Books, Books, Books!

There are a lot of great books out there in the world. This is a great time to be a reader whether you love young adult, urban fantasy, or even steampunk. In this blog post I'm going to talk about some books that I would recommend to anyone who has a passion for reading.

There are a lot of young adult books to pick from these days and I have two books I'd love for everyone to read; the first YA book I'd recommend is The bloodlines series written by Richelle Mead. This series is a spin off of her popular Vampire Academy series and in my opinion even better, which says a lot considering how much I love the Vampire Academy series.
The Blurb: 
When alchemist Sydney is ordered into hiding to protect the life of Moroi princess Jill Dragomir, the last place she expects to be sent is a human private school in Palm Springs, California.

Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, Bloodlines explores all the friendship, romance, battles, and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive—this time in a part-vampire, part-human setting where the stakes are even higher and everyone's out for blood.

If vampires aren't exactly your thing then I would definitely recommend Looking for Alaska written by John Green. John Green is probably best known for writing The Fault in our Stars and for his YouTube channel, the vlogbrothers, that he has with his brother Hank Green. While I love The Fault in our Stars, Looking for Alaska is just as good.
The Blurb:
First drink
First prank
First friend
First girl
Last words

Miles "Pudge" Halter is abandoning his safe-okay, boring-life. Fascinated by the last words of famous people, Pudge leaves for boarding school to seek what a dying Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps."
Pudge becomes encircled by friends whose lives are everything but safe and boring. Their nucleus is razor-sharp, sexy, and self-destructive Alaska, who has perfected the arts of pranking and evading school rules. Pudge falls impossibly in love. When tragedy strikes the close-knit group, it is only in coming face-to-face with death that Pudge discovers the value of living and loving unconditionally.
John Green's stunning debut marks the arrival of a stand-out new voice in young adult fiction.

Urban Fantasy is one of my favorite genres of book to read, and Kim Harrison is one of my favorite urban fantasy authors out there. So for my Urban Fantasy recommendation it's a no brainer for me to pick The Hollows series written by Kim Harrison. What I love about The Hollows series is that the characters have so many different layers to them. The main character Rachel Morgan is strong willed and does whatever it takes to get the jb done and do what she thinks is right.
The Blurb:

All the creatures of the night gather in "the Hollows" of Cincinnati, to hide, to prowl, to party ... and to feed.

Vampires rule the darkness in a predator-eat-predator world rife with dangers beyond imagining — and it’s Rachel Morgan'sjob to keep that world civilized.

A bounty hunter and witch with serious sex appeal and an attitude, she'll bring 'em back alive, dead ... or undead.

Steampunk is a specific type of genre of science fiction, it involves steam powered machinery and a bit of an alternate history. The book I'd recommend in the steampunk category is The Emperors Edge series written by Lindsay Buroker. This is actually one of my favorite books series because Lindsay Buroker is able to seamlessly mix humor into her writing without making it cheesy. The characters in this series are also so well written that I always want to find out more about them.

The Blurb:

Imperial law enforcer Amaranthe Lokdon is good at her job: she can deter thieves and pacify thugs, if not with a blade, then by toppling an eight-foot pile of coffee canisters onto their heads. But when ravaged bodies show up on the waterfront, an arson covers up human sacrifices, and a powerful business coalition plots to kill the emperor, she feels a tad overwhelmed.

Worse, Sicarius, the empire's most notorious assassin, is in town. He's tied in with the chaos somehow, but Amaranthe would be a fool to cross his path. Unfortunately, her superiors order her to hunt him down. Either they have an unprecedented belief in her skills... or someone wants her dead.

So those are my recommendations for some of my favorite books, if you have any recommendations for me leave them in the comments I'm always looking for more books to read!