For the past two years I have challenged myself to read a book a week, let me tell you I have exceeded this year more than I did last year.
So lets get into it, here is what I read last year and the ratings that I gave them out of 5...
Eat, Pray and #FML by Gabrielle Stone ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thin Air by Michelle Paver ⭐⭐
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern ⭐⭐⭐
Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Guardian of the Gate by Michelle Zink⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Circle of Fire by Michelle Zink⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Witch of Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald⭐⭐
The Duke & I by Julia Quinn⭐⭐⭐
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn⭐⭐⭐⭐
An Offer From A Gentleman by Julia Quinn⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Romancing Mr Bridgerton by Julia Quinn⭐⭐⭐⭐
To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn⭐⭐⭐⭐
When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
It's In His Kiss by Julia Quinn⭐⭐⭐⭐
On The Way To The Wedding by Julia Quinn⭐⭐⭐
The Bridgertons Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn⭐⭐⭐
The Girl With The Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn⭐⭐
The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
First Comes Scandal by Julia Quinn⭐
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Mermaid by Christina Henry⭐
Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Night Like This by Julia Quinn⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Sum Of All Kisses by Julia Quinn⭐⭐
The Secrets Of Sir Richard Kenworthy by Julia Quinn⭐⭐⭐
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer⭐⭐⭐
Splendid by Julia Quinn⭐⭐⭐⭐
Dancing At Midnight by Julia Quinn⭐⭐⭐
Minx by Julia Quinn⭐⭐
Little Women by Louise M. Alcott⭐⭐
The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G.Wells⭐
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare⭐⭐⭐
City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Gallows Court by Martin Edwards⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mortmain Hall by Martin Edwards⭐⭐⭐⭐
Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Stolen Nights by Rebecca Maizel⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis⭐⭐
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis ⭐
Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis⭐⭐⭐
The Voyage of the Dawn Trader by C.S Lewis⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis⭐⭐
The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis⭐⭐⭐
I bet you are wondering how I keep track of the books I have read and well the answer to that question is simple I have got a app that does it all for me. On my phone I have a app called Read More and let me tell you it is amazing, I can track what I am reading and set a little stop clock to time my reading sessions. If I read a certain amount of pages or for a certain amount of time I get a little burst of confetti and the start of a streak. After reading so many books you also receive little bookmark rewards in different colours as a little incentive.
You can set a yearly and monthly book goal of how many books you want to
read, you can set reminders to read if you haven't had the chance to do so. There is nothing more satisfying than searching up your next read and entering all the details ready for you to read your next book. You can also set yourself a finish date for the book you are reading, this I have used a lot as I have challenged myself the past two years to read a book a week. I will admit there are times when I have gone over my end date or I have finished it early and the app will take note of the day you finished the book and keep it logged in your yearly reads.
If you are like me and there are some quotes that just stick with you and you don't want to forget where they are from or when you read them there is a quotation section for you to type them in yourself. These screenshots are from my own account on the Read More app, the book you can see is The Witch and The Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore (release date is the 8th December 2022). This is my third ARC book, my first physical copy sent to me by Harper Voyager UK and I love it! When I say I can't put it down I really mean it but you will have to wait until I have finished to see my full reaction to this amazing novel. My review for this will be uploaded onto here, Goodreads, Amazon, Waterstones, WHSmith and my bookstagram (@littlebookkeeper) once I have finished the novel in the next few days or so. So keep those eyes peeled bookworms...
All together it is such a fun app, you can customise it however you like (there are some charges for certain customisations but it is a free app to install) to have if you are a bookworm like me and find joy from the words written different authors. I will do another blog like this for the books I have read this year once 2023 begins!
Happy Reading!
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