January Monthly Wrap Up

Hello everyone! Welcome to my first 2018 Wrap Up! I set the bar rather high this month and I know I won’t be able to keep the pace going, but it did set me up for a good year.

Books I Read

I roughly finished 99 books in January. You read that right… NINETY-NINE. How? A lot of catching up on graphic novels and audio books. I am proud of myself for catching myself up and getting these books marked off of my TBR.

Total for the year: 99/250

22 – Audio

77 – Physical

 

 

January Book Events 

There was supposed to be a Marie Lu signing in Houston but it was canceled due to weather. BOO.

February Book Events

I don’t have anything on my radar as of right now but that could always change. Until that does, I’m going to continue to plow through my TBR. 🙂

 

How about you? What did you read? What bookish events are on the calendar for you?

 

November Monthly Wrap Up

Hello everyone! I promised myself I would be better at my monthly wrap ups so here we are! I knocked a few reads off of my TBR so I’m proud of myself for that. I groaned with disappointment when some of my anticipated reads turned out to be massive duds.

Books I Read

I roughly finished 23 books in November. I am quite disappointed in myself for that but there are several factors that caused me to read 14 less than the month before: I had a medical scare that took over my my thoughts for weeks; Thanksgiving holiday meant I was without my books for four days; I read much longer books than I normally do; and one physical book took me much longer to finish than it should have. I really wanted to push myself. Most were through Overdrive while two were sent by publishers for book tours and/or review, and a few were through my Audible account. Thank you to the publishers!!

Total for the year: 382/100

19 – Audio

4 – Physical

 

November Book Events 

I was lazy and didn’t attend any book events during month. 😦

December Book Events

I don’t have anything on my radar as of right now but that could always change. Until that does, I’m going to continue to plow through my TBR. 🙂

 

How about you? What did you read? What bookish events are on the calendar for you?

 

October Monthly Wrap Up

Hello everyone! I promised myself I would be better at my monthly wrap ups so here we are! I knocked a lot of want to reads off of my TBR so I’m proud of myself for that. I reread a favorite (Geekerella FTW) and groaned with disappointment when some of my anticipated reads turned out to be massive duds.

Books I Read

I roughly finished 37 books in October. As always, I feel I could have done better. I’ll admit, I DNFd a couple of these books but GR counts them anyways. Most were through Overdrive while two were sent by publishers for book tours and/or review, and a few were through my Audible account. Thank you to the publishers!!

Total for the year: 360/100

29 – Audio

8 – Physical

 

October Book Events 

I attended Texas Teen Book Festival and it was amazing. I was blown away by how great it was (check out my recap of the festival here).

November Book Events

I don’t have anything on my radar as of right now but that could always change. Until that does, I’m going to continue to plow through my TBR. 🙂

 

How about you? What did you read? What bookish events are on the calendar for you?

 

June/July/August/September Monthly Wrap Up

Hello everyone! I have been bad about doing my monthly wrap up! I can’t believe I haven’t completed this post since MAY. So sorry! Sit back and prepare yourself for the books I’ve read/completed/DNF over the past four months. This is a long list…

Books I Read

I roughly finished 90 books in the past four months. In my head I feel I should have/could have done better. Look at me, being such an overachiever. As always, most were through Overdrive while others were sent by publishers for book tours and/or review, and a few were through my Audible account. Thank you to the publishers!!

70 – Audio

20 – Physical

 

 

 

There were some absolutely amazing books that I was able to finish in the above list. I struggled with quite a few books in the list above and some I DNFs. That’s every month and every reader, right?

Summer Book Events 

I attended Moxie book launch on September 30 at Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston. It was so much fun! There was a DJ, cake pops (!!!), and so many amazing people! If you haven’t read Moxie, DO IT.

October Book Events

TEXAS TEEN BOOK FESTIVAL!! I am excited yet nervous to attend this as my first experience was not a good one. Let’s hope it goes smoother this year.

 

How about you? What did you read? What bookish events are on the calendar for you?

 

May Monthly Wrap Up

Hello everyone! Welcome to my May Monthly Wrap Up. The month felt like it flew by! How is it already JUNE? The ever present heat outside lets me know that summer in Houston will be rough this year.

Books I Read

My stats say I completed 40 books in the month of May, but it felt like a slow month. I felt I should have done better. Look at me, being such an overachiever. As always, most were through Overdrive while others were sent by publishers for book tours and/or review. Thank you to them!!

27 – Audio

13 – Physical

 

 

There were some absolutely amazing books that I was able to finish in the above list. I struggled with quite a few books in the list above and I even DNFd two. (I don’t DNF unless they are eye rolling over the top bad.)

May Book Events 

This is where I was lame because I attended NOTHING book related during the month. *sad emoji face*

June Book Events

I know of a couple events happening this month but still not sure if I want to attend. One is going to be a madhouse, I just know it.

 

How about you? What did you read in May? What bookish events are on the calendar for you?

 

April Monthly Wrap Up

Hello everyone! Welcome to my April Monthly Wrap Up. The month felt like it flew by! How is it already May? Insane.

Books I Read

I felt like a reading champ this year! There are some amazing books out right now and I have been able to snag them through OverDrive, physical/earcs, or Audible. Here are my stats: 36 books completed. I finished far more audios than physical but I am completing physical much faster than I have before.

 

24 – Audio

12 – Physical

There were some absolutely amazing books that I was able to finish in the above list. I struggled with quite a few books in the list above and I even DNFd one or two.

April Book Events 

I attended TeenBookCon the first weekend in April and it was AMAZING. I also attended a book signing by three super talented authors. I do enjoy living in a city that hosts such fun events.

May Book Events

Still not sure what book events/signings I will attend this month but I’m excited to see what pops up.

How about you? What did you read in April? What bookish events are on the calendar for you?

 

February/March Monthly Wrap Up

Hello everyone! Welcome to my February/March Monthly Wrap Up. I feel like I dropped the ball by not doing one of these for February so why not combine two months and make me look even more awesome? HA!

Books I Read

I felt like a reading champ this year! There are some amazing books out right now and I have been able to snag them through OverDrive, physical/earcs, or Audible. Here are my stats: 56 books completed. I finished far more audios than physical but I am completing physical much faster than I have before.

43 – Audio

13 – Physical

 

There were some absolutely amazing books that I was able to finish in the above list. I even believe I have two Top Books of 2017 in that list, can you guess what they are?

February/March Book Events 

In February I attended my first book festival of the year: North Texas Teen Book Festival. I was not able to attend any other book signings due to a really hectic work schedule. 😦

April Book Events

TeenBookCon was April 1 and it was amazing! There are other signings I hope to attend.

How about you? What did you read in March? What bookish events are on the calendar for you?

 

January Monthly Wrap Up

Hello everyone! Welcome to my January Monthly Wrap Up. It looks like I read a lot but a majority were graphic novels (really good graphic novels…) and I still feel I could have done better.

Books I Read

Audio – 17

Physical – 63

Total books read in January: 80

 

 

I don’t have any bookish events planned for January, but I am gearing up for some amazing events that will be taking place in a couple of months (TEEN BOOK CON and NORTH TEXAS TEEN BOOK FESTIVAL). It looks to be a great year for book festivals and author signings.

 

I have been able to read and catch up on my graphic novels/comics and that has made me happy. I welcome recommendations for new series to start!

What did you read last month? What have you read so far this month? Let me know!

 

November Monthly Wrap Up

Hello everyone! Welcome to my November Monthly Wrap Up. It looks like I read a lot but a majority were graphic novels (really good graphic novels…) and I still feel I could have done better.

Books I Read

Audio – 18

Physical – 24

TOTAL: 42

 

I don’t have any bookish events planned for December, but I am gearing up for early 2017. It looks to be a great year for book festivals and author signings.

 

I will be on vacation the last two weeks of the year so I’m not sure how much reading I will get done but I’ll give it my best try.

 

What did you read last month? What have you read so far this month? Let me know!

 

October Monthly Wrap Up

Hello everyone! Welcome to my October Monthly Wrap Up. I don’t felt I finished as many books as I had in the past. So many good books came out that I was eager to get my grubby hands on them, especially if my library app had them available. I still feel I could have done better.

Books I Read

I felt like a reading champ in October! I feel like I read a lot of really good books, which always makes me very happy. Here are my stats: 33 books completed. I finished far more audios than physical this time. I believe I need to kick up my attempts at reading/finishing more physical books…

26 – Audio

7 – Physical

 

 

November Book Events 

On November 3 I am attending a Gayle Forman signing and I am so excited! I hope to get pictures and post a recap. 🙂

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I get some time off. I hope to catch up on some reading during that time. How about you? What bookish events are on the calendar for you?