taylor’s wrap up – Page 2 – Bibliophile Gathering

Taylor’s October Wrap Up & November TBR

November 1, 2015

I felt like I read a lot more books this month than I actually did! Hahaha. Maybe because a few of them took me awhile to read.

16 books

The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper – 2/5 stars

The Gemini Virus by Wil Mara – 2/5 stars

Shattering Glass by Gail Giles – 5/5 stars

Life and Death by Stephanie Meyer – 1/5 stars

Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll – 3/5 stars

Mosquitoland by David Arnold – 5/5 stars

Light of Dawn by Komali da Silva – 4/5 stars

A Window Opens by Elisabeth Egan – 3/5 stars

Not Quite Dead by Lyla Payne – 3/5 stars

Croak by Gina Damico – 5/5 stars

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine – 4/5 stars

These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly – 5/5 stars

Tempting the Best Man by J. Lynn – 5/5 stars

New World: Rising by Jennifer Wilson – 4.5/ 5 stars

Don’t Forget To Breathe by Cathrina Constantine – 4/5 stars

The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich – 3.5/5 stars

3 graphic novels

Batgirl, Vol. 1: The Batgirl of Burnside by Cameron Stewart, Babs Tarr, Brenden Fletcher -5/5 stars

The Empty, Vol. 1 by Jimmie Robinson -2.5/5 stars

Death Vigil: Vol 1 by Stjepan Šejić – 4/5 stars

Favorites of October

November TBR

Black Widow: Forever Red by Margaret Stohl

Landline by Rainbow Rowell

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

The Rose Society by Marie Lu

A Time to Die by Nadine Brandes

News of the World by Paulette Jiles

Legend by Marie Lu

A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis

New World: Ashes by Jennifer Wilson

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

What did you read in October? What’s in your TBR for November? Comment below or link me to your posts!

Taylor’s September Wrap Up & October TBR

October 2, 2015

After a massive reading slump last month, I was finally able to get back to normal and read. Sadly, I was very busy in September so I still didn’t get my normal amount of reading done. But I’m still really happy with what I read last month and I’m going to kill October with a ton of reading.

16 books

Pursuit by Steve Monroe – 3/5 stars

A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston – 5/5 stars

Mad About the Hatter by Dakota Chase – 2/5 stars

Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman – 5/5 stars

The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender – 4/5 stars

Catacomb by Madeleine Roux – 3/5 stars

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon – 5/5 stars

Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini – 3/5 stars

The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey – 4/5 stars

Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch – 4/5 stars

Confessions of a Hater by Caprice Crane – 3/5 stars

The Scorch Trials by James Dashner – 4/5 stars

Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell – 5/5 stars

Air Awakens by Elise Kova – 4/5 stars

Crown of Midnight by by Sarah J. Maas – 5/5 stars

Tesla by Mark Lingane – 2/5 stars

4 graphic novels

Oz by Joe Brusha – 0.5/5 stars

Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why by G. Willow Wilson – 5/5 stars

Saga Vol. 5 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples – 5/5 stars

The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matt Wilson, Clayton Cowles – 5/5 stars

Favorites of the Month

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October TBR

The Blood Gospel by James Rollins & Rebecca Cantrell (reread)

Innocent Blood by James Rollins & Rebecca Cantrell

The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich (Our readalong book for October!)

The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper

Mosquitoland by David Arnold

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

The Dogs by Allan Stratton

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (reread)

172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad (reread)

The Murmurings by Carly Anne West

What did you read in September? What are you planning on reading in October? Let me know in the comments and/or link me to your wrap ups and TBRs!

Taylor’s August Wrap Up & September TBR

August 31, 2015

I didn’t realize until the last few days of this month but I stuck in a horrible reading slump for 99% of August. I think I read so much this whole year that I just burned out. Pair that with not having a lot of time to read, I found a million excuses to not read this month. I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t read all the books that I wanted this month but I feel like taking most of a month off from reading as rejuvenated my reading. I’m very excited to tackle my TBR next month! So here’s what I did read for the month of August.

9 Books

Seriously Mum, What’s an Alpaca? by Alan Parks – 3/5 stars

Hunter by Mercedes Lackey – DNF (But I plan on re-reading)

Alive by Scott Sigler – 5/5 stars

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff – 4/5 stars

Rust: The Longest War by Jonathan Waldman – 3/5 stars

Soul Corrupted by Lisa Gail Green – 2.5/5 stars

Tales from the Back Row by Amy Odell – 3.5/5 stars

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo – 4/5 stars

Frostbite by Lynn Rush – 2/5 stars

3 Graphic Novels

Young Terrorists, Volume 1: Pierce The Veil by Matt Pizzolo, Amancay Nahuelpan – 4/5 stars

The Fox by Frédéric Brrémaud, Federico Bertolucci – 5/5 stars

Tabatha by Neil Gibson, Caspar Wijngaard – 2/5 stars

Favorite of the month

September TBR

The Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

Mistborn : The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

Pursuit by Steve Monroe

Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell

A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

Confessions of a Hater by Caprice Crane

What did you read this month? What are you planning to read next month? Link me your wrap up and/or TBR post/video!

Taylor’s July Wrap Up & August TBR

August 1, 2015

At the start of the month, I was stuck in a really horrible reading slump and it took almost two weeks to get out of it. I did still manage to read quite a bit. I read a lot of 3 star books but I’m really excited about the books on my TBR.

June wrap up

25 books

Reflection by Lynn Yvonne Moon – 2/5 stars

The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige – 3/5 stars

The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen – 3/5 stars

The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu – 3/5 stars

Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge – 4/5 stars

The Deal by Elle Kennedy – 3/5 stars

Possess by Gretchen McNeil – 3/5 stars

Lost and Found by K.F. Breene – 1/5 stars

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard – 4/5 stars

City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare – 2/5 stars

The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West – 5/5 stars

The Suffering by Rin Chupeco – 4/5 stars

Hey Sunshine by Tia Giacalone – 5/5 stars

The Devil’s Wife by Reuben Carbone – 3/5 stars

Rush by Eve Silver – 4/5 stars

The Arrival by J.W. Brazier – 3/5 stars

Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley – 3/5 stars

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between by Jennifer E. Smith – 4/5 stars

Bird Box by Josh Malerman – 5/5 stars

Angels Dawn by Komali da Silva – 4/5 stars

Not Every Girl by Jane McGarry – 4/5 stars

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black – 4/5 stars

Fight for Dawn by Komali da Silva – 4/5 stars

The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell – 3/5 stars

3 Graphic Novels

Supreme: Blue Rose by Warren Ellis – 4/5 stars

Coraline by Neil Gaiman – 4/5 stars

Let’s Eat Ramen and Other Doujinshi Short Stories by Nagumo & Aji-Ichi – 4/5 stars

July favorites

August TBR

The Wrath and The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh (Our readalong book this month!)

Alive by Scott Sigler

Hunter by Mercedes Lackey

A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston

Armada by Ernest Cline

Lumiere by Jacqueline Garlick

The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow

Taylor’s June Wrap Up & July TBR

July 1, 2015

I feel like I read a lot less this month then I did last month, even though it’s not that much less. Don’t get me wrong, I did pretty good but I’m a tiny bit disappointed. Oh well. I have a good feeling about July.

June Wrap Up

17 books

The Wedding Virus by Natalie Shell – 3/5 stars

P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han – 5/5 stars

After Hours by Claire Kennedy – 3/5 stars

Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover (reread) – 5/5 stars

Endangered by Lamar Giles – 3/5 stars

Unite Me by Tahereh Mafi – 4/5 stars

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen – 5/5 stars

World After by Susan Ee – 4/5 stars

The Martian by Andy Weir – 4/5 stars

Girl Online by Zoe Sugg and Siobhan Curham – 1.5/5 stars

Bomb by Sarah Mussi – 2.5/5 stars

The Sky Realm by Sheeza Iqbal – 4/5 stars

Brutal Youth by Anthony Breznican – 3/5 stars

The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen – 3.5/5 stars

Passover by Frances Williams and Robert P. Arthur – 2/5 stars

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas – 5/5 stars

3 graphic novels

Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiebe – 5/5 stars

Rat Queens, Vol. 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N’rygoth by Kurtis J. Wiebe – 5/5 stars

D4VE by Ryan Ferrier – 3/5 stars

June favorites

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July TBR

Reflection by Lynn Yvonne Moon

The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu

Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

Every Day by David Levithan

Another Day by David Levithan

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (rereading for an Instagram readalong)

Made You Up by Francesca Zappia

Sugar by Deirdre Riordan Hall

Hey Sunshine by Tia Giacalone

What did you read in June? What are you planning to read in July? Link me your wrap up and TBR so I can check them out.

Taylor’s May Wrap Up & June TBR

May 31, 2015

I say this every month, but I read a lot more books then I thought I would this month. I think I’ve found a really good system and I’ve been managing my time really well. And, like every month, I hope I can continue this reading pace for the rest of the year.

May 2015 Wrap Up!

23 Books

Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy by Cassandra Clare – 2/5 stars

Moonlands by Steven Savile – 3/5 stars

Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver – 4/5 stars

Velvet by Temple West – 4/5 stars

Blur by Steven James – 5/5 stars

Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover – 5/5 stars

Dying for a Living by Kory M. Shrum -4/5 stars

The Heir by Kiera Cass – 1/5 stars

Between the Spark and the Burn by April Genevieve Tucholke – 5/5 stars

Let Me Go by D.C. Renee – 4/5 stars