To Read

There is a list on my phone of the books I have read so far this year. I just hit forty books so I figured I would share with you the books I have read and the books on my to read list. Hopefully I'll be able to continue through my list in July.

Books read so far:

1. 'Civil War' - Graphic Novel
2. 'Little House in the Big Woods' by Laura Ingalls Wilder
3. 'Across the Universe' by Beth Revis
4. 'A Million Suns' by Beth Revis
5. 'Shades of Earth' by Beth Revis
6. 'I am Malala' by Malala Yousafzai
7. 'Spindles End' by Robin McKinley
8. 'Salt to the Sea' by Ruta Sepetys
9. 'Enchanted' by Alethea Kontis
10. 'Between Shades of Gray' by Ruta Sepetys
11. 'Number the Stars' by Lois Lowry
12. 'Hero on a Bicycle' by Shirley Hughes
13. 'The Devil's Arithmetic' by Jane Yolen
14. 'When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit' by Judith Kerr
15. 'The Lion and the Unicorn' by Shirley Hughes
16. 'Summer of My German Soldier' by Bette Greene
17. 'The Sleeper and the Spindle' by Neil Gaiman
18. 'Empire of the Sun' by J. G. Ballard
19. 'Eleanor and Park' by Rainbow Rowell
20. 'The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight' by Jennifer E. Smith
21. 'Stitching Snow' by R. C. Lewis
22. 'Game of Thrones Volume 1' - Graphic Novel
23. 'Along for the Ride' by Sarah Dessen
24. 'The Luminaries' by Eleanor Catton
25. 'I am David' by Anne Holm
26. 'Anna and the French Kiss' by Stephanie Perkins
27. 'Jane' by April Lindner
28. 'Jane Austen - A Life Revealed' by Catherine Reef
29. 'The Selection' by Kiera Cass
30. 'The Elite' by Kiera Cass
31. 'The One' by Kiera Cass
32. 'The Heir' by Kiera Cass
33. 'Catherine' by April Lindner
34. 'Happily Ever After' by Kiera Cass
35. 'The Geography of You and Me' by Jennifer E. Smith
36. 'The Siren' by Kiera Cass
37. 'The Raven Boys' by Maggie Stiefvater
38. 'Lola and the Boy Next Door' by Stephanie Perkins
39. 'Carry On' by Rainbow Rowell
40. 'Batman: The Killing Joke' - Graphic Novel
41. 'Living with Less an Unexpected Key to Happiness' by Joshua Becker

My Verdict:

Of these books there were only a few that I really did not enjoy. I struggled with 'Catherine' by April Lindner, but I have never been a fan of 'Wuthering Heights'. 'Carry On' by Rainbow Rowell I struggled to get into which surprised me as I really enjoyed 'Eleanor and Park'.

As a result of reading a lot about minimalism, I want a library full of books that I plan on reading over and over again. In the future, I plan on being strict with the books that I add to my library. I really enjoyed reading 'The Selection' Series by Kiera Cass; I found I could easily escape into Stephanie Perkin's books; and enjoyed exploring the sci-fi genre with 'Across the Universe' series by Beth Revis.

Of the forty-one books above, only ten are on my "to buy" list.

Books on my 'To Read' List:

1. 'A Room with a View' by E. M. Forster
2. 'Woman Heroes of World War I' by Kathryn J. Atwood
3. 'The Moon & More' by Sarah Dessen
4. 'The Dream Thieves' by Maggie Stiefvater
5. 'Illuminae - The Illuminae Files_01' by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
6. 'All the Bright Places' by Jennifer Niven
7. 'The Postmistress' by Sarah Blake
8. 'Isla and the Happily Ever After' by Stephanie Perkins

There are several other books that I want to read. However the length of the waiting list at the library means it will probably be some time before I get hold of them.

What's on your 'to read' list? Are there any books you recommend?