Monthly Roundup: December 2017

I hit my goal of reading 100 books this year! And of course read a few more beyond that ;)

My month was mostly taken up by work and then travel for the holidays, but I still got a good number in! They were all great books too!

A Perilous Undertaking - Deanna Raybourn (4 stars)
The City of Brass - S. A. Chakraborty (4.5 stars)
Tropic of Serpents - Marie Brennen (4 stars)
The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan (4 stars)
The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan (4 stars)
Vengeance Road - Erin Bowman (4.5stars)

I finally renewed my library card and I was able to check out the last three books from there. I'm loving the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan! I've got the rest on hold at the library! Vengeance Road was the last book of this year, and it was a fun and exciting Western adventure! The City of Brass was a wonderful historical fantasy set in a world inspired by Eastern cultures, filled with djinni's and magic.

What were your favorite books of December?

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