April’s Wrap Up + Book Haul + May TBR

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!

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

Massive Wrap Up for September and October + November’s TBR!

Good day to you! It is I, the urban legend of book bloggers back once again from the hiatus sea. I’ve realized I never got to do a wrap up for September and we are totally still in schedule for an October one, so why not do both in the same post, right? =D It will save time for everyone, yay!

September

Wrap Up

*titles with links are already reviewed, isn’t this a miracle?!! =O*

So, September was a crazy reading month for me. I do promise I kept my life on its regular tracks and that I didn’t skip work to read as I say that I’ve read 26 books that month.

I’ve broken another reading record, haha!

• The Talented Mr. Rivers, by HelenKay Dimon (Tough Love #2) – read from Aug 31th to Sept 3^rd | 5 stars
• The Deeper He Hurts, by Lynda Aicher (Kick #2) – read on Sept 3^rd | 4 stars
• The Merchant and the Clergyman, by Bonnie Dee & Summer Devon – read on Sept. 6^th | 5 stars
• Never Been Bitten, by Tavia Lark (Vampire Delivery Service Book 1) – read on Sept. 9^th | 4 stars
• Wild Pitch, by Sloan Johnson (Homeruns #1) – read from Sept. 9^th to 11^th | 5 stars
• The Dream Protocol, by Adara Quick (Descent #1) – read from Sept. 11^th to 14^th | 4 stars
• Eros, by Helen Harper (Olympiana #1) – read from Sept. 14^th to 16^th | 5 stars
• Omega’s Touch, by Wolf Specter & Jacklyn Black (Anima Sanator #1) – read on Sept. 17^th | 3 stars
• The Baby Pact, Wolf Specter & Rosa Swann (The Baby Pact Trilogy #1) – read on Sept. 17^th | 4 stars
• The Siren, by Kiera Cass – read from Sept. 13^th to 18^th | 3 stars
• Entered on the Bayou, by Lilah K. Broussard (Steamy Swamp Werewolves #1) – read on Sept. 18^th | 2 stars
• Gay and Pregnant – The Spy Who Seduced Me series, by Andrew Burns – read on Sept. 18^th | 1 star
• Why Love Matters, by Jay Northcote – read on Sept. 18^th | 5 stars
• Winterball, by Holley Trent (Den of Sin #10) – read on Sept. 18^th | 5 stars
• Taboo Graduation Night, by Jack Woolf – read on Sept. 19^th | 3 stars
• Jumping In, by Cardeno C. (ALPHAS #6) – read on Sept. 19^th | 4 stars
• Police Force, by Jack Woolf – read on Sept. 19^th | 4 stars
• Lucas e Nicolas, by Gabriel Spits [BR book] – read from Sept. 19^th to 20^th | 5 stars
• Bad Boy, by Jamie Lake (Naughty at Night #1) – read on Sept. 20^th | 1 star
• Attracting Anthony, by Amber Kell (Moon Pack #1) – read on Sept. 22^th | 4 stars
• Only For You, by Chad Lane (Only For You #1) – read on Sept. 22^th | 5 stars
• Behind His Artist, by Lisa Newman – read on Sept. 22^th | 1 star
• More Than Friends, by Aria Grace (More Than Friends #1) – read on Sept. 23^th | 4 stars
• Drunk in Love, by Aria Grace (More Than Friends #2) – read from Sept. 23^th to 24^th | 5 stars
• The Lost Hero, by Rick Riordan (The Heroes of Olympus #1) – read from Sept. 21^th to 26^th | 5 stars
• Kindred Spirits, by Rainbow Rowell – read on Sept. 26^th | 5 stars

 

Unfortunately, I can’t remember if I bought any books that particular month or if I bought something in October, so no Book Hauls =( Sorry, my memory sucks! I used to document each book bought on a word doc, but oh well. I think I’ll go back to it on December, haha!

October

Wrap Up

In October, I didn’t manage to read so many books as in September because of my Game of Thrones Challenge, but I read all the mangas I hadn’t in the previous month in between the bloody pages of GOT, oops! So I’ve read only 6 books… But also 26 volumes of manga, haha!

 

the reacion of all my off-line friends to this info

 

I have been asked where in all seven hells I have managed to squeeze in so many mangas in the middle of a Game of Thrones challenge, but I’m not really allowed to talk about my time turning abilities? Hahaha! No, seriously, I don’t have a good explanation, sorry =/

Books

• A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire #1) – read from Sept. 27^th to Oct. 4^th | 4 stars
• A Clash of Kings, by George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire #2) – read from Oct. 4^th to 10^th | 4 stars
• A Storm of Swords, by George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire #3) – read from Oct. 10^th to 17^th | 4 stars
• A Feast for Crows, by George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire #4) – read from Oct. 18^th to 24^th | 2 stars
• A Dance with Dragons, by George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire #5) – read from Oct. 24^th to 27^th | 5 stars
• Nobody’s Goddess, by Amy McNulty (Never Veil #1) – read from Oct. 16^th to 29^th | 5 stars

 

Mangas

*I forgone the reading dates because I usually read a manga volume in 20 minutes =)

• Not Equal, by Reibun Ike (2 volumes) | 4 stars
• Kiss Blue, by Keiko Kinoshita (2 volumes) | 3 stars
• Amayakana Toge, by Kano Miyamoto | 3 stars
• Sweet Chapel, by Junta Mio | 5 stars
• 3-manen no Kareshi, by Junta Mio | 5 stars
• Uwasa No Oujisama, by Junta Mio | 5 stars
• Sweet Tears, by Junta Mio | 4 stars
• Love Monster, by Junta Mio | 5 stars
• Sugar Pain, by Junta Mio | 4 stars
• Smile Kudasai, by Junta Mio | 4 stars
• Best Ending?, by Junta Mio | 5 stars
• Kuroneko Kareshi no Aishikata, by Aya Sakyo (2 volumes) | 4 stars
• Kami-sama Onegai!, by Junta Mio | 4 stars
• Oboreru Hitomi, by Garasu Hino | 4 stars
• Houkago no Love Call, by Kyou Kitazawa | 4 stars
• Eroman – Kami to Pen to Sex to!!, by Delico Psyche | 2 stars
• Kuroneko Kareshi no Afurekata, by Aya Sakyo (2 volumes) | 4 stars
• Kuroneko Kareshi no Ouji Sama, by Aya Sakyo | 4 stars
• Fukigen Kareshi no Nadamekata, by Aya Sakyo | 5 stars
• Roman Gousha, by Kyou Kitazawa | 4 stars
• Hanazono no Kioku, by Garasu Hino | 4 stars
• Seinen wa Ai o Kou, by Garasu Hino | 4 stars

 

I promise I slowed myself down on November – we are on the 12^th and I’ve only finished three books and no mangas! I’m behaving… For now? Hahaha!

I don’t have anything fancy planned to November yet, but in my TBR you’ll definitely find…

November TBR

• Last Wish, by Helen Harper (Highland Magic #4) – currently-reading
• The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde – currently-reading
• Fall Far from the Tree, by Amy McNulty
• Josie’s Coat, by Amy McNulty
• The Farther He Runs, by Lynda Aicher

After I knock these down, I’ll just be a rebel and fish all the lovely books I’ve received this year from authors and publishers that remain unread for a reason or another and start a slow and steady process of reading and reviewing them all. #ambitious

BONUS: The next reviews you can expect to see here are for the Never Veil series =D

That’s it, guys! Once again, thanks so much for sticking around until the end of the post, I know I have been writing too much, oops! Love you all!

What I have been reading during my hiatus

Hello! It’s been a while, haha! I was taking a look on my last posts and I realized I didn’t post a wrap up on SUCH A LONG TIME =O I mean, ok, I don’t post at all in a long time, but not even on my last active month blogging, I don’t post a wrap up since June, oops! Haha!

Well, I’m going to totally ignore the books I bought during this time, focusing on the ones I have read and how I’ll try to review them all 🙂

JUNE WRAP UP

BOOKS

I’ve read 15 books and 3 mangas on June – I know, pretty low comparing to April and May, ugh! My job stole a lot of my reading time besides all of my energy, haha!

• It’s Not Your Journey, by Rebecca Lombardo;
• The Way to Game The Walk of Shame, by Jenn P. Nguyen;
• The Reluctant Sacrifice, by Kerr-Ann Dempster;
• The Harder He Falls, by Lynda Aicher;
• Maisy and the Mystery Manor, by Elizabeth Woodrum;
• The Dreamer, by E. L. Mellow;
• Grimm & White, by Emily Ann Hansen;
• Daughter of Magic, by Teresa Roman;
• Black Water Tales: The Unwanted, by JeanNicole Rivers;
• Eyes Only For Me, by Andrew Grey;
• Alice In Wonderland (My Little Golden Book);
• 27 Days to Midnight, by Kristine Kruppa;
• Boyband, by Jacqueline E. Smith;
• Backstage, by Jacqueline E. Smith;
• Werewolf Happy Hour, by Tavia Lark;
• A Game of Cat & Wolf, by Tavia Lark;

MANGAS

• Kuroneko Kareshi no Amaekata, by Aya Sakyo
• Kuroneko Kareshi no Nakasekata, by Aya Sakyo
• Jackass! – Sawatte Ii tte Dare ga Itta yo?, by Scarlet Beriko

JULY AND AUGUST WRAP UP (so far)

July and August weren’t my months to live, so it’s to be expected that they weren’t my reading months either. This is all that I have read until today and I don’t trust myself to finish more books until the end of August – one day at a time, right? Hahaha!

• The Fox and The Grapes (childhood fairy tale)
• A Frozen Heart, by Elizabeth Rudnick
• Melophobia, by James Morris
• Wonder, by R. J. Palacio
• Emma, by Jane Austen
• Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things, by Martina McAtee
• Weekend Lovers, by Kiriko Fuwa (manga)
• The Journalists – Disney Comic Book Special
• Two Pokémon Guides on Pokémon Alpha Sapphire & Omega Ruby

Yup, from the very same person with 20 books read in the same month, we now have 5 in two months. I’m such a winner. #sarcasm

What I’m currently reading? I’m trying to rule out my started books from “before” all this. I’m missing only 100 pages until the end of Daughter of Smoke and Bone, I just started Dark Dreams and Dead Things – which, so far, is not doing any justice to the first book – and I’m on the middle of Frankenstein. I’m reading the last one with Jess from Mud and Stars, so I can say with ease that this one I shall finish until the end of the month, haha! Btw, do you guys know Jess, right? If you don’t, well, please go follow her. She is BRILLIANT, both as a blogger and as a person ❤ Love you, Jess!! *–*

Well, now, you may be wondering: “hmm, so many books, Annelise! What about the reviews?”. Good question. What about the reviews.

Honestly? I will first review books that were sent to me and then books from my book club with Jess. Then, I’ll try to review all the others. If for some reason the fate allows me to succeed, I’ll review the mangas. If that also goes according to plan, I will review the comic books. Deal? 🙂

Oh, but of course that you can totally ask me for specifically reviews inside this list! I want you to guys to be as happy as I am trying to be, haha! ❤

That’s it for now. I won’t make any promises, as this didn’t go well in the past, but I’ll be around, haha! What have you been reading on those past few months? 😀

See you later and love you!

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 🙂

Favorites of the month 🙂 Please add here The Quartermaster & The Marquis’ Son. I did this collage on Instagram moments before I decided to keep reading it and finished it quite by accident, haha!

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!

from my Instagram 🙂

• 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!!

also from my Insta!

• 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??