goal: 28/20. 一 ↻ reread; ♡ favorites

FINISHED

• ✦✦✦✧✧ the wonderful wizard of oz, l. frank baum.
  • was already familiar with the story, it's not a favorite but i really enjoyed reading it and also loved the original illustrations.
• ✦✦✧✧✧ turtles all the way down, john green.
  • not the greatest book ever, was very annoyed for most of the reading process and thought the ending was very boring, but i cried more than once for relating to aza and her struggles with ocd so much.
• ✦✦✦✧✧ the burning maze, rick riordan.
  • i felt like the beginning was slow and very hard to get through, like the previous trials of apollo books, but the ending made up for it 100%. i don't think i'll ever get over a certain character's death...
• ✦✦✦✦✧ the tyrant's tomb, rick riordan.
  • was hooked from beginning to end, very exciting and emotional! the character development, especially apolo/lester's is 10/10.
• ✦✦✦✦✧ tower of nero, rick riordan.
  • my favorite from toa's series! the plot was amazing, nico is my whole world and the solangelo content (although never enough) made me extremely happy. also really liked to see a little bit more about the seven + reyna and nico's future lives but at the same time it felt so little and a little rushed... i'll miss them, part of me wanted them all to be together but i understand this made more sense.
• ✦✦✦✧✧ the crank palace, james dashner.
  • newt is my favorite character ever, and i loved this very much. loved the new characters, but the only thing is i wished there were a little bit more about newt's feelings about his friends and all that.
• ✦✦✧✧✧ dash & lily's book of dares, rachel cohn & david levithan.
  • i am so completely in love with this plot that i almost didn't mind the style of writing which i normally would really dislike. i would change a lot of things, but the core heartwarming and extremely nerdy christmas love story made it worth it.
• ✦✦✦✦✦ ♡ radio silence, alice oseman.
  • love love love. i have no words to describe how much the characters and everything that happened touched me, especially aled. gonna keep this in my heart forever.
• ✦✦✦✧✧ solitaire, alice oseman.
  • so many conflicting feelings about this book i could probably write pages about it. there's just so many things i disliked, but after finishing it i can't say that i hated it.
• ✦✦✦✧✧ nick and charlie, alice oseman.
  • very short and very cute! besides aled, they're my favorite osemanverse characters.
• ✦✦✦✦✦ ↻♡ the perks of being a wallflower, stephen chbosky.
  • this was my 4th time rereading this, and it's one of my favorite books for life. just sososo emotional and comforting.
• ✦✦✦✦✦ ♡ the bell jar, sylvia plath.
  • it was a difficult read because of how deep i felt each page pn my heart. i wish i could give it more than five stars.
• ✦✦✦✦✦ ♡ i was born for this, alice oseman.
  • i read this in one sitting and regret it so much, bc i just wanted to spend more time with this story and these characters. i can't believe its not an entire series... i loved it way too much.
• ✦✦✦✦✧ ♡ carrie, stephen king.
  • this may be one of the rare occasions where i love the movies more than the book, but that's just bc it's so hard to compete with that much iconicness. i really enjoyed the book either way, i missed reading king's characteristic writing.
• ✦✦✦✧✧ all the young dudes, m.k.b.
  • i was never a big harry potter fan, but i loved wolfstar too much to not be convinced by booktok to read it. it's not necessarily a book, but i was more invested in it than many others i read this year and i really liked it.
• ✦✦✦✦✦ ♡ the secret history, donna tartt.
  • i've never read anything like this and barely have words to describe how wonderstruck i am.
• ✦✦✦✧✧ she drives me crazy, kelly quindlen.
  • my heart is so warm, this is one of my favorite tropes + sports + sapphic?! amazing.
• ✦✦✦✦✦ ♡ little women, louisa may alcott.
  • so extremely beautiful. i wish to read it again sometime already.
• ✦✦✦✦✧ hani and ishu's guide to fake dating, adiba jaigirdar.
  • i was so excited to read this and it did not disappoint! hani and her friends made my heart ache bc i could relate so much to her, and the romance was soooooo so so good.
• ✦✦✦✦✦ ♡ the moomins and the great flood, tove jansson.
  • i'm just infinitely in love with tove's art and everything moomins just makes me feel happy and warm.
• ✦✦✦✦✧ i'm thinking of ending things, ian reid.
  • one of the scariest books i've ever read, the suspense was insanely good and i loved the ending twist!
• ✦✦✦✦✧ dracula, bram stoker.
  • my vampire obsessed 14 year old self is infinitely pleased.
• ✦✦✦✦✧ conectadas, clara alves.
  • muito mais emocionante do que estava esperando, confesso que chorei mais de uma vez. amei o romance, a ambientação na minha terrinha são paulo, as personagens, tudo!
• ✦✦✦✦✧ the becoming of noah shaw, michelle hodkin.
  • since the first part noah was the best part of the mara dyer trilogy for me so i devoured this book, and i loved it. michelle hodkin's so good at creating twists and turns to this story, you can't help but be absolutely hooked to every word.
• ✦✦✦✧✧ the reckoning of noah shaw, michelle hodkin.
  • not as good as the first one and a little bit confusing, but the story keeps getting more interesting - that cliff hanger killed me.
• ✦✦✦✦✧ my year of rest and relaxation, otessa moshfeg.
  • still not sure if i give it 4/5 or 5/5 stars, but it's so good. i may be in love with otessa.
• ✦✦✦✦✧ speak, laurie halse anderson.
  • so good. i related to melinda too much.
• ✦✦✦✦✦ ♡ the enchanted sonata, heather dixon wallwork.
  • this was one of the most magical things i've ever read. i am in love with the story flow, the characters, the ambience, the way music was incorporated... everything!