Feeling Fictional: December 2018 Recap

Tuesday 1 January 2019

December 2018 Recap

Books read in previous months but reviewed in December:

(Links will take you to my reviews)

The Queen's Gambit - Jessie Mihalik (Read Twice) (Read in March & August, review coming soon)
Monstress, Vol 2: The Blood - Marjorie M. Liu & Sana Takeda (Graphic Novel) (Read in May, review coming soon)
Her Cocky Doctors - Tara Crescent (Read in June, review coming soon)
The Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang (Read in June, review coming soon)
Make Me Crave - Katee Robert (Read in July, review coming soon)
No Mercy - Sherrilyn Kenyon (Read in July, review coming soon)
Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox - Forthright (Read in August, review coming soon)
Three Trials - Kristy Cunning (Read in August, review coming soon)
Mirage - Somaiya Daud (Read in September, review coming soon)
In Bed With the Devil - Lorraine Heath (Read in September, review coming soon)
Leads & Lynxes - Rebecca Chastain (Read in September, I'll be rereading and reviewing this when it has been published)
A Whole New World - Liz Braswell (Read in October, review coming soon)
Beneath the Citadel - Destiny Soria (Read in October, review coming soon)
Saga: Volume 7 - Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (Graphic Novel) (Read in November, review coming soon)
Ten Big Ones - Janet Evanovich (Read in November, review coming soon)
Third Grave Dead Ahead - Darynda Jones (Read in November, review coming soon)
The Archived - V.E. Schwab (Read in November, review coming soon)
Addict - Lexi Blake (Read in November, review coming soon)
Sinful - Katherine Hawthorn (Read in November, review coming soon)
All Systems Red - Martha Wells (Read in November, review coming soon)
Vengeful - V.E. Schwab (Read in November, review coming soon)
Tangled Webs - Anne Bishop (Read in November, review coming soon)
Sleeper - Lexi Blake (Read in November, review coming soon)
She Will Be My Goddess - Lexi Blake (Short Story) (Read in November, review coming soon)
Outcast - Lexi Blake (Read in November, review coming soon)
Star Wars: BB-8 Book & Model - Lucasfilm (Book and Model Kit) (Read in November, review coming soon)

Books read in December:

(Links will take you to my reviews)

Sweep of the Blade - Ilona Andrews (I'll be rereading and reviewing this when it has been published)
Theirs Ever After - Katee Robert
Dry - Neal Shusterman & Jarrod Shusterman
And Thrice Again - Seanan McGuire (Short Story) (Review coming soon)
Conspiracy in Death - J.D. Robb
Prince of Dreams - Pippa DaCosta
Monstress, Vol 2: The Blood - Marjorie M. Liu & Sana Takeda (Graphic Novel) (Read Twice)
Year One - Nora Roberts (Review coming soon)
Winnie-the-Pooh: Little Somethings & Smackerels for Food Lovers - A.A. Milne & Ernest H. Shepard
Winnie-the-Pooh: Deep Thoughts & Ponderings for the Wise - A.A. Milne & Ernest H. Shepard
Winnie-the-Pooh: Doubt & Disquiet for Worriers - A.A. Milne & Ernest H. Shepard
Winnie-the-Pooh: Gloom & Doom for Pessimists - A.A. Milne & Ernest H. Shepard
Unleashed - Donna Kauffman (Novella)
Nightchaser - Amanda Bouchet (Review coming soon)
The Rebels of Gold - Elise Kova (Review coming soon)
Lock, Stock and Jingle Bells - Donna Kauffman (Novella)
Naughty but Nice - Donna Kauffman (Novella)
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - Darynda Jones (Review coming soon)
Sin & Magic - K.F. Breene (Review coming soon)
The Night Before Christmas - Clement C. Moore (Children's Book) (I re-read this book but the link takes you to my original review)
Loyalty in Death - J.D. Robb
The Shadow Queen - Anne Bishop (Review coming soon)
The Witch of the Prophecy - Victoria Jayne (Review posted on Goodreads)
Saga: Volume 7 - Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (Graphic Novel) (Read Twice)
Saga: Volume 8 - Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (Graphic Novel) (Review coming soon)
Saga: Volume 9 - Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (Graphic Novel) (Review coming soon)
The Unbound - V.E. Schwab (Review coming soon)
Leave the Window Ope - V.E. Schwab (Short Story) (Review coming soon)
The Dark Vault - V.E. Schwab (Review coming soon)

Other December Posts

December Books of the Month:

(Choices are made from books reviewed this month and the links will take you to my reviews)

My top YA reads in December:

Dry by Neal & Jarrod Shusterman (read my review here)

The Night Before Christmas by Clement C Moore (read my review here)

My top adult reads in December:

Prince of Dreams by Pippa DaCosta (read my review here)
Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb (read my review here)

Clockwise from top left: Neal Shusterman,
Zoe Marriott, Lauren James & Tom Pollock

December Events:

Earlier this month I was lucky enough to get invited to Walker's YA Wonderland blogger event and I had the chance to meet some fantastic authors (Zoe Marriott, Lauren James, Neal Shusterman & Tom Pollock) as well as find out about all the fab new books Walker have coming out early in 2019.

I've already posted about this on my blog (you can read my event report here) but I wanted to thank Walker again for inviting me to such a great event!

My Challenge Updates: