Mid-Year Check In!

Hello guys. It is that time of year. Time to check on my progress on my goals for 2016!

I am participating in a number of challenges this year as well as making some of my own so I am going to see how well I have been doing and then maybe make a goal for the rest of this year. 

GOODREADS CHALLENGE

For this year's Goodreads Challenge, I have pledged to read 60 books. 

I am doing super well with this challenge. I have read 51 Books and I am 20 Books Ahead of Schedule. I may even up this goal to 70 since I will probably read 60 books by September. 

RETELLING CHALLENGE

I have pledged to read 20 Books for this challenge. 

I am not doing so well with this challenge. I have only read eight books so far but I have a couple more retellings I wish to read. 

NEW RELEASE CHALLENGE

I have pledged to read 15 books for this challenge. 

I have already read 14 books for this challenge so I will probably beat this challenge. I love reading new releases so it isn't that hard. 

DYSTOPIAN CHALLENGE

I have planned to read 15 books for this challenge. 

I have only read nine so I am doing okay but I wish to read more so I need to step up my game. 

BOOKS I WANT TO READ IN 2016!

I have 15 Books on this list. 

I have read 6 of these so I need to step up my game. 

And that is it for this post! See you soon!

Top Five Wednesday | Books I Wish Had Sequels [July 13]

  TOP FIVE WEDNESDAY

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY IS A WEEKLY MEME HOSTED BY SAM. YOU BASICALLY GET A NEW TOPIC EVERY WEDNESDAY, AND YOU LIST YOUR TOP 5 BOOKS RELATED TO THAT TOPIC. HEAD OVER TO THE GOODREADS GROUP, AND ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LIST OF WEDNESDAY-ERS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING!

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Today’s topic is “Books I Wish Had Sequels ” This was a fun topic for me to do because there are a lot of books/series enders that I want to continue. Unfortunately, I do not read that many stand-alones so that part was difficult but otherwise it was interesting and fun.

5. The Legend of Holly claus by brittney ryan

This is my only Middle Grade book on this list but I loved it so much and really feel like there should be a sequel. I want a lot more of Holly and the world that she lives in. I feel like if it continued, it could have a wonderful sequel that could possibly be leaning more into the YA genre.

 4. The fill-in boyfriend by Kasie West

This is not the type of book that I would expect to put on this list. It was a Contemporary book that was pretty short but I felt like there could be a sequel where the characters are in college. I also felt like I didn't get to experience the character's lives as much as I wished to. I wanted to know more about her friends and her family and I kind of wanted her to rekindle her friendship with her best friend. A sequel would be something that I'd really like. 

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3. rook by sharon cameron

I loved this book so much! It was a wonderful science fiction/historical fiction novel. I loved the characters and I know that it was wrapped up really well but I would love to get some more of the character's lives and the world that they live in.

2. A drop of Night by Stefan bachmann

  As you all know, Thrillers/Horrors are not my cup of tea but I had to read this book because it was compared with The Maze Runner. I ended up loving the book and wanting more. Yes, it was scary. And yes, I was frightened but I wouldn't mind it if there was a little more to satisfy my need. 

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1. stitching snow by r.c. lewis

This is one of my all time favorite fairytale retellings. It was set on another planet and had so much action and adventure that I couldn't put it down. I loved Essie and I loved Dane and I want more of them.

0. champion by marie lu

I was so unhappy with the ending of this book. This is the last book in the Legend Trilogy which is wildly popular. I really enjoyed it and was so mad at the ending. That's all I have to say. 

I hope you enjoyed this short little post and I'll see you all soon for another book review!