Alannah's 2018 Books

[Alannah]

What I Plan To Read January:

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Lyrebird by Cecelia Ahern
As Good as True by Cheryl Reid
Heartless by Marissa Meyer

Started with a small list and hopefully it will get me back into reading.

[Alannah]

Monthly Sum Up: January:

1. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman (finished 1st January)
2. Ghostly Tales: An Audible Christmas Gift by Joseph Lidster (finished 3rd January)
3. White Silence (Elizabeth Cage, #1) by Jodi Taylor (finished 7th January)
4. What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton (finished 18th January)
5. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (finished 20th January)
6. Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) by Neal Shusterman (finished 30th January)

Favourite Book of the Month: What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton

[Alannah]

What I Plan To Read February:

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Small Great Things: The bestselling novel you won't want to miss by Jodi Picoult
The Regulars by Georgia Clark
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
The Taste of Blue Light by Lydia Ruffles
Hitler's Forgotten Children: My Life Inside The Lebensborn by Ingrid Von Oelhafen
Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
Secrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions and Life Lessons by Dodie Clark
The Unseen by Roy Jacobsen

[Alannah]

Monthly Sum Up: February:

1. Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman (finished 4th February)
2. Secrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions and Life Lessons] (finished 7th February)
3 American Slavery: History in an Hour by Kat Smutz (finished 9th February)
4. Black History In An Hour by Rupert Colley (finished 10th February)
5. Sheltering Rain by Jojo Moyes (finished 21st February)
6. The Unseen by Roy Jacobsen (finished 22nd February)
7. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris (finished 23rd February)
8. My Week with Marilyn by Colin Clark (finished 24th February)
9. 1066: History in an Hour by Kaye Jones (finished 24th February)
10. Titanic: History In An Hour by Sinead Fitzgibbon (finished 24th February)
11. The Taste of Blue Light by Lydia Ruffles (finished 25th February)
12. The Russian Revolution: History in an Hour by Rupert Colley (finished 25th February)
13. Mussolini: History in an Hour by Rupert Colley (finished 25th February)
14. Churchill: History in an Hour by Andrew Mulholland (finished 25th February)
15. The Illumination of Ursula Flight by Anna-Marie Crowhurst (finished 25th February)
16. Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch (finished 25th February)
17. Henry VIII: History in an Hour by Simon Court (finished 25th February)
18. Small Great Things: The bestselling novel you won't want to miss by Jodi Picoult (finished 25th February)
19. Dickens: History in an Hour by Kaye Jones (finished 25th February)
20. The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy #1) by Marie Rutkoski (finished 27th February)
21. The Gunpowder Plot: History In An Hour by Sinead Fitzgibbon (finished 28th February)
22. Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables #1) by L.M. Montgomery (finished 28th February)
23. George Washington: History in an Hour by David B. McCoy (finished 28th February)

Favourite Book of the Month: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

[Alannah]

What I Plan To Read March:

The Smoke Thieves by Sally Green
The Hunger by Alma Katsu
Two Little Girls by by Kate Medina
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
On the Front Line with the Women Who Fight Back by Stacey Dooley
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
The Gunpowder Plot: History In An Hour by Sinead Fitzgibbon
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
George Washington: History in an Hour by David B. McCoy
Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann
The Regulars by Georgia Clark
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Hitler's Forgotten Children: My Life Inside The Lebensborn by Ingrid Von Oelhafen
Lyrebird by Cecelia Ahern
As Good as True by Cheryl Reid
Heartless by Marissa Meyer

[Alannah]

Monthly Sum Up: March:

1. Bad Dad by David Walliams (finished 1st March)
2. William Shakespeare: History In An Hour by Sinead Fitzgibbon (finished 1st March)
3. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (finished 2nd March)
4. Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly (finished 7th March)
5. Kings & Queens of England by Jen Green (finished 13th March)
6. The Witch Mania by Charles Mackay (finished 14th March)
7. The Korean War: History in an Hour by Andrew Mulholland (finished 14th March)
8. Ancient Egypt: History in an Hour by Anthony Holmes (finished 14th March)
9. The Reformation: History in an Hour by Edward A. Gosselin (finished 15th March)
10. The Selection (The Selection, #1) by Kiera Cass (finished 16th March)
11. World War Two: History in an Hour by Rupert Colley (finished 16th March)
12. JFK: History In An Hour by Sinead Fitzgibbon (finished 16th March)
13. Stalin: History in an Hour by Rupert Colley (finished 16th March)
14. The Elite (The Selection, #2) by Kiera Cass (finished 18th March)
15. The One (The Selection, #3) by Kiera Cass (finished 18th March)
16. South Africa: History in an Hour by Anthony Holmes (finished 18th March)
17. The American Civil War: History in an Hour by Kat Smutz (finished 19th March)
18. 47. 1914: History in an Hour by Rupert Colley (finished 19th March)
19. The Guard (The Selection, #2.5) by Kiera Cass (finished 20th March)
20. The Prince (The Selection, #0.5) by Kiera Cass (finished 20th March)
21. The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard (The Selection, #0.5, 2.5) by Kiera Cass (finished 20th March)
22. The Heir (The Selection, #4) by Kiera Cass (finished 22nd March)
23. The Afghan Wars In An Hour by Rupert Colley (finished 22nd March)
24. The Crown (The Selection, #5) by Kiera Cass (finished 22nd March)
25. The Smoke Thieves by Sally Green (finished 25th March)
26. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (finished 25th March)
27. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (finished 27th March)
28. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (finished 27th March)
29. Two Little Girls (Jessie Flynn Crime Thriller Series, Book 3) by Kate Medina (finished 30th March)

Favourite Book of the Month: The Smoke Thieves by Sally Green

[Alannah]

What I Plan To Read April:

After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405 by John Darwin
Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
Skin Deep by Liz Nugent
Clean by Juno Dawson
The Hunger by Alma Katsu

[Alannah]

Monthly Sum Up: April

1. Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann (finished 8th April)
2. Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig (finished 16th April)
3. Get Your Sh*t Together: How to Stop Worrying About What You Should Do So You Can Finish What You Need to Do and Start Doing What You Want to Do (A No F*cks Given Guide) by Sarah Knight (finished 21st April)
4. Clean by Juno Dawson (finished 22nd April)
5. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (finished 27th April)
6. Animal Farm by George Orwell (finished 29th April)

Favourite Book of the Month: Clean by Juno Dawson

[Alannah]

What I Plan To Read May:

Silas Marner by George Eliot
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405 by John Darwin
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
Skin Deep by Liz Nugent
The Hunger by Alma Katsu

[Alannah]

Monthly Sum Up: May:

1. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (finished 13th May)
2. After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires 1400-2000 by John Darwin (finished 20th May)
3. The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy by Mark Logue (finished 25th May)
4. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (finished 27th May)
5. The Color Purple by Alice Walker (finished 30th May)
6. Eve of Man by Giovanna Fletcher (finished 30th May)

Favourite Book of the Month: Eve of Man by Giovanna Fletcher

[Alannah]

What I Plan To Read June:

Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller
Silas Marner by George Eliot
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon Jam
Lyrebird by Cecelia Ahern
As Good as True by Cheryl Reid
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
The Regulars by Georgia Clark
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Hitler's Forgotten Children: My Life Inside The Lebensborn by Ingrid Von Oelhafen
On the Front Line with the Women Who Fight Back by Stacey Dooley
The Hunger by Alma Katsu
The Possible World by Liese O'Halloran Schwarz
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
Skin Deep by Liz Nugent
Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp
The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes by Ruth Hogan
Paper Ghosts by Julia Heaberlin
The Poison Bed by E C Fremantle

[Alannah]

Monthly Sum Up: June:

1. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (finished 5th June)
2. The Hunger by Alma Katsu (finished 5th June)
3. Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller (finished 6th June)
4. Silas Marner by George Eliot (finished 10th June)
5. Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty (finished 18th June)
6. Skin Deep by Liz Nugent (finished 19th June)
7. Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier (finished 22nd June)
8. The Humans by Matt Haig (finished 23rd June)
9. The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda's Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright (finished 24th June)
10. Condemn Me Not: Accused of Witchcraft by Heather B. Moore (finished 24th June)
11. Introductions (The Ghost Bird #1) by C.L. Stone (finished 24th June)
12. The Possible World by Liese O'Halloran Schwarz (finished 24th June)
13. Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp (finished 30th June)
14. Paper Ghosts by Julia Heaberlin (finished 30th June)

Favourite Book of the Month: The Humans by Matt Haig

[Alannah]

What I Plan To Read July:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
The Poison Bed by E C Fremantle
The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes by Ruth Hogan
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon Jam
Lyrebird by Cecelia Ahern
As Good as True by Cheryl Reid
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
The Regulars by Georgia Clark
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Hitler's Forgotten Children: My Life Inside The Lebensborn by Ingrid Von Oelhafen
On the Front Line with the Women Who Fight Back by Stacey Dooley
Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig
The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Edith Eger
Do Not Disturb by Claire Douglas
Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
The Woman Who Stole My Life by Marian Keyes
Lancaster and York: The Wars of the Roses by Alison Weir

[Alannah]

Monthly Sum Up: July:

1. The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry (finished 6th July)
2. The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes by Ruth Hogan (finished 6th July)
3. Hitler's Forgotten Children: My Life inside the Lebensborn by Ingrid Von Oelhafen (finished 6th July)
4. Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig (finished 6th July)
5. Z-Burbia (Z-Burbia, #1) by Jake Bible (finished 8th July)
6. Cinderella's Dress (Fairy-tale Inheritance Series) by Shonna Slayton (finished 8th July)
7. Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success by Shawn Stevenson (finished 10th July)
8. The Poison Bed by E.C. Fremantle (finished 10th July)
9. Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim (finished 12th July)
10. The Woman Who Stole My Life by Marian Keyes (finished 14th July)
11. Light (Dream Casters, #1) by Adrienne Woods (finished 14th July)
12. Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, #1) by Leigh Bardugo (finished 15th July)
13. Do Not Disturb by Claire Douglas (finished 16th July)
14. Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard (finished 18th July)
15. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (finished 18th July)
16. The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (finished 24th July)
17. The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton (finished 25th July)
18. Lancaster & York: The Wars of the Roses by Alison Weir (finished 26th July)
19. The Choice by Edith Eger (finished 28th July)
20. Infinite Sacrifice (Infinite Series, #1) by L.E. Waters (finished 29th July)
21. A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (finished 30th July)

Favourite Book of the Month: The Choice by Edith Eger

[Alannah]

What I Plan To Read August:

Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt
Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century by Mark Mazower
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War by Andrew Roberts
A Little History of Philosophy by Nigel Warburton
Hotel Sacher by Rodica Doehnert
Nora & Kettle by Lauren Nicolle Taylor
Entangled by Nikki Jefford
Cage of Deceit by Jennifer Anne Davis
Faceless by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
The Ghost Tree: Gripping historical fiction from the Sunday Times Bestseller by Barbara Erskine
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
A Little Bird Told Me by Marianne Holmes

[Alannah]

Monthly Sum Up: August:

1. Living and Dying on the Internet by Alex Day (finished 9th August)
2. Faceless by Alyssa B. Sheinmel (finished 14th August)
3. Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century by Mark Mazower (finished 20th August)
4. The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War by Andrew Roberts (finished 22nd August)
5. Force of Nature by Jane Harper (finished 23rd August)
6. How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less by Nicholas Boothman (finished 23rd August)
7. Helen Keller :The Story of my life by Helen Keller (finished 23rd August)
8. Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive (Mental Mastery Book 1) by Kevin Horsley (finished 23rd August)
9. Riley Knows He Can by Davina Hamilton (finished 24th August)
10. What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey (finished 24th August)
11. Summary of Mindfulness by Mark Williams and Danny Penman | Conversation Starters by BookHabits (finished 24th August)
12. Key insights from How to Read a Book The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading by Blinkist (finished 24th August)
13. The Worry-Free Mind by Carol Kershaw (finished 24th August)
14. A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa (finished 24th August)
15. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey (finished 26th August)
16. How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life by Massimo Pigliucci (finished 26th August)
17. Lying by Sam Harris (finished 27th August)
18. The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child by Daniel J. Siegel (finished 27th August)
19. You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth by Jen Sincero (finished 27th August)
20. Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them by Jennifer Wright (finished 28th August)
21. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore (finished 28th August)
22. Summary of Radical Candor by Kim Scott: Conversation Starters by Paul Adams / Bookhabits (finished 28th August)
23. How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett (finished 28th August)
24. Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge (finished 28th August)
25. Dying for a Paycheck: Why the American Way of Business Is Injurious to People and Companies by Jeffrey Pfeffer (finished 28th August)
26. Frenemies: The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business by Ken Auletta (finished 28th August)
27. Write It Down, Make It Happen: Knowing What You Want And Getting It by Henriette Anne Klauser (finished 29th August)
28. Huế 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam by Mark Bowden (finished 29th August)
29. Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay (finished 29th August)
30. The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama XIV (finished 29th August)
31. Getting Past Your Breakup: How to Turn a Devastating Loss into the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You by Susan J. Elliott (finished 29th August)
32. Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism by Ian Bremmer (finished 29th August)
33. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung (finished 29th August)
34. Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us by Will Storr (finished 29th August)
35. The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (finished 30th August)
36. Summary of Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz | Conversation Starters by BookHabits (finished 30th August)
37. The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton (finished 30th August)
38. Power Up: A Woman's Field Guide to Success in the New Economy by Magdalena Yesil (finished 30th August)
39. From #BlackLivesMatter To Black Liberation by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (finished 30th August)
40. Summary and Analysis of Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets: Based on the Book by Luke Dittrich by Worth Books (finished 30th August)
41. Rich Dad's Guide to Investing: What the Rich Invest in That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki (finished 30th August)
42. Empire of Cotton: A Global History by Sven Beckert (finished 30th August)
43. Germany: Memories of a Nation by Neil MacGregor (finished 30th August)
44. Drinking Water: A History by James Salzman (finished 30th August)
45. The 5 Second Rule: by Mel Robbins | Conversation Starters by Daily Books (finished 30th August)
46. Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian by John Piper (finished 30th August)
47. ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror by Michael Weiss (finished 31st August)
48. Streaming, Sharing, Stealing: Big Data and the Future of Entertainment by Michael D. Smith (finished 31st August)


Favourite Book of the Month: Force of Nature by Jane Harper

[Alannah]

What I Plan To Read September:

University Reading:
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt
Hitler's Empire: How the Nazis Ruled Europe by Mark Mazower
The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West by Niall Ferguson
Hitler by Ian Kershaw
Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century by Mark Mazower (to re-read)

Netgalley List:
A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult
Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce
A Little Bird Told Me by Marianne Holmes
The Ghost Tree by Barbara Erskine

[Alannah]

Monthly Sum Up: September:

1. Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt (finished 11th September)
2, The Ghost Tree by Barbara Erskine (finished 14th September)
3. A Little Bird Told Me by Marianne Holmes (finished 17th September)
4. The Fairy In The Kettle’s Christmas Wish by Pauline Tait (finished 19th September)
5. The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins (finished 24th September)
6. Hitler by Ian Kershaw (finished 27th September)
7. Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, #1) by Tamora Pierce (finished 29th September)
8. A Family Shattered: Book Two in the Michal's Destiny Series by Roberta Kagan (finished 30th September)

Favourite Book of the Month: Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, #1) by Tamora Pierce

[Alannah]

What I Plan To Read October:

University Reading:
Hitler's Empire: How the Nazis Ruled Europe by Mark Mazower
The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West by Niall Ferguson
Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century by Mark Mazower (to re-read)

Netgalley List:
A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

Other Books:
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Without a Country by Ayşe Kulin

[Alannah]

Monthly Sum Up: October:

1. Catching Fire (Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins (finished 1st October)
2. Without a Country by Ayşe Kulin (finished 2nd October)
3. The War of the World: History's Age of Hatred by Niall Ferguson (finished 10th October)
4. A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult (finished 14th October)
5. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (finished 16th October)
6. The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset (The Hunger Games, #1-3) by Suzanne Collins (finished 17th October)
7. Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins (finished 17th October)
8. My Mum Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson (finished 23rd October)
9. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (finished 28th October)

Favourite Book of the Month: A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

[Alannah]

What I Plan To Read November:


Audible:
The English and their History by Robert Tombs
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park

Fairyloot:
Beyond a Darkened Shore by Jessica Leake
Onyx and Ivory by Mindee Arnett

Netgalley:
Mother Country: Real Stories of the Windrush Children by Charlie Cuff
Weird War Two: Strange Facts and Tales from the <s>World's Weirdest Conflict by Richard Denham
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot by Lettice Cooper
The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton by Anstey Harris

Recommendation Swap:
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

University Reading:
Hitler's Empire: How the Nazis Ruled Europe by Mark Mazower
Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century by Mark Mazower (to re-read)

[Alannah]

Monthly Sum Up: November:

1. Mother Country: Real Stories of the Windrush Children by Charlie Cuff (finished 2nd November)
2. Weird War Two: Strange Facts and Tales from the World's Weirdest Conflict by Richard Denham (finished 4th November)
3. Gunpowder, Treason and Plot by Lettice Cooper (finished 7th November)
4. The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton by Anstey Harris (finished 9th November)
5. Abbott and Barley: A Perfect Place by Silvia Vecchini (finished 9th November)
6. The River Widow by Ann Howard Creel (finished 12th November)
7. The English and their History by Robert Tombs (finished 15th November)
8. Beyond a Darkened Shore by Jessica Leake (finished 17th November)
9. In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park (finished 17th November)
10. New World Rising by Jennifer Wilson (finished 19th November)
11. Incubation (The Incubation Trilogy, #1) by Laura DiSilverio (finished 20th November)
12. A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa (finished 23rd November)
13. Queen Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow by Lucy Worsley (finished 25th November)
14. The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman (finished 26th November)
15. The Gift (The Butterfly Effect #1) by Margaret McHeyzer (finished 26th November)
16. Slip (Slip, #1) by David Estes (finished 26th November)
17. A History of Britain in 21 Women by Jenni Murray (finished 28th November)

Favourite Book of the Month: Beyond a Darkened Shore by Jessica Leake

[Alannah]

What I Plan To Read December:

Books To Complete Yearly Challenge
Just Friends by Billy Taylor
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Entangled by Nikki Jefford
Ever Shade by Alexia Purdy
Nora & Kettle by Lauren Nicolle Taylor

Audible
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer

Recommendation Swap:
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

Netgalley.co.uk
The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield
Margaret Tudor: The Life of Henry VIII's Sister by Melanie Clegg
The Taking of Annie Thorne by C.J. Tudor

[Alannah]

Monthly Sum Up: December:

1. A Little History of Philosophy by Nigel Warburton (finished 2nd December)
2. Nora & Kettle (Paper Stars, #1) by Lauren Nicolle Taylor (finished 2nd December)
3. Ever Shade (A Dark Faerie Tale, #1) by Alexia Purdy (finished 5th December)
4. Entangled (Spellbound, #1) by Nikki Jefford (finished 5th December)
5. Just Friends by Billy Taylor (finished 7th December)
6. The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield (finished 9th December)
7. Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (finished 13th December)
8. Margaret Tudor: The Life of Henry VIII's Sister by Melanie Clegg (finished 13th December)
9. Skyward (Skyward #1) by Brandon Sanderson (finished 18th December)
10. Uglies (Uglies #1) by Scott Westerfeld (finished 22nd December)
11. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer (finished 24th December)
12. The Taking of Annie Thorne by C.J. Tudor (finished 24th December)
13. Something To Tell You by Lucy Diamond (finished 25th December)
14. The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century by Ian Mortimer (finished 26th December)
15. Playing with Matches (Playing with Matches #1) by Lee Strauss (finished 28th December)
16. A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) by Deborah Harkness (finished 28th December)
17. Hotel Sacher by Rodica Doehnert (finished 29th December)
18. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (finished 29th December)
19. Ludwika: A Polish Woman's Struggle To Survive In Nazi Germany by Christoph Fischer (finished 29th December)
20. As Good as True by Cheryl Reid (finished 30th December)
21. The Queen's Poisoner (Kingfountain, #1) by Jeff Wheeler (finished 30th December)
22. SHRINK: The Diet for the Mind by Philippe Tahon (finished 30th December)
23. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling (finished 31st December)
24. The One I Was by Eliza Graham (finished 31st December)

Favourite Book of the Month: Margaret Tudor: The Life of Henry VIII's Sister by Melanie Clegg

[Alannah]

I have just set up my reading goal for 2018 and at the minute I have pledged to read 75 books in 2018.

[Alannah]

Updated my January reading plan.

[Alannah]

1. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

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2. Ghostly Tales: An Audible Christmas Gift by Joseph Lidster

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3. White Silence (Elizabeth Cage, #1) by Jodi Taylor
4. What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
5. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

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6. Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) by Neal Shusterman

[Alannah]

As January is coming to an end, it has felt like such a long month; I am struggling to think of my favourite book of the month I am torn between Hilary Clinton's memoir or Scythe.

[Alannah]

I am quite happy with what I've read during January even though they were all audiobooks; my eyesight is better so hopefully, I will read more printed books.

[Alannah]

I have added a couple more audiobooks for February and have already crossed the first book of my list.

[Alannah]

7. Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

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8. Secrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions and Life Lessons

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9. American Slavery: History in an Hour by Kat Smutz
10. Black History In An Hour by Rupert Colley
11. Sheltering Rain by Jojo Moyes
12. The Unseen by Roy Jacobsen

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13. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

[Alannah]

Updated my monthly sum up with what I've read so far.

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14. My Week with Marilyn by Colin Clark

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15. 1066: History in an Hour by Kaye Jones

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16. Titanic: History In An Hour by Sinead Fitzgibbon
17. The Taste of Blue Light by Lydia Ruffles

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18. The Russian Revolution: History in an Hour by Rupert Colley
19. Mussolini: History in an Hour by Rupert Colley
20. Churchill: History in an Hour by Andrew Mulholland
21. The Illumination of Ursula Flight by Anna-Marie Crowhurst
22. Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
23. Henry VIII: History in an Hour by Simon Court
24. Small Great Things: The bestselling novel you won't want to miss by Jodi Picoult

[Alannah]

25. Dickens: History in an Hour by Kaye Jones

[Alannah]

Updated my list with the vast reading from this past weekend, will update my personal challenge thread in the morning.

[Alannah]

Wrote out the books I'd planned to read in March so just decided to copy it here.

[Alannah]

26. The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy #1) by Marie Rutkoski

[Alannah]

According to my reading challenge for 2018, I am 15 books ahead so I've decided to change my goal to 80 books.

[Alannah]

27. The Gunpowder Plot: History In An Hour by Sinead Fitzgibbon
28. Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables #1) by L.M. Montgomery

[Alannah]

29. George Washington: History in an Hour by David B. McCoy

[Alannah]

Monthly Summary:

I'm very happy with what I have read in February, didn't think I would read 23 books in a month. I managed to get a couple of books off my reading shelf which have been there for a couple of months. My next goal is to finally finish A Gentleman in Moscow because I started that in January.