1st Semester Independent Reading Reflection

This is going to be my last 1st Semester Independent Reading Reflection! I've come a long way since freshman year, and high school is almost over. It's crazy being able to look back at all my reflections and see how much I've read. This semester, however, I only read 7 books. I'm not disappointed in that number at all, rather proud I was able to squeeze in that much reading, especially as college applications and scholarships are two more things I'm trying to focus more on.

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This semester, I read:

Strange the Dreamer: Laini Taylor
Muse of Nightmares: Laini Taylor
What the Night Sings: Vesper Stamper
My Plain Jane: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
King Lear: William Shakespeare
The Sun Also Rises: Ernest Hemingway
Lady Midnight: Cassandra Clare

I wrote a review for Laini Taylor's Strange the Dreamer and Muse of Nightmares which can be found here. I'm hoping to publish more book reviews in the future, which will be published to this blog and also to my Goodreads account.

I hope you are doing the best kind of reading for yourself this year, and keep an eye out for all the amazing new (and old!) books coming your way! Happy reading!

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