2016 September Wrap Up & October TBR

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September is gone and over, and so is the first month of school! Because of my schoolwork, I didn’t get to as many books as I wanted, but I still read some good ones! Here they are:
The first book I read in September was Gathering Darkness by Morgan Rhodes, the third book in the Falling Kingdoms series. While I love the first two right away, I had a hard time getting into this one. Eventually, I did really like it, but it took a 100 pages or so. So, I gave this one 4/5 stars.


See my review here



Next I read Art Ops: How to Start a Riot by, like, five different people. This was another comic that I read for Traci, and I liked this one a lot more than Dark Night: A True Batman Story, which I read for her last month. I thought the plot was pretty original, and gave it 3/5 stars.
See my review here
I had been looking forward to reading A Torch Against the Night ever since I finished An Ember in the Ashes, which are both by Sabaa Tahir. I did like this book, but not as much as the first one. I didn’t fully enjoy until about 150 pages in, but I did find the story entertaining. 4/5 stars.
See my review here




                                                                                                                             

 Ripple by Heather Smith Meloche was the first book I read for Teenreads.com. To be honest, I wasn’t really excited about reading it, but I fairly enjoyed the story. I really liked that it discussed sex addiction in teenagers. I also liked that the romance wasn’t overdone, but I still didn’t feel fulfilled by the story, so I gave it 3/5 stars.
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 I didn’t even know Firstlife by Gena Showalter existed until the end of August. Granted, it only came out in the spring, but with a book as original as this, I expected more buzz. I loved the concept of this book- that there were two different afterlives, and that they were at war with each other. I honestly have never heard of an idea like this before. Some of the writing fell flat, though, and I gave it 3/5 stars.
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In retrospect, the plot of Chasing Truth by Julie Cross sounds interesting, despite the horrible cover. This was my second book I read for Teenreads.com, and unlike Ripple, I did not like this book. Like, at all. I know they say don’t judge a book by it’s cover, but this time, maybe I should’ve. 2/5 stars.
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 Lastly, I read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne. I was really hesitant about reading this, since Harry Potter and the whole gang means so much to me. However, I can say I was pleasantly surprised, and gave it 4/5 stars.


See my review here





For the month of October, I really don’t know what I want to read. I have so many books I want to read on my shelves, so it kind of just depends on what I’m into at the time. However, there are some books that I really want to get to.


I know for a fact that I’ll be reading Fear the Drowning Deep by Sarah Glenn Marshi for Teenreads.com this month. I am so excited I got this book since it seems so creepy, which’ll be perfect for Halloween.










I’m pretty sure I put The Weight of Zero by Karen Fortunati on my last TBR, and I definitely want to read it this much, especially since I am going through some similar experiences as the main character

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