January Wrap Up
"January is here, with eyes that keenly glow,
A frost-mailed warrior
striding a shadowy steed of snow."
- Edgar Fawcett
How has it already been a month of 2014? It feels like it was only mere seconds ago that I was ringing in the new year...
January was a really good reading month for me. I got through quite a lot of books, because of the holidays. I finished a series, started another one and read some lovely stand-alones. I got off to a nice start to my Goodreads reading challenge for this year (100 books), since I read 12.
Insurgent, by Veronica Roth

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I've been holding off reading Insurgent for so long. I first read Divergent during the summer and loved it. So when I reread it for a school project in December, I took it as a chance to finish the series. I really enjoyed how the plot thickened and the characters grew in this novel.
The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant, by Veronica Roth

I read this book to act as a breather, before jumping into Allegiant. I wanted to stay in the same world and learn more about it, without actually having to deal with feelings towards the characters.
Allegiant, by Veronica Roth

Allegiant was a brilliantly executed ending to the Divergent series. This book made me cry
Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell

This book. I've been raving about it to everyone I know. If I would describe this book in one word, it would be cute. 10/10 would recommend.
The Transfer, by Veronica Roth
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Free Four, by Veronica Roth

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling

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I am the Messenger, by Markus Zusak

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This was another book that I read for school that I truly enjoyed. It was funny in all the right ways and it had healthy doses of seriousness mixed in between. I'll be posting a full review of this soon.
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, by Holly Black

This is another stand alone that I enjoyed this month. I read this for my book club, and it was interesting to read another one of Holly Black's books (the only I'd read so far had been the Spiderwick Chronicles). A review will follow.
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened, by Allie Brosh
This is truly the funniest book I've read in ages.
-Laura
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