Hey guys!
I'm here today to talk a little about what books I read in December and the reading goal I have set for myself in 2017. There really isn't much to say except that I really do love reading and would delight in sharing the books I read with you! Let's get into the books...
Beautiful Broken Things - Sara Barnard
This is probably my absolute favourite book that I read all year! It follows two girls who slowly become best friends and really bond with one another. However, one of them is willing to go pretty far with ideas, and the other can do nothing but follow...
I thought this book was absolutely beautiful and I love how it explores the unique love between best friends and I definitely cried whilst reading this. I identified with the characters so strongly and I just think that this is an amazing book and that everyone should read it. 5/5 stars.
The Screaming Staircase - Jonathan Stroud
This was a really fun book full of action and mystery. It follows three teenagers who live in a world where children have special powers to detect ghosts or see ghosts or something like that. They have an agency (Lockwood and Co.) that deals with such things and are put on a dangerous and somewhat 'unsolvable' case...
Like I said, this was a really fun book full of action. It was the kind of thing that kept you on your toes and I reccomend it for those who prefer books that are full of action rather than description and whatnot. 4/5 stars.
Jinx - Sage Blackwood
This was a pretty good book. It follows Jinx, a young wizard's apprentice who was 'bought' by Simon the wizard. It follows him over the years as a wizard's apprentice until he begins to suspect that Simon wants more than just to teach him...
This book was gripping, it was interesting and I really loved how the writer portrayed the world, although it was a little monotonous in some places. 3/5 stars.
Thicker Than Water - Anne Cassidy
Okay so this was a SUPER short read so it took me a day. And I didn't really like it. The characters were not well developed and the story seemed to just happen rather than be read and lived. I guess my problem is that I just don't like short books - at least, not this short. Also I haven't read Of Mice and Men which it is based off of. 2/5 stars.
The Dog, Ray - Linda Coggin
This book was also quite short, but was told much better than the previous one. It follows Daisy, who has died in a car crash and has been reincarnated into a dog! It tells of her search for her parents and I really love her voice in the book and her point of view.
It's super engaging, though the the ending was a little unrealistic and may have been more difficult in real life. 3/5 stars.
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
Now this was the big one! This book in one word: amazing. It's really, really good and I'm sure you've heard of it at some point or another. It follows a girl who lives in Nazi Germany and steals books, I suppose. It's really hard to pinpoint what it's really about, to be honest, but I loved it and tears were certainly shed at the end! 5/5 stars.
So those were all the books that I read in December 2016. In total, I read 55 books last year and I'm glad that I read them all, even if I didn't enjoy all of them. This year I'm keeping my reading goal the same - 50 books. I would increase it, but I feel as though I'm going to be a lot more busy this year so I'm going to be safe :)
Happy blogging (and reading),
Hazel x
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