September 2015 Wrap Up

Jen

September turned out to be quite a varied reading month for me. There was a mixture of physical books, ebooks, graphic novels and audiobooks. In terms of genre, I ended up reading fantasy, survival, contemporary, mystery/suspense and science fiction. While there were some disappointing reads (including one I didn’t finish), there were also some fantastic books that may end up being added to my favourites list.

Thirteen by Shannon Peel → 4/5

Rebel Spring by Morgan Rhodes → 5/5

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder → 3.5/5

The Ellie Chronicles by John Marsden (all on audiobook)

- While I Live → 5/5

- Incurable → 3/5

- While I Live → 3.5/5

If I Stay by Gayle Forman → 4/5

Where She Went by Gayle Forman → 2.5/5

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart → 3/5

The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham (audiobook) → 5/5

Mr. Kiss and Tell by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham (audiobook) → 5/5

Frigid by Jennifer L. Armentrout → 4.75/5

Scorched by Jennifer L. Armentrout → 5/5

Grey by E.L. James → 4/5

One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker → 2/5

Saga graphic novel series by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

- Volume 1 → 4.5/5

- Volume 2 → 5/5

- Volume 3 → 4.75/5

- Volume 4 → 4/5

- Volume 5 → 4/5

A Dance with Dragons Part 1: Dreams and Dust by George R.R. Martin → 3/5

The Martian by Andy Weir → 5/5

Someday, Someday Maybe by Lauren Graham → did not finish

I tried, but I just couldn’t get into this book. I couldn’t connect with the characters and the plot just wasn’t interesting enough to hold my attention. Rather than force myself to read it, I decided to put the book down so that I could focus on other books instead. 


Mel
It was a really slumpy month for me. I was sick for a few weeks (flu + laryngitis) and I actually was reading so slow, progress was non-existant. So I stuck to watching TV shows and eventually picked up where I left off in the Harry Potter audiobooks. Then I dug up some old favourites...

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling (audiobook) → 5/5
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter → 5/5
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix Potter → 5/5
The Tale of Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter → 5/5
The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse by Beatrix Potter → 5/5