Reading Challenge: January, February, March, April 2019

My senior undergraduate year's been pretty crazy, but now it's over! so hopefully I'll have more time to read (crossing fingers). Here's what I've read the past few months:

Montmorency by Eleanor Updale (a book that makes you nostalgic) - A story I read when I was a child about a thief who uses London's sewers to steal from the rich. Better than I remember!

The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones (a book you think should be turned into a movie) - Though they should probably make the first book, Deep Magic, into a movie before this one.

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson (a book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature) - Not quite as good as his other ones, I thought, but still really interesting!

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang (a book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover) - Kinda silly, but cute!

Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep by Gail Carson Levine (a book inspired by mythology, legend or folklore) - Love this story. Love. It.

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson (a book told through multiple character POVs) - Again, not as good as the first two books in the Stormlight Archives, but still amazing.

The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute (a book you meant to read in 2018) - What a fascinating story.

Re Jane by Patricia Park (a retelling of a classic) - Loosely based off of Jane Eyre, but nowhere as good. Has some good things to think about, especially if you enjoy reading different perspectives.

Romeo and/or Juliet by Ryan North (a choose-your-own-adventure book) - Pretty silly.

Also read, but not for the challenge:
The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson

Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson

The Fairy's Mistake by Gail Carson Levine

The Princess Test by Gail Carson Levine

Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck 

The Iron Giant by Ted Hughes

Reading Challenge: May 2017

Leadership and Self-Deception by the Arbinger Institute (book with career advice)
Such a good book. A self-help/career advice sort of book told through a narrative. Are you in the box, or out of it?

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (book with a title that's a character's name)
What is beauty? What makes someone beautiful? Can evil people be beautiful? Can beautiful people be evil? A beautiful book about a beautiful man who does ugly things.

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary Schmidt (book about a difficult topic)
This is one of those books that are hard to review. A tragic story about a 14-year-old boy struggling to get to his baby daughter, fighting against his father, social workers, detention, and stigmas. This book took on several difficult topics.

The Number Devil by Hans Magnus Enzenberger (book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of)
For those of you wondering whether mathematical fiction exists, it does. Now, if that doesn't fill you with terror . . .

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chobsky (book with an eccentric character)
A sad, difficult book. Some parts were definitely relateable, and I found it hard to think that there are people out there that could probably relate with all of it.

Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life by Arlene Blum (book set in the wilderness)
A fun, sometimes heartbreaking book. Blum began climbing mountains when she was in college and pressed upward, despite storms, conflict, sexism, and the ever-present threat of death.