Monthly Wrap-Up for August!

I’ve never done a monthly recap before so let’s just see how this goes?? Bare with me, please.

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Hello, people of the internet!

Oh my god my first wrap-up post I am so excited let’s do this.

August was a pretty busy month for me. I participated in the Scribbler’s Challenge (hosted by the amazing May), did a bunch of extra-curricular activities for school, read around six books… good enough, overall.

Anyway, let’s

I have been waiting to use this GIF for so long omggg.

READING

I read six books in August… not as many as I would have liked to, but I have to study for a bunch of stuff (ugh Aris why do you participate in so many events). BUT – I decided to finally listen to my friend and read the series he’d been raving about. I actually wasn’t disappointed?? It was really good!!

I also re-read a bunch of books because I forgot most of the stuff: Six of Crows, Crooked Kingdom, and the Song of Achilles. Omggg the feelssss. I completely forgot how much they both had destroyed me when I first read them??? I cry.

what i read

     

     

     

As you can see, there’s a lot of Jeffrey Archer… he’s an author I got into recently, and absolutely adore. His writings are more adult than young adult (there’s lots of politics and economics and death), but they’re so beautiful?? Like, he explains so much stuff in just one line. AND THE PLOT TWISTS OMGGG. So. Unexpected. Warning: if you don’t like cliffhangers, don’t read these books.

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender was also an amazing read – I really loved the writing style, and the narration of the story. It was extremely unique. (I talked a lot about it in my previous post, too.)

favourite book of the month?

Ooh, probably  Be Careful What You Wish For.  It made me cry a bit, THE PLOT TWISTS OMG, and a bunch of shit went down. It was awesome.

least favourite book of the month?

Oh, this is hard to pick. I think I had an overall good reading month?? But, um, Cat O’ Nine Tails wasn’t as good as Archer’s other books. (I still enjoyed it, though.)

favourite fanfiction of the month?

I read this really good fanfiction (which isn’t complete yet why do you this to me) which has me damaged omg. It’s a Hamilton fic, called “it feels more like a memory“. And, of course, the related fic: “musical, round 3“. They’re both by savrenim 🙂

BLOGGING

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• I don’t really know what to make of these stats xD I guess they’re?? okay??
• They’re much better than July, my visitors have doubled since then: so I guess that’s nice 😀
• I got lots of views on some posts, and less on others – which helped me see which ones you guys like reading more of! (Funny stuff; and books. Yeah it’s kind of vague but still.)
• I made a lot of list posts, for some reason? Like, there were lots of posts which had lists of books for a particular occasion. I had to a bunch of research for it, but it was all fun 🙂

top posts of the month?

     

favourite post of the month?

other amazing posts

• May wrote a post about things you should never say to bookworms which I 100% agree with. There are times when you need to shut the hell up (unless you want to die.)
• Jackie reviewed Wonder Woman: Warbringer and she was so excited and happy it made me excited and happy!! Even though I haven’t read the book yet!! But I will!! (Okay too many exclamation marks.)
• Analee shared some very helpful tips on how to make our blog posts look more appealing (she’s very helpful + kind)
• Ilsa got nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award, and she shared some amazing things about herself, which I loved reading! It was really funny 😀
• Julianna discussed the differences between mood readers (people who read whenever) and scheduled readers (people who plan their reading). I’m confused because I’m a mix of the two??

WRITING

• I PARTICIPATED IN THE SCRIBBLER’S CHALLENGE!!!!  It was so much fun omggg. I was partnered with Chelsea, and she is so nice and gives amazing feedback it was great working with her 😀
• I think it helped me improve my writing, a lot! I don’t exactly hate the things I wrote, so if you want to read them, click here.
• Other than that, I wrote one more chapter of my WIP?? It’s not much but I was kind of busy with the Challenge and school and stuff.
• Wow there’s not much writing in my life.

LIFE

• My best friend (Onyx) broke up with me :(( so that sucked. BUUUUT I NOW HAVE A NEW (sort-of) best friend. His name is Jun and he’s not lame xD
• I went to a book fair!! Actually it’s not a big deal because it happens like every year and I go every time but still. BOOKS. (I’ll make a book haul post soon, I’m too lazy to do it now – I bought like a suitcase full of books omg.)
• ALSO I GOT LORD OF SHADOWS (which if you didn’t know is the second part of the Dark Artifices) AND I’M SO PSYCHED TO READ IT BECAUSE LADY MIDNIGHT WAS AMAZING PLEASE FANGIRL WITH ME IN THE COMMENTS AHHHH
• I made a robot dog for a school project so that was cool I guess
• I actually have no idea what to put in here
• Oh wait I also made art. Here, take a look:

I heard the song “Tongue Tied” by Grouplove and I loved it so I made art. Eh. It could have been better.

OMG ARIDANTE I CRI. I’m kind of proud of this one?? I think it’s good. 🙂

ahh this is my favourite. it’s based on the “boyf riends” headcanon in the be more chill fandom. ❤ 

OVERALL

• I’d say August was pretty good! I had a bunch of life-changing incidents (okay, maybe I’m exaggerating. But the thing with Onyx had me shook), read some really good books, got some writing done, made some new friends. I liked it 🙂
• But omggg September is going to be horribleeee. I have midterms. *groans*
• Oh, woe is me.

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How was your August? (Link me your recaps!) Read any good books? Any bad ones? Got plot bunnies? Anything interesting?? What are you doing in September? (I’m guessing that most of you are starting school ugh lucky.)