Monthly Releases: May 2016

As of August 2014, Monthly Releases is a way for Heather and Kaniesha to spotlight their anticipated books for the upcoming month instead of the weekly Waiting on Wednesdays.

Kaniesha's:
  

A slow month for me, a lot like the end of last year! To be fair, I'm completely out of the loop so feel free to yell at me in the comments about anything coming out in May I should be aware of :D I've not read ACOTAR yet, but I love SJM so I'm adding it in anyway. I'm super excited for absolutely anything she releases. I'm also VERY excited for The Sleeping Prince, I can't wait until the end of the month for it!!

Heather's:


(I stole Kaniesha's image and link for ACoMaF, sorry!)  Slow for me as well, but I've noticed many releases I'm interested in are coming out later in the year.  Still, I really liked A Court of Thorns and Roses and am eager to see what Feyre gets into in the sequel.  I don't pick up a lot of nonfiction essays, but I'm a big fan of Gaiman.

Monthly Releases: August 2015

As of August 2014, Monthly Releases is a way for Heather and Kaniesha to spotlight their anticipated books for the upcoming month instead of the weekly Waiting on Wednesdays.

Kaniesha's:
 

Slow month again for me but exciting, regardless!

Heather's:


I think this is the most I've ever had for a month!  I'm super duper excited for Lair of Dreams and The Shepherd's Crown (but I'm totally holding out for the collector's edition!).

Kaniesha's July 2015 Roundup

Finished:

The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour Rating: 4/5 stars

Started:

Lirael by Garth Nix

Still Reading:

The Infinite by Lori M. Lee

Dropped:

Fire & Chasm by Chelsea M. Campbell

Katya's World by Jonathon L. Howard

When My Heart Was Wicked by Tricia Sterling

 * Will probably pick up the latter two again. Fire & Chasm was just too terrible to continue.

Acquired:

The Eternal Ones

All You Desire

Born Wicked

Summer and Bird

Our posts from July:

Monthly Releases

Reading Challenge Update:

Flights of Fantasy: 15/25

Dive Into Diversity: 5/12

Debut Author Challenge: 6/10

Fairytale Challenge: 2/5

Summary:

Didn't get any reading done at all this month, much to the surprise of no one. I don't know what it is about summers but I just can't focus on anything. Might have to do with me gaining a love interest and being a bit preoccupied.... nevertheless, I just got back from a mini vacation last night that I really enjoyed. I needed the break from work and the sun on my skin! I'm basically golden now. I love it! Will hopefully get back to books soon, but I don't promise anything!

Kaniesha's June 2015 Roundup

Finished:

The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey Rating: 3/5 stars

Uprooted by Naomi Novik Rating: 5/5 stars

Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge Rating: 4/5 stars

Sabriel by Garth Nix Rating: 5/5 stars

The Girls at the Kingfisher Club Rating: 5/5 stars

Started:

The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour

Still Reading:

The Infinite by Lori M. Lee

Katya's World by Jonathon L. Howard

When My Heart Was Wicked by Tricia Sterling

Fire & Chasm by Chelsea M. Campbell

Dropped:

None

Acquired:

None

Our posts from June:

Monthly Releases: June 2015
Kaniesha's TTT: Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases For the Rest of 2015
Read Play Blog: June 2015
Kaniesha's TTT: Top Ten Books I've Read So Far In 2015
 
Reading Challenge Update:

Flights of Fantasy: 15/25

Dive Into Diversity: 5/12

Debut Author Challenge: 6/10

Fairytale Challenge: 2/5

Summary:

June was kind of a slow month! I was going through some things mentally (another depression relapse, yay!), so I'm just kind of behind and dizzy. From the looks of it, I think I'm going to go ahead and guess that July is going to be a lot better. Fingers crossed! Also definitely check out The Girls of the Kingfisher Club if you like retellings! It's incredible. I need to get more serious about all the challenges I joined in January - I've only hit the half mark on a few even though I've read over 30 books! I can't wait until some more anticipated releases go out this year, ahhhh!!

Monthly Releases: July 2015

As of August 2014, Monthly Releases is a way for Heather and Kaniesha to spotlight their anticipated books for the upcoming month instead of the weekly Waiting on Wednesdays.

Kaniesha's:
 


Just two for July, both of which I am immensely waiting for! I think I'll go out and get The Heart of Betrayal as soon as it releases!

Heather's:
 

Three again!  I've only just started both the Laundry Files and Newsflesh series, but I'm enjoying them so far.  I read Ready Player One last year, I believe, and liked it enough to await Armada's publication.

Kaniesha's TTT: Top Ten Books I've Read So Far In 2015

Top Ten Tuesday is a book blog meme created and hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week we're choosing the top ten best books we've read so far this year!

1. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
2. Uprooted
3. The Winner's Curse
4. The Kiss of Deception
5. Everything Leads to You



6. Pantomime
7. Heir of Fire
8. The Sin Eater's Daughter
9. Snow Like Ashes
10. Sinner

A bunch of great books! 2015 has been a great reading year for me! Share any favorite reads?

Read Play Blog: June 2015

Read Play Blog is a meme about video games and books, posted every 16th of the month. Bloggers are encouraged to answer a discussion question, and recommend a video game that is similar to a book they liked. Hosted by Happy Indulgence & Read Me Away.

Which video game would you want to live in or be the main character of?

I'm going to take this as two different questions, or maybe just discuss the whole thing in general. First thing that comes to mind: Zelda. I love the Legend of Zelda, as you guys might guess by now. I wouldn't mind living in the world of Minecraft either, I mean, you craft tools using a box you can carry around. The world of Skyrim is super scary, but it'd be so cool to be the main character. I could be the Dragonborn. But if I had to narrow it down to just one, it'd be Skyrim.

1. I am the Dragonborn!

You're literally the most important person in all of Skyrim! You're the only person who can truly defeat the dragons. You take their souls!

2. If you know where to go, anything is possible!

The sheer amount of possibilities in Skyrim is phenomenal -- you can become a Thane, become a thief, become a professional thief, become a werewolf, go to a giant magic tree, fight dragons, learn magic and go to a magic college, fight giants, craft armor, weapons and jewelry, save people, make potions and poison.. *whispers* So many things to do!

3. Scenery

Skyrim is absolutely beautiful, and so is the sky.

4. Armor, Weapons, Jewelry

Whether we're talking vanilla or not (I mod, a lot..) the options for in-game customization is awesome.

5. Companions

You can ask people to follow you around and carry your stuff at any time :D

Currently playing & Recommendation: H1Z1

H1Z1 is yet another zombie crafting survival game that I've gotten addicted to. It's available on Steam, of course and is currently $9.99 for another 12 hours or so. Then it'll go back up to $20!

I didn't answer May's, but I just have a pretty basic ASUS laptop, the Logitech G602 mouse and the Turtle Beach Z11 gaming headset!

Kaniesha's TTT: Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases For the Rest of 2015

Top Ten Tuesday is a book blog meme created and hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week we're choosing the top ten books we're most anticipating to be published for the rest of 2015!

1. Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray
2. Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
3. The Immortal Heights by Sherry Thomas
4. Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch
5. The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson



6. Of Dreams and Rust by Sarah Fine
7. Drift & Dagger by Kendall Kulper
8. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
9. Beastly Bones by William Ritter
10. Madly by Amy Alward

I did get these in order more or less for how much I want them. But don't get me wrong -- even if we went back to January these would be in the top 20 or so. I can not waaaaaaaait for Of Dreams and Rust. And of course Queen of Shadows. I'm so excited!! Share any books with me?