April 2017
I really didn’t read too much this month which surprised me because for the first half of the month I was on holidays. However, I did have 3 assignments to complete so that may have contributed to my lack of reading. I will say that while I didn’t read too much I am still happy with what I read.
Amt. read: 10
Pages read: 2,549
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) by Neal Shusterman Finished April 03, 2017 | Pages: 435 | Rating: 4/5
Best.Ending.Ever.
Much Ado About Nothing (No Fear Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare Finished April 14, 2017 | Pages: 238 | Rating: 4/5
Much Ado About Nothing? More like Everything is horrible and old people are really dramatic.
This was pretty enjoyable overall and really makes me want to rewatch the David Tennant and Catherine Tate version.
Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer #1) by Laini Taylor Finished April 15, 2017 | Pages: 432 | Rating: 3/5
Honestly, this started out so strong, I was thinking 4.5 or 5 stars and then bam the romance. No thank you, please leave, this is not what I signed up for.
I should have a review for this up in May.
Waking Gods (Themis Files, #2) by Sylvain Neuvel Finished April 17, 2017 | Pages: 320 | Rating: 3/5
The first book started out so strong, I had such high hopes for it’s sequel – so of course I’ve let myself down.
I really didn’t enjoy this, the characters were annoying and I was bored.
Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide Vol. 1 by Dan Slott Finished April 21, 2017 | Pages: 144 | Rating: 4/5
I really enjoyed this, though not as much as I thought I would. That being said I’m sure I’ll pick up volume 2 within the next week.
The Forests of Silence (Deltora Quest #1) by Emily Rodda Finished April 22, 2017 | Pages: 131 | Rating: 3/5
My brother recently got really into the anime of this and for some reason I decided to only watch the final with him (bad idea) and I really enjoyed it so I decided to read the books over time. The only problem is I already know everything that happens.
Stormbreaker (Alex Rider, #1) by Anthony Horowitz Finished April 22, 2017 | Pages: 256 | Rating: 3/5
Growing up this was one of my favourite series and today I was writing ablog post where I happened to mention this series and I suddenly got all nostalgic about Alex and his spying adventures. I am so glad I re-read this and I can’t wait to continue re-reading this series.
Point Blanc (Alex Rider #2) by Anthony Horowitz Finished April 23, 2017 | Pages: 292 | Rating: 3/5
I think I probably enjoyed this one more when I was younger but I still really loved it. I didn’t intend to read this so close after I read book 1 but oh well, the series re-read is well and truly underway!
Skeleton Key (Alex Rider #3) by Anthony Horowitz Finished April 24, 2017 | Pages: 352 | Rating: 4/5
These books shouldn’t be this addictive but they are! I’ve read three in three days and now as much as I want to continue I think I need to take a break.
Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley Finished April 26, 2017 | Pages: 384 | Rating: 3/5
Good start, boring middle to end, cool debate.
This was an arc (yes, I know it took me too long to read this) so I have to review this, my review should be up in the next month or two.
What did you guys read this month? Did you have a favourite read?
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It’s so hard balancing reading and school! I totally understand not having the time you’d like to read. Also, I’m sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy Waking Gods. I’m planning on starting Sleeping Giants soon.
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I hope you enjoy Sleeping Giants, I may not have enjoyed Waking Gods as much as I would have liked, but it is a really cool series!
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It looks like you had a good reading month! I’m interested in Scythe, Strange the Dreamer and the Themis Files. Unfortunately I DNF’d Our Own Private Universe 😦 I hope May ends up being a great reading month for you! 🙂
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Oh, man I was soo close to DNF’ing Our Own Private Universe, I rally didn’t like it, I know everyone was raving about it but I was just bored while reading it. Scythe is a really good novel and I believe it’s being turned into a movie, if done properly it should be really good! Strange The Dreamer and The Themis Files are both really interesting novels so I hope you enjoy them!
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SCYTHE IS SO AMAZING, RIGHT??? And aww, I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy Strange the Dreamer because of the romance! I hate when that happens.
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Scythe is soo good, I can’t wait for the movie!
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THERE’S A MOVIE???
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You seem to have had a pretty good reading month! 😀
I love the Alex Rider series so much! I’ve been wanting to reread the books for such a long time.
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You should definitely re-read the Alex Rider series! I loved it when I was younger so re-reading it almost 7 years later is a totally different experience for me!
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@ May, a movie is in talks!
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Wow 10 books is a great number! I’ve heard that Waking Gods isn’t as good as the first from a few people. It’s sad because the first book was so unique and interesting!!
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I thought that Sleeping Ginats was really good so of course Waking Gods was a let down, but I definitely still have high hopes for the rest of the series/trilogy!
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