Comprehensive List of Books I Read in 2016

Greetings good people. I haven't read any new books lately that are worth reviewing, so I've decided to write up my original New Year's post idea. Below you will see a list of all the books I read in 2016. I've listed them in the order I read them, organized by month and I rated them out of five stars.

January

• Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge * * *
• Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen * * * *
• Graceling by Kristin Cashore * * * * *

February

• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas * * * *
• Me Before You by Jojo Mayes * *
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon * * *
• The Princess Bride by William Goldman * * * *

March

• City of Bones by Cassandra Clare * * * *
• City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare * * *
• City of Glass by Cassandra Clare * * * *
• City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare * * *
• Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott * * *
• Bound by C.K. Bryant * * * *
• Broken by C.K. Bryant * * *
• Beloved by C.K. Bryant * * *
• The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey * * * *
• The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey * * * *

April

• All for Anna by Nicole Deese * * *
• City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare * * * *
• Heart on a Chain by Cindy C. Bennet * * *
• As You Wish by Cary Elwes * * * *
• All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven * * *
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern * * * * *
• City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare * * * *

May

• Cinder by Marissa Meyer * * *
• Scarlet by Marissa Meyer * * * *
• Cress by Marissa Meyer * * * *
• Winter by Marissa Meyer * * * * *

June

• The Last Star by Rick Yancey * * *

July

• Stars Above by Marissa Meyer * * *
• Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen * * * *
• The Restitution by Mary Lu Tyndall * * *

August

• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne * * *
• The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling * * * * *
• Lady Danger by Glynnis Campbell * * *
• Scarlet by Marissa Meyer * * * *

September

• Cress by Marissa Meyer * * * *
• The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen * * * *

October

• A Promise of Home by Wendy Vella * *

November

• The Soul of Leadership by Deepak Chopra * * *
• Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch * * *
• Frost Like Night by Sara Raasch * * * *

December

• Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen * * *
• The Pale Dreamer by Samantha Shannon * * * *
• The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon * * * *

It's interesting for me to look back at this and reflect on the past year based on the books that I read. March and April were some of the hardest months for me and they had the highest book count. In contrast, June was also a very hard month, but I only read one book. The difference between them being that in March and April, I lived at school and in June, I was home. It was in the beginning of June that my grandpa had a stroke and we got a puppy. Frankly there were other things to do than read. At the end of August and beginning of September, I reread Scarlet and Cress because they were familiar and comfortable and I was in the midst of moving into a new place with two other girls that I didn't know. I needed familiarity. I'm interested to see what my book list will look like this year. Also, in case you're curious, I read a total of 45 books. It was my goal to reach 50 books and came just short. Hopefully I'll hit 50 this year. 

"Madness is a matter of perspective, little dreamer." -The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon