Tuesday, July 7, 2015

June Wrap Up & July TBR

 I've had a very busy week, I had a great 4th, I hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday.

I read a total of 19 books in June, more than I have been reading the last few months. 

Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps, #1)World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)
Brisingr  (The Inheritance Cycle, #3)End of Days (Penryn and the End of Days, #3)Dogfessions
Evermore (The Immortals, #1)Radiance (Riley Bloom, #1)The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer, #1)
Mansfield Park  Jane EyreThe Demon King (Seven Realms, #1)
Last Year's MistakeMonster Blood (Goosebumps, #3)
The Exiled Queen (Seven Realms, #2)Bone GapThe Last Time We Say Goodbye
Must Love BlackSay Cheese and Die! (Goosebumps, #4)Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, #1)

Welcome To Dead House (Goosebumps #1) by R.L. Stine 
World After (Penryn & The End of Days #2) by Susan Ee 
Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle #3) by Christopher Paolini ★ 
End of Days (Penryn & The End of Days #3) by Susan Ee  
Dogfessions by Nikki Moustaki ★ 
Evermore (The Immortals #1) by Alyson Noel ★
Radiance (Riley Bloom #1) by Alyson Noel ★ 
The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer #1) by Jenny Han 
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen 
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 

The Demon King (Seven Realms #1) by Cinda Williams Chima ★ ~Re-read~
Last Year's Mistake by Gina Ciocca 
Monster Blood (Goosebumps #3) by R.L. Stine ★
The Exiled Queen (Seven Realms #2) by Cinda Williams Chima ★ ~Re-read~
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby 
The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand ★ 
Must Love Black by Kelly McClymer 
Say Cheese and Die! (Goosebumps #4) by R.L. Stine 
Shadow and Bone (The Grisha #1) by Leigh Bardugo ★ ~Re-read~


May book of the month was:
 The Last Time We Say Goodbye

Challenge Progress:  
2015 TBR Pile: 19/11-20  
Debut: 1/12-15  
Dystopia: 29/13-18  
"Real" Book: 32/11-20  
And So It Begins: 24/7   
Sequels: 59/10-15 +5
We Stand Alone: 25/10-15  
Fairytale: 1/5-9 
Re-read: 9/10-15  
Flights of Fantasy: 56/10-20  
Goodreads: 103/100  
Popsugar: 17/50  

July TBR: 
I don't really know what I'm going to be reading for July. 

First I want to re-read...
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1) by Cassandra Clare


Currently reading...
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
 An Ember In The Ashes (An Ember In The Ashes #1) by Sabaa Tahir


 And I might pick up...  
The Last SongUprooted
Since You've Been GoneBeauty Queens
Paper TownsA Book of Spirits and Thieves (Spirits and Thieves, #1)
Vicious (Vicious, #1)Pride and Prejudice
The Last Song by Nicholas Spark
 Uprooted by Naomi Novik 
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
Paper Towns by John Green
Vicious by V.E. Schwab ~2.99 for Kindle ebook~ 
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
A Book of Spirits and Thieves by Morgan Rhodes






Tuesday, June 2, 2015

May Wrap Up & June TBR

 I read a total of 7 books in May, not a great month for me but better than last month. 

Tiger EyesIn the EndHow Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine BrainThe Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Best of MeOne for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms, #1)
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
In the End (In the After #2) by Demitria Lunetta ★ 
How Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain
by Gregory Berns ★ 
The Giver (The Giver Quartet #1) by Lois Lowry ~Re-read~
The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks ★ 
One For The Money (Stephanie Plum #1) by Janet Evanovich  
Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms #1) by Morgan Rhodes 

May book of the month was:
 Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms, #1)

Challenge Progress:  
2014 TBR Pile: 8/11-20
Debut: 0/12-15
Dystopia: 27/13-18
"Real" Book: 14/11-20
And So It Begins: 18/7  
Sequels: 53/10-15 
We Stand Alone: 18/10-15
Fairytale: 1/5-9
Re-read: 6/10-15
Flights of Fantasy: 44/10-20
Goodreads: 81/100
Popsugar: 11/50

June TBR: 
Again I don't know what I'm going to read this month. I was wanting to do a re-read month, but I have so many books that really needs to be read, so I think I'll just re-read a few books then see where it goes from there. 

First up the re-reads, I want to read these books again so I can finish up these series that I've had on my shelf for a long time.
The Demon King (Seven Realms, #1)The Exiled Queen (Seven Realms, #2)Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, #1)
The Demon King (Seven Realms #1) by Cinda Williams Chima 
The Exiled Queen (Seven Realms #2) by Cinda Williams Chima
 Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 

Currently reading...
World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)
 World After (Penryn & the End of Days #2) by Susan Ee

 And I might pick up...  
A Darker Shade of Magic (A Darker Shade of Magic, #1)A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
The Game of Love and DeathNowhere But Here (Thunder Road, #1)
The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1)P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #2)
 A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1) by Sarah J. Maas 
The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough
Nowhere But Here (Thunder Road #1) by Katie McGarry
The Wrath & The Dawn (The Wrath & The Dawn #1) by Renee Ahdieh
P.S. I Still Love You (To All The Boys I've Loved Before #2) by Jenny Han




Saturday, May 2, 2015

April Wrap Up & May TBR

I definitely didn't read as much in April, I only read 4 books, I don't know what happened.   
 
 
April Wrap Up: 
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No NormalThe Crane WifeThe Lucky OnePawn (The Blackcoat Rebellion, #1) 
The Ms. Marvel, Vol. 01: No Normal (Ms. Marvel (Marvel NOW!) #1)
by G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona
                           The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness                                
  The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks ★  
 Pawn (The Blackcoat Rebellion #1) by Aimee Carter
 
 

 
 
April book of the month was:
Pawn (The Blackcoat Rebellion, #1)

Challenge Progress:  
2014 TBR Pile: 6/11-20
Debut: 0/12-15
Dystopia: 27/13-18
"Real" Book: 11/11-20
And So It Begins: 8/7  
Sequels: 52/10-15 
We Stand Alone: 15/10-15
Fairytale: 1/5-9
Re-read: 5/10-15
Flights of Fantasy: 42/10-20
Goodreads: 81/100
 
 
May TBR: 
I don't know what I'm going to read in May, I only have a library book that I need to read and I want to finish Falling Kingdoms. Other than that I don't really know.
Half the World (Shattered Sea, #2)Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms, #1)
The Jewel (The Lone City, #1)The Cure for DreamingExquisite Captive (Dark Caravan Cycle, #1)
Half the World (Shattered Sea, #2) by Joe Abercrombie
Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms, #1) by Morgan Rhodes 

MAYBE
The Jewel (The Lone City, #1) by Amy Ewing
The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters
Exquisite Captive (Dark Caravan Cycle, #1) by Heather Demetrius