Reading Wrap Up: May 2016

Hey everyone! Today I am going to talking about the books that I have read this month! This was a little hectic when it came to my reading because not only did I have finals and I moved out of my dorm, but I also started working (basically full time) so my time for reading has been very limited; however, I'm very pleased with what I was able to read this month, considering I haven't been able to read a ton over my break so far.

So here is an overview of what I have read this month. I read a total of 8 books in the month of May, and that does not include the books that I started reading, but I didn't get to finish. Eight books may seem like a very tiny number compared to what a lot of people can read, but because I didn't finish my first book of the month until two weeks into May, I am very happy!

This month I had two rereads! Even though these books don't really count towards my ever growing TBR, I had an amazing time rereading them! I found that when I went back and reread the first two graphic novels of Saga I enjoyed them so much more than the first time.

○ Saga Vol. 1 - 5/5 stars (reread) 

○ Saga Vol. 2 - 5 stars (reread)

○ Saga Vol. 3 - 4 stars

My buddy read with Sierra this month was The Unexpected Everything! I was beyond excited to read this book, and I found myself to have some mixed feelings in the beginning, but overall I was not disappointed even though I did have some issues with it. I have a review of this book that will be posted on my blog pretty soon, and I will link it when it is posted!

I also read Wintergirls which has been on my to-read list for the longest time. I haven't owned it for that long, but I have been wanting to pick up something else by Laurie Halse Anderson since I read Speak over 5 years ago. It was my first read of the month, and I read it in one sitting!

The last book I completed in May was The One by Kiera Cass. I have finally completed the TRILOGY. I know that its not a trilogy anyone and that there are two other books, but truthfully, I DO NOT plan on read the other books and I hopefully can pretend that they don't actually exist. I enjoyed the Selection Trilogy in many ways. I found it entertaining, quick, and thoughtless at times, and that was exactly what I was wanting while reading them. Though, I really enjoyed reading the series I know that I will never go back to them. This series is one of the series that so drama filled that the first time its fun like watching reality tv, but not something I want to look back on.

○ The Unexpected Everything - 4/5 stars

○ Wintergirls - 4/5 stars

○ The One - 4/5 stars

My favorite book of the month was hands down A Court of Thorns and Roses! This book had my heart on edge the entire time I was reading it! I found the book to be so refreshing, and I think that it is because the book is a new adult fantasy! I loved that these characters were closer to my age the other books that I read. The Fae have quickly become one of my favorite creatures to read about because these Fae were so unique! I adored this book, and I cannot wait to read A Court of Mist and Fury!!

○ A Court of Thorns and Roses - 5/5 stars

And sadly, my most dissapointing book of the month was The Kiss of Deceotion... I was so upset by how disspointed I was by this book. I loved the world and the writing and found it to be so new and nothing like anything I had ever read, but the book was so slow that I found it hard to want to pick it up. The thing that really got me with this book was that I didn't feel emotionally connected to any of the characters, and anyone that knows me or has seen some of my reviews knows that if I don't like the characters then the book is not going to get a good review from me. I also found the plot twist to actually infurriate me, and made me change how I thought of the characters that I actually thought I had a connection with.

I do plan on countining the series, but I don't know how soon I am going to pick up the next book.

○ The Kiss of Deception - 3/5 stars

What did you read this month? What was your favorite/least favorite?