Finally! I was turned on to this series by a former employee at Simon and Schusters (She now works at HarperCollins) and I was hooked. The first book, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer was haunting and a little weird. Is Mara’s crazy or can she actually make things happen with her mind or is it even something more? The Evolution of Mara Dyer and the Retribution of Mara Dyer, the other two books in the trilogy, pretty much explores this questions and takes you places you didn’t think it would go. So now that the trilogy is over (and you don’t have to wait two years between books 2 and 3) you should go out and read it.
Author Archives: Bethlylou
What I’m reading: The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon
One of the benefits of being a bookseller is being able to read books months before they are officially published. Feel free to be jealous.
The Lux Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout

So here I go making my first attempt at a review. Be kind everyone. Also, this does contain some spoilers.
So the Lux Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout contains five books, Obsidian, Onyx, Opal, Origins and Opposition. Six books if you count the prequel novella, Shadows and seven if you can’t Obsession. The series follows Katy, a regular girl, who loves to read and gardening and Daemon, the really hot boy next door with a very bad attitude. The story begins with Katy moving to small town, Petersburg, West Virginia, from Gainesville, Florida. Her father died of couple of years earlier from cancer and her mother has decided that she and Katy needed a change of scenery to move on with their lives. A bit cruel to do it to Katy right before her senior year but whatever. Katy, self describes herself as boring. She much rather stay at home and read and then blog about what she just read and then hang out online stalking her blog comments then go outside and hang out. I can totally understand the wanting to read all the time instinct. Anyway, Katy is so boring that her mother has no problem working all the time and leaving Katy home alone all the time to work. because you know nothing bad is going to happen, right. At the encouragement of Katy’s mother, she goes next door to introduce herself to her neighbors and try to make friends before school starts. Enter Daemon Black, who in perfect meet the hot guy fashion, opens the door, shirtless and showing off his perfect male model body, that no normal 17 year-old boy should have. Katy is rendered speechless by Daemon and Daemon jumps on it to immediately but rude and condescending.Let’s just say, their first meeting didn’t go well. However, it sets up their relationship of verbal sparring through out the series.
Public Service Announcement
Maggie Stievfater’s new book Blue Lily Lily Blue comes out tomorrow. It’s number three in the Raven’s Cycle. If you have not read the Raven Boys or the Dream Thieves, you need to go out, right now and buy them or borrow from the library and read them! Like Right now!



A Sisters’ Revenge
***This post contains minor spoilers from book series, The Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor and the Lux Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout.***
I hate spoilers. I want to know but I really don’t want to know. I like to discover the surprises, twists and turns of a book, movie or TV show as I’m reading or watching. So because of my dislike of spoilers, I don’t want to spoil things for anyone else either. My good intentions, have got me in trouble. Case in point, with my sister and fellow bloggess, Kate. Last year, I turned her on to Laini Taylor’s amazing series, Daughter of Smoke and Bone.
The Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus

Ok, so here it is. The final book in the Percy Jackson saga. The Blood of Olympus comes out this Tuesday. If you are like me, you are not ready to see Percy, Annabeth, Leo, Frank, Hazel and Nico (Jason and Piper have sort of grown on me I’ll admit) go but everything must end.
What do you think will happen? Who will survive and who will not? Will the demigods save the world and Camp Half Blood? And will we get any insight into Rick Riordan’s new series, Magnus Chase? Could Magnus be related to Annabeth Chase?
I’m excited but sort of dreading the end. Who’s with me?
What I’m Reading: Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriager
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What I’m Currently Reading
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Discussion Post. Strong Female Character
Serious question. What do you think when you hear, Strong female character? Do think physical strength? Do you think of a character that is moral? or do you think of a strong female character is a well rounded character? Do you think of a strong female character in the same terms as male characters. If not then why not?
Leave your answers in the comments
What am I reading?
I’m reading Year Zero by Rob Reid
It’s very Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! Very Funny
