{ Recap } January Edition

by Mith - February 02, 2018

I don't know why I'm saying hello from 2018, we are all technically in 2018, though I know a bunch of us might be acting like we're in the 60's.

We aren't. ANYWAY. It's the end of the month, which means: RECAP. [jazz hands]

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What a month. I'm pretty sure that I spent most of January sick and in a bubble tea haze. (Did I mention that my friend and I found our go-to flavours at CoCo? Like. This was my second try when I discovered it and Y'ALL. Life changing. Absolutely life changing.)

Anyway! Being sick sucks. I'm glad January is over! That's another month of winter behind us, praise the goddesses. I hate being sick, I hate the stupid cold, and I hate going outside in the cold.

And ironically, this past month was when I went out the most, so you can say I brought this upon myself, which is true, 100%.

I'm doing this a bit differently! No more list of good things that happened because I can't remember half of them! So I'm improvising! Which, uh, means a bit more to read (if anyone even reads these lmao) but yay?

But I'll keep it short!! Despite most of January being actual grossness, on a bookish level, lots of things happened! Sort of. I mean, I got accepted to some of my highly anticipated 2018 reads. There have been countless beautiful cover reveals! I GOT A BOOK SENT TO ME FROM P E N G U I N, who even am I?

Plus, a lot of bubble tea. And I saw my friend a lot. We had chipotle. Bless.

Onto the reads!

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the reads

I read 16 books this month and honestly, a lot of it felt like rereads. Which is ridiculous because it was only for the last week really, and it's only 4 books (which is only 1/4 of what I read total this month). Overall, I think it was a decent month? I'm glad I got to read a lot. Ish.

♩ The Dragon's Price by Bethany Wiggins { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♪ }

♩ The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand { ♫ ♫ }
♩ Onyx & Ivory by Mindee Arnett { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ }

♩ Every Breath by Ellie Marney { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♪ }
♩ Blood and Sand by C.V. Wyk { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ }

♩ Adulthood is a Myth by Sarah Andersen { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ }

♩ Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu, Sana Takeda { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ }

♩ The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matt Wilson, Clayton Cowles { ♫ ♫ ♫ }

♩ The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 2: Fandemonium by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matt Wilson, Clayton Cowles { ♫ ♫ ♫ }

(hella long lines there whew)

♩ Twisted Fate by Jessi Elliott { ♫ ♫ }

♩ The Game Can't Love You Back by Karole Cozzo { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ }

♩ Beneath the Haunting Sea by Joanna Ruth Meyer { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♪ }

♩ Chase the Dark by Annette Marie { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♪ }

♩ Bind the Sound by Annette Marie { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ }

♩ Yield the Night by Annette Marie { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♪ }

♩ Our Dark Stars by Audrey Grey & Krystal Wade { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♪ }

16 books! (If only I can keep this up every month, sigh.) I was hoping to fit in Gone Rogue, which I actually read the other day, but alas, my library failed me the day I needed it. Alas!

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resolution update

This, indeed, is another New Thing™. I didn't sign up officially for the Beat the Backlist challenge this year, but that doesn't mean I'm not actively participating. Reading a backlist (or two! if I can manage) a month is one of my bookish resolutions, along with reading a physical book and a new monthly release (excluding rereads).

I'm happy to say I did not fail in any category for the month of January!

{ backlist }

♩ The Dragon's Price by Bethany Wiggins { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♪ }

♩ The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand { ♫ ♫ }

♩ Every Breath by Ellie Marney { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♪ }

♩ The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matt Wilson, Clayton Cowles { ♫ ♫ ♫ }

{ physical }

♩ Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu, Sana Takeda, Rus Wooton { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ }

♩ The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matt Wilson, Clayton Cowles { ♫ ♫ ♫ }

♩ The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 2: Fandemonium by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matt Wilson, Clayton Cowles { ♫ ♫ ♫ }

♩ Beneath the Haunting Sea by Joanna Ruth Meyer { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♪ }

{ monthly }

♩ Blood and Sand by C.V. Wyk { ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ }

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recent happenings

I've decided that this section will be a little look into my personal life and what I was up to, other than reading, during the past month.

{ music }

FALL OUT BOY RELEASED A NEW ALBUM.

And I am so, so sorry for doubting them.

Admittedly, the lead single was not my favourite. To be honest, of the 5ish singles they released, I only liked two. But! Upon listening to the entirety of the album (several times, um), only Young and Menace was the odd one out still.

I've had three of their new, non-single songs on repeat because I love them soooooo much: Heaven's Gate, Sunshine Riptide, and Bishops Knife Trick, which you can listen to by clicking on the song titles!

{ netflix / tv }

I have discovered Zootopia and that is all I watch on the damn site now. I'm a bit embarrassed but it's also such a good movie what the hell???

Nearly all my TV shows came back this month! Legends hasn't yet or Once Upon a Time, but most of the other DC/CW shows have. And... I'm behind on all of them. ALL. I've been trying but gosh, I just can't bring myself to watch the new Flash and Arrow episodes, so I've been sticking with Supergirl and CW's latest, Black Lightning.

{ life }

I GOT SICK. There, you know it again now. I HATE BEING SICK. It is gross and I sound weird and I want to stay in bed all the time (okay, that last bit's a good thing but still!). On the brightside, though, despite all of that, it's been a bouyant month for me, which I really needed lately! Seeing one of my old middle school friends a lot has been great.

Also! In this game I play, Unison League, there was this wicked cool event and guyyys. I got so many new things, INCLUDING MONSTERS, which I NEVER get. It's so exciting! I'm super ecstatic.

I also got accepted to my local indie's ARC Club and got my first book recently! I'm excited to read that soon.

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anticipated reads

Here are some books I'm excited to get my hands on this month!

♩ These Vengeful Souls by Tarun Shanker & Kelly Zekas { Feb 20 }

♩ Cadaver & Queen by Alisa Kwitney { Feb 27 }

♩ Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller { Feb 27 }

♩ The Traitor's Game by Jennifer A. Nielsen { Feb 27 }

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new covers

Before I head out, this is something else I wanted to do! I have a pinterest board full of new cover reveals and I want to showcase some you might have missed! AKA my favourites or the ones I'm suuuuuper excited for!