It's Just—I Don't . . . UGHHH!!

I'm kinda disappointed that Stolen Away is taking me so long to get through (nearly 2 weeks). I'm about half way though it, and while something has happened, it doesn't feel like something happened. Maybe I was expecting there to be more fighting or freaking out or something that made what happened a big deal, and I think I was expecting that because that happens a lot in The Drake Chronicles, the first of Alyxandra Harvey's books I have read. In the Drake Chronicle books, there is A LOT of fighting and freaking and humor, all of which is practically nonexistent in Stolen Away.

So, I have been trying to make up for taking so long by reading other books. I read Torn by Amanda Hocking last week, and then yesterday and today I read Bumped by Megan McCafferty, and now I need to find another REALLY good book to read. Tonight's Grimm was about descendants from dragons, so I'm leaning towards starting Firelight by Sophie Jordan, but I don't know. . .

I'm feeling very off right now, I mean usually I feel a pull towards a certain book, but lately I haven't felt the pull at all, and I don't like that. UUUHHHHHHGGG, this is so frustrating!! I keep scanning and scanning my shelves, hoping something will stand out, and NOTHING! Nothing stands out, nothing even remotely calls for me to read it.

Sorry for the ranting, I didn't mean to do that, it just came out. Hope you're having a better reading experience than me right now.

The Fantastical Magic of Leap Day!

Happy LEAP DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to do something exciting for the occasion. I'm reading three different books right now, as you can see if you look at my sidebar, and I've just decided to to do a Teaser Tuesday. Now, I know what you're thinking, "Silly girl on the internet, it's Wednesday,"and I'm here to tell you that through the magic of Leap Day, it is YOU who are wrong, for it really is Tuesday.

First up is a line from Torn by Amanda Hocking.

"Yes, talking to a beautiful Princess—what a rough lot in life you have in life," Loki said dryly, and Matt snorted behind me.

Next a line from Stolen Away by Alyxandra Harvey.

"Just in time." The phone rang. He looked at it like it was a bomb he couldn't figure out how to diffuse. "Help. It won't stop doing that."

And lastly, but not leastly, Torment by Lauren Kate.

In Heaven, eighteen was the luckiest, most divine number: a life-affirming tally of two sevens (the archangels and the cardinal virtues), balanced with the warning of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.

*All quotes were taken from around where I am currently reading in the books*

Book Covers

I have been contemplating buying a few books from the UK. My reason is because I like the covers better than their US counterparts. Is it weird that I want to buy books from another country because I like the cover better? I know you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover, but I already know that these books are going to be good, that's why I am even thinking about getting them from the UK. Below are the covers of the books I'm thinking of getting, with the US cover on the left, UK on the right.

     

While I like the US cover of Stolen Away, I think the UK is prettier. I like the colors better, and it seems more elegant. That might not be the right word, but it suits my tastes better than the US cover does.

     

I don't really like the US cover at all. To me, it seems kind of ugly, from the greenish color of the cover to the weird picture in the corner. On the other hand, the UK cover I find much more pleasant to look at. I like the simple pink, black, and white color scheme. I love the notebook look of it, and I love the font used for it, it's very pretty. Even the pictures don't seem that bad.

     

The US cover isn't that bad, but it seems a little kid-ish, whereas the UK cover seems more grown up. I think the font on the UK cover is cool, and I love the wing on that cover.

     

Like with the US cover of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, I don't like US cover of Haunting Violet very much. The only thing I like about it is the title font. The whole tone of the cover bothers me, and the way the girl looks I don't like. The UK cover, I think, looks much prettier. I love the color scheme, and the whole look of the cover. The girl in this cover looks very pretty and a little mysterious, which I love.