August Wrap Up

  

Life

• August has been very busy in terms of uni work and family stuff, but I don't feel like I accomplished much.
• But I'm currently on a two-week break - thank goodness for that! 
• Two things I hate: winter and being sick. Spring starts tomorrow, so I hope I feel better and more productive then!

Posts

Footnotes in Novels: Yea or Nay?

3 Authors I've Been Meaning to Read

Top 10 Historical Hidden Gems

Micro Reviews: August

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Around the blogosphere

Skyuni123 at I Review Things posted A Foray into Bad Erotica. (Warning: NSFW but in a funny way.)
Cait at Paper Fury discussed unrealistic things in YA books.
CW at Read Think, Ponder recommended historical fiction about invisible narratives.

How was your August? Busy? Productive? Did you read lots? What's your favourite time of year?

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July Wrap Up

  

Life

• I've read almost as many books this year as I read in the past two years combined. 
• Back to uni! The new semester is going pretty well, and I'm loving my new timetable.
• I watched some more TV. I watched Harlots with the family and binged Black Sails, which were both extremely cool period dramas set in the 1700s.
• It's been really cold for the past week and my hands are permanently freezing.

Posts

The good, the bad, and the ugly: Last of the Amazons by Steven Pressfield
Micro Reviews: July

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Around the blogosphere

MJ at Howdy YAL! discussed the worst books they've ever blogged about.

Kai at Quartzfeather wondered if reviewing gets in the way of reading.
Cait at Paper Fury suggested 10 improvements for Goodreads.

How was your July? Are you keeping warm? How many books have you read this year in comparison to previous years? Did you read any classics this month?

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June Wrap Up

  

Life

• I hate winter. Bleugh. Winter is definitely the worst season. I don't like being cold, and I don't like it being dark at 5pm.
• I didn't blog much - I had exams and wasn't inspired to write anything - but I read some great posts from lots of other bloggers, so that was something.
• Exams... happened. Which means I'm halfway through my degree! I'm also on break now, which is great.
• I watched a lot of TV. New seasons of Orange Is the New Black, Orphan Black, and Wynonna Earp came out and I'm all caught up now with those. I also watched Marco Polo, which was incredible. I'm sad that Netflix cancelled it after 2 seasons - the story wasn't finished!
• I went to the movies a couple of times, to see Pirates of the Caribbean 5 and My Cousin Rachel. They were good.
• I was naughty and read some books that weren't on my TBR and added to my TBR. But I then did a TBR purge so I've ended up with a smaller list than before. My TBR is now a reasonable and manageable 40 books.

Posts

Micro Reviews: June
Top 10 Historical Books I've Read So Far in 2017

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Around the blogosphere

Anna at Powered by Girl answered what is queer fiction? (This was posted last year but I read it this month so it counts.)

Cait at Paper Fury gave us 10 reasons why books succeed better at life than we do.
Bec at Readers in Wonderland listed 5 bookish pet peeves.
Nemo at The Moonlight Library discussed misassigned retellings.
Greg at Book Haven gave us the dos and don'ts of attending fan conventions.
Tasya at The Literary Huntress talked about ARCs and materialism.

How was your June? Do you hate winter as much as I do? How much do you enjoy wrapping yourself in a blanket and reading a good book?

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May Wrap Up

Life

• I've hardly blogged this month because I've been so damn busy. But I haven't seen many stand-out posts from other bloggers either, so I guess it's been a quiet month for some of us.
• Back to uni for the second half of semester. Man, it's been exhausting. So. Many. Assignments. I have my last lecture tomorrow, my last essay due the day after, and then it's exams. Help Yay!
• I visited my grandparents for the first time in a long while.

Posts

10 Things I Need More of in Books 
Film Review: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Micro Reviews: May Edition

Review: Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn

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Around the blogosphere

Cait at Paper Fury talked about 10 types of reading moods.
Daisy at The Broke and the Bookish recommended 10 beach reads that aren't contemporaries. 
Bec at Readers in Wonderland listed 5 book friendships that are squad goals.

Was your May busy? What cool books did you read? What about disappointing books or books that didn't live up to the hype? Did you find any good posts in the book blogosphere?

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