Showing posts with label 2014 monthly wrap up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2014 monthly wrap up. Show all posts

Monday, December 1, 2014

November 2014 Wrap-Up

November was a very strange month for reading because of NaNoWriMo. I'd planned on just writing a smaller amount then normal and take time to write and read - but I forgot how addictive over achieving is. So that plan, quickly, dissolved.
  • The Raven Boys (Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater (5/5)
  • Click-Clack the Rattlebag by Neil Gaiman (4/5)
  • Hawkeye, Vol 3: LA Women by Matt Fraction (5.5)
  • Hawkeye: #13, #15, #17, #19 by Matt Fraction, and illustrator/artists (4/5)
  • The Wicked and the Divine #3 by Kieron Gillen (4/5)
  • The Dream Thieves (Raven Cycle #2) by Maggie Stiefvater (5/5)
  • White Cat (Curse Workers #1) by Holly Black (5/5)
  • Red Gloves (Curse Workers #2) by Holly Black (5/5)
  • Black Heart (Curse Workers #3) by Holly Black (5/5)
  • Chew, Vol. 3: Just Desserts by John Layman (4/5)
  • Howls' Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle #1) Diana Wynne Jones (5/5)
  • Three to Ride by Sophie Oaks (2/5)
  • Siren Beloved (Texas Sirens #4) by Sophie Oaks (3/5)
  • No Plot? No Problem: Revised and Expanded by Chris Baty (5/5)
  • The Siren (The Original Sinners #1) by Tiffany Reisz (4/5)
  • Wallbanger (Cocktail #1) by Alice Clayton
  • Girl in Love (Kylie Ryans #3) by Caisey Quinn
  • An On Dublin Street Christmas (#1.1) by Samantha Young
  • Until Fountain Bridge (On Dublin Street #1.5) by Samantha Young
If I've counted right, I read 22 things this month. Considering it was NaNoWriMo and I also wrote 300k+ words, I'm very pleased with this. A few were single issue comics, and I think I won't count them towards my reading challenge on goodreads last year. I can't decide (any opinions?)

Anyway - I really enjoyed quite a few of the books I read this month, even though it feels like I read some of them months ago, instead of just a month ago. Stills, out of all of these books, I'd have to say The Raven Boys and The Dream Thieves were my favorite - I'm loving this series and I can't wait to read the third on. They're incredible and I'm still surprised at how hard I feel for these books.

The Hawkeye comics are also pretty incredible, I'm loving them and am in denial about them ending (two issues left right? Or is it over? I don't want to check). And the Curse Workers series was really good, and I marathoned them in like eight hours, I think. Howl's Moving Castle was breathtaking and the fantasy world was incredible. Though, I do think I enjoy the movie more, which is rare, but it's just so good (I watched that, in full, for the first time this month as well).

I also read some predictable romance, towards the end, just because I was feeling so burnt out. On everything. Writing, reading, I couldn't even try to watch a TV show. I'm still kind of in that mood, so the beginning of December will probably be filled with some romance - but I can't fault them. Sometimes you just need some light, fluffy stuff to read, right?

How did your month go? Reading and otherwise? Have you read any of these books and how did you feel? I hope you had a great month! And my December TBR(ish) post should be up tomorrow).

Monday, September 1, 2014

August 2014 Wrap-Up



August was a really good reading month for me, especially considering I only really read for half of the month. And a lot of it was very good.
  • The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
  • Say Her Name by James Dawson
  • Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss #1) by Stephanie Perkins
  • Mortal Danger (Immortal Game #1) by Ann Aguirre (had started before)
  • Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss #2) by Stephanie Perkins
  • Unlocked by John Scalzi
  • The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicles #1) by Patrick Rothfuss (had started previously)
  • Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna and the French Kiss #3) by Stephanie Perkins
  • My Drunk Kitchen by Hannah Hart
  • Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices: Manga #1) by Clare & HyeKyung Baek
  • Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Manga (PJM #2) by Riordan & multiple others
  • Sex Criminals, Volume One by Matt Fraction & Chris Zdarsky
  • Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices: Manga #2) by Clare & HyeKyung Baek
  • Clockwork Princess (Infernal Devices Manga #3) by Clare & HyeKyung Baek
  • Gil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez
  • Helen and Troy's Epic Road Quest by A. Lee Martinez
  • On Dublin Street (On Dublin Street #1) by Samantha Young
  • Wife By Wednesday (Weekday Brides #1) by Catherine Bybee
  • Married by Monday (Weekday Brides #2) by Catherine Bybee
  • Fiancee by Friday (Weekday Brides #3) by Catherine Bybee
  • Ariel: The Restored Edition by Sylvia Plath
  • The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde

I finally finished The Name of the Wind! Finally. And it was amazing and incredible and I'm sure surprised it was a slower read, but I think I might take a break before trying to read the second one. Mostly because it is over 1,000 pages, if memory serves, and also there's no release date yet on the third and that saddens me. 

I read a lot of good things this month, Ariel: The Restored Edition was incredible, but I still think my favorite of the month was the very first thing I read, because I still catch myself thinking about it randomly. The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black, which isn't out until January, so I'll be sitting here waiting to squeal with everyone else, I've always been a sucker for fae things.

This month I'll, hopefully, be putting up more reviews and catching up on the mini-review front. Now - onto what I posted throughout the month!





Reviews:
Open Road Summer by Emery Lord

Memes/Other:

Read-A-Thons 
Bout of Books