Top Ten Tuesday!: Books for Fall 2012

Welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday! I'm so excited to share with you guys the books I'm dying to read that will be released this fall! Hope you enjoy!

In no particular order:

Days of Blood and Starlight
by Laini Taylor
Series: Daughter of Smoke and Bone #2
Release date: November 6th, 2012

I'm so PUMPED for this one! Daughter of Smoke and Bone was great! And the ending just killed me. Really excited to know what happens to Karou and her love story!

The Lost Prince
by Julie Kagawa
Series: The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten #1
Release date: October 23rd, 2012

I got an ARC for this so I'm finishing the Iron Fey series, but until now I love it so much! This also comes out near my sister's birthday... if only she liked this series!

Alice in Zombieland
by Gena Showalter
Series: White Rabbit Chronicles #1
Release date: September 25th, 2012

I've been hearing about this book basically since the year started, and have heard great things from several bloggers! Sounds so amazing, and I'm excited to read a zombie book.

Stormdancer
by Jay Kristoff
Series: The Lotus War #1
Release date: September 1st, 2012

I know this is already out, but I still need to get it, and OH MY GOSH! Sounds incredible, I heard it's like Japanese Steampunk which just sounds EPIC.

Mystic City
by Theo Lawrence
Series: Mystic City #1
Release date: October 9th, 2012

I also got an ARC of this, and this cover is just so fantastic! Sounds really, really good and I'm ready to read into this author's work!

Reached
by Ally Condie
Series: Matched #3
Release date: November 13th, 2012

I'm not AS excited for this as for the others, but I do want to know how Cassia's story ends, and where it all ends up. I'm hoping it will be more like Matched and less like Crossed in terms of pace and plot.

Stealing Parker
by Miranda Kenneally
Release date: October 1st, 2012

Catching Jordan was completely awesome, and probably one of my favorite books read in 2012! This I know will be super amazing and oh... *fangirling!*

The Casual Vacancy
by J.K. Rowling
Release date: September 27th, 2012

I'm a little hesitant about the plot of this book, but it's sort of mysterious and I'd really like to know how J.K. Rowling approaches another genre. And... it's J.K. Rowling, duh!

Tiger's Quest, Tiger's Voyage, and Tiger's Destiny
by Colleen Houck
Series: The Tiger Saga #2, 3 and 4

I'm waiting for this, Tiger's Voyage and Tiger's Destiny to arrive! So I'm putting 3 books into two spaces!
So excited to finish this series, the first book was just fantastic!

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Review: The Iron King, by Julie Kagawa

The Iron King (The Iron Fey #1)

by Julie Kagawa 
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Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined.Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home.When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.But she could never have guessed the truth - that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

Source: Amazon Kindle

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This book was completely amazing, and I loved it! I'm probably one of the few people who read this book until now, but I'm really glad I did. It had everything I look for in a book.

Interesting plot: 2/2

The Iron King had a plot that completely blew me away. Julie Kagawa created a world where faeries exist, along many other creatures, and made it completely real for me. I honestly thought I was reading something that truly happened. The book kept me hooked at all times, and every thing that happened made me grip the nearest cushion and hug it tightly.

Characters: 2/2

The main character, Meghan, is adorable! She cares for her family, and for people she basically just met, and she's an amazing person towards everyone. I loved how brave she was no matter what she encountered. One of my favorite characters of all time.

Pace: 2/2

It never stopped, no matter what happened, it never had dull moments. I love books like this one, because if they become dull I lose interest.

Writing style: 2/2

Julie Kagawa never ceases to amaze me. With The Immortal Rules, I loved how easygoing she was with her writing. I liked in said book, as well as in The Iron King that she does not care to use some words other authors seem to be afraid of. I understand how some authors prefer to write in a "cleaner" language, but Julie's seem much more real.

Recommend it? 2/2

YES!

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Review: The Immortal Rules, by Julie Kagawa

"In a future world, vampires reign. Humans are blood cattle. And one girl will search for the key to save humanity."Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a vampire city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten.
Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of "them." The vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself is attacked--and given the ultimate choice. Die...or become one of the monsters.
Faced with her own mortality, Allie becomes what she despises most. To survive, she must learn the rules of being immortal, including the most important: go long enough without human blood, and you will go mad.
Then Allie is forced to flee into the unknown, outside her city walls. There she joins a ragged band of humans who are seeking a legend--a possible cure to the disease that killed off most of humankind and created the rabids, the mindless creatures who threaten humans and vampires alike.
But it isn't easy to pass for human. Especially not around Zeke, who might see past the monster inside her. And Allie soon must decide what--and who--is worth dying for.

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Let's start with the basics: this is my first ever Julie Kagawa book!

Isn't that surprising? I'm like the only person on Earth that hasn't read The Iron Fey series, but just so you know, it's on my July TBR ;)

I gave up on vampire books a while ago, but the hype surrounding this one made me very eager to read it, and I'm glad I finally did. The plot was incredible, and although I was a bit confused at the beginning, because I definitely didn't expect a dystopian vampire book, the book was amazing.

It was the sort of book that always had something happening. For example, there was action at some point, and then it calmed down and everything seemed okay for a while, but then BAM!

Something happens and you don't know what but you're grabbing onto your seat, reading frantically.

I loved it, and I recommend it for basically anyone. Like I said, I had given up on vampire books and liked it, so I think it's good for everyone. One thing, though, if you're afraid of things like blood, and killing, this novel describes things very graphically, so for some people it might be uncomfortable or even scary. But that's just a small warning.

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