October 2018 Reading Wrap Up

Hey, guys!

      October was a fairly great reading month! I actually read some books! I'm so happy! This past month was just soo busy! I turned 21, I went to Chicago, I went to the Sarah J. Maas event in Chicago/Naperville, and I read 7 books! 

      In the last week of October, I became SOOO  busy with school. That is why my wrap up and book haul are going up so late. I'd just like to apologize for my weird posting schedule. I've been trying to keep up, but I don't think I'll catch up while I'm in school. I just have so much to do for the last stretch of the first semester of my junior year. There is no way that I'll be able to post consistently. I'm definitely going to try, but it will be hard. I just wanted to be completely transparent with you all. Thank you for reading my blog posts guys!

Here are the books I read this month!

• The Lost Sisters (The Folk of the Air #1.5) by Holly Black 
• read via preordered ebook
• 5 stars
• Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass #6) by Sarah J. Maas 
• 5 stars
• Saga Volume 9 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples 
• read via ebook from Hoopla through my public library
• 5 stars
• The Wicked + The Divine 7: Mothering Invention by Kieron Gillen 
• read via ebook from Hoopla
• 4 stars
• And I Darken (The Conquerors #1) by Kiersten White 
• read via personally purchased ebook & physical copy
• 4 stars
• City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab 
• read via audiobook through Hoopla
• 4.75 stars
• Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 
• buddy-read with Alex via audiobook through Hoopla
• 4.5 stars 

Favorite of the Month: Tower of Dawn by SJM (who's surprised, though?)

Number of Pages Read: 2,177

I will have reviews for these books up very soon!

What are your favorite recent reads?

Happy reading, guys!
Olivia
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June 2018 Reading Wrap Up

Hey, guys!

This has been a pretty good reading month. I've read 13 books and graphic novels. Though the end of the month ended pretty slow, I'm pretty happy with what I've read this month. I'm excited to read all of the books on my TBR for July. Here are the books I read this month!

1. The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak
• Read in a grocery store in 5 minutes
• 3 stars
2. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Nogozi Adichi
• borrowed from a friend - thanks, Martha!
• 5 stars
3. Saga Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
• borrowed from a friend - thank you, Emmie!
• 5 stars
4. Plutona by Jeff Lemire, Emi Lenox, Jordie Bellaire, & Steve Wands
• borrowed from a friend - thank you, Emmie!
• 3 stars
5. Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll
• borrowed from the library
• 3 stars
6. Confess by Colleen Hoover
• 3 stars
7. The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
• book club book of the month
• 3 stars
8. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee
1. 3 stars
9. That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston
1. 2.5 stars
10. Red Queen (Red Queen #1) by Victoria Aveyard ~ audio + physical
• reread via audiobook
• Review {click here}
• I will be reviewing this book again
• 3 stars
11. The Forest Queen by Betsy Cornwell
• ARC provided by HMH
• 5 stars
• A new favorite(!!!) book!
12. Algedonic by R.H. Sin
• borrowed from a friend - thank you, Maddie!
• 5 stars
13. Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
1. 3 stars

Overall, I read some pretty average books this month, but I also found some new favorites. I'm reading and planning on reading some pretty great books in July, so stay tuned!

Favorite Book of June: The Forest Queen by Betsy Cornwell

Least Favorite Book of June: That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston

June Book Haul {click here}

Happy reading!

Olivia

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May 2018 Reading Wrap Up

Hey, guys!

I've managed to read so much this month! I'm so excited to share my thoughts on these books. They were really wonderful. I'm kind of surprised to see how much I've read this month and how many of them turned out to be 5-star books. I honestly felt like I was slacking this month, but it looks like I've read so much more. I've read 12 books! A good majority of the books are not in the picture because they were either returned to the library, lent to a friend, or given back to a friend. Anyway, here are the books I've read this month! I'll have reviews up very soon! Until then, feel free to go to my Goodreads account to see some of my thoughts on these books!

• Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf
• Rating: 4.75 stars
• Review: Review coming soon!
• The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
• Rating: 3 stars
• Review coming soon
• A Court of Frost & Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.5) by Sarah J. Maas
• Rating: ALL THE STARS 20/5 stars!!!
• Review: coming soon!
• The Prince & the Dressmaker by Jen Wang (book club botm)
• Rating: 5 stars
• Review: coming June 7
• Whisper in the Dark by Louisa May Alcott
• Rating: 3 stars
• Review: coming soon!
• East (East #1) by Edith Pattou
• Reread #3
• Rating: 5 stars
• Review: coming soon!
• November 9 by Colleen Hoover
• Rating: I will include my rating in my review. I have yet to decide what I think.
• Review: extensive review coming soon!
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
• Rating: 3 stars
• Review: coming soon!
• Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover
• Rating: I will include my rating in my review. I have yet to decide what I think.
• Review: coming soon!
• Geekerella by Ashley Poston
• Rating: 5 stars
• Review: coming soon!
• Through the Woods by Emily Carrol
• Rating: 5 stars
• Review: coming soon!
• Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills
• Rating: 5 stars
• Review: coming soon!

Favorite Books: ACOFAS, Bring Me Their Hearts, Foolish Hearts, Geekerella, & The Prince and the Dressmaker -- I can't decide
#1 Favorite: ACOFAS (duh)

Least Favorite: The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Number of Pages Read: 3,350

Happy reading!

Olivia

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April 2018 Reading Wrap Up

Hey, guys!

     This past month was so freaking hectic! I finished my exams and final projects yesterday, May 1, and I'm just so thrilled to be done. This break is long overdue. I have so many exciting things in store for you all. So many fun projects. Stay tuned! Until then, here are the books that I finished this past month! I'm so surprised that I read all of these! I literally had no time at all to myself. 

1. Rugrats #1 by Box Brown, Lisa SuBois, and Jorge Corona
2. The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
3. Gain by Richard Powers
4. Atonement by Ian McEwan
5. Moonstruck #1 by Grace Ellis, Shae Beagle, and Kate Leth
6. Eggsistential Thoughts by Gudetama the Lazy Egg by Francesco Sedita
7. Gudetama's Guide to Life by Francesco Sedita
8. Saga Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

# of Graphic Novels: 5

# of School Texts: 2

# of ARCs: 2

# of "fun" books: 3

Favorite Book Read: Saga Volume 4 by Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan

Least Favorite Book Read: Gain by Richard Powers --I HATE THIS BOOK

Number of Pages Read: 1,446

Happy reading!

Olivia

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March 2018 Reading Wrap Up

Hey, guys!

Today I'm bringing you my March reading wrap up. I've read much more than I thought I would. Thank God for spring break. This month I managed to read 2 single issue comics and 11 books. I will have reviews for each book soon, so stay tuned! 

• Summer Constellations by Alisha Sevigny
• 4.75 stars
• Review coming May 1
• The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint Exupery
• 5 stars
• (not pictured) Blindness by Jose Saramago
• No rating
• (not pictured) The Princess Saves Herself In This One by Amanda Lovelace
• 4.75 stars
• Runaways (2017~) #5 by Kris Anka and Rainbow Rowell
• 4.5 stars
• Runaways (2017~) #6 by Kris Anka and Rainbow Rowell
• 4.5 stars
• Whisper by Lynnette Noni
• 3 stars
• Review coming May 2
• (reread/first time listening) Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
• 4 stars
• The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
• 5 stars
• (not pictured) MAMA: A True Story, in which a Baby Hippo Loses His Mama During a Tsunami, but Finds a New Home, and a New Mama by Jeanette Winter
• 4 stars
• The Creature of the Pines (The Unicorn Rescue Society #1) by Adam Gitwitz
• 4 stars
• Review coming April 3!
• The Basque Dragon (The Unicorn Rescue Society #2) by Adam Gitwitz
• 4 stars
• Review coming July 10!
• A Visit to the Impossible Lands by Holly Black (short story)
• 5 stars
• (not pictured) Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
• No rating - for school

# of Graphic Novels: 2 + one children's picture book

# of School Texts: 3

# of ARCs: 4

# of "fun" books: 6

Favorite Book Read: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black!

Least Favorite Book Read: Blindness by Jose Saramago

Number of Pages Read: 2,570 pages

I also managed to acquire an excessive amount of books this month. If you'd like to check those books out, you can see that post {here}. 

I'm  also currently reading way too many books. I will be posting that blog post next week. Stay tuned for that!

I'm also currently hosting a giveaway. If you'd like to enter, click {here} for the blog post or {here} for the Instagram post. 

Happy reading!

Olivia

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January 2018 Reading Wrap Up + Currently Reading

Hey, guys!

     This month has been a crazy productive reading month.. but not really. I've been working on reading Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo for the longest time, but I've also managed to procrastinate everything with graphic novels! Hooray! I've also managed to finish 2 books for my classes and read too much boring textbook stuff. Today I'm going to share with you what I'm reading and listening to and about the books I read this month!

1. Quests For Glory (The School For Good & Evil: The Camelot Years #1) by Soman Chainani
• 4.5 stars
• Review coming soon!
2. Rebel With A Cupcake by Anna Mainwaring
• 3 stars
• Review coming soon!
3. A Good Cry by Nikki Giovanni
• 3 stars
• This was an ok poetry and prose anthology, but there were only 3 poems that I actually liked enough to be excited about them.
4. Turn of the Screw by Henry James 
• I HATE THIS BOOK
• I will not review this book. It would be a giant bash fest + uneducated psychological assumptions. 
5. Friendship to the Max (Lumberjanes #2) by Noelle Stevenson
• 4.5 stars
6. Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy Volume 1 by Chyna Clungston Flores
• 4.5 stars
7. The Faust Act (The Wicked & The Divine #1) by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (Illustrations), Matt Wilson (Colorist), Clayton Cowles
• 5 stars
8. Fandemonium (The Wicked & The Divine #2) by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (Illustrations), Matt Wilson (Colorist), Clayton Cowles
• 5 stars
9. Commercial Suicide (The Wicked & The Divine #3) by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (Illustrations), Matt Wilson (Colorist), Clayton Cowles
• 4 stars
10. Rising Action (The Wicked & The Divine #4) by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (Illustrations), Matt Wilson (Colorist), Clayton Cowles
• 4 stars
11. Imperial Phase Part 1 (The Wicked & The Divine #5) by  Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (Illustrations), Matt Wilson (Colorist), Clayton Cowles
• 5 stars
12. Imperial Phase Part 2 (The Wicked & The Divine #6) by  Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (Illustrations), Matt Wilson (Colorist), Clayton Cowles
• 5 stars
13. One Weird Trick (Sex Criminals Volume 1) by Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky 
• 4 stars
14. A Terrible Plan (Lumberjanes #3) by Noelle Stevenson
• 4 stars
15. Two Worlds, One Cop (Sex Criminals Volume 2) by Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarksy
• 3 stars
16. Don Quixote Book 1 by Cervantes
• I DON'T LIKE THIS BOOK EITHER! This was for class.
• I will not review this book. 

      I'm really behind on reviews, but I'm working hard to get some churned out. School takes up all of my time and I barely have any time to read at all. The only reason I could read this much was because I took a 5-hour break to binge the graphic novels. I really should have done my homework that day... Oops...

Currently Reading:

I also really wanted to show you guys the books I'm currently reading. There are quite a few and most are for classes, but whatever. Here they are!

1. Girl Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
• CR // 91/169
• I've already read half of this book for my second literature class and I actually really enjoy it. This book instigates a great discussion on mental health and mental health in the 1960s. 
2. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
• CR// 246/546
• I've been reading this since the beginning of January, but school has stopped me from fully allowing myself to be immersed in it. I really want to continue, but every time I continue, I get irresponsible and want to just sit down and read instead of doing homework. I looove it though. I can't wait for a break to finish it. 
3. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
• CR// 0/329
• I'm starting this book this weekend for one of my literature classes, so hopefully, it was better than Don Quixote... 
4. Sass & Sorcery (Rat Queens Volume 1) by Kurtis J. Wiebe & Roc Upchurch
• CR// 46/128
• I started this today to pass the time before my hair appointment and I'm intrigued to say the least. 
5. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
• CR// 305/374
• Reread + first time listening buddy read with my boyfriend

These don't include the books that are on my currently reading shelf that I've put on hold. I'll get to them, but I'm still waiting.

I'm really excited to finish these books. 

What did you read in January? What are you going to read next?

Happy reading!

Olivia

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