As you all know, I’ve been in a slump of some sort almost nonstop for MONTHS… and in late July, I finally feel like I started to overcome it! It’s probably no coincidence that it came at the same time as the summer reading program ending and me cutting back my hours at work. ??♀️
Completed Reads:
EMOJI KEY:
✨ = review copy
? = backlist title
? = monthly TBR
? = reread
? = graphic novel/manga/comics
? = poetry
? = children’s book
? = POC rep
? = LGBTQ+ rep
? = disability and/or MI rep
? = audiobook
? = Kindle Unlimited
- As the Crow Flies ??? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Immunity ✨??? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Decluttering at the Speed of Life ? — ⭐⭐⭐
- Witchy ✨??? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Garden of Ravens ✨?? — ⭐⭐
- Aphrodite Made Me Do it ✨? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Halloween Tree ✨? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Tea Dragon Festival ✨??? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- House of Skin ✨? —
- How to Catch a Dragon ✨?? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Llamas with Lemonade ✨? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Double Life ✨? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Mamma Mia! 1 ✨? — ⭐⭐
- Mooncakes ✨???? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- No Homo ? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- A World Full of Spooky Stories ✨? — ⭐⭐
- The Escape Manual for Introverts ✨? — ⭐⭐
- Changeling ✨? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle ???? — ⭐⭐
- Madhouse ? — ⭐⭐⭐
- Stud in the Stacks ? — ⭐⭐⭐
- Welcome to Dead House ? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Wait, What? ✨??? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Let’s Be Weird Together ✨??? — ⭐⭐⭐
- Almost Home: Poems ✨?? — ⭐⭐⭐
- Digital Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy ✨ — ⭐⭐⭐
- Choking Back the Devil ✨?? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- BTTM FDRS ✨?? — ⭐⭐⭐
- Gleipnir, Vol. 1 ✨?? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Cosmic Crystals ✨ — ⭐⭐
- Stargazing ✨??? — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Born Under a Good Sign ✨ — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌ DNFs:
- Wilder Girls
- Hope and Other Punchlines
- Little Mama
Watched this Month:
- Happy Death Day — 5 ?
- little blurb of thoughts
- Happy Death Day 2 U — 4 ⭐
- Pet Sematary (2019) — 4.5 ⭐
- The Prodigy — 3 ⭐
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018) — 3.5 ⭐
Listened to this Month:
- The NoSleep Podcast — I’m finally back in the groove of actually listening to the episodes when they release instead of falling 3 months behind and catching up all in a week ?
- Of Monsters and Men — new ‘Fever Dream’ album (I adore OMAM with everything in me but… I am really not digging the genre change on this record)
- Gregory Alan Isakov — back on my ‘The Weatherman’ bullshit (lol, this implies that anyone in my household has NOT been obsessed with that album for the last 3 years straight)
Played this Month:
- World of Warcraft
- I re-subscribed to WoW and have basically been unable to pull myself away. What else is new?
My Favorite Non-Review Posts of the Month:
- 5-star predictions for July-September
- 10 favorite video game characters
- Reader problems tag
- Mid-year stats update
- 10 authors I’m giving another chance
- 10 oddly specific settings I love
- Cover reveal: WORK FOR IT by Talia Hibbert
- 10 overdue ARCs I want to read in August
My Favorite Posts from OTHER Bloggers This Month:
- Kaleena’s review of WILDER GIRLS & discussion of paid WP vs. self-hosting
- Cassie’s review of WE LIVE INSIDE YOUR EYES & list of top 10 favorite video game characters
- Amanda’s reading stats for the first half of 2019
- Read.Sleep.Repeat.’s ARC August announcement
- Owl’s sunshine blogger tag
- Ellyn’s tips for staying organized at university (and juggling school with everything else)
- Becca’s review of WELL MET & list of auto-buy authors
- Sionna’s review of SORCERY OF THORNS
- Heather’s May/June wrap-up (I missed your posts, Heather! ♥)
Rachel
August 2, 2019I love this post and I really enjoy reading your blog. I do a Follow Friday segment on mine every other Friday and I featured your blog this week. You can check it out here: https://themustreads.com/follow-friday/
Thanks so much for producing good content!
Becca Leighanne (Bex)
August 2, 20191) Thank you for sharing ,my posts!
& 2) SANKLDJASKLDJA I’M SO HAPPY THAT YOU BEAT THE SLUMP! A reading legend, you are! ♥
Chana @ Paper Procrastinators
August 2, 2019Yayy! I’m so happy that you’re out of your slump! Though you always read *so much* I don’t really know what’s considered a slump for you ? Someone just recommended that I check out Happy Death Day, and seeing that you enjoyed it will definitely make me get to it faster. Hope you have a great August!
Sofii @ A Book. A Thought.
August 2, 2019Destiny, I’m so glad you’re feeling better and you’re getting out of your reading slump, that makes me SO happy, you deserve the best things and I hope you have some amazing months ahead of you ?✨?✨
Let's Get Galactic
August 2, 2019Ahh, love you so much & I’m SO glad you’re feeling back to yourself again! Slumps of any kind can really suck, I think I’m sort of in one now and am really looking forward to it being over.
Avery @ RedRocketPanda
August 2, 2019ahhhhh you read SO much this month <3 well done!
Kelly | Another Book in the Wall
August 2, 2019Wonderful wrap up, love! It’s so great to hear that the end of this month has started taking a turn for the better for you! I hope this continues into August! <3 I had no idea Of Monsters and Men released a new album, so I'll definitely check it out! Also, I'm dying over the fact that you omitted the cover for No Homo here (I did end up looking it up that one time. Hahahaha!!)
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
August 31, 2019Thank you!! LMAO KELLY I’M SCREAMING!! I told you not to look! ????? It’s so awful but it’s hilarious!
evelynreads1
August 3, 2019Glad to hear that this month was so good!
(www.evelynreads.com)
Annemieke
August 8, 2019I”m glad you are feeling better <3
Kal @ Reader Voracious
August 26, 2019Oh my goodness, you had an AMAZING READING MONTH! I am so happy for you! And omg you loved Happy Death Day, I still want to see that one. I am sorry you didn’t enjoy Wilder Girls but can’t say I am not surprised – I didn’t enjoy it at all lmao.