In My Mailbox 17

In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren. Every Sunday you can show the books you received this week. This week I went on a little Robin Jones Gunn shopping spree (:

Christy Miller's Diary by Robin Jones Gunn

Christy & Todd The College Years by Robin Jones Gunn

Christy Miller & Sierra Jensen: Departures by Robin Jones Gunn

The Katie Weldon Series:

Peculiar Treasures by Robin Jones Gunn

On a Whim by Robin Jones Gunn

Coming Attractions by Robin Jones Gunn

The Sierra Jensen Series:

Volume One: Only You Sierra, In Your Dreams, & Don't You Wish by Robin Jones Gunn

Volume Two:  Close Your Eyes, Without a Doubt, & With This Ring by Robin Jones Gunn

Volume Three: Open Your Heart, Time Will Tell, & Now Picture This by Robin Jones Gunn

Volume Four: Hold On Tight, Closer Than Ever, & Take My Hand by Robin Jones Gunn

What did you get in your mailbox this week?? 

:)

BTT: Odd

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme every Thursday. This week's question is:

What's the oddest book you've ever read? Did you like it? Hate it? Did it make you think?

My Answer: Hmm I would say the oddest book (well series) I've ever read is The Mysterious Bennedict Society. And yeah, I enjoyed it, although I never got around to reading the other books in the series. It made me think, a lot actually, because there were puzzles in the book and riddles. The other book I was thinking of is The Name of this Book is Secret. And if you've read that, you know what I mean. It's kind of a long the same lines as the Bennedict Society, and I never read the other books in that series either!

What is the oddest book you've ever read??

Peculiar Treasures

Peculiar Treasures (Katie Weldon #1) by Robin Jones Gunn

Pages: 241
Book #1 in the Katie Weldon Series picks up just minutes after the end of Christy and Todd: The College Years. Katie catches more than the bouquet at Todd and Christy’s wedding. She catches a case of senioritis, which she’s working hard to stave off, in addition to unexpected changes that keep her off balance. But one thing that’s not changing is her relationship with Rick. They’re living in the slow lane, and Katie wonders what will it take to convince him to make the eagerly anticipated lane change that will speed up the progress of their relationship.

Ramblings: This is a book I stayed up half the night reading because I could not put it down. Need I say more?
I probably don't have to, but I'm going to anyway!

The Characters: I'm used to reading the Christy Miller Collection, so I'm used to Christy's point of view, not Katie's. But I have to say it was wonderful to finally have the chance to read from Katie's point of view. She is so smart and has such a strong-willed personality. It was amazing to watch from her view, her journey with God. In case you are wondering, yes Christy is still in this book and she is still her charming self! (Oh yeah, and dreamy Todd is there too!) Rick. Ahhhh what to say about Rick? He has changed so much since I first met him in the 2nd Christy book, and I have to say I love him the most right now. He is finally close to God and he is patient and sweet and just such a gentleman.

The Plot: Still in college, Katie is starting her senior year at Rancho Corona university. But I love the new twist that this year she gets to be an adviser. She is in charge of (mostly) freshman girls and it was amazing to see her help the girls and get to know the girls. My favorite part of the plot though, was the Peculiar Treasures Wall in their hallway. It was absolutely wonderful!
Here is the verse that Katie & Christy's friendship is based upon throughout every book:
"Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall be a peculiar treasure to me above all people: for all the earth is mine." -Exodus 19:5 AKJV


Overall: Of course I am stunned again by how amazing and gripping Gunn's novels are. I'm just so excited that she decided to continue the series from Katie's point of view. I hope that she never stops writing about this group!

Overall Rating: 4.5 Stars
Cover Love: 4 Hearts

Musing Monday 12

Musing Monday is hosted by Should Be Reading. This week's musing asks:

What are you excited about reading?

My Answer: I am soo excited because in eight days, The Death Cure by James Dashner comes out! It is the third book in the Maze Runner trilogy and I am just dying to finish the series and find out what happens to all of them. This is one book I've been waiting months for, and it's finally here!

What are you excited about reading?
Comment and leave a blog address and I'll follow back!

The Top 100 Teen Books

I found this list at Read This Instead, and I decided to share it with all of you! Apparently this list originated in Sweden (According to Penelope at The Reader Fever who searched for the original list!) So, I've gone through this list and bolded the books I've read. Once you read through the list you can post it on your sight and see which books you've read!
So, here it is!

Alex Finn – Beastly --Saw the movie

Alice Sebold – The Lovely Bones

Ally Carter – Callagher Girls (1, 2, 3, 4)

Ally Condie – Matched (1, 2)

Alyson Noel – The Immortals  (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Anastasia Hopcus – Shadow Hills

Angie Sage – Septimus Heap (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Ann Brashares – The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (1, 2, 3, 4) - the movie also

Anna Godbersen – Luxe (1, 2, 3, 4)

Anthony Horowitz – Alex Rider (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Aprilynne Pike – Wings (1, 2, 3)

Becca Fitzpatrick – Hush, Hush (1, 2)

Brandon Mull – Fablehaven (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Brian Selznick – The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Cassandra Clare – The Mortal Instruments (1, 2, 3, 4)

Carrie Jones – Need (1, 2, 3)

Carrie Ryan – The Forest of Hands and Teeth (1, 2, 3, 4)

Christopher Paolini  - Inheritance (1, 2, 3, 4)

Cinda Williams Chima – The Heir Chronicles (1, 2, 3)

Colleen Houck – Tigers Saga (1, 2)

Cornelia Funke – Inkheart (1, 2, 3) - I saw the movie

Ellen Hopkins – Impulse

Eoin Colfer – Artemis Fowl (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

Faraaz Kazi – Truly, Madly, Deeply

Frank Beddor – The Looking Glass Wars (1, 2, 3)

Gabrielle Zevin – Elsewhere

Gail Carson Levine – Fairest

Holly Black – Tithe (1, 2, 3)

J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

James Dashner – The Maze Runner (1, 2) --October 11: The Death Cure #3!

James Patterson – Maximum Ride (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

Jay Asher – Thirteen Reasons Why

Jeanne DuPrau – Books of Ember (1, 2, 3, 4) - I also saw the movie

Jeff Kinney – Diary of a Wimpy Kid (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) 

John Boyne – The Boy in the Striped Pajamas -and I saw the movie

John Green – An Abundance of Katherines

John Green – Looking for Alaska

John Green – Paper Towns

Jonathan Stroud – Bartimaeus (1, 2, 3, 4)

Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl – Caster Chronicles (1, 2)

Kelley Armstrong – Darkest Powers (1, 2, 3)

Kristin Cashore – The Seven Kingdoms (1, 2) 

Lauren Kate – Fallen (1, 2, 3)

Lemony Snicket -  Series of Unfortunate Events (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) 

Libba Bray – Gemma Doyle (1, 2, 3)

Lisa McMann – Dream Catcher (1, 2, 3)

Louise Rennison – Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

M.T. Anderson – Feed

Maggie Stiefvater – The Wolves of Mercy Falls (1, 2, 3)

Margaret Peterson Haddix – Shadow Children (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

Maria V. Snyder – Study (1, 2, 3)

Markus Zusak  - The Book Thief

Markus Zusak – I am the Messenger

Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Mary Ting – Crossroads

Maureen Johnson – Little Blue Envelope (1, 2)

Meg Cabot – All-American Girl (1, 2)

Meg Cabot – The Mediator (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Meg Cabot – The Princess Diaries (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) - I saw the movies

Meg Rosoff – How I live now

Megan McCafferty – Jessica Darling (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Megan Whalen Turner – The Queen’s Thief (1, 2, 3, 4)

Melina Marchetta – On the Jellicoe Road

Melissa de la Cruz – Blue Bloods (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Melissa Marr – Wicked Lovely (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Michael Grant – Gone  (1, 2, 3, 4)

Nancy Farmer – The House of the Scorpion

Neal Shusterman – Unwind

Neil Gaiman – Coraline - I saw the movie

Neil Gaiman – Stardust - I saw the movie

Neil Gaiman – The Graveyard Book

P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast – House of Night (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 )

Philip Pullman – His Dark Materials (1, 2, 3)

Rachel Caine – The Morganville Vampires (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

Rachel Cohn & David Levithan – Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist --On TBR list!

Richelle Mead – Vampire Academy (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Rick Riordan – Percy Jackson and the Olympians (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Rom LcO’Feer – Somewhere carnal over 40 winks

S.L. Naeole – Grace (1, 2, 3, 4)

Sabrina Bryan & Julia DeVillers – Princess of Gossip

Sarah Dessen – Along for the Ride

Sarah Dessen – Lock and Key

Sarah Dessen – The Truth about Forever

Sara Shepard – Pretty Little Liars (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Scott Westerfeld  - Leviathan (1, 2, 3)

Scott Westerfeld  - Uglies (1, 2, 3)

Shannon Hale – Books of a Thousand Days

Shannon Hale – Princess Academy

Shannon Hale – The Books of Bayern (1, 2, 3, 4)

Sherman Alexie & Ellen Forney – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Simone Elkeles – Perfect Chemistry (1, 2, 3)

Stephanie Meyer – The Host

Stephanie Meyer – Twilight Saga (1, 2, 3, 4)

Sue Monk Kidd – The Secret Life of Bees

Susan Beth Pfeffer – Last Survivors (1, 2, 3) *One of my all-time fav series!*

Suzanne Collins – Hunger Games (1, 2, 3)

Suzanne Collins – Underland Chronicles (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Terry Pratchett – Tiffany Aching (1, 2, 3, 4)

Tonya Hurley – Ghost Girl (1, 2, 3)

Wendelin Van Draanen – Flipped

I've Read: 27 (and then I've seen a few others on this list as movies)

Hmmm maybe I should add a few more of these to my TBR list!

How many books on this list have you read?? If you repost, leave the linky in my comment box!

Delirium

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Pages: 441
Ninety-Five days, and then I'll be safe. 
I wonder whether 

the procedure will hurt.

I want to get it over with.

It's hard to be patient. 
                It's hard not to be afraid 
               while I'm still uncured, 

though so far the 

deliria hasn't touched me yet.

Still, I worry.

     They say that in the old days, 
love drove people to madness. 
         The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills
you both when you have it 

and when you don't.

Aaah! Mimi, you were right, I am squealing!! I have like 3000 different emotions running through me! The main few being: Heart-brokenness, anger, shock, and frustration. (Symptoms of the Deleria??) Yes, because I am in love with this book!

The characters: I'm keeping it short and sweet (or trying to). Lena: at first a goodie-goodie that annoyed me, but turned out to be a pretty amazing, un-average girl. Alex: Dreamy! I just loved his personality, his poetry, even his rebellious side. Hana: Funny, gorgeous, and she really was a great best friend.

The plot: Wonderful, unique, suspenseful, brilliant, beautiful. Aaah! I don't even know how to describe how I feel about this book. I love the fact that they think love is a disease! In a way, I guess it is, but it's a good disease. Like Lena said in the book, it changes your view of things because it makes everything more beautiful! <3

Overall: I clearly adored this book. It was very captivating; I literally read 350 pages of it today. I don't know why this book sat on my bookshelf for two months before I decided to pick it up and read it. All I know is, the day Pandemonium comes out, I am buying it and all I'll be doing all day is reading!

Overall Rating: 5 Stars
Cover Love: 2 Hearts