November Wrap Up & December TBR

Ann:

I have only read 2 books this month and one of them was my classic so I haven't had a brilliant reading month this month.

Ann's Favourite Book of November: 

Texts From Jane Eyre by Mallory Ortberg

My favourite book this month was Texts from Jane Eyre because it was really really funny. Also, as the only book I read this month - this was pretty much a default!

Ann's Reviews in November:

• Girl Online On Tour

Clare:

This month I read a total of 36 books, most of which I enjoyed although I did have a few disappointing ones. I didn't get as many reviews written in November as I had hoped but I should be better in December as I am not going away anywhere again.

Clare's Favourite Books of November:

1) Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

I had heard nothing but amazing things about this before I started it but I was still completely unprepared. This book blew me away and I absolutely cannot wait for the rest of the series. I have a full review for this linked below.

2) Uprooted by Naomi Novik

This is another one that I have yet to read a bad review for. Very enjoyable and brilliantly written and I just loved all of the characters. This is the first Naomi Novik I have ever read but it won't be the last!

3) Winter by Marissa Meyer

This was the final book in the Lunar Chronicles and it was kind of a bittersweet ending. I thought everything was wrapped up extremely well and I loved where the characters ended up but I am still sad that the series is over. I have a full review for this below.

Clare's Reviews in November:

• Hold Me Like a Breath by Tiffany Schmidt
• Lying Out Loud by Kody Keplinger
• Famous in Love by Rebecca Serle
• Don't Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski
• Hotel Ruby by Suzanne Young
• Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
• Winter by Marissa Meyer
• An Inheritance of Ashes by Leah Bobet

Ann's TBR for December 2015:

My TBR is nearly entirely The Throne of Glass series because I really need to get around to reading them. And if I manage to finish them I want to read The Lunar Chronicles.

Clare's TBR for December 2015:

My current TBR pile includes the Hourglass trilogy by Myra McEntire, How We Fall by Kate Brauning, November 9 by Colleen Hoover and Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman. I also have four books to review this month - Find Me If You Dare by Vicki Leigh, Don't Eat the Glowing Bananas by David D. Hammons, Deadly Dance by Eliza Tilton and Broken Dolls by Tyrolin Puxty. I then have four pre-orders arriving this month, Infinite Loop by Elsa Charretier and Pierrick Colinet, Zodiac by Romina Russell, Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner and The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean. And then finally I have all of my Christmas reads which includes Falling For Christmas by Kate Hewitt which I received from Netgalley recently.

Classics Wrap Up:

Ann: I finished The Turn of the Screw. It was such a brilliant book and I loved it.

Clare: I didn't manage to finish The Hunchback of Notre-Dame this month, I went away for a while and when I got back I just never seemed to pick it back up.

Classics TBR for December:

Ann: Because I didn't get to finish Daisy Miller in November I have decided to make it my classic for December.

Clare: I will be continuing The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. I am actually enjoying this so hopefully I will be able to finish it soon.

You can also find us on Goodreads (Ann and Clare) to keep up with what we are reading

October Wrap Up & November TBR

Ann: This month I have read 12 books which is better than I normally do so I am very pleased with it. I also really enjoyed every book so I had a very good reading month.

Ann's Favourite Book of the Month:

Girl Online On Tour by Zoe Sugg

So that I don't pick the same book as Clare I am going to go with Girl Online On Tour because I really enjoyed it. I will have my full review up for Girl Online On Tour on Saturday. Carry On was amazing though and I probably would have chosen it if Clare hadn't already chosen it.

Ann's Reviews in October:

• Just Like the Movies by Kelly Fiore
• Pathfinder by Angie Sage
• The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud

Clare: This month I read a total of 44 books, which means I have met my Goodreads target for the year of 400 books which I am pretty proud of myself for! There were a lot of new releases in October that I was excited for so I had a fairly good reading month!

Clare's Favourite Book of the Month:

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell: This book was phenomenal! I really loved the characters and the world and just everything. I have a full review linked below if you'd like to see more of my thoughts.

Clare's Reviews in October:

• Prima Donna by Karen Swan
• Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
• A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
• Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
• Otto Von Trapezoid and the Empress of Thieves by Jesse Baruffi
• The Chess Queen Enigma by Colleen Gleason
• Mini Reviews: Historical Fiction
• A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis
• These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
• The Heartless City by Andrea Berthot
• Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
• Life and Death by Stephenie Meyer
• Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
• This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi Lee
• Slasher Girls & Monster Boys selected by April Genevieve Tucholke

Ann's TBR for November 2015:

I am not planning on reading many books next month although I may get around to reading a few more than this. I am just going to focus on my GCSE's this month because I got my report back recently and I wasn't very pleased with it so am going to work harder and get it better. But I am really excited about all three of this.

Clare's TBR for November 2015:
New Releases:

October was a crazy month for new releases so I am kind of relieved that I only have a few new releases in November. I am most excited for Winter and The Infinite Loop. I am excited to be finally finishing the Lunar Chronicles! And The Infinite Loop just sounds amazing. I haven't heard much about How We Fall but the concept intrigues me a lot! With all the other books they are by authors that I have loved in the past and am really looking forward to reading! I am not sure what else I will be reading this month, I currently want to read contemporary, historical and fantasy all at the same time. So we shall see where it goes.

Classics Wrap Up:
Ann:

I really really enjoyed Little Women it was such a great book.

Clare:

My classic read for October was Washington Square by Henry James, I found that I really enjoyed it and so read it much faster than I had originally intended which meant I was able to read a couple of short stories as well; The Pension Beaurepas and A Bundle of Letters both also by Henry James. Both of these were more character driven than plot driven which I actually quite enjoyed (although I possibly wouldn't have done if they had been longer).

Classics TBR:

Ann: My classic for the month is The Turn of the Screw which sounds like a good book. If I finish it quickly I will then also be reading Daisy Miller because it is such a tiny book.

Clare: In November I will be reading The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo. I have had this book for years and never read it, mostly because it intimidates me too much. I read Les Miserables a while ago and really enjoyed it so I should enjoy this as well. I think spreading it out over a month will make it a lot easier to read than reading it all in one go, which is what I did with Les Mis. 

You can also find us on Goodreads (Ann and Clare) to keep up with what we are reading