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Monday 22 February 2016

January Wrap Up!

Books read:

The Undead Pool (The Hollows, #12)
The Undead Pool (The Hollows book 12) by Kim Harrison
5/5 Stars

The Witch With No Name (The Hollows, #13)
The Witch With No Name (The Hollows book 13) by Kim Harrison
5/5 Stars

Gangsta Granny
Gangsta Granny by David Walliams
4/5 Stars

Rivers of London: Body Work
River's of London: Body Work (Rivers of London graphic novel) by Ben Aaronovitch
4/5 Stars

The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)
The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson series) by Darynda Jones
4.5/5 Stars

Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass book 4) by Sarah J Maas
3/5 Stars
Yes, unpopular opinion. I gave a book with a 4.6 star rating on GoodReads 3 stars. I just, meh. My biggest problem was the personality change of Celaena/ Aelin, her insane hatred of Chaol (who has already paid for and apologise for the errors he has made - errors which I always thought were mostly out of his control in the first place) and C/A's obsessions with Rowan. I just thought it was very out of character. Not only that, but a large chunk of the book was insanely boring.Many other people gave better reviews than me on GoodReads - check out another 3 star review there so get the gist. I will not give up on the series, because there has always been a lot of potential, but I am sad this was not enjoyable and I won't be rushing out to buy the next book.


Books bought:

River's of London: Body Work (Rivers of London graphic novel) by Ben Aaronovitch - Kindle
The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson series) by Darynda Jones
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Random Riggs
Heartless (The Parasol Protectorate series) by Gail Carriger (already read, wanted to own the full set)
The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman
Infographic Guide to Literature by Joanna Eliot
Cursed (The Thorne Trilogy) by R K Ryals - Kindle
Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
Lean in 15 by Joe Wicks (Yep, a healthy cookbook which is AWESOME)
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (already read, somehow do not own this one)
Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning
Lonely Planet Guide to Budapest (WOOOOOO)
World After and End of Days by Susan Ee (to complete the set as I have already read them)



Reading Challenge:


A YA Bestseller - Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas (January)
A Book Written by a Celebrity - Gangsta Granny by David Walliams (January)
A Graphic Novel - River's of London: Body Work by Ben Aaronovitch (January)

2015 challenge continuation...

A Book I was Supposed to Read in School (I read all the books I was supposed to when I was a student in school - I've now read this as a teacher) - Gangsta Granny by David Walliams (January)

Books from 2015 that I didn't read:
  • A classic Romance
  • A book that became a movie
  • A Pullitzer prize winner
  • A book based on a true story
  • Antonyms
  • Published in the year I was born
  • A book that made me cry
  • Originally in a different language
  • A book that was once a play
  • A banned book