So in the first month of 2018, I read a total of thirteen books. Not bad and slow to start the reading year. Last Christmas I promised myself that I am going to read at least a hundred book this year, a very different commitment compared to last years'--- travel around the Philippines. Majority of the thirteen books I have read are fantasy themed young adult novels. There were quiet a few contemporary young adult novels too, but all thirteen are fiction.
The first book I have read is Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi. I started reading this at the last days of 2017 but I finished this on the 1st of January. So,I think whenever you finished it counts as the month you have read it. Now this book was fun, charming and entertaining. Not that great but definitely a good read.
The next book I finished will probably be the most disappointing book I have read this year, so far. This book is They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera. I did not like this book and I definitely did not enjoy reading it. I just felt this book was so fake and the characters was not well-defined. The potential was there but the author failed to really execute.
The third I have read was actually a poetry book-- the first by Lang Leav, Love and Misadventures. Another book that I hated. I consider this book a trash. I don't really see why some people loved it. This book was like written by a first grader. Nothing inside the book makes it acceptable to be called a good book.
The next book is probably one of the most talked about books last year, Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor. This book blew me away. This is the first book that I have read from her and I was really impressed by her writing style. The book was so addicting and the world building was crazy good. The plot twists and the characters made everything about this book so memorable and captivating. I have been shoving this book to my friends the entire month. You need to read this magic as soon as possible.
I read We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson next. This book is one of my most anticipated reads for a very long time. I did like this book but the moment I was reading this my mind was still clouded by the epicness of Strange the Dreamer. I could have enjoyed reading this book more if I just forgot how good the previous read was. But, this book was full of emotions and the writing style was really creative and entertaining. I did not really had a hard time connecting to the characters and I was really connected to the story. This book is a must read also.
The next book I have read is the most surprising read I have so far this year, it is Scythe by Neal Shusterman. I read this book with less expectations and not really knowing more of what the book is. This book surprised me and blew me away. The characters was just okay but the world building was so addicting that it devoured my soul and I just caught myself mouth opened and speechless on the plot twists. This book definitely was entertaining and worth a read.
The next book is Battlemage by Taran Matharu, the third book on the Summoner trilogy. I was really entertained and impressed on the first two books of the series that I have really high expectations on this one--but this one failed me. It did not really connect to me. The bar was not met. I was really disappointed on this book. This book ruined the trilogy-- a lame end.
The next book I have read is one of the most talked about books last year, it is the Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire. This book for me was really over hyped. This book was so short but that is not the problem--the problem is, how trashy and poorly executed the writing style was. This book gave me a very weak world building. A waste of time.
The next book I have read was A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle. I decided to pick this one because I've heard there will be an upcoming movie adaptation later this year. I quiet enjoyed the book at first but I eventually got bored as I read further. This book was not bad but it was not that good also.
The next book I picked was Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becki Albertalli. I read this book because I was hooked by the trailer that I saw on YouTube. This book did not disappoint me. I finished this book in less than a day. I gave this a five-star rating on Goodreads because I found this book really entertaining and well written. I really love the characters and so as the story itself. I am excited to see the movie.
The next book I have read was very addicting and entertaining, Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman. This is another book I finished in less than 24 hours. This book was full of action, thriller and suspense. An epic outer space adventure with bad ass characters. I was really entertained by the plot and the writing style. This is not an ordinary book and definitely worth a read.
The next book is Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. I started reading this book back in 2016 and I DNF it couple of times. I found this book over hyped by the people in social media. This book was good but not that epic as I was expecting it to be. I DNF it several times and took me almost two years to finish because the world of this book was not really for me. I love the characters but the feeling of the world in the book gave me rain, sadness, smell of feces, corpses, piss and blood. I found this book really entertaining, very dark and depressing.
The last book I have read this month is The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. This book changed me and I am happy for it. This book needs to be read by typically all that knows how to read. This is a modern classic that boldly tackles racism, police violence and many current issues in the society. This book was an eye opener to me. Aside from that, this book gave me all forms of love. I was really happy that I get to feel the life of Starr and her very wonderful family. This book will always stick in my heart.
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