Rebecca Lovato | BEST OF: ONE YEAR OF MONTHLY RECOMMENDATIONS @WhyMermaids | Uploaded August 2016 | Updated October 2024, 24 minutes ago.
August marks the one year anniversary of Monthly Recommendations!

To celebrate this amazing year with the group, we’re recommending one book that fits each of those topics from the past year. Think of it kind of like a tag!

Here are the topics we covered this year (and my videos to go with it):
-An underrated book
-A book set in school: youtu.be/lI73_SV1c1w
-A creepy book: youtu.be/PBnqaOs9ovM
-A trilogy: youtu.be/t80c9CDdKMg
-A book you think others should read ASAP/before the end of the year: youtu.be/9YpwNYV0-H8
-A fantasy book: youtu.be/PWgeCC_0z-0
-A book with little to no romance: youtu.be/rQU9HdefqQ0
-A standalone: youtu.be/V2EBFxzeltk
-Your favorite survival story: youtu.be/dcqrfEMLkAE
-Your favorite book friendship: youtu.be/AnlE1HegSjY
-A book set outside of the US, or that features travel/vacation
-A book with your favorite empowering female character: youtu.be/3jvOo6grDm0

My Monthly Recommendations Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLViy_XsDA6XeVO4ewOayApTk4Sh0bBTW4

Nora and Kettle review: youtube.com/watch?v=_T54YQHUlFY
Reasons to Read Red Rising: youtube.com/watch?v=Lfg0KmY4jR0
Red Rising Series Review: youtube.com/watch?v=f714mmPC5xU
Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy review: youtube.com/watch?v=foZRWI170yM

Books Mentioned:
Nora and Kettle by Lauren Nicolle Taylor
Simon vs the Homo Sapians Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
The Diviners by Libba Bray
Cormoran Strike novels by Robert Galbraith
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles) by Melina Marchetti
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy by Laini Taylor
Nimona by Noelle Stephenson
Creativity, Inc by Ed Catmull
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastards) by Scott Lynch
Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

Monthly Recommendations on Goodreads: goodreads.com/group/show/168259-monthly-recommendations

Kayla Rayne: youtube.com/channel/UC4ZhMXJLeoGqIQi1SlR07rg
Trina at Between Chapters: youtube.com/channel/UC5sNXtE1-m-Sipo1tDnvQQw

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Track my Progress
Reading Log 2016: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ss5kGAvStH1RA_Jve_ZtfR6-_JBMsI9qgVdETcjaPhM/edit?usp=sharing

Popsugar Challenge: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oTDSAvxNxVoEout--rP61umHrA_mNAhCjcSr4kO0_ts/edit?usp=sharing

Read Around the World Map: google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zSqJtAzAjYGQ.kOoldrzXUHRY&usp=sharing

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