July 2018 Book Haul

Hey, guys!

Okay. I'm so excessive. I didn't mean to acquire so many books...but it happened. Oops. My bad? I'm still really excited to read these books. I managed to acquire almost 30 books, but I've read a good chunk of them. Overall, I'm really excited about these books. Which books did you acquire this month? Have you read any of these?

1. The Ancient Magus Bride Volume 1 by Kore Yamazaki & Adrienne Beck
• 4 stars
2. Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
3. Roomies by Christina Lauren
4. Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
• 2.5 stars
5. Alienated by Melissa Landers
• 4.5 stars
6. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
• 4 stars
7. Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
• 4.5 stars
8. Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover
9. {ARC} This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills
• 5 stars
10. {ARC} Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills
• 5 stars
11. {SIGNED finished copy} Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills
• 5 stars
12. {SIGNED finished copy} A Torch Against The Night by Sabaa Tahir
13. Prince of Wolves (Grey Wolves #1) by Quinn Loftis
• 4.5 stars
14. Blood Rites (Grey Wolves #2) by Quinn Loftis
• 4 stars
15. Just One Drop (Grey Wolves #3) by Quinn Loftis
• 5 stars
16. Out of the Dark (Grey Wolves #4) by Quinn Loftis
• 5 stars
17. Beyond the Veil (Grey Wolves #5) by Quinn Loftis
18. Fate & Fury (Grey Wolves #6) by Quinn Loftis
19. Sacrifice of Love (Grey Wolves #7) by Quinn Loftis
20. {ARC} Zenith by Sasha Alsberg & Lindsay Cummings
21. {Book of the Month} Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
22. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
• 5 stars
23. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
24. To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandria Christo
25. Without Merit by Colleen Hoover
26. {won on @literallylenny's IG page} My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton
27. When It's Real by Erin Watt
• 4 stars

Okay, guys. You're probably aware of my passionate love for my beautiful boyfriend. He is so supportive of my nerdy book love and my obsessive love of all things Sarah J. Maas. Not only will we be going to Chicago in October to see Sarah J. Maas, Alex gave me the sweetest gift ever. He's literally the best. I love him so freaking much. Okay, without further ado, here is what my wonderful man gave me:

A SIGNED COPY OF A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES!!!!

God has truly blessed me with this man. The book also included pictures from the signing and Alex wrote me a beautiful note that made me nearly cry. He's so wonderful. 

Number of Books Read: 15/28

What wonderful books did you get recently?

Happy reading, guys!
Olivia
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My Favorite 2017 Reads

Hey guys!

    It's that time again! This year it was actually really hard to pick a complete list of 17 books that I REALLY enjoyed. This year was just so busy and I really wasn't completely wow'd by the books I read, so I decided to just list my top favorites and leave it where it ended. This year it came out to 13 and 2 rereads. 

     I expect to read a couple more short books and a few more comics/mangas/graphic novels, so who knows if this list is absolute. I usually post this within the first couple weeks of January, but I'm switching it up! 

Here are my top favorite reads of 2017! They aren't in any particular order...but ACOWAR is #1!!!

1. A Court Of Wings & Ruin (A Court of Thorns & Roses #3) by Sarah J. Maas
2. Eliza & Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
3. This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills
4. Shadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo
5. Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3) by Sarah J. Maas
6. Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass #4) by Sarah J. Maas
7. Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) by Sarah J. Maas
8. Whichwood (Furthermore #2) by Tahereh Mafi
9. If I Fix You by Abigail Johnson
10. Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo
11. Runaways #1 by Rainbow Rowell & K. Anka
12. Backstagers #1 by James Tynion IV 
13. The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass) by Sarah J. Maas

Favorite Rereads:

• A Court of Thorns & Roses (ACOTAR#1) by Sarah J. Maas
• A Court of Mist & Fury (ACOTAR #2) by Sarah J. Maas

(Honestly, who didn't see those two coming? I never shut up about them!)

      What were your favorite books you read this year? I'm pretty happy with my list. I can't wait to read more this next year. The books I have planned for the next few days are going to be great! 

Happy reading!!!
Olivia
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April 2017 Wrap Up

Hey, guys!

      If you couldn't tell, I haven't been posting many reviews at all. I'm currently in the middle of finals, so be patient with me. I'm writing this up pretty quickly Sunday (4/30) and I plan on posting this by Monday (5/1). I'm going to try to have a post about my A Court of Wings & Ruin unboxing and preorder goodies, but that will have to wait until the book actually comes in, when I get the editions (yes plural) that I want to have, and for the preorder goodies to come in. Along with that, I'll most likely have a spoiler and non-spoiler discussion and review. Stay tuned for that! 

      Once finals are completely over, I plan to do a big binge on Sarah J. Maas books and then get back to my review books. I'm considering it my reward for getting fantastic grades. Please be patient with me. I will have a bunch of reviews coming soon. I'm very behind, but I will get caught up! 

      This month I read 8 books/short stories and DNF'd 2 books. I was close to DNF'ing a bunch of books this month. I was just not satisfied with what I read. Hopefully, next month will be better since I don't have classes. 

• Beauty & the Beast: Lost in A Book by Jennifer Donnelly 
• Rating: 3 stars
• Review: [COMING SOON]
• Caraval by Stephanie Garber
• Rating: 4.75 stars
• Review: [COMING SOON]
• A Fool's Journey by Mark Pannebecke*
• Rating: 1 star
• Review: [COMING SOON]
• Girl on the Verge by Pintip Dunn*
• Rating: 3.25 stars 
• Review: [COMING SOON]
• If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland
• School reading. No rating.
• A Brightness out of the Blue by Jill Atkins*
• Rating: 3 stars
• Review: [COMING SOON]
• Some of Us Have Been Threatening Our Friend Colby by Donald Barthelme+
• School reading.
• 4 stars
• No review. I wrote my final paper for the class I read this for.
• This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix Arizona by Sherman Alexie+
• 3 stars
• Not my favorite short story. Kind of boring. Interesting symbolism and underlying messages though. 
• No review.

DNF'd Books:

• Sentinel by Jamie Foley*
• Great premise and promise. Badly executed. I couldn't get into it and I was so confused because of the plot holes.
• Read up to 40%
• The Aureate Spectacles by Elliot McKay*
• Just wasn't my cup of tea. I wasn't a fan.
• Read the first 40-ish pages.

Stay tuned for reviews! Lots will go up after finals are over!

Number of Pages Read: 1,240

Favorite Book Read: Caraval

Least Favorite Book Read: A Fool's Journey

Number of Sponsored Reads: 5

Number of Non-Sponsored Reads: 5

Number of School Texts: 3

Number of Rereads: 0

I will be posting a tentative TBR within the next couple days, so stay tuned to hear about my summer reading plans!

How many books did you read this month and which one was your favorite?

Happy reading!

Olivia 

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