Summer Reading so far

I have actually read a suprising amount so far this summer. I thought it might be harder with a 6 month old baby. While I have to read around her schedule I am getting a good amount of reading done so far. To start the summer off I read The Girl Who Drank The Moon by Kelly Barnhill. It was on the current Sunshine State reading list. I loved everything about this book. I am not a hige fan of fantasy books but this one was very engaging and the worl building was great. I enjoyed the characters and the journey this novel takes you on. This is a great middle grades book. The next book I finished was When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James. I enjoyed this historical romance a lot. What I like about Beauty and the Beast retellings in historical fiction is it tends to add more demention to the characters, especially the male characters. I enjoyed the characters and the plot. The next book I finshed Beowulf: The Original Graphic Novel.I am a huge fan of Beowulf and was very excited to start this graphic novel. In truth it felt like a watered down version of the tale. The illastrations also left much to be desired. This book fell far from my expectations and was a disappointment. The 4th book I read was To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt. This historical romance was amazing. I loved the characters and the plot. The characters have depth and their interactions are very enjoyable. So that is my summer reading so far. My goal is to finish more of teh Sunshine State books, a few romances I took out of the library, and a couple of teaching books I plan to read this summer.

October Wrap up 2014

The Stand: Graphic Novel Vol. 1

This post is fitting with Free Comic Day approaching. I have had this graphic novel on my bookcase for a while now. Today I finally sat down and read it. I enjoyed readying the first installment of this story. I enjoyed it so much I went onto Amazon and ordered the next two books. I don't think I could read this as a book, but as a graphic novel I found it very interesting.
I am just starting to read more graphic novels. So I took a couple down off my shelf to read them. I liked the art and they way the story is told. I do really like that the comic book companies are doing novels into these visual stunning versions. I will be looking for more novels like this in the future.