October Wrap Up

So this month I have finished the Harry Potter series 

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 

The Order of the Phoenix is one of my favourite books in the Harry Potter series and have seemed to fly through it. It’s the biggest book in the series (766 pages) 

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 
- 37 books read

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 
- 38 Books Read

Apparently I’ve read Half Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows twice this year but oh well. 

I have edited my reading challenge as well. I have taken out the books I have DNFd because you know I DNFd them for a reason and I don’t think they should be a part of my overall reading challenge completion. 


So it may be confusing if you see my % fluctuating around. When I do my final book wrap up in December will be my final count for everything.  

So right now I am 150-158% Complete.  

May Wrap Up

Welcome to Mays Wrap Up

If I am being completely honest I’ve struggled this month. While I’ve read two books there have been plenty that I’ve started and just not finished. I’m 

The Great Gatsby 
F Scott Fitzgerald 
- 22 books completed 
- 14 books ahead of schedule
- 22 out of 24
- 94%

I don’t know what it is about The Great Gatsby that I enjoyed so much because I’m not a massive classic reader. But I loved it. And it’s the only classic that I’ll happily read over and over again. 


My Best Friends Girl
Dorothy Koomson 
- 23 Books Complete
- 14 books ahead of schedule 
- 23 out of 24 books complete
- 92% Complete 

My Best Friends Girl has always been a favourite of mine since I first ever read it back in 2007. At the time it was on Richard and Judy’s Summer Reads. Though it had been out for a year already, and it was one of two Dorothy Koomson books I picked up (yes I love the other just as much), the book has a very special place in my heart, and things like that really don’t bother me when I read a book. If it’s good. It’s good.  


Vanishing Acts 
- 24 books Completed 
- 15 books ahead of schedule 
- 100% Complete

Lauren

xo

April Wrap Up

I feel as if I was in a Reading Slump this month. Ok I read three books but I only really liked one of those books and felt that the other two I just read just to read them.  

The Lucky One

- 19 Books Completed

- 12 Books Ahead of Schedule 

- 19 books out of 24

- 79% Complete

Dear John 

- 20 books completed 

- 13 books ahead of schedule 

- 20 books out of 24

- 83% challenge complete

The Note Book

- 21 books completed 

- 14 books ahead of schedule

- 21 out of 24 books

- 88% completed

April was  a Nicholas Sparks month. I read three books of his. I have started a Jodi Pilcoult book in April but mostly Nicholas Sparks.  

February Wrap Up

January was a really good reading month so this month I wasn’t and haven’t put to much pressure on myself. In my TBR post I said I wanted to read Crossed and at least start Reached. I’ve read Crossed. Haven’t even started Reached. I need a break from that series. So I read a full series. A completely different series. LA Candy. It’s only three books but such a quick three books. 



LA Candy by Lauren Conrad was the first book I read in February. It took me to 10 books completed out of my 24, which is 42% and 8 books ahead of schedule. 

Crossed by Ally Conde. It still kept me at 8 books ahead of schedule. I have read 11 books out of my 24 book challenge. I have completed 46% if my challenge. 

Sweet Little Lies by Lauren Conrad. 12 out of my 24 books read. 9 books ahead of schedule. And 50% of my challenge done. 

Sugar and Spice by Lauren Conrad. 13 out of 24 books read. 54% of my challenge complete. 

I’ve started Eat, Pray, Love. 

Compared to this time last year I am so much further ahead but I have read books that are shorter or I’ve read before   

January Wrap Up

I set myself a 24 book reader my challenge on Goodreads for the second year running. I feel as if that’s a perfect fit for me. 



- Harry Potter Wand Collection finished January 1st making my Goodreads Challenge 4% and 1 Book ahead of schedule 

- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince finished January 7th Goodreads Reading Challenge 8% and 2 books ahead of schedule

- Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows finished January 10th making my goodreads 13% Complete and 3 books ahead of schedule 

- Enchanted World of Winnie The Pooh. Finished January 12. Goodreads challenge 17% Complete with 4 out of 24 books read. 

- Spice Girls. The Hottest Band Around. Finished January 13th. Goodreeds Challenge. 21% Complete with 5 books read of 24 and 5 books ahead of schedule 

- The Snowman. Good reads challenge 25% Complete. 6 out of 24 books read and 6 books ahead of schedule. 

- Disney Year Book 1995. 29% goodreads challenge Complete. 7 of 24 books read. And 7 books ahead of schedule. 

- Lola and The Boy Next Door. Goodreads challenge 33% Complete. 8 books complete of 24 and 7 books ahead of schedule. 

- Matched. Good Reads Challenge 38% Complete. 9 out of 24 books read and 8 books ahead of schedule. 

What I do wanna say is that I know I haven’t done any reviews on the main 7 Harry Potter books. Ever. And that’s for the simple fact that I feel a lot of people have already read the books. Know what the whole series is about and that my views on each book reviews would be pretty much the same. That I love them. And I don’t want to post 7 separate reviews basically saying the same just to have seven reviews on my blog.  


Lauren
xoxo

Book Talk: October Wrap Up

Welcome to October's Wrap Up. How is it November already. It feels as if it shouldn't be. 

Cress

I was so disappointed with Cress that I couldn't even finish reading the book.  I felt like it was way to dragged out in some places, way to much going on in other places and like there was no actual structure within the book. 

All I Know Now

Finished.  One of those books, like I said in my review, that I wish I had. I think a lot of people should read it. 

Safe Haven 

I love this book, I love the movie, it just pits everything into perspective for Katie on how she should live her life. 

The Ice Cream Girls 

This was a re read, because I disliked Cress and felt that I couldn't finish it, I read a book that I knew I loved and finished it. 

Book Talk: September Wrap Up

Welcome to September's book wrap up. It's a short one. 

• Cress
• Marissa Meyer

✖️nope. I'm having a hard time reading it. I'm enjoying it don't get me wrong it's just taking me a while to read it. I haven't read any in a while because I've been sick and don't wanna use to much brain power. 

• Marshmallows for Breakfast 
• Dorothy Koomson 

✔️.  Finished it. Loved it of course I did. 

• Will Grayson, Will Grayson
• John Green

I haven't even picked it up mainly for the reason that I haven't finished Cress yet to actually pick it up and read it. 

August Wrap Up

Welcome to August Wrap Up. This month reading was hard. I didn't complete the books I wanted to for various reasons. But completed others. I also completed my 2017 Goodreads challenge for the year. 24 books this year which I have done - it includes my DNF books but I think even without them this year I still have completed 24 books. 

• Time Travelers Wife

🙅🏼✖️. I started the book but didn't get any further then about 20 pages. I was slowly getting through it but reading other books seemed to take over. Check HERE for my DNF review. 

• Fan Girl
• Rainbow Rowell

Check ✔️.  I finished rather quick. Check HERE for my review. 

• Love Anthony 
• Lisa Genova

my first DNF in a while. Check HERE. I hoped for better but it just didn't get any better. It was just flat lining. I have DNF'd it because I have tried so many times to read it but can't. 

• Bad Girls
• Jacqueline Wilson

✔️. This books is such a classic childhood book for me. In fact it was the book that I finished that was the 24th book and completed my challenge on Goodreads for 2017. 

June Wrap Up

Welcome

To my monthly Wrap Up for June. 

• One Day
• David Nichols 

Check ✔️I love the book. Find my Review on it HERE. 

• Rules of Summer and Since Last Summer
• Joanna Philbin

Ok ok so I know that I said it would be a quick read for the two books this month but because I read Harry Potter I didn't read as much of the duology as I could have. I haven't finished the first book, but I am carrying them over till next month. 

• Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone and Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets Illustrated 
• JK Rowling

Check for book one

Ok so because it's the 20 year release of The Philosophers Stone 💎 I want to re read the book because HELLO it's freaking twenty years. Which means I was 8 when it was first released. If I finish it then I will start on Chamber of Secrets.  I started The Chamber of Secrets, but am in no rush to finish it. 

I did a whole Harry Potter book Talk which you can find HERE


Lauren
xoxo

May Wrap Up

Welcome to May's Wrap Up 

• Scarlet 

✔️ read it. You can click here to see my review on it. Spoiler though I wasn't impressed with it to much, and looking over what I had written about it, it's a confusing mess but that's how I felt about the book 📚 

• The Last Song. Nicholas Sparks

⛔️❌ nope. I couldn't even start it. I don't think I will even properly start it ever. I can't even get into it. I'm done with the book that I may just donate it. 

April Wrap Up

Welcome

Back to another Wrap Up.  This month I didn't read a lot. I only managed to read two books. 

Lock and Key. Sarah Dessen 

Check ✔️ I did a whole review on it which you can see HERE. But just a quick overview. I loved it

Scarlet. Marissa Meyer 

The second book in the Lunar Chronicles book series. I have started it in April but I think it will be a while before I finish it

Everyone Worth Knowing. Lauren Wiesberger. 

❌ nope not even thought about reading it. I am no where near finished Scarlet. 

Dustin Baby

Jacqueline Wilson

✔️. Ok so the book wasn't on my TBR for the month but I was have difficulty getting in to Scarlet that I wanted something quick and simple and nothing says quick and simple as a book I read when I was younger. 

Lauren

xoxo

March 2017 Wrap Up

Welcome

To March's Wrap Up. This month I didn't  put to much pressure on myself to read one of the books on my monthly TBR . Like I say, I want to at least start it. I would like to finish two books that I have already started and at least read one full book. 

Cinder

Check ✔️. I actually finished the book. I enjoyed it. 4*/5* on Goodreads. Review HERE

• Jane Eyre 

Check✔️kind of anyways. I would dip in and out that I decided that I just couldn't finish it but marked it as read anyway. 

Scarlet

✖️ Not even started. But that's only because I chose to read other books instead. 

Goodnight, Beautiful

Goodnight Beautiful I stoped and started in February. But as march is my birthday month I wanted to read it and check ✔️ I did. I have a review HERE. But omg it's brilliant. 5*/5*

Thirteen Reasons Why

Check ✔️when I saw that Netflix was doing a original drama based on the book I wanted to re read it. 

It's good but not great. You can see my review HERE

The Story of Tracy Beaker

Every so often I will look through my Jacqueline Wilson books and pick a random one. This month I picked The Story of Tracy Beaker.  It literally that old that the cover has fallen of it but it's still such a great book. I love it. If your not aware who Tracy Beaker is, she is a 10 year old living in a children's home again after leaving her second foster families house and she writes in her journal about different things such as the other children in the home, the staff, her mum, so on.