Choo, choo I am a train that doesn’t stop! I’m non-stop!
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In March—
- I read a lot and wrote a lot of reviews.
Now, this wouldn’t be a big deal, but March is best and most productive month ever in my entire blog history! I usually average three-four reviews a month, but I have posted nine. That is an accomplishment that I didn’t know I could do! I’m so pleased by it because I’m never usually like this, and I love it. (Though, right now, I may be feeling a bit burnt-out, which sucks because I really do need to get reading and reviews done for April.)
- Black Canary: Vol. 1 came out, as well as an awesome Black Canary EP!
I absolutely adore Black Canary. And when news was buzzing in the comic book world that something super special was coming out for the release of the Black Canary comic, I was frickin’ excited! The surprise was a special Black Canary EP, which is perfect since the comic is about a band, and I immediately bought it.
Things you should do today: grab Black Canary • Vol 1: Kicking + Screaming + get this BC EP! ? #blackcanarymusic https://t.co/MCcSse0Npm
— Cee ✨ (@thenovelhermit) March 2, 2016
I highly recommend this comic (and the EP)! Why? It’s about superheroes + music, found families, stunning art, and totally badass.
- I became obsessed with Bollywood.
In the past week, I’ve been watching a lotttttttt of Bollywood movies and obsessing over faces like Parineeti Chopra, Sidharth Malhotra, and Deepika Padukone. I’ve started watching interviews and squealing at all the adorableness. I’M INVESTED IN THESE PEOPLE. IT’S A PROBLEM. I haven’t inflicted my obsession onto others, but it’s only a matter of time. ;))))))
- I went to see Lyndsay Faye yesterday!
I loved Jane Steele so much that when I heard Lyndsay Faye was gonna have a book event here, I knew I needed to go.
| SITTING ON MY BOOKSHELF |
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WON
- City of Savages by Lee Kelly (signed)
- Criminal Magic by Lee Kelly (signed)
Thank you, Jana and Lee Kelly!
FOR REVIEW
- Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
- The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
- Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw
- Wanderlost by Jen Malone
- This Is My Brain On Boys by Sarah Strohmeyer
- Girl Against the Universe by Paula Stokes
- Meet Me Here by Bryan Bliss
- Unrivaled by Alyson Noel
- Traitor Angels by Anne Blankman
- The Hunt (The Cage #2) by Megan Sheperd
- The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye
- The Outliers by by Kimberly McCreight
- Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart
- Learning to Swear in America by Katie Kennedy
- Wonder Woman Super Hero High by Lisa Yee
Thank you for the books, Putnam Books (Penguin), St. Martin’s Griffin, Penguin Teen, Bloomsbury, HarperCollins, and Random House!
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REVIEWS
- The Holmes to My Watson (A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro)
- Dumped, Deserted, Trapped, and Stuck (Where You’ll Find Me by Natasha Friend)
- It’s In His Blood (The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner)
- Save Me, Lassie! (The Girl in the Well is Me by Karen Rivers)
- The Wonders of Palais du Papillon (A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmann)
- Desert Inn Strangeness (The Inn-Between by Marina Cohen)
- The Metaphor in Rocks (This Is Where The World Ends by Amy Zhang)
- Serial Killer Jane Eyre (Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye)
- The Ethical Thieves (The Classy Crooks Club by Alison Cherry)
COMICS
DISCUSSIONS
- TOO MUCH TBR · March 2016
- Cover Trend: Magical Lamp
- First Second’s Kids + YA Recommendations
- A letter from yours truly to Victoria Schwab & This Savage Song
- Top Ten • Books I Really Love But Feel Like I Haven’t Talked About Enough
- YOU’RE JUST MY TYPE | {37}
- ARC April, Again We Go
| NOTE TO SELF FOR NEXT MONTH |
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Read, read, read. Write, write, write. Comics, comics, comics.
As usual.
Wow! Yeah, your March really was productive! That’s awesome :) My March was just the opposite, haha. But I’m okay with that for now :) So you loved Jane Steele, huh? I’ve heard some good things but I’m always hesitant with retelling types when they are working off of one of my favourites haha. But I’m warming up to the idea of checking it out :P
What a busy month. Cool you met an author. Hope April is just as good.
Yup, your plans for April sound fairly typical for you ;) I definitely hope we both read a ton and write a ton (reviews or otherwise) next month!
I’m impressed — you did read and review a ton! And so exciting re: Lyndsay Faye!!
My March Recap
So many of the books you read for review I can’t wait to get my hands on. The Star touched queen, Jane Steele and the crowns game all sound so good. March wasn’t an amazing reading month for me read a lot of just ok/ ‘meh’ books, although did manage to read two 5 star reads so that helped balance it out.
I WANT TO MEET LYNDSAY FAYE You get to meet all the cool people. That’s awesome.
As for the write write write part – come up with something and do NaNo with us! There’s still tiiiimeeee
And I want the Crown’s Game. Like. So badly. I JUST NEED IT IN MY LIFE. Being drunk does not help this feeling of despair that I have when I think of the fact that I don’t have it.
I didn’t realise your Bollywood obsession had reached these levels. That’s commitment. Do you need me to send help? Have you watched Bride & Prejudice yet?