June Wrap-Up & July TBR | 2015

Hey, hi, hello! Long time no see! I have been neglecting my blog since I finally started my youtube channel, so I’m just gonna make this quick. These past few months have been pretty successful reading months for me. I read quite a few books in June…it was definitely the month of novellas and new adult for me! And I rated most of them pretty high, so lots of good books = happy Katie! I’ll also include my pretty ambitious July TBR. It’s a little less ambitious than my original TBR from June, but I’m feeling pretty confident about it! I also have a late blog post coming explaining how I adjusted my June TBR to be successful. Check that out if you’re interested in a long ramble about changing TBRs! Thanks for sticking with me while I figure out my crazy b/vlogging schedule!

June Wrap-Up:
1. Lover Enshrined - J. R. Ward
2. Father Mine - J. R. Ward
3. Finding It - Cora Carmack
4. Fallen Too Far - Abbi Glines
5. Keeping Her - Cora Carmack
6. Rapture - Lauren Kate
7. Inking Him - Cora Carmack
8. Never Too Far - Abbi Glines
9. The Gathering - Kelley Armstrong
10. The Assassin’s Blade - Sarah J. Maas
11. Seeking Her - Cora Carmack

July TBR:
1. Between the Lines - Jodi Picoult
2. Off the Page - Jodi Picoult
3. Talon - Julie Kagawa
4. Ugly Love - Colleen Hoover
5. Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare
6. Lover Avenged - J. R. Ward
7. Twisted Perfection - Abbi Glines
8. Forever Too Far - Abbi Glines
9. Simple Perfection - Abbi Glines
10. Rush Too Far - Abbi Glines
11. Sweet Evil - Wendy Higgins
12. Half-Blood - Jennifer L. Armentrout


Also! You guys should be proud of me, I started cleaning out my Goodreads to read list! This is probably way more work than it should’ve been, but I made a spreadsheet of every book on my list by author and marked the series & number in the series (if it was a series) and included a box to check whether I read it or not and whether I owned the book or not. THEN. I went through and crossed off all books I either wasn't interested in anymore, or books where I had an entire series on my list and hadn’t even read the first book yet (crossing off the rest of the books and leaving the first if I was still interested). Now I get to go through the list on the actual Goodreads and cross them off to make room for books I’m actually interested in. It’s going to feel so good to see what that number goes down to from 504 :)

Q of the blog: What is the book on your TBR list that you are most excited to read?

May Wrap-Up | 2015

Well! I did pretty good this month! AND I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE (cue happy dance and then cry in the fetal position). And it didn't even feel like I was reading that much. I mean I felt like I was reading a lot of the time, but it didn't feel like I read a lot of books. I did feel like I bailed on a lot of fun opportunities with my boyfriend and going out with my friends, BUT THAT IS OKAY because I read a lot of really good books this month! And I made a good dent in my finishing series goal for the summer :) I finished the Blood of Eden series, I'm only one book from the end of Bloodlines, and I read two more books in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series :) Plus City of Fallen Angels. Next month I'm not focusing as much on finishing series, but I do have some books in there to get closer to finishing some series :) SO. Here are the books I read in May:


1. Lover Revealed - J. R. Ward
2. Lover Unbound - J. R. Ward
3. Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard
4. Silver Shadows - Richelle Mead (it's almost over...wah :( )
5. Losing It - Cora Carmack (my first contemporary in a really long time...and I read it in a day! can't wait to read the novella!)
6. The Eternity Cure - Julie Kagawa
6.5. Zeke's Letter to Allie - Julie Kagawa(/Zeke Crosse) *this doesn't really count as a book, but I marked it as read on goodreads so it added a book--I added an extra book to my reading challenge because I don't want that to count as a whole book*
7. The Forever Song - Julie Kagawa
8. City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare
9. Faking It - Cora Carmack

What did you guys read in May? When do your summers start! WHO'S GRADUATING THIS SUMMER?? (WOOT WOOT)

March Wrap-Up/April TBR | 2015

BOOM. SUCCESS. This may not seem like a lot of books to some really avid readers, but for me it's a lot and a huge success for me for a few reasons:
a) I'm currently in my last semester at school so I'm busier than I am over the summer.
b) I'm a slow ass reader.
c) My boyfriend and I are no longer long distance so I hang out with him almost every day when I'm home.
SO YAY FOR ME!

Here are the books I ended up finishing in March:
1. Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas
2. The Fiery Heart - Richelle Mead (book hangover 1)
3. The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
4. The 5th Wave - Rick Yancey (book hangover 2)
5. Prodigy - Marie Lu (book hangover 3)
OMG I WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THIS BOOK HANGOVER.

As far as my April TBR, I don't know that I'll get to many books because it's my last month at my college and (1) finals and (2) making the most of my time here and (3) applying for jobs. But I do want to still read! So I'm gonna continue pulling from that big master list I made and the books I didn't finish from my March TBR.
Here are the books I know I definitely wanna read in April :)
1. City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare
2. Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan
3. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown - Holly Black
4. The Eternity Cure - Julie Kagawa
5. Poison Princess - Kresley Cole
6. Red Rising - Pierce Brown
7. Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard

February Wrap-up / March TBR | 2015

So, I know I did a post on the books I'd like to finish in the next few months and what I'd like to finish over Spring Break, but I've been reading slower than I anticipated (spending time with my family and all) so after picking up and putting down a few books, I've decided what books from that big list (and some not from that list...oops) I'm going to shoot for in March (I typed June at first...whoa haha), including the ones I've already read :) Plus I'll share the books I read in February, which was only two in the last week, so I'm lumping it in with this post. Enjoy!

February Wrap-Up:
1. Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Claire
2. Passion - Lauren Kate (review on this and first two books coming soon)

March TBR:
1. Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas
2. The Fiery Heart - Richelle Mead
3. The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
4. Prodigy - Marie Lu
5. Poison Princess - Kresley Cole
6. Endless Knight - Kresley Cole
7. Rapture - Lauren Kate
8. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
9. Silver Shadows - Richelle Mead
10. The 5th Wave - Rick Yancey
11. City of Fallen Angels -  Cassandra Clare

What are you guys reading this month?! Anyone wanna do a buddy read on one of these??

Spring Break TBR/Checking Off Books I've Accomplished From That Big List...

As the title suggests, that is exactly what I am doing. 

1. City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Claire
2. Prodigy - Marie Lu
3. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
4. Passion - Lauren Kate
5. White Hot Kiss - Jennifer L. Armentrout
6. Scarlet - Marissa Meyer
7. Gone Girl
8. Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas
9. I'll Give you the Sun
10. Since You've Been Gone - Morgan Matsen
11. Just One Day - Gail Foreman
12. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown - Holly Black
13. The Fiery Heart - Richelle Mead (omg I need to read Silver Shadows ASAP)
14. We Were Liars - E. Lockhart
15. Inland - Kat Rosenfield
16. Rapture - Lauren Kate (because I just finished Passion and I wanna finish the series asap)
17. Percy Jackson - the lightning thief
18. The 5th Wave
19. Shadow and Bone

Along with that, these are the books I would really like to shoot for over Spring Break. Getting REALLY ambitious here...
1. Prodigy - Marie Lu
2. The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
3. The Fiery Heart - Richelle Mead
4. The 5th Wave - Rick Yancey
5. Rapture - Lauren Kate
6. We Were Liars - E. Lockhart (because Spring Break so duh contemporary)
7. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins (just starting it; I'm reading it with my boyfriend so we're gonna start it, but go slow)
LOL just typing this list I was laughing at myself because I can't even finish 6 books in a month...a week? No f***ing way haha.

July Wrap-up/August TBR

I'm slightly ashamed of myself for my July progress. I'm also ashamed that it's taken me this long to do this post. BUT better late than never, right? So. As far as July, I finished...one book. *sigh* Although I did start Prodigy and Passion. That's slightly better than not trying at all. Busy month for me. Our new scheduling system at my first job started working me to death every day I'm available. I also visited my boyfriend for a few days and he came to town for a few also. My one accomplishment in July was The Giver by Lois Lowry. Eh. At least now I can see the movie.

As far as my August TBR? I'm currently sitting by the lake with my family for our 10 day vacation before I go home to finish my last three days at my internship and go back to school to move in the freshman and start my final year of college😩 Basically what I'm trying to say is, we'll see how it goes.

August TBR:

1. City of Ashes - Cassandra Clare (which I'm currently 150 pages in so I BETTER finish it!)

2. City of Glass - Cassandra Clare

MAYBE...?

The Firey Heart - Richelle Mead

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown - Holly Black

Prodigy - Marie Lu

I don't know, we'll see.

June Wrap-up

*sigh*

It's already July. 

I am not very proud of my reading in June because I only read four books. BUT I'm going to use the excuse that my boyfriend came to visit for 8 days so I didn't have any time to myself except for the two days I worked and the two hours he golfed with my dad, during which I mowed the lawn and showered before he got back. Other than that, we spent every second together. So! That was 8 days I didn't have to fly through some books I was loving. But that's okay because I did accomplish the feat of finishing City of Bones so I'm FINALLY on my way to getting into/continuing/completing the series. YAY!

So, without further ado, here are the books I read during the month of June:
1. Rebel Belle - Rachel Hawkins
2. The Darkest Minds - Alexandra Bracken (OH MY GOD REVIEW TO COME SO MANY FEELS)
3. City of Bones - Cassandra Clare
4. Eve and Adam - Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate

I read Eve and Adam in less than 24 hours on the last day of June. It was a super fast read. After that, I started and got halfway through The Giver by Lois Lowry. I could've finished The Giver by the end of the day if I really tried...but after reading all day, it wasn't entertaining to me anymore because I was just trying to read as fast as I could to add more books to my June wrap-up, which isn't good. So I decided to relax for the rest of the day and just make The Giver the first book I finished in July. That way, I can enjoy the book and not feel rushed and make reading unenjoyable for me again.

Another thing to note. I had Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor and The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa on my TBR of June. Some of my favorite new series, mind you. I wasn't able to get to those this month for the simple reason that 1) I want them to last and 2) I had finished The Darkest Minds and had an extreme book hangover and was experiencing a lot of serious emotions, so I just needed a break from such heavy feelings and decided to read other things!

Anyway! I didn't do so well on my TBR in June. But that's okay! Some books I'm carrying over to my TBR for the next month and I'm adding some new ones. Stay tuned for my July TBR and let me know what you guys read in June :)

May Wrap-up

I'm really proud of myself for reading this month. I didn't get to read as much as I would've liked because for the first week and a half/two weeks of May, I was taking exams, but I'm still pretty proud of myself for crossing off 6 books from my TBR list. A lot of times, I come home for the summer and plan to read a lot, but I read one or two books and then can't keep up with it. Especially after I start work. But I've already started work this summer (two jobs this time) and I'm still keeping up with reading and getting through each book without quitting. I didn't read every book on my May TBR, but I did read a good amount of them! Some will carry over to next month, while others will have to wait.

These were the books I finished in the month of May:
1. Fallen by Lauren Kate
2. Torment by Lauren Kate
3. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
4. The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
5. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
6. The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda

This was a fun reading month, especially because I read two books in a row that were AMAZING and are new favorites of mine (see my two rave reviews posted this month) :) It was also a great reading month because I read two books from the same series (which will make it easier to finish the last two in the series later) and I finished a book that I had started last year, but never had time to finish, which I loved. Not only that, but I ended up frantically reading on the last day of May to finish another book that I had started last year, but couldn't get into, so I didn't finish it last summer. I'm really proud of myself and I hope I can keep this up for the rest of the summer!

How did you guys do? What did you finish this month?