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Mar 17, 2016 05:04PM
My goal for this year is 60 books, my goal last year was 25 and I actually read 46 so I think that's a reasonable step up for me this year! I've read 18 books so far, I think that's a good start!
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1. The Magpies 3 starsI didn't mind this but it seemed very predictable, I kept guessing what the ending would be and then wasn't surprised when that's what it was, but still, a pretty enjoyable little thriller!
2. All the Light We Cannot See 4 starsI loved this book, such an interesting story and characters and I love WWII fiction, I just wished the ending was happier.
3. Room 4 starsThis book was pretty amazing, I love how it was told from the child's point of view, I don't know if that made what was happening more or less scary! The movie was great too, but I loved how detailed the book was.
4. Everything, Everything 4 starsThis reminded me in ways of The Fault in Our Stars, different but along the same lines I think. A beautiful little love story but also quite tragic.
5. The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared 4 starsThis book had me laughing out loud, it was such a funny entertaining read!
6. A Little Life 5 starsI found this book painfully beautiful and engaging, loved the depth of the characters and story, one of the best books I've read in a while.
7. Snow Falling on Cedars 4 starsA book I saw the movie of a long time ago and have always wanted to read the book, it was a slower read but beautifully detailed and a great mystery.
8. The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge 4 starsI wanted to read this before I saw the movie. I loved how detailed the book was and how strongly the sense of revenge came through, which I don't think it did as well in the movie.
9. The Godfather 4 starsA modern classic I'd been wanting to read for a while but kept putting it off because I didn't think it would be that good for some reason! But I loved it!
10. The Cider House Rules 4 starsA book I read a while ago and wanted to re-read. A slow-paced novel but loved the story and characters.
11. The Swiss Spy 3 starsI got quite wrapped up in this WWII fiction, the ending was just devastating though.
12. The Memory House 4 starsBig romance fiction isn't usually my thing but I absolutely loved this! A beautiful and interesting story!
13. Inside the O'Briens 4 starsI mainly wanted to read this as I read Still Alice last year and wanted to read another book by Lisa Genoa, I wasn't disappointed! A very emotional book, just brilliant!
14. Me Before You 5 starsJust loved this, not your everday love story but just beautiful, I definitely want to read more by this author.
16. The Light of the Fireflies 3 starsI still don't know what to think of this book, I didn't hate it but I didn't love it, it was kind of creepy in a yucky way. Hmmmm....
17. A Kept Woman 2 starsThis book took me ages to plod through, I just couldn't get into it, it was just too predictable and just seemed to go on forever without much ever happening.
18. Extinct 4 starsLoved this, it was so good I just couldn't put it down and kept reading all night! It was a really creepy but in a good way, the kind of way where you keep looking out the slit in the curtains expecting to see something looking back at you! Loved it!
Hi Cassandra, yes I would recommend reading this one, it was a great historical fiction, based on the life of Hugh Glass. A great story of survival and revenge!
20. Black Friday 4 starsA short story providing more information on how Robby and Judy met, great to fill in a few gaps.
21. Wings of Fear 3 starsA bit of an adventure mystery romance, not bad, set in and around Cairns (where I live) so I think it was quite interesting to me from that point of view, to read the place names and island names and think, "I know where that is"!!! :)
22. In the Land of the Long White Cloud 4 starsSet in New Zealand this was an interesting read about a family saga, a really good read!
23. Try Not to Breathe 4 starsA gripping who-dunnit that I just couldn't put down, I finished this off in a night!
26. Fat Chance 3 starsAnother light read with a few laughs, didn't enjoy quite as much as Bricking It.
27. Sleep Tight 4 starsI just couldn't put this thriller down, I couldn't wait for the end, but in a good way! Great read!
Seems like you're doing really well, Lisa. Keep up the good work!
Nick wrote: "Seems like you're doing really well, Lisa. Keep up the good work!"
Thanks Nick! I'm enjoying this challenge, I'm also doing the PopSugar challenge which I'm really enjoying as it's got me reading some books that I usually wouldn't read. I see you're going for the big 100, nearly half way there too, well done yourself!
28. Bitter Greens 3 starsAn interpretation of Rapunzel, I enjoyed this book, it wasn't amazing but still an interesting read!
29. Cold Mountain 3 starsI liked this book, a great story but I kept thinking of the movie and how good it was too! The scenery in the movie was so beautiful, I think I'll have to watch the movie again now!
30. The Runaway Family 4 starsGreat read about a mother just trying to survive and protect her young family, quite a gripping read, really liked this one!
31. Nicholas and Alexandra 4 starsThis book took me a while to read but was well worth it, the history and events surrounding this family was very interesting, a good read that has left me wanting to know more about them!
32. North of Normal: A Memoir of My Wilderness Childhood, My Unusual Family, and How I Survived Both 4 starsThis was a very interesting read, I felt so sorry for the little girl she was and everything she was exposed to, as a child it wasn't her choice. Sad but interesting read.
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