May wrap up

Hey everyone. So today I decided to post my May wrap up on here instead on my you tube channel. The reason for it is that my computer is messed up so I'm working on getting that fix and see where to go from there. During the month of May, I've read a lot during finals week at school (didn't have a lot of finals, just papers...), they were good for the most part. But, I have a small feeling that you may kill me with the list because some of the books are books I should've read during my childhood, but didn't because I didn't have a love for reading back then like I do now.. Let's get started shall we?

First I read The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin and the sequel, The evolution of Mara Dyer. I borrowed them from a friend of mine before finals and both books were pretty interesting. In my opinion, they were both fast pace, the mystery and psychological thriller were on point and I wanted to keep reading instead of focusing on finals. But, my friend didn't own the final book so I couldn't read it.

Then I read The Raven Boys and The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater. At first I didn't think I was going to enjoy them because I was disappointed with Shiver, but these two books were beautiful. The wording was unique, the characters were lively (Rowan<333), and the overall concept was really cool with their quest to find the Raven King. I have yet to read the newest installment, but I plan on it and other books written by her as well.

Next, I've read (don't kill me) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone by J.K Rowling. (I'm using the UK name because it sounds so much better in my opinion). Now, I know what you're thinking here, but like I said before, I wasn't into reading constantly when I was younger, I was more or less into writing fan fiction for anime shows I started watching. But, I read it when I picked up from the library and enjoyed it. I plan to buy the paperback box set soon and enjoy the rest of the series. :)

Next, I've read Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo, this is the second book to the Grisha trilogy and while it did take me a bit to remember everything from the first book, I did enjoy this one as much as the first one. This really shown how much Alina (I think that's how you spell her name, not sure sorry!) had grown as the sun summoner and I can't wait to read the last book and Six of Crows when it comes out.

I've also read Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chobsky and Sparks Rises by Alexandra Bracken. Now, I'm not going to into my love for the Darkest Minds trilogy, but I will say that I fell in love with Sam's character and the story. It was heart-breaking much like the rest of the books. With Chobsky's book, it was one of those books I should've read back in high school, but didn't because none of my teachers assigned it to us. It was an okay novel with a interesting narrative, but considering that I'm almost 22 now, I couldn't fully embraced it like I probably would have in 9th grade.

Finally, the last book I've read was Switched by Amanda Hocking. I did a book review on here for this novel, so I'm not going to go into full detail about my opinion about it. But, I thought it was interesting and I'm currently reading the second book as we speak.

In conclusion with this odd cluster, I've read nine books in total. How many books did you guys read? Let me know in the comments below and I'll see you on Tuesday with a new blog post, happy howling.