September Wrap-Up | 2016

I am finally getting into the swing of things after months of not reading much. Hopefully I can get back on track. So far so it looks good. Been reading a lot of my comic books. Also I hope to post more frequently here also. If you guys have any suggestions of things you would like to see just let me know. 

Books 

 

The Invasion of the Tearling 5/5

Dracula 3/5
Alcatraz Vs the Librarians (1-4 Bind up) 4/5

Comics

 

  

Sweet Tooth Book 2 -  5/5

Survivors' Club  - 4/5

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - 3/5

Klaus - 4/5

Saga Vol. 6 - 5/5

Spider-Man/Deadpool Vol. 1 - 4/5

Spidey #10 - 5/5

Chew Vol. 2 - 5/5
Paper Girls #9 5/5
Invincible #127 5/5
Invincible #128 5/5

What did you guys read this pass month?

TBR | December 14-20

Last week I was able to complete two of the books in my TBR plus a book that wasn't. I also was able to finish a few comic book series I have been reading. (Last week TBR) Hopefully will read the other of my last weeks TBR sometime this month.

Completed December 7- 13, 2015:

My rating for all of these are located in my goodreads page. I did also read other single issue comics. However they were individual single issue that I still need one or more to complete a volume of the series.

This weeks TBR will hopefully allow me to read more. Since last month I heard Way of Kings. Which was a big book.

Novels:

 

Comic Books/Graphic Novels: 

 It's still my plan to read these. Would like to finish them before the year is over. May read other comics during the week. Since my goal is to finish reading all my single issues by the end of the year.

 

What are you guys reading?

December 7-13 TBR

Weekly TBR

Novels

 Comic Book/Graphic Novel

   

 Trying a new thing. Let's see how this goes. What is everyone else is reading this week?

TBR | Week of August 24-30

These are the books I will hopefully be reading this week.

1984 is my pick for this weeks classic for #linseyalong , I love the idea of this. Because we get to choose the book we only have a goal to read a certain theme during the week. This is a book I have had in my shelf for a couple of years now and wish to finish it soon.





I hope that I can tackle some of Alcatraz by Brandon Sanderson. I don't think I will complete this book this week. I would just like to read as much as I can. I would like to take my time reading this book. I am currently really enjoying it. Maybe I will be able to finish one or two books in Omnibus since it consist of four books.

I am hoping to get through the rest of The Maze Runner series by James Dashner before the second movie in the series is release. I am hoping to tackle some of it this week. I am not sure if I will be able to finish these books apart from the other books that I hope to read. But if I am not able to read them I will be trying to read them next week also.

Lastly, I am hoping to try and finish all the volumes I have of Y the last Man by Brian K Vaughan. I am currently in volume 6 and own up to volume 8. Hoping to finish these 3 that way I will be able to get the last 2 volumes. I love this series. It's so good. If you haven't read it yet I highly recommend it. However, it does contain some themes that aren't suitable for everyone.





Apart from these books I may try to tackle some single issue comic books. Other that that. These are my reading goals this week. What are your guys reading goals this week? :D  Happy Reading!!

You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) | Thoughts

Author: Felicia Day

Title: You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)

Release: August 11, 2015

Rating: ★★★★★

Pages: 261

Format: Hardback

Where to find them: Amazon | Goodreads | Bookdepository

Series: No

Summary: From online entertainment mogul, actress, and “queen of the geeks” Felicia Day, a funny, quirky, and inspiring memoir about her unusual upbringing, her rise to Internet-stardom, and embracing her individuality to find success in Hollywood. (goodreads)

Thoughts/Review:

This book was amazing. I loved every step of the way. We got more of an insight into Felicia Day’s world. You get to read her journey and love of gaming through her childhood to now. Also and insight of her acting career and how she became the woman she is today.

If you are a gamer, love Felicia, or fan of anything, this book is for you. There is so many ways this book could connect with you. It connected with me in so many levels. From meeting friends from the internet world when it was weird and not so welcoming, to over thinking about everything now and in the future. Your own mind can be a scary thing. This book was also an emotional journey for me. I am glad I took my time in reading this book making the journey so much more enjoyable.

It’s so surprising to read the struggles she faced in a community that she loves so much and make you see that there is still hate in communities that we cherish. It’s sad to see that in things that we love there is still so much prejudice just because you are a specific gender. Instead of focusing on the love of the art.

It’s so hard to express my feelings for this book in words. This books shows that if you have a vision and want a place to belong that you are not alone and should give up. Just keep trying. You will find your way. There are so many amazing people out there that have proven that. Thank you Felicia Day for sharing your experiences with us and anyone who is a fan of anything should read it.

Embrace your weirdness.

Go Set a Watchman | Thoughts

Author: Harper Lee

Title: Go Set a Watchman

Release Date: July 14, 2015

Rating: ★★★★

Pages: 278

Format: Hardcover

Where to find it: Amazon | Goodreads | Bookdepository

Series: To Kill a Mockingbird

Summary: Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch--"Scout"--returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise's homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town and the people dearest to her. Memories from her childhood flood back, and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt. Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman perfectly captures a young woman, and a world, in a painful yet necessary transition out of the illusions of the past--a journey that can be guided only by one's conscience. (goodreads)

Thoughts/Review:

This book was a short and wonderful read. I didn’t re-read To Kill a Mockingbird (TKaM) before starting this novel and in a way I wish I did. I had read TKaM in high school, it’s been almost 10 years since then. I do remember details of the book and was looking forward to reading the next stage of these characters lives. I did feel the characters felt familiar in this story. It made sense where these characters life lead to be.

I enjoying reading the novel in Scout’s perspective as an adult. The story follows very closely to where her point of views are now as an adult and how she see the world. It does reflecting to her family went through in TKaM. I did enjoy seeing the person that she became. This novel is not an insight of its previous book, its more of a book that shows where a character would go after growing up and growing up in the era they did.

I do see why some people didn’t enjoy the novel. It’s not the same as a novel that impacted so many people’s lives and continue to impact people's lives now. TKaM I believe is a timeless novel that will continue to impact people because the issues written in the novel will always be a theme in our culture. I do like GSaW because it continues to address those issues. But, I do feel that it doesn’t give the same as impact as TKaM.

I do recommend you guys do read it. I do believe that it would give a bigger impact to female readers. Really enjoyable read and I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the novel.I am hoping to re-read TKaM soon.

The Accident Season | Thoughts

Author: Moira Fowley-Doyle

Title: The Accident Season

Release: August 18, 2015

Rating: ★★★

Pages: 288

Format: ARC

Where to find them: Amazon | Goodreads | Bookdepository

Series: Stand Alone

Summary:It's the accident season, the same time every year. Bones break, skin tears, bruises bloom.

The accident season has been part of seventeen-year-old Cara's life for as long as she can remember. Towards the end of October, foreshadowed by the deaths of many relatives before them, Cara's family becomes inexplicably accident-prone. They banish knives to locked drawers, cover sharp table edges with padding, switch off electrical items - but injuries follow wherever they go, and the accident season becomes an ever-growing obsession and fear.

But why are they so cursed? And how can they break free? (goodreads)

Thoughts/Review

I picked up an ARC copy of this book at SDCC.

Picking up this book at SDCC, I was immediately pulled in by the summary. It was something different than what I was use to reading and wanted to give something new a chance. However, after reading the book I wasn’t impressed at all by the story.

The main reason I wasn’t impressed by the story has mainly to do with the characters. There is a moment in the book where Cara’s sister is hurt really badly. Cara doesn’t seem that worry about her sister and is more focus on trying to solve the mystery. She doesn’t even go to the hospital with her sister. She just lets someone else take her and she doesn’t even call her to see if she is okay. I didn’t really like that about the character. It seems that they really didn’t communicate. I felt that the sisters in the novel were very distant even though in the book it stated that they would hang out together often. Also, characters got away with thing I wouldn’t expect people their ages would get away with.

If you guys have seen the film An American Haunting it feels very familiar to this book.There was the mystery behind the story and the journey to trying to find out why things were happening. That is how I felt about this book when I finished reading it. Although, there is certain different topics.

It’s an interesting concept and it was creepy at parts but I just felt that it was too easily convenient for the story from setting to events in the story. For a family that was very caution about the dangers of the time they weren’t cautious at all.

It was an interested read and different but it wasn’t something I had expected from reading the summary.

I would give the book a chance if you like a mystery and a real fast read. I did wanted to know what the mystery was behind it all.