I started this year in a massive reading funk which carried over from the end of last year so I set myself the goal to get out of this slump and to have read 20 books by the end of the year. I was actually worried I wouldn't achieve this but now I have passed this goal by a lot.
I should probably figure out what my new goal is.
January
I read the grand total of zero books in January.
February
Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor was my favourite read this month and an amazing end to the trilogy. I have reviewed The Baking Life of Amelie Day by Vanessa Curtis already (here), and I plan to do a series review of Highschool of the Dead at some point.
March
Highschool of the Dead was my favourite read this month as its starting to show more storyline than the anime showed. I can't believe I'm still reading Kangoku Gakuen either because it is fanservice x1000. Now or Never by A. J. Bennet was a fairly good read though I felt a few things were a little unresolved. I am Woo is a short story prequel and whilst I liked the ideas given I felt the story itself wasn't written that great.
April
Whoever let me read Oyasumi Punpun has a lot to answer for, this manga is so dark and depressing but I am so hooked. Bad Boy Rock Star by Candy J. Starr was my first DNF this year which I've already reviewed (here). Hopefully I can put down in words how much I loved Witch Eyes by Scott Tracey at some point too.
May
Silence by Natasha Preston had such an interesting synopsis and plot but I felt like the writing let it down a little at times plus the ending felt rushed. Holy sh*t, why did no one force me to read Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas sooner? I cried a lot throughout this book.
June
I said I cried at Throne of Glass but that doesn't even compare to how much I bawled my eyes out over Crown of Midnight, I am very attached to this series right now.
26 books so far which is not bad at all considering how much of a reading slump I was in, a lot of them are manga's at the moment but once I'm done with these I wont be picking any more up this year.
Have you read any of these books, if so what did you think? Do you have any recommendations as to what I should be reading next?
I love Maas series and totally understand. Each book just gets better as move towards high fantasy :)
ReplyDeleteI agree so much, really loving it.
DeleteCongrats for passing your goal and having to set a new one! So glad the slump is over! I totally need to start the Maas series!
ReplyDeleteThank you, you really do. I don't know why I put it off for so long
DeleteNow or forever sounds great. Also good to hear the slump is over
ReplyDeleteThank you, it was the longest slump ever ;_;
DeleteGlad to hear the slump is over! I haven't read any of the books you listed, though I'm curious about Thronme of Glass.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely worth checking it out imo
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