My Month in Books

January was a very good reading month. I decided that, since I will be facing the unknown that is grad school from March on, I would read as much as I could in January and February and try to make a dent on my to-read list. So, I ended up reading 17 books this month.

For this post, I would like to talk a little bit about the books I read, the challenges I participated in, and anything else book related for the month of January!

My posts

I posted a lot of pictures of my reading this month through Instagram (you can find me HERE if you are interested). I sincerely regret not joining Instagram sooner. It is a very practical way of posting pictures, updating my reading status, and finding new bookish people.

Treesofreverie Read-A-Thon

It was so hot that I had to have a glass of water at hand to be able to participate in the reading sprints :)

I participated in the 72h read-a-thon for this month, hosted by the amazing Sarha at treesofreverie.
I read two books - Heat Rises by 'Richard Castle' and Stolen by Lucy Christopher - and started reading Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.

I considered it to be a very successful read-a-thon and, taking into account how hot is was where I am, I kept a good reading pace and also managed to participate in several of the reading sprintas! I am really looking forward to other read-a-thons in the future! They are just so much fun!


2015 Book Genre Challenge

I also participated in the 2015 book genre challenge. If you don't know what that is just click HERE to get informed and/or join the fun!
The genre of the month was Fantasy, so I read two books: Finnkin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta and The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima.


Reviews

Sadly, I only wrote one review in January, and that was my review of Ender's Game and you can find it HERE.

Last, but no least, a list of the books read this month and their ratings!

1. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (4 stars)
2. The Prisoner of Heaven (Cemetary of Forgotten Books #3) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (3 stars)
3. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (5 stars)
4. Finnikin of the Rock (The Lumatere Chronicles #1) By Melina Marchetta (4 stars)
5. The Shadow in the Norht (Sally Lockhart #2) by Philip Pullman (4 stars)
6. The Hollow by Agatha Christie (3 stars)
7. The Demon King (Seven Realms #1) by Cinda Williams Chima (2 stars)
8. Elephants can Remember by Agatha Christie (2 stars)
9. Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie (4 stars)
10. The Monogram Murders (Hercule Poirot pastiche) by Sophie Hannah (2 stars)
11. Heat Wave (Nikki Heat #1) by Richard Castle (2 stars)
12. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (5 stars)
13. Naked Heat (Nikki Heat #2) by Richard Castle (3 stars)
14. The Incredible Hul: Planet Hulk Part 2 (3 stars)
15. Heat Rises (Nikki Heat #3 by Richard Castle (3 stars)
16. Stolen by Lucy Christopher (4 stars)
17. Uglies (Uglies #1) by Scott Westerfeld (2 stars)

How did you do this month? How many books did you read? Did you participate in any challenges? Let me know in the comments!!!