- White Rabbit Chronicles Book 1 by Gena Showalter (a re-read)
- White Rabbit Chronicles Book 2 by Gena Showalter (a re-read)
- The Snow Pony by Alison Lester (a re-read from my childhood)
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- My Fight Your Fight by Ronda Rousey
- To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
I must have re-read the WRC at least ten times by now, they are such good books and I am a major Cole Holland fangirl! I gave both these books 5 out of 5 stars.
The Snow Pony is a book I read in primary school and somehow 90 per cent of my books disappeared during one of the many moves that my family made, so I went on a mission to find this book again. I saw it on the Book Depository with an updated cover that I wasn't very fond of, but then one day I was browsing through Readings (an amazing bookshop in Melbourne that everyone should check out) and by chance (or fate) I stumbled across The Snow Pony, with its original cover, for sixteen dollars and I couldn't leave the shop without it. I love this book so much; and what's even better is that it's set in Victoria, my home state. I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars.
Now, I know I'm very late to the Hunger Games party, but I have now finally read them and I have to say, I love them. Everybody knows what these books are about by now, so I won't go too much into the synopsis, but I will say that I heart Peeta + Katniss. Those bloody cuties, I never stopped rooting for them. I gave all three books 4.5 out of 5 stars.
My Fight Your Fight actually belongs to my papa, he loaned it to me so that I could read it and I hated it. I powered through it just so I could say I had read it and then give it back. Ronda Rousey is the single most arrogant person I could have thought to read a book from; and I cannot stand arrogance. I gave this book 1 out of 5 stars. Sorry Papa!
Next up is To All the Boys I've Loved Before, by Jenny Han. I really thought I was going to love this book, it had great reviews all over the internet, it sounded like such a cute story and I was all prepared to love it. I didn't hate it, per se, I just found it quite juvenile. It's supposed to be narrated by a sixteen/seventeen year old girl, but it sounds like a thirteen year old girl. Maybe that was the point, I don't know, but I felt like the protagonist's voice lacked any sort of emotional maturity, especially for a girl who lost her mother and needed to grow up quite quickly. There is a sequel to this book, which I am curious about, and I will probably pick that one up to see if it sounds more mature. All in all, this was a light read; and I gave it 3 out of 5 stars.
The final book I read for the month of April is Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. I did enjoy this book, though I found Hannah a tiny bit smug for a girl who is about to kill herself. This was an incredibly difficult topic to tackle in a YA book and I give Asher a ton of credit for that. I really felt for Clay, I think he was a great protagonist for the story and I closed this book after reading it in one sitting, full of emotions and not quite knowing what to do with them. I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars.
So that's all of the books I read in the month of April, I have also been working my way through War & Peace, which is a gigantic book, but I haven't finished it yet so I haven't included it in my Wrap-Up. What have you guys been reading? Have you read any of these books?
Happy Reading!
Rhi xo
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