The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud

In order: The Amulet of Samarkand ,The Golem's Eye, and Ptolmey's Gate are the three books that make up Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus trilogy. The first book in the trilogy was good, I enjoyed it, but I really really liked the second two much better. I have to tell you, however, that Nathaniel is quite difficult to like, but you have to know that he is not really the protagonist . . . Bartimaeus is. It's written in first person when it's Bartimaeus' perspective and in limited third person when telling Nathaniel or Kitty's perspective, making it so you feel closer to Bartimaeus . . . was that confusing enough? Good. Now go read it! ;)

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Hi hi hi! It's been awhile. There was a wicked storm a couple weeks back that totally fried our television, xbox, and internet modem so I've been without all the most important things! Except books (thank heavens). So here I am, at the library, completely miffed that my new modem hasn't yet arrived and that I have to leave the comfort of my deliciously cool home in order to so much as check my email. It stinks here too . . . although, maybe it's me? *whiff whiff* Yikes. Poor baby. I know . . . oh well. On with the show.

Red Rising is a new novel by author Pierce Brown. If you enjoyed Hunger Games then you are going to love Red Rising. It's very similar, yet very different. A review said that it was a combination of both Hunger Games and Ender's Game but I hated Ender's Game so refuse to acknowledge any sort of similarity. I think it's actually a combination of H.G. and Count of Monte Cristo. Who doesn't love CofMC? It's awesome.

Anyway, I'm not going to give anything away, except that if you don't read it you will be so very sorry. Also, that this is the first book of what I'm assuming is going to be a series, and that it is quite new so the sequel will be a long time coming. Read it now though so you don't forget about it and miss an opportunity to read a really awesome book!

Ps, Pierce Brown is a cutie.