February 2018 Wrap Up

Jen

I had a great reading month in February! This may not seem to be reflected by my ratings, but I’m happy with the amount that I read and I did finish a couple of series. More importantly, I read quite a lot of books from my physical TBR and managed not to buy a single book in February! I made great progress in reducing my physical TBR, which is probably my main focus right now.

Gathering Blue (The Giver #2) by Lois Lowry → 3/5

Messenger (#3) by Lois Lowry → 3.5/5

Son (#4) by Lois Lowry → 3/5

Splendour (Luxe #4) by Anna Godbersen → 2/5

Love, Hate and other Filters by Samira Ahmed → 3.5/5

Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between by Jennifer E. Smith → 2/5

On The Fence by Kasie West → 4/5

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys → 4.5/5

Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up by Marie Kondo (audiobook read by Lucy Scott) → 3/5

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne 4.5/5

Mel

This is more of a reading update than a wrap up. I didn't actually finish a book in February, but I did get some reading done, and quite a lot of it! Nope, not subtitles this time. I actually found a fanfiction that really intrigued me, but the sucker has a larger word count than A Game of Thrones! I've read about a third of it so far, and luckily for me, it's actually on Goodreads, so it'll still count in my Goodreads Challenge. It's called House of Cards by sugamins and I'm loving it. 

January 2018 Wrap Up

Jen

I’m quite happy with what I managed to read in January. I read more than I thought I’d be able to so it was a great start to my reading year!

Scott Pilgrim, Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley → 3/5

Scott Pilgrim, Volume 2: Scott Pilgrim vs the World by Bryan Lee O'Malley → 3/5

Scott Pilgrim, Volume 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O'Malley → 3/5

Scott Pilgrim, Volume 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets it Together by Bryan Lee O'Malley → 3/5

Scott Pilgrim, Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs the  Universe by Bryan Lee O'Malley → 3/5

Scott Pilgrim, Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour by Bryan Lee O'Malley → 3/5

The Giver (#1) by Lois Lowry → 4/5

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas → 5/5

The Luxe (#1) by Anna Godbersen → 3/5

Rumours (#2) by Anna Godbersen → 3/5

Envy (#3) by Anna Godbersen → 2/5

Unearthly (#1) by Cynthia Hand → 3/5

Heidi by Johanna Spyri → 5/5

The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo (audiobook read by Lucy Scott) → 5/5

Artemis by Andy Weir → 4.5/5

Mel

This list is deceiving! I actually read a lot this month, just not in book format - I read 36+ hours of subtitles. Those damn addictive Asian dramas! (If anyone's interested, I recommend watching Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth and Strong Girl Bong-soon. I'd watch them again in a heartbeat!) But I certainly didn't feel like reading much and this is probably why. TV shows aside, I did read a few chapters in various books, but only managed to finish one. 

Fruits Basket Collector's Edition Volume 2 by Natsuki Takaya  5/5

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