Summer Reading--

    I used to look forward  to summer with a feverish excitement. It meant I could finally read all I wanted, and books that had nothing to do with school. Then I grew up. As an adult summer is often more busy and  hectic than any other season. I still can't help but fit a few extra books in, for the sake of nostalgia. Here are a few to add to your summer reading list--- you can click the images to find out more.

                                                                                                                                         

    

  Let's just say you have a lot of time to kill. Then hey- check out this series. At just over 1000 pages, it should keep you busy for a bit. And it's $2.99 right now on Amazon for Kindle. Which is a pretty good deal. This is just the type of book I like to read. The shear expanse of this book is impressive. Brandon Sanderson creates an entire world. There are many regions and cultures. There are so many little threads of stories, little mysteries and surprises. The second in the series is out as well, Words of Radiance.

           

                                                                                                      

Guy Gavriel Kay is one of my all-time favorite authors-- and this is my favorite of his books. There are books that you just read to enjoy. They are fun and a good time. Then there are books that stay with you. That you carry around in your heart and change you. This is one of those books. I don't know what I could say to convey how good this book is. Just thinking about it makes me want to read it again.

                                                                                                                                  

This was a enjoyable debut from J. Kathleen Cheney. The book is set in Portugal, which immediately sets it apart from other fantasy books. The book has spies, mermaids, selkies, magic and even a little romance. I was initially thrown because of the selkies, or seal people. The main love interest is half selkie. They are described as being highly sexual... I grew up on the ocean-- and I'm sorry there is just nothing sexy about seals to me. It's just kinda ewww. The author did a good job though. I was happy to see a good balance between the fantasy part of the book and the romance between the characters. This was not a bodice ripper, which I was happy about. This is a fun, light read.
                                                                                                                                

I can't believe how long it took me to read this book. How did I not know about it? Blood Song by Anthony Ryan was released back in 2012. I read it in May, and was thankful I didn't read it earlier--- because July 1st the second book comes out. I am really looking forward to it. I couldn't stop reading the first book- I started and finished it the same day. The book follows Vaelin beginning from his boyhood days. He becomes a warrior for his faith- a member of the Sixth Order.

                                                                                                             

I have to wait until fall for the newest Patrick Rothfuss release-- which I eagerly await. I also want to finish the Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher-- only 2 more books to go. The other series I'm contemplating starting is The Malazan Book of the Fallen. I have heard good/bad things. We shall see what this summer holds for me!