Hello friends! Welcome to the second installment of my monthly book update! (You can find my first post here.) For those of you who don't know me, I am a big 'ol bookworm who can never get enough! Therefore, I decided to start keeping track of the books I read and share them with you guys!
Percy Jackson And The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Last month I started the Percy Jackson books and finished them up at the beginning of November. I must say, I was ready for this series to be over. Yes, I did enjoy them and found myself reading through them quickly, but I was just ready for the end. I think this is one of those Young Adult series that does not translate into adulthood reading as well as others. I didn't read these as a kid, so I didn't have any nostalgic ties to them and I was just a bit meh as I finished this last book. I would definitely recommend these to anyone with kids, but maybe not so much for adults.
Arena by Karen Hancock
This is my all time favorite book!! I read it at least once a year. Arena is an allegorical fantasy book with a wonderful concept. I highly recommend this book to everyone, especially fantasy and sci fi lovers!
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Another book that I read after seeing the movie *hangs head in shame*. I really love this movie and have been interested in reading the book for quite some time. This book is fantastic! The story is told through several different characters perspective and was really well done. I recommend the book AND movie, in that order.
The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
I was a bit hesitant to get back into Stephen King, I had read the first book in the Dark Tower series and was not impressed. However, I decided to give this one a chance and boy was it short! The book....not the chance. I actually really loved this story and would readily read it again. I actually have not seen the movie based on this book, Huzzah! I am so glad I read the book first, Stephen King writes absolutely enthralling stories. I finished this very quickly and found myself wanting more by the end of it. Read it, my friends!
My goal was to read 5 books this month and I ended up reading 4. I actually might drop my reading goal down to 3 books a month starting next year and work my way up after that. I think 5 books in one month is pretty easy when I'm not busy, but 3 is much more reasonable for a busy schedule.
Share what you are currently reading in the comments! I might end up adding it to my list. :)
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