In January I tried 4 times to read a book physically but I just wasn’t feeling it and ended up putting it down after a chapter or two OR swapping to audiobook. I can’t be sure if this is an actual slump or if I’m just not in the mood for those books. As I was in Bookopoloy ReadAThon I didn’t have a huge amount of control over what I could choose to read. I’ve been in a huge Mystery/Thriller kick lately and I just didn’t have books of those genres that could fit in the challenges, so I was left with a lot of Fantasy which I haven’t been in the mood for lately… I won’t talk about the ones I stopped reading as I didn’t read more than 2 chapters of any of them & I’m not even counting them as DNFs.
Graphic Novel
Bee and Puppycat: Volume 1
Audiobooks
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix. E Harrow
Cemetry Boys by Aiden Thomas
To Best the Boys by Mary Weber
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
Of Swords and Dragons by Heather Renee
Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Currently Listening
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Let’s Chat!
Well that is all the books I read in January. Definitely not my best month but not too bad considering I was struggling to pick up a book. Thank goodness for audiobooks!! What was your favourite book you read in January?
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Today I am sharing all the books I read in December! I did read a fair few issues of Graphic Novels in December, which is why I was able to read 30 books in December. 3 of those were audiobooks, 4 were physical books & the rest were Graphic Novels. For Graphic Novels I count them how I read them depending on what’s available to me. So if I read them as individual issues then I count them as individual issues. If I read them as Volumes then that is how I count them. I also DNFd 2 books in December so I will mention those as well. Let’s jump in!
Graphic Novels
The Backstagers: Vol 1
The Backstagers: Vol 2
The Backstagers: Vol 3
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
Something is Killing the Children #1
Something is Killing the Children #2
Something is Killing the Children #3
Something is Killing the Children #4
Something is Killing the Children #5
Something is Killing the Children #6
Something is Killing the Children #7
Something is Killing the Children #8
Something is Killing the Children #9
Something is Killing the Children #10
Something is Killing the Children #11
Something is Killing the Children #12
Folklords #1
Folklords #2
Folklords #3
Folklords #4
Folklords #5
Witches in Training by Sam Davies
The Flying Surgery by Sam Davies
Physical Books
Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker
The Game by Linsey Miller
None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
Audiobooks
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson
The Shadow Cabinet by Maureen Johnson
DNFd
The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar
The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu I DNFd because the writing just isn’t for me. This book has a lot more flowery/lyrical style writing than Marie Lu’s other books & I’m personally not a fan of that style. It makes it difficult for me to get into the story & I get impatient with it. So just not my thing. Star Daughter I do plan to give another go. I got a decent way into this one on audiobook but I just wasn’t really in the mood for audiobooks as the time. You can see that I only listened to 3 this month when I usually listen to a lot more! I also haven’t been in a fantasy mood. So I was just struggling with this one at the time.
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What did you read in December?!
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November was a little slow for me! One book took a while because I was busy & it was long and another one I struggled to get through which took away from my reading time.. I ended up reading 10 books altogether but 5 of them were rereads. Anyway, let’s jump in!
Audiobooks
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deahtly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Firstly the rereads! Don’t think I really need to discuss these, so moving on.
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
Next I listened to Ready Player Two was was really good! I was very nervous going into this one as Ready Player One was amazing & I was worried this one wouldn’t be able to live up to it but I was impressed. Ready Player One was a bit better but Ready Player Two was still really good & I ended up rating it 4.5 Stars.
Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega
Then I listened to Ghost Squad which is a Middle Grade. This one was super fun & I really enjoyed reading it. This one features ghosts, a badass grandma & her cats. I highly recommend giving this one a chance of you can! I rated it 4.5 stars.
Physical/eBooks
Queen of Volts by Amanda Foody
Firstly for physical books I finished Queen of Volts by Amanda Foody. This one is a decent size book and it took me a while to get through it. I did enjoy it but not quite as much as the other books in the series. I still rated it 4.5 stars and I’m very keen to see what Amanda Foody comes out with next.
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
This one I started reading physically but did end up finishing on audiobook. I struggled with this one a lot. I would go for days at a time without wanting to pick it up and even when I did I would only read a small amount and then get bored with it. If it wasn’t for this being one of the books in my Goodreads Choice Awards Challenge I probably would have DNFd. It wasn’t necessarily bad but I just couldn’t get into it and couldn’t connect with it. Which means I didn’t really care about the characters or what happened to them. There was a love triangle which I was not a fan of but really that was the only actual negative I have. I rated this one 3.5 stars
The Test by Sylvain Neuvel
This one was a bit disappointing. I read and loved The Themis Files by Sylvain Neuvel and they were amazing! The story was so impactful and the characters were so realistic and I just loved the whole thing. So I had high expectations going into this one but I just couldn’t get into it. It was interesting enough but I didn’t have any connection to the characters. I feel like you need that connection to feel the full impact of the book but I just didn’t. There wasn’t anything wrong with it but I just wasn’t overly impressed compared to The Themis Files.
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So in October I participated in GraphicsAThon, so 11 of the 19 books I read where Graphic Novels, 7 were audiobooks & the other 3 where physical reads. So, let’s jump in!
Graphic Novels
Firstly for graphic novels I read Fence Volume Two & Volume Three by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad & Joana LaFuente. I rated both of these 4.5 stars as they are super fun & also engaging. This series is the lead up to a fencing competition, so you are rooting for certain characters to win & there is a lot of anticipation while reading!
Next I read Pandora’s Legacy by Kara Leopard, Kelly Matthews & Nichole Matthews. These one is about a family’s who responsibility is to look after Pandora’s Box. However, it gets opened and these 3 kids have to return everything that escaped to the box before anyone finds out! This is fun & full of adventure. I ended up rating it 4 stars!
The Avant-Guards: Volume One by Carly Usdin & Noah Hayes is another sports based Graphic Novel. This one we have a girl that moves to a new school and has a group trying to recruit her for a basketball team they are trying to form. This one is very fun and I love this random group of characters! This is another one I would have continued but Scribd made them unavailable. I’m keen to get to the rest of this series! I rated this one 4 stars!
Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito is a Horror Manga collection. This one I ended up rating 4 stars. This one features: Frankenstein: 4.5 Stars Neck Specter, Bog of Living Spirits, Pen Pal, Intruder, The Strange Tale of Oshikiri & The Strange Tale of Oshikiri: The Walls: 4 Stars The Hell of the Doll Funeral: 3.5 Stars Face Firmly in Place: 3 Stars Boss Non-Non & Hide-and-seek with Boss Non-non: 3.5 Stars So, overall I gave this one a rating of 4 stars. I’m keen to try more stories by Junji Ito!
Audiobook
The Silence of Bones by June Hur is a Mystery book set in 1800 Korea. I loved learning about the culture at that time and I love a good mystery. This one was interesting and keen to read more by the author. I rated it 4.5 stars.
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is another YA mystery and I loved this one! I have a full spoiler free review up for this one and you can find that HERE! I’m so keen to read book 2 when it comes out because I feel like there is more to learn about this mystery!
This was my least favourite read of the month. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia was slow & also the twist was very confusing. It didn’t make a lot of sense and I felt like it was a little ridiculous really. There were so many better ways this book could have gone. I ended up rating this one 3 stars but I have debated downgrading that to 2.5 stars. I’m not sure.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Physical/eBook
I reread Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys in October and loved it even more this time! This is a hard hitting WWII story that is very emotional and beautifully written. You can find my spoiler free review HERE!
FINALLY!!! They finally released Memento by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff in eBook & Audiobook form so I had to read it straight away! This one follows AIDAN in the events leading up to Illuminae. This was awesome & I rated it 5 stars!
Lastly I read Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare which is a Slasher thriller and it was a tonne of fun. The only downfall with this one was the reveal at the end.. It just didn’t really make sense and the motive was a push. I rated this one 4 stars.
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What was your favourite read from October?! Mine would be The Inheritance Games for audiobook & The Tea Dragon Tapestry for Graphic Novel. Of course Salt to the Sea is a favourite but as it’s a reread I thought I’d let the new books have a chance.
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It’s time for my September Wrap Up! While I did still read ## books this month I definitely felt like I was reading less than usual. Majority of the books I read were on audiobook because I have been super busy and just haven’t had the chance to sit down and read. I’m still happy with how much I read I just wish I had more time to physically read. Anyway, let’s jump in!
Audiobooks
Even If We Break by Marieke Nijkamp
Dead Voices by Katherin Arden
Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
Next Girl to Die by Dea Poirier
Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen
Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman
Ever Cursed by Corey Ann Hadyu
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Even If We Break was a very interesting and creepy story! I read this one for the Bookopoly ReadAThon Challenge LGBT+ MC as this has a Trans MC as one of the POV and I enjoyed it! It was so gripping and atmospheric! I ended up rating this one 4 stars!
Dead Voices is the sequel to Small Spaces which is book 1 in a Middle Grade Horror series. This one is very fun but also very creepy and atmospheric. I love how unpredictable these books are and I really enjoy the characters and the villain is also super creepy. Dead Voices & Even If We Break have very similar vibes too because they are both horror set in a cabin/building in the middle of nowhere and they are trying to escape/survive. I rated Dead Voices 4 stars.
Rebel of the Sands was a reread for me and I enjoyed it just as much this time as I did the first time reading it. Rebel of the Sands was the first book I ever read and reviewed on this blog, so it’s been a while. It’s really action packed, lots of world building and I love the characters. I’m super keen to reread book 2, Traitor to the Throne, soon! I rated this one 4.5 stars this reread and I read it for the Animal on Cover Bookopoly ReadAThon challenge.
All Your Twisted Sisters was so good! I also highly recommend the audiobook for this one it was really well done. I had not heard anything about this book before picking it up but the cover intrigued me and I guessed that it was YA mystery which I was in the mood for. I was so surprised by how much I loved this book. It was VERY unpredictable and the big reveal at the end literally floored me. Amazing read! I rated this one 5 stars and read it for the Book featuring murder challenge for Bookopoly ReadAThon which is doesn’t quite fit but oh well.
Next Girl to Die is the first book in The Calderwood Cases series. This is a pretty standard detective mystery. I have been really into all mystery/thriller/horror lately so this was perfect. I did really enjoy it and it was unpredictable as well. It was nothing mind blowing but I would be interested in continuing the series someday and I rated it 4 stars. I read this one for the “girl” in title challenge for Bookopoly ReadAThon
Loveboat, Taipei was actually surprisingly good. I needed a book set in Asia for the Bookopoly ReadAThon and this one came up on Scribd so I decided to pick it up. I’m not huge into contemporary but I did enjoy this one in the end and rated in 4 stars.
Lastly we have Nick and Charlie which is a novella based on the characters from the Heartstopper Graphic Novels. These characters are just super cute and I love reading the graphic novels. This novel was a little less fluffy than the Graphic Novels but I did still enjoy it. I listened to the audiobook but also flipped along with the physical book as there is illustrations throughout which I love. I rated this one 5 stars!
Ever Cursed as actually really good! I had no idea what to expect from this one as I hadn’t heard any talk about it. It was a really interesting story with amazing characters and vivid world. I really enjoyed it and rated it 4 stars.
A Song Below Water was not what I was expecting. I wanted a siren story and while it started as that it didn’t end that way. The focus shifted from Tav to Effie and while I liked Effie I was more invested in Tav’s story. It was also just a little lacklustre, so I didn’t overall love it. I ended up rating this one 3.5 stars!
The Hate U Give was a reread for me and it’s the 3rd reread I have done. I love this story so damn much and still makes me cry every time! 5 stars for sure!!
Physical Reads
The Price Guide to the Occult by Lesley Walton
Indigo Owl by Charlie Archbold
The Price Guide to the Occult was entertaining but had some problems. I did review this one so if you want to check that out you can find it HERE. I rated this one 3.5 stars.
Indigo Owl was amazing! I really enjoyed reading this one and loved the characters, world and plot! I also review this one as part of a Review Tour, so you can find that one HERE. I rated this one 4.5 stars and again a huge thank you to Wakefield Press & AusYABloggers for hosting the Review Tour and providing copies for review.
Graphic Novels
The Tea Dragon Festival by Katie O’Neil
Misfit City: Volume 1
Misfit City: Volume 2
The Tea Dragon Festival is book 2 to The Tea Dragon Society and these graphic novels are amazing! The art work is gorgeous, the diversity is incredible & the story are just so fun and enjoyable. I love them and I can’t wait to pick up book 3, The Tea Dragon Tapestry. I really hope this is one of those series that they just keep adding more and more books because I am so down to read them all! I rated The Tea Dragon Festival 5 stars!
Misfit City Vol 1 & Vol 2 are both awesome! I would definitely read more books following these characters but unfortunately the series has wrapped up for now. These are super fun adventure stories about a group of diverse and badass females on the hunt for pirate treasure. It’s amazing and I love the art style as well. I rated both of these 4.5 stars.
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Bookopoly ReadAThon Round 1 is over! I’m already planning Round 2 for September and hopefully the announcement will be up in the next few weeks or two. Let’s jump into this Wrap Up!
Roll 1: Bookshelf: Building on Cover
The Starspun Web by Sinead O’Hart
Firstly, I read The Starspun Web which earned me 100 points! You can find my Spoiler Free Review HERE. Total: 100 points
Roll 2: Star/Moon on Cover
Sleeping Giants by Slyvain Neuvel
Next I listened to the audiobook of Sleeping Giants which was a reread. This earned me another 140 points. Total: 240 points
Roll 3: Read with Candle Lit
The Woods: Vol 4 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas & Josan Gonzalez
Then I read the Graphic Novel The Woods: Vol 4 which earned me another 180 points. Total: 420 points
Roll 4: Library
Then I landed on the Free Library space Total: 420 points
Roll 5: Adventure
For the adventure quiz I got “Oh no! Loose 100 points” Tota: 320 points
Roll 7: Read with a Candle Lit
The Woods: Vol 5 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas & Josan Gonzalez
Firstly, I passed GO earning 200 points & then I read the Graphic Novel The Woods: Vol 5 and earned 180 points. Total: 700 points
Roll 8: Bookshelf: Gripping First Line
The Celesital Gate by Avital Dicker
Then I read The Celestial Gate and earning 150 points. Spoiler Free Review HERE! Total: 850 points
Roll 9: Treasure Chest
For the Treasure Chest quiz I got “Hit 1k followers on Bookstagram and earn 100 points”. Total: 950 points
Roll 10: Read in your favourite chair
The Woods: Vol 7 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas & Josan Gonzalez
Then I passed GO again earning 200 points & then read The Woods: Vol 7 and earned 100 points Total: 1050 points
Roll 11: Treasure Chest
For this quiz I got “Sold an exclusive edition. Earn 100 points” Tota: 1150 points
Roll 12: Reaping – District 3: Advanced Technology
Waking Gods by Slyvain Neuvel
Then I listened to Waking Gods & earned another 100 points. Total: 1250 points
Roll 13: Features Immigration
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Then I started reading Pride but ended up swapping to the audiobook. Earning 140 points. Total: 1390 points
Roll 14: Fall into a Reading Slump
So, I landed on the ‘Fall into a Reading Slump’ space and I advanced to ‘In a reading slump’. I ended up rolling a double 6 on the 5th roll and moved to the ‘Just Waiting’ section. Total: 1390 points
Roll 15: Treasure Chest
For this one I got “Approved for a new release on NetGalley. Earn 50 points” Total: 1440 points
Roll 16: GO
Then I landed on GO and earned 200 points Tota: 1640 points
Roll 17: Read in your favourite chair/spot
The Woods: Vol 8 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas & Josan Gonzalez
Then I read the Graphic Novel The Woods: Vol 8 and earned 200 points. Total: 1840 points
Roll 18: Just Visiting
Then I landed on the Just visiting space. Total : 1840 points
Roll 19: Treasure Chest
Then I got “Dog chews on your book. Loose 50 points. Tota: 1790 points
Roll 20: 3 World Title
House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess
Then I read Hose of Dragons and earned 240 points. Total: 2030 points
Roll 21: Audiobook
Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel
Then I listened to the audiobook of Only Human and earned 320 points. Total: 2350 points
Roll 22: Brown Cover
Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie
Then I listened to Elephants Can Remember and earned 60 points. Total: 2410 points
Roll 23: YA Novel
Nocturna by Maya Motayne
Then I read Nocturna and earned 120 points Total: 2530 points
Roll 24: Strong Female MC
House of Salt and Sorrow by Erin A Craig
Then I reread House of Salt and Sorrow via audiobook and earned 160 points. Total: 2690 points
Roll 25: Read with your favourite drink
Fence: Vol 1 by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad & Joana LaFuente
Then I read the Graphic Novel Fence: Vol 1 and earned 220 points Total: 2910 points
Roll 26: 400+ pages
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Then I read Serpent & Dove and earned 300 points. Total: 3210 points
Roll 28: Star/Moon on Cover
Then I passed GO earning 200 points. I did start a book for this challenge but did not finish it. So I ended the ReadAThon sitting on this space! Tota: 3410 points
Overall
I read a total of 4 books, 6 graphic novels, 1 eBook, 1 eARC & 7 audiobooks in July! Which I am super happy with! 19 books is amazing for me and it got me back on track for my yearly goal after being in a slump earlier in the year.
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It is the last day of May & also the last day of the Fantasy JourneyAThon! So, let’s chat about what I read in May and how I went during the ReadAThon!
After reading only 1 book in March & 4 in April, I actually managed to read 11 books in May! Which I’m super happy with. I read 3 eBooks, 5 Audiobooks, 2 Graphic Novels & 1 eARC which also happened to be a Graphic Novel.
Graphic Novels
Firstly let’s just mention the 2 Graphic Novels I read in May. I have spoken about them more in my Recent Reads & Currently Reading post, so I’ll just pop the covers up here!
eBooks
Next onto the eBooks!
Firstly I read book 2 & 3 in The Extraordinary Adventures of The Athena Club series by Theodora Goss! Which I absolutely loved!! European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman & The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl are Historical Mysteries with fantasy elements, which is right up my alley. I loved all the characters, the setting, the plots were super unique and unpredictable & I was just absolutely hooked on this story. This is definitely one I would consider rereading and Scribd happens to have the audiobooks, so this might just happen soon! Next I read The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller and I actually enjoyed this one more than I thought I would when I started out. This is a YA Fantasy Standalone which sounded good to me, however, this is also a Romance and usually I’m not a huge fan but I actually really enjoyed this one. I enjoyed the characters & the setting. The plot was also unpredictable and just kept me hooked.
Audiobooks
Now, onto the Audiobooks
Firstly, of course I reread Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets & Prisoner of Azkaban. I also reread Quidditch Through the Ages which I especially love the audiobook for as it has bonus content of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup, which is not featured in the original book. Then I was bored one afternoon and looking through audiobooks and started listening to The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky as it was short and thought would help with points for Fantasy JourneyAThon. I did not realise at the time that it meant ‘Getting Lucky’ in the sexual sense. So, that was an interesting read. Slightly funny but I don’t think it’s something that you really need to read for the story. It did help with points though, so all good!
eARC/ARCs
Lastly, we have the eARC that I read which was Kriss: The Gift of Wrath by Ted Naifeh & Warren Wucinich and I have reviewed this one so you can check that out HERE if you wish! This one just wasn’t for me and I didn’t understand the point of it really.
Fantasy JourneyAThon
The path I took included 7 books and I did use my Shadow Walker ability to jump from Garon to Mount Paedris.
Haroyell: Read a first book in a series – The Backstagers: Vol 1 Dupressa: Read a short book – The Backstagers: Vol 2 Garon: Read a book from your favourite genre – European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman *SHADOW WALKER ABILITY TO JUMP USED* Mount Paedris: Read a book with a map – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Maroo: Read a book with a monster – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Tryllin: Read a book featuring Royalty – The Shadows Between Us Nialas: Read a predicted 5 star read – The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl
What was your favourite read of May? Mine would have to be either European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman or The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl! They were both so good! I can’t choose.
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A bit late but here is my wrap up for January! Firstly, some stats! I read a total of 11 books and also DNFd 1 book. 5 of the books I read were rereads. 3 of the books I read were physical/eBooks and the others were all audiobooks. I also read a total of 4,450 pages in January. So, lets jump in!
Physical/eBook
Firstly we have Nyxia Unleashed! This is the sequel to Nyxia in The Nyxia Triad Series. I read Nyxia in 2018 and I loved it! I loved this book just as much! This is a super unique, interesting & action packed This was a 4.5 Stars for me and I can’t wait to get to book 3, Nyxia Uprising. Spoiler Free Review
Next we have The End and Other Beginnings which is a short story collection by Veronica Roth. This was a bit all over the places for me. There were ones I loved & ones I hated. There however wasn’t enough good stories in there for it to really stand out, so that was disappointing. You can check out my review for ratings & thoughts on each of the individual stories. Spoiler Free Review
Lastly for Physical/eBooks I read Come Tumbling Down which is book 5 in the Wayward Children Series. I am loving all these new worlds we explore with each new book in this series and I also love that they have remained short books. They make for easy and fun reads. Spoiler Free Review
Audiobooks!
Firstly for audiobooks I listened to The Beast which is book 2 in The Darkdeep duology. I listened to The Darkdeep at the end of December and really enjoyed it. It’s a fun middle grade adventure novel with heaps of plot twists and action. Highly recommend if you are looking for something quick & action packed to read.
Next I listened to book 31 & 32 in the Hercule Poirot Mysteries series. I enjoyed both After the Funeral & Hickory Dickory Dock just as much as I have all the other books in the Hercule Poirot series. I absolutely love Hercule Poirot and the way Agatha Christie writes the mysteries in this series. Never predictable & always leaves you guessing.
Lastly, some more rereads in anticipation of continuing the series. It had been a few years since I originally read the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series so I decided to reread them via audiobook before I listened to A Map of Days and future books in extended series. I loved this one just as much this time as I did the first time reading them! Such a creepy and unique world and amazing bunch of characters.
DNF
The only book that I DNFd in January was The Dragon Republic which is the second book to The Poppy War. I DNFd at 285 pages, so just over half way through. I absolutely loved The Poppy War but when I tried to read this one I just found it super slow and lot was going on which wasn’t making me excited to jump back in and read it and I found myself just avoiding reading instead of pick this one up. I definitely want to read this one at some point because of how much I loved The Poppy War but I might have to give it a go on audiobook to try and get through the slow parts.
Well that is all the books I read & DNFd in January! How many books did you get the chance to read? Also, which one was your favourite? Mine would have to be Nyxia Unleashed!
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So 2018 is over and it is time to talk about how my reading year went!! If you aren’t interested in stats then this probably isn’t the post for you but I thought this might be interesting.
So first, I read 177 books in 2018!
Next, lets look at the length of the books I read.
Also my average rating on Goodreads. But this is also not 100% accurate as I use half star ratings and Goodreads doesn’t have that ability.
The last stat from Goodreads is what book is the most popular & least popular according to Goodreads.
I also created a chart to display what genres I read in 2018. Also the small dark blue section is Non-Fiction, for some reason Google Sheets didn’t put a label on it.
So overall, I am really happy with how much I read this year! Obviously towards the end of the year my reading went down due to going back to work & just having so much else on. So that was unfortunate but I’m still happy with having read 177 books!
How did you go with your reading in 2018? How many books did you read! Let me know in the comments!
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As I said this was a month for rereading! I have finally started rereading Harry Potter physically again! I’ve reread a tonne of times on audiobook, but not on physical for at least a year. So, of course, I’ve been loving the reread!
I also read Jackaby which I LOVED. It was such an amazing book! You can find my review HERE!
And lastly for physically read books is Children of Blood and Bone which I read because it was one of the BOTMs for The YA Book Nerds. I haven’t reviewed this one and don’t know if I will but my basic thoughts are I enjoyed it for the most part but a couple things mean I only rated it 4 stars. The main thing I did not like was the romances. I felt they were unnecessary and took away from the plot and the whole women’s empowerment & family themes.
Another 2 rereads! If you didn’t know I am slowly making my way through all the LOTRs world books on audio and last month I read The Two Towers.
I also reread Mask of Shadows. I originally read it on audiobook and as the sequel recently came out I planned on rereading it physically and I did start that but the physical book was just taking forever to actually read. I use the app Bookly so I can track my reading and I know my average reading speed and it was literally double for this book and it was making me not want to actually pick it up because I felt like I was getting nowhere. So instead I listened to the audiobook and flipped along with the book which helped a lot. I still really enjoy this book, it was just something about it that took forever and put me off.
Then as I said above I was on a mystery kick, mainly Hercule Poirot mysteries! I love Poirot and listened to these 3 in about 4 days. I would have listened to more but the delightful Scribd will remove all your saved books and put them in ‘Available Soon’ if they think you are listening to too many audiobooks. I do have a possible hack for this that I will be testing out once they all become available. So I will keep you updated as to whether that actually works in November.
HAVE YOU READ any of these books? Did you love them? Hate them? Let me know!!
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