2016 Reading Wrap Up!

Hey, guys!

     I managed to read 106 books. It shows up as 109/103 on Goodreads because it counted duplicates on my end of year summary, so I fixed it so that they kind of don't count anymore. I'm so happy with the books that I read this year, and I can't wait read more this year. I'm not changing my goal to a higher number, but I think I'm going to keep it at 100 books just because I know I will be swamped this semester with work and school. I'm cherishing the last week of my break. This will be the last week I have to write and read. Expect reviews to be scheduled for the next couple weeks. I'm unsure whether reviews will be consistant during the next few months of school, but I definitely will try! Stay tuned for more bookish fun!

*graphic novel
+review book
^book club BOTM
>school text

January

1. Me, Earl, & the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
2. Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer
3. The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
4. Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix
5. Cruel Crown by Victoria Aveyard
6. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
7. Seeing Redd by Frank Beddors
8. Scarred by Joanne Macgregor+
9. Bad Luck by Pseudonymous Bosch+

February

1. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
2. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
3. The Death Cure by James Dashner
4. The Kill Order by James Dashner
5. Just One Year by Gayle Forman
6. The Cellar by Natasha Preston
7. Scott Pilgrim Vol. 1 by Bryan Lee O'Malley*
8. Scott Pilgrim Vol. 2 by Bryan Lee O'Malley*
9. The Siren by Kiera Cass
10. Entwined by Heather Dixon
11. Scott Pilgrim Vol. 3 by Bryan Lee O'Malley*
12. Scott Pilgrim Vol. 4 by Bryan Lee O'Malley*
13. Scott Pilgrim Vol. 5 by Bryan Lee O'Malley*

March

1. Scott Pilgrim Vol. 6 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
2. An Ember In The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
3. Half Bad by Sally Green+
4. Play the Part by Jen Turano+
5. Dealing With Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
6. When The Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka>
7. Lali of the Lill: Two by Adi Mandal+
8. The Avery Shaw Experiment by Kelly Oram
9. The Search For WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi

April

1. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
2. The Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum
3. Kill The Boy Band by Goldy Moldavasky
4. The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige
5. The Darkest Lie by Pintip Dunn+
6. The Reluctant Duchess by Roseanna M. White+
7. The Fairy's Mistake by Gail Carson Levine
8. Love Letters To The Dead by Ava Dellaira

May

1. Popular by Maya Van Wagaden
2. This Book Is Not On Fire by Dan Howell & Phil Lester*
3. The Heir by Kiera Cass (reread)
4. The Crown by Kiera Cass
5. Cress by Marissa Meyer
6. Winter by Marissa Meyer
7. Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley*
8. Caretaker by Josi Russell+
9. Karma by Nadine Nightingale+

June

1. The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson
• (DNF'd) Pretty Little Devils by Nancy Holder
2. Meet Me Here by Bryan Bliss+
3. Maiden by Chris Sorenson+
4. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
5. A Court Of Mist & Fury by Sarah J. Maas
6. Illuminae by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman

July

1. Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
2. The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
3. The Good Braider by Terry Farish
4. Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them by Newt Scamander (J.K. Rowling)
5. Attack On Titan Volume 1 by Hajime Isayama*
6. Attack On Titan Volume 2 by Hajime Isayama*
7. Attack On Titan Volume 3 by Hajime Isayama*
8. The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo #1) by Rick Riordan
9. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
10. Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer
11. Attack On Titan Volume 4 by Hajime Isayama*
12. The BFG by Roald Dahl
13. Attack On Titan Volume 5 by Hajime Isayama*
14. Attack On Titan Volume 6 by Hajime Isayama*
15. Broken Hearts, Fences, and Other Things To Mend by Katie Finn (Morgan Matson)
16. Attack On Titan Volume 7 by Hajime Isayama*
17. {July BOTM} Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo^

August

1. Awaken by Skye Malone+
2. Harry Potter & the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, & Jack Thorn
3. Never by Shay Lynam+
4. The Drowning of Arthur Braxton by Caroline Smailes+
5. Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell
• (DNF'd) The Tormented Witch by J.C. Beckham+
6. Milk & Honey by Rupi Kaur
7. {August BOTM} Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw^
• (DNF'd) The Álfaerën Legacy by Marc Jacobs+
8. Recoil by Joanne Macgregor+
9. After You by Jojo Moyes
10. InSomnus by Molly Fennig+
11. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

September

1. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
2. Perfected by Katie Jarvik Birch
3. The Children's Horrible House by N. Jane Quackenbush
4. The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-Time by Mark Haddon>
5. Biome by Ryan Galloway+

October

1. The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid > ~ 3 stars
2. {September BOTM} Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi^
3. The Queen of Sheba by Jessica V. Barnett+
4. Yellow Brick War (Dorothy Must Die #3) by Danielle Paige

November

1. Little Nothing by Marissa Silver+
2. Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis
3. P.S. I Like You by Kasie West
4. Life In Pieces by Chase Smith ~ 4 stars
5. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood ~ 4 stars
6. The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase #2) by Rick Riordan

December

1. The Rose & the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh
2. The Thousandth Floor by Katherine McGee
3. My True Love Gave To Me edited Stephanie Perkins
4. Keeping the Beat by Marie Powell & Jeff Norton+
5. Textrovert by Lindsey Summers+
6. Just A Normal Tuesday by Kim Turrisi+
7. Deadline by Chris Crutcher
8. Zenn Diagram by Wendy Brant
9. Spindlers by Lauren Oliver

Number of Books Read: 105
Number of Books DNF'd: 3
Number of Non-Fiction Books Read: 1
Number of Fiction Books Read: 104
Number of Book Read For School: 4

• YA: 80
• Middle Grade: 6
• New Adult/Adult: 4
• Fantasy: 38
• Science Fiction (includes dystopian): 15
• Realistic Fiction/Contemporary/Romance: 27
• Manga/Graphic Novel: 15
• Historical: 3
• Classics: 2
• Poetry/Verse: 3

Longest Book Read: Winter by Marissa Meyer

Shortest Book Read: My Life in Pieces by Chase Smith

Number of Pages Read: 32,592 pages

Average Length of Book: 307 pages

Average Rating: 4.1 stars

Keep an eye out for my top 16 of 2016 blog post! It will be up this week!
Reviews for my end of December reads will be coming within the next couple weeks! 

Happy reading and Happy New Year!
Olivia
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November 2016 Wrap Up

Hey, guys!

      Once again, it's been a pretty busy month, but I've gotten quite a lot done during my Thanksgiving break. I'm pretty proud of the amount  of reading that I've managed to do accomplish. I've read some pretty great books and I've been able to keep up with school with time to spare for extra stuff. 

1. Little Nothing by Marissa Silver
2. Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis
3. P.S. I Like You by Kasie West
4. Life In Pieces by Chase Smith
5. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
6. The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #2) by Rick Riordan

+162 of The Rose & the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh

Number of Pages Read: 1,584

Favorite Book Read: The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan

Least Favorite Book Read: Little Nothing by Marissa Silver

Most Common Genre Read: Fantasy

Reviews for the books I read this month will be going up really soon! I'm really behind, as finals are coming up and I'm basically running around like a chicken with its head cut off. I plan on writing up a butt-ton of reviews during my Christmas break`

Happy reading everyone! Comment down below your reading progress!

Olivia 

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October Wrap Up

Hey, guys!

      It's been a really busy month, but I've managed to read 4 books this month. I actually didn't realize that it was the end of the month until I realized that Halloween was the end of the month....I know I'm that brain dead. Anyway one of the books that I read was for my literature class, so I guess it doesn't even count...Well, it does, but ugh. 

1. The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid ~ 3 stars
2. Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi ~ 5 stars
3. The Queen of Sheba by Jessica V. Barnett ~ 3 stars
4. Yellow Brick War (Dorothy Must Die #3) by Danielle Paige ~ 4 stars

+267 pages of Little Nothing by Marissa Silver

+85 pages of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (for class)

I've also read a butt-ton from my college textbooks and written over 100+ pages combined for notes for all of my classes. It's absolutely insane how much I do for my college classes, but so worth it...I suppose.

Reviews for the books without links will be going up soon!

Number of Pages Read: 1,411

Favorite Book Read: Yellow Brick War 

Least Favorite Book Read: The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Most Common Genre Read: Fantasy

Happy reading everyone! Comment down below your reading progress!

Olivia 

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September 2016 Wrap Up & October TBR

Hey, guys!

      This month has been so crazy busy! I've just finished my first full month of my freshman year of college, I've started a new job, I've done homework for most of the month and as you can see, I've barely read any books this month. I was planning to read, but I have finished some alright books. 

1. City Of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
• Rating: 4.75 stars
• Review Date: October 27
2. Perfected by Katie Jarvik Birch
• Rating: 3 stars
• Review Date: TBD
3. The Children's Horrible House by N. Jane Quackenbush
• My Rating: 3 stars
• Review Date: October 10
4. The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon
• My Rating: 4 stars
• Review Date: TBD
5. Biome by Ryan Galloway
• My Rating: 3 stars
• Review Date: October 4

      I read two books for fun, 2 review copies, and one for my literature class. I know that 5 is a pretty good, but I was expecting to read so much more. Last month, I had read 13 books, and I guess I had really high expectations for myself. Hopefully, I get back to reading and get out of the reading slump that has been developing throughout the month. Hopefully, I'll read more in October, but who knows? I work quite a lot and my homework takes up almost all of my free time. There are so many things I want to do in October. It's my birthday month, so hopefully great things happen.

Currently Reading: Furthermore by Tehereh Mafi

• Current Reading Status: page 283
• This is the September book of the month, so hopefully I get it done in time for the live stream that Julia and I are supposed to do. It might be late, but we're not sure yet. We have so much going on. 

Total Pages Read: 1,553

Favorite Book Read: City of Ashes

Least Favorite Book Read: Perfected

Most Common Genre Read: Fantasy

October TBR: 

Here are the books that I really want to read this month. I mean, who knows what's going to happen. I know that at least 3 of these books will get finished because they either have reviews that are supposed to go up really soon or they are supposed to read for school or the book club. There are a couple books that aren't shown (i.e. the book club book of the month). 

1. Return to the Children's Horrible House(Children's Horrible House #2) by N. Jane Quackenbush
2. The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid 
3. Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis
4. City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments #3) by Cassandra Clare 
5. Furthermore by Tehereh Mafi
6. Yellow Brick War (Dorothy Must Die #3) by Danielle Paige
7. The First Principle by Marissa Shrock

      Who knows if I'll finish all of these books, but hopefully I will. I still have quite a few review copies that I need to read too, but I kind of pick those up whenever I have time. I don't want to ruin the reading experience by making myself read them when I'm not in the mood. 

Sorry this was put up late! I've had such a busy month! 

Happy reading everyone! Comment down below your reading progress!

Olivia 

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August Wrap Up

Hey, guys!

      This month, I read 13 books! Woo! I read a butt-ton of books before school started, but once school started I only read 1 book. To be honest, my first week of school wasn't even a "first week" because my hometown was hit by 8 tornados on my second day...and then campus was closed for the rest of the week. So this week is my first actual week of school. I finished a book and a ton of homework during the 5 days that I wasn't at school, so that's cool too! You can check out my reading updates on Twitter or Goodreads if you chose, but here are the books that I read this month!

1. Awaken by Skye Malone+
• 3.75 stars
• Review going up: September 29
2. Harry Potter & the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, & Jack Thorn
• 5 stars ???
• Review going up: September 13
3. Never by Shay Lynam+
• 4 stars
• e-book
• Review going up: October 11
4. The Drowning of Arthur Braxton by Caroline Smailes
• 4 stars
• Review going up: September 22
5. Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell
• 5 stars
• Review going up: October 20
6. (DNF'd) The Tormented Witch by J.C. Beckham
• 1 star
• 81 pages read
• Review going up: September 20
7. Milk & Honey by Rupi Kaur (not shown)
• 3 stars
• Review going up: October 18
8. {August BOTM} Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw
• 4.5 stars
• Review going up: September 8
9. (DNF'd) The Álfaerën Legacy by Marc Jacobs
• 1 star
• 45 pages read
• Review date TBD..might not even get a review...comment below if you'd like a review!
10. Recoil by Joanne Macgregor
• 4.5 stars
• e-book
• Review going up: September 6
11. After You by Jojo Moyes
• 4.75 stars
• Review date TBD
12. InSomnus by Molly Fennig
• 1.5 stars
• Review date TBD
13. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare 
• 5 stars
• Review date TBD

Currently Reading: City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare 

• 100-ish pages in!

Total Pages Read: 3,730 (including the pages I've read in DNF'd books and my current read)

Favorite Book Read: Either The Cursed Child or City of Bones

Least Favorite Book Read: Well, I DNF'd 2 books this month, but I'm not going to include these books because I didn't completely "read" them. My least favorite book would have to be, unfortunately, InSomnus.

Genre Read The Most This Month: Contemporary/Realistic & Paranormal!

How many books did you read this month? Which was your favorite? I'd love to know!

I hope you all have a fantabulous September! Stay tuned for my September TBR on Saturday the 3rd & the LivTheBookClub BOTM announcement which will be announced on Friday the 2nd! But if you cannot wait, message me on Goodreads, join the group, and I'll send you the official announcement!!!

ALSO! The live show for the book club discussion for Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here will be live on Sunday, the 4th between 4 and 5 PM EST! Don't forget to tune in to discuss the book with us!

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Happy reading!
Olivia

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July 2016 Wrap Up & August 2016 TBR

Hey, guys!

During July I read 17 books! This is probably my best reading month so far! This month, I participated in 3 read-alongs: the Biannual Bibliothon, the Cram-A-Thon, and the BookTube-A-Thon. I'm really happy with the books that I read this past month. There was a good mix of genres and I finally got a chance to read a few volumes from the Attack On Titan manga series! Here are the awesome books that I read in July. 

1. Hopeless by Colleen Hoover (e-book)
•  4 stars
2. The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson 
• 5 stars
3. The Good Braider by Terry Farish (not shown)
• 3.5 stars
4. Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them by Newt Scamander (J.K. Rowling) 
• 5 stars
5. Attack On Titan Volume 1 by Hajime Isayama* 
• 4.5 stars
6. Attack On Titan Volume 2 by Hajime Isayama* 
• 4 stars
7. Attack On Titan Volume 3 by Hajime Isayama* 
• 4 stars
8. The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo #1) by Rick Riordan 
• 5 stars
9. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 
• 5 stars
10. Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer 
• 5 stars
11. Attack On Titan Volume 4 by Hajime Isayama*
• 4 stars
12. The BFG by Roald Dahl 
• 3.75 stars
13. Attack On Titan Volume 5 by Hajime Isayama*
• 4 stars
14. Attack On Titan Volume 6 by Hajime Isayama*
• 4 stars
15. Broken Hearts, Fences, & Other Things To Mend by Katie Finn (aka Morgan Matson)
• 5 stars
16. Attack On Titan Volume 7 by Hajime Isayama*
• 4 stars
17. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
• 5 stars

*Graphic novels, reviews coming in December in Graphic Novels Read in 2016 post

If I haven't linked in a review for one of these books, then that means that there will be a review posted sometime in August and maybe September. I may not read as much in late August and September because I will be starting my freshman year in college, so there will be a bit of an adjustment period. 

Favorite Book Read: The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson

Least Favorite Book Read: The Good Braider by Terry Farish -- I'm not sure what made me so bored with this book, but it just wasn't my favorite book that is written in verse.

# of Pages Read: 4,382 pages 

August TBR:

      I have a lot of review copies to catch up on, which is unfortunate because I'm about to start up my first year of college and I know that I will get busy quite quickly. I'm also going to apply to work at the school library, so hopefully I get a job, but unfortunately that will stop me from reading as much as I would like. I'm going into August with a pretty ambitious TBR, but I don't start school until the 22nd...I will be frantically reading and pre-writing reviews until then. But until then, here are the books that I plan on reading!

• Phage by Mark Tamplin
• The Tormented Witch by J.C. Beckham
• Kitty Hawk & the Curse of the Yukon Gold by Iain Reading
• The Alfaeren Legacy by Marc Jacobs
• Courageous (Valient Hearts #3) by Dina L. Sleiman
• The Drowning of Arthur Braxton by Caroline Smailes
• A Worthy Heart (Courage To Dream #2) by Susan Anne Mason
• Amish Sweethearts (Neighbors of Lancaster County #2) by Leslie Gould
• Never by Shay Lynam (e-book)
• Biome by Ryan Galloway (e-book)
• Awaken by Skye Malone (not shown)

The next two books are not review copies or ARCs, but one is the LivTheBookClub August BOTM & one is just one that I want to read ASAP...

• Scarlet Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw
• Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell
• Harry Potter & the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling

      I'm not sure if I will finish all of these books, but if I don't finish any of these books in August, they will be carried over to September because I have to finish these books and get my reviews out there! I'm usually a mood reader, and even if I'm not in the mood to read these books, I'll put myself in the mood because I hate getting books from authors and then not reading them or putting them off! That's so rude! I hate leaving authors hanging when it comes to reviews, even if the review is coming up but it's pre-written and scheduled for weeks in advance. I just don't want to cheat them or whatever. :)

Anyway, if you're reading some of these books in August comment down below! Also! Please share the books that you're reading with me! Whether you comment down below or tweet me doesn't matter, but I'd love to talk books with y'all! 

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Happy reading, everyone!

Olivia

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