2019 Wrap Ups

May Wrap Up & Life Update | 2019 Wrap Ups

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Life Update:

Hello Lovelies! I’m not gonna lie, May was the hardest month of my entire life. My mother had a heart attack on May 16th and was in the ICU until she passed away on May 22nd.

For those that don’t know, my mom was my best friend. Everything is too insufficient of a word to describe what she was to me. She made me into who I am today and losing her has been excruciating. It hasn’t completely sunk in yet and I do believe I am in the denial phase.

All of this has led me to taking a two week break from social media and my blog. I even took a break from reading entirely. I am back now, I just don’t know if I am going to be as active as I was. Grief is a weird thing and you never know when it’s going to sprout up out of no where. So just bare with me in the coming months.

May Wrap Up:

Total Books Read: 8

Total Pages Read: 1,838

Books I DNF’d: 2

Average Rating: 3.5 Stars

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Genre: ADULT Reverse Harem Contemporary Romance

I loved the first book in this series and the second one was no different. I could not get enough of this book and I need the final book like I need air!

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Genre: ADULT Reverse Harem Contemporary Romance

As explained in my review of this book, the pacing of this book completely threw me off and I had to DNF it. I am still interested in the characters though and might eventually come back to it.

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Genre: NEW ADULT Fantasy

I reread my favorite book this month and I loved every minute of it! I took my time, tabbed all of my favorite sections, and picked up on some foreshadowing that I didn’t last time.

I also read three adult contemporaries this month. All of them were short and similar in plot so it wasn’t worth making individual sections for them all. They were:

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Genre: NEW ADULT Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance

I read the first two books in the Fated Wings series this month and, while I enjoyed them, I wasn’t as impressed with it as C.R. Jane’s other series The Sound of Us. I am still debating on if I will be continuing the series or not.

Thank you for joining me today! If you have made it this far, I really thank you! I hope you enjoyed my Wrap Up and please feel free to leave a link to yours down below so I can check it out!

~𝒜𝓊𝓉𝓊𝓂𝓃 💕

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Life News/ Why I Won’t Be Posting

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Hello Lovelies! Unfortunately, I will be taking a break from social media for a while.

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My mom had a severe heart attack on May 16th and is in the ICU. I will be spending my time with her and I just don’t have any time/motivation right now to post on Instagram/Twitter/My blog.

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Yours thoughts and prayers are heavily appreciated and I know they would mean the world to my mom. 💕

Book Quote of the Day

Book Quote of the Day #46

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∴ Goodreads | My Review ∴

“They said that love was terrifying and tender, wild and sweet, and none of it made any sense… But now I knew that every mad word was true.”

Why this quote?

I am a hopeless romantic and words like these have always appealed to me.

Thanks for joining me! Have any thoughts on my quote? Let me know!

~𝒜𝓊𝓉𝓊𝓂𝓃 💕

Top 5 Wednesday

Top 5 Wednesday | SFF Book Bloggers

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Hello Lovelies! Today’s Top 5 Wednesday topic is:

SFF BFFs -BooktubeSFF Awards Crossover Topic-
— Discuss your favorite friends in Scifi and Fantasy, or characters you’d be BFFs with.

I ultimately decided to change this topic a little bit and make a post about five awesome book bloggers (who talk a lot about sci-fi and fantasy) that I consider my friends. All of the people below are absolutely wonderful, make great and unique content, and are always spreading love around the community. I highly encourage you to check them out!

Plus, a few weeks ago, one of the topics was Favorite SFF Booktubers, so I thought I’d shine some light on some book bloggers this week.

∴ Su @ Bemused Bibliophile ∴

Su is just SO wonderful and a constant joy to talk to. We are always chatting back and forth over little things and it is something that I have come to really look forward to.

∴ Erik @ BreakEven Books ∴

We just recently found each other when we bonded over our love of Red Rising and the GIFT that is Sevro au Barca, but we Erik and I are fast friends.

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∴ Ally @ Ally Writes Things ∴

I always look forward to Ally’s posts. She has some of the most unique and thought provoking discussions on her blog. I highly enjoy talking to her.

∴ Octavia @ Mythical Reads ∴

Octavia and I have gone back and forth over many different things and we have even collabed together! I love talking to her and our collab is one of my favorite posts that I have done. It can be found here if you are interested.

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∴ Laura @ Laura Reads and Writes ∴

Laura and I bonded over our love of Sarah J. Maas books and then things seemed to take off from there. We started talking about other authors, our favorite books, TV shows, movies, and just every day life. Now, I talk to her every day!

Plus, she is the only other person I have met that prefers Robb Stark over Jon Snow… KING ROBB FOREVER!!

Thank you for joining me today! Those were just a few of some amazing people we have in the bookish community! I’m hoping to do more posts like this in the future because there are SO many more book bloggers that deserve recognition. I hope that you check these people out (if you haven’t already)! Also, please feel free to leave a link to your T5W post so I can check yours out!

~𝒜𝓊𝓉𝓊𝓂𝓃 💕

Book Quote of the Day

Book Quote of the Day #45

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∴ Goodreads | My Review ∴

“I was hunting a thief, and I found a beautiful wreck.”

Why this quote?

This quote is what actually made me decide to read this series. I saw that quote in a review and I just had to read the book!

Thanks for joining me! Have any thoughts on my quote? Let me know!

~𝒜𝓊𝓉𝓊𝓂𝓃 💕

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday | Books I’d Love To See Converted To Screen

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Hello Lovelies! Today’s Top Ten Tuesday topic was a Page-to-Screen Freebie, so I decided to make a post about the books I’d love to see converted to screen.

Please note, that I used the word CONVERTED and not BROUGHT. This is because I do not want these books to just be brought over and changed like certain other ones have been, some to the point where they aren’t even recognizable anymore (I’m looking at you Shadowhunters). I want any adaptations of the books on this list to remain true to their books and change as little as possible. *I know this is probably a pipe dream, but a girl can hope*

Anyways, when I started making this list, some books popped into my head… and then more… and then more… Before I knew it, I had so many that I had to narrow my list down… I got it to 15 before I couldn’t bring myself to take another title off the list. SO you’re getting 15 answers today! Hooray!!!

I’m not going to keep you waiting in suspense any longer, so here they are:

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∴ The Infernal Devices Trilogy ∴

I want this trilogy converted to the screen because I would love to see the world of Shadowhunter London brought to life and maybe it would even replace the horror that they did to the world with the Shadowhunters TV show. Plus, you know… Will Herondale 😁

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∴ Throne of Glass Series / A Court of Thorns and Roses Series  ∴

I know that these have both been opted for the screen, but we all know that that is never a guarantee. Books can sit like that for years and never get touched… I’m really hoping that that isn’t the case for these two. Sarah J. Maas is my favorite author and seeing her worlds and characters on the screen would be a dream come true for me!

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∴ Red Rising Saga ∴

Epic. That is the only word that I can think of that would do this series justice if it were converted to screen. With today’s graphics, CGI, ect it couldn’t be any thing less.

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∴ Strange the Dreamer Duology ∴

I might not be as in love with this duology as everyone else seems to be, but even I would be excited if it were converted to the screen. Seeing Weep and the Godspawn… I have no words for how awesome that would be!

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∴ The Nevernight Chronicle Series ∴

I have only just begun my journey in the Nevernight universe, but I can already see it for its brilliance. I can’t even imagine how magnetic it would be if it were converted to the screen. It would have to be on HBO or something because no other channel would be able to truly capture the dark tone of the series otherwise, but I would GLADLY pay the subscription fee.

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∴ Falling Kingdoms Series ∴

I think it would be very interesting to see this series converted to the screen. It might just be because I’m in Game of Thrones mode right now and this series so similar, but I would definitely watch this if it were a TV show.

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∴ The Others Series ∴

I’m just picturing all of the supernatural creatures of this world and the gift that is Meg Corbyn and I CAN’T… PLEASE!!! I NEED TO SEE THIS ON SCREEN!!!

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∴ Black Dagger Brotherhood Series ∴

I don’t know if anyone could truly capture this series and convert it to the screen, but I would love to see them try!

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∴ The Black Jewels Series ∴

You know how I love Game of Thrones right? Well the main reason I love it is because of its morally grey characters… It would have NOTHING on thi series if it were converted to the screen. Three of the main characters are literally named Daemon, Lucivar, and Saetan… Plus, there is just a wider range of supernatural creatures in this series.

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∴ The Ghost Bird/The Academy Series ∴

Uhhhh… Mr. Blackbourne and Dr. Green… Need I say more?

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∴ Curse of the Gods Series ∴

I can picture Willa crashing in to everything and see her guys trying (and failing) to keep her out of trouble, now… *exhales dreamily*

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∴ Fever Series ∴

I would like to see this series converted to screen simply to see who would be casted as Jericho Barrons…

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∴ The Dark Elements Series ∴

B A M B I !!!!!! Give it to me right now!!

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∴ Harem of Hearts Series ∴

This series is literally a dark RH retelling of Alice in Wonderland… Could the concept for a TV show/movie be any more perfect???

Thank you for joining me on Top Ten Tuesday! What do you think of my list? Are you fangirling at the thought of these books being converted to the screen as much as I am? Also, please feel free to leave a link to your TTT post so I can check yours out!

~𝒜𝓊𝓉𝓊𝓂𝓃 💕

WWW

WWW #7

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*WWW Wednesday is a meme currently hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words.*

The three Ws are:

  • What are you currently reading?
  • What did you recently finish reading?
  • What do you think you’ll read next?

I know that it is not Wednesday, but since my Wednesdays are taken up by my Top 5 Wednesday post, I post my WWWs on Monday. It is the start of the week and just makes more sense for me personally.

Currently Reading:

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I am currently reading Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle #1) by Jay Kristoff. I am only about 50 pages in (stupid life keeps getting in the way of me continuing), but I am really enjoying it so far. The writing style is really unique and the footnotes have taken some getting used to, but I like them. I have found them to be very useful as far as developing of the world.

 

Recently Finished Reading:

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I recently finished my third reread of my favorite book of all time, A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) by Sarah J. Maas. And of course I really enjoyed it! I rewrote my review of the book (which I like much better now) and I did a shit load of tabbing. I seriously have like 80 different tabs coming out of the book now. 🤣

If you are interested in reading it, my review of this book can be found here.

To Read Next:

Starting this week, I will be participating in the Shelflove Crate Readathon, so I will be reading all of the books I decided on for that. I made a post about my readathon TBR, which can be found here if you are interested.

Thank you for joining me today! What are some books on your WWW list?

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Book Quote of the Day

Book Quote of the Day #43

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“People aren’t born good or bad. Maybe they’re born with tendencies either way, but its the way you live your life that matters.”

Why this quote?

This is honestly one of my favorite quotes ever, no mater what book it is in. It is also one that I live by and I will apply to my characters if I ever write a book.

Thanks for joining me! Have any thoughts on my quote? Let me know!

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Weekly Recap

Weekly Recap | May 5th – May 11th

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𝙸𝙽 𝙲𝙰𝚂𝙴 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝙼𝙸𝚂𝚂𝙴𝙳 𝙸𝚃, 𝙷𝙴𝚁𝙴 𝙰𝚁𝙴 𝚃𝙷𝙸𝚂 𝚆𝙴𝙴𝙺’𝚂 𝙱𝙻𝙾𝙶 𝙿𝙾𝚂𝚃𝚂:

𝙱𝙾𝙾𝙺 𝚀𝚄𝙾𝚃𝙴𝚂 𝙾𝙵 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙳𝙰𝚈:

𝚃𝙰𝙶𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙸𝚂 𝚆𝙴𝙴𝙺:

𝙱𝙾𝙾𝙺𝚂 𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆𝙴𝙳:

𝙱𝙻𝙾𝙶 𝙷𝙾𝙿𝙿𝙸𝙽𝙶:

  • Ally’s Types of Book Reviewers post has me dying laughing (because she was SO spot on) and was just such a unique post! I really recommend checking it out as well as her blog! She is just so awesome!
  • Mani’s Bookshop Pet Peeves post had me feeling so much sympathy anger! I totally get her frustration with the things on her list. Some of the things she talked about have happened to me and I feel her pain!

How was your week? What have you been reading or plan to read? Did you do anything interesting this week? Let me know!

~𝒜𝓊𝓉𝓊𝓂𝓃 💕