Monday, February 1, 2016

January Warp up - #RockMyTBR

ROCK (1)

I actually read 8 books that I already owned.  Here is my folder.

1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (3 stars)
2. Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh (3 stars)
3. November 9 by Colleen Hoover (4.5 stars)
4. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (3 1/2 stars)
5. Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen (3 stars)
6. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (4 1/2 stars)
7. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent (4 stars)
8. The Woods by Harlan Coben (4 stars)

January 2016 Wrap up - Finishing Up a Series




I read 4 books for this challenge.



1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (3 stars) book 1
This book took me over a year to read.  I finally got the audio and forced myself to finish it.  It is a great tv show but the writing style is just too hard to read.


2. Confessions of a Shopaholic (3 stars) book 1
Listened to this on audio and also watched the movie.  It was good except since it takes place in London I found it hard to figure out the money exchange.  It was quite funny though. I enjoyed the movie more than the book.  I have the whole series so hope to read more of this one soon.


3. After You by Jojo Moyes (4 stars)  book 2
Listened to this on audio.  Didn't enjoy the narrator because of her accent was hard to decipher but I did enjoy the book.  I did cry almost at the end.  But was disappointed with the ending.


4. The Misadventures of Salem Hyde Spelling Trouble by Frank Cammuso (Graphic Novel book 1) 4 stars middle grade
This is such a cute story about a little girl who is a witch and she can't use her spells correctly.  So cute for middle grade age.




January 2016 Wrap Up #ContRom2016



One of the 2016 Reading Challenges I signed up for this year is the Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge hosted by Jess of Gone With the Words and Danielle of Love At First Page.  January Links are here.

I read 3 books for this challenge.  My bookshelf and reviews for this challenge are here.





1. November 9 by Colleen Hoover (4 1/2 stars)
2. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (3 stars)
3. After You by Jojo Moyes (4 stars)

My goal was to read 1 to 5 books for the year so I think I'm doing very well.

Review: After You by JoJo Moyes

After You (Me Before You, #2)After You by Jojo Moyes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Listened to this on audio. First want to say that I did not enjoy the person narrating the book. She had an accent and at times I had to rewind to figure out what she was saying. But over all I enjoyed the story. At one point I had to pull my car over and listen as I was crying my eyes out. The end I had to listen to twice because I just couldn't believe it's how it ended.

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