January Wrap Up

On January I could read just 7 books, but I think I enjoyed all the 7 books. You can check the review of each book if you click on the image.

You can also check my favorite quotes of each of these books here.

Have you read one of these books? Let me know in the comments below, I will be glad to read your comments :)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician´s Nephew

There are resolutions to accomplish on 2016 and one of them is to re-read The Chronicles of Narnia series :D

Title: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician´s Nephew
Author: C. S. Lewis
Series/Trilogy: Yes
Pages: 221 

Synopsis 

When Digory and Polly are tricked by Digory's peculiar Uncle Andrew into becoming part of an experiment, they set off on the adventure of a lifetime. What happens to the children when they touch Uncle Andrew's magic rings is far beyond anything even the old magician could have imagined.

Hurtled into the Wood between the Worlds, the children soon find that they can enter many worlds through the mysterious pools there. In one world they encounter the evil Queen Jadis, who wreaks havoc in the streets of London when she is accidentally brought back with them. When they finally manage to pull her out of London, unintentionally taking along Uncle Andrew and a coachman with his horse, they find themselves in what will come to be known as the land of Narnia.

Personal Opinion

This is the second time I read this book, I had not had the oportunity (or I had not given me the opportunity xD) of re read this series, the truth is that I enjoyed this books when I was 14 years old, it was the first series I read.

Before I talk about my thoughts of the book, let´s take a moment to apreciate this beautiful cover, I see it and I can´t think in a better cover, the rings, the pools, the woods, the man, Aslan, all that represents perfectly what the book is, that is the reason I like too much this cover.

I didn´t remember much about the story, in general I don´t remember much about this series; if you ask me about the books I remember most, those would be The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; but now that I´m going to re read this series I will remember all again :)

It is necessary explain to you why I started the series with this book and not with The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, well, for those who don´t know (yes, some people don´t know it) the books were published by an order but, these books have a chronological order and it is different to the original order, that order is:

1. The Magician´s Nephew
2. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
3. The Horse and His Boy
4. Prince Caspian
5. The Voyage of The Dawn Treader
6. The Silver Chair
7. The Last Battle

The first time I read these books I did it in the order of publication, and it didn´t affect anything, I enjoyed the series, this time I pretend to read them in the chronological order, having said that we can go to my thoughts about this book.

I started this book at 5 pm and I finished at 10 pm, these are books you read so fast, and you don´t get bored. This is obviusly a story for childrens but it doesn´t mean that any person can´t enjoy the book in the same way a child does.

I liked too much the story because it is directly related with The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, and explain Narnia´s origin; it is not a super explanation but it is well done and because of that this is the first book in the chronological order.

When I was reading this book I had a smile on my face all the time, well, most of the time, because there are some parts that touch you. It should be noted the symbolism in this story, because it makes references to the Biblical story of creation made by God.

Concerning the characters, Digory and Polly are just like opposite poles, at least that was I felt. Digory is reckless and sometimes he does things without think about the consequences, and Polly is more careful, but both of them share a common characteristic, that is their child´s curiosity. I liked more Polly´s character and I hated uncle Andrew, he is selfish and ambitious.

The book left me thinking, sometimes problems don´t seem to have an end, but the solution is there and will come soon, but we have to be willing to have patience and to follow the way we have to go; I don´t know if it makes sense to you, I hope it does xD

Rating

Books that I want to read on 2016 (Part 1)

I´ve realized that there are some books coming out this year that I want to read and also there are many books I have that I haven´t read yet, so I thought about make a list of some books that I want to (and I hope to) read on 2016 here they are:

1. Morning Star - Pierce Brown 

There is no much I can say about this book, because is the last book in a trilogy, but I´ve really enjoyed these books, especially the second book that just left me very surprised with that ending. The first book in the trilogy is Red Rising, the second one is Golden Son and the last one Morning Star. These are books that maybe can be a little slow paced but at least in my case I liked the story that Pierce Brown has created. These books  also were part of my favorite books on 2015.

2. The Last Star - Rick Yancey 

The same story of the previous book, this is the third book in a trilogy, the first book is The Fifth Wave and the second one is The Infinite Sea. These books are about aliens, and I had not read something like this before but I liked the idea, I can wait to know what will happen in this story, besides in a couple of days The Fifth Wave movie is coming out and if you haven´t read the book yet, you should do it, there´s still time!

3. Steelheart & Firefight - Brandon Sanderson

I´ve been trying to read these books for quite some time and I´m really interested in reading them but for some odd reason I haven´t read them yet, I started to read Steelheart the last year and I hope I will read it on 2016, because there´s a lot of people who loves Brandon Sanderson´s books and I want to be part of this.

4. Civil War - Stuart Moore

I found this book without looking for it, the movie is coming out this year and caught my attention, I thought it could a good idea read this before watching the movie, besides I like the idea of comics turned into books, such as the Black Widow´s book that I read when the year was just starting. This book is within the booklist I want to read soon.

5. Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn

I am already reading this book, I´m almost finished and I think this book is gonna be part of my favorite books on 2016, I don´t know, I hope so, there are still some pages to read and I have to say that my head is a mess, I am constantly changing my thoughts. You can check the synopsis here.

6. Glass Sword - Victoria Aveyard

This is another book I´ve started but in spite of the fact that I was enjoying the book, I felt like I wasn´t making progress and it didn´t like me, that was the reason to start Gone Girl xD but when I finish that book I will continue reading thois book because Red Queen was a book I enjoyed a lot and has become one of my favorite books.

7. The Underland Chronicles - Suzanne Collins

It is not a secret that The Hunger Games wre a complete success, it became the favorite books for many people, it helped people to  start reading more, me included, and because o that I´ll always love this trilogy. Back to the point, this series was written before The Hunger Games and I want to read more Suzanne Collins books, I hope this series like me a lot, I don´t know much about it, just that it is about a boy with his sister who fall into a hole and arrive on an underground place. Something like Alice in Wonderland.

*Now I pretend to re read some trilogies and series*

8. The Narnia Chronicles - C. S. Lewis

I read these books when I was 14 years old, I remember I couldn´t stop reading and I really  enjoyed reading these books. I want to re-read them because I want to know what will be my thoughts now that I´ve growned up.

9. The Testing Trilogy - Joelle Charbonneau

I read these books because people said "if you  loved The Hunger Games you will like this trilogy". I liked these books and there are a few things that make you feel like you´re reading The Hunger Games, especially in the first book, but from the second one everything is completely different. This trilogy is about a society where just a few people can go to the college, the best ones, but first they have to go through The Testing, a series of tests of all types,  and people who went through the testing can´t remember anything about that.

10. The Ascendance Trilogy - Jennifer A. Nielsen

I read these books last year without knowing I will love them, there are many plot twists that I wasn´t expecting and I really enjoyed these books, especially the second and third ones because they were action packed books; it was impossible that these books were not part of my favorite books of 2015. If you don´t know about this trilogy, it is about a man who is looking for orphans who meet some characteristics to be an impersonator of the lost prince, just one orphan will be chosen, the others won´t have a clear future. 

Are you planning to read some of these books? you can leave a comment below to let me know and also if you want to recommend me a book, you can do it!