October 2017 Wrap Up

Jen

I didn’t get to as many books as I wanted to (even though I knew it wasn’t going to happen) but it’s still an improvement on my last reading month!

Daughter of Deep Silence by Carrie Ryan → 3/5

Shades of Earth by Beth Revis → 3.5/5

Dark Heart Surrender by Lee Monroe → 4/5

The Takedown by Corrie Wang → 3.5/5

There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins → 3.5/5

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black → 3/5

Mel
I had an amazing reading month! Mostly it was thanks to audiobooks, but whatever!

The Possible by Tara Altebrando  4/5
Stories of Ghosts, Witches and Demons edited by Freya Littledale  3/5
Doctor Who: The Eye of the Jungle by Darren Jones  3/5
Doctor Who: Blackout by Oli Smith  4/5
Doctor Who: The Art of Death by James Goss  5/5
Doctor Who: Darkstar Academy by Mark Morris  4/5
Doctor Who: Day of the Cockroach by Steve Lyons  4/5
Doctor Who: The Nu-Humans by Cavan Scott  4/5
Doctor Who: The Empty House by Simon Guerrier  4/5
Doctor Who: Sleepers in the Dust by Darren Jones  5/5
Doctor Who: Snake Bite by Scott Handcock  4/5
Garfield On Top of the World by Jim Davis  5/5
Doctor Who: The Time Machine (Destiny of the Doctor #11) by Matt Fitton  5/5
Username: Evie by Joe Sugg  5/5
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline  5/5

 

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 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

August 2017 Wrap Up

Jen

I definitely did not have as much reading time as I wanted, but despite that, I think I did pretty well with my reading in August. I made progress on a few series, finished a couple, and thanks to TomeTopple (one of my favourite readathons!) got through some big chunky books that I’ve been needing to read for quite a while!

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick → 4.5/5

Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) by Cassandra Clare → 5/5

A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOTAR #3) by Sarah J. Maas → 3/5

I Work at a Public Library by Gina Sheridan → 4/5

Dark Heart Rising (Dark Heart #2) by Lee Monroe → 3.5/5

A Million Suns (Across the Universe #2) by Beth Revis → 4.5/5

Prophecy (The Dragon King Chronicles #1) by Ellen Oh → 4.5/5

Cursed by Jennifer L. Armentrout → 4.25/5

Bakuman Volume 15 by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata → 4/5

Bakuman Volume 16 by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata → 3.5/5

Bakuman Volume 17 by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata → 4/5

Bakuman Volume 18 by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata → 4/5

Bakuman Volume 19 by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata → 4.5/5

Bakuman Volume 20 by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata → 5/5

The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney → 3/5

Mel

Just like last month, I started or continued more books than I actually got finished. But I dug up a bunch of books I had buried in a box from when I was a kid, so I decided I'd read through them and decide which ones to keep and which ones to unhaul.

The Ghost Fox by Lawrence Yep  4/5

13 Ghosts: Strange but True Ghost Stories by Will Osborne  3/5

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

July 2017 Wrap Up

Jen

I had such a fantastic reading month in July! I finished up so many books and cleared out my currently reading shelf as well as managing to complete two series!! There were also a few books that I hadn’t planned on reading at all, but for a while, all I was in the mood for was to read books and then watch their adaptations!

I did fall off the rails in the last week of July and neglected my reading in favour of catching up on months of unwatched TV. But I’m still so happy with what I read. However I think that the bigger accomplishment was the fact that I added only one new book to my physical TBR pile while reading 10 of my unread books! That means I decreased my TBR pile by 9 books, and that hasn’t happened once in the past three years! Feeling so proud of myself!

Dark Heart Forever by Lee Monroe → 3.5/5

Across the Universe by Beth Revis → 4.75/5

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying: A simple, effective way to banish clutter forever by Marie Kondo → 5/5

Spark Joy: An Illustrated Guide to the Japanese Art of Tidying by Marie Kondo → 5/5

The Messenger by Markus Zusak → 3.5/5

Through the Dark by Alexandra Bracken → 3/5

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins → 3.5/5

Bakuman Volume 11 by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata → 5/5

Bakuman Volume 12 by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata → 4/5

The Search for Wondla by Tony DiTerlizzi → 4/5

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes → 3.5/5

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky → 4/5

An Illustrated History of Notable Shadowhunters and Denizens of Downworld by Cassandra Clare & Illustrated by Cassandra Jean → 4/5

Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson & Robin Wasserman → 4.5/5 (Re-read)

Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods by Rick Riordan → 5/5

The Martian by Andy Weir → 5/5 (Re-read)

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty → 4.75/5

Winter by Marissa Meyer → 5/5

Stars Above by Marissa Meyer → 4.75/5 

Mel
I kept picking up books, reading a little bit, then moving onto something else. I just couldn't stick to the one book! I did manage to finish one at least.

Wreck by Fleur Ferris 5/5 

 

July 2017 TBR

Jen

I don’t know what came over me, but in June I just kept starting books without finishing them. I was really enjoying each new book that I started, but the problem was that there was always other books that I wanted to read as well. So my main focus for July will be to try and finish all the books that I am currently reading. The problem is still going to be that there are so many other books I want to read as well, and there’s just no knowing what my mood will dictate.

Currently reading

Through The Dark by Alexandra Bracken

Stars Above by Marissa Meyer

Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson & Robin Wasserman

An Illustrated History of Notable Shadowhunters and Denizens of Downworld by Cassandra Clare & Illustrated by Cassandra Jean

The Search for Wondla (#1) by Tony DiTerlizzi

The Messenger by Markus Zusak

Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Dark Heart Forever (#1) by Lee Monroe

Series to continue/finish

Winter (The Lunar Chronicles #4) by Marissa Meyer

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

Draekora (The Medoran Chronicles #3) by Lynette Noni

Picture Perfect (Geek Girl #3) by Holly Smale

Other books I want to read

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

Wreck by Fleur Ferris

Something in Between by Melissa de la Cruz

Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Takedown by Corrie Wang

The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas

Mel
I still don't really know what I feel like reading, so this will be another month of winging it.

Currently reading
Beyond the Wall by Tanya Landman
The Possible by Tara Altebrando
The Black Witch by Laurie Forest
The Bone Collection by Kathy Reichs
All That Glitters by Holly Smale

Other books I want to pick up
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde
A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab