So I'm returning Diva because they ran out of stock of Ingenue before they could ship it. I got my money back, so oh well. But there's no need for Diva now. I'll return it when I return Watch for Me by Moonlight.

I just put an order in for Incarceron by Catherine Fisher, Ingenue by Jillian Larkin, and Diva by Jillian Larkin.

I am very excited for Incarceron, but I'm not sure about Ingenue or Diva. I was disappointed in Vixen, but they're bargain, so I'll try them out. I really did want to like the series, so I'm all up for giving second chances!

 

Incarceron is pretty good, I got past my 100 page mark, so that's always a bonus in my books. I'm excited for finishing it and possibly getting Sapphique.

 

Before that, I got Fairest: Levana's Story by Marissa Meyer and Fight for Power by Eric Walters. I am slowly getting my Lunar Chronicles series together. Fairest was only $12, so how could I not snatch it up? I bought Fight for Power because I received a signed copy of Rule of Three by Eric Walters. I've been excited for Rule of Three for a while now, and just recently had the chance to buy it.

 

I have high hopes for the books of this month.

Vixen was a big ball of disappointment with a pretty cover. The story is split into three, as it is told from the three different view points of Gloria, Clara, and Lorraine. Oh, and it also takes place in 1920s Chicago. Without the slang, flapper dresses, gin, and gangsters the story basically could've been set in any time or place. I did enjoy the vivid descriptions of the dresses and parties, which was obviously very well researched, but in the end it became annoying how unrelated it really was to the plot.

As to the three main characters- I really wish there had only been one: Clara. Hers was the only part of the book worth reading. Both Gloria and Lorraine were selfish, immature, vapid, and predictable.
Gloria's chapters may have had the most action as hers is the tale of a forbidden love with a young black piano player. Despite endless descriptions of her feelings for Jerome, their romance was empty. Without any real reason for loving him besides his beautiful hands, I was given the impression that the only reason Gloria did love Jerome was that he was black and forbidden. If young adult authors are going to keep writing books about "forbidden love" I wish they would at least make them original or give the characters more substance.

Still, the book was a quick and easy read. I would recommend it for fans of young adult "romance" or readers who like historical fiction.