2015 Reading Challenges

Since I started my blog last June this is my first year participating in any reading challenges. I'm planning on making a TBR jar sometimes before the end of this week and I've officially signed up for four reading challenges.

The first challenge I've signed up for is one hosted by Alexa Loves Books and Hello, Chelly. For the Flights Of Fantasy challenge I've challenged myself to read 15 fantasy books. I know it may not seem like a lot considering how many books I read last year but I've found myself reading less and less fantasy these days. Hopefully this challenger gets me back into the habit of reading fantasy. 

Also it definitely can't hurt that Amanda Hocking has 2-3 new books coming out within the next couple of months. 

Next is a challenge I'm VERY excited about! The TBR Pile Challenge, I have SO MANY books, I buy them on sale, they are gifted to me, sent to me, I'm constantly at the library and yet when I finish a book I instantly think "Now I have nothing to read" which is entirely untrue. This challenge will (hopefully!) get me to read some books that have just been sitting on my shelves collecting dust. 

I've signed up to read between 11-20 books off of my TBR Pile. 

The third challenge that I've signed up for is the Finish The Series Reading Challenge. I have a confession to make... I haven't read the last three Mortal Instrument books.. or the last Clockwork Prince book... I also haven't finished the Delirium series... 

Whew! Now that I got that off of my chest... I really want to try to re-read the books I have read in the series' I'm trying to finish (because I have an awful memory) and then of course read the ones I haven't gotten around to yet. 

I'm not sure how well this is going to work out so I'm only going to sign up to finish reading one series and see how it goes from there. 

The last challenge I've signed up for is the Netgalley and Edelweiss challenge. Any book counts, any genre, length, release date. As long as it comes from Netgalley or Edelweiss. Since I get most of my books from EW I signed up for 50 books. 

So far those are the only challenges that I've signed up for, it may seem like a lot to commit to but I'm sure some books I read will overlap with challenges and make it a little bit easier for my first year. 

What challenges did you sign up for? 

Leave me a link in the comments below and perhaps I can talk myself into adding one more to my list. 

Until next time,
Ginger 

Review of "Firefight"

Firefight By Brandon Sanderson 

Stars: 5!

Source: Purchased 

Release Date: January 6th 2015 

"My name is David Charleston. 

I kill people with super powers." 

I cannot tell you the pure joy that I felt from reading that. I have waited for what felt like years to get my hands on Firefight and I was so excited to get it a couple days before the official release party and have time to read it before attending the signing. 

Let me just start off by saying that if you haven't read Steelheart you are missing out! You have not lived until you've immersed yourself in a world built by Brandon Sanderson! 

In the previous book David did the impossible, he not only killed a High Epic he killed thee High Epic. Steelheart died by Davids hand and now that the Reckoners have momentum they aren't about to stop now. 

With Newcago free and somewhat safe David finds himself with a new mission, traveling to Babylon Restored to find out exactly what the High Epic in charge has in store for her thriving community. 

Along the way we're introduced to new and exciting characters and some old favorites, whether they are Reckoners or Epics they come alive on the pages and draw you in. 

While trying to discover the mysteries of Babylon Restored David is struggling with inner demons. Killing Steelheart was his life goal, the light at the end of the tunnel, but now that he's achieved it he finds himself left with more questions than answers. 

Can Epics ever truly be good? Can they be cured? Is killing them the only answer? 

Can Megan be helped? Will she ever be the person he fell in love with? Or will killing her simply be giving her mercy?

Firefight is not 'fast paced' it's 'fast paced' times ten. Imagine a hummingbird on crack and you've got Firefight. 

I kept having to remind myself throughout the book to breathe. All I wanted to do was hold my breath and wait for the climatic scenes to end but they just kept coming, one after the other until I found myself starring at the last page in shock.  

I have no idea how Sanderson weaves such an incredible story, how he builds worlds so life like that you find yourself day dreaming about visiting them, how his characters become apart of you and change the way you look at the world. 

I have no idea how he does it but I do know that no one else could have told Davids story the way that he has. 

I will be counting down the days until I can get my hands on the third (and sadly the last) installment in this series. 

Until next time, 

Ginger