A Quick Succession of Busy Nothings: wrap up

Saturday, December 5, 2015

November reading wrap up

Another month in which I continue to be terrible at blogging. I'll remember how it works one of these days, you guys. Hopefully...

In the meantime, let's wrap up my reading month!

Books read: 35. It's beyond ridiculous.
New vs rereads: 18 vs 17. HURRAH. Although this was mostly the product of a decision to spend the last 6ish weeks of the year rereading my favourite books rather than rereading things I'm only half interested in because I feel like I have to.
Most read genre: This one was the product of much work, but it's not contemporary!! It is, in fact, a tie between sci-fi and fantasy.

Favourite book: As far as rereads are concerned? Persuasion by Jane Austen, because it's my favourite book of ever. If we're talking new books? I suspect The Martian by Andy Weir has taken out my favourite pick.
Least favourite book: Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich. Totally unnecessary Christmas special-y novella that suddenly added a bunch of paranormal elements to an existing world with zero explanation.
Favourite cover: OH GOD SO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM. I'm going to make it a three way tie between the illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling, Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray, and Because You'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas.

Diverse Books Project: It's...going. I've been making a concerned effort to pick books from outside the western world, especially the US, UK and Australia. But it's proving difficult to find (read: physically get hold of, not discover) books that are set in Africa, Asia, and South America that AREN'T literary fiction. And where time limits are involved, literary fiction isn't usually my friend...

In November, I ended up reading 2 graphic novels, 2 non-fiction books and 31 novels. There are links to all of my Goodreads reviews below.

5 stars

Manners & Mutiny (Finishing School Series Book 4)

Pyramids | Monument 14 | Uprooted | The Flywheel |

3 stars
Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9)

Visions of Sugar Plums (Stephanie Plum, #8.5)

Visions of Sugar Plums | The Ice Limit | End of Days |

What did you read in November?

K xx

Monday, November 2, 2015

October reading wrap up

Seriously, you guys. When the hell did I get so bad at blogging? I've been meaning to write a couple of reviews for Classics Club for like A MONTH and I still haven't done it. At least it's vaguely near the start of the month so this one is timely??

Sigh.

Anyway, let's wrap up my reading month, shall we?

Books read: 35. I honestly don't know how else I have time to do anything else.
New vs rereads: 24 vs 11. Pathetic.
Most read genre: Once again, contemporary. Though crime and historical fiction were both only one book behind!

Favourite book: If rereads count, then it's Fangirl. Always and forever. But of the new books I read this month, Ink and Bone by Rachael Caine was definitely the stand out.
Least favourite book: No contest at all. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. I only reread it because we were recapping it for Snark Squad.
Favourite cover: The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness. Glorious.

Diverse Books Project: It's plodding merrily along. I'm up to the last few weeks now, and it's getting a little tricky to find books that are easy to access but that aren't set in the US. But I shall persevere!

In October, I ended up reading 3 graphic novels, 3 non-fiction books and 29 novels. There are links to all of my Goodreads reviews below.

5 stars
Fangirl