Month In Review - January 2015

Sunday, February 1, 2015
This is where I post a wrap-up of books read and reviews posted each month. I also include a few goals for the coming month.

 Books Read:
*Links go to Goodreads*
1) Zom-B by Darren Shan
2) The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
3) Cinder by Marissa Meyer
4) Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara
5) Something Like Normal by Trish Doller
6) Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller
7) Arrival by Chris Morphew
8) Contact by Chris Morphew
9) Mutation by Chris Morphew
10) Underground by Chris Morphew
11) Fallout by Chris Morphew
12) Doomsday by Chris Morphew
13) This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
14) Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham
15) Zom-B Underground by Darren Shan
16) Walking Dead: Volume 1 by Robert Kirkman
17) Walking Dead: Volume 2 by Robert Kirkman
18) Walking Dead: Volume 3 by Robert Kirkman
19) Walking Dead: Volume 4 by Robert Kirkman
20) The Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
21) Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill

Reviews Posted:
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara
Something Like Normal by Trish Doller

Reviews to Write/Post:
Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller
Phoenix Files Series by Chris Morphew
This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper & movie review
The Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill

Reviews by Rating:
5 stars - 11
4 stars - 5
3 stars - 3
2 stars - 4
DNF/1 star - 0 
 
Books on My Reading List for February:
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
  Blood Rights by Kristen Painter
Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep
Cast in Courtlight by Michelle Sagara
Cast in Silence by Michelle Sagara
Dreams and Shadows by C Robert Cargill
Queen of the Dark Things by C Robert Cargill
A Single Kiss by Grace Burrowes
Angel in Armani by Melanie Scott
Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
 Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane
Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott
The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Wake by Amanda Hocking
Legend by Marie Lu
 
 

February 2015 New Releases


NOTE: This is by no means a complete list of book or movie releases. Book titles link to Goodreads.

3 February

BOOKS:
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman
Crash and Burn by Lisa Gardner (Tessa Leoni #3)
Overcome by Lora Leigh (Breeds #6, 13, 15)
The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman by Denis Theriault
Forbidden to Love the Duke by Jillian Hunter (Fenwick Sisters Affairs #1)
Rescue Me by Catherine Mann (Second Chance Ranch #2)
The Forgotten Girls by Sara Blaedel (Louise Rick #7)
Casually Cursed by Kimberly Frost (Southern Witch #5)
By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates (Lighthouse Library #1)
Hero by Samantha Young 
Something True by Kieran Scott (True Love #3)
Single, Carefree, Mellow by Katherine Heiny
Hunger's Mate by A C Arthur (Shadow Shifters #5)
Quarterback Draw by Jaci Burton (Play by Play #9)
The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury (Sin Eater's Daughter #1)
Rough Justice by Sarah Castille (Sinner's Tribe Motorcycle Club #1)
I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios
Ryker by Dawn Robertson (Hell's Renegades #1)
The First Kiss by Grace Burrowes (Sweetest Kisses #2)
Rough Justice by Sarah Castille (Sinner's Tribe Motorcycle Club #1)
Give It All by Cara McKenna (Desert Dogs #2)
The Unexpected Consequences of Love by Jill Mansell
Firelight at Mustang Ridge by Jesse Hayworth (Mustang Ridge #4)
Redeem Me by Eliza Freed (Lost Souls #2)
The Accidental Dragon by Dakota Cassidy (Accidentals #9)
New Uses For Old Boyfriends by Beth Kendrick 
Saving Quinton by Jessica Sorenson (Nova #2)
Cherry Bomb by Kathleen Tierney (Siobhan Queen #3)

MOVIES:
Dracula Untold
John Wick
The Best of Me
The World Made Straight



10 February

BOOKS:
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
Motive by Jonathan Kellerman (Alex Delaware #30)
Obsession of Death by J D Robb (In Death #40)
The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead (Bloodlines #6)
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (Red Queen #1)
The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand 
Unspeakable by Michelle Pickett (Freedom #1)
The First Wife by Erica Spindler
Deadly Spells by Jaye Wells (Prospero's War #3)
Where the Road Takes Me by Jay McLean
The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons
When Reason Breaks by Cindy L Rodriguez

MOVIES:
Laggies 


17 February

BOOKS:
The Return by Jennifer Armentrout (Titan #1)
The Distance Between Lost and Found by Kathryn Holmes

MOVIES:
Theory of Everything
St. Vincent
Game of Thrones - Sn 4


24 February

BOOKS: 
Shadow Study by Maria V Snyder (Soulfinders #1)
A Wicked Thing by Rhiannon Thomas (A Wicked Thing #1)
One Wish by Robyn Carr (Thunder Point #7)
Salt & Stone by Victoria Scott (Fire & Flood #2) 
The Girls of Mischief Bay by Susan Mallery (Mischief Bay #1)
When Joss Met Matt by Ellie Cahill
No Parking at the End Times by Bryan Bliss
After Ever Happy by Anna Todd (After #4)
Relent by Nina Levine (Sydney Storm MC #1)
Double Fudge Brownie Murder by Joanne Fluke (Hannah Swenson #18) 
Soulbound by Kristen Callihan (Darkest London #6)
Untamed by Jessica Sorenson (Unbeautiful #2)
Meet Me at the Beach by V K Sykes (Seashell Bay #1)
The Tempting of Thomas Carrick by Stephanie Laurens (Cynster #22)

MOVIES:
Big Hero 6
Sons of Anarchy - Final Season