Melody’s March 2015 Wrap Up

Binged This Month: Bates Motel & Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Book Reviews
No book reviews this month! Interning duties, work, launching YA Runs A 5K, etc… kept me very busy this month. But I’ve got plenty of book reviews lined up for April and May leading into BEA so stay tuned!

Book/E-book/Audiobook Haul
* Matched by Ally Condie
* The Body Electric by Beth Revis
* I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson (Audiobook)
* Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver
* I Was Here by Gayle Forman
* Prophecy by Ellen Oh
* Elusion by Claudia Gabel & Cheryl Klam
* Ultraviolet Catastrophe by Jamie Grey
* Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir by Amanda Knox
* Never Never: Part One by Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher

I made it out to Lauren Oliver‘s Vanishing Girls tour stop in Princeton, NJ with special guest, Gayle Forman (I Was Here). That was super exciting! I’ve met them both before but I’m a HUGE Lauren Oliver fan, as you know, so I don’t think I will ever stop fangirling whenever I see her. Also, this was super exciting because this event was so close to home and I’m so used to taking the train to NYC or heading to Philly and finally, FINALLY there was an event in NJ that was nearby. Bless you, Barnes & Noble Princeton. 🙂

Blu-ray, DVD, & TV Reviews
* TV: Face Off Episodes 8.08, 8.09, 8.10, and 8.11
* TV: The Last Man on Earth Episodes 1.03, 1.05 & 1.06
* TV Week in Review #24, #25, #26, #27

March Notes
* Here are my Top 25 All Time Favorite YA Books of the Past 3 Years
* I created The List for My Movie History!
* YA Runs A 5K 2015 is here!!! You can get signed books & writing critiques for donating to We Need Diverse Books or get a tote bag when you register to run the superhero themed Super Run 5K taking place in Philly this June!

My Insane Book & Movie Challenge Update #15
My monthly update for my Insane Book & Movie Challenge is below!

Books
Notes: If you’d like to keep track of my reading progress as it happens and reviews as they are posted, feel free to follow me on Goodreads!

This month, I took one book off of my TBR list as I began to read it (again) and it was a DNF for me. Since it wasn’t my first (or second) attempt to read it, I’ve officially passed on that title.

Physical Books On My Shelf That I Read
1. The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae

E-books I Read
Read through Kindle App on iPad
1. Betrayed by Jennifer Rush
2. Transparent by Natalie Whipple
3. The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
4. Ten by Gretchen McNeil
5. Matched by Ally Condie

Short Stories I Read Online
1. Carswell’s Guide to Being Lucky by Marissa Meyer (Newsletter)

Books That I Read In the Bookstore
1. The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War Part 2 by Robert Kirkman
2. The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning by Robert Kirkman

My favorite read of the month was The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning by Robert Kirkman.

Movies & Documentaries
Watched in March 2015
Predestination (Netflix DVD)
The Past (Netflix DVD)
Life Itself (Netflix Streaming)

My favorite movie/documentary this month was Life Itself.

Until next month, happy reading and viewing!