Sniffing A Book

Author:  Kiera Cass Read:  9/29/2017 Pages:  278 Rating:  3.5/5 Format:  audio Response:  The Crown  is the 5th and final book in  The Selection  series. There is so much angst in this book it's hard to read at parts. Iko, aka Erik, and Edlyn are adorable though, and despite the angst, I ship them. Eadlyn continues through this book determined to find a husband, and is willing to settle when she can't be with who she loves. Banishing Kile so he could be, ultimately, happy was the perfect end to them. It was both selfish and selfless and perfect all at the same time. Henry is still adorable, and even more perfect when he gave up his chance with Eadlyn so she and his best friend could be happy. Throughout, I laughed and nearly cried (gotta keep it together at work!). Marid was a dick and I loved the ending with him being put in his place. As Eadlyn becomes queen, she tries so damn hard all the time. I liked this book, but...

Author:  Kiera Cass Read:  9/23/2017 Pages:  342 Rating:  4/5 Format:  audio Response:  The Heir is the 4th book in The Selection series. To be honest, I skipped the first three books in the series. This one was on sale on Audible, and I'm not above a buy one get one free. Also, I read enough of the description to know that I could skip 1-3 and still be able okay to know what's going on. The Heir  picks up years later when Eadlyn is old enough to have a selection of her own. Eadlyn is not someone you typically like for a main character, she's your typical disconnected princess who's spoiled and entitled. But the fact that she tries SO hard to be perfect at everything while dealing with internal conflicts and self doubt was so endearing that I wanted her to to be the best future Queen, without a husband by her side. She agree to the selection to help her parents, while she has no intention of finishing it with a wedding. But...

Author:  Diana Gabaldon Read:  9/21/2017 Pages:  870 Rating:  3/5 Format:  audio Response: Voyager  was an exciting third book in the Outlander series by Diana Gabladon. It was full of adventurous from start to finish. But it was also far fetched in a lot of ways. A lot of the story line was not believable as far as coincidences go. I still have so many questions on how things came to be. Like how does Young Ian go from not a good sacrifice because he had sex, to having more sex, and then being the sacrifice? And how did Jamie convince the French soldiers to follow him as their leader? And how did Jamie find Clare so easily after being taken by the English? I honestly would've preferred if the rest of the book was spent looking for each other and then book 4 was looking for Ian. That would've made a lot more sense and would've cut down on the mini quests they had. It felt like Gabaldon was just looking for more obstacles to throw in t...

Author:  Rick Riordan Read:  9/20/2017 Pages:  414 Rating:  4/5 Format:  physical Response:  The Dark Prophecy  was a great follow up to the Hidden Oracle. Apollo continues on his mission to find the oracles of the world. There are 5 total, so I can only guess there will be 5 books to match. This book was exciting and kept me entertained the entire way through. Though there were instances of humor, it wasn't as memorable as the first book (unless it involved Leo). Apollo/Lester has started to grow as a human so the tone is a tad more serious and less naive then The Hidden Oracle . I hope the next 3 books compare. I'm also curious who the final emperor will be. Two have been reveled and it'll be interesting if the final one is named in the next book, what the final 2 books will be like. Will New Rome and Camp Half-Blood join in to fight? Will there be a massive fight somewhere? Or will it be a quiet war that never involves the m...