January Wrap Up!

Yeah yeah, I know it's late but better late than never, right?


Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stephens.
5/5

The very first book I read in 2015 was also one of my new favorite books of all time. This book hit me in the feels 100 different ways. I bought this in the bargain section at Books-A-Million, not thinking that this book would change the way I looked at sexual abuse.


Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
4/5

I own the first 10 books in this series and since I'm participating in Project TBR that Benjamin of Tomes is running, I figured now would be a good time to start the series, I'm not huge on childrens books but I've also watched all of the episodes to the TV show so that made me like it a little more.


The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
4/5

Ok so, THIS BOOK. It was freaking awesome. I first started it in November right after it came out, got 100 pages in, and then put it back down because I guess I just wasn't in the mood for it. But after some pushing from a few friends, I picked it back up and boy, am I glad that I did. It definitely wasn't my favorite in the series, heck it was probably my least favorite but it was still so so great.

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
4/5

I received this book for Christmas because in the middle of January, I was attending a signing for this book. That was the main reason I read this book now too. I really didn't think I would like this as much as I did. I'm really not one for space books. I've tried to read a few before and I never got through them so I was prepared for the worst when I picked this up but I was pleasantly surprised and I ended up loving it.


This Night So Dark by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
5/5

This is the novella that takes place right after These Broken Stars and the only thing I have to say for this is HOLY FEELS.


Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
3/5

I was a little on the fence about this when I finished it. I liked it but I didn't like it and the main character annoyed me SO MUCH. Like, there were times that I hated her because of how naive and childish she was. I'm not sure if I'm going to continue with this series or not yet.


The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
4/5

This book started out really really slowly but I knew that it was supposed to get better the further I got. That was true, but I was still really confused almost the whole way through the book. Any way, I definitely plan on continuing with this series.


The Walking Dead Vol. 01: Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman
4/5

I just read this while I was stuck in Barnes & Noble for a few hours. I'd been wanting to read this for a while and it was pretty good. I'm a little meh about it right now.


Be With Me by J. Lynn
4/5

I love this new adult series SO MUCH. Jennifer L Armentrout is literally a queen. She's definitely one of my favorites. I've never not loved a book that she's wrote and I don't plan on ever starting that. I feel like I liked this one so much more than Wait For You because I liked the love interest a lot more. But this cover is just no.


Ms. Marvel Vol 01: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson
4/5

I feel like the hype around this graphic novel is a little bit much. I enjoyed it, I really did, but it didn't quite live up to my expectations. That's really all I have to say about that.


Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
4/5

This was the first reread of 2015 for me! Ahh this book. I have a love/hate relationship with this series. I really like everything about the world, I enjoy all the political levels of it, I enjoy all of the goriness. But then we come to Celaena. That girl gets on my nerves so much and I don't see how everyone loves her. I enjoy her a lot more in this one than Crown of Midnight (we'll get to that later).



A Kiss In Time by Alex Flinn
3/5

This book started of so promising but after the halfway point, I was just a little annoyed. I definitely enjoyed Beastly more than this one. Talia just really annoyed me sometimes with her childishness


Slammed by Colleen Hoover
4/5

One of my goals this year is to read all of Colleen Hoover's books so that's the challenge that this goes towards. I've already read Hopeless a few years ago and if I'm remembering correctly, I like Hopeless more than this one but I still really enjoyed this. This book was just a little ridiculous but so good.


Losing It by Cora Carmack
3/5

I really really wanted to like this more than I did but I had several problems with it. First, the instalove. GOOD GOLLY THE INSTALOVE. Second,the characters annoyed me. The other two books in this series follow other characters in Losing It and I don't plan on finishing them because I just did not care about them.


Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas
3.5/5

I didn't know that a main character who is supposed to be so awesome and kickbutt could annoy me so freaking much. I read this a little over a year ago and when I first read it, I absolutely loved it and now that I've reread it, I wonder how sound my judgement was back then. Celaena is so bratty and childish and petty and makes me want to stab myself in the eye. The only reason that I'm continuing with this series is because of all of the other characters.


So that was my January wrap up! My favorite book this month was by far Faking Normal. What was your favorite book you read this month?