WHAT I READ IN JULY, AUGUST + SEPTEMBER // MY READING AT A GLANCE: 2019

Hey everyone, welcome back to my blog! Here’s everything I read in the past 3 months!

JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER 2019

★★★★★ : 6
★★★★☆ : 11
★★★☆☆ : 11
★★☆☆☆ : 2
★☆☆☆☆ : 3
DNF:  3

       

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• City of Ashes [23/06 – 01/07/2019] – 3 ⭐ – This was a pretty standard 2nd book in a series. It was just plot filler and teenage angst.
• Disney’s Aladdin [11/06 – 06/07/2019] – 3 ⭐ – This was a lot of fun and has a little bit of extra content, but it’s definitely not necessary if you’ve already seen the movie. Which I have, like 5 times.
• City of Glass [03/07 – 07/07/2019] – 4 ⭐ – This was actually pretty good and has me pretty excited to read more by Cassandra Clare.
• The Great Gatsby [15/06 – 09/07/2019] – 3 ⭐ – I really have no feelings on this one, it was pretty meh, not really for me.
• Joe Wilson and His Mates [07/07 – 14/07/2019] – DNF – I read this for class, eh.
• The Kiss Quotient [19/07 – 19/07/2019] – 5 ⭐ – This was so good and so adorable and I love it SO GODDAMN MUCH.
• While the Billy Boils [16/07 – 19/07/2019] – DNF – I read this for class, eh.

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• Bush Studies [14/07 – 29/07/2019] – 2 ⭐ – I only read this for school, to me this was pretty overrated, like most of the stuff on the syllabus for this class.
• Romeo + Juliet [21/07 – 21/07/2019] 2 ⭐ – There was a lot more innuendo then I was expecting tbh.
• Girls on The Verge [22/07 – 22/07/2019] – 5 ⭐ – This was SO GOOD y’all need to read this.
• The Arctic Incident [22/07 – 23/07/2019] – 4 ⭐ – This series is seriously fun, I can’t wait to keep reading!
• Moonstruck Vol 1 [24/07 – 24/07/2019] – 3.5 ⭐ – The artwork in this comic is seriously beautiful and I absolutely love all the diversity!
• Moonstruck Vol 2 [25/07 – 25/07/2019] – 3 ⭐ – This was definitely not as good as vol 1 but I’m interested to see what the next volume will be like.
• The Eternity Code [23/07 – 27/07/2019] – 3.5 ⭐- I didn’t enjoy this one as much as the first 2, but I still really enjoyed it!

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• Much Ado About Nothing [29/07 – 29/07/2019] – 4.5⭐  – This is one of my favourite stories of all time so, of course, I loved it.
• Clockwork Angel [30/07 – 30/07/2019] – 4.5 ⭐ – This was actually pretty good and I’m kind of in shock right now.

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• Red, White & Royal Blue [12/07/2019 – 01/08/2019] – 4.5 ⭐ – I really enjoyed this one and I definitely recommend it!
• City of Fallen Angels [31/07 – 04/08/2019] – 1.5 ⭐ – This book was trash and I never want to see it again.
• New Moon [11/08 – 18/08/2019] – 1 ⭐ – A whole lot of yikes but actually not as bad as I thought it was going to be.
• As You Like It [19/08/2019] – 3 ⭐ – I’m only just really confused but okay.
• Heart of Darkness [21/07 – 21/08/2019] – 1 ⭐ – Lol this took me a full-on month I’m never reading this again fml.

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    ★★★★☆       ★★★★☆         DNF           ★★★★★     ★★★☆☆    ★★★★☆      ★★★☆☆

• The Bride Test [01/09/2019] –  4 ⭐ – This didn’t quite live up to my love of book 1 but I still really enjoyed it! I’ll definitely be re-reading it next year.
• Let’s Talk About Love [05/08/19 – 01/09/2019] – 4.5 ⭐ – This was soo much to me I love this book so so much.
• Mrs Dalloway – DNF – I could not make it mast page 16 this book was tedious.
• The Kiss Quotient [02/09/19 – 04/09/2019] – 5 ⭐ – This was truly the best part of my week.
• You Must Not Miss [08/09/19 – 09/09/2019] – 3.5 ⭐ – Okay, so this was actually Stranger Things with teenagers and assault themes.
• The Opal Deception [10/09/19 – 11/09/2019] – 3.75 ⭐ – I cannot explain to you how much I enjoy these books.
• Alex Rider Stormbreaker [11/09/19 – 12/09/2019] – 3 ⭐ – This truly made me so excited to finally start re-reading this series!

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• Fix Her Up [11/09/19 – 12/09/2019] – 3.75 ⭐ – I definitely didn’t love this but it also wasn’t terrible!
• The Flatshare [13/09/19 – 17/09/2019] – 3.75 ⭐ – Leon’s writing style was a bit strange but I ended up really enjoying this in the end!
• The Cuckoo’s Calling [11/08/19 – 19/09/2019] – 3 ⭐ – This went from a 5 star to 3. Wow, the power of a re-read.
• Stalking Jack The Ripper [20/09/19 – 21/09/2019] – 4.5 ⭐ – I found this re-read more enlightening than the others, but I still loved this. rtc
• The Perks of Being A Wallflower [21/05/19 – 21/09/2019] – 5 ⭐ – This was EVERYTHING. This book simultaneously makes me so happy and SO sad!
• Hunting Prince Dracula [23/09/2019] – 4.5 ⭐ – Honestly, re-reading this made me so happy, and I am going to be so sad when I eventually read the last book in this series.
• Meeting Thomas Cresswell [27/09/2019] – 4 ⭐ – This was so much fun? I honestly wouldn’t mind if Kerri Maniscalco wrote more content from Thomas’ point of view.

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• Escaping From Houdini [23/09/19 – 30/09/2019] – 3 ⭐ –  This was SUCH a letdown!

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