Showing posts with label reading wrap up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reading wrap up. Show all posts

Friday, December 31, 2021

December 2021 Reading Wrap Up


Happy New Year's Eve, everyone! How on earth is 2022 tomorrow?!? If you're celebrating the last day of 2021, please stay safe!

It's that time of the month: my reading wrap up! This is a separate little series that you won't see over on my bookstagram, so stay tuned here for the wrap up of each month!

Lovely War, Julie Berry
Did I read this? Yes     Started     DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Physical Book
Rating: N/a

A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
Did I read this? Yes     Started     DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Physical Book
Rating: N/a

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
Did I read this? Yes     Started     DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Physical Book
Rating: N/A

The Mirror and the Light, Hilary Mantel
Did I read this? Yes     Started     DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Audiobook, Libby App
Rating: N/a


Books I read that weren't on my TBR

The Ten Thousand Doors of January, Alix E. Harrow
Place in Book: Started     DNF-ed     Finished
How I read it: Ebook, Libby App
Rating: 4 stars

Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid
Place in the Book: Started     DNF-ed     Finished
How I read it: Ebook, Libby App
Rating: N/a

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

November 2021 Reading Wrap Up


It's that time of the month: my reading wrap up! This is a separate little series that you won't see over on my bookstagram, so stay tuned here for the wrap up of each month!

The Memoirs of Cleopatra, Margaret George
Did I read this? Yes     Started     DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating: n/a

Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel
Did I read this? Yes     Started     DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Audiobook, Libby app
Rating: n/a

The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel
Did I read this? Yes     Started     DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Audiobook, Libby app
Rating: n/a

Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid
Did I read this? Yes     Started     DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating: n/a


Books I read that weren't on my TBR

N/a

Books I started but haven't finished

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling
How I read it: Physical book

Sunday, October 31, 2021

October 2021 Reading Wrap Up


Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃👻 If you celebrate today in any way, please stay safe. Covid-19 is still a thing, and the Delta variant is still around.

It's that time of the month: my reading wrap up! This is a separate little series that you won't see over on my bookstagram, so stay tuned here for the wrap up of each month!

The Arabian Nights, Sir Richard Burton (translator)
Did I read this? Yes     Started     DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating: 

Six Crimson Cranes, Elizabeth Lim
Did I read this? Yes     Started     DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating: 

Metamorphoses, Ovid
Did I read this? Yes     Started     DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating: 

Ramses the Damned (duology), Anne Rice
Did I read this? Yes     Started     DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Physical books
Rating: 


Books I read that weren't on my TBR

Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel
How I read it:
Rating: 4 stars

Books I started but haven't finished

The Paris Library, Janet Skeslien Charles
How I read it: Audiobook, Libby app

Thursday, September 30, 2021

September 2021 Reading Wrap Up


It's that time of the month: my reading wrap up! This is a separate little series that you won't see over on my bookstagram, so stay tuned here for the wrap up of each month!

Beyond the Halls, Mackenzie Finklea
Did I read this? Yes    Started     DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating: 4 stars

The Accidental Suffragist, Gaila Gichon
Did I read this? Yes    Started     DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating: 3.5 stars

The Riviera House, Natasha Lester
Did I read this? Yes    Started     DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Physical & Ebook
Rating: 5 stars

Circe, Madeline Miller (reread)
Did I read this? Yes    Started     DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating: 5 stars


Books I read that weren't on my TBR

The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
How I read it: Audiobook, Libby app
Rating: 5 stars

The Kingmaker's Daughter, Philippa Gregory
How I read it: Physical book
Rating: 3.75 stars

Irish Fairy Tales, Jack Jackson
How I read it: Physical book
Rating: 4 stars

The First Man in Rome, Colleen McCullough
How I read it: Physical book
Rating: 3.25 stars

The Alice Network, Kate Quinn
How I read it: Audiobook, Libby app
Rating: 4 stars

The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Elizabeth George Speare
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating: 3 stars

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson
How I read it: Audiobook, Libby app
Rating: 5 stars

Dracula, Bram Stoker
How I read it: Audiobook, Libby app
Rating: 5 stars

The Nature of Middle Earth, J.R.R. Tolkien
How I read it: Physical book
Rating: 5 stars

Books I started but haven't finished

House of Salt and Sorrows, Erin A. Craig
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app

Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel
How I read it: Audiobook, Libby app

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

August 2021 Reading Wrap Up


It's that time of the month: my reading wrap up! This is a separate little series that you won't see over on my bookstagram, so stay tuned here for the wrap up of each month!

Sisters in Arms, Kaia Alderson
Did I read this? Yes    DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 5 stars

Red Queen, Victoria Aveyard
Did I read this? Yes    DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: N/a

A Promised Land, Barack Obama
Did I read this? Yes    DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 5 stars

Becoming, Michelle Obama
Did I read this? Yes    DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 5 stars

Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys
Did I read this? Yes    DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4.25 stars

The Answer Is..., Alex Trebek
Did I read this? Yes    DNF-ed     No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: N/a


Books I read that weren't on my TBR

The Renaissance (The Story of Civilization #5), Will Durant
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4 stars

The Oregon Trail, Francis Parkman
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 3.5 stars 

The Lost City of the Monkey God, Douglas Preston
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4 stars

Books I started but haven't finished

The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory
How I read it: Physical book

Into Thin Air, John Krakauer
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app

Saturday, July 31, 2021

July 2021 Reading Wrap Up


It's that time of the month: my reading wrap up! This is a separate little series that you won't see over on my bookstagram, so stay tuned here for the wrap up of each month!

Natives, Akala
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 5 stars

Red Queen, Victoria Aveyard
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: N/a

The Red Prince, Helen Carr
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 5 stars

She-Wolves, Helen Castor
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: E-book, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: N/a

Rebel of the Sands, Alwyn Hamilton
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: E-book, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: N/a

The Nickel Boys, Colson Whitehead
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4 stars


Books I read that weren't on my TBR

The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 3.5 stars

Imperial Metropolis, Jessica M. Kim
How I read it: E-book, Kindle app 
Rating, out of 5 stars: 3.75 stars

The Paris Orphan, Natasha Lester
How I read it: E-book, Kindle app 
Rating, out of 5 stars: 5 stars

Salt to the Sea, Ruta Sepetys
How I read it: E-book, Kindle app 
Rating, out of 5 stars: 3.75 stars

The People We Keep, Allison Larkin
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 3.75 stars

Books I started but haven't finished

N/a

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

June 2021 Reading Wrap Up


It's that time of the month: my reading wrap up! This is a separate little series that you won't see over on my bookstagram, so stay tuned here for the wrap up of each month!

The Red Prince, Helen Carr
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: N/a

Beyond the Halls, Mackenzie Finklea
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: N/a

Elizabeth I, Margaret George
Did I read this? Yes    No - DNF-ed
How I read it: Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: N/a

Oriental Mythology (The Masks of God #2), Joseph Campbell
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4 stars

The Pull of the Stars, Emma Donoghue
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4 stars

The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah
Did I read this? Yes    No - DNF-ed
How I read it: Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: N/a

The Fountains of Silence, Ruta Sepetys
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 5 stars


Books I read that weren't on my TBR

Occidental Mythology (The Masks of God #3), Joseph Campbell
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4 stars

Books I started but haven't finished

Creative Mythology (The Masks of God #4), Joseph Campbell
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app

When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt, Kara Cooney
How I read it: Physical book

Monday, May 31, 2021

May 2021 Reading Wrap Up


It's that time of the month: my reading wrap up! This is a separate little series that you won't see over on my bookstagram, so stay tuned here for the wrap up of each month!

The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4 stars

Beyond the Halls, Mackenzie Finklea
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars:

Elizabeth I, Margaret George
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: n/a


Books I read that weren't on my TBR

N/A

Books I started but haven't finished

The Pull of the Stars, Emma Donoghue
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app

The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app

The Fountains of Silence, Ruta Sepetys
How I read it: Physical book

Friday, April 30, 2021

April 2021 Reading Wrap Up


It's that time of the month: my reading wrap up! This is a separate little series that you won't see over on my bookstagram, so stay tuned here for the wrap up of each month!

The Story of Civilization: The Life of Greece (Volume 2), Will Durant
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4 stars

Mythology, Lady Hestia Evans
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 5 stars

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold, Stephen Fry
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Audiobook, Audible app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4 stars

Magicians of the Gods, Graham Hancock
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Audiobook, Audible App
Rating, out of 5 stars: 2.5 stars (DNF-ed)

The Fountains of Silence, Ruta Sepetys
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: N/A

Egyptology, Emily Sands
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 5 stars


Books I read that weren't on my TBR

The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4 stars

My Own Words, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 5 stars

Books I started but haven't finished

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, Mary Beard (re-read)
How I read it: Physical book

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

March 2021 Reading Wrap Up

It's that time of the month: my reading wrap up! This is a separate little series that you won't see over on my bookstagram, so stay tuned here for the wrap up of each month! I have also noted which books were re-reads when necessary.

The Story of Civilization: The Reformation,  Will Durant
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book 
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4 stars

1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed,  Eric H. Cline (re-read)
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 5 stars

The Histories,  Herodotus
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4 stars

The Book Thief,  Markus Zusak (re-read)
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 5 stars

The Norse Myths,  Kevin Crossley-Holland (re-read)
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 5 stars

The Annotated Alice,  Lewis Carroll
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars:


Books I read that weren't on my TBR

Lore, Alexandra Bracken
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 3 stars

The Warrior Queens: The Legends and the Lives of the Women Who Have Led Their Nations into War, Antonia Fraser
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 3 stars

Forgotten Bones: Uncovering a Slave Cemetery, Lois Miner Huey
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle App
Rating, out of 5 stars: 3 stars

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West, Dee Brown
How I read it: Audiobook, Audible app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4 stars

21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Yuval Noah Harari
How I read it: Audiobook, Audible app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 3.75 stars

Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History, S.C. Gwynne
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle App
Rating, out of 5 stars: 3.5 stars

Books I started and need to finish

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, Mary Beard
How I read it: Physical Book

Fingerprints of the Gods, Graham Hancock
How I read it: Audiobook, Audible app

Masks of God: Primitive Mythology, Joseph Campbell
How I read it: Ebook Kindle app

Sunday, January 31, 2021

January 2021 Reading Wrap Up


It's that time of the month: my reading wrap up! This is a separate little series that you won't see over on my bookstagram, so stay tuned here for the wrap up of each month!

Foundation: The History of England from its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors, Peter Ackroyd
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4 stars

Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I, Peter Ackroyd
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4 stars

Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution, Peter Ackroyd
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars:

The Life of Greece (The Story of Civilization, No. 2), Will Durant
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars:

The Histories, Herodotus
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Physical book
Rating, out of 5 stars:

The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson
Did I read this? Yes    No
How I read it: Audiobook, Audible app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 5 stars


Books I read that weren't on my TBR

Stories of the Saints: 77 Tales of Adventure, Grace, & Courage, Carey Wallace
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 4 stars

Caste, Isabel Wilkerson
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: N/A
    (I got a skip-the-line loan for this book through my local library via the Libby app. The loan was only
        for 7 days, and I wasn't able to finish it in that time.)

A Promised Land, Barack Obama
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 5 stars

The Answer Is...: Reflections on My Life, Alex Trebek
How I read it: Ebook, Kindle app
Rating, out of 5 stars: 5 stars