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June 2020 TBR
The Shadow Glass by Rin Chupeco: Reread/ finish. There is a bone witch readathon so I am finally going to finish the series. I don’t want it to end
The Inconceivable life of Quinn by Marianna Bear: Old ARC I found while working at a bookstore.
The Book of Dragons: An anthology of dragon lore store by fantasy authors. Free copy for NetGalley
Waiting to come in the mail
One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake
W.I.T.C.H vol 6
Not You Idol Vol 1 by Aoi Makino
I received a free copy of the Manga from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
First of I would like to say that I thought this book was being released May 10th 2020 not May 5th which is why this review is being done after the book release.
2.5 to 3 stars / 5 stars
Art 3/5 starts
Writing 2/5 stars
Story 3/5 starts
For Not Your Idol being in my favorite genre of manga, I was very disappointed by the story so far. This is not Aoi First manga, which is why it is so discouraging that the character design, backgrounds, and the artwork overall was at a medium level. From my 15 year experience of reading manga that art level is about what you would expect from the third to fourth manga from a new artist. Aoi released her first manga in 2008 and the Japanese version of Not your Idol ( Sayonara Miniskirt) was released in 2018. Thus, overall not impressed with the art.
The story and plot, a young idol who gets attacked at a hand-shake event, leading her ending her dream and move to a small town, wherein she becomes friends with her attacker is not the most creative, but plausible. However, the writing (or bad translation) made the story quite difficult to understand. Due to this, and despite not enjoying the manga on the first read I had to reread to fully understand what was happening. This is truly unfortunate as the manga covered the important topic of sexual harassment and the choices that follow.
Reading a manga twice to understand what is happening is not the experience. Having to read back a page or two because you are reading to fast and missing background panels and reactions totally normal. But spending a whole other hour reading the same story just to get a grip on what is happening is wasteful.
May TBR Update 05/04/2020
May the Fourth Be With You.
I finished The Spell Book of the Lost and Found and all I can say is i need to read it again. There is so many twist and turns and details my brain can not handle it.
I am switching some books around. I am taking The Never Titling World, off the list and replacing it with Saints and Misfits by S.K Ali because I noticed only 2 of the books I picked will not give me nightmares and they are both short (W.I.T.C.H and Not Your Idol). So now Never Titling World will be read after rereading the Shadow Glass by Rin Chupeco Next month as part #TBWReadathon.
May 2020 TBR
I am again trying a TBR I Usually just pick books at random. Aka the month of finishing books. I am an essentially worker so I am still working every day but my hours are cut.
1.Finish The Spell Book of the Lost and Found, on page 223/357
2. Finish The Devil in the White City around page 100 of 447
3. Finish or restart Three Dark Crowns By Kendare Blake
4. W.I,T.C.H Volume 2 part 2 Nerissa’s Revenge (will probably read 05/01)
5. From NetGalley Not Your Idol Vol 1
6. From NetGalley Shielded By Kaylynn Flanders
7. The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco
This could change If Michigan’s Stay at home order ends on May 15th
Back!
Hello Tumblr world.
I didn’t think I would be coming back. however a few days ago I got the tumblr username email, learning my account has not vanished as I had thought. And even then I didn’t think I would come back. I thought I would let this go, but I have been reading again. I am not back totally because of the virus, through that is going to give me lots more time to read, my hours have been cut back. I am back because I like using NetGalley and I need a blog to use them, also there is about to be a mini readingrush.
Library Appreciation : Clementinum, Prague (National Library of the Czech Republic)
BooktubeAthon day 7 video
Ravenclaws prize wit, learning, and wisdom. It's an ethos etched into founder Rowena Ravenclaw diadem: 'wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure'
So my Hogwarts house is Ravenclaw but my wand Ceder and unicorn hair and my Patronus a hummingbird suggest Slytherin qualities. Identity Crisis!
Neville Longbottom || July 30, 1980.
“This boy will be famous, a legend. I wouldn’t be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter day in future. There will be books written about Harry, every child in our world will know his name.”
Happy 37th Birthday, Harry James Potter! (b. 31 July, 1980)
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Can I get 5 books read for BTAT?
I had two days I could not read and I started reading one book and hated it.
What I have left to read:
Cover buy: Juniper Lemon’s Happiness Index page 190/338
a character that is different from you: Geek Girl: Model Misfit page 133/387
read in 24hours: Matilda haven’t started
read outdoors: tuck everlasting
Update:
read: Tuck Everlasting and Gaint Days
Cover buy: Juniper Lemon’s Happiness Index page 250/338
a character that is different from you: Geek Girl: Model Misfit page 150/387
read in 24hours: Matilda haven’t started
BookTubeAThon
Can I get 5 books read for BTAT?
I had two days I could not read and I started reading one book and hated it.
What I have left to read:
Cover buy: Juniper Lemon’s Happiness Index page 190/338
a character that is different from you: Geek Girl: Model Misfit page 133/387
read in 24hours: Matilda haven’t started
read outdoors: tuck everlasting
Finding books to spell snow falling on cedars my favorite book. I had such a hard time finding Ns.
What I’m reading this week 7/18
I finished 2/4 of my books last week so I am only reading 2 this week! however, because I finished the other 2 I didn’t do much reading in these ones.
Daytime book
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Told from two different time periods and places, a teenager from pre-tsunami Japan and a middle-aged couple in 2013 Vancouver.
On Page 150/403
Nighttime
The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee
non-fiction goes through the history of genetics.
on page 37/495
Took so many years but im finally on the last volume
T5W: Children’s books
As I did not start reading until 6th grade almost all my recommendations are my late elementary school to 8th or 9th-grade level. These books are ordered by author's last name as they are all part of my favorite books of all time.
1. I’d tell you I love you but then I have to kill you by Ally Carter: This first book is about a “private school” girl who starts dating a boy from town and puts her whole school at risk. Really, I recommend the whole series but the last two books are more young-adult than children’s. I started reading this series right after the second book came out when I was in 7th grade and it really fostered my love for reading. Age Range: 11-16
2.Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt- A boy who doesn’t age meets a young girl from a rich family and she discovers his family secret. Age Range: Everyone/ 8-12
3. Princess Academy by Shannon Hale- a small village town has been chosen as the home of the next princess so all girls age 12-16 are sent to the Princess Academy. The story centers around Miri who discovers a secret about the village while at the school. Age Range: 10-15
4. The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton- It has been almost 8 years since I last read this book so all I can remember are spoilers. This book touches on poverty and fear of police in the 60s and is an amazing coming of age story. Age Range: 12+
5. The Giver- by Lois Lowry- A dystopian novel set in a world where at the age of 12 you starting training for your future job, and Jonas is given the special task of being the memory holder or The Giver.
6. Special mention- Have you Snuzzled a Wuzzle today by Emma E. Dunlop. I had this book read to me as a baby and didn’t read it on my own until I was an adult but this is a book that elementary school students would enjoy. It is a book of poems set in the land of Wuz, with -amazing art work by Pat Paris. Age Range: Everyone/ 7-10
link to the goodreads group:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/118368-top-5-wednesday
What I’m reading this week 7/11
I have a tendency to read a number of books at time as I like to read different things at different times of day,
Daytime book
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Told from two different time periods and places, a teenager from pre-tsunami Japan and a middle-aged couple in 2013 Vancouver.
On Page 126/403
Nighttime
ARC- Planks Law by Lesley Choyce
A teenage boy with a terminal disease tries to actually live his life before he dies in a year. ebook 44% done
The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee
non-fiction goes through the history of genetics.
on page 37/495
Audiobook
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
non-fiction, How to live as an introvert in a country that values extroverts
starting the last chapter.
