Ohai, ebribadeeee~! Happy New Year!!! I know I'm late but hueh, "better late than never" amiright?
Last year, since I wanted to get back into my old reading pace, I challenged myself to read at least 24 books for the whole year. And *jaaaan~* I'm proud to say, I achieved it and even read two more!! That is to say, twenty-six (26) books in total! YAAAAAAY *insert confetti here* WAHOH!! What I am ashamed to admit though is: Although I achieved that within 6 months (which is an amazing development since my reading slump), I never finished any more beyond that point. *oops* What did I do with all the time I was supposed to dedicate to reading you ask? GAMING. And also studying of course! Hueh~ *sweats* I also slept a lot, had a roller coaster with my mental health and participated in Inktober 2019 for a while (exams cut off the fun--bummer).
Anyway~! The 26 books, yes. I will list all the books I read for 2019 and link the corresponding review—if I made any—below (hover the book title to check and click to get redirected via another tab). I will slowly work on updating this list within the month. If by the end of the month though the titles remain without a link, I am afraid that means I didn't make any review for that particular book or it was too short to even have a separate entry. If the latter is the case, I will just include the short thoughts in here. I apologize in advance for my shortcomings and thank you as always for your patience.
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Anyway~! The 26 books, yes. I will list all the books I read for 2019 and link the corresponding review—if I made any—below (hover the book title to check and click to get redirected via another tab). I will slowly work on updating this list within the month. If by the end of the month though the titles remain without a link, I am afraid that means I didn't make any review for that particular book or it was too short to even have a separate entry. If the latter is the case, I will just include the short thoughts in here. I apologize in advance for my shortcomings and thank you as always for your patience.
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Renegades (Renegades, #1) by Marissa Meyer
The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes
Shadow and Bone (The Grisha Trilogy, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
The Demon in the Wood (Grishaverse, #0.1) by Leigh Bardugo
The Tailor (Grishaverse, #1.5) by Leigh Bardugo
Siege and Storm (The Grisha Trilogy, #2) by Leigh Bardugo
Ruin and Rising (The Grisha Trilogy, #3) by Leigh Bardugo
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic (Grishaverse, #0.5, #2.5, #2.6) by Leigh Bardugo
The Tell-Tale Heart by Jill Dawson
Six of Crows (The Six of Crows Duology, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Crooked Kingdom (The Six of Crows Duology, #2) by Leigh Bardugo
The Virgins by Pamela Erens
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
Dancer by Lorri Hewett
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin
The Memory Wall by Lev A.C. Rosen
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Don't Tell My Mother by Brigitte Bautista
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Ellen Oh
The Boat by Nam Le
Slated (Slated, #1) by Teri Terry
The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry
I know what you're thinking: Thasaaalooot of Leigh Bardugo, ain't it? HAHA! Blame Cindy. She influenced me to read Six of Crows and being the sucker for details that I am, I had to read the Grishaverse too! lmao I'm kidding, don't blame the lady. She is really nice and I love watching her videos. She is also responsible for A Thousand Beginnings and Endings and The Boat as I've read them for the previous Asian Readathon she hosted. You also might've noticed the abundance of series. Almost half! I think I told myself to read and try to finish series last year. Who knows, I might follow up on some of them this year too~ Looking at my list, I am glad I branched out from the genre I usually pick up which is Horror/Thriller.
And so, determined to get closer to my ideal reading pace, I am hence increasing the number of books to forty-eight (48) as my 2020 Reading Goal! *claps* I wish I could read Classics this time around because I failed to do that the previous year. ( ˃ᆺ˂)୨*MAXIMUM DETERMINATION!!!* Graaaaahhhh~!
The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes
Shadow and Bone (The Grisha Trilogy, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
The Demon in the Wood (Grishaverse, #0.1) by Leigh Bardugo
The Tailor (Grishaverse, #1.5) by Leigh Bardugo
Siege and Storm (The Grisha Trilogy, #2) by Leigh Bardugo
Ruin and Rising (The Grisha Trilogy, #3) by Leigh Bardugo
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic (Grishaverse, #0.5, #2.5, #2.6) by Leigh Bardugo
The Tell-Tale Heart by Jill Dawson
Six of Crows (The Six of Crows Duology, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Crooked Kingdom (The Six of Crows Duology, #2) by Leigh Bardugo
The Virgins by Pamela Erens
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
Dancer by Lorri Hewett
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin
The Memory Wall by Lev A.C. Rosen
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Don't Tell My Mother by Brigitte Bautista
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Ellen Oh
The Boat by Nam Le
Slated (Slated, #1) by Teri Terry
The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry
I know what you're thinking: Thasaaalooot of Leigh Bardugo, ain't it? HAHA! Blame Cindy. She influenced me to read Six of Crows and being the sucker for details that I am, I had to read the Grishaverse too! lmao I'm kidding, don't blame the lady. She is really nice and I love watching her videos. She is also responsible for A Thousand Beginnings and Endings and The Boat as I've read them for the previous Asian Readathon she hosted. You also might've noticed the abundance of series. Almost half! I think I told myself to read and try to finish series last year. Who knows, I might follow up on some of them this year too~ Looking at my list, I am glad I branched out from the genre I usually pick up which is Horror/Thriller.
And so, determined to get closer to my ideal reading pace, I am hence increasing the number of books to forty-eight (48) as my 2020 Reading Goal! *claps* I wish I could read Classics this time around because I failed to do that the previous year. ( ˃ᆺ˂)୨*MAXIMUM DETERMINATION!!!* Graaaaahhhh~!
