February Summary

Books completed ~ 3
Becca Fitzpatrick - Crescendo 3/5
Emma Donoghue - Room 5/5
Kimberly Derting - Desires Of The Dead 4/5

Books bought ~ 0

Other books incoming ~ 2
Daniel Waters - Passing Strange (bookring)
Layton Green - The Summoner (review)

Overall ~
February was a terrible month, both reading wise and life wise, and I guess that's why barely anything got done around here! My favourite reads were Room and Desires Of The Dead, both were really great reads. My least favourite was Crescendo, and that was hardly unenjoyable, just not as good as I had hoped. Next month I'm just hoping to finish The Passage, and to make some posts around here, it's not good to let it all fall to pieces!

January Summary

Books completed ~ 8
Daniel Waters - Kiss Of Life 3/5
Ally Condie - Matched 4/5
Rachel Ward - Numbers 3.5/5
Rachel Ward - Numbers 2: The Chaos 3.5/5
James Dashner - The Scorch Trials 4/5
Teresa Medeiros - Goodnight Tweetheart 5/5
Alyson Noel - Radiance 4/5
Sebastian Fitzek - Splinter 3/5

Books bought ~ 4
Sebastian Fitzek - Splinter (ebook)
S.L. Grey - The Mall (ebook)
Stephen Jones - The Mammoth Book Of Best New Horror 20 (ebook)
Daniel Hahn - The Ultimate Teen Book Guide

Other books incoming ~ 1
Stephen King - Everything's Eventual (swapped)

Other posts ~
# Teaser Tuesdays - Splinter / Radiance

Overall ~
I'm really pleased that I managed to get 8 read this month, I was expecting the number to be far lower, so that's been a nice surprise! My favourite reads were Goodnight Tweetheart and The Scorch Trials, both were really great reads. My least favourite was Kiss Of Life, I'm just sadly not enjoying that series as much as I had hoped too. Next month I'm just hoping to read as much as I have this month, and if possible maybe even read a bit more! It'd be nice to see my reading mojo back that's for sure! :)

December Summary

Books completed ~ 5
Susan Hill - The Small Hand 2.5/5
Dennis Lehane - Shutter Island 5/5
Kimberly Derting - The Body Finder 5/5
Simone Elkeles - Perfect Chemistry 3.5/5
Daniel Waters - Generation Dead 3.5/5

Books bought ~ 6
Stacia Kane - Unholy Ghosts
Jilliane Hoffman - Pretty Little Things
Suzanne Weir - Distant Waters
Lee Weeks - Kiss & Die
Harlan Coben - Fade Away/Back Spin
Mark Billingham - Buried

Other books incoming ~ 8
Simone Elkeles - Perfect Chemistry (book ring)
Kimberly Derting - The Body Finder (xmas)
Mira Grant - Feed (xmas)
Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Raised By Wolves (xmas)
Rachel Ward - Numbers (xmas)
Rachel Ward - Numbers: The Chaos (xmas)
Cecelia Ahern - The Book of Tomorrow (xmas)
Katie Flynn - A Mistletoe Kiss (xmas)

Overall ~
I'm a bit disappointed that I didn't manage to read much this month, but realistically I didn't think that I would be able to with the hecticness of christmas and such, so I'm kind of happy I manage to get 5 done at least! My favourite reads were Shutter Island and The Body Finder, both were fantastic. My least favourite was The Small Hand, it wasn't really anything like I was expecting and I didn't massively enjoy it, I just felt kind of 'meh' when I was done. I'm hoping I manage to get some of my reading mojo back in January, it's been severely lacking for months! I just need to find some books that are really going to grip me, so fingers crossed!

November Summary

Books completed ~ 6
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 5/5 - review
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix 4/5 - review
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince 5/5 - review
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows 5/5 - review
P.C. Cast - The Fledgling Handbook 3/5
Erica Spindler - Blood Vines 4/5

Books bought ~ 6
P.C. Cast - The Fledgling Handbook
Rachel Caine - Ghost Town
Erica Spindler - Blood Vines
Claudia Gray - Hourglass
Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist
Dean Koontz - Breathless

Other books incoming ~ 4
Daniel Waters - Generation Dead (book ring)
Mitchell James Kaplan - By Fire, By Water (review)
Immaculee Ilibagiza - Left To Tell (swapped)
Susan Hill - The Small Hand (book ring)

Other posts ~
# Teaser Tuesdays - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Overall ~
I got so busy at the end of November trying to finish stitching my christmas decorations, that the great start to the month came to a complete stand still, which is disappointing. My favourite reads were the Harry Potter books, it was lovely to re-read them. My least favourite was The Fledgling Handbook, although it wasn't bad, I just felt a bit ripped off paying so much for a book that had barely anything in it! I'm not sure how much I'm going to manage to read in December, but I'm hoping to atleast read 5 or so, but I guess it depends how the festive season will go!

October Summary

Books completed ~ 10
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone 4/5 - review
Christopher Stookey - Terminal Care 4/5 - review
Rosamund Lupton - Sister 5/5
Jeremy De Quidt - The Toymaker 2.5/5
Meg Cabot - Love You To Death 4/5
Meg Cabot - High Stakes 4/5
Pittacus Lore - I Am Number Four 4/5
Jo Nesbo - The Snowman 4.5/5
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 4/5 - review
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 4.5/5 - review

Books bought ~ 3
Rosamund Lupton - Sister
Jo Nesbo - The Snowman
Jill Mansell - Solo

Books won or for review ~ 1
Maxim Jakubowski - Following The Detectives: Real Locations In Crime Fiction

Other posts ~
# Character Inspired Outfits

Overall ~
I feel like my reading has starting to pick up again thanks to the read-a-thon I participated in during October, and I'm now back to reading pretty much every day. I love winter for this very reason, because all I want to do is snuggle up in my blanket with a hot chocolate and read! My favourite read this month was hands down Sister but I have enjoyed re-reading Harry Potter too. My least favourite was The Toymaker, it's not that the story was bad, just so different to what I thought the book was about, that I just didn't enjoy it very much. In the next month I'm hoping to finish my Harry Potter re-read and also to read some thrillers. I found I've really been in that kind of mood lately, so think I will use the opportunity to maybe clear some from my shelf that have been there forever :)

September Summary

Books completed ~ 7
Alex Scarrow - TimeRiders: Day Of The Predator 4/5 - review
Meg Cabot, Stephenie Meyer et al - Prom Nights From Hell 2.5/5 - review
John Vornholt - Coyote Moon 3/5 - review
Cormac McCarthy - The Road 4.5/5 - review
Jay Asher - Thirteen Reasons Why 4.5/5 - review
Tess Gerritsen - Presumed Guilty 4/5 - review
James Dashner - The Maze Runner 4/5

Books bought ~ 11
Rachel Vincent - Rogue
Rachel Vincent - Prey
Rachel Vincent - Shift
Dean Koontz - Relentless
Meg Cabot, Stephenie Meyer et al - Prom Nights From Hell
Claudia Gray - Evernight
John Vornholt/Arthur Byron Cover/Alice Henderson - Buffy The Vampire Slayer omnibus 1
Michael Connelly - Nine Dragons
John Vornholt/Nancy Golden/Diana G. Gallagher - Buffy The Vampire Slayer omnibus 2
Cormac McCarthy - The Road
Helen Kennerley - Overcoming Childhood Trauma

Books won or for review ~ 3
Christopher Stookey - Terminal Care - from Pump Up Your Book
Charlaine Harris - Dead And Gone (signed) - from The Book Club Forum
James Dashner - The Maze Runners - from I Was A Teenage Book Geek

Other posts ~
# Teaser Tuesdays - Prom Nights From Hell / Coyote Moon / Thirteen Reasons Why / The Maze Runner
# Top Ten Picks - Book Covers

Overall ~
I had another terrible month, I'm really just not reading much at all at the moment, which sucks, but I'm really hoping next month is much better. My favourite read was The Road, it was as fantastic as I was expecting. My least favourite was Prom Nights From Hell, it just wasn't what I was expecting at all! In the next month I'm going to enjoy my re-read of the Harry Potter series, and I also have my first book tour coming up next month which I'm very excited about! :)

August Summary

Books completed ~ 10
Sarwat Chadda - Dark Goddess 4/5 - review
Kelley Armstrong - Waking The Witch 5/5 - review
Linwood Barclay - Fear The Worst 4/5 - review
Eve Edwards - The Other Countess 3.5/5 - review
Carol Lynch Williams - The Chosen One 4/5 - review
Elizabeth Gilbert - Eat, Pray, Love 4/5 - review
Sebastian Fitzek - Therapy 5/5 - review
Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games 5/5 - review
Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 4.5/5 - review
Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay 5/5 - review

Books bought ~ 12
Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Elizabeth Gilbert - Eat, Pray, Love
Carol Lynch Williams - The Chosen One
Stephenie Meyer - Breaking Dawn
Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
Rachel Vincent - Pride
Charlaine Harris, et al - Night's Edge
Tess Gerritsen - Whistleblower
Tess Gerritsen - Presumed Guilty
Meg Cabot - Love You To Death & High Stakes
Rick Riordan - The Lightening Thief

Other posts ~
# Teaser Tuesdays - Dark Goddess / The Other Countess / Eat, Pray, Love / Therapy / TimeRiders: Day Of The Predator
# Top Ten Picks - Favourite Book Quotes / Fictional Places
# Bookish Survey

Overall ~
I'm quite pleased by how many I ended up reading in August, because I had a pretty rough month illness wise, and went quite long periods without reading anything at all, so I'm glad that despite that, I managed to rack up 10 books this month. My favourite reads were undoubtedly The Hunger Games trilogy, I adored them and thought it was a fantastic series of books. But I also really loved Waking The Witch and Therapy and would definitely recommend them both too. My least favourite was The Other Countess, but I still enjoyed that one, so I consider this month to be a success! I'm glad summer is finally coming to an end though, I always read more when it's cooler, purely because there's nothing more I love than snuggling in bed with a cup of hot chocolate and a good book when it's cold outside, so fingers crossed that in the last few months before the end of the year I manage to get my reading close to my goal of 150.

July Summary

Books completed ~ 11
Jodi Picoult - Picture Perfect 4/5 - review
Rachel Caine - Glass Houses 5/5 - review
Rachel Caine - The Dead Girls' Dance 5/5 - review
Rachel Caine - Midnight Alley 5/5 - review
Rachel Caine - Feast Of Fools 5/5 - review
Rachel Caine - Lord Of Misrule 4.5/5 - review
Rachel Caine - Carpe Corpus 5/5 - review
Rachel Caine - Fade Out 4.5/5 - review
Rachel Caine - Kiss Of Death 5/5 - review
Maggie Stiefvater - Shiver (re-read) 5/5 - review
Maggie Stiefvater - Linger 4.5/5 - review

Books bought ~ 19
Rachel Caine - Glass Houses
Rachel Caine - The Dead Girls' Dance
Rachel Caine - Midnight Alley
Rachel Caine - Feast Of Fools
Rachel Caine - Lord Of Misrule
Rachel Caine - Carpe Corpus
Rachel Caine - Fade Out
Rachel Caine - Kiss Of Death
Charlaine Harris - Grave Sight
Charlaine Harris - Grave Surprise
Charlaine Harris - An Ice Cold Grave
Chelsea Cain - Heartsick/Sweetheart omnibus
Alyson Noel - Shadowland
Darren Shan - Cirque Du Freak/The Vampire's Assistant/Tunnels Of Blood omnibus
Miranda Dickinson - Fairytale Of New York
Brunonia Barry - The Lace Reader
Maggie Stiefvater - Linger
Kelley Armstrong - Waking The Witch
Linwood Barclay - Fear The Worst

Books won or for review ~ 4
Candy Gourlay - Tall Story
Alex Scarrow - TimeRiders: Day Of The Predator
Eve Edwards - The Other Countess
Sarwat Chadda - Dark Goddess

Other posts ~
# Teaser Tuesdays - Picture Perfect / Lord Of Misrule / Dark Goddess / Linger
# Top Ten Picks - Must Haves For The Summer / Favourite Books To Movies / Favourite Male Literary Characters / Favourite Books Of All Time

Overall ~
July turned out okay, but only because I read the Morganville Vampire series, which I couldn't put down. If not for those books I don't think I would have hardly read anything this month. I've read the total of 2 1/4 books in the past 2 weeks, because things have just been so hectic, so I really need to get my reading back on track in the next month, starting with Dark Goddess which I'm really enjoying at the moment. I need to finish my other review books and then get to the books I've recently bought which I can't wait to get stuck into! Pretty much every book I read this month was a 'favourite read' I enjoyed every single one of them, which is great. I really hope the next month is the same for me!

June Summary

Books completed ~ 12
Kelley Armstrong - The Summoning 4.5/5 - review
Kelley Armstrong - The Awakening 5/5 - review
Kelley Armstrong - The Reckoning 5/5 - review
Alex Flinn - Beastly 2.5/5 - review
Nicholas Sparks - Dear John 5/5 - review
Stephenie Meyer - The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner 4/5 - review
Gayle Forman - If I Stay 5/5 - review
Ben Sherwood - The Death And Life Of Charlie St. Cloud 4.5/5 - review
Tess Gerritsen - The Killing Place 5/5 - review
Lauren Oliver - Before I Fall 4/5 - review
Nicholas D. Satan - The Devil's Diaries 4/5 - review
Suzanne LaFleur - Love, Aubrey 4/5 - review

Books bought ~ 7
Gayle Forman - If I Stay
Nicholas Sparks - Dear John
Stephenie Meyer - The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner
Karen Rose - I Can See You
Lisa Gardner - The Neighbour
Patricia Cornwell - The Scarpetta Factor
Jodi Picoult - Picture Perfect

Books won or for review ~ 4
Alison Kervin - WAGS at the World Cup
Tess Gerritsen - The Killing Place
Nicholas D. Satan - The Devil's Diary
Tom Reynolds - I Hate Myself And Want To Die

Other posts ~
# Teaser Tuesdays - The Summoning / Dear John / The Death And Life Of Charlie St. Cloud / Before I Fall / Love, Aubrey
# Top Ten Picks - Female Characters You Admire / Literary Crushes / Favourite Writers / Favourite Reads So Far This Year

Overall ~
I'm glad I managed to read a few more books in June than I managed in May, although I still need to boost it up a bit if I hope to make it near my goal of 150 books read this year. My favourite reads were Dear John and the Darkest Powers trilogy, although I really enjoyed all but one book this month, so that was great. My least favourite was Beastly, I think my hopes were too high for that one, and so I ended up pretty disappointed. I'm hoping to read 15+ books in July, fingers crossed that it manages to happen!

May Summary

Books completed ~ 9
P.C. & Kristin Cast - Burned 4.5/5 - review
Beth Fantaskey - Jessica's Guide To Dating On The Dark Side 4/5 - review
Carrie Ryan - The Forest Of Hands & Teeth 5/5 - review
Carrie Ryan - The Dead-Tossed Waves 4.5/5 - review
Charlaine Harris - Dead In The Family 3/5 - review
Laurie Halse Anderson - Wintergirls 4/5 - review
Tess Gerritsen - Harvest 4/5 - review
Becca Fitzpatrick - Hush, Hush 4.5/5 - review
Lauren Kate - Fallen 3.5/5 - review

Books bought ~ 8
Lauren Oliver - Before I Fall
Laurie Halse Anderson - Wintergirls
Suzanne LaFleur - Love, Aubrey
Katherine Paterson - Bridge To Terabithia
Jeremy De Quidt - The Toymaker
Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl - Beautiful Creatures
Ben Sherwood - The Death And Life Of Charlie St. Cloud
Alex Flinn - Beastly

Other posts ~
# Teaser Tuesdays - Jessica's Guide To Dating On The Dark Side / Wintergirls / Hush, Hush / Fallen
# Top Ten Picks - Favourite Love Stories / Books That Made You Discover Your Love For Reading / Best Villains
# Reading Habits

Overall ~
I didn't do too badly in May, I managed to read 9 books and all of them scored 3/5 or more, so I mostly enjoyed all of them. My favourite reads were The Forest Of Hands & Teeth, The Dead Tossed Waves and Hush, Hush, all of which I throughly enjoyed and couldn't put down while I was reading them. My least favourite, I'm sad to say, was Dead In The Family, I was so looking forward to it aswell! In the next month I'm hoping to read a bit more, especially if I want to achieve my goal of 150 books read this year, so I really need to work on that. I've bought plenty of great looking books lately though, so it shouldn't be too hard!