Mini Reviews: DIY #1

Hello, dearies! I’m back with another batch of mini reviews! Today’s theme is Non Fiction & DIY! =D I’ve been on the mood to read guides and DIY books, so here are more of my reviews for the ones in the DIY department!

In this post, you’ll find mini reviews for:

• Betty Barnden – The Crochet Stitch Handbook
• Debra Valencia – Embroidered Lettering
• Elizabeth Heiskell – The Southern Living Party Cookbook
• Helen Driggs – Metal Jewelry Workshop
• Shannen Chua – Huggable Amigurumi

Mini Reviews: Art #1

Hello, loved ones! I’m back with another batch of mini reviews! Today’s theme is Non Fiction & Art! =D I’ve been on the mood to read guides and DIY books, so here are my reviews for the ones in the Art department!

In this post, you’ll find mini reviews for:

• Diane Cardaci, William F Powell, Nolon Stacey – Drawing: Basic Textures in Pencil
• Jane Maday – Draw and Paint Super Cute Animals
• Jerry Yarnell – Country Scenes in Acrylic
• Véronique Sabard, Vincent Geneslay & Roger Druet – An Introduction to Calligraphy

Mini Reviews: Non Fiction #1

Hello, panda lovers! This is not a training session. Please, don’t’ panic. This is not a scam, this blog hasn’t been hacked. I’m actually writing some reviews after a year and seven days, the legend came back to life! =D

In this post, you’ll find mini reviews for:

• Georg Simmel – The Art of the City: Rome, Florence, Venice
• Jane Merrill, Keren Ben-Horin & Gail Demeyere – The Sweater: A History
• Maggie O’Farrell – I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death

Incriminating Dating, from Rebekah L. Purdy

Good morning, daisies! Let’s kick off this rain filled and drown worthy lovely Thursday with a sweet YA book I just finished last night: Incriminating Dating, from Rebekah L. Purdy ❤ I have received my copy from Entangled Teen Crush through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review and the moment arrived! Thanks, guys! ❤

Ayla Hawkins is ready to stand up for change in her high school. But winning the election for class president against popular Jenna Lee will be impossible without a miracle. When she stumbles upon Mr. Perfect Luke Pressler defacing public property and catches it on camera: cue miracle. Ayla’s got the dirt she needs to get Luke on Team Ayla—in the form of her new fake boyfriend.

One mistake. All Luke wanted was a night to goof off, to blow off steam. The pressure of maintaining the perfect facade when his reality was crumbling around him had become too much, and next thing he knew, he was pretending to date Ayla Hawkins. But his little blackmailer turns out to be kind. Honorable. Opinionated. And just the breath of fresh air he didn’t even realize he was suffocating for. But Luke and Ayla come from different worlds, and once the election is over, their fauxmance will be, too.

Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book features adult language, sexual situations, and plenty of girl power. Reading may result in swooning, laughing, and looking for a Luke of your own.

Me after finishing this book:

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 ❤

The Rakehell’s Seduction, from Lauren Smith (Seduction #2)

Good morning! Am I a productive panda or what? Welcome to, believe it or not, ANOTHER REVIEW! =D #feelthepandaboss

This time, our subject is the second book in the Seduction series, from Lauren Smith: The Rakehell’s Seduction! I have received my copy from Barclay Publicity in exchange for an honest review and here we go! Thank you, guys!

HE’S MADE A DANGEROUS WAGER

Ambrose Worthing is no gentleman. He’s a proud cold-hearted rake who’s determined to stay a bachelor forever. He enjoys bedding a different woman every night without the risk of falling in love. When he hears about a wager over the seduction and ruination of the daughter of his father’s best friend, he knows he must intervene. Committing himself to the bet, he agrees to seduce Lady Alexandra Rockford—for her own good. He never expected the lady in question to be a beautiful, fiery creature who has passions of her own that call to his guarded heart.

SHE’S VOWED NEVER TO FALL IN LOVE AGAIN

Alexandra Rockford has sworn off men, her heart still broken from the false promises of a childhood sweetheart who left her to marry an heiress. When she stumbles into Ambrose outside of a country ball, she knows the rake is trouble. His smile, his touch, his forbidden kiss are all too tempting but being with him would ruin her. Determined to enjoy herself without falling in love, Alex can’t help but let her defenses down with the too charming rake. But when she discovers Ambrose is seducing her to win a bet, it will take everything Ambrose has to prove to her that he is worthy to love her.

Me after finishing this book:

Mini Reviews: Historical books #1

Hello, bamboo lovers! We have here another powerful edition of the mini reviews post =D This time, however, the macro theme will be Historical books that I have read recently =)

Just remembering that the mini reviews deal is a combination of inspirations from Cait, of The Paper Fury, and from Lindsey, of @thepagemistress, and that I do those with books that were good, but weren’t unforgettable or are too short for a full review =)

In this post, you’ll find mini reviews for:

• Christian Dior – The Little Dictionary of Fashion
• DeAnna Knippling – How Smoke Got Out of The Chimneys
• Jo Goodman – More Than You Wished

December’s new books! (A.k.a some of the books Santa could drop under my Christmas tree)

Hello, there! Nice Friday for you =) As I had warned yesterday, here it comes my selection of the best books to hit town in December – you know, all in my humble opinion, after checking Goodreads’ lists, haha! This is a mix of what’s coming from authors in my shelves + popular books added by the community, so here we go! I’ll probably share even more titles with you on the following weeks, as my inbox keeps screaming at me, full of authors’ news =)

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!