Welcome to my monthly book review! This is the first installment of what will hopefully become a monthly post. Earlier this year I was severely lacking in my reading habits and I was in a book funk. I was not inspired to seek out new books and read the way I used to you. It was kind of a soul sucking experience. In order to rectify this funk I decided to join Goodreads to start tracking the books I have read and organize all the books I want to read. I am constantly coming across book recommendations, but I can never remember what they were when it comes time to pick out a new story and Goodreads helps me keep them all in one handy place. To keep myself firmly planted in the bookworm realm I have started a goal of reading 5 books a month, or 60 books a year. I plan on increasing that number every year and keeping you guys updated as I go!. Now, without further ado, my October books:
1984 by George Orwell
I'm not sure how, but I managed to miss out reading this book in high school and I have been increasingly interested in reading classic books lately. It took me a little while to get immersed in this book, but once I did I could not put it down. 1984 is definitely one of those books that makes you think and changes your perspective about the world. I am always on board with books that invoke thought so I gave this book a solid 4 stars on Goodreads.
Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
I have yet to grow out of my love for YA novels, especially those in the fantasy and sci-fi genres. These books come highly reviewed from both Goodreads and my fiance so I decided to give them a try. This is also one of the few instances in which I have seen the movie adaptation before reading the book (spoiler alert: the book is better). It was not difficult to be drawn into the world laid out by Rick Riordan so I finished this book fairly quickly and didn't hesitate to start the second one.
Percy Jackson And The Sea Of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Oh man guys, the movie does not even compare to this book! There was much more action and character development in this book that provided a lot of much needed context to the story. I happily moved on to book 3 after this one.
Percy Jackson And The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
Yep, it's a Percy Jackson themed month. Future months will be much more diversified, I promise. This is the type of book series that just seems to keep getting better with each new book. I love it. Onwards.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Okay, time to switch things up. I continued with my classic book selections this month with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. I picked up a well loved copy of this book at a library sale in a neighboring town a few months ago. We got an entire bag of books for just ten dollars!! It was amazing, but on to the book. I actually had a hard time getting into this book. The horror genre is not something I usually find myself reading and it took some getting used to. I think this is one of the books that would take a few readings to fully appreciate and love.
Percy Jackson And The Battle Of The Labyrinth
The action continues and intensifies! These books are very connected to each other and do not function as stand alone books that you can pick up at random. The story line gets more involved and intricate with each book revealing a little bit more. I can't wait to see the conclusion, but that will have to wait until my November review!
My goal was to read 5 books this month and I managed to read 6, so I'm pretty proud of myself.
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