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

December 2015 Wrap Up

Jen

This month started off so slowly for me in terms of my reading. An unexpected change in my work situation meant I was suddenly working a lot more hours. It felt like that I was getting nowhere with my reading so I decided to read a graphic novel series that I had been curious about in addition to some quick shorter books in amongst the other books I had planned to read. And then the Christmas holidays came around and I was able to get a whole lot more reading done than I thought. 

Rapture by Lauren Kate → 3.5/5 
The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen edited by Maria Tatar → 4/5

Aesop’s Fables by Aesop → 5/5

The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder → 4/5

Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder → 5/5

These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder → 5/5

The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder → 4/5

Alex + Ada graphic novel series by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn

- Volume 1 → 5/5

- Volume 2 → 5/5

- Volume 3 → 5/5

The World of Peter Rabbit Collection by Beatrix Potter

#1 The Tale of Peter Rabbit → 5/5

#2 The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin → 5/5

#3 The Tailor of Gloucester → 4.5/5

#4 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny → 5/5  

#5 The Tale of Two Bad Mice → 5/5

#6 The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle → 4.5/5

#7 The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher → 4.5/5

#8 The Tale of Tom Kitten → 5/5

#9 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck → 5/5  

#10 The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies → 5/5  

#11 The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse → 5/5  

#12 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes → 4/5

#13 The Tale of Johnny Town Mouse → 5/5  

#14 The Tale of Mr Tod → 4/5

#15 The Tale of Pigling Bland → 4/5

#16 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers → 4.5/5

#17 The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan → 5/5

#18 The Tale of Ginger and Pickles → 5/5  

#19 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson → 3/5

#20 The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit → 5/5

#21 The Story of Miss Moppet → 5/5  

#22 Appley Dapply’s Nursery Rhymes → 5/5  

#23 Cecily Parsley’s Nursery Rhymes → 5/5  

My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Winter Romances edited by Stephanie Perkins → 3/5

Armada by Ernest Cline (audiobook narrated by Wil Wheaton) → 3/5

True by Hilary Duff → 4/5

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin → 4/5

Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined by Stephenie Meyer → 4/5 


Mel
I actually read a lot in December! I even bumped up my Goodreads challenge from 50 books to 70! I was reading right up until 2.5 hours away from midnight on the 31st, but I completed all 70!

Soundless by Richelle Mead → 5/5

The World of Peter Rabbit Collection by Beatrix Potter

#3 The Tailor of Gloucester → 5/5

#4 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny → 5/5

#6 The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle → 4/5

#7 The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher → 4/5

#8 The Tale of Tom Kitten → 5/5

#9 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck → 5/5  

#10 The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies → 5/5   

#12 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes → 5/5

#13 The Tale of Johnny Town Mouse → 5/5  

#14 The Tale of Mr Tod → 5/5

#15 The Tale of Pigling Bland → 4/5

#16 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers → 5/5

#17 The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan → 5/5

#18 The Tale of Ginger and Pickles → 4/5  

#19 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson → 3/5

#20 The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit → 5/5

#21 The Story of Miss Moppet → 5/5  

#22 Appley Dapply’s Nursery Rhymes → 5/5  
#23 Cecily Parsley’s Nursery Rhymes → 5/5

Twilight Graphic Novel Vol 1 by Stephenie Meyer → 4/5

Twilight Graphic Novel Vol 2 by Stephenie Meyer → 4/5

Doctor Who: After Life by Al Ewing → 4/5

The Alchemist's Key by Traci Harding → 5/5

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa → 5/5

 

Jen's October 2015 Book Haul

 

Girl Online: On Tour by Zoe Sugg

Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series boxset by Ransom Riggs 

Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi 

Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi 

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo 

Yes, My Accent Is Real by Kunal Nayyar 

Twilight: Special Tenth Anniversary Edition & Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined by Stephenie Meyer 

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin 

Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith

Harry Potter: The Character Vault by Jody Revenson 

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling and illustrated by Jim Kay 

 

All the Rick Riordan books that I acquired: 

The Demigod Diaries 

Heroes of Olympus series box set 

Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer 

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods 

Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes 

 

November 2015 TBR

Jen

This is probably an over ambitious TBR, but I just have so many books that I really want to read at the moment! 

Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey by Bob McCabe - I started this mammoth book in October and got a fair way through so I’ll be aiming to finish this one in November. 

Never Too Far, Forever Too Far & Rush Too Far by Abbi Glines - I picked up Fallen Too Far one day because I needed something fast paced and easy to read. I was completely hooked so I want to continue on with the series and read books 2 and 3 plus the companion novel told from the male POV. (At the time of posting I have already finished these three books and loved them!)

Devoted by Hilary Duff - I finished Elixir in October so I want to continue on and read the second book in the series.

The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin - I read the first two books in this trilogy in October and had planned to finish this third book as well but I just didn’t get to it so I will reading it in November.

Five Ways to Fall by K.A. Tucker - This is the fourth and final book in the Ten Tiny Breaths series. I loved the first book, hated the second one and loved the third one which got me excited to read this book.

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell - This is the November book pick for the Perustopia Book Club and Readalongs With April groups on Goodreads. There has been so much hype surrounding this book and I'm hoping that it doesn't disappoint.

Between the Lines & Off the Page by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer - It has been one of my goals this year to read all of my unread Jodi Picoult books and these are the last two on the list. I wanted to read both of these books in October but that didn’t happen so hopefully I can get to at least one of these this month and it will feel like such an accomplishment if I manage to finish them both!

The Hunger Games, Catching Fire & Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - This will be another annual re-read of the entire trilogy for me in preparation of the movie release of Mockingjay Part 2 later in November.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin - This book was only recently released and I want to read it while I’m still on my Game of Thrones kick.

Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined by Stephenie Meyer - This was such a surprise when it hit the bookshelves and while I haven’t heard overly positive things from those who have read it, I do still want to read it for myself and see what I think.

I am also in the mood to read some darker YA contemporary books so any of the following are options for me to choose from:

Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers

All The Rage by Courtney Summers

Asking For It by Louise O’Neill

What Happens Next by Colleen Clayton

Live Through This by Mindi Scott

Stolen by Lucy Christopher 

Mel
I got so little read in October due to assignments, so I really want to make up for it this month! In addition to the following books, I'll be reading my friends' manuscript!

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas - I want to finish this very soon, because I get to meet Sarah on the 24th of this month! I received an email from Dymocks saying that they'd organised a second event in Melbourne and OMG, only the first 300 people on the waiting list were sent the email! I accepted and got confirmation, so YAY!
The Next Together by Lauren James - this came in the October YA Chronicles subscription box and has gone straight onto my TBR because it sounds amazing!
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J Maas - another book to finish before Nov 24th!
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas - same reason!
Doctor Who: After Life by Al Ewing & Rob WIlliams (writers)
Doctor Who: Revolutions of Terror by Nick Abadzis (writer) - these Doctor Who books are comic book style graphic novels and are just a quick read to help me reach my reading challenge goal.
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa - I've already started reading it, so I might as well continue.

Optional:
Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier
Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E Pearson
Parcy Jackson and the Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan