My December TBR (To Be Read)

Today we will be exploring the books I plan on reading in the month of December.

-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

-Cinder by Marissa Meyer

-The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

-DragonSpell by Donita K. Paul

-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

-The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

-The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson

I hope to finish all these books in the month of December and complete my reading challenge through Good Reads.

Four Book Series I won't be finishing.

*These are just based on personal opinion and does not mean that these are not good books. I also wanted to add a bit of variety to the blog as well.*

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer 

Now I haven't finished the first book, so I would classify this as a might not finish series. While I enjoyed the beginning of the book, the middle of it is just falling flat. I don't really like the characters and the development with them, and the action just isn't building up like I expected it to. I don't want to just give up on the series until I power through and finished the first one, but I also don't see myself picking up the others afterwards either. 2/5 stars

The Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Steifvater 

I really liked Maggie's other series The Raven Cycle but when I went to read this series after finishing the other one, I just couldn't get into it. For me the reason why I didn't finish the first book and won't be finishing the series is because of the writing. The writing was just so different from what I expected that I just couldn't get past it or the way the characters were in the beginning. 2/5 stars

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

I have to be honest, I watched the movie before I read the book. I really enjoyed the movies, but I just didn't like the books because the characters were so different than how they were portrayed in the movie. I finished the first book after reading it for a couple months, but with the way the first book went I just don't have the drive or the urge to pick up the rest of the series. 1.5/5 stars

The Song of Fire and Ice by George R.R. Martin

The reason I won't be finishing this series even though I would love to is a really odd and kinda silly reason. I won't be finishing this series because the books are simply too thick. I have been stuck on the first book for other a year now and I'm not even 200 pages in. The rate at which I'm reading this series is just something that is really effecting my joy to read. I feel more pressure from myself to force myself to finish this series before I can read other books that I might enjoy. 3/5 stars

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book. It was gripping, heart pounding, and just wonderful. I can't wait to read the Crooked Kingdom next. I just love the way the characters were built and how they developed and the world built was wonderful. It made me want to keep reading it and more. I definitely recommend this book to everyone. The way this book was set up and the way you get to see into the characters past was just done perfectly and the way the relationships were built didn't seem fake or toxic. I love Leigh Bardugo's writing in this book.

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Fangirl by rainbow Rowell

This was so much better than I thought it was going to be. Once I was really able to sit down and get into the story I realized just how much it left me craving for more. I love the way Rainbow set up both Reagan and Levi, but I was disappointed in the development of Cath and Wren. When they all interacted with each other it made the story flow and more enticing. I'm so glad I finally managed to carve out the time to finish reading it. I give this a 4.5/5 stars.

The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause

I found this book to be both poet and emotional. The topics it dealt with were very real, and each character was different. It handled the vampires differently and gave new light to them for me. Often times vampires are seen without souls, but The Silver Kiss gives them a soul that is trapped in a frozen state of time waiting and wanting. I happen to have the edition that feature two short stories, giving me an even better insight and connection to the characters. You enter into a short story from Simon's point of view, then it switches to the main story, and then you get a short story that takes place after the main story from Zoe's point of view. This gave me emotions that I haven't felt in over 10 years. This is just a wonderful story that re-sparked my love for writing poetry. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a great quick read. I give it a 4/5 stars.

The Missing Skull by John Wilson

I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would. It was a bit slow and did pick of speed, but the ending was flat. The characters ages were a bit younger than I was expected. It has a nice cover and feel to it, but it lacked the depth needed for a really good mystery feel it was going for. I would have much rather it been prolonged a bit more clues, a single mystery, older main character, more details, and more adventure. I say this book needs a bit more develop for it to make my top 20. I give this a 2.5/5 stars.

This was received as a free advanced readers copy {ARC} for review from Orca Publishers through third party Library Thing. https://www.librarything.com/home

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

I am a huge Harry Potter fan, but I must admit that I have only ever read the first two books and the final book in the series. So, I decided that since I haven't read the books, but have watched to movies to go ahead and read the entire series. I love the way that the characters are presented in the books. I love how Harry is very polite, but can be very sarcastic too, which you don't see in the movies.  (Possible Spoiler!) I also love how it's different in the books that when Harry, Hermione, and Draco get detention instead of Ron being the fourth it's Neville. There is so much more to the books than the movies. I am definitely going to continue reading the series. I give this a 5/5 stars.