So it's that time again, quarterly review!! I'm quite happy with the progress I've made so far this year, although for a time around February I hardly did any reading at all... which wasn't great. At the time of writing this, I find myself reading a lot daily because I have more time to with not being at work as much and I still want to read even more than I am.
January
Alice in Wonderland: Based on the Motion Picture by Tui T Sutherland
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I really enjoyed these movies of Alice and the book did not disappoint although I have not actually read the original story I loved this adaption of it, It kept me wanting to read and I enjoyed everything about it from the way it is written to the way the book looks.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S Lewis
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I am currently working my way through the Narnia series, one of Mrs H's all time favorites an dim loving them. This book for me was a little more slow paced and was used to introduce some more characters to the story hence the three stars. With that being said i still really enjoyed reading this book but come on it has a dragon in it.
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
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I loved this book and already want to read it or something very similar again, you can just imagine yourself sat in a tavern listening to a bard tell these Tales of Odin and the other gods. I am a huge fan of all things Norse and I actually learned some things I didn't know in this book so it had to be 5 stars!
February
Lord of Chaos (Wheel of Time Book 6) by Robert Jordan
DNF
Now I'm not sure that I should even put this book in this post? So the thing is I love the Wheel of Time and have put off continuing reading it for too long but the start of this year hasn't exactly gone to plan for Mrs H and I and its safe to say we have been preoccupied with other things. I got about 190 pages into this book and it took nearly 3 weeks so I put it down and decided to continue with my February TBR until I have more free time for reading.
Artemis Fowl, The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
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After reading the Arctic Incident I have to say I was expecting more from this book although I did enjoy reading it seemed a little bit forced and I wish we could have spent more time underground with the people.
March
Grim Grinning Ghosts (Tales from the Haunted Mansion) by Amicus Arcane
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Finally got round to reading the third installment of the tales from the haunted mansion! These books a great short reads and it did not disappoint. My favorite thing about these books in the narration by the spooky librarian.
Alice Through the Looking Glass : Based on Motion Picture by Kari Sutherland
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Well what more can I say... as you have read above review (Alice in Wonderland) I think the same of this book! Fantastic read and again I enjoyed this even more with already having seen the movie. The thing I find strange is that this book was written by a different author than its prequel but that didn't change the way I felt about this read.
Shieldwall by Justin Hill
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Now what can I say, this is a great debut book and the first in a trilogy!! I cant wait to read more. The book was very slow to start but by the end of this book soooo much had happened!! And even though I would generally prefer to read this kind of story from the point of view of the vikings it kept me completely hooked.
The Firework Makers Daughter by Phillip Pullman
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I finished this short story in just one day!! well not even a day just in a few hours. I loved this read from how it was written to the characters and the story. I cant wait to read some more of Phillips short stories!!!
There we have it... my reads this quarter have you read any of these books? I'm excited to see what April-June bring in the next post what with Covid-19 keeping us all isolated maybe I will get a lot more books read for the next updates.
