Showing posts with label Monthly Recap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monthly Recap. Show all posts

November 2023 Bookish Recap

December 03, 2023


Hello hello and welcome to another recap!

I'm a cliche, but I can't believe we're already in December. Where in the world did the time go???

November was a busy and hectic month for me. Between renovations and redecorating, I'm having a blast!

So here's what my November looked like and I'm hoping December is even better...

Stats

Total Books Read: 13
Total Pages Read: 4239
Genres: Contemporary, Fantasy, Paranormal, RomCom, Suspense, Thriller
Tropes: enemies to lovers, forced proximity, friends to lovers, instalove, mafia, second chance, vigilante
From my TBR: 4
Avg. Rating: 4.02 stars

All the Books

My favourite books of the month:



Other books I enjoyed and would recommend:


Tempted by the Devil by Michelle Heard
Seduced by the Mafia by Aaron L. Speer
Flawless by Elsie Silver
Checkmate by R.L. Mathewson
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Resting Witch Face by Juliette Cross

Added to my tbr


Book Haul

Aside from books I borrowed from both the library and Kindle Unlimited, I've bought nothing!! I'm doing so well with this DON'T YOU DARE BUY ANY MORE BOOKS, NATALIE goal I've set for myself :)



I hope we find only the best reads in December!

Talk soon,

xo, Natalie

October 2023 Bookish Recap

November 05, 2023


Hello hello and welcome to another recap!

October wasn't the best reading I've done, but it wasn't the worst.

For half of the month (I'm talking even right now) I was sick. If I wasn't drowning in snot, I was hacking up a lung. I couldn't even work, that's how bad it was. I slept, which means I barely read. I'm feeling better by a mile aside from a lingering wheezing cough and I'm just grateful I tested negative for Covid.

So here's what my October looked like and I'm hoping November is WAY better for me (and for us all):

Stats

Total Books Read: 9
Total Pages Read: 2919
Genres: Comic, Contemporary, Fantasy, Paranormal, Scifi
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fated mates, forbidden, forced proximity, royal
From my TBR: 2
Avg. Rating: 4.39 stars

All the Books

My favorite reads of the month were:


Other books I enjoyed and would recommend:

The Naga Outcast's Unwanted Mate by Robin O'Connor
Does it Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

Added to my tbr


Book Haul

Aside from books I borrowed from both the library and Kindle Unlimited, I've bought nothing!! I'm doing so well with this DON'T YOU DARE BUY ANY MORE BOOKS, NATALIE goal I've set for myself :)



I hope we find only the best reads in August!

Talk soon,

xo, Natalie

September 2023 Bookish Recap

October 02, 2023


Hello hello and welcome to another recap!

September wasn't too bad. I got my reading mojo back, my thoughts were staying positive, and everything seemed to be coming up Natalie. Then the last week in September, actually until today, I HAD NO INTERNET!! Can you imagine? I felt like I was living in the dark ages 😂😂 Which is absolutely ridiculous since I spent half my life with no such thing as internet. But the internet was down, my data was wonky (so no hotspot), and I was watching cable of all things during the night. I couldn't even sync my kindle so NO READING!! Life was so unfair this past week, but my internet is back, supposedly stronger than before, so here's to hoping things only go up from here.

Before my online life turned to shite, here's what my month looked like...

Stats

Total Books Read: 12
Total Pages Read: 3895
Genres: Contemporary, Fantasy, Paranormal, Scifi
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fated mates, retelling, single parents, second chance
From my TBR: 2
Avg. Rating: 3.79 stars

All the Books

I found a couple of five-star worthy reads. They're from two of my favourite authors, so I'm not surprised :)


The other books I read and would recommend were:


Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Garnet Flats by Devney Perry
Whispers of You by Catherine Cowles
Mourning Wood by Heather M. Orgeron
Stars and Shadows series by Holly Renee
In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros
A Ship of Bones and Teeth by Karina Halle

Added to my tbr

I added the Campus Wallflowers series by Rebecca Jenshak because I was blown away by Deanna's reviews over at A Novel Glimpse. So I'm gonna give it a shot, hoping that I love it as much as she did.

I've also added The Summer series by Elizabeth O'Roark because the reviews I've seen from some of my favourite bloggers made me wanna do it :)

Book Haul

Aside from books I borrowed from Kindle Unlimited, I've bought nothing!! I'm doing so well with this DON'T YOU DARE BUY ANY MORE BOOKS, NATALIE goal I've set for myself :)


I hope we find only the best reads in October!

Talk soon,

xo, Natalie

August 2023 Bookish Recap

September 07, 2023


Hello hello and welcome to another recap!

For the first half, August was a great reading month for me. However, somewhere in the middle of the month, life got super hectic and I couldn't find time to get online. Can you imagine not touching the internet for WEEKS??? Well, that was me and I'm so sorry for disappearing like that.

Anyway, I'm back.

Here's how August treated me...

Stats

Total Books Read: 11
Total Pages Read: 2624
Genres: Contemporary, Fantasy, Paranormal
Tropes: Assassin, Apocalypse, Forbidden, Instalove
From my TBR: 0
Avg. Rating: 4.3 stars

All the Books

Woo hoo!! I found a few five-star worthy reads! These stories were truly something special :)


The other books I read and would recommend were:

The Wicked in Me by Suzanne Wright
Unhinged by Onley James

Added to my tbr


Book Haul

Aside from books I borrowed from both the library and Kindle Unlimited, I've bought nothing!! I'm doing so well with this DON'T YOU DARE BUY ANY MORE BOOKS, NATALIE goal I've set for myself :)



I hope we find only the best reads in August!

Talk soon,

xo, Natalie

July 2023 Bookish Recap

August 03, 2023


Hello hello and welcome to another recap!

Can I tell you how I'm still surprised by how great my reading game is right now? I'm officially out of my book slump and I hope those days don't come around for a long time (if ever)!

July went by so fast for me and I can't believe summer only has one more month. Where did the time go???

Okay, so here's how my July reading went...

Stats

Total Books Read: 19
Total Pages Read: 7508
Genres: Contemporary, Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery, Thriller, RomCom
Tropes: Apocalypse, Arranged Marriage, Fated Mates, Forced Proximity, Retelling, Royal, Second Chance, Secret Baby
From my TBR: 4
Avg. Rating: 4 stars

All the Books

There were many standouts and I can't believe I found so many 5-star worthy reads this month!



The other books I read and would recommend were:


Between Never and Forever by Brit Benson
A Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca F. Kenney
You Can Die by Rebecca Zanetti
A Fatal Affair by A.R. Torre
Before We Fall by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Taming the White Wolf by N.J. Walters
A Soul to Heal by Opal Reyne

Added to my tbr



Book Haul

Aside from books I borrowed from both the library and Kindle Unlimited (and a couple gifted by blogger friends), I've bought nothing!! I'm doing so well with this DON'T YOU DARE BUY ANY MORE BOOKS, NATALIE goal I've set for myself :)



I hope we find only the best reads in August!

Talk soon,


xo, Natalie