Book Reviews
*** The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
*** An Ocean the Color of Bruises by Isabel Yap
*** Presence by Ken Liu
*** Giant Days Vol. 1 by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, & Whitney Cogar
*** Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
*** Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woods
*** Unashamed by Lecrae
*** Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman
*** This Is Where the World Ends by Amy Zhang
*** And I Darken by Kiersten White
*** Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, Brooke A. Allen
*** Just Visiting by Dahlia Adler
*** Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi
*** I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
*** My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga
*** For the Record by Charlotte Huang
*** Serpentine by Cindy Pon
E-book/Book/ARC/Audiobook Haul
* Serpentine by Cindy Pon
* My Happy Days in Hollywood: A Memoir by Garry Marshall
* All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
* Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Audiobook)
* For the Record by Charlotte Huang
Movie, Blu-ray, DVD, & TV Reviews
* Blu-ray: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition
* Blu-ray: The Huntsman: Winter’s War
* Blu-ray: Keanu
* DVD: In the Deep
* DVD: Viral
* Blu-ray: Supergirl: The Complete First Season
* Blu-ray: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete First Season
* Blu-ray: Arrow: The Complete Fourth Season
* DVD: Scandal: The Complete Fifth Season
* DVD: Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Twelfth Season
August Notes
* My critique partner, Lucie Witt signed with a literary agent!!!! You can read all about it here! Major congrats, Lucie!!!! <3
* The Summer Reading Diversity Spotlight continues where I review a diverse story every other day in the summer! The week after SDCC I took a sick day and was late one day in posting and in catching up, I then thought my post days were on the even days in August and quickly realized they were actually the odd days in August but I was able to get back on track quickly enough so aside from that bump in the road and one other late day, all is well!
* Buy Indie Press continues! This month, I put the spotlight on Annick Press, Albert Whitman Teen, and Running Press.
* My latest Loot Crate haul is here!
* I caught up on the Virtual Adult Summer Reading Program Challenges since July was so busy for me. Check it out here and here!
Books I Read
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Physical Books I Read From My Shelf:
1. And I Darken by Kiersten White (Listened to Audiobook As Well)
2. Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
3. Unashamed by Lecrae
4. Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi (Listened to Audiobook As Well)
E-Books I Read on My Kindle:
1. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
2. Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman
3. This Is Where the World Ends by Amy Zhang
4. Just Visiting by Dahlia Adler
5. I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
6. My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga
7. For the Record by Charlotte Huang
8. Serpentine by Cindy Pon
Graphic Novels I Read Through Comixology Unlimited:
1. Giant Days Vol. 1 by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, & Whitney Cogar
2. Alex + Ada, Vol. 1 by Jonathan Luna & Sarah Vaughn
3. MIND MGMT, Vol. 1: The Manager by Matt Kindt
4. Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, Brooke A. Allen
5. The Fade Out, Vol. 1: Act One by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, & Elizabeth Breitweiser
Library Books That I Read:
1. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
Short Stories That I Read:
1. An Ocean the Color of Bruises by Isabel Yap (Uncanny Magazine)
2. Presence by Ken Liu (Uncanny Magazine)
My favorite book this month: And I Darken by Kiersten White
Movies & Documentaries I Watched
Watched in August 2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Extended Edition (Blu-ray)
Keanu (Blu-ray)
In the Deep (DVD)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (On Demand)
The Huntsman: Winter’s War (Blu-ray)
All Things Must Pass (DVD)
All the Way (DVD)
My favorite movie/documentary this month: All Things Must Pass
Until next month, happy reading and viewing!