Alessandra's 2015 Reading Challenge

[Alessandra]

General Reading Challenge 2015 - 32/50
This is a general outline of what I want to read in 2015.

General Goals
[x] Reduce physical TBR pile (marked with *)
[x] finish [all] series started (marked with °)
[x] read more classics

Book List
(view spoiler)[
1. */°The Fallen by Charlie Higson - READ 23/01/15
2. */°The Hunted by Charlie Higson - READ 01/03/15
3. °The End by Charlie Higson - READ 12/01/15
4. */°The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness - READ 16/02/15
5. */°Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness - READ 11/04/15
6. */°The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer - READ 07/02/15
7. */°Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder - READ 01/06/15
8. */°Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder - READ 14/06/15
9. */°The House of Hades by Rick Riordan - READ 11/08/15
10. */°The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan - READ 22/08/15
11. *Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs - READ 17/04/15
12. *Naoko by Keigo Higashino - READ 12/05/15
13. *The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
14. *Assassin's Creed: Revelations by Oliver Bowden
15. *Assassin's Creed: Forsaken by Oliver Bowden
16. *Journal 64 by Jussi Adler-Olsen - READ 18/10/15
17. *The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien - READ 12/02/15
18. *The Two Towers by J.R.R Tolkien - READ 30/05/15
19. *The Return of the King by J.R.R Tolkien - READ 21/06/15
20. *Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas - READ 16/01/15
21. *Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor - READ 11/07/15
22. *Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor - READ 28/07/15
23. *Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz - READ 27/04/15
24. *Cinder by Marissa Meyer - READ 08/01/15
25. *Scarlet by Marissa Meyer - READ 24/01/15
26. *Cress by Marissa Meyer - READ 01/02/15
27. *Fairest by Marissa Meyer - READ 26/01/15
28. *The Autobiography of Jack the Ripper by James Carnac - UNHAULED OCT 15
29. *Inferno by Dan Brown
30. When Did You See Her Last? by Lemony Snicket - READ 29/07/15
31. Shouldn't You Be In School? by Lemony Snicket - READ 24/08/15
32. *The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey - READ 10/09/15
33. *A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - READ 27/07/15
34. *Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
35. *Divergent by Veronica Roth - READ 10/01/15
36. *The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - READ 20/09/15
37. Solitaire by Alice Oseman
38. *City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
39. Legend by Marie Lu
40. *The Giver by Lois Lowry - READ 29/04/15
41. *Jackaby by William Ritter - READ 19/02/15
42. *The Raven Boys by Magie Stiefvater
43. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
44. *Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - READ 28/05/15
45. *Alice's Adventure in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll - READ 11/03/15
46. *The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkins
47. The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
48. *Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover - READ 08/07/15
49. *The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - READ 17/09/15
50. *The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
(hide spoiler)]

[Alessandra]

POINT CHALLENGE 2015

January - Total Points: 34.0
(view spoiler)[Glitches - 0.5
The Queen's Army - 0.5
Cinder - 3
Divergent - 3
Throne of Glass - 3
Scarlet - 3
Fairest - 3
The Fallen - 3 + 5

JANUARY 2015: NEW YEAR/NEW AUTHOR - 3 Books Challenge / Finished: 16/01/15 - 10 (hide spoiler)]

February - Total Points: 31.0
(view spoiler)[The Little Android - 0.5
Assassin Study - 0.5
Cress - 3
The Last Guardian - 3 + 6
The Fellowship of the Ring - 3 + 6
The Ask and the Answer - 3
Jackaby - 3
The Assassin's Blade - 3
(hide spoiler)]

March - Total Points: 17.0
(view spoiler)[Crown of Midnight - 1
The Hunted - 3
Big Hero 6, Vol. 1 - 3 + 5
Black Beauty - 3 + 5
(hide spoiler)]

April - Total Points: 41.5
(view spoiler)[The Giver - 1
Snowscape - 0.5
Free Four: Tobias Tells the Divergent Knife-Throwing Scene - 0.5 + 6
The Three Monarchs - 0.5
Monsters of Men - 3
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist - 3 + 6
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children - 3 + 6
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: And, Through the Looking Glass - 3 + 6
Moriarty - 3 (hide spoiler)]

May - Total Points: 12.0
(view spoiler)[
Naoko - 3
黒子のバスケ Kuroko no Basuke 1 - 3
Ready Player One - 3
The Two Towers - 3
(hide spoiler)]

June - Total Points: 46.50
(view spoiler)[
Allegiant - 1 + 10
Power Study - 0.5 + 5
Red Queen - 5
Magic Study - 3 + 10
To All the Boys I've Loved Before - 3
Fire Study - 3
The Return of the King - 3
Insurgent - 3 + 10
(hide spoiler)]

July - Total Points: 19.0
(view spoiler)[Maybe Someday - 1
The Ice Dragon - 1
A Game of Thrones (outside of the group) - 5
Daughter of Smoke & Bone - 3
P.S. I Still Love You - 3
Days of Blood & Starlight - 3
When Did You See Her Last? - 3 (hide spoiler)]

August - Total Points: 18.5
(view spoiler)[Ice Study - 0.5
The House of Hades - 3
Taming the Star Runner - 3
The Blood of Olympus - 3
Shouldn't You Be in School? - 3
The Rest of Us Just Live Here - 3
Durarara!!, Vol. 1 - 3 (hide spoiler)]

September - Total Points: 29.0
(view spoiler)[
Four: A Divergent Story Collection - 1
The 5th Wave - 3
The Night Circus - 3
Reasons to Stay Alive - 3
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - 3
The Hound of the Baskervilles - 3


I'D LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL - 6 books / Finished: 24/09/15 - 10

Bonus** Back to School
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - 6 (hide spoiler)]

October - Total Points: 11.5
(view spoiler)[
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 1
The Last Leaves Falling - 3
Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? - 1
All the Bright Places - 3
Journal 64 - 3
Night of Cake & Puppets - 0.5
(hide spoiler)]

November - Total Points: 28.0
(view spoiler)[
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 1 + 5
Winnie-the-Pooh - 1 + 5
Attachments - 1
The Importance of Being Earnest - 1
Hollow City - 1 + 5
The End - 3 + 5
(hide spoiler)]

December
Read a general book: 1 point per book
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 points per
Read a group read book: 5 points per book
Read a buddy read book: 5 points per book you read with a buddy
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 points per book
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 points per book
Winter
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 extra points
2015 NEW RELEASES - FINISHED: 13/12/15

[Alessandra]

JANUARY 2015: NEW YEAR/NEW AUTHOR - FINISHED: 16/01/15
(view spoiler)[Cinder by Marissa Meyer - READ 08/01/15
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass - READ 16/01/15
Divergent by Veronica Roth - READ 10/01/15 (hide spoiler)]

2015 NEW RELEASES - FINISHED: 13/12/15
Level: 3
(view spoiler)[1. Fairest - READ 26/01/15
2. Winter - READ 13/12/15
3. The End - READ 12/11/15 (hide spoiler)]

2015 50 BOOKS CHALLENGE - 33/50
(view spoiler)[[x] A book with more than 500 pages > The Fallen > READ 23/01/15
[] A classic Romance
[x] A book that became a movie > Divergent > READ 10/01/15
[x] A book published this year > Fairest > READ 26/01/15
[x] A book with a number in the title > The 5th Wave > READ 10/09/15
[] A book by someone under 30
[x] A book with nonhuman characters > Monsters of Men > READ 11/04/15
[x] A funny book > The Rest Of Us Just Live Here > READ 26/08/15
[x] A book by a female author > Magic Study > READ 01/06/15
[x] A mystery or Thriller > Journal 64
[x] A book with a one-word title > Cress > READ 01/02/15
[x] A book of short stories > The Assassin's Blade > READ 24/02/15
[x] A book set in a different Country > Naoko > READ 12/05/15
[x] A non-fiction book > Reasons To Stay Alive > READ 30/09/15
[] A popular author's first book
[x] A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet > Moriarty > READ 27/04/15
[x] A book a friend recommended > The Ask and The Answer > READ 16/02/15
[] A Pulitzer Prize winning book
[] A book based on a true story
[x] A book at the bottom of your to read list > Alice's Adventure in Wonderland > READ 11/03/15
[] A book your mom loves
[x] A book that scares you > Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children > 17/04/15
[x] A book more than 100 years old > Black Beauty > READ 31/03/15
[x] A book based entirely on its cover > Jackaby > READ 19/02/15
[] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
[] A memoir
[x] A book you can finish in a day > Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist - READ 12/04/15
[] A book with antonyms in the title
[] A book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
[] A book that came out the year you were Born
[] A book with bad Reviews
[x] A trilogy > The Lord of the Rings > READ 12/02/15 | 30/05/15 | 21/06/15
[x] A book from your childhood > Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian > READ 07/02/15
[x] A book with a love triangle > Throne of Glass > READ 16/01/15
[x] A book set in the future > Cinder > READ 08/01/15
[x] A book set in high School > To All The Boys I've Loved Before > READ 10/06/15
[x] A book with a color in the title > Scarlet > READ 24/01/15
[x] A book that made you cry > The Last Leaves Falling
[x] A book with Magic > Fire Study > READ 14/06/15
[x] A graphic novel > Big Hero 6 Vol. 1 > READ 29/03/15
[x] A book by an author you've never read before > All The Bright Places
[x] A book you own but have never read > Daughter of Smoke and Bone > READ 11/07/15
[] A book that takes place in your hometown
[x] A book that was originally written in a different language > Days of Blood and Starlight > READ 28/07/15
[] A book set during Christmas
[] A book written by an author with your same Initials
[] A Play
[x] A banned book > Taming the Star Runner > READ 16/08/15
[x] A book based on or turned into a tv Show > A Game of Thrones > READ 27/07/15
[] A book you started but never finished (hide spoiler)]

ALPHABET SOUP 2015 - 19/26
(view spoiler)[A- The Ask and the Answer
B- The Blood of Olympus
C- Cinder
D- Divergent
E- The End
F- The Fellowship of the Ring
G- Glitches
H- The Hunted
I- Insurgent
J- Jackaby
K- 黒子のバスケ Kuroko no Basuke 1
L- The Last Guardian
M- Monsters of Men
N- Naoko
O- Oliver Twist
P- P.S. I Still Love You
Q- The Queen's Army
R- Ready Player One
S- Scarlet
T- Throne of Glass
U-
V- The Valley of Fear
W- When Did You See Her Last?
X-
Y-
Z- (hide spoiler)]

I'D LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL - FINISHED 24/09/15
(view spoiler)[No As - Shouldn't You Be in School?
No Es - Durarara!!, Vol. 1
No Is - The House of Hades
No Os - The Night Circus
No Us - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
No Ys - The Hound of the Baskervilles (hide spoiler)]

[Alessandra]

Feel free to borrow it :D I'm still thinking about a Little symbol for the classic ones :( I hope it'll be easier to choose my next read like that 'cause I know those are my main goals for 2015 :D

[Overbooked ✎]

Good luck with your challenges Alessandra, you've got quite a few "goodies" in your list!

[Alessandra]

Thanks Kiwi. I'm really looking forward to read all those books :D

[Camille]

I have borrowed your coding ideas, I think it is brilliant! :)

[Alessandra]

Happy to hear that others like the coding idea, too :D

[Alessandra]

Updated my thread a bit (adding first mini-challenge, prepared my january points and added a lot of classics to my first post as backups/extras). I think I probably will be reading more classics than I thought next year :D

[Alessandra]

I just finished Cinder *happy* Loved it - Review will be up tomorrow as I want to review as many books as possible this year :)
I'm also half way through Divergent and should be finishing it on the weekend if everything goes as planned.

[Overbooked ✎]

I was surprised how much I enjoyed Cinder too Alessandra, enjoy Divergent. I stopped at the first book but many loved the series.

[Alessandra]

So I'm not the only one who was a bit skeptical towards Cinder :) I'm enjoying Divergent so far, but I watched the movie... so basically I know what happens at the end of the book which slowly catches up with me. Slowly getting bored of the whole "OMG! My friends are hating me now that I ranked first" =/ I'll probably start Throne of Glass today (if Divergent gets too frustrating). I'm curious about it 'cause it's another book that gives me that feeling of "I'm not sure I'll enjoy this as much as everyone else does, but I want to give it a try". :)

[Alessandra]

Finished Divergent on the 10th (added my review just now).
I'm also nearly halfway through Throne of Glass which means I'm on the finishing line of the New Year/New Author challenge which I boldly turned into a three books challenge.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Three new authors is quite a daring way to start the year. Go, you!

[Alessandra]

Thanks Renee. When I decided to do this in December I thought it was an easy thing to do, but I struggled a bit somewhere inbetween Divergent and Throne of Glass. Finished the challenge today which makes me feel like I'm doing really good with my general challenge.

I'm going to start some "chunksters" now as my last two books I planned for this month have 502 and 608 (or something) pages. Let's see if I can finish at least one of them to get some more points :)

[Kassandra]

Good luck with getting through the chunksters. I see lots of points adding up - good job!

[Alessandra]

Thanks Kassandra! I'm trying to stay confident in making it through at least one of them :)
I thought I should try achieving lots of points this month as I most likely will read only 1 pointers next month.

[Alessandra]

Finished The Fallen this morning which keeps me 1 book ahead again (at least that's what my widget says). My physical TBR pile keeps shrinking what makes me very happy! :D (it's still huge though)

[Alessandra]

Just finished Fairest after reading Scarlet during the Readathon. I'm suprised at how many books I've read this month. On I go to the currently last unread one in the Lunar Chronicles.

[Alessandra]

Bringing my thread back as we near the middle of February and an update would be nice, wouldn't it?

I read Cress and The Last Guardian plus some short stories. Now I'm slowly making my way through The Fellowship of the Ring which I already started in January. Only 100 pages left, yay! The Last Guardian and The Fellowship of the Ring are both books I own since what feels like forever so I'm happy to finally get them off my TBR pile next to my bed. I'm also about half way through The Ask and the Answer. I'm actually rather proud of how many books I already read this year and how my TBR pile keeps getting smaller (even though I already bought books again).

[Overbooked ✎]

Well done Alessandra, it's a great liberating feeling getting some long standing books off your TBR list!
and congratulations on surpassing your reading expectations, I hope you have some great reads this year!

[Alessandra]

It really is a great feeling, Kiwi! I hope to get ride of the other Long Standing books soonish. Why do they all have to be chunksters though? *laughs*

Thanks, I hope you have some great reads this year, too!

A small update once again: Just finished The Ask and The Answer yesterday and started Jackaby which I got as a present from my secret valentine on tumblr. The first few pages already sound great (and reminded me of BBC Sherlock - which isn't a bad thing at all as I'm a huge fan of the series).

[Alessandra]

Updated this thread after a long time. :)
I included my physical TBR pile in the first post (not including the two books I started to read) as it's nice to have a list of them. I'm actually rather proud that I made it down to 28 books already. Hopefully I'll have read all of them until the end of the year.
At the moment I'm halfway through Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children which is just brilliant. I'm slowly getting out of my reading slump hanks to this and Monsters of Men which I finished earlier this month. It feels good to finally be back to reading :D

[Camille]

I don't usually read YA, or "horror"/creepy stories, but I loved "Miss Peregrine" and couldn't put it down!

[Alessandra]

I usually don't like creepy/"Horror" either, but Miss Peregrine was just amazing. I couldn't put it down either. I'm happy to hear that others liked it, too :) Did you read Hollow City, Camille?

I finally finished Alice's Adventure in Wonderland this week. This has been a very Long read as I found myself confused at what was happening for most of the time. This kind of ruined classics for me, but I'm picking up Fahrenheit 451 soon so I hope that one will bring me back on the classics train as I still intend on reading more classics this year :)

[Camille]

Yes, I did read "Hollow City". I thought it wasn't as good as the first one, probably because what I enjoyed the most with the first one was to discover all these neww things with the main character, which obviously isn't needed in the second book. I want to read the third book when it comes out!

[Alessandra]

Oh, I can see this Happening to me, too. I haven't read Hollow City so far, but I'm planing to get it soon. I probably will feel the same way though. Finding out new things was the most interesting thing about Miss Peregrine :)

[Alessandra]

May was a really sad month for me *sighs deeply* I hope to catch up with some reading in June now *fingers crossed* I also realized that I stopped keeping track of all the books I read in a proper way so here is everything I read until today. I just finished Ready Player One so for now I'm back to making my way through The Two Towers. Hopefully I can finish it until the end of May, but as I still have 200 pages left and my last finals on Saturday, I don't think I'll manage to do so :(

Anyway, this is what I read so far this year:

JANUARY:
1. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
2. Divergent by Veronica Roth
3. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
4. The Fallen by Charlie Higson
5. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
6. Fairest by Marissa Meyer
7. Glitches by Marissa Meyer – Short Story
8. The Queen’s Army by Marissa Meyer – Short Story

FEBRUARY:
9. Cress by Marissa Meyer
10. The Little Android by Marissa Meyer – Short Story
11. Assassin Study by Maria V. Snyder – Short Story
12. Artemis Fowl and the last Guardian
13. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien
14. The Ask and The Answer by Patrick Ness
15. The Wide, Wide Sea by Patrick Ness – Short Story
16. Jackaby by William Ritter
17. The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas

MARCH
18. The Hunted by Charlie Higson
19. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
20. Big Hero 6 Vol. 1 by Haruki Ueno – Manga
21. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell – Reread

APRIL
22. Monster of Men by Patrick Ness
23. Snowscape by Patrick Ness – Short Story
24. Free Four by Veronica Roth – Short Story
25. Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
26. Miss Peregrin’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
27. Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Caroll
28. Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
29. The Three Monarchs by Anthony Horowitz – Short Story
30. The Giver by Lois Lowry

MAY
31. Naoko by Keigo Higashino
32. Kuroko’s Basketball by Tadatoshi Fujimaki - Manga
33. Ready Player One by Ernerst Cline

STATS:
Reading Challenge: 25/50 (without Short Stories)
Physical TBR Pile: 23/56

[Overbooked ✎]

You're doing great Alessandra!

[Alessandra]

Thanks Kiwi :D I'm really glade that I'm doing this good :D I also decided to create a Summer Bucket List with books I want to read from July to September. I think I'm going to add it to my first post in about a minute. As the books on that list are all books from my physical TBR I'm going to be down to about 11 unread books I own if I manage to read all the books I planned to read from June to September :D

[Alessandra]

34. The Two Towers by J.R.R Tolkien

I'm actually surprised how fast I finished this in the end. Definitely going to start the third book next week so I can finish the trilogy in time for my friends and my The Hobbit&LotRs movie marathon :D

[Kassandra]

The movie marathon sounds like fun! Will you be watching the entire series?

[Alessandra]

Yes, Kassandra. We plan to start with the first Hobbit movie and go from there until the third LotR movie - everything in extended edition :D

A small update from this week:

35. Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder

[Alessandra]

36. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

I definitely understand the hype surrounding this book. I liked the last 100 pages - the rest was... okay. I think this is my first Group Read in quiet some time.

[Alessandra]

37. Power Study by Maria V. Snyder
38. To All the Boys I've Loved Before Jenny Han
39. Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder

I was really surprised how much I fell in love with To All the Boys I've Loved Before. I honestly didn't expect to love it this much.

Currently Reading: The Return of the King (so my friends and my movie marathon can finally happen :D)

[Alessandra]

40. The Return of the King by J.R.R Tolkien

Currently Reading: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
(started this yesterday and it's really catchy! I'm a bit surprised as I heard that lots of people disliked it =/)

[Kassandra]

Alessandra, Insurgent seems to be a polarizing novel. I loved it. Hope you continue to enjoy it!

[Alessandra]

I realized that, Kassandra. The opinions seem to be very split about it. Either you love it or hate it, it seems. I only have 100 pages left which I plan to read today after work and I have to say: I really enjoyed it. More than Divergent actually and I'm definitely going to pick up Allegiant right after putting Insurgent down!

[Alessandra]

41. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
42. Allegiant by Veronica Roth

The end was just cruel! I knew this would happen, but the way it happened upset me in two completely different ways. (view spoiler)[It seemed so silly for her to die by bullets after surviving a death Serum. Like come on, are you kidding me?! (hide spoiler)]

Currently Reading: Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

I'm not far into this one, but I'm already really confused. It should get better... if I believe others. I don't know what I expected this to be, but at the moment I'm kind of disappointed, but at the same time caught as it seems to be an interesting concept... if I would know what exactly happens and why things happen.

[Overbooked ✎]

I'm looking forward to your thoughts on Daughter of Smoke & Bone, I have it on my TBR. I was dubious at first but it is a well loved book and I was curious.
I hope it gets better :)

[Alessandra]

I'll let you know, Kiwi :) It is a well loved book and I can already see why.

[Tracey]

I really liked the beginning of Daughter and Smoke and Bone, though admittedly the love story was not for me. If I remember correctly, Laini Taylor is an artist, and you can tell by the writing. It's beautiful!

[Alessandra]

I know what you mean, Chase. I have to admit that I kinda like the love story, but it's very predictable. (view spoiler)[It was so obvious that Madrigal had to be reborn as Karou! (hide spoiler)]. Even though it's so predictable the story itself is really catchy and that's what impresses me the most. I don't get how I can be so hooked when I kind of know where this is heading to. (view spoiler)[I guess I just really wanted to know why Brimstone needed so many teeths *laughs* (hide spoiler)]. I have about 80 pages left & I really enjoyed it so far, but it still leaves me with a bit of a weird Feeling. Like something was off, but I'm not sure if it's just the German Translation as I read it in German...

Will I was in London during the last Weekend I took a break from Daughter of Smoke and Bone (I didn't want to ruin the beautiful cover by travelling) and read something else. So here is a small update:

43. Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover

This was my first excurse into the new adult genre and I'm positively surprised! I think I'll pick up some other books of her as I truly adore the story and the characters.

[Alessandra]

44. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

My thoughts are so mixed about this as I understand the whole Hype about it, but everything was so predictable. I really enjoyed it! But the end was a bit of a "turn off" if I'm honest as I expected there to be more action as there was in the end. I'm sure the action will come with the second book though (or so I hope). I love Laini Taylors way of writing. Even if the story isn't something completely new it still was beautiful to read.

45. P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han

I think my expectations for this one were a bit too high after I loved the first book. This one just felt like it was going nowhere from the beginning and had me a bit frustrated. It wasn't overall bad though! I still enjoyed some parts of it and the new characters were a plus. I just grew tired of the whole drama Happening in this book.

Currently Reading: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

[Alessandra]

46. The Ice Dragon by George R. R. Martin
47. A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
48. Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
49. When Did You See Her Last? by Lemony Snicket

I had a lot of time in the last few days to read which is why I'm finally updating this thread :D I'm finally getting somewhere with my huge TBR pile and the list I made at the beginning of the new year.

Currently Reading: The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (just started this)

[Kassandra]

Great job in clearing out your TBR, Alessandra!

[Alessandra]

Thanks, Kassandra!

50. Ice Study by Maria V. Snyder
51. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

About to start: The Blood of Olympus

I didn't expect to like The House of Hades as much as I did, tbh. I had a lot of issues with the caracters during the first three books, but this book had so much development in that field. Really curious for the end!

[Alessandra]

52. Taming the Star Runner by S.E. Hinton
53. Reborn! Vol. 1 – Manga & Reread
54. SKET Dance Vol. 24 – Manga
55. SKET Dance Vol. 25 – Manga
56. The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
57. Shouldn’t You Be In School by Lemony Snicket
58. * The Rest Of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
59. Durarara!! Vol. 1 by Ryohgo Narita

Currently Reading: The Night Circus & The 5th Wave

I took some time and finally updated my lists. I've gotten so busy lately that I didn't have time to do so.

[Tracey]

I hope you like the Night Circus! It's one of my favorites, although I know it's a really big hit or miss book.

[Alessandra]

I'm enjoying the Night Circus so far, Chase. I'm taking my time with it though. It's just too beautifully written to rush through!