BOOKS READ IN 2015 (COMPLETE LIST)

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JANUARY:
1. Wild (Wings #3) by Aprilynne Pike - ★★★★
2. Destined (Wings #4) by Aprilynne Pike ★★★★★
3. A Safe Space (Someone Else's Fairytale #4) by E.M. Tippetts ★★★
4. Out of Control by Sarah Alderson ★★★★
5. The Boyfriend List (Ruby Oliver #1) by E. Lockhart ★★★★
6. After (After #1) by Anna Todd ★★★★
7. Never Never (Never Never #1) by Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher ★★★★
8. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson ★★★★★
9. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard ★★★★
10. The Conspiracy of Us by Maggie Hall ★★★.5
11. How the Wolf Lost her Heart by Sarah Brownlee ★★.25
12. The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson  ★★★★★
13. How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon #1) by Cressida Cowell ★★
14. The Book of Ivy (The Book of Ivy #1) by Amy Engel ★★★★.5
15. Malala: The Girl who Stood up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick ★★★★★
16. The Chimera Vector (The Fifth Column #1) by Nathan M. Farrugia ★★
17. LBD: The Great Escape (LBD #2) by Grace Dent (REREAD) ★★★★.5
18. LBD: Friends Forever(LBD #3) by Grace Dent ★★★★
19. Taylor Swift: The Platinum Edition by Liv Spencer ★★★
20. Cracked Up To Be by Courtney Summers ★★★★

FEBRUARY:
1. The Boy Book (Ruby Oliver #2) by E. Lockhart ★★★★
2. The Treasure Map of Boys (Ruby Oliver #3) by E. Lockhart ★★★★★
3. Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel ★★★★★
4. How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff ★★
5. This is Not a Test (This is Not a Test #1) by Courtney Summers
★★★★★
6. Please Remain Calm (This is Not a Test #2) by Courtney Summers
★★★★★
7. One Direction: Who We Are by One Direction ★★★★★
8. Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling #1) by Megan McCafferty ★★★★★
9. Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen ★
10. After We Collided (After #2) by Anna Todd ★★★★★

MARCH:
1. P.S. I Hate You by BiritshBums (Wattpad) ★★★★
2. Fire & Flood (Fire & Flood #1) by Victoria Scott (REREAD)★★★★★
3. Salt & Stone (Fire & Flood) #2) by Victoria Scott ★★★★★
4. Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction by One Direction ★★★★
5. After We Fell (After #3) by Anna Todd ★★★★★
6. After Ever Happy (After #4) by Anna Todd ★★★
7. The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy #1) by Marie Rutkoski ★★★★.5
8. Confess by Colleen Hoover ★★★★.5
9. The Winner's Crime (The Winner's Trilogy #2) by Marie Rutkoski ★★★★.5
10. Pretty Girl Thirteen by Liz Coley ★★★★★
11. One Direction: Where We Are by One Direction ★★★★
12. Trouble by Non Pratt ★★★
13. Choker by Elizabeth Woods ★★★
14. A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1) by Sarah J. Maas ★★★★★
15. One Direction: The Official Annual 2015 ★★★
16. Me & Mr J by Rachel McIntire ★★★★
17. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon ★★★★★

APRIL:
1. Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge ★★
2. Harry Styles: Every Piece of Me by Louisa Jepson ★★★
3. The Martian by Andy Weir ★★★★
4. Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna #3) by Stephanie Perkins (REREAD)★★★★★ 
5. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews ★★★
6. When I'm Gone (Rosemary Beach #11) by Abbi Glines ★★★★★ 
7. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer ★★
8. Shadow and Bone (The Grisha #1) by Leigh Bardugo ★★★
9. The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden (The Coincidence #1) by Jessica Sorensen ★★★★★
10. The Redemption of Callie and Kayden (The Coincidence #2) by Jessica Sorensen ★★★★.5
11. Gone (Gone #1) by Michael Grant ★★★★.5
12. The Destiny of Violet and Luke (The Coincidence #3) by Jessica Sorensen ★★★★.5
13. We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach ★★

MAY:
1. The Taking (The Taking #1) by Kimberly Derting (REREAD) ★★★★★
2. The Replaced (The Taking #2) by Kimberly Derting ★★★
3. The Heir (The Selection #4) by Kiera Cass ★★★★
4. Hunger (Gone #2) by Michael Grant ★★★★
5. Death Note Vol. 5 by Tsugumi Ohba ★★★★
6. Death Note Vol. 6 by Tsugumi Ohba ★★★★★
7. Angelfall (Penryn and the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee ★★★
8. The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries #1) by Meg Cabot ★★★★★
9. The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness ★★★.5
10. Things we Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby ★★★★.5
11. Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) by Sarah J. Maas (REREAD) ★★★★★
12. The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass #0.1-0.5) by Sarah J. Maas ★★★★★
13. Lies (Gone #3) by Michael Grant ★★★★.5
14. Shadows of the Master (Star of Deltora #1) by Emily Rodda ★★★
15. Princess in the Spotlight (The Princess Diaries #1) by Meg Cabot ★★★★★

JUNE:
1. Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella ★
2. Kissing in America by Margo Rabb ★★★★★
3. Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone ★★★★★
4. The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn #1) by Renee Ahdieh ★★★★★
5. Princess in Love (The Princess Diaries #3) by Meg Cabot ★★★★.5
6. Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider ★★★
7. Nowhere But Here (Thunder Road #1) by Katie McGarry ★★★★★
8. Akarnae (The Medoran Chronicles #1) by Lynette Noni ★★★
9. Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) by Sarah J. Maas ★★★★★
10. Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3) by Sarah J. Maas ★★★★★
11. Noughts and Crosses (Noughts and Crosses #1) by Malorie Blackman ★★★
12. Callum (Noughts and Crosses #1.6) by Malorie Blackman ★★

JULY:
1. Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson ★★★★
2. When You're Back (Rosemary Beach #12) by Abbi Glines ★★★
3. The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black ★★★★.5
4. The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes ★★★★
5. Hello, I Love You by Katie M. Stout ★
6. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ★★★
7. One Direction: Forever Young by One Direction ★★★
8. The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles #1) by Mary E. Pearson (REREAD)★★★★★
9. One Piece Vol. 10 by Eiichiro Oda - DNF
10. Kiro's Emily (Rosemary Beach #10) by Abbi Glines ★★★★
11. I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson ★★★.5
12. The Heart of Betrayal (The Remnant Chronicles #2) by Mary E. Pearson ★★★★★
13. This Raging Light by Estelle Laure ★★
14. Inherit the Stars (Inherit the Stars #1) by Tessa Elwood DNF
15. The Flywheel by Erin Gough ★★★.5
16. The Lost and the Found by Cat Clarke ★★★★
17. The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) by Lemony Snicket ★★★
18. Until Friday Night (The Field Party #1) by Abbi Glines ★★★★.5
19. The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events #2) by Lemony Snicket ★★★
20. Dumplin' by Julie Murphy ★★★★.5

AUGUST:
1. Just One Day (Just One Day #1) by Gayle Forman ★★★★★
2. Clockwork Prince: The Graphic Novel by Cassandra Clare & Hyekyung Baek ★★★★
3. Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms #1) by Morgan Rhodes ★★★
4. Clockwork Princess: The Graphic Novel by Cassandra Clare & Hyekyung Baek ★★★★
5. Princess in Waiting (The Princess Diaries #4) by Meg Cabot ★★★★
6. Nimona by Noelle Stevenson ★★★★★
7. An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes #1) by Sabaa Tahir ★★★★★
8. Galaxy's Most Wanted (Guardians of the Galaxy #1) by Will Corona Pilgrim ★★
9. The DUFF by Kody Keplinger ★★★★★
10. One by Sarah Crossan ★★.5
11. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury - DNF
12. Remix by Non Pratt ★★★★
13. Just One Year (Just One Day #2) by Gayle Forman ★★★★★
14. Just One Night (Just One Day #2.5) by Gayle Forman ★★★★★
15. Anna and the French Kiss (Anna #1) by Stephanie Perkins (REREAD) ★★★★★
16. Lumberjanes Vol. 1 by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Brooke A. Allen ★★★.5
17. Rebel Spring (Falling Kingdoms #2) by Morgan Rhodes ★★
18. Awful Auntie by David Walliams ★★★★
19. Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass #4) by Sarah J. Maas ★★★★★
20. In the Skin of A Monster by Kathryn Barker - DNF

SEPTEMBER:
1. Scatterlings by Isobelle Carmody ★★★★
2. Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff ★★★★★
3. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon (REREAD) ★★★★★
4. The Jewel (The Lone City #1) by Amy Ewing ★★★
5. Saga Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (REREAD) ★★★★★
6. Saga Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (REREAD) ★★★★★
7. Saga Vol. 3 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (REREAD) ★★★★
8. Saga Vol. 4 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (REREAD) ★★★★
9. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell ★★★★.5
10. Unbecoming by Jenny Downham ★★★★★
11. Saga Vol. 5 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples ★★★★★
12. The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #1) by Rick Riordan ★★★★
13. Whisper by Chrissie Keighery ★★★★.5
14. Princess in Pink (The Princess Diaries #5) by Meg Cabot ★★★★

OCTOBER:
1. Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables #3) by L.M. Montgomery ★★★
2. Princess in Training (The Princess Diaries #6) by Meg Cabot ★★★★
3. Party Princess (The Princess Diaries #7) by Meg Cabot ★★★
4. Snow Like Ashes (Snow Like Ashes #1) by Sara Raasch ★★★★.5
5. Through the Woods by Emily Carroll ★★
6. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling (Illustrated by Jim Kay) ★★★★★
7. Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined by Stephenie Meyer ★★
8. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline ★★★★★
9. New Moon (Twilight #2) by Stephenie Meyer (REREAD) ★★★★★
10. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (REREAD) ★★★★.5
11. Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics ★★★
12. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #1) by Michelle Hodkin (REREAD) ★★★★★
13. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz ★★★★★
14. Every Day (Every Day #1) by David Levithan ★★★★★
15. Alex + Ada Vol. 1 by Jonathan Luna & Sarah Vaughn ★★★★★
16. Alex + Ada Vol. 2 by Jonathan Luna & Sarah Vaughn ★★★★★
17. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson ★.5

NOVEMBER:
1. Demon Road (Demon Road #1) by Derek Landy ★★★
2. Princess on the Brink (The Princess Diaries #8) by Meg Cabot ★★★.5
3. Princess Mia (The Princess Diaries #9) by Meg Cabot ★★★★★
4. Forever Princess (The Princess Diaries #10) by Meg Cabot ★★★★★
5. Alex + Ada Vol. 3 by Jonathan Luna & Sarah Vaughn ★★★★.5
6. Royal Wedding (The Princess Diaries #11) by Meg Cabot ★★★★★
7. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell ★★★
8. Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer (REREAD) ★★★★★
9. Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer (REREAD) ★★★★.5
10. Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer (REREAD) ★★★★★
11. Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles #3.5) by Marissa Meyer ★★★★
12. Winter (The Lunar Chronicles #4) by Marissa Meyer ★★★★★
13. Wonder by R.J. Palacio ★★★★★
14. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson ★★★.5
15. Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli ★★★★★
16. Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers ★★★★.5
17. Out Of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper ★★★★★
18. A Step Towards Falling by Cammie McGovern ★★★★
19. Love You To Death (The Mediator #1) by Meg Cabot ★★★★
20. The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater ★★★★.5
21. High Stakes (The Mediator #2) by Meg Cabot ★★★★

DECEMBER:
1. Feed by M.T. Anderson ★★★★
2. The Best Goodbye (Rosemary Beach #13) by Abbi Glines ★★★★★
3. The Revolution of Ivy (The Book of Ivy #2) by Amy Engel ★★★★
4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5) by J.K. Rowling (REREAD)★★★★★
5. November 9 by Colleen Hoover ★★★
6. Me Before You (Me Before You #1) by Jojo Moyes ★★★★★
7. Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern ★★.5
8. Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson & Lauren Myracle ★★★★
9. Obernewtyn (Obernewtyn #1) by Isobelle Carmody - DNF
10. ApocolyptiGirl: An Aria for the End Times by Andrew MacLean ★.5
11. Rat Queens Vol. 1: Sass and Sorcery by Kurtis J. Weibe & Roc Upchurch ★★★★.5
12. Rat Queens Vol. 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'rygoth by Kurtis J. Weibe & Roc Upchurch ★★★★.5
13. Real Live Boyfriends (Ruby Oliver #4) by E. Lockhart ★★★.5
14. After You (Me Before You #2) by Jojo Moyes ★★★★
15. Memories by Lang Leav ★★
16. Mean Spirits (The Mediator #3) by Meg Cabot ★★★★
17. Young Blood (The Mediator #4) by Meg Cabot ★★★★★
18. Grave Doubts (The Mediator #5) by Meg Cabot ★★★★
19. Heaven Sent (The Mediator #6) by Meg Cabot ★★★★★
20. Remembrance (The Mediator #7) by Meg Cabot ★★★★
21. The Red Tree by Shaun Tan (REREAD) ★★★★★

CUMULATIVE TOTAL: 200

UPDATED REVIEW | Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Click here to read my original review!

Back in 2013, I read and reviewed 'Fangirl', and since then I've read it again only to find my thoughts and opinions have changed!
When I first read the book, I remember being so frustrated with Cath for throwing away her University degree by not doing her assignments because she didn't feel like it. But it wasn't because she didn't feel like it, it's because she actually COULDN'T do it. I get it now, because I recently went through something similar where my anxiety got so out of control that I literally couldn't do anything, let alone assignments. So I totally get it now that I've truly been in Cath's shoes! She's such a relatable character for so many people and I love Rainbow Rowell so much for creating her and sharing her with us!
Another thing that changed from my original review was the fandom aspect. This time around, I found myself skimming the Simon Snow excerpts, and even in some cases, skipping them entirely. I was just so invested in what was happening in the real world with Cath and Levi and all of their friends/families that I didn't care about Simon, to be honest. And all of the Simon Snow bits were taken from all over the place (the original series, Cath's fanfiction, etc.), and I think it would have worked better if Rowell had just sticked with ONE Simon Snow story, instead of all of them combined. 
Other than that, I really enjoyed the story in its entirety. It was cute and fluffy with just the right amount of drama, and the characters were all really well rounded. The family aspect was spot on and the romance was SO cute.
Originally I rated it 4 stars, and even though I don't have the same issues with the book, I found other problems with the book so I can't really raise my rating. I still give it 4 stars and still definitely recommend it!

BOOK REVIEW | A Step Towards Falling by Cammie McGovern

Book Review | One by Sarah Crossan

Title: One

Author: Sarah Crossan

Series or standalone: Standalone

Genre: Young Adult Contemporary

Publication Date: 1st September 2015

Format: eARC

Source: NetGalley & Publisher (Bloomsbury Childrens)
My Rating: 2.5/5 stars

Goodreads

Grace and Tippi are twins – conjoined twins.
And their lives are about to change.
No longer able to afford homeschooling, they must venture into the world – a world of stares, sneers and cruelty. Will they find more than that at school? Can they find real friends? And what about love?
But what neither Grace or Tippi realises is that a heart-wrenching decision lies ahead. A decision that could tear them apart. One that will change their lives even more than they ever imagined…
From Carnegie Medal shortlisted author Sarah Crossan, this moving and beautifully crafted novel about identity, sisterhood and love ultimately asks one question: what does it mean to want and have a soulmate?

Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury Childrens for providing me with a copy of this book in return for an honest review!
Grace and Tippi are conjoined twins and throughout this novel we follow them as they go to school for the very first time and while they have to face some really tough decisions that could impact their lives forever. When I first heard what this novel was about, I knew I needed to read it. I'm so passionate about having characters with disabilities and medical conditions in YA literature. I think it's so important that we write about and discuss these topics because they're real and a lot of them affect so many people in the world. I also really wanted to broaden my knowledge on conjoined twins and thought this novel would be perfect to do so. However, I was slightly disappointed by this book in this regard. The topic was SO interesting, but I felt like I didn't get to know much about it and it wasn't discussed very much. I would have liked to have seen more about the twins' daily lives and how they go about doing things, but we aren't really shown that very much. 
So you're probably thinking that since this book centres around twins, that there'd be 2 points of view. WRONG. We only follow one of the twins which I thought hindered the storytelling, the element of surprise and getting to know the other twin, Tippi. 
The novel is told in verse and at first I was excited because I love how Ellen Hopkins is able to fully flesh out characters and a story just through verse, but I didn't feel Crossan achieved this unfortunately. I found it harder to connect to the characters and I felt that a lot of the novel could have been fleshed out more, but the writing style prevented that from happening. It also felt like things moved so quickly (especially at the end) because of the verse-type writing style, when I wanted things to happen at a slower pace. I also wanted more information at the end, because I feel as though it ended very abruptly and lacked closure on certain things. 
Despite all of these things I didn't like about the book, I couldn't put it down because I just wanted to know what happened and I loved the idea of the book, so I ended up reading it in one sitting and giving it 2.5 stars.
It was really interesting and I recommend you check it out when it comes out if it sounds interesting to you!

Book Review | The Lost and the Found by Cat Clarke

Title: The Lost and the Found

Author: Cat Clarke

Series or standalone: Standalone

Genre: Young Adult Contemporary/Mystery

Publication Date: 2nd July 2015

Format: ARC

Source: Publisher (Quercus)
My Rating: 4/5 stars

Goodreads

LOST. 
When six-year-old Laurel Logan was abducted, the only witness was her younger sister. Faith’s childhood was dominated by Laurel’s disappearance – from her parents’ broken marriage and the constant media attention to dealing with so-called friends who only ever wanted to talk about her sister. 
FOUND.
Thirteen years later, a young woman is found in the garden of the Logans’ old house, disorientated and clutching the teddy bear Laurel was last seen with. Laurel is home at last, safe and sound. Faith always dreamed of getting her sister back, without ever truly believing it would happen. But a disturbing series of events leaves Faith increasingly isolated and paranoid, and before long she begins to wonder if everything that’s lost can be found again…

What a rollercoaster! I didn't go into this book with many expectations so I was extremely surprised to come out of the reading experience gushing about how good this book was. I'll start of by saying that my biggest fear is being kidnapped so I probably shouldn't read books like this, but for some reason I find them so fascinating. I loved that this book followed what happens after Laurel is found and how she and her family copes with the adjustment and also with the police trying to track down the man who took her. It was so interesting to see how Laurel coped with being put back into the real world.
At about the half way mark, I honestly couldn't stop flipping those pages because I just HAD to know what happened. The mystery aspect was fantastic and gripping and was super intriguing the whole way through. I did guess the twist at the end though which was a bit disappointing, but I love how the author did it (if you've read it, you'll know what I mean). 
The thing that stopped me from giving this a full 5 stars was that I really wanted an epilogue. LIKE, JUST A COUPLE MORE PAGES PLEASEEEEE THAT WOULD BE GREAT. 
I loved the rawness of the emotions from the family members and all in all I just feel like this book was really well done. I highly recommend it!