February 2016 Reads

Has another month really flown by? I don't know where February went, but I do know that I got a good amount of reading in again. I read 39 books, 10 of which were full-length novels.

Novels:

1. Hardwired (Hacker #1) by Meredith Wild
2. The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
3. The Witch Hunter (The Witch Hunter #1) by Virginia Boecker
4. Rebel Belle (Rebel Belle #1) by Rachel Hawkins
5. Darkfever (Fever #1) by Karen Marie Moning
6. Pirate Hunters by Robert Kurson
7. Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1) by Robin LaFevers
8. Lyddie by Katherine Paterson
9. Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
10. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Graphic Novels:

1. Fowl Language: I Used to Be Cool and Do Cool Things by Brian Gordon
2. The Private Eye: The Cloudburst Edition by Brian K. Vaughan
3. Octopus Pie: Volume 1 by Meredith Gran
4. Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown
5. Long Tail Kitty: Come Out and Play by Lark Pien
6. Grumpy Cat, Volume 1 by Ben McCool

Children’s/ Illustrated Books:

1. Harry and Walter by Kathy Stinson
2. Snap! By Hazel Hutchins
3. Joseph’s Big Ride by Terry Farish
4. The Night Children by Sarah Tsiang
5. Pete the Cat: Valentine’s Day is Cool by Kimberly Dean
6. Molly Rides by Adam B. Ford
7. Snake Who Said Shh… by Jodie Parachini
8. When I Grow Up… by Gill McClean
9. It’s a Seashell Day by Dianne Ochiltree
10. Flying to Neverland with Peter Pan by Betty Comden
11. Piper Meets Bad News Frances by Lola Schaefer
12. Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse! By Laura Joffe Numeroff
13. Life without Nico by Andrea Maturana

Other Genres:

1. Shelter Dogs in a Photo Booth by Guinnevere Shuster
2. Straight James/Gay James by James Franco
3. A Provisional Map of the Lost Continent: Poems by Gregory Mahrer
4. The Whole by Contemplation of a Single Bone: Poems by Nancy K. Pearson
5. The Tall Trees of Paris by Matt Wagner
6. Best Poems of the Brontë Sisters by Dover Publications
7. Book Cover Designs by Matthew Goodman
8. 300 Fox Way Holiday Piece (The Raven Cycle #0.3) by Maggie Stiefvater
9. A Minor Raven Boys Holiday Drabble (The Raven Cycle #0.4) by Maggie Stiefvater
10. The Illustrated Compendium of Amazing Animal Facts by Maja Safstrom

I highly doubt I will be able to keep up this kind of pace, but I'm going to keep trying. Reading is so relaxing to me, and I love the accomplished feeling of adding another book to my "read" list.

How was your reading month?

January 2016 Reads

So, something truly insane happened this month… I read 42 books (!!!)

Yeah, I’m as shocked as you are. And before you thumb your nose at how many of them were illustrated books, note that 12 of them were full-length novels. I don’t think I’ve ever read 12 novels in one month before, especially in addition to all the other kinds of books I read. It might be my best reading month ever. EVER!

How did I manage to read this many, you ask? Hmmm, should I let you in on my secret? OK, fine. I’ll tell you: I made reading a priority. I barely watched Netflix and Hulu this month. I tried my best to cut down on my social media channels. Basically, I spent all of my “off-time” reading books. And it felt incredible.

As you might remember, I was in a terrible reading slump for six months. It was a very sad time (reading-wise/ book-blogger wise). So, I suppose I decided to make up for all that lost time in the month of January. I feel rejuvenated. I’m looking forward to picking up books again. The more I read, the more I want to read. It’s a fabulous feeling.

And so, for posterity’s sake, here’s all the books I read in the month of January 2016:

Novels:

1. Truthwitch (The Witchlands #1) by Susan Dennard
2. Shadow and Bone (The Grisha #1) by Leigh Bardugo
3. Siege and Storm (The Grisha #2) by Leigh Bardugo
4. Ruin and Rising (The Grisha #3) by Leigh Bardugo
5. Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) by Leigh Bardugo
6. The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery
7. The Winter King (Weathermages of Mystral #1) by C.L. Wilson
8. The Marvels by Brian Selznick
9. Tin Star (Tin Star #1) by Cecil Castellucci
10. Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
11. White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
12. Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafi

Graphic Novels:

1. Oddly Normal Vol. 2 by Otis Frampton
2. Snoopy: Party Animal! By Charles M. Schulz
3. Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah’s Scribbles Collection by Sarah Andersen
4. Camp Midnight by Steven T. Seagle
5. Unicorn vs. Goblins (Heavenly Nostrils #3) by Dana Simpson
6. Marvel’s Jessica Jones #1 by Brian Michael Bendis
7. The Sandwich Thief by Andre Marois
8. Crystal Cadets by Anne Toole
9. The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party (The Princess in Black #2) by Shannon Hale
10. The Dreadful Fate of Jonathan York: A Yarn for the Strange of Heart by Kory Merritt
11. Orphan Black #1 by John Fawcett
12. Miami Vice Remix #1 by Joe Casey
13. The Motorcycle Samurai Vol. 1: A Fiery Demise by Chris Sheridan

Children’s/Illustrated Books:

1. Miss Moon: Wise Words from a Dog Governess by Janet Hill
2. If I Had a Gryphon by Vikki VanSickle
3. Noni Speaks Up by Heather Hartt-Sussman
4. Bears Make the Best Reading Buddies by Carmen Oliver
5. Too Many Carrots by Katy Hudson
6. Squirrel Me Timbers by Louise Pigott
7. Little Red by Bethan Woollvin
8. Coco and the Little Black Dress by Annemarie van Haeringen
9. Two Long Ears by Jacob. A. Boehne
10. Rosie the Raven by Helga Bansch
11. An Armadillo in New York by Julie Kraus
12. Over-Scheduled Andrew by Ashley Spires
13. As Time Went By by Jose Sanabria
14. Mr. Hulot at the Beach by David Merveille
15. Gordon and Tapir by Sebastian Meschenmoser
16. Babak the Beetle by Fred Paranuzzi

Other Genres:

1. The Grumpy Guide to Life: Observations from Grumpy Cat by Grumpy Cat

How was your January?
Get any substantial reading time in?