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Thursday, December 31, 2015
Well, it's been a while... But the time I was not working, studying, doing homework, sleeping or commuting... I spent reading! Obviously.
I'm absolutely proud of myself. Last year, I had set a challenge of 50 books and I read 52. For 2015, I set exactly the same number of books, but I read 53 :) I did so much reading these last couple of weeks (vacations!). I took today off from reading (for a change), but I have one of Dale Carnegie's books right next to me and it is so tempting...
Anyway, here is the summary of everything I've read this year. The first 20 books or so I reviewed them fully earlier in the year, but the rest are here...
Book 1/53
The Boyfriend List by e. Lockhart
Least favorite part: From the moment Elena came back to the moment when he finds out that she was with Marcello. Also, the ending was not as good as I thought it would be
Would I read it again? Maybe. I'll read Scusa ma ti voglio sposare so, who knows?!
Least favorite part: Voldemort's rising :S
Would I read it again? Probably
Would I read it again? Don't think so.
Least favorite part: These moments when you could feel Finch slipping away, but he kept fighting the Asleep. Terrifying.
Would I read it again? Probably not.
Least favorite part: None.
Would I read it again? Maybe.
Least favorite part: The times she thought that everything was lost.
Would I read it again? Yeah!
Least favorite part: Ugh, every time he was a pain in the ass!
Would I read it again? I don't know. Maybe???
Least favorite part: I hated when Eddard and Drogo died. Also, poor Bran (he's not my favorite, but still...)
Would I read it again? When I finish the series... yes, this is a book I'll definitely reread!!
PS. All the book covers are taken from Goodreads.com unless it is specified :)
I'm absolutely proud of myself. Last year, I had set a challenge of 50 books and I read 52. For 2015, I set exactly the same number of books, but I read 53 :) I did so much reading these last couple of weeks (vacations!). I took today off from reading (for a change), but I have one of Dale Carnegie's books right next to me and it is so tempting...
Link - someecards |
Anyway, here is the summary of everything I've read this year. The first 20 books or so I reviewed them fully earlier in the year, but the rest are here...
Book 1/53
The Boyfriend List by e. Lockhart
Rating: ★★
Favorite character: I liked Gideon and Noel... and Ruby a little bit, but not too much :P
Favorite character: I liked Gideon and Noel... and Ruby a little bit, but not too much :P
Favorite part: I liked the part where Ruby wrote the thing about loving Gideon and he saw it and was really sweet about it...
Favorite quote: "I swear, I have no understanding of other human beings."
Least favorite character: Her parents omg! and Kim
Least favorite part: The night of the Spring Fling dance thing (not sure if that's the right name)
Favorite quote: "I swear, I have no understanding of other human beings."
Least favorite character: Her parents omg! and Kim
Least favorite part: The night of the Spring Fling dance thing (not sure if that's the right name)
Would I read
it again? Probably not... I'll try The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
Book 2-3 and 5/53
The Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth
Right, so I'm reviewing these together...
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite character: Peter!!! I'm sorry, I can't help myself :P Also Tris...
Favorite character: Peter!!! I'm sorry, I can't help myself :P Also Tris...
Favorite secondary character: Christina
Favorite part: *sigh* It's going to be difficult. I liked Divergent, when you get to know about factions and stuff. Insurgent was not as good, but it had an incredible cliffhanger. And what can I say about Allegiant? It nearly broke my heart. Scratch that... It DID break my sad little blood pumping organ *sniff, sniff*
Favorite quote: (One of them at least)“People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets. You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.”
Least favorite characters: Erick, Jeannine, David and Nita
Least favorite part: When good people died ;(
Would I read
it again? Yes! I need to get the physical books!!! In a box set, hopefully!Favorite quote: (One of them at least)“People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets. You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.”
Least favorite characters: Erick, Jeannine, David and Nita
Least favorite part: When good people died ;(
Book 4 and 6/53
The Wide Window & The Miserable Mill [A Series of Unfortunate Events, 3 and 4] by Lemony Snicket
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite character: I think it's still Klaus
Favorite secondary character: Violet and Sunny
Favorite part: I don't remember!!! Was this one about the lady with the huge library and she thought everything was dreadful and ended up getting eaten by fish?
Favorite quote: “If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats.”
Least favorite character: Count Olaf
Least favorite part: Can't remember!
Would I read
it again? Probably. I mean, I gave it five stars...
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite
character: Let's say Klaus.... I honestly don't remember this very well...
Favorite
part: Hmmm...
Favorite
quote: “I'm sure you have heard it said that appearance does not matter so
much, and that it is what's on the inside that counts. This is, of
course, utter nonsense, because if it were true then people who were
good on this inside would would never have to comb their hair or take a
bath, and the whole world would smell even worse than it already does.”
Would I read
it again? Maybe
Book 7/53
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Rating: ★★★★ (For
me, the book's extremely good, even if I read very bad reviews about
it... but I'm giving four stars because it is so sad! and I don't enjoy
sad books like these)
Favorite character: Amir
Favorite secondary character: Hassan!
Favorite part:
Ugh, how difficult! I think I liked when Amir met Soraya and his Baba
went to ask for her hand in his name. Also, when he finally found Sohrab
:)
Favorite quote: "She said, 'I'm so afraid.' And I said, 'why?,' and she said, 'Because
I'm so profoundly happy, Dr. Rasul. Happiness like this is frightening.'
I asked her why and she said, 'They only let you be this happy if
they're preparing to take something from you.”
Least favorite character: Assef...
Least favorite part: Every
time he remembers all the cruel things he did to Hassan when they were
kids. Also, when the period of time between when he found Sohrab and
when he finally took him to America.
Would I read
it again? *sigh* I don't know...
Book 8/53
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite character: Mara
Favorite character: Mara
Favorite secondary character: OMG, I love Joseph!!!
Favorite part:
This is going to sound nerdy, but one of my favorite parts of the book
was when Mara freaking nailed the Spanish oral exam: "'I'm not
finished,' I said again, delighted by my own audacity."
Favorite quote: “In my rush, I hadn’t tied my shoelaces. Noah was now tying them for me.
He looked up at me through his dark fringe of lashes and smiled. The expression on his face melted me completely. I knew I had the goofiest grin plastered on my lips, and didn’t care.
“There,” he said as he finished tying the laces on my left shoe. “Now you won’t fall.”
Too late.”
Favorite quote: “In my rush, I hadn’t tied my shoelaces. Noah was now tying them for me.
He looked up at me through his dark fringe of lashes and smiled. The expression on his face melted me completely. I knew I had the goofiest grin plastered on my lips, and didn’t care.
“There,” he said as he finished tying the laces on my left shoe. “Now you won’t fall.”
Too late.”
Least favorite character: Ummm....
Least favorite part: The part when they have to cross a lake filled with FREAKING ALLIGATORS!!!! I hate those animals, I almost died reading that scene :(
Would I read
it again? Maybe...? Least favorite part: The part when they have to cross a lake filled with FREAKING ALLIGATORS!!!! I hate those animals, I almost died reading that scene :(
Book 9/53
Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
Rating: ★★☆ (most
difficult decision... I think the first 55% deserves one star, but the
last part gets considerably good... so I'm thinking 2 and a half stars.)
Favorite character: Ugh... a tie between Sky and Holder. Not that they're characters that I'll hold dear in my heart forever, but...
Favorite part: Is it bad that I can't think of any part that I really loved?
Favorite quote: “It's real, Six. You can't get mad at a real ending. Some of them are ugly. It's the fake happily ever afters that should piss you off."
Favorite quote: “It's real, Six. You can't get mad at a real ending. Some of them are ugly. It's the fake happily ever afters that should piss you off."
Least favorite character: Well, the obvious, you know? Her dad
Least favorite part: When she remembers what her father did to her... and how they kept bringing up right before they had sex... eww...
Would I read
it again? Probably not. I'll try other Colleen Hoover books, though.Least favorite part: When she remembers what her father did to her... and how they kept bringing up right before they had sex... eww...
Book 10/53
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite character: Hazel Grace + Gus (don't make me choose!)
Favorite secondary character: Isaac!
Favorite part: Dinner in Amsterdam + that part in the airplane on their way to Amsterdam when he tells her my #1 favorite quote.
Favorite quote: So many... but I think my #1 is: "I am," he said. He was staring at me, and I could see the corners of his eyes crinkling. "I'm in love with you, and I'm not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I'm in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we're all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we'll ever have, and I am in love with you."
Favorite secondary character: Isaac!
Favorite part: Dinner in Amsterdam + that part in the airplane on their way to Amsterdam when he tells her my #1 favorite quote.
Favorite quote: So many... but I think my #1 is: "I am," he said. He was staring at me, and I could see the corners of his eyes crinkling. "I'm in love with you, and I'm not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I'm in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we're all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we'll ever have, and I am in love with you."
Least favorite character: Cancer? I kinda liked Van Houten, so...
Least favorite part: When Gus goes out in the middle of the night to get cigarettes and he gets really sick and has to call Hazel :(
Least favorite part: When Gus goes out in the middle of the night to get cigarettes and he gets really sick and has to call Hazel :(
Would I read it again? Yes, of course. Every February!
Book 11/53
Sickened by Julie Gregory
Rating: ★★
[Not going to include characters because it feels weird, them being real people and stuff...]
Favorite part: When Danny was born, you know? and everybody felt happy for a while and she stopped being sick...
Favorite quote: “Books are my friends, where it's okay to be silent, where you're not a freak if you don't want to get drunk, peel out in the parking lot, tip cows.”
Favorite quote: “Books are my friends, where it's okay to be silent, where you're not a freak if you don't want to get drunk, peel out in the parking lot, tip cows.”
Least favorite part: The surgery. When
they cut her thigh and she saw the whole thing. I think that was when
she first said that her mom was making everything up. Also, what the
fuck with the Kleenex eating part?!
Would I read it again? Yeah... probably not
Book 12/53
Perdona si te llamo amor by Federico Moccia
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite character: Alex (I'll forgive him for taking Elena back)
Favorite secondary character: Niki (I liked Diletta)
Favorite part: I think the birthday's celebrations were pretty cool. I also enjoyed when Alex got the idea for LaLuna when Niki was sleeping.
Favorite quote: "Se quedan un momento en silencio -¿Alex? -¿Si? -Eso que estás pensando lo pienso yo también. -Y cuelga"
Least favorite character: ELENA!!!!! Favorite secondary character: Niki (I liked Diletta)
Favorite part: I think the birthday's celebrations were pretty cool. I also enjoyed when Alex got the idea for LaLuna when Niki was sleeping.
Favorite quote: "Se quedan un momento en silencio -¿Alex? -¿Si? -Eso que estás pensando lo pienso yo también. -Y cuelga"
Least favorite part: From the moment Elena came back to the moment when he finds out that she was with Marcello. Also, the ending was not as good as I thought it would be
Book 13/53
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite character: Hermione + Ron
Favorite secondary character: George and Fred
Favorite part: The tasks, especially the last two. Oh and Harry's duel with Voldemort...
Favorite secondary character: George and Fred
Favorite part: The tasks, especially the last two. Oh and Harry's duel with Voldemort...
Favorite quote: “If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
Least favorite character: Snape's and
the Divination professor are always kind of annoying. But I think I
hated Crouch (and his son). Also, the Dark Lord :P Least favorite part: Voldemort's rising :S
Book 14/53
The D.U.F.F. by Kody Keplinger
Rating: ★★
Favorite character: Hmmm...
Favorite part: Ok, here comes the silly, hopeless romantic part of me... I loved it when Wesley left her a piece of paper in her desk that said something like Wesley Rush doesn't chase girls, but I'm chasing you. Yeah, kinda melted right there.
Favorite part: Ok, here comes the silly, hopeless romantic part of me... I loved it when Wesley left her a piece of paper in her desk that said something like Wesley Rush doesn't chase girls, but I'm chasing you. Yeah, kinda melted right there.
Favorite quote: “I skipped
the crush kiddie pool and jumped right into the deep, shark-infested
ocean of emotions. And, if you'll forgive the dramatic metaphor, I was a
lousy swimmer.”
Least favorite character: Bianca wasn't
very likable and she hated everything! But I wouldn't go that far as to
say she's my least favorite. I kinda hated her mom more.
Least favorite part: When her father relapsed.
Book 15/53
All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Rating: ★★★
Favorite character: If I had to chose one, it would probably be Finch
Favorite part: The first part of the wandering.
Favorite part: The first part of the wandering.
Favorite quote: “And then I
think, Yes, that's it. Theodore Finch always knows what to say, better
than I do. He should be the writer, not me. I feel jealous, just for a
second, of his brain. In this moment, mine feels so ordinary.”
Least favorite character: His family, all of them, except maybe Decca. Least favorite part: These moments when you could feel Finch slipping away, but he kept fighting the Asleep. Terrifying.
Book 16/53
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite character: Margaret
Favorite secondary character: Miles Benedict (first year teacher...gotta love him!)
Favorite part: When she went to church and the synagogue :P
Favorite secondary character: Miles Benedict (first year teacher...gotta love him!)
Favorite part: When she went to church and the synagogue :P
Favorite quote: "Are you
there God? It's me, Margaret. I've been to church. I didn't feel
anything special in there God. Even though I wanted to. I'm sure it has
nothing to do with you. Next time I'll try harder."
Least favorite character: Nancy! :PLeast favorite part: None.
Book 17/53
Love Letter to the Dead by Ava Dellaira
Rating: ★★
Least favorite part: Whenever she tried to be like May. Also, the ending.
Would I read it again? Nope
Favorite character: I don't remember!
Favorite part: ...
Favorite part: ...
Favorite quote: "´There are a lot of human experiences that challenge the limits of our
language,' she said. 'That’s one of the reasons that we have poetry.'"
Least favorite character: May!Least favorite part: Whenever she tried to be like May. Also, the ending.
Book 18/53
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite character: I liked Georgie... and her girls!
Favorite part: When the puppies are born :P The whole thing about Georgie's sister and the pizza "boy" and obviously when she goes to Neal ❤
Favorite part: When the puppies are born :P The whole thing about Georgie's sister and the pizza "boy" and obviously when she goes to Neal ❤
Favorite quote: "I love you more than I hate everything else."
Least favorite character: I didn't hate anybody, I think... Maybe Georgie was a little too annoying or stupid at timesLeast favorite part: The times she thought that everything was lost.
Book 19/53
Struck By Lighting by Chris Colfer
Rating: ★★★
Favorite character: Hmm... Carson? Malerie?
Favorite part: There was this part were he talked to the cheerleader and he understood her, he even said thanks and stuff... I liked that scene.
Favorite part: There was this part were he talked to the cheerleader and he understood her, he even said thanks and stuff... I liked that scene.
Favorite quote: "Like having a great idea, life comes at you fast. It hits you and tries
to escape and be expressed in any way possible. In a way, it's a lot
like...lightning."
Least favorite character: Carson, at timesLeast favorite part: Ugh, every time he was a pain in the ass!
Book 20/53
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite character: Jon and Arya!!! I just loved both of them! Tyrion was really funny!!
Favorite part: I think my favorite part was realizing that I was enjoying the book! It has too many good parts :)
Favorite part: I think my favorite part was realizing that I was enjoying the book! It has too many good parts :)
Favorite quote: "The things we love destroy us every time, lad. Remember that."
Least favorite character: Sansa! I
hated her with all my heart! Also, the Lannisters (except Tyrion) were
pretty shitty, especially Joffrey (that little asshole!)Least favorite part: I hated when Eddard and Drogo died. Also, poor Bran (he's not my favorite, but still...)
Book 21/53
Paper Towns by John Green
This was the first book I reviewed on my blog :')
Here's the link for that first entry: http://i-cornerinthelibrary.blogspot.com/2014/02/paper-towns-john-green.html
Book 22/53
Mariposas Bajo La Piel by Susan Spencer-Wendell
Rating: ★★
Would I read it again? I might try it in English... but not any time soon.
Favorite character: Susan. She truly was an inspiration... she had too much to lose (and she did), but she never stopped fighting.
Favorite part: The trips with her children. But also when she said all her husband did for her. Oh, and when she spent time with her real mother.
Favorite part: The trips with her children. But also when she said all her husband did for her. Oh, and when she spent time with her real mother.
Favorite quote: "“Fearing the possible is no way to live."
Least favorite part: When she started noticing she couldn't do certain things.
Book 23/53
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite character: Eleanor
Favorite secondary character: Park
Favorite part: Many, but I think one of my very favorite is when he starts giving her comic books in the bus.
Favorite quote: "You saved me life, she tried to tell him. Not forever, not for good. Probably just temporarily. But you saved my life, and now I'm yours. The me that's me right now is yours. Always."
Least favorite character: Eleanor's mother. Ugh, so irritating!
Least favorite part: When she left!!! :'(
Would I read
it again? YES!!Favorite character: Eleanor
Favorite secondary character: Park
Favorite part: Many, but I think one of my very favorite is when he starts giving her comic books in the bus.
Favorite quote: "You saved me life, she tried to tell him. Not forever, not for good. Probably just temporarily. But you saved my life, and now I'm yours. The me that's me right now is yours. Always."
Least favorite character: Eleanor's mother. Ugh, so irritating!
Least favorite part: When she left!!! :'(
Book 24/53
Firestarter by Stephen King
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite
character: Andrew McGee (one of the best fiction dads)
Favorite
part: I think when they escaped from the farm and Charlie burned it down. Also, at the end, when they were in a house, during winter in the middle of the forest.
Favorite
quote: “The world, although well-lighted with fluorescents and incandescent
bulbs and neon, is still full of odd dark corners and unsettling nooks
and crannies.”
Least
favorite character: I don't remember who were the bad guys...
Would I read
it again? This hasn't been one of my King favorites... so I guess I won't be re-reading it soon.
Book 25/53
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite
character: Ponyboy!
Favorite
secondary character: Johnny
Favorite
part: The letter at the end :S
Favorite
quote: “Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold.”
Least
favorite character: The bad guys (It's amazing how I forget things so easily... shame on me!)
Least favorite
part: Johnny
Would I read
it again? Yes.
Book 26-27-29-32-33-34-36-39-40-41-42-43/53
The Cirque Du Freak Saga by Darren Shan
I have to review the saga as a whole. All 12 books together... after reading them almost one after the other, I'm pretty sure I'd get my facts wrong.
Rating: ★★★★★ (The saga as a whole gets 5 stars... some books are better than others, though)
Favorite
character: Darren (obviously) and Mr. Crespley
Favorite
secondary character: Harkat!!!
Favorite
part: OMG... how can I choose? There were really awesome parts in each of the books. I remember Darren traveling to the Mountain, meeting Debbie in the high school, fighting the vampets, becoming a prince!! So, so many...
Favorite
quote: “Even in death may you triumphant”
Least
favorite character: Steve (even though he's played by Josh Hutcherson in the movie...)
Least favorite
part: When they're fighting , and Mr. Crespley dies... but you think he's not dead, but then you realize that he IS dead... too many feels *sob*
Would I read
it again? YES!! I plan to get all the books! Box set!!!
Book 28/53
Cosas por las que llorar cien veces by Kō Nakamura
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite
character: The guy... but I don't remember his name
Favorite
part: When they start living together
Favorite
quote: “La única esperanza existente era
la esperanza de ir hacia atrás.”
Least favorite
part: When she dies and after...
Would I read
it again? I don't know.
Book 30/53
Animal Farm by George Orwell
I absolutely dislike reviewing super popular/classic books... I feel dumb.
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite
character: Hmm...
Favorite
part: The whole book was awesome. Why had I waited so long to read this?!
Favorite
quote: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
Least
favorite character: Napoleon
Would I read
it again? Yes, maybe
Book 31/53
The Austere Academy [A Series of Unfortunate Events 5] by Lemony Snicket
Favorite
character: Klaus?
Favorite
part: I don't remember, but I'm pretty sure I have one :P
Favorite
quote: “If you have walked into a museum recently - whether you did so to
attend an art exhibition or to escape from the police - you may have
noticed a type of painting known as a triptych. A triptych has three
panels, with something different painted on each of the panels. For
instance, my friend Professor Reed made a triptych for me, and he
painted fire on one panel, a typewriter on another, and the face of a
beautiful, intelligent woman on the third. The triptych is entitled What
Happened to Beatrice and I cannot look upon it without weeping.
I am a writer, and not a painter, but if I were to try and paint a triptych entitled The Baudelaire Orphans' Miserable Experiences at Prufrock Prep, I would paint Mr. Remora on one panel, Mrs. Brass on another, and a box of staples on the third, and the results would make me so sad that between the Beatrice triptych and the Baudelaire triptych I would scarcely stop weeping all day”
I am a writer, and not a painter, but if I were to try and paint a triptych entitled The Baudelaire Orphans' Miserable Experiences at Prufrock Prep, I would paint Mr. Remora on one panel, Mrs. Brass on another, and a box of staples on the third, and the results would make me so sad that between the Beatrice triptych and the Baudelaire triptych I would scarcely stop weeping all day”
Would I read
it again? Yeah, why not?
Book 35/53
Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
Alright, so I've seen Sophie Kinsella's books in the bookstore... and Goodreads.com, but I've never read one. I thought she was great... but oh, the disappointment!
Favorite
character: I don't know... Amy?
Favorite
part: Well, when she sees the plants in Jon's apartment (what were they sunflowers??!)
Favorite
quote: “The trouble with giving yourself a pep talk is, that deep down you know it's all bullshit.”
Least
favorite character: Lexi
Least favorite
part: When everybody hates her and makes fun of her when she's the boss :P
Would I read
it again? Nope
Book 37/53
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite
character: The father and the son
Favorite
part: When they find the bunker with a whole lot of food :)
Favorite
quote: "Then they set out along the blacktop in the gunmetal light, shuffling through the ash, each the other's world entire."
Least favorite
part: The ending
Would I read
it again? Yes?
Book 38/53
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite
character: Ron + Hermione
Favorite secondary character: George and Fred
Favorite
part: When they all meet to practice the spells.
Favorite
quote: “Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”
Least
favorite character: Dolores Umbridge
Least favorite
part: Whenever Umbridge was bothering Harry... Also when Sirius died :(
Would I read
it again? Yep
Book 44/53
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
I might have read a version of it... not the real, original one. I might need to find another copy of the book.
I gave it two stars, but I am going to read it again and re-think my rating.
Book 45/53
La Oportunidad Perdida by Andy Andrews
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite
character: Dorry and Dylan :3 Also the grandma, I don't remember her name... As usual.
Favorite
part: OMG, I don't know... there were many times in which I went all crazy when they found a link between the little thingies.
Favorite
quote: “It is not enough to recognize what is right and true. One must control the impulse to do what is wrong and easy.”
Would I read
it again? Maybe
Book 46/53
The People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite
character: Lola, definitely Lola
Favorite
part:Well, there were many times... like every time there was a link that made me go "ohhhh... so that's how it got to whatever person"
Also, when she met her mom's family.
Favorite
quote: “A book is more than the sum of its materials. It is an artifact of the human mind and hand.”
Least
favorite character: The bad guys who burned books! Why would you do such a thing?! Also, Hanna's old teacher.
Would I read
it again? Could be... not yet.
Book 47/53
The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite
character: Robert + Sophie
Favorite
part: Oooohhh.... discovering all the hints. Plus, all the cool theories. Also when Sophie found her grandma.
Favorite
quote: “Life is filled with secrets. You can't learn them all at once.”
Least
favorite character: Jacques Saunière
Would I read
it again? Yes!!! But I need to read the others before.
Book 48/53
My True Love Gave to Me by Stephanie Perkins
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite
part: Many of the stories were just AMAZING! Midnights, by Rainbow Rowell :3 It was just awesome! Angels in the Snow by Matt de la Peña; Welcome to Christmas, CA by Kiersten White and Star of Bethlehem by Ally Carter were the best!!!
Favorite
quote: “I need you to be my person. I need to see you. And hear you. I need you
to stay alive. And I need you to stop kissing other people just because
they're standing next to you when the ball drops.”
Least favorite
part: I didn't particularly enjoyed Polaris is Where You'll Find Me or The Lady and The Fox or The Girl Who Woke the Dreamer
Would I read
it again? Maybe for next Christmas... but maybe only the ones I liked ;)
Book 49/53
Calle de Magia by Orson Scott Card
Rating: ★★★
Favorite
character: Mack and Cecil
Favorite
part:When he discovers that his neighbors' dreams become true in an awful way... and to actually see what they turn out to be.
Would I read
it again? Hmmm....
Book 50/53
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite
character: Mare
Favorite
secondary character: Cal... Or Farley...
Favorite
part: When she scares Evangeline. Also when she discovers that there are others like her.
Favorite
quote:
“Anyone can betray anyone.”
Least
favorite character: Maven and his mother... ugh!!!
Least favorite
part: When they make Cal kill the king. When Mare realizes that Maven lied to her and used her.
Would I read
it again? I cannot wait for the sequel! But yeah, I'd read it again.
Book 51/53
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite
character: I would probably say Tad or Vic
Favorite
part: Uhm...
Favorite
quote: “...it was amazing, wasn't it, how bad you could hurt when there was nothing physically wrong.”
Least
favorite character: Joe, Donna and Steven
Least favorite
part: When Vic finds Tad, dead in the backseat :(
Would I read
it again? Meh... Don't know
Book 52/53
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
OMG this book's awesome. I thought that Gone Girl had been a lucky strike. I thought that Flynn was a one-hit author... but jeez, this one's better! I just couldn't stop reading and I was surprised to see (or to not see) all the lies and twists.
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite
character: Libby
Favorite
secondary character: Lyle
Favorite
part: Finding out the truth!
Favorite
quote: “The truly frightening flaw in humanity is our capacity for cruelty - we all have it.”
Least
favorite character: I don't like Runner. I don't like Trey. I didn't mind Diondra, but I hated her at the end.
Least favorite
part: Every time the murder of the little girls were mentioned.
Would I read
it again? Oh, yes!!
Book 53/53
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Have I written here that I love Rainbow Rowell? Oh, I do!! I really, truly do!
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite
character: Lincoln!! I love him so much it hurts (basically what hurts is the knowledge that he is fictional!)
Favorite
secondary character: Tough... Are Beth and Jennifer main or secondary characters?
Favorite
part:Oh, I don't know... all of the times when Lincoln was adorable!
Favorite
quote: “I’d know you in the dark,” he said. “From a thousand miles away.
There’s nothing you could become that I haven’t already fallen in love
with.”
Least
favorite character: Chris
Least favorite
part: When Chris told Beth he would never marry her (what can I say?!)
Would I read
it again? Yes!
Whoa, I can't believe I'm done.
How awesome it is to see everything I've read... I hope to read the same amount (or more!) next year (which is now...btw).
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