I suppose the first thing to do is to catch up with all the books I have read since March 30th! Now, I am not convinced that the month's recorded for these books is completely accurate. GoodReads seems to be a little confused. I have books I know I read in August down as being read in June. There are books from a series recorded in completely the wrong order (see the Outlander series!), and there are some books on this list I may actually have read a few months before. I will try to weed out any errors when I find them, but you may have to wait a while for this post to be more accurate! Until then, this list is a guide!
April: 10 books
![A Dangerous Inheritance: A ...](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1326549930s/12959266.jpg)
![Faery Tales & Nightmares](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1308680953s/8576171.jpg)
![The King's Curse (The Cousi...](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1410170379s/18775398.jpg)
![Good Omens: The Nice and Ac...](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1392528568s/12067.jpg)
![The Girl with All the Gifts](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403033579s/17235026.jpg)
![The Coldest Girl in Coldtown](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1367312471s/12813630.jpg)
![The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1418213037s/17347389.jpg)
![Seventh Grave and No Body (Charley Davidson, #7)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1394039455s/19286674.jpg)
![Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1331612872s/38619.jpg)
![Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, #2)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1311280284s/1811543.jpg)
May: 16 books
I feel like I should make a comment here (after adding the thumbnails and ratings for the May books) that a rating for one style of book is not the same as rating another. The 5 Stars I give Kate Daniels books, for example, is not the same as the 5 Stars I'd give His Dark Materials (by Philip Pullman, an amazing trilogy and my favourite books ever). The rating suggests my enjoyment level, as well as the standard of writing. I love the Kate Daniels books, because I really enjoy them. Kate is a brilliant protagonist; she's funny, kick ass and smart. The plot is strong urban fantasy, and very enjoyable. I care about the characters. Ilona Andrews is a good UF writer. These books are not about to become classics. They are fun and easy reads.
Another note - I give many books in a series the same rating. Not all books are as enjoyable; people obviously prefer events and quotes in one over another. However, when you read them in a big stream like I did (chain reading, as you will), and then you rate them 4 months later...they've all merged. Overall, the series is 5/5.
Finally, when it comes to the JR Ward books...why oh why did I carry on reading them if I only gave them 3 stars? Because I downloaded as a bundle, because they were weirdly addictive (even if pretty bad) and because I think I was craving that type of plot at the time...read into that what you will. I seem to have read a few books this month (remember, I am looking at this in hindsight) that were pretty poop but slightly erotic. Hormones? Perhaps. The weather? Maybe. I have no definite answers!
![Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1331615093s/4345498.jpg)
![Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, #4)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1407110429s/6479550.jpg)
![Magic Slays (Kate Daniels, #5)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1288727226s/8559047.jpg)
![Magic Rises (Kate Daniels, #6)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1359571572s/11544421.jpg)
![Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels, #7)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1383236969s/12119529.jpg)
![Magic Shifts (Kate Daniels, #8)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1414091260s/17333171.jpg)
![The Shadow Cabinet (Shades of London, #3)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1413890452s/17412895.jpg)
![Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429676285s/42899.jpg)
![Lover Eternal (Black Dagger...](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1300845974s/35729.jpg)
![Lover Awakened (Black Dagge...](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388773547s/42900.jpg)
![Lover Revealed (Black Dagge...](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1389646548s/42898.jpg)
![Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1351276662s/304027.jpg)
![Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388186881s/11235712.jpg)
![Gabriel's Inferno (Gabriel'...](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1301789770s/10140661.jpg)
![Gabriel's Rapture (Gabriel'...](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1343962380s/13639050.jpg)
![Eighth Grave After Dark (Charley Davidson, #8)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1413161725s/22922356.jpg)
June: 13 books
![Unmade (The Lynburn Legacy, #3)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1392937998s/18309803.jpg)
![Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, #3)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1398366292s/17378508.jpg)
![Mistwood (Mistwood, #1)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1334259048s/6768411.jpg)
![Masques (Sianim, #1 / Aralorn, #1)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1245316307s/285224.jpg)
![Wolfsbane (Sianim, #4 / Aralorn, #2)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388225494s/7857713.jpg)
![The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy, #1)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1377023523s/16069030.jpg)
![Voyager (Outlander, #3)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388191457s/10987.jpg)
![Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388191458s/10988.jpg)
![The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1407366842s/10967.jpg)
![A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388197203s/10965.jpg)
![An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1370918297s/2832909.jpg)
An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7)
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July/ August, because they were all added en masse to GoodReads so I can't remember!: 11 books, even though it was the summer holidays. I may have missed some, and there were definitely some rereads I didn't include!
![Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1381264956s/15863832.jpg)
![The Paper Magician (The Paper Magician Trilogy, #1)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1405618531s/20727654.jpg)
![World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1423238855s/17849112.jpg)
![End of Days (Penryn and the End of Days, #3)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1423384676s/18500665.jpg)
![Alpha (Alpha, #1)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1396268853s/21491731.jpg)
![The Time Traveller's Guide ...](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328167619s/4936457.jpg)
![The Rosie Project (Don Tillman #1)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1371651741s/16181775.jpg)
![Shadowdance (Darkest London, #4)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1368136774s/15787204.jpg)
![The Crossing: Conquering The Atlantic In The World's Toughest Rowing Race](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348300230s/958141.jpg)
![Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1397093185s/17212231.jpg)
![Underground London: Travels Beneath the City Streets](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1326907867s/1225882.jpg)
![A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1417961340s/16096824.jpg)
Books I tried and failed
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms, #1)
Clair's 2015 Reading Challenge:
- A book you read in a day - Dreamfever/ Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning (3rd January 2015)
- An author with my initials - The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson and Sarah Rees Brennan (9th January 2015)
- A book written by someone under 30 - The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon (21st February 2015)
- A book with a colour in the title - The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory (18th February 2015)
- A book that takes place in your hometown - The Darkest London series by Kristen Callihan (February 2015)
- A book set in a different country - Delilah by Eleanor Jong (15th February 2015)
- A book with nonhuman characters - Burned by Karen Marie Moning (February 2015)
- A book with a female author - A Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas (10th February 2015)
- A book published this year - Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs (2nd March 2015)
- A book set in high school (well, they're all high school age and some parts mention their school - that counts right) - The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (2nd March)
- A book with more than 500 pages - Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (10th March 2015)
- A book a friend recommended - Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas (12th March)
- A book by an author you've never read before - The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (17th March)
- A book with a one word title - Doon by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon (30th March)
- A book with a number in the title - Eight Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones (31st May)
- A book with magic in it - The Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews (May 2015)
- A funny book - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (15th August)
- A book of short stories - Teeth by various authors (June)
- A nonfiction book - The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer (July 2015)
- A book from an author you love but haven't read yet - Masques by Patricia Briggs (June 2015)
- A book at the bottom of your to read list - Mistwood by Leah Cyprus (7th June 2015)
- A book based entirely on the front cover - The Paper Magician by Charlie N Holmberg (August 2015)
- A memoir - The Crossing by James Cracknell and Ben Fogle (August 2015)
- A trilogy - Penryn and the End of Days trilogy by Susan Ee (August 2015)
- A book set in the future - The Girl With All the Gifts by MR Carey (April 2015)
- A mystery or thriller - Inferno by Dan Brown (August 2015)
~to be added to as time passes~
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