This is my wrap ups for the months of January through June 2017. I did really good so far in 2017. I made my original Goodreads goal of 20 books. I surpassed that number. So I decided to change my goal to 100 books now. Currently at 61 books read so far.
But anyways here is my wrap ups for the past 6 months. July will be getting a separate post in a bit.
January 2017:
Like I mentioned in the beginning I set my Goodreads challenge at 20 books. I did this because half way through the year I get anxious with my reading goal. I also decided to focus less on YA fiction and read more adult fiction.
1. The Bookshop On The Corner by Jenny Colgan
I borrowed this from overdrive. I loved it. 5/5 stars
2. Where There's Smoke by Jodi Picoult
This was a free kindle book I got ages ago. Was great. 5/5 stars
3. The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa
I adored the original triogly by Julie. And was happy to be back in this world once more. 5/5 stars
4. The Iron Warrior by Julie Kagawa
Goodbye is bitter sweet. This was a great ending to the series. 5/5 stars
5. Sacred by Elana K. Arnold 5/5 stars
6. Ray of Light by E.L. Todd
received this for review from the author. Was a new adult fiction. 4/5 stars
7. The Barking Ghost by R.L. Stine 3/5 stars
8. The Summer Wedding by Lucy Kevin and Bella Andre
I received this for review from the publisher. 5/5 stars
9. Cruel Crown by Victoria Aveyard 4/5 stars
Feburary 2017:
1. I Am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourne and Chris Ayres
This was a great read. I learned a lot about how and why Black Sabbath started. I highly recommended if you are an Ozzy fan.8/8 stars
2. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard 5/5 stars (reread)
3. Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard 5/5 stars (reread)
4. The Unfurtunate Valentine's Scam by Alannah Rogers
A cute Valentine's Day story. 4/5 stars
5. Caraval by Stephanie Garber
This book was freaking fantastic.LOVED it!! 5/5 stars
6. His To Seduce by Stacey Lynn 5/5 stars
7. Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
I read this because it was going around Booktube in 2016. It was an interesting read and my first actual poetry book. 3/5 stars
March 2017:
1. The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters by Logan Marshall 4/5 stars
2. Irresistible In Love by Bella Andre and Jennifer Skully 5/5 stars
3. Pennsylvania Driver's Manual 4/5 stars
4. Into To the Fire by Jeaniene Frost
Sad this series is over. 5/5 stars
5. You Own Me by Katelyn Skye 4/5 stars
6.The Kiss of the Concubine: The Story of Anne Boleyn 5/5 stars
7. Dirty Doctor by Whitney G. 4/5 stars
8. Truce by R.L. Mattewson 5/5 stars
9. Sweeter Than Ever by Bella Andre 5/5 stars
April 2017:
1. Possessive Daddy/Second Chance/ Raging Hard: A Stepbrother Seal Romance by B.B. Hamel 5/5 stars
2. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass 5/5 stars (reread)
3. From This Moment On by Bella Andre 5/5 stars
4. Can't Help Falling In Love by Bella Andre 5/5 stars
5. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas 5/5 stars (reread)
6. When the Storm Breaks by Avery Hart 4/5 stars
7. Hung: A Bad Boy Romance by Simone Sowood 3/5 stars
8. King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard 4/5 stars
9. To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han 5/5 stars
10. The Locked Room by M.D. Spenser 4/5 stars
May 2017:
1. P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han 5/5 stars
2. The Best Is Yet To Come by Bella Andre 5/5 stars
3. Walker Island Romance Boxset by Lucy Kevin and Bella Andre 5/5 stars
4. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas 5/5 stars
5. Fat Tuesday by Sandra Brown 4/5 stars
6. Love In Lingerie by Alessandra Torre 5/5 stars
7. King by T.M. Frazier 5/5 stars
June 2017:
1. Tyrant by T.M. Frazier 5/5 stars
2. Lawless by T.M. Frazier 5/5 stars
3. Soulless by T.M. Frazier 5/5 stars
4. Preppy: The Life and Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part One by T.M. Frazier 5/5 stars
5. Preppy: The Life and Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part Two by T.M. Frazier 5/5 stars
6. Preppy: The Life and Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part Three by T.M. Frazier 5/5 stars
7. All The Rage by T.M. Frazier 5/5 stars
8. The Things We Do For Love by Anita Louise 5/5 stars
9. Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han 5/5 stars
That is my reading for the past 6 months.
Happy Reading, Ashley
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Back Again
Hello My Lovely Booknerds, I know it has been a while since I've posted anything on here. But since my family and I got a "new" computer. I will be back to blogging once a week or so. I've been reading a lot and also I have a new obsession. I became addicted to the tv show Supernatural. Right now I'm almost finished with season 6. My goal is to be caught up in time for season 13 premiere in October. Besides reading, watching tv, been spending some weekends at a local dirt racing track Selinsgrove Speedway. My brother stared racing there last year. It has been an interesting experience. He is getting better with each race. He has had 3 wrecks. One was from himself. The other two were because of other drivers. I will post some pictures of his car soon. We have added some new kitties to our clan. We had nine. One passed away. But then a little angel know as Cupcake appeared on our porch. She has been ours for almost 3 months now. Besides her we still have Fiona and Sofia. As well as Bam, Binx, Ozzy, Romo, Sniffles, and Bella. Our dog Sadie passed away back in January. Life hasn't felt the same. 2017 has been a tough year.
I miss talking about books and life with you all. I hope you all are looking forward to my reviews and posts about life and what not.
Sorry for being MIA. I found it difficult to blog from my phone and kindle. But if you follow me on Goodreads. You will see everything I've been reading.
I will post my July wrap up tomorrow.
Happy Reading, Ashley
I miss talking about books and life with you all. I hope you all are looking forward to my reviews and posts about life and what not.
Sorry for being MIA. I found it difficult to blog from my phone and kindle. But if you follow me on Goodreads. You will see everything I've been reading.
I will post my July wrap up tomorrow.
Happy Reading, Ashley
Sunday, January 1, 2017
My Top 16 of 2016
I read 102 books in 2016. So it was hard narrowing down to 16 books that stood out from the rest. But alas I managed here are my top 16 of 2016.
1. Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini and Rebecca Paley
2. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
3. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
4. Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
5. Too Late by C Hoover
6. Chaos by Sarah Fine
7. The Alder series by Anita Louise
8. Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton
9. Reckoners trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
10. Smoke Screen by Sandra Brown
11. Witch Fire by Anya Nast
12. Night Prince series by Jeaniene Frost
13. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
14. The May Queen Murders by Sarah Jude
15. Checkmate by R.L. Mathewson
16. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
1. Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini and Rebecca Paley
2. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
3. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
4. Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
5. Too Late by C Hoover
6. Chaos by Sarah Fine
7. The Alder series by Anita Louise
8. Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton
9. Reckoners trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
10. Smoke Screen by Sandra Brown
11. Witch Fire by Anya Nast
12. Night Prince series by Jeaniene Frost
13. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
14. The May Queen Murders by Sarah Jude
15. Checkmate by R.L. Mathewson
16. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Absence Makes the Heart Go Fonder
I know I haven't posted on here since back in January. Life gets in the way. As well as me forgetting this blog. No more putting my blog on the backburner. I will promise to post more frequently from this point on. I don't want to post a review for every book I have read. I will share posts of the books I received for review. Along with the book's I adore. I wish you all could still comment on here. I miss getting feedback from you all.
What you've missed while I was gone. I completed my Goodreads goal for the year. I know I set it at 20. I surpassed that number so I reset it to 100. Woohoo!! I'm currently reading 2 books. Yes, I am one of those readers who reads more than one book at a time. I usually like to have a Kindle book on the go and a physical book.
Besides reading.... I have been spending time with my family and my kitties. We added 5 more this past April. The house has been a little more crazy but I wouldn't trade it in for anything. We have 9 cats, all fixed and have their shots. One dog.... I spent time at a local dirt racing track.My little brother actually raced a few races there. Nervous about him doing it again next year. I got my third tattoo a ladybug on my left hand. My Mom, my future sister in law, and myself got them.
I guess that is everything I needed to catch you all up on. I will be posting my complete list of books I read in 2016. Along with my top 16 of 2016.
Happy Reading, Ashley
What you've missed while I was gone. I completed my Goodreads goal for the year. I know I set it at 20. I surpassed that number so I reset it to 100. Woohoo!! I'm currently reading 2 books. Yes, I am one of those readers who reads more than one book at a time. I usually like to have a Kindle book on the go and a physical book.
Besides reading.... I have been spending time with my family and my kitties. We added 5 more this past April. The house has been a little more crazy but I wouldn't trade it in for anything. We have 9 cats, all fixed and have their shots. One dog.... I spent time at a local dirt racing track.My little brother actually raced a few races there. Nervous about him doing it again next year. I got my third tattoo a ladybug on my left hand. My Mom, my future sister in law, and myself got them.
I guess that is everything I needed to catch you all up on. I will be posting my complete list of books I read in 2016. Along with my top 16 of 2016.
Happy Reading, Ashley
Saturday, January 9, 2016
2015 Reading Goals Wrap Up/ 2016 Reading Goals
My reading challenges for 2015 were:
I set my Goodreads reading challenge to 40 books. Which I did completed. I then kept track of the books I read after my goal which was 53. In total I read 94 books in 2015.
My other reading challenge was to finish up some series I had opened. Out of my list I had set. I only finished 5. Only one series wasn't on my list. I abandoned a few that I no longer wish to read. The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, and the Incarceron dulogy by Catherine Fisher.
Onto to my reading goals for 2016:
My Goodreads goal is 20 books.
Read more of my own books (physical books and kindle books)
Read whatever catches my eyes
No TBR's , I don't know about you guys but if I make a list of books to read. I lose interest and will read other books to avoid the ones I choose beforehand.
Less YA more adult fiction. Don't get me wrong I love YA. But I feel a bit burned out on YA. I will read some YA. But it won't be the front runner for me anymore.
Finish series. I know I failed at this goal in 2015. But I really need to finish more series.
That's my goals for the year. What are yours?
Happy Reading, Ashley
I set my Goodreads reading challenge to 40 books. Which I did completed. I then kept track of the books I read after my goal which was 53. In total I read 94 books in 2015.
My other reading challenge was to finish up some series I had opened. Out of my list I had set. I only finished 5. Only one series wasn't on my list. I abandoned a few that I no longer wish to read. The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, and the Incarceron dulogy by Catherine Fisher.
Onto to my reading goals for 2016:
My Goodreads goal is 20 books.
Read more of my own books (physical books and kindle books)
Read whatever catches my eyes
No TBR's , I don't know about you guys but if I make a list of books to read. I lose interest and will read other books to avoid the ones I choose beforehand.
Less YA more adult fiction. Don't get me wrong I love YA. But I feel a bit burned out on YA. I will read some YA. But it won't be the front runner for me anymore.
Finish series. I know I failed at this goal in 2015. But I really need to finish more series.
That's my goals for the year. What are yours?
Happy Reading, Ashley
My Top 15 of 2015
These are the books I loved in 2015. Let's get started:
1. Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour
2. Queen of Shadows by Sarah j. Maas
3. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah j. Maas
4. Steelheart series by Brandon Sanderson
5. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
6. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
7. Reckless in Love series by Bella Andre and Jennifer Skully
8. Mosquitoland by David Arnold
9. Armada by Ernest Cline
10. November 9 by Colleen Hoover
11. Mean Streak by Sandra Brown
12. Unbound trilogy by Rachel Vincent
13. The Nightmare Before Christmas by Tim Burton
14. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
15. End of Days by Susan Ee
All in all I had a wonderful reading year in 2015. I will go over my goals for 2015 and my goals for 2016 in my next post.
What is your favorite books of 2015?
Happy Reading, Ashley.
1. Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour
2. Queen of Shadows by Sarah j. Maas
3. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah j. Maas
4. Steelheart series by Brandon Sanderson
5. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
6. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
7. Reckless in Love series by Bella Andre and Jennifer Skully
8. Mosquitoland by David Arnold
9. Armada by Ernest Cline
10. November 9 by Colleen Hoover
11. Mean Streak by Sandra Brown
12. Unbound trilogy by Rachel Vincent
13. The Nightmare Before Christmas by Tim Burton
14. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
15. End of Days by Susan Ee
All in all I had a wonderful reading year in 2015. I will go over my goals for 2015 and my goals for 2016 in my next post.
What is your favorite books of 2015?
Happy Reading, Ashley.
December Wrap Up 2015
December wasn't a great reading month for myself. I only read three books. But hey three is better than none. So here is the three books I read in December.
1. Sweep Volume 5 by Cate Tiernan 5/5 stars
I'm sad I finished the Sweep series. It was a wonderful series and the best ending.
2. Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James 5/5 stars (reread)
3. The Twelve Days of Yule by Shanddaramon 3/5 stars
What did you read in December?
Happy Reading, Ashley.
1. Sweep Volume 5 by Cate Tiernan 5/5 stars
I'm sad I finished the Sweep series. It was a wonderful series and the best ending.
2. Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James 5/5 stars (reread)
3. The Twelve Days of Yule by Shanddaramon 3/5 stars
What did you read in December?
Happy Reading, Ashley.
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