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End of December 2018

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Welcome to the last blog of 2018! My goal for 2018 was to read more popular fiction and I was using my Book of the Month subscription to accomplish this. I originally set my Goodreads goal to 100 books but halfway through the year, I lowered it to 80, due to school and homework. I will be finishing exactly 80 books this year.

“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegot…

Book of the Month Selections 2018

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For those who are not familiar, Book of the Month, is a monthly subscription box where customers pick 1 of 5 selected books. The price is 14.95 and you can select up to 2 additional books for 9.99 each. I have found their selection to be very thriller heavy, but overall rather varied. The judges give a short paragraph explaining why they liked the book and why they…

75 books down, 5 to go!

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In all honesty, guys, this month’s post is a little lazy. I’m sorry. I’m so burnt out from school and I kinda just need to put the info out there. For my reviews, you can see my Goodreads!

My Book of the Month selection was “A Ladder to the Sky” by John Boyne. I’m still backed up to June’s Book of the Month. I might have to suspend my account after December. We’ll see.

End of October 2018

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Check out my Goodreads Challenge that I had to adjust in order to meet my goal here!

My Book of the Month choice was “The Clockmaker’s Daughter” by Kate Morton. I don’t know why I keep buying them, seeing as I still haven’t gotten to June’s selection.

Once again, October was rather slow in the way of reading due to school. I did however get to two books that I have…

End of September 2018

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I didn’t get much reading time over the month of September. School, work, and observations kept me extremely busy. I am hoping October will slow down just a bit!

My Book of the Month Pick for September was “The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock” by Imogen Hermes Gowar. I ended up skipping August since nothing appealed to me. It’s okay since I still haven’t read my June or July picks…

End of August 2018

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I’m pretty sure yesterday was January, and now we’re already almost finished with August. On the plus side, you all know what this means!!

Rather unusually for me, I still haven’t figured out my costume yet. I’ll try to get inspired when the Halloween stores open up.

ON TO THE BOOKS!! It’s been a really slow month with school starting up. I had to get a background check and…

Give it to me! 2018

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Hey Word Birds! Here are some books that I’m looking forward to reading in the next year or so. Some I haven’t included because I already own them. Another rule is that it has to have a cover.

 Don’t forget to read “Strange the Dreamer“

  Book 1: “Stalking Jack the Ripper” Book 2: “Hunting Prince Dracula“

 Book 1: “Every Heart a Doorway” Book 2: “Down Among the Sticks and Bones

End of July 2018

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Hey, guys! I just got back from vacation where I spent the majority of my time getting burned. I will now go right back to pale AF.

                        I had to read “Illuminae” for my Science Fiction category. I say “had to” but I picked the book. I’ve been meaning to get to it for a long time and I’ve been using this class as an excuse to get some of my TBR taken care…

End of June 2018

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Hey Word Birds!!

June was a big month. I completed my first month of Grad School! I’m attending Murray State University to become a school librarian. I also turned 24 on June 3rd which is a depressing thought. I’m in my mid-20s. *shudder*

My June Book of the Month pick was “The Anomaly” by Michael Rutger.

I finished my May Book of the Month pick, “Still Lives” by Maria…

End of May 2018

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Check out my Goodreads Challenge here.

May has been a big month. I begin Grad School on the 29th. I’ve joined Murray State so I can become a school librarian. I hope to graduate in Spring 2020! I’m only taking two classes this summer, but I’m super excited to get my feet wet again!

My Book of the Month pick was “Still Lives” by Maria Hummel. I still haven’t read it yet. In…

End of April 2018

Instagram/Goodreads Hey Word Birds, Goodness! The end of April already! I went to Massachusetts, visited my friend and her adorable son, got to see Boston for the first time, revisited Salem, and spent way too much money. It was a lot less busy this time around. If you’re going to go to Salem, do not go in October–It’s insanity. Check out my Goodreads page for my updating challenge. My Book of…

End of March 2018

Goodreads / Instagram Hey guys! Wow, already the end of March! I’ve read 8 books in March, and I’m currently reading 2, starting a buddy read on one. Check out my 2018 Goodreads list! My Book of the Month picks were “Rainbirds” by Clarissa Goenawan.   This was mostly a cover buy and I was kinda disappointed with it. It had beautiful prose, and an interesting storyline, but I was kind of expecting…