That’s A Wrap! | My Reads and Reviews from May + My June TBR

I think I had a pretty successful return to blogging this month. Well, for the second half of it, at least.

I was a bit preoccupied with school, but afterwards I managed a solid week or two of blogging with the occasional break here and there. So, lets see what I’ve been up to!

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A Conjuring of Light | V.E. Schwab | Review to Come

Initial Thoughts: Fast-paced. Exciting. Strong-world building and character development. I love Lila, Kell, Rhys, Alucard, Hastra, Holland…. I love everything about this book! Probably 4.5 stars.

A Court of Wings and Ruin | Sarah J. Maas | Review to Come

Initial Thoughts: Fantastic. So well-done. Rhys and Feyre are just. so. amazing. The Night Court is life. I love these characters. All hail Maas and her beautiful storytelling. A perfect ending (and beginning)! Probably 5 stars.

The Love Interest | Cale Dietrich | Review to Come

Initial Thoughts: Loved the satire (when it was present). Great themes and exposure of clichéd YA tropes. A bit boring in the middle. Not as much spy action as I had hoped there would be. Pretty enjoyable regardless. Probably 3.5 stars.

Flame in the Mist | Renee Ahdieh | Review to Come

Initial Thoughts: Slow build-up but great world-building. Fantastic characters. Loved Manako. Girl-power to the max. Allusions to Mulan. Cute romance. Well-researched. Great writing. Probably 4.5 stars.

Lord of Shadows | Cassandra Clare | Review to Come

Initial Thoughts: This book had me dead. My favorite read. Amazing characters. Fantastic character development. Cassie Clare’s most mature work to date. Funny, sweet, action-packed, full of adventure and heartbreak. Loved it to pieces. THAT ENDING THOUGH. One of the easiest 5 stars I’ve ever given.

Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda | Review to Come

Initial Thoughts: Now I see what everyone’s been talking about. One of my favorite reads already. Funny, heart-warming, frustrating, and wonderful. Love love love Simon and his friends and family. 5 stars.

Splintered |A.G. Howard | ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 1/2

Quick Review: Great world-building. Fun. Fast-paced. Characters need some work.

And I Darken | Kiersten White | ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 1/2

Quick review. Excellent writing. Brilliant characters. Emphasis on female empowerment. Love interest needs improvement.

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Splintered|A.G. Howard | ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 1/2

Anna and the French Kiss | Stephanie Perkins | ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

The Midnight Star | Marie Lu | ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Daughter of the Pirate King | Tricia Levenseller | ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

The Song of Achilles | Madeleine Miller | ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 1/2

And I Darken | Kiersten White | ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 1/2

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I’m Graduating College!!!!

My Favorite Summer Flicks

Book Review Time: And I Darken 

Book Review Time: Song of Achilles

Flash Reviews: Anna and The French Kiss & The Midnight Star

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1. I graduated from university!! I am officially a USC alum! And even though I don’t have a job, I still feel great. Something’ll come along. Until then, I’ll just keep reading, blogging, and talking to you guys 🙂

2. After graduation, I finally have the time to read again. I’m officially back on Goodreads, y’all.

3. Receiving both ACOWAR and LoS this May felt like an early Christmas, and I wasn’t disappointed with either of them.

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• A Study in Charlotte | Brittany Cavallard
• Hunted | Megan Spooner
• Tell Me Three Things | Julie Buxbaum
• My Lady Jane | Cynthia Hand
• Scythe | Neal Shusterman
• Falling Kingdoms | Morgan Rhodes
• Fangirl | Rainbow Rowell
• Geekerella | Ashley Poston

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I’m so excited to read all these books. There might be a couple books I might read in lieu of the books I’ve chosen here, but there are some I’m definitely going to be reading (My Lady Jane, Fangirl, and Geekerella).

I’ve just received Geekerella in the mail, so I think that’ll be the first one I read. I’ve just heard so much about it lately that I wanna see what all the fuss is about!

Anyways, that’s the end of this post. Happy reading and happy June to you all! I’ll see ya soon!