JULY WRAPUP (aka the month of taking a down time )

Hi,

I am back!!

I disappeared in the first week of July generally because my laptop broke down. It was down for a week and I stayed with my older sister for that time. I read a bit but generally we spent a good amount of time together.

The week I got my laptop fixed. I ended up installing The Sims 4 and my life ended up revolving around it. Made 2 Sims characters. Got my one of them to go to uni and get a degree on Computer Science. His sister, who's a bestselling author, recently died. His wife is expecting their 4th child and has a really well tended garden. Damn, fictional life is fun. lol.

Then the other day (today as I'm writing this, July 26), I decided that I need to be productive once again and put this Sims life on the side for a while. So now, here I am drafting blog posts while watching old LiSA concert because why not. I missed this productive life.

I have wild book related art plans. I'll definitely share them here soon. For now, I'm drawing my doggies. Check my art accounts right here: Instagram & Facebook

On bookish things, I read a good amount of books this month. I've finished 6 books which is so unreal since I had a bit of stuck up in the middle of it. I thought I can sneak in another one but I struggled a bit with the last one and I'm still trying to get back to reading in my Kindle app. I'm currently reading Sorry I Missed You there. It's an okay read. Nothing very interesting. Just fun stuff.

books read

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand | Evernight (Evernight #1) by Claudia Gray | Night Film by Marisha Pessl | Stargazer (Evernight #2) by Claudia Gray | Sekret (Sekret #1) by Lindsay Smith | Incendiary by Chris Cleave 

quick thoughts right here with their respective Popsugar prompts👇

Sawkill Girls - an okay read for me. It took me a while to really get into it. I think it's an interesting concept and I LOVE the Ace rep.

Evernight - this is a reread in preparation for reading the final book which is part of my July TBR.

Night Film (by or about a journalist) - took me forever to read this one and I hate myself for that! I LOVED THIS!!! Hopefully review soon!

Stargazer - book 2 in the Evernight series. I sped through this like the first book. It was kinda better than the first book and it kind of expounded on the world but still not a fan of this series. lol.

Sekret (touched on a shelf with your eyes closed) - disappointed that I didn't enjoy this. It has an interesting premise to be honest. Probably if I read it when I first got it, I probably got into it but not at this point. 

Incendiary (set in city that hosted the Olympics) - I unexpectedly liked this. I like the writing and somehow I like the story. There were parts that I naturally didn't like. Flawed characters would really be like that. Probably review soon. We'll see. 

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books hauled

The Switch by Beth O'Leary

Saw this was available for 'listen now' on NetGalley so why not.

HOW ABOUT YOU GUYS,
How was the last couple of months for you guys? Anything you want to share? New hobby, projects, travel, books? How was your reading month? Anything new to your faves?

let's connect!