Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Recap: July 2016


July went far too quickly in my opinion, gone in a mess of road trips and reading.


Books Read

American Gods by Neil Gaiman


Rating: 4

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins


Rating: 4

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas


Rating: 3.5

A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab


Rating: 4

The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton


Rating: 1

Shiny Broken Pieces by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton


Rating:  2.5

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling


Rating: 4

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling


Rating: 4

Highlights
  • I started blogging again!  After a long, unplanned hiatus due to exams and school (the bane of my existence, honestly), I'm back and very happy to be.
  • I survived my sophomore year of high school and managed to get all A's and top scores on my exams in the process.  I am so relieved summer break is here but it is already flying by far too quickly...
  • I'm volunteering at my local library, which is really fun.  It keeps me busy and looks good on college applications.  Plus, I basically get to read the entire time.


Music



Lately it's been a lot of Florence + the Machine and Foo Fighters.  

On the Blog

Elsewhere






10 comments:

  1. Congrats on your grades! And ahhh, volunteering at a library sounds so fun.
    NEIL GAIMAN MY HEART.

    Ellie | On the Other Side of Reality

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    1. Thanks! And volunteering has been super fun, so I'm super sad that it's ending soon. AND YES NEIL GAIMAN IS LIFE. Thanks for commenting, Ellie!

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  2. Wow, that's a really amazing grades there! And volunteering at library counds really fun! It sad that I don't have any library nearby *sigh* I hope you'll have an amazing August!

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    1. Haha, thanks. It was hard work. Volunteering is lot of fun! It sucks that you don't have a library near you, they're such amazing establishments. Thanks for commenting, Tasya!

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  3. Congrats on your scores! Sounds like your summer has been really awesome so far - can't believe it's already August!

    Katie // www.storiesandsnapshots.com

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    1. Thanks! Summer has been pretty great but I am so sad that it is almost over! Thanks for commenting, Katie!

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  4. Looks like a solid reading month. Yay on great grades and scores. Volunteering at the library sounds awesome. Hope you enjoy the rest of your summer!!

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    1. Yeah, I've been so happy to have had enough time to read now that it's summer. Volunteering has been a lot of fun and I'm sad that it's ending. Thanks for commenting, Grace!

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  5. I totally agree that July went by way to fast. Congrats on your grades though, and volunteering at the library must be so fun! I hope you're August is a great one as well! :)

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    1. Really, summer is going by too fast! Volunteering is a lot of fun and way less stressful than school. Thanks for commenting and have an awesome August!

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