Books, Beach and summer!

It is hot, it is humid and it is summer. What you can do except pick your hat and beach bag and current read and head to the beach (or the pool, a shady umbrella and a comfy chair)?

Finally read “Forever Princess” Book 10 of Princess’ diaries series by Meg Cabot. Yay, this is the last book! I couldn’t stand Mia anymore. Don’t get me wrong, I loved her in first few books but in these last couple of books she had become so spoiled and self-righteous… anyway she is graduating, having her 18th birthday and breaking up with her perfect boyfriend PJ…
“Addition” by Toni Jordan is about a woman who likes to count! She is obsessed with numbers and a little eccentric (or maybe a lot)! The story is good but also frustrating! I couldn’t stand all that obsession!
“The Map of Moments” by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon was strange and confusing. It wasn’t a supernatural novel, it was… after Katrina a Max goes back to New Orleans to attend the funeral of a girl he loved, but someone tells him of possibility of bringing her back and then starts this voohoo story about moments…yes the girls come back but there is no rational reason for it… not voodoo, magic or… well I didn’t like it, someone else might love it!
“Keeper of Light and Dust” by Natasha Mostert was a great book. Based on mystic teaching of eastern martial arts, it tells the story of modern warriors and their protectors and also of someone who is afraid of death and steals the Chi (life energy) of others to extend his own life. As a mystery it was simple and you could guess who the villain is a few chapter in the book. But the love triangle was enchanting and the story telling mesmerizing. The plot and characters were strong. All and all a great book. I remember loving Ms. Mostert other book “Season of the witch” too.
“Mona Lisa Cravings” (Monere: Children of the Moon, Book 3) by Sunny was OK. I remember reading a review from QB where she compared this series to Merry Gentry series by LK Hamilton. And yes, I noticed the similarities here specially when Mona Lisa gets pregnant… but there are enough differences to make this series a very independent one! But what I didn’t like about the book was all these sex-is-vital-blahblah, like author was looking for an excuse to throw in sex scenes whenever she felt like it… also Mona Lisa’s character is not well defined, she says she loves her people but does nothing special to help them, she acts really stupid sometime… the book is not that strong but let’s say it is much better than some of the other supernatural romances that are on the shelves.
The best of my reads this week was “Some Girls Bite” A Chicagoland Vampires Novel by Chloe Neill. Merit, a 27 years old grad student; is attacked and is turned vampire against her will. It takes a long time for her to get adjusted to her new undead status but meanwhile she learns a lot about herself, her family, her new brethrens and her new powers. There is also this hot master vampire she hates and loves and sworn to protect whom makes everything much more complicated.

Well, it is 87° outside and even poolside is too hot to go (and I'm out of books! So I’m going to nap in my cool AC-ed room, dreaming of ... well something cool!!!