June 2016 Wrap Up

Jen

My reading in June was definitely an improvement on how I went in May. I did have some unexpected days off work which allowed me more time to read, but I also participated in several readathons which gave me a little bit of extra motivation to get those books read! The TomeTopple readathon and the TBR Takedown 4.0 readathon were both so much fun and you can go and check out the wrap ups for those if you want the full breakdown of how I did. Mel and I also did a buddy read of our own and I managed to read all the books that I wanted to for that, so overall I'm super happy with what I read in June.

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas → 5/5

Harry Potter - The Artifact Vault by Jody Revenson → 5/5

This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp → 4/5

The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson → 5/5

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling → 5/5

Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick → 4/5

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi → 4/5

The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum → 4/5

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick → 4/5

The Special Ones by Em Bailey → 4/5

George by Alex Gino → 4.5/5

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern → 3/5 

Mel 

Uhhh... Where the heck did June go? I feel like I just missed the entire month! I have no idea what happened! Oh well, can't go back now.
This month started off really well, I think. I read a few good books and was right into doing the readathons and the buddy read, but somewhere along the way, I derailed. Anyway...

Tomorrow, When The War Began by John Marsden → 5/5
The Leaving by Tara Altebrando → 4/5
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes → 4/5
Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton → 5/5
Zenith by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings → 3/5
Black by Fleur Ferris → 5/5

Okay, so I did manage to read two books from the Readorama readathon, as mentioned in my wrap up, and I might have mentioned being not well and then slumping a bit; well, that slump didn't want to budge, so I had to stick with reading whatever I was in the mood for. Thus, Black. It's exactly what I needed to get me out of the slump, since I've been so excited to read it! Fleur Ferris is officially on my auto-purchase list! I also have been making a little bit of progress through The Lord of the Rings, since I seem to be obsessing over it lately (blame Lego. I bought the game for Playstation 3. Or blame me for buying it to begin with). So, the buddy read for me just didn't happen. I hope next time is a lot better!

 

TBRTakedown 4.0 Wrap Up

This readathon was so much fun! I did end up changing two of the books that I had initially put on my TBR, but I finished by reading 4 books and completing all 5 challenges!

The books that I read:
 

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
This book completed the challenges to read a first book in a series and to read a book that I've had on my shelf for over a year. I was surprised by how much I actually liked it and gave it a 4/5 rating.





 
 
The Special Ones by Em Bailey
This was the book I read from my most recent haul. A very creepy mystery but I really enjoyed it and also gave this one a 4/5 rating.







George by Alex Gino
This was the book that I decided to go with for the "out of my comfort zone" challenge. I had initially chosen an historical fiction book but I just wasn't in the mood for it. While George isn't really that far out of my comfort zone, it is a middle grade contemporary and I don't even recall the last time that I read a book from that genre. I ended up loving this book and gave it a 4.5/5 rating.






The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
This completed the challenge to read an unread sequel. I initially had a different book picked out but I wasn't in the mood for that one and I just wanted something short and quick to read. This book turned out to be my least favourite in the Chronicles of Narnia series so far and I only gave it a 3/5 rating.




I loved being a part of this readathon and I'm happy with the books that I read. I can't wait until it comes around again!