31% behind...

Yep, that's right I'm 31% behind on my reading goal for this year and I'm very sad about it. I'm trying to catch up but, I don't know if I will be able to, and that makes me even more sad.

Here's a few fun books I read this past week...

 I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.

This book was less fantastical then I expected it to be based on the title and the cover of this book, but it didn't disappoint. This easy, fast, fun read is one that all young readers will enjoy, but maybe most especially boys.  

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. 

This series- Adventures Wanted- is so great! It reminds me of Harry Potter, yet it contains all its own flavor, twists, and turns. M.L. Forman is a fabulous creative writer and this world he has created for his readers is one I look forward to visiting over and over again!

Some teenage romance.

I give this book 3.5 ish stars out of 5. (Close to 4, but not quite.)

I enjoyed reading this fast, easy young adult read. The romance in this story was cute, but quite predictable and perhaps the main reason I didn't love this book as much as I could have is because it is so much like Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick, which made it extremely predictable for me. I may or may not continue on and read the next book in this series.

A Hunger Games inspired read.

I give this book 4 out of 5 stars. 

I picked this book up at the library after having my attention drawn to it at Sam's Club a couple weeks ago. This young reader book written by Suzanne Collins, the author of the Hunger Games series, is a great book for young readers, especially boys, who need a fun, entertaining book to help them get into reading. This is a book that moms and kids alike will enjoy reading and sharing together. This fast paced read intermingled between the exciting and somewhat strange and perhaps a tiny bit scary adventure that Gregor and his baby sister Boots are suddenly a part of is all about the importance of staying close to family and having good friends you can trust. And although I am not sure if I will take the time to continue reading this series right now, I surely think I will come back to it when my kids are old enough to read it with me. :)

The Septimus Heap series.

I give this series (as a whole) 4 out of 5 stars.

Septimus Heap is the 7th son of the 7th son and this series is all about him and his adventures as the apprentice to the Extraordinary Wizard, Marcia Overstrand. This series is fun, creative, and "magykal" all at the same time. Angie Sage creates a wonderful world for her readers to be a part of and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this series. There is still one final book in this series that doesn't come out till next year- so I still don't know how things will end, but I look forward to finding out. :)