This week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is book titles that sound like they’re song titles. So I went through all the books I read recently and these books definitely gave me song title vibes!
No Exit by Taylor Adams
Watch Over Me by Nina Lacour
He Started It by Samantha Downing
The One by John Marrs
Burn by Patrick Ness
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo
Even though I am no longer supporting the author of the series this readathon is based on I (being the pedantic completionist I am) felt the need to finish off and complete the NEWTS this month! I decided to stick with my original career as a Spell Maker and I managed to complete and pass all of my NEWT exams which I am actually super stoked about! I needed an O in Ancient Runes, E in Arithmancy, E in Astronomy, E in Charms, O in History of Magic and an A in Transfiguration which is a total of 13 books.
A: Bathsheda Babbling – Author Name that stars with B (first or last)
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
E: Read a Classic
Anna K by Jenny Lee -best I could do lol
O: Love Rune – read a Romance
The Honey-Don’t List by Christina Lauren
A: Precision is key – read a non fiction
Growing up Aboriginal in Australia edited by Anita Heiss
E: Book that ends on an uneven number
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
A: Star Chart – star on the cover/in title
The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
E: Read a Sci-Fi
Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
A: Cheering Charm – read a humorous book
Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai
E: Glacius Freezing Charm – read a book set in winter
The Missing of Clairedelune by Christelle Dabos
A: Read a historical fiction
Burn by Patrick Ness
E: Book with a mainly black cover
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
O: Book recommended by someone older than you
The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty
A: Lapifors Spell – animal on cover/title
Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender
Overall I had a pretty solid reading month, I ended up completing 14 books! I pretty much loved all of the books I read, there were a couple that were just ok but I’m really happy with what I ended up picking up!
The Honey-Don’t List by Christina Lauren – ⭐️4/5 stars
Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai – ⭐️4/5 stars
Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia edited by Anita Heiss – ⭐️5/5 stars
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff – ⭐️5/5 stars
Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Missing of Clairedelune by Christelle Dabos –⭐️4/5 stars
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum – ⭐️5/5 stars
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron – ⭐️2/5 stars
Queen of the Conquered by K. Ancrum – ⭐️3/5 stars
Anna K by Jenny Lee – ⭐️3/5 stars
Home by Nnedi Okorafor – ⭐️3/5 stars
Burn by Patrick Ness – ⭐️3/5 stars
This week’s Top 10 Tuesday is books that I hope to receive for Christmas this year! I don’t usually get a lot of books as presents but if I was to be gifted any I would love to get physical copies of books that I’ve read and loved but don’t own!
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Final Girls by Riley Sager
Uprooted & Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey
Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Wilder Girls by Rory Power
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is books I’ve read but don’t own. Since I’ve started utilising my local library a lot more this year I’ve acquired a few books now that I have read but don’t own. I kind of have a mild obsession with owning all of the books that I’ve read, but I’ve started to restrict myself to only purchasing books I’ve rated 4/5 stars or higher. Just so I only own books that I know that I absolutely love! I’ve really cut down on just randomly purchasing books based on reviews without actually reading them first!
So these are 10 books I’ve read and rated 4 stars or higher that I will be purchasing soon:
What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Final Girls by Riley Sager
Spinning Silver & Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey
Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo
Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
Wilder Girls by Rory Power
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