07 | December | 2016 | socially awkward bookworm.

Hello!

I seen this December photo a day challenge on theeminha‘s bookstagram and decided to take part in it on my bookstagram (foreverbookish_ – feel free to add me!) and also turn them into blog posts as well. You can check out my original post over here with all the topics for each day if you want to take part in it as well!

Day 7: Worst book of 2016.

I had quite a few two star reads this year, which is never fun. I want to love all of the books that I read! Quite a few of the ones that I really thought were the worst are books that I don’t own copies of. I am going to post book covers for two and then also share some others that I thought weren’t particularly that great that I do own.

The Last Star by Rick Yancey
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

The Last Star, WTF. Seriously? I actually loved the first two books in the 5th Wave series and I have no clue what the heck happened here. Completely unsatisfying and a disappointment. HELLLOOOOOO unpopular opinion! Illuminae, I tried so hard to love you. SO SO hard. I was beyond bored pretty much the entire book until the last 100 or so pages.

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The Heir by Kiera Cass
Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige

It’s a little bittersweet with both of these books. I actually really enjoyed the Selection series a lot (minus America, couldn’t stand her) and The Heir was just crap compared to the first three books. With Stealing Snow, I LOVE Paige’s Dorothy Must Die series, but something just wasn’t working out right with this book. For the life of me, I couldn’t connect with the characters or the story.

What’s the worst book you read in 2016?

I will be back tomorrow with day eight. The topic for day eight will be my “favorite ship of 2016″.

In case you missed it;
Day 6: Biggest book you’ve read this year.
Thoughts|| Let It Snow.
December TBR.

I hope you have a great day!

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Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle
3.5 out of 5 stars.

“Sometimes when we forget to do things for others, it’s because we’re too wrapped up in our own problems.”

Goodreads Description: Sparkling white snowdrifts, beautiful presents wrapped in ribbons, and multicolored lights glittering in the night through the falling snow. A Christmas Eve snowstorm transforms one small town into a romantic haven, the kind you see only in movies. Well, kinda. After all, a cold and wet hike from a stranded train through the middle of nowhere would not normally end with a delicious kiss from a charming stranger. And no one would think that a trip to the Waffle House through four feet of snow would lead to love with an old friend. Or that the way back to true love begins with a painfully early morning shift at Starbucks.

This is my pretty short review of Let It Snow. I wanted to add a few holiday themed books to my TBR this month (which I hope to post soon, just waiting on a book to be delivered).

Story 1: The Jubilee Express. I was cracking up the entire time. Lots of laughing out loud moments. This story was pretty hilarious and I really enjoyed it. Jubilee and Stuart were so funny and I loved their commentary, smart remarks, and conversations between each other.

Story 2: A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle. This one was not as good as the first story. It was enjoyable at times, but other times I just wanted it to end. I found it hard to connect and care about the characters. JP was funny though. This was John Green’s story. I just have bad luck with his writing, I think. I’ve only ever liked TFIOS. I’ve tried to read other books by him and they always end up as DNF. The story wasn’t completely terrible, just not as good as the first one.

Story 3: The Patron Saint of Pigs. This last story in this book was okay. I found it a bit boring at times and the MC (Addie) was kind of annoying a lot of the time. This was my least favorite of the three stories.

Overall, this was a cute book. It had its ups and downs. The first story was my favorite. I liked how all the stories in this book connected throughout the three stories and how they all collided in the end.

“Christmas is never over,unless you want it to be… Christmas is a state of mind.”