Monthly Reading Wrap Up 🎃 October 2021

It's a new month, so it's time for another reading wrap up! October was bonkers with how stinking busy it was, so I'm really surprised with how many books I managed to finish. I actually finished my Magical Readathon TBR (only took me 2 months lol) and I also was able to fit in one more cute-yet-spooky read as well. I hope things will slow down a bit in November as the weather is getting colder. I'm hoping to finish the year strong when it comes to my reading!

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

4/5 Stars

332 pages

Genre: Horror/Thriller

Publication Year: 2016

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor
4/5 Stars
280 pages
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Publication Year: 2018
Age Group: Adult
Format: Physical

Autumn by Ali Smith

Seasonal #1
4/5 Stars
260 pages
Genre: Fiction
Publication Year: 2016
Age Group: Other
Format: Physical

Freshmen by Tom Ellen & Lucy Ivison
2/5 Stars
352 pages
Genre: Contemporary
Publication Year: 2017
Age Group: Young Adult
Format: Physical

The Ex Hex by Patrick Ness
Ex Hex #1
4/5 Stars
309 pages
Genre: Fantasy
Publication Year: 2021
Age Group: Adult
Format: Physical

OCTOBER READING TOTALS

Total Books: 5

Total Pages: 1,533

Owned TBR Books Read: 5

New-to-me reads: 5

GENRE STATS

Contemporary: 1

Fantasy: 1
Fiction: 1
Horror/Thriller: 2

BOOK FORMAT STATS

Physical: 5

AGE GROUP STATS

Adult: 3

Young Adult: 1
Other: 1

PUBLICATION DATE STATS

2010-2019: 4

2020-2021: 1

RATING STATS

5 Stars: 0
4 Stars: 4
3 Stars: 0
2 Stars: 1
1 Star: 0

Monthly Reading Wrap Up 🍎 August & September 2021

 Hello, folks! Happy October 😊 I feel like I start every post these days with "it's been a while..." but it certainly has been! The last two months were not great reading wise because they've been oh so busy with work and marathon training. I only managed to finish 9 books in August and September, which is so wild to think that I was reading about that much in one month not too long ago! On the bright side, life feels much more balanced than it has in months past and for that I am so happy. Anywho, here's what I've been reading over the last two months -- lots of 4 star reads so things have been enjoyable, but it's been a while since I've found a 5 star in the wild. I'm craving something fantastic!!!

Burn by Patrick Ness
4/5 Stars

371 pages

Genre: Fantasy

Publication Year: 2020

Age Group: Young Adult

Format: Physical

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

The Brown Sisters #3
4/5 Stars

377 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Publication Year: 2021

Age: Adult

Format: Physical

What We Carry by Maya Shanbhag Lang

4/5 Stars

304 pages

Genre: Memoir

Publication Year: 2020

Age: Other

Format: Physical

Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein

4/5 Stars

326 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Publication Year: 2020

Age: Adult 

Format: Physical

Rabbit & Robot by Andrew Smith

4/5 Stars

438 pages

Genre: Science Fiction

Publication Year: 2018

Age: Young Adult 

Format: Physical

AUGUST READING TOTALS

Total Books: 5

Total Pages: 1,816

Owned TBR Books Read: 5

New-to-me reads: 5

GENRE STATS

Contemporary: 2

Fantasy: 1
Memoir: 1

Science Fiction: 1

BOOK FORMAT STATS

Physical: 5

AGE GROUP STATS

Adult: 2

Young Adult: 2
Other: 1

PUBLICATION DATE STATS

2010-2019: 1

2020-2021: 4

RATING STATS

5 Stars: 0
4 Stars: 5
3 Stars: 0
2 Stars: 0
1 Star: 0

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

2/5 Stars

480 pages

Genre: Fantasy

Publication Year: 2020

Age: Adult 

Format: Physical

Nick & Charlie by Alice Oseman

4/5 Stars

159 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Publication Year: 2020

Age: Young Adult 

Format: Physical

The Suprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim

4/5 Stars

336 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Publication Year: 2020

Age: Young Adult 

Format: Physical

Bravey by Andrew Smith

4/5 Stars

310 pages

Genre: Memoir

Publication Year: 2021

Age: Other

Format: Audiobook (Library)

SEPTEMBER READING TOTALS

Total Books: 4

Total Pages: 1,285

Owned TBR Books Read: 3

New-to-me reads: 4

GENRE STATS

Contemporary: 2

Fantasy: 1
Memoir: 1

BOOK FORMAT STATS

Audiobook (Library): 1

Physical: 3

AGE GROUP STATS

Adult: 1

Young Adult: 2
Other: 1

PUBLICATION DATE STATS

2020-2021: 4

RATING STATS

5 Stars: 0
4 Stars: 3
3 Stars: 0
2 Stars: 1
1 Star: 0

Monthly Reading Wrap Up 🌞 June & July 2021

Hello everyone! It's been a hot minute since I've made an appearance here on the blog. The last couple of months have been quite busy between travel, beginning my I-35 Challenge training, and helping Brett prep for a certification exam, and I haven't made the time to update y'all here. So sorry about that! I have been quite active on other platforms thought (specifically Insta and YouTube) so if you're ever wondering what I'm up to, be sure to check out those corners of the internet! Either way, I've missed blogging and I wanted to catch you up to speed on my reading over the last two months. Spoiler alert - it's A LOT!

During the months of June and July I read a total of 17 books which I am so happy with! I've read a few I've really loved (mostly contemporary romances!) and a few not so much. I've also been doing some fun reading vlogs over on my channel, like the books with Summer in the Title challenge and the Word Association Challenge! It's been fun to think of creative ways to theme my reading over the past few months and I'm excited to continue to do so. Be on the lookout for other fun reading vlogs in the future!

As summer comes to a close (😭) and the academic year gets underway once again, it's very likely that my reading will slow WAY down, but either way I've been so happy with the amount of reading I've been able to accomplish this summer and I hope I can end my favorite season strong in the month of August with some memorable reads. 

BUT without further adieu, here are my reading stats for June & July!

JUNE READING

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
3/5 Stars

543 pages

Genre: Historical Fiction

Publication Year: 2006

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

Dreamology by Lucy Keating
2/5 Stars

329 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Publication Year: 2016

Age Group: Young Adult

Format: Physical

Heartstopper, vol. 4 by Alice Oseman
5/5 Stars

353 pages

Genre: Graphic Novel

Publication Year: 2021

Age Group: Young Adult

Format: Physical

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall
4/5 Stars

287 pages

Genre: Non-Fiction

Publication Year: 2009

Age Group: Other

Format: Physical

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
4/5 Stars

384 pages

Genre: Historical Fiction

Publication Year: 2021

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson
3/5 Stars

468 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Publication Year: 2012

Age Group: Young Adult

Format: Physical

Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler
4/5 Stars

272 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Publication Year: 2021

Age Group: Young Adult

Format: Physical

Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand
4/5 Stars

448 pages

Genre: Historical Fiction

Publication Year: 2019

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe
3/5 Stars

277 pages

Genre: Fiction

Publication Year: 2020

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

JUNE READING TOTALS

Total Books: 9

Total Pages: 3,361

Owned TBR Books Read: 9

New-to-me reads: 9

GENRE STATS

Contemporary: 3

Fiction: 1

Graphic Novel: 1

Historical Fiction: 3

Non-Fiction: 1

BOOK FORMAT STATS

Physical: 9

AGE GROUP STATS

Adult: 4

Other: 1

Young Adult: 4

PUBLICATION DATE STATS

2000-2009: 2
2010-2019: 3

2020-2021: 4

RATING STATS

5 Stars: 1
4 Stars: 4
3 Stars: 3
2 Stars: 1
1 Star: 0

JULY READING

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
3/5 Stars

288 pages

Genre: Fantasy

Publication Year: 2020

Age Group: Young Adult

Format: Physical

The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
5/5 Stars

394 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Publication Year: 2019

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Beth O'Leary
4/5 Stars

289 pages

Genre: Fiction

Publication Year: 2018

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
2/5 Stars

325 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Publication Year: 2018

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
5/5 Stars

361 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Publication Year: 2020

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett
2/5 Stars

426 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Publication Year: 2019

Age Group: Young Adult

Format: Physical

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
3/5 Stars

325 pages

Genre: Horror/Thriller

Publication Year: 2018

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
3/5 Stars

449 pages

Genre: Historical Fiction

Publication Year: 2020

Age Group: Young Adult

Format: Physical

JULY READING TOTALS

Total Books: 8

Total Pages: 2,857

Owned TBR Books Read: 8

New-to-me reads: 8

GENRE STATS

Contemporary: 4

Fantasy: 1

Fiction: 1

Historical Fiction: 1

Horror/Thriller: 1

BOOK FORMAT STATS

Physical: 8

AGE GROUP STATS

Adult: 5

Young Adult: 3

PUBLICATION DATE STATS

2010-2019: 5

2020-2021: 3

RATING STATS

5 Stars: 2
4 Stars: 1
3 Stars: 3
2 Stars: 2
1 Star: 0

Monthly Reading Wrap Up 🎂 May 2021

May has been my best reading month to date this year! I not only read the most amount of books so far this year, but the quality of the books I read was also top notch. I ended up finding two books that will absolutely be on my favorites list of the year, which is not too often that happens within one month! This is definitely the kind of reading month I've been craving to boost my motivation to continue picking up the books on my shelf. I'm feel excited to see how my next month of reading will go!

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
5/5 Stars

398 pages

Genre: Fantasy

Publication Year: 2020

Age Group: Other

Format: Physical

We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen
3/5 Stars

330 pages

Genre: Science Fiction

Publication Year: 2021

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

The Dating Plan by Sara Desai

3/5 Stars

343 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Publication Year: 2021

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

The Anomaly by Michael Rutger
The Anomaly Files #1

4/5 Stars

338 pages

Genre: Horror/Thriller

Publication Year: 2018

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

Meet Cute edited by Jennifer L. Armentrout

4/5 Stars

314 pages

Genre: Short Stories

Publication Year: 2018

Age Group: Young Adult

Format: Physical

Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland

4/5 Stars

345 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Publication Year: 2021

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

 

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

5/5 Stars

440 pages

Genre: Historical Fiction

Publication Year: 2018

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

4/5 Stars

384 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Publication Year: 2021

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

READING TOTALS

Total Books: 8

Total Pages: 2,892

Owned TBR Books Read: 8

New-to-me reads: 8

GENRE STATS

Contemporary: 3

Fantasy: 1

Historical Fiction: 1

Horror/Thriller: 1

Science Fiction: 1

Short Stories: 1

BOOK FORMAT STATS

Physical: 8

AGE GROUP STATS

Adult: 6

Other: 1

Young Adult: 1

PUBLICATION DATE STATS

2010-2019: 3

2020-2021: 5

RATING STATS

5 Stars: 2
4 Stars: 4
3 Stars: 2
2 Stars: 0
1 Star: 0

Monthly Reading Wrap Up 💐 April 2021

We did it y'all! We finally made it to the end of the academic year. This should mean that I'll have more time on my hands to focus on reading, but you never know with me this days 😂 One thing is for sure is that I had a better reading month in April! I read 4 books which is pretty dang good for the final month of the year. I also had a pretty decent reading month ratings-wise. I enjoyed pretty much everything I finished, with the exception of one book (which honestly wasn't a bad book, it just wasn't for me). I'm feeling really good when it comes to my reading and I'm looking forward to kicking off my summer reading in May! Here's what I finished in April:

Hood Feminism: Notes From the Women that a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

Buddy read - Racial justice book club with colleagues

5/5 Stars

288 pages

Genre: Non-Fiction

Publication Year: 2020

Age Group: Other

Format: Physical

This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura

4/5 Stars

386 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Publication Year: 2019

Age Group: Young Adult

Format: Physical

Well Played by Jen DeLuca
Well Met #2

4/5 Stars

313 pages

Genre: Contemporary

Publication Year: 2020

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

The Space Between Worlds by Miciah Johnson

2/5 Stars

329 pages

Genre: Science Fiction

Publication Year: 2020

Age Group: Adult

Format: Physical

READING TOTALS

Total Books: 4

Total Pages: 1,316

Owned TBR Books Read: 4

New-to-me reads: 4

Buddy reads: 1

GENRE STATS

Contemporary: 2

Non-Fiction: 1

Science Fiction: 1

BOOK FORMAT STATS

Physical: 4

AGE GROUP STATS

Adult: 2

Other: 1

Young Adult: 1

PUBLICATION DATE STATS

2010-2019: 1

2020-2021: 3

RATING STATS

5 Stars: 1
4 Stars: 2
3 Stars: 0
2 Stars: 2
1 Star: 0