Monthly Review – May 2018
In May I read 36 books. You can see the reviews for all of them, which ones were my favorite, etc. below. This means the first quarter of the year is done; so I like to check on my reading challenges. Right now they are all on track!
Hope you all had a great month of reading !
I started the following series:
- Before She Ignites (Fallen Isles, Book 1) by Jodi Meadows (2/5 stars)
- The Shadow Cipher (York, Book 1) by Laura Ruby, Dave Stevenson (4/5 stars)
- The Wizard of Dark Street (Oona Crate Mystery, Book 1) by Shawn Thomas Odyssey (3/5 stars)
- Possession (Possession, Book 1) by Elana Johnson (2/5 stars)
- The Glass Sentence (The Mapmakers Trilogy, Book 1) by S.E. Grove (3/5 stars)
- All the Paths of Shadow (Paths of Shadow, Book 1) by Frank Tuttle (3/5 stars)
- Mercury Falls (Mercury, Book 1) by Robert Kroese, Narrated by Kevin Stillwell (3/5 stars)
- Changing Fate (Fate, Book 1) by Elisabeth Waters (5/5 stars)
- Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign Vol 1 by Takaya Kagami, Daisuke Furuya, Yamato Yamamoto (4/5 stars)
- Air Awakens (Air Awakens, Book 1) by Elise Kova (5/5 stars)
- Timebound (The Chronos Files, Book 1) by Rysa Walker, Narrated by Kate Rudd (2/5 stars)
- The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, Book 1) by Renée Ahdieh (5/5 stars)
I finished the following series:
- Scourged (Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 9) by Kevin Hearne, Narrated by Luke Daniels (3/5 stars)
- Queen of Sorrow (Queens of Renthia, Book 3) by Sarah Beth Durst (5/5 stars)
- Last Dragon Standing (Heartstrikers, Book 5) by Rachel Aaron, Narrated by Vikas Adam (5/5 stars)
- Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins (4/5 stars)
My Favorite Books of the Month Were:
- Queen of Sorrow (Queens of Renthia, Book 3) by Sarah Beth Durst (5/5 stars)
- Last Dragon Standing (Heartstrikers, Book 5) by Rachel Aaron, Narrated by Vikas Adam (5/5 stars)
- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (5/5 stars)
- Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future by A.S. King (5/5 stars)
- Changing Fate (Fate, Book 1) by Elisabeth Waters (5/5 stars)
- The Great Big Boom! (HiLo, Book 3) by Judd Winick (5/5 stars)
- Air Awakens (Air Awakens, Book 1) by Elise Kova (5/5 stars)
- The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, Book 1) by Renée Ahdieh (5/5 stars)
Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
– Goodreads Reading Challenge (Progress: 139/200)
– Mount TBR Reading Challenge (Progress: 82/100)
– New Release Reading Challenge (Progress: 35/31-60)
– Graphic Novel Reading Challenge (Progress: 34/52)
The full list of books that I read this month are shown below.
1. Scourged (Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 9) by Kevin Hearne, Narrated by Luke Daniels (3/5 stars)
2. Before She Ignites (Fallen Isles, Book 1) by Jodi Meadows (2/5 stars)
3. The Shadow Cipher (York, Book 1) by Laura Ruby, Dave Stevenson (4/5 stars)
4. Navajo Code Talkers by Nathan Aaseng (4/5 stars)
5. The Wizard of Dark Street (Oona Crate Mystery, Book 1) by Shawn Thomas Odyssey (3/5 stars)
6. The Girl from the Other Side Vol 4 by Nagabe (5/5 stars)
7. Possession (Possession, Book 1) by Elana Johnson (2/5 stars)
8. The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford (4/5 stars)
9. Queen of Sorrow (Queens of Renthia, Book 3) by Sarah Beth Durst (5/5 stars)
10. Veracity by Laura Bynum (2/5 stars)
11. We Are All One (East of West, Vol 2) by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta (4/5 stars)
12. Last Dragon Standing (Heartstrikers, Book 5) by Rachel Aaron, Narrated by Vikas Adam (5/5 stars)
13. Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud (3/5 stars)
14. Carbonel King of Cats by Barbara Sleigh, V.H. Drummond (4/5 stars)
15. Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins (4/5 stars)
16. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King (3/5 stars)
17. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (5/5 stars)
18. The Hearts We Sold by Emily Lloyd-Jones (4/5 stars)
19. The Orchid Thief by Laura Olean (3/5 stars)
20. Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future by A.S. King (5/5 stars)
21. Brief Cases (Dresden Files Short Story Collection) by Jim Butcher (4/5 stars)
22. Saving the Whole Wide World (HiLo, Book 2) by Judd Winick(4/5 stars)
23. The Glass Sentence (The Mapmakers Trilogy, Book 1) by S.E. Grove (3/5 stars)
24. All the Paths of Shadow (Paths of Shadow, Book 1) by Frank Tuttle (3/5 stars)
25. Mercury Falls (Mercury, Book 1) by Robert Kroese, Narrated by Kevin Stillwell (3/5 stars)
26. Changing Fate (Fate, Book 1) by Elisabeth Waters (5/5 stars)
27. Carniepunk by Various (4/5 stars)
28. The Great Big Boom! (HiLo, Book 3) by Judd Winick (5/5 stars)
29. Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign Vol 1 by Takaya Kagami, Daisuke Furuya, Yamato Yamamoto (4/5 stars)
30. Air Awakens (Air Awakens, Book 1) by Elise Kova (5/5 stars)
31. Pandemonium by Daryl Gregory (4/5 stars)
32. Timebound (The Chronos Files, Book 1) by Rysa Walker, Narrated by Kate Rudd (2/5 stars)
33. Primavera by Francesca Lia Block (3/5 stars)
34. Skullduggery by Kathleen Karr (3.5/5 stars)
35. The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, Book 1) by Renée Ahdieh (5/5 stars)