Nena's Reviews

Book Title: The lightning thief (#1) Author: Rick Riordan Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians Genres: Middle Grade, Greek Mythology, Fantasy, Adventure.. Pages: 377 Published: March 1st 2006 by Disney Hyperion books Synopsis: Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school... again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus' master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus' stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by ...

Hello everyone!, in these past few months i got some books (not too many though which I am very proud of haha.) and I wanted to share them with you like I always do, I don't even know why I do this in every book haul haha. First part will be books that I bought myself and the second part will be library books. Books I bought: (Sorry the picture is crappy I just moved and I need to find a place in this apartment that has good lighting) As always, if you are interested in the book you can just click the name of the book and it will direct you to the Goodreads page ( and no I am not affiliated or anything lmao, I just put the links so if you are lazy like me you don't have to go on Goodreads and look for it haha.) 1. Of Mice and men by John Steinbeck ~ (This is a book that I had to buy for school, and I am really excited to continue reading it, I've always wanted to read it but I was always too lazy to get it haha.) 2. The secret life of bees by Sue Monk Kidd ~ Th...

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish This weeks topic is: Top Ten Books I'd Give To Readers Who Have Never Read X (examples: New Adult novels, historical fiction, a certain author, books about a certain topic, etc). I decided to go with Contemporary, so if you have never read contemporary or if you do read books from that genre but you don't know what to read next just check this list out and see if any of these books interests you! (I don't go into detail about these books though, but if you want to check the books out just click on the name of the book and it will take you to the goodreads page!) 1. The Perks of being a wallflower by Stephen Chbosky ~ One of my favorite books ever! 2. If I stay, and Where she went by Gayle Forman ~ Another favorite (I like the first book much more though.) If I stay is about to come out to the theaters soon, so I am very excited about that!. 3. Perfect Chemistry, Rules of Attractio...

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Book Title: Salt & Stone (Fire & Flood #2) Author: Victoria Scott Expected Publication: February 24th 2015 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20657437-salt-stone Synopsis:   What would you do to save someone you love? In FIRE & FLOOD, Tella Holloway faced a dangerous trek through the jungle and across the desert, all to remain a Contender in the Brimstone Bleed for a chance at obtaining the Cure for her brother. She can't quit--she has to win the race, save Cody, and then fight to make sure the race stops before it can claim any more lives. In the next legs of the race, across the ocean and over mountains, Tella will face frostbite, sharks, avalanche, and twisted new rules in the race. But what if the danger is deeper than that? How do you know who to trust when everyone...

Book title: The Edge of Never Author: J.A. Redmerski Edition: Paperback Pages: 426 Genre: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Adult, Road Trip. Release date: November 15th 2012 by Createspace Synopsis:   Twenty-year-old Camryn Bennett had always been one to think out-of-the-box, who knew she wanted something more in life than following the same repetitive patterns and growing old with the same repetitive life story. And she thought that her life was going in the right direction until everything fell apart. Determined not to dwell on the negative and push forward, Camryn is set to move in with her best friend and plans to start a new job. But after an unexpected night at the hottest club in downtown North Carolina, she makes the ultimate decision to leave the only life she’s ever known, far behind. With a purse, a cell phone and a small bag with a few necessities, Camryn, with absolutely no direction or purpose boards a Greyhound bus alone and sets out to find herself....

Book Title: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Author: Ransom Riggs Edition: Paperback Pages: 352 (has a lot of photographs) Genre: Young Adult, Mystery, Paranormal, Adventure, Time Travel. Release date: June 4th 2013 by Quirk Books Synopsis:   A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible tho...

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 12th and runs through Sunday, May 18th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional.  For all Bout of Books 10 information and updates, be sure to visit the  Bout of Books   blog.  - From the Bout of Books team Now on to what I read on Friday! :)  Friday, 5/16 Books I've Read today: 1 ~ The Liberator by Victoria Scott Books I've finished today: 0 Editions I read the books in: on a Kindle Pages I've read today: I read more than half from The Liberator (around 250 pages (the book has 352 pages.) Pages in total that I've read this week: 1714 Pages Ti...