December 2017 TBR

Jen

So it's the last TBR for the year and I still can't accept the fact that it's just impossible for me to read the number of books in a month the way that I used to be able to. I have (yet again) what is most likely an overly ambitious TBR but I’m going to be trying like crazy to get those series finished by the end of the year!  

Artemis by Andy Weir

Voyager (Outlander #3) by Diana Gabaldon - started

Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices #3) by Cassandra Clare (audiobook)

Fullmetal Alchemist (3-in-1 Edition) Volumes 8 & 9 by Hiromu Arakawa & Akira Watanabe 

The Dragon King Chronicles by Ellen Oh

• Warrior (#2)
• King (#3)

Geek Girl by Holly Smale  

• All That Glitters (#4) - started
• Sunny Side Up (#4.5)
• Head Over Heels (#5)
• Forever Geek (#6)  

Mel 
If I intend on completing my Goodreads Challenge, I'll have quite the hectic reading month! My goal is 80 books and I'm currently at 55. This means I need to dive into some shorter books, or listen to a lot of audiobooks! Still 25 books by the end of December is probably not going to happen. Anyway, here's my overly ambitious TBR!

Fruits Basket Collector's Edition 1-4 by Natsuki Takaya - Just for starters. I may continue with all 12 yet!
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - Audiobook, started.
Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - Audiobook
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling - I can't believe this is the only Harry Potter I've read this year, and it's taken me ages!
The Two Towers part 1 by JRR Tolkien - Started. This is reasonably short, and I'll fly through it if I just pick it up again!
Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde - Started, more than half way. But this book has been a struggle! If I weren't so adament of not marking a book as DNF, I'd have done so already.
Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson and Robin Wasserman - Started, about 33% done.
Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare - Audiobook. I want to at least start this by the end of the year, but need to finish Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy first.
Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare - Audiobook. If I finish Lady Midnight, I'm going to dive right into this one because the narrator is one of my favourite actors from my Buffy fangirl days! (James Marsters)
Beyond the Wall by Tanya Landman - Started, almost half way.
Geek Girl #4 All That Glitters by Holly Smale - Started, one chapter in. I might get back into the series, so I'm leaving it open to finish the rest of the series too (same books as Jen's section).

November 2017 TBR

Jen

This will the month in which I attempt (yet again) to try and continue/finish all those series that I’m currently reading. And because I’m always overly optimistic about how much reading I’ll actually be able to get done, there are a couple of standalone novels that I want to get to as well.

Voyager (Outlander #3) by Diana Gabaldon - started

Fullmetal Alchemist (3-in-1 Edition) Volume 7 by Hiromu Arakawa & Akira Watanabe - started

Warrior (The Dragon King Chronicles #2) & King (#3) by Ellen Oh

The Battle for Wondla (The Search for Wondla #3) by Tony DiTerlizzi

Draekora (The Medoran Chronicles #3) by Lynette Noni

Picture Perfect (Geek Girl #3) by Holly Smale

Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour
If There’s No Tomorrow by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Without Merit by Colleen Hoover

Mel
Well, I have no idea if I'll get any books read this month because I'm doing NaNoWriMo again! That's likely going to take up a lot of my time, but if I do get any read, it's likely going to be an audiobook or two.

Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1) and Gemina (The Illuminae Files #2) by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (because I started it ages ago and I literally have no excuses for not finishing it yet!)

October 2017 TBR

Jen

I don’t usually follow the typical theme of choosing mysteries or thrillers or scary books to read during October, but for some unknown reason, it’s what I’m currently in the mood for, so I’m just going to go with it! I’m well aware that it’ll be impossible to get to all of these, but I do like giving myself options.

There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

The Takedown by Corrie Wang

Wreck by Fleur Ferris

Daughter of Deep Silence by Carrie Ryan

A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

Nerve by Jeanne Ryan

The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer

And of course, there are those series that I’m still working on finishing. Most of these were on my overly ambitious TBR last month. I did start a few but I wasn’t even close to getting to them all.

Voyager (Outlander #3) by Diana Gabaldon - started

Shades of Earth (Across the Universe #3) by Beth Revis - started

Warrior (The Dragon King Chronicles #2) & King (#3) by Ellen Oh

The Battle for Wondla (The Search for Wondla #3) by Tony DiTerlizzi

Dark Heart Surrender (Dark Heart #3) by Lee Monroe

Draekora (The Medoran Chronicles #3) by Lynette Noni

Picture Perfect (Geek Girl #3) by Holly Smale 

Mel
So, I have a bunch of books that I've gotten out to read and just never got to, or I put down for one reason or another. That's the bunch that I'm picking from this month. I probably won't read all of these, but hopefully I'll cut the stack down a bit.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
The Two Towers Part One by JRR Tolkien
A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde
Letters to the Lost by 
Release by Patrick Ness
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Beyond the Wall by Tanya Landman
The Bone Collection by Kathy Reichs
All That Glitters (Geek Girl #4) by Holly Smale
The Black Witch by Laurie Forest

If for any reason I don't feel like reading those, I'll probably fall back on this bunch:

Hover (The Taking #2) & Collide (The Taking #3) by Melissa West
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas

September 2017 Wrap Up

Jen

Well this was definitely my most depressing reading month of the year so far. I only just barely managed to finish two books. I’m definitely used to reading a lot more, so I’m blaming it on my new job, which took up a lot more time than expected! But I also started a couple of other books and pretty much every book that I picked up this month was massive! So I feel like that has to count for something!

A Hero for Wondla (The Search for Wondla #2) by Tony DiTerlizzi → 4/5

Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices #2) by Cassandra Clare → 4/5 

Currently reading

Shades of Earth (Across the Universe #3) by Beth Revis

Voyager (Outlander #3) by Diana Gabaldon

Mel
I had a pretty good reading month for once! I got a few of my old kids books read, which is good, because I've already got two books at least to unhaul. But I'm definitely getting back into reading, so hopefully my slump is over!

Because You Love To Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy edited by Ameriie  4/5
Falling Feather by Marcus Meinhold  3/5
Fright Nights: Thirteen Scary Stories by JB Stamper  3/5
Clue #9: Mystery in the Moonlight by AE Parker  4/5
Adultolescence by Gabbie Hanna 2/5
The Edge of Everything by Jeff Giles  4.5/5 

 

September 2017 TBR

Jen 

I’ve officially started my new job! Hours are crazy hectic and I’ll have to be constantly studying on top of that so I really have no idea how my reading will go in September. My TBR is basically all series continuations or conclusions and I’m really hoping that I’ll still be able to get through a few. Especially since a few of the books are huge!

Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices #2) by Cassandra Clare

Voyager (Outlander #3) by Diana Gabaldon

Shades of Earth (Across the Universe #3) by Beth Revis

Dark Heart Surrender (Dark Heart #3) by Lee Monroe

Warrior (The Dragon King Chronicles #2) & King (#3) by Ellen Oh

A Hero for Wondla (The Search for Wondla #2) by Tony DiTerlizzi

Draekora (The Medoran Chronicles #3) by Lynette Noni

Picture Perfect (Geek Girl #3) by Holly Smale


Mel
I've already started September on a good note! Hopefully I can keep it up.

This Savage Song by VE Schwab
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
The Two Towers Part 1 - The Treason of Isengard by JRR Tolkien
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas

TomeTopple Readathon Round 4 Wrap Up

Jen

I’m so happy with how I went in this readathon! I didn’t complete all the challenges or get to all the books that I wanted to. However I did manage to complete a few tomes and more importantly, finish a trilogy! Those were my main goals going in, so I declare this readathon a success!  

The challenges:

1. Read more than 1 tome - completed

Super happy I actually achieved this, considering the size of some of the books I read!

2. Read a graphic novel (still over 500 pages!) - completed

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

3. Read a tome that is part of a series - completed

Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) by Cassandra Clare  

A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOTAR #3) by Sarah J. Maas  

4. Buddy read a tome - did not complete

This was the challenge that I decided to skip.

5. Read an adult novel - did not complete

I had Voyager by Diana Gabaldon planned for this challenge but I didn’t end up getting to it. But I love the TV tie-in editions so I couldn’t resist including the cover here!

Mel
I barely read a thing during this readathon, so it was a significant fail for me, but I'll at least outline briefly where I got to in each book.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling- Page 202
A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin - Page 55

I still plan on reading these books for the rest of the month (in fact, I plan on reading A Game of Thrones for as long as it takes me to finish it, even if it takes me a year!) in which I hope to at least finish Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by the end of August.

August 2017 TBR

Jen

In some very exciting news, I’ll be starting my new job soon! Therefore I have no idea how much time I’ll actually have to devote to reading. I am participating in the TomeTopple readathon this month (Mel and I have a separate TBR for that) but other than that I don’t really know what I feel like reading. So I’m just going to try and continue on with the books that I’m currently reading and series that I need to continue.

Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) by Cassandra Clare

A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOTAR #3) by Sarah J. Maas

Voyager (Outlander #3) by Diana Gabaldon

A Hero for Wondla (The Search for Wondla #2) by Tony DiTerlizzi

A Million Suns (Across the Universe #2) by Beth Revis

Dark Heart Rising (Dark Heart #2) by Lee Monroe

Draekora (The Medoran Chronicles #3) by Lynette Noni

Picture Perfect (Geek Girl #3) by Holly Smale

Hopeless by Colleen Hoover 

Mel
Some of these books are for the TomeTopple readathon, which I may not actually finish during the readathon. I have added a few more for a bit more variety and to clear out some old books that I was given a few months ago. A few of them are really short, so they should take barely any time to read, assuming I find them interesting!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
This Savage Song by VE Schwab
The Two Towers Part 1: The Treason of Isengard by JRR Tolkien
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Dragonsbane by Patricia C Wrede
Quest by David Skipper
The Ghosts of Ravens Crag by Hugh Scott

TomeTopple Readathon Round 4 TBR

Jen

So it’s time for another round of TomeTopple! This is a fantastic readathon created by Sam from ThoughtsonTomes and is all about reading big books! Specifically books over 500 pages.

I hadn’t planned on participating in any readathons at all this year, but TomeTopple is probably my favourite readathon and I love joining in! This is a pretty relaxed readathon and you can choose to attempt any number of the challenges or none at all. But I’m pretty excited that the timing of this round and the challenges this time fit in well with what I’m currently reading and what I’m in the mood to pick up during the readathon.

My TBR

Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) by Cassandra Clare (currently reading)

A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOTAR #3) by Sarah J. Maas (currently reading)

Voyager (Outlander #3) by Diana Gabaldon

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Fullmetal Alchemist (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 7 by Hiromu Arakawa

Challenges:

1. Read more than 1 tome

I don’t know if I’ll actually achieve this, but I’m not going to put pressure on myself. I’ll be pretty happy with whatever I end up reading.

2. Read a graphic novel (still over 500 pages!)

I have two options for this since I’m not sure what I’ll be in the mood for at the time. The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Fullmetal Alchemist.

3. Read a tome that is part of a series

- Lady Midnight

- A Court of Wings and Ruin

- Voyager

4. Buddy read a tome

I don’t think I’ll bother with this challenge. I just want to read what I feel like and at my own pace.

5. Read an adult novel

- Voyager 

Mel 

1. Read more than 1 tome

I'm hoping to finish at least one book, but one of these books is enormous!

2. Read a graphic novel (still over 500 pages!)

The only book that fits into this category that I haven't already read yet is The Marvels by Brian Selznick, and I'm not sure I want to add it to this readathon. Maybe if I have time, I'll make a start.

3. Read a tome that is part of a series

- A Game of Thrones
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

4. Buddy read a tome

I'm sure someone out there is reading at least one of the same books. Heyyy buddyyyyy!

5. Read an adult novel
- A Game of Thrones