Killer Frost - Jennifer Estep

Killer Frost by Jennifer Estep

So I was so positive that there were going to be a dozen more Mythos Academy books.
And I was totally wrong.
Killer Frost is the last one.
But it ended well.
I'm not upset with Jennifer at all.
Sometimes I get very mad at authors for the way they finish books or series'.

Short synopsis:
After returning from another Mythos Academy campus, Gwen's group of friends knows the Reapers aren't just going to lay down and retreat.
Gwen spends the following weeks trying to continue to fulfill the mission that Nike gave her.
Collect certain artifacts that will help aid her and her friends final defeat of Loki.
Gwen's grandmother gets stuck in the middle of a new battle, and after a minor success they know that the final battle is nearing.
The spend only a day preparing the campus for the final battle.
Loki's army is stronger in numbers than Nike and Gwen's but finally Gwen realizes what she has to do to finally kill Loki once and for all.


I am sad that this series is over, but it only means there is now space in my brain for a new series!!

Credit:
Amazon - in case you're into buying
Jennifer Estep - author website

Read on.
Jessica.

Midnight Frost - Jennifer Estep

Midnight Frost by Jennifer Estep

I started reading the Mythos Academy a few years ago when the first book came out.
I fell in love with Gewn's gypsy gift and the premise of the stories.
Set in an almost current time when normal people have no idea that mythological creatures and powers are real and in practice currently.
Gwen has the gift of psychometry,  when she touches something or someone she gets flashes.
The flashes can be of where the object has been, who has touched it, the feeling or intentions of those people.
When she touches people she can see everything about them, past, present, feelings, intentions, ideas.
She tries not to touch people very often as she feels it is a breach of trust.
In previous books you meet Loki, the bad guy of the mythological world.
Gwen finds herself in charge of getting rid of him.
In each of these books, Loki has his minions - Reapers, try to do away with Gwen.

Short synopsis:
After the last debacle with Reapers, Gwen is just trying to take it easy.
This proves hard for her, as her boyfriend has made himself scarce.
A new Reaper attack leave a close friend on the edge of death.
Gwen and her friends must travel across the country to another Mythos Academy campus to retrieve a necessary plant to save their friend.
While on their mission they of course encounter more Reapers.

Each of these books is a step towards the defeat of Loki and I look forward to reading them through that major event.

Credit:
Amazon - in case you're into buying
Jennifer Estep - author website

Read on.
Jessica.

Kindle Book vs. Print Book

I want to take a minute to talk about what will still be the major debate between book nerds for the next 100 years.

The Kindle (or e-book) versus the Printed book.

Let me first say I don't buy books.
I borrow them from my public library.
I don't often reread books.
So I feel like my money could be better spent on bills than on books I'll only touch once.
Also keep in mind I have over the past 24 years have paid probably close to $200-$300 in fines.
I pay for books, in a round about way, so that other people can read them too.

Let me also mention that I sweat, profusely, on a constant basis, no matter the weather or temperature.
It's called hyperhidrosis.
The obvious place a stranger will notice it is my hands.

Because of those two things I am team Kindle.

I honestly don't love the turn of the page, or the weight of it in my hands, or any of the things team printed books will site as reasons why Kindle books are sacrilegious to the book world.

I sweat, so the requirement of holding the book creates damp and then wrinkly, crinkled pages.
I love to read laying down, and holding an actual book, especially one that is of good size, is difficult.

I was gifted my basic kindle a few years ago, and immediately figured out how to borrow library books and get other books for free.
I can take as many books as I can check out, with me wherever I go and it weighs less than my iPad.
I love that the screen of my Kindle isn't lit up so my eyes don't hurt as badly.
I also love that I can use either my phone or iPad to also read said books, which ever is with me.
I can change the brightness of my screen.
I can get textbooks for school at half or more than half the price.
And one of the coolest features of all about e-books, is the ability to search!!!

I love books. Literally. Love. Them.
I love to read, I have for as long as I can remember.

I have never loved lugging bags of books too and from the library.
But I absolutely love my Kindle.

I  will always meet people who think that I 'm wrong, that Kindles are the disgrace of the book world, that they're going to be the death of the public library system, and the demise of authors.
But I will always love e-books and my Kindle, because it's the right media for me.
Let me know what team you're on!

Read on.
Jessica.

Hello World

I was just going to jump right on in, but I thought I'd introduce myself first.

I'm Jessica.
I read.
A lot.
Constantly.
FOR FUN.

Yeah, some people think I'm crazy.

But I don't care.

I'm 22. I live in Maryland, about an hour outside of Baltimore.

I challenged myself to read 120 books in 2013.
That's 10 books a month. I think.

So far I've read two.

But basically my purpose here is to 'review' books I've read.
I'm not talking critiques, just if I liked it or not, short overview type stuff.

I have a good friend in the CCPL system, who recommends most of the books I read.
But I'll read prettttyyyy much anything I can get my hands on.

I do have a type. Sorta like boys, I like a certain kind of book. One genre makes me happier than others.

Young Adult, or YA.
It's kindaa my FAV.

Most of what I'll review is going to be YA.
But I'm also going to use this as a platform to review anything my friend needs for the library.

Thanks for stopping by.

Jessica.