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Well 2016 is wrapping up with farewells from everyone! It was a great year for some and not so great for others, but now it’s time to take one last look at 2016 before launching into the hopes and dreams I’ve built up for 2017! Reading My reading goals for 2016 were vague and without a set number of books to read. With that said, I did keep to my goal of only reading things I enjoyed. Looking back on the year, I enjoyed most of the books I’ve read and I never wasted time powering through a mediocre book. During 2016 I also branched out a lot and read things I wouldn’t normally read. I found myself reading (and enjoying) a lot of indie and less popular books and it was nice. While I’m now going to have to go back and catch up on some of the more popular books and series that came out during the year, I don’t really mind. Notable Reads Bad Bloods: Shannon Thompson’s novels have yet to disappoint. Both November Rain and November Snow were great parts to a fast-paced story fu...

Well this is sad… I promise to make myself read more once exams are over. April Reads The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Current Reads The Martian by Andy Weir The Haters by Jesse Andrews May Reads Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare As you can see, I’m going easy on myself this month since I had such a poor reading month in April. My goal for May is really just to survive, since school is throwing as much work on me as possible. But I promise I’ll survive and I’ll get some reading and writing done! *POSITIVITY* Keep Reading… Elise!