Thursday I’m going to be putting the spotlight on a book series and talking about it. It might be one I’ve read, one I’m reading, or one I haven’t gotten to yet, depending on what I feel like talking about that week. This week’s series is another longer one. It’s getting harder to find long series.
Shadowfalls series by CC Hunter
Review status: 0/5
All books are released, own in paperback. Also own the spin-offs.
I think I owned most of these before I actually picked up the first one to read. Once I did, I was hooked. They were easy reads but I liked the mystery of figuring out what kind of paranormal creature Kylie was and I loved the large cast of characters.
Favourite character: Definitely between Derek and Miranda. Miranda was just a lot of fun. Derek may have seemed like the safe choice for Kylie in the developing love triangle but he seemed like the type of guy who wouldn’t mind staying in to read.
Favourite book: It’s pretty close between the first and the last. The first book set everything up very nicely, introduced all the characters, the mystery. The last book everything came together.
Status: Finished.
Author status: Buy depending on the book. I enjoyed the Shadowfalls books but This Heart of Mine didn’t draw me in the same way.
Next up from CC Hunter: She just released This Heart of Mine in February.
to read
Invisible Ghosts – Robyn Schneider. I would say this was a solid 4/5 star book. I liked the way Rose slowly found her way back to her old friends, a much better group for her than the group she was hanging with, and just the whole dynamic of the friends group was so much fun. Add in the paranormal twist with Rose’s brother as a ghost and I was hooked.
The Last – Katherine Applegate. This was 5/5, fell in love immediately. I’ve loved Katherine Applegate since Animorphs but this one just might be my favourite of hers yet. It was so magical and I loved seeing a bit of the politics between the fantastical species.
Aru Shah and the End of Time – Roshani Chokshi. 4/5 stars. The first book from Rick Riordan’s imprint definitely delivered. It had a lot of the same humour and vibe as a Rick Riordan book but still unique so that I knew it was written by someone else. Aru is definitely a new favourite.
The Sword of Summer – Rick Riordan. 4/5 stars. I loved the Percy Jackson series, I love Norse mythology, and I love Thor and Loki so I have no excuse for taking so long to read this. Rick Riordan used the mythology to his story-telling best to create new characters that I fell in love with so fast.
The Traitor Prince – CJ Redwine. 4/5 stars. I like that the books in this series are all connected but still separate. And that each one gets darker. This was definitely the darkest yet.
When My Heart Joins the Thousand – AJ Steiger. 4/5 stars. I’m still not sure my heart recovered from this one. Two very unique characters that will stand out.
Love, List and the List – Kasie West. 4/5 stars. So cute and definitely could tell it was a Kasie West novel even if I didn’t know who’d written it. I loved how determined Abby was to take her future into her own hands, create a list to get experiences to better her art, and follow through on it.
Daughter of the Burning City – Amanda Foody. 4.5/5 stars. There is so much about this book that I loved. The setting, the characters, the entire thing! I don’t re-read books very often but this is one I would.
Roar – Cora Carmack. 4/5 stars. I am a sucker for a large cast of interesting characters and this one was great.
Project Semicolon. 5/5 stars. There’s no words to describe how much of an impact a book like this can have. It’s people sharing a huge part of themselves when they were at their most vulnerable.
Mockingjay – Suzanne Collins. Really the whole Hunger Games trilogy is still pretty firmly planted in my mind but this is the one I don’t feel the need to grab to read a scene of two because I clearly remember them. And I don’t need those emotions again.
Scythe – Neal Shusterman. I debated skimming through this one as Thunderhead came out but once I started reading Thunderhead, I realized I still remembered Scythe clearly.
If I Stay – Gayle Forman. The movie probably helps my memory even though there were changes but the details are easy to recall.
The Upside of Unrequited – Becky Albertalli. I did re-read Simon before the movie came out but this one(and that one) is firmly entrenched in my mind.
The One – Kiera Cass. The last book in the series(original trilogy at least) stood out the most for me.
The Last Time We Say Goodbye – Cynthia Hand. This book broke me the first time I read it. I don’t need to re-read it for it to break me again. The memories are enough.
My Lady Jane – Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows. I can still remember all those scenes that made me laugh and they make me laugh all over again.
Throne of Glass – Sarah J Maas. This is another one I thought I’d have to skim through because I took so long in between books but there was no need.
Anna and the French Kiss – Stephanie Perkins. This was cute and fluffy and pretty easy to remember.
Obsidian – Jennifer L Armentrout. I loved this series and maybe one day I will binge re-read it but right now, I still remember it so clearly that it’s almost like re-reading ti.
