A Bookish Adventure... discussion

Hi! I'm one of the moderators of A Bookish Adventure!
I love this type of book diary <3 So I'll post my reading reviews and reading updates here! Can't wait to interact and share my love of books with all of you :D
(Feel free to anytime recommend me some books!!!)

Here is my October Wrap Up!!! This month I read 13 books :)
- Shine by Jessica Jung
- Heartstopper: Volume 2 by Alice Oseman
- The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
- Broken Wish by Julie C. Dao
- The Betrothed by Kiera Cass
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
- Geekerella by Ashley Poston
- A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
- Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
- Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
- Circe by Madeline Miller
- Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
-Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Probably my favourite read this month was Stalking Jack the Ripper and A Darker Shade of Magic <3

I got an ARC of it through Edelweiss! :)

one of the best moments of my life xD It is sooo cute!!

Mel wrote: "ooh, where did you find heartstoper 2? Do you own it or.."

but I have it on my wishlist xD I need a physical copy of it!

that so exciting!!

Holly wrote: "that so exciting!!"

when I got the email of approval I literally squealed xD

Just finished two books!
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
Thank you to Mel and Rania for buddy reading with me!!

How is everyone and how is everyone's reading going? :)

also by any chance does anyone know/watch/read Avatar the Last Airbender?? :)

I got approved for an ARC copy of a book in the series that is coming out in a few days and wanted to hear some of your thoughts!

I've watched ATLA and absolutely loved it! I haven't read any of the books though. and lucky you getting so many arcs

Aww thank you you too for buddy reading with me! It makes a book a lot more better;)

Holly wrote: "I've watched ATLA and absolutely loved it! I haven't read any of the books though. and lucky you getting so many arcs"

awww yay!! thanks for letting me know! I watched a couple scenes when my sister watched it, but I never watched full episodes :P
and thanks! I'm happy I get free arcs! If you want feel free to check out Netgalley or even Edelweiss+! those are the online platform I use to get some arcs :D

Mel wrote: "aw, thank you for buddy reading it with me too! Also I haven’t seen/read avatar the last airbender, but I want to to watch one of the movies, because the actor who plays Jasper is in it!!!"

omg he is!!! :O I might check it out! (even if I heard it's really bad...) I'm curious and I want to see for myself :)

I'm sorry but the movie is a tragedy

Holly wrote: "I'm sorry but the movie is a tragedy"

omg yesss I heard that from sooo many ppl!!! xD

Out of curiosity is anyone attending YALLWRITE this weekend?? :D

yay!! me too!! Maddie which panels are you attending?? :)

ouuuuh some great ones!! :D

Hi everyone! How are you all doing? :)
How is your monthly reading going?

Does anyone else plan their monthly TBR then completely ignores it xD so far I've only read one book that I had planned on reading...

Also I want to read some holiday/festive books for December so if you have any please let me know!! <3

by John Grisham? thanks for the recommendation! :) It sounds good!

Ooohh I love avatar the last air bender!

Livi wrote: "Ooohh I love avatar the last air bender!"

awesome!! :D have you by any chance seen the movie? (also I'm assuming you're talking about the tv show xD)

Mel wrote: "yup, that’s the one! It actually got made into a movie! It’s called Christmas with the Kranks!"

ooooooh I think i heard of it! let me do a quick search first xD

Hi everyone!!!
How are you all doing?? :)

I just finished putting up the Christmas tree with my family with holiday music in the background <3 If you can't tell I'm in the holiday spirit!! :)
But now back to reality and I now need to finish my essays and work on my oral presentations :'(

BookDuck | Maddie wrote: "That’s sound like fun! I’m making finder read houses with my family! Good Luck with all your schoolwork!"

Thanks!!

I love doing Ginger Bread houses!!! (I think autocorrect messed up what you meant xD but I got it!!)

I'm kind of late but here is my November wrap up! :)

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
The Distance Between Us by Kasie West
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Divergent by Veronica Roth
King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Esme’s Wish by Elizabeth Foster
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Thank you to the amazing ppl that buddy read some with me ;) I would not have read as much if it wasn't for you guys! <3

And I would say my favourite read this month was A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! <3

a potato wrote: "A good girls guide to murder is one of my favorite books!"

it's sooo good! I can't wait to read the next one!! <3

I reallllly want to read good girls guide to murder!!

Also congrats on reading so much in November

Livi wrote: "I reallllly want to read good girls guide to murder!!"

omg yesss PLEASE READ IT!!! <3

Livi wrote: "Also congrats on reading so much in November"

and thanks xD I'm happy I still got some reading done especially with school!

a potato wrote: "A good girls guide to murder is *chef’s kiss*"

AGREED!!! x1000000000000000000000

*moves it to top of tbr*

Livi wrote: "*moves it to top of tbr*"

YAY!!!! :D

hahahaha omg @Livi I hope you don't think we're being pushy....:P

we're just so excited for you to read this!

Mel wrote: "^^^

it’s such a good book. sorry if we’re being pushy though <3"

hahahah we're not being pushy....we're fangirling x1000 xD

lol of course not I do the same about books I love haha

Just finished cleaning my room and bookshelves!! Trying to find some space for my new books that I got for Christmas <3
Does anyone else have multiple copies of a same book xD or is it just me :P

hahahaha I'm hoping other ppl would make me feel better but nope! xD

Happy New Year everyone!!! :D
Cheers to 2021!!!

Here is my December wrap up :) I was kind of busy with school and life xD soooo I didn't read as much as usual but I'm pretty happy with the end result! I've read 6 books! (plus one novella!)

I really want to keep this Nook alive!!!

Sooooo...

How is everyone??? :) and what are y'all reading??

I'm halfway done with Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Cress by Marissa Meyer :D

ooooooh Life of Pi!!!

I had that as an assigned reading as well...but then I got changed classes :/ so I didn't have to read it! I'm now happy I didn't get to!

awwww I understand the struggle :'( but you got this!!!

ooooh BAZ!!! keep in mind you can read Carry On after Life of Pi ;)

for real sleep, food and reading is my motivations!

YOU GOT THIS!!! (I'm cheering for you!)

do you have a quiz on it or something??

ew essay....

:/

YOU GOT THIS!!

btw did you manage to finish it???

I admire skim reading! if it was me I would just DNF...or look for the audiobook

My January Wrap Up!!! I read 8 books and 1 novella! so I read 8...or 9 books...
Honestly though do any of you count novellas towards your reading goal???

I realize in January all I read was fantasy....

and also I've been in a slump with writing review :'(

any tips to stay motivated???

PLEASE HELP!

*screams in Joyce you read all of my favorite books*

Cardan + Cal + Leigh Bardugo = good month

Porg Brekker wrote: "I finished it last night at like 12"

awww yay! you finished it!!!

Porg Brekker wrote: "And then I couldn’t sleep so I stayed up until 12 reading Carry on and eating food"

LOVE THAT!!!

like I said BOOKS AND FOOD is the best <3