Currently Binge Watching: MTV’s Finding Carter on Hulu
Book Reviews
Note: I just realized it’s been a year since I made my We Need Diverse Books pledge! I’m most proud of the Summer Reading Diversity Spotlight!
*** Delicate Monsters by Stephanie Kuehn
* Never Never Part Two of Three by Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher
*** World After by Susan Ee
* Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction by Candace Cameron Bure with Erin Davis
*** More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
*** Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler
*** Last Will and Testament by Dahlia Adler
*** Every Day by David Levithan
*** Monster by Walter Dean Myers
*** Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
*** The Living by Matt de la Peña
*** The Heir by Kiera Cass
*** X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon
*** Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
*** Ask the Passengers by A.S. King
*** Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
*** Prophecy by Ellen Oh
*** Inked by Eric Smith
*** The Ring and the Crown by Melissa de la Cruz
E-book/Book/ARC Haul
* Never Never Part Two of Three by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher
* Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
* Defining Justice by Jennifer Ellision
* An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
* Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley
* Liars, Inc. by Paula Stokes
* The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Photo Credit: Jordin Althaus/Syfy
Blu-ray, DVD, & TV Reviews
* Documentary Short: Morgan Spurlock’s Crafted
* Documentary DVD: The Drop Box
* DVD: Witches of East End: The Complete Season 2
* DVD: Comet Starring Emmy Rossum and Justin Long
* TV: Big Brother 17 Premiere Week
* TV: Face Off Season 9 Premiere “Intergalactic Zoo”
July Notes
* The first month of my Summer Reading Diversity Spotlight Series is going great! I actually shed the spotlight on many of these titles in a recent Top Ten Tuesday, the topic being Ten Books That Celebrate Diversity! Stay tuned for a giveaway as I celebrate making it to the one month mark on spotlighting diverse reads this summer!
* Quiet YA took over Twitter and many book blogs this month, including mine! It was such a pleasure to take part in this!
* I participated in the 7-7-7 writing challenge tag after one of my critique partners, Akshaya tagged me!
* The Creeping by Alexandra Sirowy Excerpt Blog Tour took place this month and I was thrilled to be able to be a part of it! Stay tuned for my book review next month!
My Insane Book & Movie Challenge Update #19
My monthly update for my Insane Book & Movie Challenge is below!
Note: I’ve moved two titles from my “2014” Goodreads list to my “Release Date TBD” list, one title from “2014” to “2016,” three titles from “2015” to “2016,” and removed one title from my “To Read” list as it is no longer coming out.
Books I Read That Are In My Bookcase
1. Delicate Monsters by Stephanie Kuehn
2. More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
3. The Heir by Kiera Cass
E-books I Read
Read through Kindle App on iPad
1. Never Never Part Two of Three by Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher
2. World After by Susan Ee
3. Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler (Also own physical copy)
4. Last Will and Testament by Dahlia Adler
5. Every Day by David Levithan (Also own physical copy)
6. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
7. Ask the Passengers by A.S. King
8. Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
9. Defining Justice by Jennifer Ellision
10. Prophecy by Ellen Oh
11. Inked by Eric Smith
Audiobooks I Listened To
1. Monster by Walter Dean Myers
2. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
3. The Living by Matt de la Peña
4. X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon
5. The Ring and the Crown by Melissa de la Cruz (Also own hardcover copy)
My favorite reads this month were Never Never Part Two of Three by Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher, Every Day by David Levithan, Bruiser by Neal Shusterman, and The Ring and the Crown by Melissa de la Cruz.
Jurassic World (Movie Theaters)
San Andreas (Movie Theaters)
The Drop Box (DVD)
Big Eyes (Netflix DVD)
Unbroken (Netflix DVD)
Cake (Netflix Streaming)
Parallels (Netflix Streaming)
Before I Disappear (Netflix Streaming)
These Final Hours (Netflix Streaming)
My favorite movie/documentary this month was Jurassic World.