So, this was a bit of a shot month, looking back at how much I actually managed to read. And I don't think I set goals to high, either. I had five books I wanted to read, and I only got through two of them.
The first book I had planned to read was Sword of Shannara but I only got 230 pages into it. I don't want to call this one a DNF yet, because I still want to try and finish it. I think it may end up sitting for a while, but hopefully I just wasn't in the mood for it. One thing that was really bothering me as I read it was the lack of female characters. I don't think, up until the point I had got, one had even been mentioned and that was killing me a bit.
Then I wanted to read Dawn of the Jedi, but decided to push it off in favor of another fantasy book, to try and redeem the genre for me. So I skipped down to Way of Shadows, a book my roommate has been begging me to read for ages now. I managed to finish this one, but not until the 25th. It took me some time to read, and I'm honestly not sure why, since I ended up really enjoying it. My review for this one will be published this Friday.
I was afraid I wouldn't have time to finish any other books this month, but, less than an hour ago, I managed to finish Dead Man's Drive, a book I received for review from the publisher. I liked this one, it was a good urban fantasy for some light reading. I still haven't written the review, but I do plan to publish a review next Friday, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
I also started Cress the other day and am currently on page 230. So far, I absolutely love it! Why did I put this one off for so long??
I did do a lot of manga and graphic novel reading, though. I read the first volume of Guardians of the Galaxy, and the third volume of Hawkeye. I enjoyed them both, though neither received five stars. I also managed to read volumes 5, 6, and 7 of Noragami (all five stars) and am in the middle of volume 8. I still love this series dearly. The last manga I read was the first in a new series, Horimiya, wasn't something I would normally pick up but a friend recommended. And it was so good!
I did watch Jessica Jones in the span of two days, and my review of it will be going up tomorrow. I enjoyed it, just not as much as Daredevil. I also binged Blue Exorcist, which was so amazing I don't even have words for it. I have a review for that coming up in a few days as well.
So how much reading did you guys do this month? Did you watch Jessica Jones? Let me know in the comments!
You should really keep going with Shannara - the series gets so much better the further you read. :)
ReplyDeleteDead Man's Drive sounds like it would be right up my alley! I'm glad you're liking Cress!
I want to continue with Shannara, but I just don't think I'm in the mood for it right now. Maybe in January or February that will change. I think once the show gets going I'll get excited again and that will give me the final push to finish it.
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