February 2019 Wrap-Up

With the help of the Contemporary-a-thon, I managed to read a total of 15 books in February. They were:

1. Arkarnae by Lynette Noni - I re-read this book to continue on with this series because I went to her book signing at start of March

2. Lion by Saroo Brierley - This was my non-fiction read for the month

3. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare - Read this as part of my goal to read all of Cassandra Clare's books in 2019

4. Raelia by Lynette Noni - Read this because of the Lynette Noni book signing I went to in March

5. You Know you Love Me by Cecily von Ziegesar - Read this for my 2019 goal of finishing the Gossip Girl book series

6. The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon - Read this for the Contemporary-a-thon challenge of reading a diverse book

7. In His Own Write & A Spaniard in the Works by John Lennon - Read this for the Contemporary-a-thon challenge of reading a book in a non-traditional format

8. You by Caroline Kepnes - Read this for the Contemporary-a-thon challenge of reading a dark/emotional/hard hitting book

9. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick - Read this for the Contemporary-a-thon challenge of reading my most recently purchased contemporary

10. P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han - Read this for the Contemporary-a-thon challenge of reading a blurple book

11. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - Read this for the Contemporary-a-thon challenge of reading a book I meant to read in 2018

12. Draekora by Lynette Noni - Read this because of the Lynette Noni book signing I went to in March

13. Graevale by Lynette Noni - Read this because of the Lynette Noni book signing I went to in March

14. We Three Heroes by Lynette Noni - Read this because of the Lynette Noni book signing I went to in March

15. Vardaesia by Lynette Noni - Read this because of the Lynette Noni book signing I went to in March

-----MY READING STATS IN FEBRUARY-----

Books Read: 15

TBR: 13

Library: 0

Re-reads: 2

Pages Read: 5,487

January 2019 Wrap-Up

With the help of participating in the Biannual Bibliothon I managed to read a total of 15 books this month. 

My yearly goal is to read 100 books and this time last year I had only read 2 books. In total in 2018 I read 125 books so I am way ahead of my annual target. 

The books I read are: 

1. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - this was a re-read and part of my goal to read/re-read all of Clare's books in 2019;

2. I'll be There For You by Kelsey Miller - This was my non-fiction read for January;

3. Twilight Graphic Novel Volume 2 - I read this for the Biannual Bibliothon challenge of combining a fav genre (fantasy) with a least fav format (graphic novels);

4. Lucky in Love by Kasie West - I read this for the Biannual Bibliothon challenge of reading a book by an author that is new to me;

5. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - I read this for the Biannual Bibliothon challenge of reading one of the hosts' 5 star reads;

6.  The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman - I read this for the Biannual Bibliothon challenge of reading an adult book; 

7. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray - I read this for the Biannual Bibliothon challenge of reading a book with an ugly cover;

8. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - I read this for the Biannual Bibliothon challenge of re-reading a book that got me into reading;

9. Sadie by Courtney Summers - This was a book I was gifted at my book club's Christmas party and I took no time getting into it; 

10. John Lennon: A Restless Life by Ray Connolly - My hold of this book finally came in at the library so I was able to read it finally; 

11. Vicious by V.E. Schwab - This was my book club's book of the month; 

12. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon - I started re-reading this book in December but finally managed to finish it this month;

13. Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar - I read this as part of my goal to read one book from this series per month because they take up a whole shelf on my TBR;

14.  The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barberry - This was my January read for the 1001 Books challenge;

15. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand - This is one of the oldest books on my TBR

--MY READING IN JANUARY IN STATS--

Books Read: 15

TBR: 10

Library: 1

Re-reads: 4

Pages Read: 5,640

Books bought: 33

And my favourite read of the month was.........