July Wrap-up

Where the hell did July go? I swear this month just started and now it’s gone. Crazy, but here we are. Me announcing all the books I read. And, as usual, it’s a huge stack since I spend all of my free time reading.

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I read a total of 45 books! And I rated them with an average of 3.5/5! Admittedly, not as good as June, but I had a few DNFs at the end of this month that pushed it down lower.

Reviews on the blog

• House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig – 4.5/5
• Jade City by Fonda Lee – 4.5/5 (Reread!)
• Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young – 4/5 (Reread!)
• The Arrangement by Robyn Harding – 4/5
• The Art of Breaking Things by Laura Sibson – 4/5
• Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie – 4.5/5 (Reread!)
• The Madness Blooms by Mackenzi Lee – 4/5
• I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver – 5/5
• Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson – 4/5
• Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali – 5/5
• The Passengers by John Marrs – 4.5/5
• Sea Witch by Sarah Henning – 4/5 (Reread!)
• The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones – 4/5
• The Smoke Thieves by Sally Green – 4/5
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman – 5/5 (Yes, another reread!)

Reviews on Goodreads

• Winter King by Thomas Penn – 3/5
• The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montefiore – 4/5
• The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala – DNF 1/5
• William I by Marc Morris – 4/5
• William II by John Gillingham – 3.5/5
• Stephen by Carl Watkins – 3/5
• Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie – 3/5 (Reread!)
• Mirage by Somaiya Daud – 2.5/5
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens – 5/5 (Reread!)
• Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie – 4/5 (Reread!)
• Athenais by Lisa Hilton – DNF 1/5
• Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie – 3.5/5
• Final Girls by Riley Sager – 2.5/5
• Henry II by Richard Barber – 3.5/5
• James I by Thomas Cogswell – 4/5
• Silver in the Woods by Emily Tesh – 4/5
• Past Perfect Lives by Elizabeth Eulberg – 4/5
• The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson – 4/5
• The Possession by Michael Rutger – 3.5/5
• Present Through the End by Kirsten DeLeo – 4.5/5
• Nocturna by Maya Motayne – DNF 1/5
• Richard III and the Bosworth Campaign by Peter Hammond – 3/5
• An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson – 3/5
• The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson – 3.5/5
• Stormrise by Jillian Boehme – 3.5/5
• Wicked Fox by Kat Cho – DNF 1/5
• The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young – DNF 1/5

RTC in August

• With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo – 4/5
• The Reckless Oath We Made by Bryn Greenwood – 4/5
• Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff – DNF 1/5

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How was your reading this month?
What was your favorite book?

July 31, 2019 by bwreviews Categories: caidynTags: book blog, book blogger, july 2019 wrap-up, july wrap-up, monthly wrap-up, wrap-up 3 Comments

May Wrap-up

Where the hell did May go? I swear, it was here then gone. 2019 is just going by so quickly, y’all.

But, let’s do an overview of what I read. Links will take you to my reviews of them except for the ones that are pending!

Also, there’s going to be a quick teaser for June things that you all will, hopefully, be looking forward to.

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I read 33 books this month, which is a whole lot! The downside? I DNFed a lot of them. That means my average rating was 2.9. Tbh, I’m not happy with that total. But May was kind of a slumpy month for me. I’m glad it’s gone and that we’re on to June!

Reviewed on the Blog

• The Chosen by Taran Matharu – 1/5
• Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi – 4.5/5
• Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy – 4/5
• A Question of Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro – 4.5/5
• The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles – 5/5
• Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell – 2/5
• Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie – 4/5
• The Last by Hanna Jameson – DNF 1/5
• To Best the Boys by Mary Weber – 4/5
• Pretty Revenge by Emily Liebert – 2/5
• Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee – 4/5
• Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey – 4/5

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Reviewed on Goodreads

• The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladmir Putin by Masha Gessen – 4/5
• Madame de Pompadour by Christine Pevitt Algrant – 2/5
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen – 5/5
• Rebellion by Peter Ackroyd – 4/5
• The Municipalists by Seth Fried – DNF 1/5
• Revolution by Peter Ackroyd – 4/5
• A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Evardsson – DNF 1/5
• Limited Wish by Mark Lawrence – 4/5
• The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco – DNF 1/5
• Caraval by Stephanie Garber – DNF 1/5
• In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond: In Search of the Sasquatch by John Zada – 3/5
• The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde – 3/5
• The Rival Queens by Nancy Goldstone – 3/5
• If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo – DNF 1/5
• Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters by Peter Vronsky – 3.5/5
• Dominion by Peter Ackroyd – 3/5
• Katherine the Queen by Linda Porter – 3.5/5
• Death and the Virgin Queen by Chris Skidmore – 4/5
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt – DNF 1/5

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Reviews to be Posted in June

• Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim – 3/5

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June Preview

I’m very, very happy to announce that Chantel is going to be coming back in June with posts! Since it’s Pride, I know she’s going to be featuring some queer books, TV shows, and movies. I’m very excited about it, so, be excited with me for some queer posts and recommendations!

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Did you read any of these books?
What was the best book you read in May?

May 31, 2019May 28, 2019 by bwreviews Categories: caidynTags: book blog, book blogger, may 2019 wrap-up, may wrap-up, monthly wrap-up, wrap-up 5 Comments

March Wrap-up

March. Our two-year blogiversary. The month that I decided to give myself a break. We also reached 450 followers on here and we’re getting closer to 800 on Instagram. I love y’all and I don’t think that I can express that enough!

But, on with seeing what I read and some quick stats.

March 31, 2019March 28, 2019 by bwreviews Categories: caidynTags: book blog, book blogger, march 2019 wrap-up, march wrap-up, monthly wrap-up, wrap-up 2 Comments

February Wrap-up

This is, typically, the month of love and I had a lovely reading month. Let’s just check it out!

February 28, 2019February 26, 2019 by bwreviews Categories: caidynTags: book blog, book blogger, february 2019 wrap-up, february wrap-up, monthly wrap-up, wrap-up 5 Comments

December Wrap-up

I have to say, I’m not sorry to see the end of 2018.

This year has been so rough that I’m really glad that it’s over. Emotionally and financially, I’m ready and I’m welcoming the new year quite happily. I feel like 2019 will be a much better reading year and I’m making some fun plans I’ll be announcing soon!

But, let’s get on to the wrap-up.

December 31, 2018December 29, 2018 by bwreviews Categories: caidynTags: book blog, book blogger, december wrap-up, monthly wrap-up, wrap-up 4 Comments

November Wrap-up

Another month down with one more to go! It’s insane how fast this year has gone and, honestly, I’m happy to see the back end of it.

But, let’s see how I did this month with reading.

November 30, 2018November 29, 2018 by bwreviews Categories: caidynTags: book blog, book blogger, monthly wrap-up, november wrap-up, wrap-up 2 Comments

October wrap-up

Wow. The end of October is here and, well, I am sad.

October has always been my favorite month. And, I have to say, I’m really happy with how this one went. I read so many books that I enjoyed, so I think this is going to be my best month in a long time.

Let’s go for it!

October 31, 2018October 30, 2018 by bwreviews Categories: caidynTags: book blog, book blogger, monthly wrap-up, october wrap-up, wrap-up 11 Comments

September wrap-up

Wow, this month just flew by. Part of me can’t believe that it’s over because so much happened. I’m in full swing of things at school, which means that I barely get anything done. Yet, somehow, I managed to read enough to fill up the month!

So, let’s just do a summary of what I read below.

September 30, 2018September 29, 2018 by bwreviews Categories: caidynTags: book blog, book blogger, monthly wrap-up, september wrap-up, wrap-up Leave a comment

August Wrap-up

August is done and here we are! To the fun wrap-up where we list what we read/wrote.

As you all know, Chantel is taking a hiatus for the time being so I, Caidyn, am mainly going to be writing. But, if you haven’t already, you all should check out her Soundtrack of My Life series. She’s on track seven and I always love reading them!

But, onto the rest of it all.

September 1, 2018August 31, 2018 by bwreviews Categories: caidynTags: august wrap-up, book blog, book blogger, wrap-up 5 Comments

July Wrap-up

Where did July go?? It really went by quickly. 2018 is going to be gone before we know it!

Thank you so, so much again for making this month amazing. We hit 200 followers, so thank you to all the new ones and the old ones who have stuck around. We also have topped our views for the fourth month in a row. Our hearts are so full thanks to you all.

This month, we read The Book of Essie together. A review will be up sometime in August with our thoughts. We posted our review of Becoming a Visible Man by Jamison Green, too! It was less of a review and more of a Q&A where Chantel asked Caidyn questions about his experience as a transman.

Tags:

• Three Quotes, Three Days – Day One
• Three Quotes, Three Days – Day Two
• Three Quotes, Three Days – Day Three
• Mystery Blogger Award
• First Lines Friday
• Down the TBR Hole
• Sunshine Blogger Award 4 & 5
• First Lines Friday
• Down the TBR Hole

We also started a new segment on our blog, so you should check out our first week here and our second here! It’s a whole lot of fun just gushing about random things. Other than books.

Lastly, we made a survey that we really want you all to fill out! You can find the post about it here, or comment below and we can send you a link to the survey!

Now, let’s dive into this!

Caidyn will be in blue.
Chantel will be in purple.

July 31, 2018July 30, 2018 by bwreviews Categories: jointTags: book blog, book blogger, july wrap-up, wrap-up 2 Comments