And here we are!!! 6 months into the year! This is even crazier for me as it’s also 6 months since I moved into my house!!! Last year, I was so surprised but how well I did last year but THIS YEAR… this year was even better! Let’s get into it!

The Books I Have Read So Far!

Here are the reviews I have bought out so far this year.

1. Legendborn Review
2. The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels Review
3. Snow White with the Red Hair, Vol.1 Review
4. The Faraway Paladin, Vol.1 Review
5. Legends and Lattes Review
6. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Review
7. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride Review
8. My Killer Vacation Review
9. Godkiller Review
10. The Mountain in the Sea Review
11. Tokyo Express Review
12. Whose Body? Review
13. Speak of the Devil Review
14. Usotoki Rhetoric Vol,1 Review
15. Spy X Family, Vol.1 Review
16. At Midnight Review
17. The Promised Neverland Series Review
18. Yellowface Review

Challenge Update!

Like last, year I set myself 5 challenges

• The Goodreads Reading Challenge
• Prompts Challenge
• Sequels Challenge
• Tor.Com Challenge
• Physical TBR Challenge

Goodreads Reading Challenge

So far, I have read 85 books out of my planned 100! So last year my goal was 70 and I have beat that and some only 6 months into the year! I am very happy!

Prompts Challenge

So, my plan for this challenge was that each month I would set myself a theme and I had to read 3 books from that theme. I have been super successful so far and it has helped me tackle my physical TBR as well!

• January – Manga

  • The Promised Neverland, Vol.7-11 – Kaiu Shirai
  • Snow White with the Red Hair, Vol. 1 – Sorata Akiduki
  • TLOZ: Twilight Princess, Vol. 2 – Akira Himekawa
  • Drifting Dragons, Vol. 1 – Taku Kuwabara
  • Children of the Whales, Vol. 1 – Abi Umeda
  • The Faraway Paladin, Vol. 1 – Kanata Yanagino
• February – Romance

  • The Last Tale of the Flower Bride – Roshani Chokshi
  • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue – V.E. Schwab
  • This is How You Lose the Time War – Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
  • My Killer Vacation – Tessa Bailey
  • Inuyasha, Vol.1 – Rumiko Takahashi
  • Blood in the Thread – Cheri Kamei
  • Wotakoi: Love is Hard for an Otaku, Vol. 1 – Fujita
• March – Murder Mystery

  • Tokyo Express – Seicho Matsumoto
  • Whose Body? – Dorothy L. Sayers
  • Usotoki Rhetoric, Vol. 1 – Miyako Ritsu
  • Promise Boys – Nick Brooks
  • Murder in Mesopotamia – Agatha ChristieA
• April – Historical

  • The Ashes of London -Andrew Taylor
  • Moriarty the Patriot, Vol.2 – Ryosuke Takeuchi
  • Scarlet – Genevieve Cogman
  • Yona of the Dawn, Vol.1 – Mizuho Kusanagi
  • Lies We Sing to the Sea – Sarah Underwood
• May – High Fantasy

  • Elantris – Brandon Sanderson
  • Claymore, Vol.1 – Norihiro Yagi
  • The Burning God – R.F. Kuang
  • Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Vol.5 – Kanehtio Yamada
  • Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Vol.1 – Hayao Miyazaki
  • A Wizard from Earthsea & The Tombs of Atuan – Ursula K. Le Guin

Sequels Challenge

Another challenge that is going at a steady pace. Every year I task myself with reading one more book from all the series I currently have on the go. As the years go on my list of on-going series increase rapidly. So, this year, instead of challenging myself to read all my on-going series I have challenged myself to reading 12. I am just being realistic. Here is what I have read.

1. The Promised Neverland, Vol.7 by Kaiu Shirai
2. TLOZ: Twilight Princess, Vol. 2 by Akira Himekawa
3. Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie (Herucle Poirot #13)
4. The Girl from the Other Side, Vol. 2 by Nagabe
5. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol.2 by Ryosuke Takeuchi
6. Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (Cosmere)
7. The Mill House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji (Locked Room Mystery #2)
8. The Burning God by R.F. Kuang (The Poppy War #3)
9. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Vol.5 by Kanehtio Yamada
10. Luna and the Treasure of Tlaloc by Joe Todd-Stanton (The Brownstone’s Mythical Collection #5)

So, this year I have read 10 out of my planned 12! There were some surprise series that I read that I either hadn’t planned for in the beginning of the year or I didn’t realise they had a book out this year.

But I also started a bunch of new series!

• Legendborn Saga – Tracey Deonn
• Snow White with the Red Hair – Sorata Akiduki
• Drifting Dragons – Taku Kuwabara
• Children of the Whales – Abi Umeda
• The Faraway Paladin – Kanata Yanagino
• Godkiller Trilogy – Hannah Kaner
• Inuyasha – Rumiko Takahashi
• Spy X Family – Tatsuya Endo
• Marwood and Lovett series – Andrew Taylor
• Yona of the Dawn – Mizuho Kusanagi
• Claymore – Norihiro Yagi
• Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind – Hayao Miyazaki
• Hilda Series – Luke Pearson

Short Story Challenge

This was a challenge I had originally called the Tor.Com Challenge. Where I would read a short story from the Tor.com website. But since then I have branched out side of Tor.com. So my plan was to read 12 short stories, so far I have read 4.

1. Fruiting Bodies – Kemi Ashing-Giwa
2. Blood in the Thread – Cheri Kamei
3. The Wonderful Stag, or the Courtship of Red Elsie – Kathleen Jennings
4. The Six Deaths of the Saint – Alix E. Harrow

I am not too worried about this challenge as short stories are very accessible and quick to read.

Physical TBR Challenge

So, last year was a big old fail for me. I think I read 12? books from my TBR. So, since I failed to read 30 books from my TBR last year I decided to roll it over to this year. But this year, I have been doing very well! This year, I have read 28 books out of my planned 30! I am so very happy!

1. A Magic Steeped in Poison – Judy I. Lin
2. Ashes of London – Andrew Taylor
3. Children of the Whales, Vol. 1 – Abi Umeda
4. Drifting Dragons Vol. 1 – Taku Kuwabara
5. Elantris – Brandon Sanderson
6. Ember Shadows and the Fate of Mount Never – Rebecca King
7. Final Acts: Theatre Mysteries – Martin Edwards
8. Hilda: The Trolberg Stories – Luke Pearson
9. Hilda: The Wilderness Stories – Luke Pearson
10. InuYasha, Vol. 1 – Rumiko Takahashi
11. Legendborn – Tracy Deonn
12. Legends and Lattes – Travis Baldree
13. Nausicaa and the Valley, Vol.1 – Hayao Miyazaki
14. Night Train to the Stars – Kenji Miyazaki
15. Promise Boys – Nick Brooks
16. Scarlet – Genevieve Cogman
17. Snow White with the Red Hair: Vol. 1 – Sorata Akiduki
18. The Burning God – R.F. Kuang
19. The Faraway Paladin, Vol.1 – Kanata Yangino
20. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue – V.E. Schwab
21. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride – Roshani Chokshi
22. The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels – Janice Hallett
23. The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Crime Books – Martin Edwards
24. The Trial of Lotta Rae – Siobhan MacGowan
25. This Is How You Lose the Time War – Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
26. Whose Body? – Dorothy L. Sayers
27. Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku Vol. 1 – Fujita
28. Yellowface – R.F. Kuang

Best Book I Have Read So Far

Best Sequel I Have Read So Far

A New Release You Haven’t Read But Are Excited For!

Biggest Disappointment So Far!

Biggest Surprise So Far

Favourite New Author

I don’t really have a stand out author from this year. There have just been so many great ones!

Favourite New Characters

• Bree – Legendborn
• Nina – Six of Crows
• The entire family from Spy X Family
• Nausicaa – Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
• Mildred – Trust
• Arthur – Gwen and Art are Not in Love
• Hilda – Hilda
• Hans – Ember Shadows and the Fates of Mount Never

A Book That Made You Cry!

A Book That Made You Happy!

The Most Beautiful Book You Have Received or Bought This Year

What Books Do You Need To Read By The End of This Year?

NO MORE!!!!!!