Hi, peeps! Welcome to my bookish account’s clearing for April =D We have a wrap up, a shy book haul and a TBR for May =D Follow me!
Category: Monthly Book Haul
March’s Wrap Up + Book Haul + April TBR
THE TIME HAS ARRIVED, PEEPS. March is over, the math is done and we’ll finally know how this panda fared in this last reading month =D You’ll also find which books I got for exchanged bamboos (they are precious, just saying!) and my TBR list for April in this post ❤
February’s Wrap Up + Book Haul + March TBR
Good afternoon, peeps! Welcome to my last post for the day =) It’s my disappointing wrap up for February. This was a reaaally slow month for me – I hope to make up for it on March!
January’s Wrap Up + Book Haul (a post so delayed it almost became an urban legend)
OMG, HOW LATE AM I TO DO THIS?! HAHAHAHAH
Anyway, hello! Welcome to my *ridiculously late* January Wrap Up! ❤ This was a lovely month for this panda in all aspects: reading, living and being generally happy, haha! But time urges and this post will be kind of long, so let’s shall not delay!
December’s Wrap Up + Book Haul + January TBR
Good evening, again! I was going to post this tomorrow, but when I saw all my productiveness during the holidays’ month, I couldn’t wait to share my happiness over being full back on blogging, haha!
In December, I kept last month’s statistics by reading 11 books, 4 mangas and 1 comic book. Okay, so I read way less manga, but I’m proud of myself. This month was CRAZY busy, of course, so I feel like a champ for not dropping my reading stats, haha!
November’s Wrap Up + Book Haul + December’s TBR!
Hello, beautiful people! Welcome to my November Wrap Up and thanks for being here today ❤ All in all, November was pretty good for me, being my first month where I felt in control of my life since I started the new job and since I lost my beautiful darling Lady. The month flew off the window and I can’t believe we have just 23 days now until Christmas ❤ I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE MY FAMILY AGAIN! ❤ ❤
Soo, November was a so-so month for my standards. I’ve read 10 books, 22 volumes of manga and a comic book. I should have known I wouldn’t be able to beat my records of September (book-wise, haha!) and October (pages-wise, haha!). Maybe my reading slumped a little exactly because of all the intensity of the other months… #mystery
May Wrap Up + Book Haul – in which I read a lot and bought nothing… Again.
Hello, there! Welcome to my Wrap Up for May! I must warn you that many books flew through my hands and I’m very proud of it, haha!
WRAP UP
I’ve read 20 books and 2 mangas this month 🙂 I think I had a pretty productive month even with a holiday, some colds and my new job that started last Wednesday!
BOOKS
To consult the reviews, just click the link 🙂 I’ll update this post as the reviews go up! And yes, no paperbacks, sorry 
- Daughter of the Sun, by Zoe Kalo [4 stars]
- The Hidden Life, by Erin Noelle [4 stars]
- Hexbreaker, by Jordan L. Hawk [5 stars]
- Kiss Kill Love Him Still, by Jamie Blair & Dawn Rae Miller [5 stars]
- Murder Madness Such Sweet Sadness, by Jamie Blair & Dawn Rae Miller [5 stars]
- Rightfully His Omega, by Angelique Voisen [3 stars]
- Prey Mate, by Bailey Bradford [4 stars]
- The Luthier’s Apprentice, by Mayra Calvani [3 stars]
- Asleep, by Krystal Wade [3 stars]
- Kisses On A Paper Airplane, by Sarah Vance-Tompkins [5 stars]
- Winging It, by Cate Cameron [5 stars]
- Wasted Words, by Staci Hart [5 stars]
- Keeper of Pleas, by Annelie Wendeberg [4 stars]
- The Only Option, by Megan Derr [5 stars]
- Mr. and Mr. Smith, by HelenKay Dimon [5 stars]
- Trust the Focus, by Megan Erickson [5 stars]
- Veiled Threat, by Helen Harper [5 stars]
- Maisy and the Missing Mice, by Elizabeth Woodrum [4 stars]
- Maisy and the Money Marauder, by Elizabeth Woodrum [5 stars]
- The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror, by Joyce Carol Oates [2 stars]
MANGA
- Kuroneko Kareshi no Asobikata, by Aya Sakyo
- Nekoka Kareshi no Ayashikata, by Aya Sakyo
BOOK HAUL
I’m still on forced book buying ban. It’s been three months now and I am dying. If it weren’t for my friends, that ever so kindly sent me books and bookish goodies over the months, I’d be typing this post from an asylum or something. Really, guys: thank you so much! I can’t wait for my money to finally cash in on my own account so I can start to purchase presents for everyone! ❤
Won Books
- Eyes Only for Me, by Andrew Grey [gift from @shut.up.im.tryin.to.read ❤ Thanks so much, love!]
- The Siren, by Kiera Cass [gift from Jenny, my offline bff <3]
- Two Howls, by Sean Micheal [won at a giveaway from All Romance]
- Jumping In, by Cardeno C [won at a giveaway from All Romance]
- Finding Forever, by Linda Oaks (paperback copy) [gift from Linda herself, I LOVE YOU!!]
- The Way Home, by Linda Oaks (paperback copy) [yes, she gave me the two books that were missing on my paperback collection <3]
I also was lucky enough to win a giveaway hosted by @readingraindrops this month and receive a bunch of bookmarks from another bff, @ge_books ❤
Seriously, I have the best friends in the world ❤ Thanks, guys!
Received Books
- Enrule, by Holly Sparks
- Keeper of Pleas, by Wendeberg
- Veiled Threat, by Helen Harper
- Deer in Headlights, by Staci Hart
Failed TBR
- Death in Neverland, by Heather C. Myers
- The Secret Life of Thomas Commons, by Brittany Weekley
- Under My Skin, by Zoe Markham
I’m still going to try and squeeze in both Death in Neverland and Under My Skin on my June TBR, but let’s see how that goes, haha!
Currently reading now
- Black Water Tales: The Unwanted, by Jean Nicole Rivers
- Under the Dusty Moon, by Suzanne Sutherland
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone, by Laini Taylor
- Emma, by Jane Austen [go ahead, you can laugh]
- A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas
That was a long post, haha! How was your reading month??
April Wrap Up + Book Haul… In which I broke personal reading records and still am on book buying ban
Hello, y’all! Nice to see you around ❤ Welcome to my April wrap up! As the title suggests, I didn’t get a single new book in April, so let’s just forget this part, okay?
WRAP UP
In April, I managed to read 20 books, 11 volumes of manga and a comic book 🙂
BOOKS
To read my review for each book, just click on the respective links on the list 🙂
- The Cooper, from Bonnie Dee [5 stars]
- Annabeth Neverending, from Leyla Kader Dahm [4 stars]
- Princess of Tyrone, from Katie Hamstead [5 stars]
- The Requiem Red, from Brynn Chapman [3 stars]
- True Colors, from Krysten Lindsay Hager [3 stars]
- The Wedding Date, from Kelly Eadon [5 stars]
- Broken Down, from Amanda K. Byrne [5 stars]
- Love Me Never, from Sara Wolf [5 stars]
- Beneath the Surface, from M. A. Church [5 stars]
- The Way Home, from Linda Oaks [5 stars]
- Nobody’s Goddess, from Amy McNulty [5 stars]
- Nobody’s Lady, from Amy McNulty [4 stars]
- The Fall and Rise of Peter Stoller, from M. Pepper Langlanis [3 stars]
- Emerge, from Tobi Easton [5 stars]
- Threshold, from Jordan L. Hawk (Whyborne & Griffin #2) [5 stars]
- Omen Operation, from Taylor Brooke [4 stars]
- Painting Sky, by Rita Branches [5 stars]
- Falling Light, by Dayana Morency [2 stars]
- Seducing Jordan, by Andrea Dalling [4 stars]
- The Quartermaster and the Marquis’ Son, by A. E. Kendall [5 stars]
I’ll update this post with the missing reviews as they get ready 🙂
MANGAS
- TEN, vols. 1 &2, by Martina Peters
- Night Walk, by Kano Miyamoto
- Jackass!, by Scarlet Beriko
- Zutto Issho ni Kurashimashou, by Kyou Kitazawa
- Ijimekko no Okada-kun, by Kyou Kitazawa
- From Yesterday, by Shouko Takaku
- AV Gokko, by Kyou Kitazawa
- Smile Maker, by Scarlet Beriko
- Renai Moratorium, by Junta Mio
- Hisho to Yajuu, vol. 1, by Yuu Takahashi
I’m ridiculously late with my manga reviews, pardon me 😦
COMIC BOOK
- The Complete Alice in Wonderland, by Leah Moore, John Reppion and Erica Awano
Won Books
- King Arthur, Barnes & Noble edition – @bookish.mel was kind enough to send me her spare copy as a gift! ❤ I LOVE YOU, MEL! THANKS FOREVER!
- The Lingering Grace, by Jessica Arnold – I won an ebook copy on an Chapter by Chapter giveaway! Thanks ❤
- Kindred Spirits, by Rainbow Rowell – I won this one at a giveaway that lovely @beccareadsbooks hosted on Instagram ❤ Thank you!!
- Paper Hearts, by Hanna Peach – I won this novella from the author for being a subscriber to her blogger’s newsletter ❤
- Elementals: The Prophecy of Shadows, by Michelle Madow – I won an ebook copy of this at a giveaway on the author’s website ❤ Thank you!
- Harry Potter coloring book – I won this one at a giveaway that awesome @riddlesteashoppe hosted on Instagram ❤ THANKS SO MUCH!
Received books
I’ve received the following books in exchange for an honest review this month 🙂
- Black Water Tales: The Unwanted, by Jean Nicole Rivers
- The Golden Owl, by Lana Axe
- Alain & The Duke, by A. E. Kendall
- The Harder He Falls, by Lynda Aicher
Thanks so much to all of you!! ❤
Failed TBR
As much good that I was on April, I still failed to read some of the planned books. The reason? In two out of four cases, slacking. The other two? Family Issues. But I’ll read them someday!!
- Cracking the Career Code, from Tom Henricksen
- Anomalies, from Sadie Turner and Colette Freedman
- Ashes in Waterloo, from Olivia Andem
- Wish, from Grier Cooper
You can check my TBR for May on this post 🙂
This is pretty much it, guys! Thanks so much for reading! Have you managed to read all the books you had planned for April??
March Wrap Up + Haul!
Hello, good night! For the first time in forever my wrap up is huge and my haul non-existent.
And this is not a prank, my friends! I’ve read 19 books, 1 comic book and 8 manga volumes! So we have 28 reads for March!
I swear I had a life this month, I don’t know how I managed so many books! Almost all of them are already reviewed, all you have to do is click the links bellow 🙂 I’ll update this post as I review the books.
Wrap Up
BOOKS
- Honour Bound, by Helen Harper
- Love Me, Love Me Not, by Alyxandra Harvey
- Daughter of Chaos, by Jen McConnel
- Gods of Chaos, by Jen McConnel
- Slumber, by Christy Sloat
- Triumph of Chaos, by Jen McConnel
- Playing Defense, by Cate Cameron
- Talon, by Sybil Bartel
- Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard
- A Love for the Pages, by Joy Penny
- Object of His Desire, by Ava March
- Pleasures of Sommerville Park, by Ava March
- A Love for the Mistletoe, by Joy Penny
- Rowan of Rin, by Emily Rodda
- Rowan and the Travelers, by Emily Rodda
- Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal, by Emily Rodda
- Wilder, by G. K. De Rosa
- Wilder Destiny, by G. K. De Rosa
- Wilder Revelation, by G. K. DeRosa
COMIC BOOK
MANGAS
- Cantarella, vols. 1 and 2, by You Higuri
- Henkoi!, by Tesshin Azuma
- Oishii Otoko, by Shouko Takaku
- Sonna Kimochi ga Koi Datta, by Shouko Takaku
- Sleeping Moon, vols. 1 and 2, by Kano Miyamoto
- Signal, by Shoko Hidaka
Book Haul
None. Seriously. Just freebies. But I did won three giveaways recently and already received two of the prizes! (Things take so long to get to Brazil, haha!)
This baby was my prize from Suzanne Sutherland’s giveaway. I can’t wait to read her book next month!
And this is the prize that I won from my friends @incriativos giveaway, minus the flowers and funkos, haha! The flowers arrived on the same day, as it was my graduation ceremony day [aka last Wednesday] and the funkos are just saying hello to my new TBR books that will live with them on their shelf, haha!
Thanks so much to you all ❤
Received Books from authors
- The Reluctant Sacrifice, from Kerr-Ann Dempster (thank you!)
Failed TBR
Just because I read so many books, it doesn’t mean that I accomplished my full March TBR. Those are the books that I couldn’t even start:
- It’s Not Your Journey – Rebecca Lombardo [received from the author]
- The Carnelian Legacy – Cheryl Koevoet [received via NetGalley]
- Two Towers – J. R. R. Tolkien [bought]
And a currently-forever-reading:
- A Court of Thorns and Roses – Sarah J. Maas [bought and failed on February]
I guess that’s it for March, haha! If you missed my April TBR post, you can check it here 🙂
Thanks for reading! How was your reading month??
February Wrap Up + Book Haul!
Hi, there! February was an incredibly busy month. I travelled for two weeks and had lots to do on the other two that I was home, ugh! You think that you will have free time without a job right? No, you won’t.
Anyway, it was a full month in every possible way, haha! Let’s see how I fared it?
Wrap Up
I have read 8 books and 8 mangas, haha! I failed hard my February TBR, but oh well. And did I mention that I also failed my personal monthly reading goals? Yup. The good news is that all books are already reviewed, just click on the title to go there 😀
- Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief, from Rick Riordan [bookclub]
- Convincing Arthur, from Ava March [re-read]
- Convincing Leopold, from Ava March [re-read]
- The Answer, from D. M. Thornton [received from the author]
- Eternal Wars: Armies of Saints, from Livio Gambarini [received from the publisher]
- Carry On, from Rainbow Rowell [book jar box]
- Darkness Brutal, from Rachel A. Marks [received from YA Bound Book Tours]
- Darkness Fair, from Rachel A. Marks [received from YA Bound Book Tours]
- Sekaiichi Hatsukoi, vols. 2 to 9 [clandestine manga read]
Book Haul
- The Great Gatsby
- The Golden Book of Greek Mythology
- Pokémon Black & White, vol. 9
- Donald Duck – 80 year-old special edition
- My Little Pony coloring book
- Pokémon Trainer Guide
- Enchanted novel
- Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration, vol. 1
- Fate/Stay Night, vol. 1
- To Kill A Mockingbird
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
E-book Haul
- Threshold (Whyborne & Griffin, #2)
- Know Not Why
- Dorothy Must Die
- Frozen Charlotte
Received books
- A Love for the Pages, by Joy Penny
- Honour Bond, by Helen Harper
- Distracted, by D. M. Thornton
- Lost, by D. M. Thornton
- Orpheum, by Derek Murphy
- The Scarlet Thread, by Derek Murphy
March will be so much better. Okay, I don’t think I’ll buy so many books, but still. March will be so much better.
How was your reading February? 😀
The Book Adventures of Annelise Lestrange 