I
thought I’d read loads in December, but that hasn’t been the
case. HOWEVER, I did read all the books on my TBR list! CAN YOU
BELIEVE IT?! NO, NEITHER CAN I. In my 5 years of making TBR piles,
this is the first time I’ve actually listened to myself. 👏
I
finished two nonfiction books, 2 classic short stories and a YA book!
Look at me stepping outside of my comfort zone and all that
jazz.
The Case for a Creator - 💛💛💛💛 | Prayer: Does it Make Any Difference? - 💛💛💛💛 | The Call - 💛💛💛.5 | A Christmas Carol - 💛💛💛💛.5 | The Cricket on the Hearth - 💛💛💛💛💛
The
Case for a Creator was SO GOOD, reading it blew my mind. The
intricacies and complexities of the human body, our consciousness,
our placement in the universe, nature...it shows the handiwork of a
Creator.
Prayer:
Does it Make Any Difference? was so good! It highlighted the difficult
questions about prayer, testimonies of answered and unanswered
prayers, how to pray...it was such an enlightening read. Prayer is
something I struggle with, so this book really taught me a lot about
praying.
I
FINALLY FINISHED THE CALL. I started it in September and read 100
pages in one sitting, read some more in October and then finally
finished it in December. I’m not entirely sure why it took me so
long to read it as it’s not like I didn’t enjoy it. It’s just
been super busy the past three months, I guess. Anyway, I really
enjoyed the beginning part but it eventually got quite repetitive, so
I ended up not enjoying it as much as I thought I would! It was still
a solid read, though.
I
also read two short stories in the Charles Dickens Christmas
anthology I got sent to review! I loved them! I read A Christmas
Carol and I thought it was wonderful. I loved the lessons taught and
the character arc of Scrooge. Also, I LOVE the way Dickens writes. It
was quite an emotional story at times. FULL REVIEW TO COMEEEE!
The
second short story I read was The Cricket on the Hearth. OH MY
GOODNESS - I LOVED IT SO MUCH I WANT TO REREAD IT AGAIN AND AGAIN.
The cast of characters were incredible; I adored the fairy tale theme
of the story; the relationships were LOVELY; the plot was great AND I
CRIED. BECAUSE I HAVE MANY EMOTIONS. ALSO, FULL REVIEW TO COME.
All
in all, a good reading month!
I
have a huge stack of books I want to get through in January. I’m
not sure how many I’ll get to from January-June because I’m going
to be super busy studying, but I want to try to read at least a book
a week! I think I can manage that. ANYWAY (I’m getting ahead of
myself), these are the books I’m hoping to get to in
2018.
These
are the books I’m hoping to get to in January! My friend (Amy from
A Magical World of Words) and I are buddy reading Wintersong in
January, which I’m so excited for! I’ve been meaning to read it
since it first came out, so I’m excited to finally be getting to
it. I’ve heard GREAT things about it - fingers crossed I love
it!
I’ve
also been meaning to read the Steelheart trilogy forever, so I’m
going to binge read it this month. I’ve read the first few pages of
the first book, and I have a feeling I’m going to fly through
them.
Lastly,
The Fandom and The Extinction Trials are two arcs I have that release
in January, so I’ll be reading those two as well! They both sound
AMAZING; I’m so excited to read them!
What
books did you read in December? What do you plan on reading in
January?