Top 10 Tuesday (2): Books on my Fall TBR List

Top 10 Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This list could also very well be called "Marissa's Fan Girl List of SQUEE." *fans self thinking about cute boys*  Okay so here are some of the books I just need to read this fall when they come out!  

1.  The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa:  The Iron Fey series has me under its spell and I cannot wait to read this book through the eyes of Ash.  

2.  WVMP series by Jeri Smith-Ready:  I fell in love with Jeri's Shade series and felt I must read this series about vampire disc jockeys.  No sparkles here except for maybe Shane McAllister's smile.  (Check back on Sept. 1st for an exciting announcement).

3.  Vanish by Sophie Jordan:  Absolutely cannot wait to see what is next for Jacinda & Will.  Contemporary setting about dragons; Yes, please!!

4.  Anna & the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins:  All of my blogging buddies seem to have read this book and have just gushed over St. Clair.  I need to see for myself what the hype is about this guy.

5.  The Peach Keeper by Sarah Allen:  My good friend Malia recommended this to me and her suggestions never fall short.  I need to bump it up on my TBR list.

6.  River of Time series by Lisa T. Bergren:  I am 90% finished with the first book in the series, Waterfall,  and cannot wait to get my hands on Cascade & Torrent.  Italian knights, romance, and battles set in Tuscany?  Not to mention time travel.  Why did I not know about this series sooner?!

7.  Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions anthology, edited by Melissa Marr & Kelly Armstrong:  I have it on good authority that our dear, amazing Logan Keeley from Jeri Smith-Ready's Shade series will have a s story in this highly anticipated anthology.  I am SO there! 

8.  Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs:  Tera's writing simply knocks me on my feet.  She skillfully writes stories that flawlessly combine contemporary characters and mythology.  She has me from the excerpt from her Oh. My. Gods. series.  I am eagerly awaiting this first book of her new trilogy based on Greek mythology.

9.  Immortal Beloved by Katie M. John:  This will be the second book in The Knight Trilogy and I've gotta say, I am just bouncing to get this on my Kindle and start reading away.  I just finished The Forest of Adventures (read my review here) and I think Blake is shaping up to be a major contender.  Gotta say, I have a "thing" for knights in armor. 

And saving the best for last....

10.  Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare:  Be still my beating heart.  I loved Clockwork Angel even more than than Cassie's The Mortal Instrument series.  Blasphemous?  I think not.  There is something about Will Herondale that makes ya go HHmmm.  VLCPhoto Productions will be doing the book trailer again and has been teasing us with stills from the CP shoot last week.  If you have a tumblr account, check some of them out: http://vlcphoto.tumblr.com/

What are you desperate to read this fall?

Review: The Forest of Adventures by Katie M. John

The Forest of Adventures

Book 1 of the The Knight Trilogy

Katie M. John

Little Bird Publishing House

October 26, 2010

Kindle E-book edition

For seventeen year old Mina Singer, falling in love with an Arthurian Knight on a white horse was never part of the plan - especially being that she's an ordinary college girl living in the twenty first century.

As Mina finds herself catapulted into a land she believed only existed in the bedtime stories of her childhood, she soon discovers that Fairyland is not quite as innocent as she imagined.

The question is...who will come out alive? Haunting, beautiful and sexy, The Forest of Adventures, is a dark romantic quest into the land of true and forbidden love. -Goodreads.com

When we meet Mina she seems like a typical British, college-aged girl.  She attends college, hangs out with her friends, and lives at home with her mother.  Mina's future is already mapped out; she'll finish school and marry her loving and sweet boyfriend.  However, nothing ever goes as planned and destiny awaits her.

How many times have you thought that you had everything planned out, a set order of how your life will proceed and then in the flash of an instant, everything gets turned upside down?  This is exactly what happens to Mina.

Many stories begin with ordinary people that are unremarkable and seem very normal as they go about their everyday lives.  However, as the best fairy tales and stories progress we discover the ordinary protagonist is indeed destined for extraordinary adventures.  This is exactly what you will find when you read The Forest of Adventures.

You will also find a love triangle, of course, which will make your heart ache.  There are delicious knights in armor bound by chivalry, honor, and fighting the battle of good versus evil.  Romance, humor, honor, prophecies, magic, the impossible made possible, good vs. evil, knights on white horses, epic battles, castle towers...this story has it all!  What little girl doesn't dream of her prince charming coming along and sweeping her off her feet?!

This story will charge into your heart and leave you breathless and waiting for the next book in the series.  As with all Arthurian Legends have ever done, this one made my heart bleed and ache!  I cheered the heroes, laughed, boo'd the villains, and also wanted to comfort and console the characters when they needed it.

Katie painted a vivid picture of Arthurian knights and ladies with a new contemporary setting.  I cannot wait to see what she has in store for us in book two.

The story itself uses some British terminology but it didn't throw me for a big loop.  There were some grammatical things that made me shake my head but I'm not sure if it was editing errors or just a British vs. American grammar difference.  But don't let these things stop you from picking up this book.