Um, how is March over already? I can’t believe it’s April. My birthday is in 12 days and I’m so not ready to get a year older. I’m going to be closer to 30 than 20 and I am having a serious quarter life crisis. Send help!
I AM ALSO OFFICIALLY FREAKING OUT BECAUSE
WHAT THE HECK YOU GUYS IM SO OVERWHELMED RIGHT NOW
Thank you all so, so, so much for joining me on this new adventure of blogging. I honestly thought I’d just be speaking into the void and whilst that would have still been okay having people to interact with has made this experience even more wonderful.
BOOKS I BOUGHT
I’m just gonna include physicals, because we’ll be here all day if I listed all the digital copies.
Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld // Illuminae by Aime Kaufman & Jay Kristoff // Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman // Iron Trial by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare // Passenger by Alexandra Bracken // My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier // Firstlife by Gena Showalter // The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks // The Sidekicks by Will Kostakis // The Rule of Thoughts by James Dashner // Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
My bank account did definitely not appreciate my reading slump ending.
BOOKS I READ/REVIEWED
This was officially my first month getting back into reading after a year long slump and I am quite proud of what I managed to accomplish! Given the majority of the books I read where short stories or graphic novels, but STILL. Considering my non existent attention span, I think I did alright 😉 I am hoping to do even better in April and read more full length books.
Total books read: 20
You know the drill. Clicking on a cover = Goodreads.
A Fierce and Subtle Poison review (★★★★★) // In The Afterlight (★★★★★) // Camp Midnight review (★★★★★) // Anya’s Ghost review (★★★★☆)
Amulet, Vol 1: The Stonekeeper review (★★★★★) // Wytches review (★★★★☆) // A Rose for Emily (★★★★☆) // Deadpool,Vol 2: Soul Hunter (★★★★☆)
Inside the Wall review (★★★★☆) // Ghost of a Chance review (★★★★☆) // Through the Woods review (★★★★☆) // The Raven review (★★★★☆)
Can You Keep A Secret? review (★★★★☆) // The Yellow Wall-Paper review (★★★★★) // Highway 7 review (★★★☆☆) // The Beauty review (★★★★☆)
Sparks Rise review (★★★★☆) // Never Fade (★★★★★) // The Sword of Summer review (★★★★☆) // Proposal review (★★★★★)
My favourite read of this month was definitely The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gillman. It had such a profound impact on me. I will never forget it or its’ message. A Fierce and Subtle Poison, Can You Keep A Secret?, In The Afterlight, Amulet and Camp Midnight were other highlights of this month!
OTHER MARCH POSTS
Book Tags:
Myself in 5 Characters // The Secret Life of a Book Blogger // 3 Days, 3 Quotes – 1, 2, 3 // Totally Should’ve… // Intergalactic // Kiss Me, I’m Irish!
Top Ten Tuesday:
10 Recent 5 Star Reads // 10 Books I Love but Haven’t Talked About Enough // 10 Books on my Spring Autumn TBR
Waiting on Wednesday:
The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo #1) by Rick Riordan // Gemina (The Illuminae Files #2)
Stacking the Shelves:
Sunday Post:
Misc:
March 27: Weekly Wrap Up // It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? // Feature & Follow: 10 Favourite Covers // My Top 5 Young Adult Horrors
I hope you all had a fantastic March and have an even better April xx
You had a great March! So many books to add to my TBR right now… Have a great April. My March Wrap-Up
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Haha yay! Thank you ❤
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Wow! You read so many books this month. How did you manage?
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I’m not sure, tbh haha! I suppose it helps that I don’t have to worry about school and things like that. And a lot were graphic novels and I read those so quickly.
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You and I enjoy a LOT of the same things, it’s awesome. I really gotta pick up the trade paperback of wytches. I have the first issue that I got on Free Comic Book Day last year & I loved it. And Deadpool!!! And Through The Woods!!! I love your collection you’ve got there.
Here’s to a happy April!!
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Ahh yes! Yay for us both having great taste 😉 Wytches was sooo good. It was super dark and gritty. There were a few bits that confused me, but holy crap it was intense. Thank you!! You too ❤
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Wow, you had a great March! 😀 I love Through the Woods – the art is freaking beautiful and the stories very creepy. It’s one of my favourites! ❤
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I loved it so so so much. I read it on my Kindle and really want to get my hands on a physical copy because the art was so stunning.
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I have the physical copy and it’s wonderful! I would really recommend you get it.
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You did more than alright. Wow, 20 books, well done!
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Haha, thank you!
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Wow! You definitely had a fantastic month, and you have brought a number of wonderful books. I received ‘Firstlife’ as a present in March as well and I am looking forward to reading it 🙂
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I forgot how great (and addicting) it is buying books, haha. Ooh yay! Hopefully we’ll both enjoy it!
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I so badly want to read a Fierce and Subtle poison.. and *gasp* you’ve got pretty books!!
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It was soooo good!! I hope you love it when you get to it! And haha yes. I forgot how addicting it was buying books.
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Holy penguins, you read 20?!?!?! books! That’s so freaking epic, congratulations–especially after a year long slump!
ALSO, YAYAYAYAYAY for the awesome amount of followers! You tooooootes rock people’s socks (toe, ankle, no-see, knee….) so I can totally understand why so many peeps luffs you! Still, awesome job–here’s hoping for many more great months to come!
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Heeeeh, thank you! Most were graphic novels, but still. I’m claiming it as a win 😉
Thank you so much!!! ❤ I'm really excited to continue my blogging adventure.
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No worries, I’d claim it as a win too! ❤
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Oh, you had a great month! Lots of wonderful books read! Happy early birthday, and here’s to a fantastic April! 🙂
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Thank you so much ❤
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Wow, that’s a lot of books. I hope you like Illuminae. I thought it was a fun book. Happy April!
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I read Illuminae last month on my Kindle and I absolutely fell in love with it. I had to go pick up a physical copy because it was soo beautiful. Thank you!
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You got so many good books this month! I really need to get to Illuminae, I’m so behind on my 2015 reads.
Also, you read 20 books this month? Go you!
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I would marry Illuminae if it was possible, haha. I hope you love it!!
Ahh thank you! Most where graphic novels which I read so quickly, but I’m still counting it as a win haha.
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I have heard nothing but good things, I think I keep putting it off because it looks so deceptively massive.
No judgement, I count my graphic novel reads too. =)
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I put it off for a while because of that too. I have a really hard time staying focused, but it really kept my attention and was a super quick read. Haha, yay!
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Damn, what a great reading month! Some beautiful books too. 🙂
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Haha, yes, thank you!! Right 😍!!
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Looks like you had a great month! I bought Firstlife and Passenger but I haven’t read either of them yet! A few of the other books you bought are on my TBR, but I haven’t gotten them yet. 🙂 Oh and happy early birthday!!
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I’m hoping to get to them this month, but I’m also really bad at sticking to TBR plans so we’ll see, haha. Thank you so much!
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I’m the same way! I don’t even usually bother with planning out what books to read next because I never end up sticking to those plans.
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Haha same here! I’m trying to be more organised so I have a vague idea of what I want to read, but I highly doubt I’ll end up sticking to it.
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Congrats on 100 followers and also happy early birthday! You had a great month for reading!! I’m not going to lie, I’m jealous you hauled Illuminae! I’ve been wanting to buy that ever since I read it but I keep buying books I haven’t read yet instead! AH! I’m sure I’ll cave in sooner rather than later because that book is mesmerizing. It must be mine, haha! I also have been super interested in checking out Through the Woods! It looks so amazing!
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Thank you so much ❤ I love Illuminae. I had a copy on my Kindle but it was just too beautiful for me to not also buy a physical copy. I hope you can get to it soon! Through the Woods was soo great! Super creepy with beautiful art.
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Great March Wrap up post and congrats for the 100+ followers.. you have an amazing blog! Also happy birthday, age is just a number and all that xD Hope you have a great April xoxo
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Thanks so much!! And haha yes. I don’t act or look my age, so that helps 😉
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Congratulations on 100 followers! Your blog is really awesome 😀
Ooh I see you bought Zeroes! Tell me what you think about it as I am kind on the fence about whether to buy it! It looks like you had a brilliant month and I hope you have another brilliant want for April:D
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Thank you so, so much!! I’ll let you know how I go with Zeroes! I have no idea when I’ll get to it, but I’m trying to read more of my actual physical books this year so hopefully I can get to it soon.
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You read 20 books!!?? TEACH ME YOUR WAYS YOU MAGICAL WIZARD! Lol. Seriously, how did you do it?? The most I’ve ever read in a month was 15 and that was three years ago. And I’m glad you enjoyed The Darkest Minds trilogy, it’s one of my favorites! 🙂
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I don’t think I’ve ever been called a magical wizard before, what a compliment! A lot were graphic novels and I can just read those super quickly. Also I don’t need to worry about school things so that’s definitely a huge plus haha. I love The Darkest Minds series so much!!! I’m so sad it’s over, but it had such a perfect ending.
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20 books! That’s so amazing, and I’m glad you got back into reading after a year-long slump. I actually haven’t read anything featured here (for shame!) but I’m super curious about Alexandra Bracken’s books. Did you read Passenger?
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Thank you so much! So am I! I forgot how much I loved reading. Haha, aw that’s okay! A lot were comics/graphic novels. I love Alexandra. I’m yet to read Passenger because I’m terrible at actually reading the books I buy, but I’m hoping to get to it this month!
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God I am WITH YOU with not reading books I’ve bought. Thank god for libraries where I can just return books and not have to read them and it’s all free…
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Congrats on the 100 followers!! Always such a great feeling getting that little notification from WordPress!! And such an awesome reading month!! So many books!!! I love that you loved In The Afterlight so much!! The Darkest Minds is one of my fav series!
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Thank you so much! It was so wonderful! I had no idea what to even expect when I made this blog, but it’s been one of the best decisions I’ve made! And I love TDM so much too! I’m so sad it’s over, but I’m so happy it had such a perfect ending.
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