Heartbeat Monthly (6): June 2018 + Sabaa Tahir

 

June haul

 

 

Bought

Boxes

• June “Fierce Females” Nerdy Post
• June “Meet Me at the Rampion” Flick the Wick box
• June “Stronger Together” Enchanted Book Box
• June “Romance Reboot” Shelflove Crate

I went a liiiittle crazy on boxes this month, oops…

Books

• Legendary by Stephanie Garber, SIGNED
• High Voltage by Karen Marie Moning, SIGNED

Misc merch

• Jurassic Park box from Kal-elle monthly – pillowcase, prints, magnet, bone pens, raptor earrings & Clever Girl bracelet (BST group – I re-listed the bracelet and earrings if you’re interested)
• Swoon Reads button set (BST group)
• Ace of Shades bookplate & bookmarks (BST group)
• Darkest Minds woodmark (same person I got the Ace of Shades stuff from)
• Dust & Pages pins – I ordered the Blackbeak Coven and Londons pins and Ruthie was so kind to toss in the Shadowhunters and Narnia pins! (Thanks Ruthie, you are the BEST!!)

From Sabaa Tahir signing

• A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir, signed
• Laia and Elias posters

Things I owned already that I got signed:

• Book sleeve from Fairyloot
• Tote bag
• Helene poster

Freebies

Rep stuff

• June “Rebels in Ballgowns” Fairyloot
• LoveYouMoreStudio book sleeves (octopus, crabs, space cats – the last was actually an early birthday gift, THANK YOU KATIE! There has never been a more perfect Jessi fabric!)
• MLC Co candles – Together Forever & Mysterious Wardrobe

Here’s my rep codes if you’re interested:
Fairyloot – NOVEL5
LYMS – JESSI10
MLC Co – MLCNOVEL

Promo/from publisher

• Darkest Minds green and blue psi packages – t-shirt, movie tie-in cover & poster, zipper pouch, & tin w/ puzzle (thank you Big Honcho Media!)
• The Darkest Legacy bound manuscript (thank you Big Honcho & Alex Bracken!)
• Secrets of the Tally and Catching Epics by Halie Fewkes (thank you Halie!!)
• Star Wars: Most Wanted by Rae Carson (Storygram Tours)
• Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reintgen (Storygram)
• #murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil (Royal Social Media)
• Like Never and Always by Ann Aguirre (thank you Tor Teen!)

Misc

• Legendary playing cards & bookplate (pre-order campaign)
• Shh I’m reading door hanger from SLC (thanks Jess!!!)

June Wrap Up

Books I read

• Legendary by Stephanie Garber – ★★
• It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover – ★★★★
• The Darkest Legacy by Alexandra Bracken – ★★★★½
• #murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil – DNF

Pages read: 1,535
Average rating: 3.6
Favorite book read in June: The Darkest Legacy
Least favorite book read in June: Legendary

Books I reviewed

• Review: Reign the Earth by A.C. Gaughen
• Review: A Thousand Beginnings and Endings Anthology
• Review: Obsidio by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman

Other posts

• Books I Didn’t Finish: April & May 2018

 

What I’ve been up to this month

Struggling to balance everything! I was doing so good there for a while and now I’m just…not. Finding time for my boyfriend, reading, bookstagram, the candle shop, the house, and fitness is REALLY hard lately. I’ve been making the fitness a priority, so I’ve been doing great at that. I consistently exercise 5-6 days a week (I am honestly SO proud of myself!). Reading and bookstagram have been put on the back burner lately. I’m only posting 3-4 days a week, so I’ve been seriously slacking on my obligations and it’s making me really stressed and anxious. I also only finished 3 books all month, and my goal was 5-6.

It feels like the older I get, the faster time flies. My days are such a blur now because I’m always so busy. I can’t believe it’s already July! Where did June go?! It’s scary how fast it’s passing because I feel like I can’t keep up. Does anyone have any suggestions for time management articles or books that I could read? I need some serious help!

Sabaa Tahir signing recap

A couple of weeks ago I went down to the Cinci Joseph Beth to see Sabaa Tahir! I went by myself, but I had a great time. I finally used up my $25 gift card to the bistro – I got filet mignon with bleu cheese garnish, with red potatoes and green beans – and O M G it was literally the best steak I’ve ever had in my life. I even ate the green beans – and enjoyed them – and I haaaaate green beans!! I wasn’t going to get a drink, but when the waitress asked I was like ok sure, why not. I asked if they had mudslides and she said no, but they had this nutella martini that was similar. Holy crap, it was dangerously delicious!! I ended up having two, heh. What an amazing dinner, and it was a nice treat for myself!

I was eating dinner for most of the panel, so I missed a lot of it. I wasn’t worried about that part because I’ve seen her before. I mostly just wanted to get Reaper and my stuff signed. I did make it there in time for a giveaway – Sabaa didn’t give details, she just said she was going to do prizes. She started by asking who was a fan of Marie Lu – I didn’t raise my hand because I don’t necessarily consider myself a fan, because yeah I like her books but I don’t like looove her or anything. Damn technicalities and honesty because she picked a random person (only like 4-5 people raised their hands) and asked who the MC of Warcross was!!! Such an easy question and I totally knew that?!?! But the lady she picked didn’t know BECAUSE SHE HADN’T EVEN READ THE BOOK. Like you consider yourself a fan but haven’t even read them all?! I was SO mad at myself for not raising my hand because SABAA GAVE HER AN ARC OF WILDCARD LIKE WHAT EVEN. She didn’t even answer the question! Rawr!! I was sooo salty haha. (insert laughing & crying emojis) Damn being an introvert…

Other than that, it was a good time! I can’t wait for another event down there!

June Bookstagram Highlights

 

July TBR

 

• Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reintgen
• Inferno by Julie Kagawa
• Like Never and Always by Ann Aguirre
• Sanctuary by Caryn Lix
• Into the Wild by Erin Hunter

 

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