Melody’s March 2014 Wrap Up

Book Reviews
Dangerous Dream: A Beautiful Creatures Story by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
The Unbound by Victoria Schwab

Book Haul
17 & Gone by Nova Ren Suma
Cress by Marissa Meyer
NIL by Lynne Matson
Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi
Panic by Lauren Oliver
Split Second by Kasie West
Vicious by Victoria Schwab
Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
The 100 by Kass Morgan
Torn Away by Jennifer Brown

TV/Movie Reviews:
The Mindy Project Season 2 Spring Premiere

Interviews
Deena Dill (Star-Crossed, Suburgatory)
Montego Glover (The Following)

March Notes
* This month was light on blogging but I’ve been preparing tons of posts for April and May as I gear up for BEA so expect lots of reviews coming!
* I also got a ton of Spring cleaning done on the blog during Bloggiesta!
* If you’re interested in how I read, I lay it all out here.
* Something different…I attempted to make a comparison list (TV, movies, & books) of POC in Sci-fi/Fantasty.
* Top Ten Tuesday ruled my blog this month with Top Ten Things On My Bookish Bucket List, Ten Popular Authors I’ve Never Read, and Top Ten Books on My Spring To Read List.

My Insane Book & Movie Challenge Update #3
My monthly update for my Insane Book & Movie Challenge is below!

Books
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Books I Read That Are In My Bookcase
1. The Unbound by Victoria Schwab
2. The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan

Physical Library Books I Read
1. The 100 by Kass Morgan (I then bought as a Kindle ebook)
2. Frostbite: A Vampire Academy Graphic Novel by Richelle Mead, adapted by Leigh Dragoon (Artists: Emma Vieceli, Vicki Pangestu)
3. Invincible Vol. 1: The Ultimate Collection by Robert Kirkman (Artists: Cory Walker, Ryan Ottley)
4. Minders by Michele Jaffe

E-book Library Books I Read
1. How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
2. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

E-books I Read
Read through Kindle App on iPad
1. World War Z by Max Brooks
2. Dangerous Dream: A Beautiful Creatures Story by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
3. Seriously… I’m Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres

My favorite read of the month was… The Unbound by Victoria Schwab.

* I came upon my first DNF or “Do Not Finish” title with Minders by Michele Jaffe. I loved the concept but the execution didn’t click for me. I read a good chunk of the book which is the only reason why I’ve included the book above. I’m hoping that before the year is over I can finish reading this book but for now, it will remain my first DNF of the year.

Movies
Watched in March 2014
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (Netflix DVD)
How I Live Now (Netflix DVD)
World War Z (Netflix DVD)
Short Term 12 (Netflix DVD)
The Cider House Rules (Netflix Streaming)
Divergent (Movie Theaters)
Veronica Mars (Movie Theaters)
All is Lost (Redbox)
Captain Phillips (Redbox)

My favorite movies this month were Divergent and Short Term 12.
My least movie this month was The Cider House Rules.

* I took a break from my Netflix DVD plan to focus on other things but I do plan to go back to 2-3 DVDs out at a time come mid-April so I cannot wait to zoom through my queue soon!

Until next month, happy reading and viewing!