Monthly Review – January 2016

This month I read 22 books.  You can see the reviews for all of them, which ones were my favorite, etc. below.

Hope you all had a great month of reading !

I started the following series:

• The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, Book 1) by Michelle Hodkin (4.5/5 stars)
• The Dark Days Club (Lady Helen, Book 1) by Alison Goodman (4/5 stars)

I finished the following series:

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:

• Queen of Shadows (A Throne of Glass, Book 4) by Sarah J. Maas (5/5 stars)
• A Rose-Red Chain (October Daye, Book 9) by Seanan McGuire(5/5 stars)
• Black Butler Vol 12 by Yana Toboso (5/5 stars)
• The Sculptor by Scott McCloud (4.5/5 stars)
• Magic Gifts (Kate Daniels, Book 5.4) by Ilona Andrews (5/5 stars)
• The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell (5/5 stars)

Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
– Graphic Novel Reading Challenge (6/52 books read)
– New Release Challenge (2/45+ books read)
– You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge (15/250+ books read)
– Mount TBR Reading Challenge (7/100 books read)
– Pick Your Genre (Steampunk) Reading Challenge (1/25 books read)
– Flights of Fantasy Reading Challenge (5/100 books read)
– Audiobook Reading Challenge (2/30 books read)

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below.
1. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, Book 1) by Michelle Hodkin (4.5/5 stars)
2. Black Butler Vol 10 by Yana Toboso (4/5 stars)
3. The Dark Days Club (Lady Helen, Book 1) by Alison Goodman (4/5 stars)
4. Wink, Poppy, Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke (4/5 stars)
5. Black Butler Vol 11 by Yana Toboso (4.5/5 stars)
6. All In (The Naturals, Book 3) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (4.5/5 stars)
7. Queen of Shadows (A Throne of Glass, Book 4) by Sarah J. Maas (5/5 stars)
8. The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch by Neil Gaiman and Michael Zulli (4/5 stars)
9. A Rose-Red Chain (October Daye, Book 9) by Seanan McGuire(5/5 stars)
10. Black Butler Vol 12 by Yana Toboso (5/5 stars)
11. Three Slices by Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson, and Chuck Wendig (4/5 stars)
12. The Sculptor by Scott McCloud (4.5/5 stars)
13. Staked (Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 8) by Kevin Hearne (4/5 stars)
14. Tokyo Ghoul Vol 1 by Sui Ishida (4/5 stars)
15. Magic Gifts (Kate Daniels, Book 5.4) by Ilona Andrews (5/5 stars)
16. Giants of the Frost by Kim Wilkins (3/5 stars)
17. Wicked After Midnight (Blud, Book 3) by Delilah S. Dawson (4/5 stars)
18. The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell (5/5 stars)
19. Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (4/5 stars)
20. Black Butler Vol 13 by Yana Toboso (4.5/5 stars)
21. Carrie’s Story by Molly Weatherfield (3/5 stars)