So, even though I had to study a lot in January, I still read quite a lot. I read 4 entire novels, finished one that I started in December and decided to not finish one at all. Still a good month. Here are the books I've read:

- Good Wives (second novel of Little Women) by Louisa May Alcott 4.5/5 ★ review

- Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olypiams #1) by Rick Riordan 3/5 ★ review

- Wonder by R.J. Palicio 5/5 ★ review

- The Dhammapada (Penguin Little Black Classic nr. 80) 1/5 ★ review

- Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer ★ 5/5 re-read

- Percy Jackson and Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olypiams #2) by Rick Riordan ★ 2/5 review

In February I don't have any homework at night for about two weeks, two weekends off as well and no school at all during the second week, which means I can read a lot in February. I'm hoping to read Just One Year by Gayle Forman, Fairest and Winter by Marissa Meyer, Tipping The Velvet by Sarah Waters, Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy, Everything Leads To You by Nina Lacour, Jacob's Room and Mrs Dollaway by Virginia Woolf and A Clergyman's Daughter by George Orwell, so let's see how much of that I can actually read. I would also like to read Another Country by James Baldwin, so we'll see. It's a very ambitious tbr, but I really hope I can get to most of them.

What did you read in January?

Goodreads summary:

Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth--four "little women" enduring hardships and enjoying adventures in Civil War New England

The charming story of the March sisters, Little Women has been adored for generations. Readers have rooted for Laurie in his pursuit of Jo's hand, cried over little Beth's untimely death, and dreamed of traveling through Europe with old Aunt March and Amy. Aspiring writers have found inspiration in Jo's devotion to her writing. In this simple, enthralling tale, Louisa May Alcott has created four of American literature's most beloved women.

My opinion:

The two reasons why I can't give it 5 stars is because 1. I don't think you can re-read this book/series because it would be very boring and it's already something that really sticks with you so you'll know everything reading it for the second time and 2. I don't like with who Laurie and Jo ended up with.. Other than that is was a great classic! The characters felt really real and not in a heroic way and even though it's a Victorian classic, it's very easy to read and it feels like you're reading a YA novel, but than better than most YA books. I adore this book so much and it really sticks with you. I also cannot wait to read Little Men and that sequel! (It's a seperate spin-off series).

If you've read it, there are some awesome facts about Little Women: click here. For those who haven't read it yet I can mention some of those facts here as well: Louisa May Alcott never wanted to write Little Women, but her publisher said she should try it and she wrote it then in ten weeks. The sisters to Jo were based on her own sisters and the events that happened in Little Women were real to her as well and you can visit the house where Alcott lived in while she writing Little Women! It's in Massachusetts.

What is your opinion about Little Women and Good Wives and have you seen a movie adaptation? If so: which version so you like most?

Usually I don't do wrap-ups before the month is even over, but I'm pretty sure that I wont be finishing any book today, so why not post it today, right?

I read 4 books in total, 1 short story and 1 novella:

• Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer 5/5 ★ (re-read)
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 4.5/5 ★
• To-morrow by Joseph Conrad 1/5 ★ review
• Just One Day (Just One Day #1) by Gayle Forman 4.5/5 ★ review series
• Just One Night (Just One Day #2.5) by Gayle Forman ★
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 2/5 ★ review

I'm currently reading 2 books, which I've been reading for the past week:

I've been reading Good Wives by Louisa May Alcott, which it's the sequel to Little Women (it's in this bindup as well) and I'm absolutely loving this one as well! I've also been re-reading Cress by Marissa Meyer, which is the third book in the Lunar Chronicles series.

What have you read in December?

The challenges are finally here! I've decided to join as well, but I'm not sure if I can read them all though. The books (and challenges):

Reading Challenges:
1) Read a book with white on the cover! A Clergyman's Daughter by George Orwell (so yes not the entire bindup haha). (The original cover, click here, has more white in it)
2) Read a follow up to something you enjoyed this year! Good Wives by Louisa May Alcott. I've read the first book is this bindup (Little Women) this month as well and I really liked it, so I want to read the second novel (so the sequel) (that's in the bindup as well) as well.
3) Read a gift! Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde. I received (well bought it from the money) the entire when I passed my driving exam, so yea.
4) Read three books!

If I can read all three of them, I will complete all the challenges, but usually I can only read one book in three days so we'll see. If I can read all of them I've read about 550 pages. Oh and Happy Holidays btw!

What is on your tbr?

So my 'end of the year tbr' wasn't a huge success. I have a reason though: school! It drove me nuts recently, but I'm back on track! These are the books I'm going to read in December:

I have no school during the last two weeks of December, so I think I can say that I'm going to read and finish these books for sure! I'm getting A Christmas Carrol for my birthday (which is one December 16th) so that's why I just wrote the books down (and you've seen the covers of the ones I own all way to many times haha). Maybe I'm going to read some Little Black Classics by Penguin, but I'm not so sure.

What are you going to read in December?