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A review by fineprinted
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2016 has been a mixture of weird and wonderful things.
In comparison to 2015, my reading has been nowhere near as frequent, or as broad in terms of the genre and books I've picked up.
In the first few months of this year, I only picked up like 3 books, and 2 of them were re-reads. I just couldn't find the time for reading.
Most of my life this year has been taken up revising for my GCSEs, sitting them, and then, since September, trying to adjust to starting sixth form, which has left me with very little time leftover for reading. It's been a very academic year for me, but also one of the most rewarding years of my life so far. If I didn't miss all of this reading time, I wouldn't have came out with the amazing grades I got in the summer, and I think I would have found it a lot more difficult to transition into sixth form.
I think my favourite book I've read this year is either 1984 by George Orwell, or Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare. I've read and caught up with all of the shadowhunter books this year, and I've really enjoyed that. You can see how much Cassandra Clare's writing style has developed from City of Bones through to Lady Midnight.
So while this year has been a pretty disappointing year in terms of my reading habits (although the 11 weeks I got off in the summer allowed me to read loads of books I've been meaning to read for a few years now, and since exams were over, it felt like a reward for all of my hard work!), I don't regret not reading as much, and I wouldn't change it.
So here's to next year! I hope 2017 will bring even more success, more brilliant books to read, and hopefully, I can manage my time a little better to be able to fit reading in as well as revising for all of my exams! :)
Happy new year to all my friends on here, I hope your 2017 is full of love, laughter and reading! :)
In comparison to 2015, my reading has been nowhere near as frequent, or as broad in terms of the genre and books I've picked up.
In the first few months of this year, I only picked up like 3 books, and 2 of them were re-reads. I just couldn't find the time for reading.
Most of my life this year has been taken up revising for my GCSEs, sitting them, and then, since September, trying to adjust to starting sixth form, which has left me with very little time leftover for reading. It's been a very academic year for me, but also one of the most rewarding years of my life so far. If I didn't miss all of this reading time, I wouldn't have came out with the amazing grades I got in the summer, and I think I would have found it a lot more difficult to transition into sixth form.
I think my favourite book I've read this year is either 1984 by George Orwell, or Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare. I've read and caught up with all of the shadowhunter books this year, and I've really enjoyed that. You can see how much Cassandra Clare's writing style has developed from City of Bones through to Lady Midnight.
So while this year has been a pretty disappointing year in terms of my reading habits (although the 11 weeks I got off in the summer allowed me to read loads of books I've been meaning to read for a few years now, and since exams were over, it felt like a reward for all of my hard work!), I don't regret not reading as much, and I wouldn't change it.
So here's to next year! I hope 2017 will bring even more success, more brilliant books to read, and hopefully, I can manage my time a little better to be able to fit reading in as well as revising for all of my exams! :)
Happy new year to all my friends on here, I hope your 2017 is full of love, laughter and reading! :)