End of the Month 2016 [March]

Holy books, Batman! Not only did I crush my March TBR, but I ended up adding quite a few more after that. I mean, by mid month I had already read all the books I wanted to get read and so I just kept pulling them off my shelf.

I'm never like this. But it was like I would finish a book and then I would be extremely fidgety. As if I couldn't sit still. And the only thing that fixed that was picking up another book. I may end up coming to regret it because who knows how much of each of the books I read I absorbed, but I couldn't stop myself.

Thank god I'm not a drug addict am I right?

So here was my TBR:

And all the extras I read:

(+ a few DNFed books)

Total TBR books read: 10/10!

+ 6 full sized books and 3 comics extra!

How They Rated:

(My DNFs)

I will more than likely end up giving Defiance a second shot at some point in the future. I think my problem with that one was just bad timing and not being fully in the mood for it. The School for Good and Evil, however I will NOT be giving a second try. No, no, no, no, no.

Even though the White Rabbit Chronicles destroyed me this month, this book also destroyed my soul but in a completely different way. It's the kind of book that I will carry with me for a long, long time. Sigh. I wanna read it again now. I miss Moses.

I have read plenty of Middle Grade books over the years and have absolutely loved them. So when I say that the immaturity level of this book and the writing style annoyed the ever loving crap out of me it's not a thing where "oh maybe you're just too old to read MG" that's definitely not the case. The appeal of this book was just lost on me and it was not my kind of thing. Don't hate me if you loved this book I'm not trying to say anything against you personally, trust me I'm sure there are tons of books that I've loved that would make you look at me funny! We all have different tastes and this one wasn't mine!

I've been in the midst of a review writing block for about 3 months now. But one of the days when I was trying to keep myself from consuming another book so shortly after finishing the previous one I went on a review writing spree. So I finally have something to list here! (I haven't written one since....sigh)

03/15/16 - Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

03/18/16 - Every Last Breath (The Dark Elements #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

03/22/16 - Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson

03/25/16 - Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

03/30/16 - The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare [Series Review]

What's on my TBR #03  [March 2016]

Book Haul [March 2016]

Monday Musts

#08 | #09 | #10 | #11

W...W...W...Wednesday

#08 | #09 | #10 | #11 | #12

Goal: To complete a (mostly) unread series each month!

March Progress: The Grisha (1 reread, 2 new to me)

Books: (Reread) Shadow and Bone, (New) Siege and Storm, Ruin and Rising

Goal: At least 1 book each month that I've owned prior to 01/01/16

March Progress: 12 out of 16 books read

Books: Siege and Storm, Ruin and Rising, Every Last Breath, Alice in Zombieland, Everything, Everything, Oblivion, The Law of Moses, Ugly Love, Since You've Been Gone, Just Listen, Lock and Key, The Truth About Forever

Goal: Level 4 (Expert Series Reader) - Complete 7 or more series that you started previously but never finished.

March Progress: 3 books this month finished 2 different series!

Books: Siege and Storm + Ruin and Rising (The Grisha), Every Last Breath (The Dark Elements)

Total Progress: 4/7

Goal: Grand Slam goal of 21+ books!

March Progress: 6 

Books: Everything, Everything, Just Listen, Lock & Key, The Truth About Forever, Ugly Love, Since You've Been Gone

Total Progress: 14/21

Goal: There are 40 different types of books to read in this challenge. If I hit 30 I'll be happy and satisfied!

March Progress: 1 (Smashed it am I right?)

Total Progress: 12/40

(Click the image to get a zoomed in view and detailed progress)

And that was my March! I've already got a huge pile of books sitting on my desk all ready and waiting for April. Who knows if my out of control reading habits will continue on. Part of me hopes that yes they will because I haven't read very many lackluster books. But who knows how long that streak will last.

How did your March go?

Have anything you're looking forward to in April?

Have a great month everyone! :)

End of the Month 2016 [February]

February was such a good month for me reading wise. For the first time ever I just about finished my entire monthly TBR goal. There was only one book out of the ten that I wanted to read that I did not finish. But I'll get to that and the reasons in just a sec. But first here's what my month looked like.

Plus some extras:

So I'm sure a lot of you are thinking, "Wait a minute. You didn't read what was probably the best book on your February TBR? You could've skipped those extra four and read Illuminae! You disappoint me..."

Hold on there Judgey McJudgerpants! I actually had plenty of time to finish Illuminae as well. When I started it in the middle of the month I got around 27% done but I got to a part where I realized that I was spoiled on something that is probably a bit minor but still large enough that it irritated me. And it's not like I was out searching for spoilers I simply opened Twitter one day and saw a status update. Sigh. I'll eventually get back to it. Maybe in a few months. But I was just too irked to move on at that point. 

Total Read: 9/10 TBR + 4 Extras!

I am so in love with this book. The perfect blend of sweet, swoony angst! I ship Simon and Blue so hard!!

So this book started off great. I mean, the first 100 pages or so I was so invested and intrigued and just really into it! And then it just started to get...strange. Like not in a good way kind of strange. And then once that strangeness became obvious to me, other things started to jump out at me too. Like how freaking awkward and unnatural the dialogue was and how...I don't know. I'll just leave it at that. Still probably one of my most favorite book covers of all time. I just wish the inside matched the outside. :( Do not recommend....

So I'm stealing a tiny part of how Wendy from Book Scents formats her reading challenge section by adding her goals and progress. It won't look as pretty as her post but thanks for the inspiration Wendy! 

Goal: At least 1 book each month that I've owned prior to 01/01/16

February Progress: 11 out of 13 books read

Books: Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, Clockwork Princess, Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda, The Rest of Us Just Live Here, Illusionarium, In Real Life, Jake Undone, Prick, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, When a Scot Ties the Knot

Goal: To complete a (mostly) unread series each month!

February Progress: The Infernal Devices. All 3 books were new to me!

Books: Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, Clockwork Princess (My new favorite series of all time!!!)

Goal:  To be safe I'm aiming for Home Run (16-20 books) because I wanted to read more Fantasy, Paranormal and Sci-Fi this year. But I may be able to hit the Grand Slam goal of 21+ books!

February Progress: 5 this month

Books: Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda, Tied to Trouble, Strong Signal, Jake Undone, Prick

Total Progress: 8/20

Goal: Level 4 (Expert Series Reader) - Complete 7 or more series that you started previously but never finished.

February Progress: Nothing this month. The entire Infernal Devices series was new to me.

Total Progress: 1/7

Goal: There are 40 different types of books to read in this challenge. If I hit 30 I'll be happy and satisfied!

February Progress: Checked off a total of 7 (Click the image above to see a more detailed answer)

Total Progress: 11/40

So that was my February 2016 in...well I was gonna say in a nutshell but that did go on a bit long didn't it? How are you doing on your 2016 goals or just monthly goals in general? :)