August's To Be Read

Recently I went to the library to get some books out to read. So I technically should call this blog post In My Library. The three books I checked out of the library will be read this month, I am determined. If anyone else was at the library with me, they would either have laughed or got really annoyed with me. My sister was there and she was on the annoyed side. I went to the teen section, looked at the new books section and started pulling book after book after book that I want to read. Then I went through the rest of the teen section and picked all the books that I also want to read that are the older side of books (not that old, don't worry haha). My stack of books was huge. I picked out so many books and they were all in the maybe pile. Then came the hard part. Picking out the three books I wanted to get. I can't even tell you some of the books that I wanted to get because that list would take a little while and I want to get to the good stuff, the books I am actually going to read for this month. Drum roll please! 

The first book: Abandon by Meg Cabot 

The main reason I got this book. I LOVE Meg Cabot. She is one of my favorite authors. She just knows how to pull you in until the end of the book and then when you are done, you think, "Wow, that was a really good book." I am hoping this is the same thing with me but I am hearing mixed reviews on the book so we will see how it turns out. Please, Meg, do not leave me disappointed. 

My thoughts on the cover- A beautiful girl in a pretty dress. Yeah, we all know it's those same covers now and days, but I still like the cover. Mainly, because she is not looking straight at us. Her eyes are closed and she looks like she is dead, which I figure relates to the story. 

Now on to what the story is about. I briefly read the synopsis because I decided on it because of the author.  It seems to be about a girl who has died before and now that she survived and is back, someone is chasing her because they want her back in the Underworld. It sounds pretty good and I hear it is a modern day telling about Persephone, queen of the Underworld. If this means more Greek Mythology, and after reading Starcrossed, I am in. I am still excited to read this and really hope it is a good book, like all the other Meg Cabot books I have read. 

The Second Book: Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have) by Sarah Mlynowski 

I am a little bit more excited than I want to admit about reading this book. I have heard tons of reviews saying it's a cute, hilarious, quick summer read. Reading what it is about makes it look like it will be super fun to read. And because of that, that is the main reason I checked this book out. 
My thoughts on the cover- it's not the same but it's still not different. It's mediocre. I do like the pink words on the, pink is adorable. haha
A review will be out right when I finish this book because I am I am on the excited side to read it. And no, it's not a good you think it is going to be. You know what I am talking about :P


The third and final Book I got out of the Library is the book I am most excited for: Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin 

Edgar Allan Poe. Yes, all of you guys started paying attention now, didn't you? I, along with probably many others, love Edgar Allan Poe. This book is a retelling about Poe's short story The Masque of the Red Death. I read that story along time ago in 10th grade and I am now a sophomore in college. I have a really old book of all of Edgar Allan Poe's poems and short stories so it's probably a good idea to read his story again. I think I will. haha I have heard NOTHING but great things about this book. Even the girl who worked there said she heard this book was a really good when she was checking out my books. 
This book is also a steampunk book and I have never read one of these types of books. But I am psyched to because I could probably get into a new genre of books. If I like this book, which I have a feeling I will, I will be interested to see what other types of steampunk books are out there. 
My thoughts on the cover- for one, it really pulls you in. The mysterious girl wearing the long red and black dress holding this tattered and fading umbrella. It makes you wonder what it is about, but of course, the title clears that up for us. I really do love the colors of red and black put together and they are put together beautifully. I really hope Bethany Griffin, as a debut young adult author, has brought us an astounding book. 

So these are the books I got from the library the other day and I am hoping these reviews will be up right after I finish them. The hardest thing is deciding which one to read first because all of them look super awesome. 
Wish me luck!
Hope everyone is having a blast reading.
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