Monthly Review – December 2018
In December 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:
- Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (Arlo Finch, Book 1) by John August (4/5 stars)
- Tooth and Claw (Autumnlands, Book 1) by Kurt Busiek, Benjamin Dewey, Jordie Bellaire (4/5 stars)
- The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, Book 1) by Roshani Chokshi (4/5 stars)
- The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, Book 1) by Holly Black (3.5/5 stars)
- The Sword of Summer (Gods of Asgard, Book 1) by Rick Riordan (4/5 stars)
- Shadow of the Fox (Shadow of the Fox, Book 1) by Julie Kagawa (2/5 stars)
- Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Rise of the Empress, Book 1) by Julie C. Dao (4/5 stars)
- Mirage (Mirage, Book 1) by Somaiya Daud (4/5 stars)
- Scepter of the Ancients (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 1) by Derek Landy (4/5 stars)
I finished the following series:
- The Winter of the Witch (Winternight, Book 3) by Katherine Arden (5/5 stars)
- Summoned to the Thirteenth Grave (Charley Davidson, Book 13) by Darynda Jones (5/5 stars)
- Legacy of Kings (Magister, Book 3) by C.S. Friedman, Narrated by Elisabeth Rodgers (4/5 stars)
My Favorite Books of the Month Were:
- The Girl in the Tower (Winternight, Book 2) by Katherine Arden (5/5 stars)
- Wings of Wrath (Magister, Book 2) by C.S. Friedman, Narrated by Elisabeth Rodgers (5/5 stars)
- Voyage of the Basilisk (Memoirs of Lady Trent, Book 3) by Marie Brennan, Narrated by Kate Reading (5/5 stars)
- The Winter of the Witch (Winternight, Book 3) by Katherine Arden (5/5 stars)
- Summoned to the Thirteenth Grave (Charley Davidson, Book 13) by Darynda Jones (5/5 stars)
- Dark Days Deceit (Lady Helen, Book 3) by Alison Goodman (3/5 stars)
Here are the stats on the reading challenges I am participating in:
– Goodreads Reading Challenge (Progress: 310/200) COMPLETE!
– Mount TBR Reading Challenge (Progress: 142/100) COMPLETE!
– New Release Reading Challenge (Progress: 102/31-60) COMPLETE!
– Graphic Novel Reading Challenge (Progress: 73/52) COMPLETE!
The full list of books that I read this month are shown below.
1. Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (Arlo Finch, Book 1) by John August (4/5 stars)
2. Fire & Heist by Sarah Beth Durst (3/5 stars)
3. Tooth and Claw (Autumnlands, Book 1) by Kurt Busiek, Benjamin Dewey, Jordie Bellaire (4/5 stars)
4. Where She Fell by Kaitlin Ward (3/5 stars)
5. The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, Book 1) by Roshani Chokshi (4/5 stars)
6. From Twinkle, with Love by Sandhya Menon (4/5 stars)
7. Throne of Jade (Temeraire, Book 2) by Naomi Novik, Narrated by Simon Vance (3.5/5 stars)
8. The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, Book 1) by Holly Black (3.5/5 stars)
9. The Sword of Summer (Gods of Asgard, Book 1) by Rick Riordan (4/5 stars)
10. Shadow of the Fox (Shadow of the Fox, Book 1) by Julie Kagawa (2/5 stars)
11. The Girl in the Tower (Winternight, Book 2) by Katherine Arden (5/5 stars)
12. Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Rise of the Empress, Book 1) by Julie C. Dao (4/5 stars)
13. Wings of Wrath (Magister, Book 2) by C.S. Friedman, Narrated by Elisabeth Rodgers (5/5 stars)
14. A Witch Alone (Apprentice Witch, Book 2) by James Nicol (4.5/5 stars)
15. Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon (Arlo Finch, Book 2) by John August (4/5 stars)
16. Voyage of the Basilisk (Memoirs of Lady Trent, Book 3) by Marie Brennan, Narrated by Kate Reading (5/5 stars)
17. The Winter of the Witch (Winternight, Book 3) by Katherine Arden (5/5 stars)
18. Mirage (Mirage, Book 1) by Somaiya Daud (4/5 stars)
19. Scepter of the Ancients (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 1) by Derek Landy (4/5 stars)
20. Summoned to the Thirteenth Grave (Charley Davidson, Book 13) by Darynda Jones (5/5 stars)
21. Legacy of Kings (Magister, Book 3) by C.S. Friedman, Narrated by Elisabeth Rodgers (4/5 stars)
22. Dark Days Deceit (Lady Helen, Book 3) by Alison Goodman (3/5 stars)