but you can read it out of order with out being lost. There are little inside jokes and stories that are through out the book that makes it easy to understand if you had read the previous four books, but you aren't completely lost if you hadn't.
I really enjoyed reading High Five and it's a good book to read in between I couple of heavy book or dramatic books. This book is a comedy and you find yourself laughing at the different scenarios that the characters find themselves in.
Rating: 4 out of 5
On Deck:
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
Just finished reading High Five last night (well in theory it was four this morning but I'm counting it as last night), and it was definitely everything you expect from a Stephanie Plum novel. Cars exploding and stolen, the powder blue Buick, crazy grandma and the two hunky guys the Stephanie is attracted to.
The book starts off with Ms. Plum getting a little low on funds since nobody is skipping out on bail, desperate for some money, she ask Ranger to let her help out with his "business" ventures. But her family is also in a crisis because Uncle Fred is missing. His dispute with the garbage company has caused him to disappear because of a 2 dollar discrepancy.
So while Stephanie is trying to help search for Uncle Fred and work with Ranger, hilarity and catastrophe ensue.
I enjoyed the book, again, it was a quick read and whenever I started to read I had a hard time putting down the book. I love how Janet Evanovich give all of these random characters their craziness and personality where you can say, "I know someone like that." My favorite part in the book has got to be though when Grandma Mazur finds Stephanie's stun gun and well uses it, ON HER FATHER! I had to say, that had me giggling up a storm at four in the morning.
The book is the fifth book in the series, but you can read it out of order with out being lost. There are little inside jokes and stories that are through out the book that makes it easy to understand if you had read the previous four books, but you aren't completely lost if you hadn't.
I really enjoyed reading High Five and it's a good book to read in between I couple of heavy book or dramatic books. This book is a comedy and you find yourself laughing at the different scenarios that the characters find themselves in.
Rating: 4 out of 5
On Deck:
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
Monday, June 18, 2012
Book Review: The Guardian
The Guardian by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Ok for those of you who do not know, I LOVE Sherrilyn Kenyon. I've been reading her books for a little over 10 years now. The first book of hers that I read was when I was 16 years old and it was actually a historical romance novel written under her pseudonym, Kinley MacGregor. Because I loved Taming the Scotsman so much I got into reading her paranormal fiction which she writes under her given name. Now at the time, all of the vampire novels really weren't as popular as they are now so for me it was something different.
Now Sherrilyn Kenyon took a different idea of vampires and tied in a lot of different cultural mythologies into her stories. Which also excited the geek in me because I've always been interested in mythology, especially Greek mythology.
The book, The Guardian, ties in different mythologies with Greek and Egyptian histories. This book is actually an off shoot from the Dark-Hunter series and is about what they call Dream-Hunters, who are essentially gods of sleep.
The story starts off with Lydia running in to try and save her Dream-Hunter father from being held captive and giving the evil guy, Noir, the power to kill all of the Greek gods. Instead she is held captive by Noir's guardian, Seth, while her father is set free to find the key. Seth, who is the love interest, is a Egyptian demi-god who was sold to Noir at the tender age of 12 and was abused his whole existence living in the underworld. Lydia has a kind heart and tries to appeal to Seth's good side, which he fears is no longer their.
The book itself was a really quick read and has enough facts and conflict to keep you interested till the end. This book is one of many in Sherrilyn Kenyon's series, but you can pick up any book in the series and read it and not be confused. She has this great writing ability to give enough facts from the past books without weighing the book down with too much back shadowing. You find yourself falling in love with the character's of this book and you feel their pain and hope for their happiness.
In conclusion, I loved the book, but then I have yet to read a Sherrilyn Kenyon book that I haven't loved. It's a good quick read, but it also has enough content where you don't feel like you're just reading mush. I would suggest this book to anyone who likes reading paranormal fiction but also romance. It isn't too heavy on the romance but just enough to make the story a romance story and not just a straight paranormal fiction.
Rating: 4 out of 5
On Deck (What I reading next):
High Five by Janet Evanovich
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter By Seth Grahame-Smith
Ok for those of you who do not know, I LOVE Sherrilyn Kenyon. I've been reading her books for a little over 10 years now. The first book of hers that I read was when I was 16 years old and it was actually a historical romance novel written under her pseudonym, Kinley MacGregor. Because I loved Taming the Scotsman so much I got into reading her paranormal fiction which she writes under her given name. Now at the time, all of the vampire novels really weren't as popular as they are now so for me it was something different.
Now Sherrilyn Kenyon took a different idea of vampires and tied in a lot of different cultural mythologies into her stories. Which also excited the geek in me because I've always been interested in mythology, especially Greek mythology.
The book, The Guardian, ties in different mythologies with Greek and Egyptian histories. This book is actually an off shoot from the Dark-Hunter series and is about what they call Dream-Hunters, who are essentially gods of sleep.
The story starts off with Lydia running in to try and save her Dream-Hunter father from being held captive and giving the evil guy, Noir, the power to kill all of the Greek gods. Instead she is held captive by Noir's guardian, Seth, while her father is set free to find the key. Seth, who is the love interest, is a Egyptian demi-god who was sold to Noir at the tender age of 12 and was abused his whole existence living in the underworld. Lydia has a kind heart and tries to appeal to Seth's good side, which he fears is no longer their.
The book itself was a really quick read and has enough facts and conflict to keep you interested till the end. This book is one of many in Sherrilyn Kenyon's series, but you can pick up any book in the series and read it and not be confused. She has this great writing ability to give enough facts from the past books without weighing the book down with too much back shadowing. You find yourself falling in love with the character's of this book and you feel their pain and hope for their happiness.
In conclusion, I loved the book, but then I have yet to read a Sherrilyn Kenyon book that I haven't loved. It's a good quick read, but it also has enough content where you don't feel like you're just reading mush. I would suggest this book to anyone who likes reading paranormal fiction but also romance. It isn't too heavy on the romance but just enough to make the story a romance story and not just a straight paranormal fiction.
Rating: 4 out of 5
On Deck (What I reading next):
High Five by Janet Evanovich
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter By Seth Grahame-Smith
Allow me to Introduce myself
Hello everyone please allow my to introduce myself, I'm Ande and I'm a complete book nerd. I love books so much that I have ever 2,000 in my collection. But I have only read about a forth of those books. How did I end up with so many books in my possession you ask? Well it started off when my first job was at a book store called Book Warehouse, it was a discount book store and I also got a 30% employee discount there. To further add to my collection that summer there was a massive used book sale by a private seller (who was looking to lower his product quantity) where I got hundreds of books for a fraction of a cost. The following February my precious book store closed but I ended up with a massive amount of books for free. The following years since I've gone to a yearly book sale held at a local city center where you can get used books for really cheap. Plus I'm a big shopper of the bargain book tables and all chain book stores (i.e. Barnes and Noble, Borders, etc.) So, In the past 12 years (probably longer than that) I've been acquiring books faster than I was reading them.
I decided to create this blog to review the books that I've read and to also connect with other fellow readers who love to read.
I decided to create this blog to review the books that I've read and to also connect with other fellow readers who love to read.
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