Jan-March haul
Bought
- Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan (Waterstones special edition)
- The Half King by Melissa Landers (deluxe edition)
- Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
- Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Target edition)
- The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall (deluxe edition)
- The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh (LitJoy special edition)
- Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli (Owlcrate special edition)
- The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland, paperback
- He Waits for You Beyond the Dark by Kristen Simmons, ARC
- He Waits for You Beyond the Dark by Kristen Simmons
- Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (German edition)
- Iron Widow & Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao (Illumicrate special editions)
From subs
- Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao (Illumicrate, January)
- Capitana by Cassandra James (Illumicrate, February)
- Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe (LitJoy quarterly)
- A Language of Dragons by S.F. Williamson (LitJoy quarterly)
January Wrap Up
Books I read
* = audiobook
^ = re-read
- Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao* – ★★★★
- The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold* – ★★½
- Sunreach by Brandon Sanderson* – ★★★★
- Memento by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman^* – ★★★★★
- All Systems Red by Martha Wells^* – ★★★
- Artificial Condition by Martha Wells* – ★★★
- Ashes to Ashes by Jennifer Armintrout^ – ★★★★½
- Impact Winter by Travis Beacham^* – ★★★★½
- Impact Winter Season 2 by Travis Beacham^* – ★★★★½
- Impact Winter Season 3 by Travis Beacham* – ★★★★½
- Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells* – ★★★★
- Lightfall by Ed Crocker – DNF
- Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros^* – ★★★★★
- Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros* – ★★★★★
Pages read: 3,662
Average rating: 3.92
Favorite book read in January: Onyx Storm
Least favorite book read in January: The Last Bookstore on Earth
February Wrap Up
Books I read
* = audiobook
^ = re-read
- Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros^* – ★★★★★
- Aurora Rising by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman^* – ★★★★★
- Aurora Burning by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman^* – ★★★★★
- Aurora’s End by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman^* – ★★★★★
Pages read: 1,991
Average rating: 5
Favorite book read in February: Aurora’s End
Least favorite book read in February: n/a
March Wrap Up
Books I read
* = audiobook
^ = re-read
- Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman* – ★★★★
- Lights Out by Navessa Allen* – ★★★★
- The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn – ★★★★
- Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven* – ★★★
- Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli* – ★★★★
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern* – DNF
Pages read: 2,165
Average rating: 3.8
Favorite book read in March: Carl’s Doomsday Scenario
Least favorite book read in March: Our Infinite Fates
What I’ve been up to
January
My highlight going into the new year was that I got a new TV! Finally! I’ve had the clunky old dinosaur TV from my parents’ house for a decade, and just never got around to replacing it. It wasn’t even HD, I had to get all kinds of adapters for everything for it. Best Buy was having a really good sale on TVs, so I splurged and bought a 75″ smart TV and fireplace stand. I love it sooo much! I was obsessively watching all my favorite movies for the first couple of weeks because I was so gaga over the quality after having that crappy non-HD TV for so many years! XD
February
I discovered pretty quickly that my old Blu-ray player did NOT have good quality with the fancy new TV. Unfortunately, all the high quality ones were over $300. I’d been wanting a Playstation for YEARS (I always said I wouldn’t get one until the old 360 died, and it’s still going strong lmao), so I went out and splurged on that, too. (Thank you, Best Buy card and 0% APR for a year!) So, most of February was spent on that haha! I also bought Stray, which I’ve been wanting ever since it came out, and I finally got to play that! And let me tell you, I am OBSESSED. It rocketed right past Skyrim into my first place slot for Favorite Video Games of All Time. I beat it within 24 hours, then played it all the way through another 5 times in the same month and earned every single trophy available, including the “beat the game in under 2 hours” one. I love it SO MUCH, and I never thought I would ever in a million years cry over a video game, but the ending had me sobbing! What a wonderful game! I wish I could erase my memory to play it again for the first time. It was magical. I NEED a sequel asap *cries*
March
The only thing that happened in March was HorrorHound! One of my favorite clients asked me to go with her because her husband wouldn’t. We had a blast! I saw Devon Siwa (Final Destination) and Barbara Hershey (Once Upon a Time) in passing. Corey Taylor (lead singer of Slipknot, StoneSour) and Spencer Charnas (lead singer of Ice Nine Kills) were both there and I really wanted to see them, but photo ops were expensive and I didn’t really want to spend the money. It was so fun to just walk around and check out all the booths of horror themed merch and see all the costumes!
Current obsessions
Movies: I finally saw Mufasa and LOVED it! I cried lol!
TV: I binged The Flash (re-watch) and I forgot how much I loved it. Especially season 3, I am OBSESSED with dark tortured Grant Gustin, he’s so fucking beautiful *sighs* However, I forgot how terrible it got after season 5. I ended up making it about halfway through season 6 and gave up, oops.
I also finally started watching What We Do in the Shadows, and it is hilarious!!
Games: STRAY, it’s my new favorite video game of all time! Also Overcooked, the hyperfixation on that game has me in a chokehold, ya’ll.
Things I’m looking forward to
Sonic Temple is in May! I GET TO SEE MOTIONLESS IN WHITE! AHHH!! I am beyond stoked, they’re my second favorite band and haven’t been anywhere close enough for me to see them. I can’t wait!
See anything you like? What did YOU get last month? Link me up!
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