in the words of n*sync, bye bye bye 2020

who'd have predicted the world would go topsy-turvey this year? 

while it sucked in many ways, it had it's moments ... 

December's reading wasn't horrible... 

- virgin suicides 

- unlocked 

- land of stories: an authors odyssey 

- sailor moon EE 9 

- night after night  (ebook)

- christmas quickie (ebook) 

- bone criers moon 

 

i attempted queen of volts but i was so lost, so i gave up til i can buy the trilogy and do a reread * shrugs * 

which puts me at 171/200 for the year 

(i had to redo the math because i checked off a book i know i didnt read...) 

overall, 

i'm not complaining :) 

unsure how january is going to go with work... 

but i'm going to attempt  

- kingdom hearts 

- land of stories: worlds collide 

- the boy who steals houses  

- the shadow of kyoshi 

- the desolation of devils acre

- winterkeep 

- sailor moon EE 10 

not setting a goal for 2021 

because i'll just be disappointed if i don't reach it

but if i can get a decent handful read for jan and feb 

ill be happy 

while i'm thankful this year is over, it was still one for the books in terms of life news. 

new baby, new house, said goodbye to my grandpa ... very rollercoastery year. 

but, life goes on. nothing you can do about it. 

the new year is going to be filled with prepping for baby 

and whatever work i manage to pick up 

(ps. self employment can really suck) 

i also wana squeeze in as much reading as i can before march 

because who knows what the year will look like after that 

Happy new year lovelies! 

book releases for '21 that im waiting for

well. 
i'm pretty sure we all have similar excitement for what coming out in the next year ... i'm going to be using my library quite a lot next year! 

so, let's get down to business 

(no huns here though... maybe some fae instead) 

in no particular order: 

 

 this installment follows our lovely side characters Nesta and Cassian so yay! Though I am still waiting Tamlin's book... he deserves better! 

 

 While i still have yet to even look at 'chain of gold', this will be a lovely new addition to my shelves for me to stare at for a while   

 

 

 the next installment of the disney's "twisted tales" series is hercules-based and i am HERE FOR IT 

 

 assumed to be the last book in the series (sob!), i can't wait to see where Riggs takes us next... at least the pics don't give me nightmares anymore .. :) 

 

 who doesn't want a puck novel, i ask you?! i love this world.. can't wait to go back. if you haven't read the Iron Fey books - whatcha waiting for?!?

 

 while i'm unsure about this one, i love her stories. and more cardan? yes please. 

 

 a battle of fae? whats not to love. this one has been on my list for a while.... 

 

 sequel to 'the queens assassins', i am anxiously awaiting this one. though i feel like i need a reread of book one *shrug* 

 

 a new series that follows the aftermath of the 'beauty and the beast' story we all know and love. Anything Belle and I'm a sucker 

:) 

 

 i wasn't a fan of book 2 (as much as book 1) so we will see how this one holds up for me. some people are already reading the ARC and they * love * it ... but i do admit i have my concerns. 

 

 YESSSSSSS a new graceling novel! with the weirdo looking new covers, but HEY, it's more Bitterblue so i can't wait 

Who knows what i'll actually get to .. a few of these come out when the baby is due so obv not much reading will be done then (unless by some miracle he settles into a decent sleep routine and doesn't keep me up all night and day) but like i said, my library is usually pretty great with getting anticipated releases so i shouldn't have any problems getting them there.... though i may have to train manfriend how to pick them up for me. hmm. i'm also v.v. behind on my 2020 releases. sigh. however, i've come to terms with the fact that i won't be reading like a maniac for another few years. 

Happy reading everyone !  

noooo-vember

What an insane year. 

even without the world going into chaos 

End of June, we lost my grandfather and then realized that i was a few weeks pregnant! so hello wrench in the plans.

which means my reading came to a full stop. 

which, is fine... though I was so on track to meet my goal of 200 books 

but oh well :) 

July I managed to read a few, in between being sick (ick!) 

- butterfly

- give and take 

- older men 

- crystal 

- # murdertrending 

- wayward son 

- unhoneymooners 

- speak 

- gravemaidens 

- sometimes i lie 

- party of two 

- raven 

September I read one, for a book club 

- darkest hour 

don't ask me what happened in any of these because I don't remember

* shrugs * 

 this put me at 162/200 for the year 

and then it all stopped 

though i have one on the go, so hopefully it's done by new years 

* crosses fingers * 

   I actually have a TBR for december. i'm feeelin a lot better these days and have some energy back. now that it's wintery outside, curling up with a book sounds like the best idea in the world

tbr for december is OVER ambitious but hey... 

 - the shadow of Kyoshi 

- crescent city 

- the stravaganza series 

- unbirthday 

- replica/ringer 

- virgin suicides 

i doubt half of these will be done, but ya never know. less work plus lockdown means i have oodles of time on my hands these days (but i'm also super tired so we will seee!) 

again, after the craziness of the summer, life took the biggest detour in our plans. with the baby, and the loss of grandpa, things came down the pipeline we weren't expecting. manfriend got a new job, moved in to the apartment with me (thankfully because he helped out a lot with the dog while i was sick) and then we got word that we had some help in buying a place. which took no time to find a cute house but the paperwork was the worst!! we're all moved in now and unpacked. just the baby room is left <3

work has been slow, as i'm sure no one is surprised by, but that's the new life. who knows what 2021 will look like. the province keeps going back and forth with their lockdown/limitations on what we can do so i stay home 99 % of the time unless i need some essentials  

December is looking better, even if it is covered in snow so fingers crossed for a fun month! 

- A 

May (the odds be ever in your favor)

well. may was a bit crazy 

but that's kinda the theme of the world lately. 

so, what can you do. 

besides, ya know, stand up for what's right 

and stand against the violence and ignorance in the world. 

so much reading. 

though not as much as april 

- HP goblet of fire 

- a court of mist and fury 

- HP order of the phoenix 

- of curses and kisses 

- a court of wings and ruin 

- sailor moon Vol 8

- HP half blood prince

- beautiful bastard 

- the magicians 

- future of us 

- lost boy 

- hunger games (audio) 

- HP deathly hallows 

- miss ellicots school for the magically minded 

- beautiful stranger 

- you'll miss me when im gone

- list of cages

- the magician king 

- catching fire 

- mockingjay 

- practical magic 

- dr stanton (ebook)

22 which puts me at 131/200 for the year ! 

staying home is helpful 

though, the reason is not

if i keep up the rate i'm going of a book a day, then the beginning of june will be filled with 

- the cruel prince trilogy reread

- the SWAP 

- ballad of songbirds and snakes 

- the wish granter 

- you deserve each other 

- circe 

- continuing the Beautiful series (at least 3) 

- ten thousand doors of january 

- star wars: queen's shadow 

and then we will see what i'm in the mood for when i'm done all these. 

i did have a percy jackson reread in mind but i feel like i'm jumping on a bandwagon since many people are rereading it in anticipation of the new series. 

shrug. 

i think many of us are going through similar situations right now. at least, mentally. 

it's stressful staying home when i feel like i'm doing something wrong when i leave the house

besides walking the puppy 

and i'm usually content to stay in and do my own thing
(i've tried to get back into my crocheting, which has been hit and miss

and i recently started a new book idea which i'm in LOVE with 

but, finding the motivation can be tough) 

but, lately, it's been getting to me. 

my library is opening mid month for curb side pick ups

and i have a bunch of things on hold 

so that should help my reading list 

and i hope that this means we're on the right path. 

being in canada we take a lot of guidance from the moron to the south of us 

and our leaders aren't strong enough to take their own stand 

(not that anyone listens anyways. the parks are FULL everywhere with this nice weather)

manfriend got called back into work the beginning of the month 

which has strained our relationship slightly

but, now we're finding a new normal 

... and still trying to find a house together. 

my paris trip got cancelled and i'm still sad about that. 

mom and i are talking about when we want to reschedule and honestly, 

i'm more nervous to go now. 

just because i don't trust people.

i've long said the world needs a reset button

but not like this... 

anyways. stay safe everyone!

 

please be smart. 

please be kind. 

april showers!

welp. 
another month of this self-isolation funtimes

shorter month than march, at least. 
look for the silver lining... 


i was more productive than i thought i'd be this month
between reading and camp nano. 
so, 
i'm happy :) 

I managed to get 37 books in. how? i have no idea. 

novels and graphic novels alike :) 

- satisfaction and revenge (lawless) 

- MMPR: Pink   (GN)

- Pink (V47)  (GN) 

- SpiderGwen Collection (GN)  

- Moto 

- Land of stories 2 & 3 

- Kingdom hearts: the novel 

- monsters of men 

- suggested reading 

- is it just me? 

- library of lost and found 

- Pokemon series 1-12 (GN)

- this boy 

- secrets of foxworth 

- ghost gwen (V3 i think)  (GN) 

-  someday, someday maybe 

- eleanor and park 

- hate drunk & love sober 

- match me if you can 

- Ruby 

- Queen of Air and Darkness 

- the Help

- A court of thorns and roses 

sheesh! this puts me at 108/200 for the year. craziness ! 

i am still working on little women and i had to DNF stain 

but what can you do 

i'm in a bit of a slump, i think i just overwhelmed my reading brain 

but ACOTAR is helping pull me out of it 

i'm in a reread mood

which my tbr isn't happy about

but too bad. 

a few weeks ago i reorganized my shelves into read/not read

and so i just pulled a random stack from the 'not read' pile 

and came up with: 

- a list of cages

- curses and kisses 

- love her or lose her 

- you'll miss me when i'm gone 

- the future of us 

- practical magic 

- the magicians (and book 2 if it keeps my interest) 

- lost boy 

- the rest of the Landry series (ruby was book 1)

- miss ellicot's school for the magically minded 

- beautiful bastard (i have all but 1 in this series so we'll see how far i get) 

and whatever else grabs my attention. 

i miss library books ... sigh. 

part of me wants to reread more harry potter too 

april 30th is my last day of being a 20-something. a lot has happened in the last 10 years and i'm kinda amazed how far i've come. 

i don't even remember my 20th, or my 21st ...

but since then? 

i've been pregnant, i graduated college, i moved away for work (and moved a few times since), i started my interpreting business, i got my wedding planning licence, i've been married, i've been separated, i started a cleaning business (that didn't last long), i became an aunt 3 times, i became a fur mama, i've been to the states for the first time, i've been to one other province, i've been on a plane (once!), i wrote a first draft of my novel, i've seen a couple of work-friends pass away, i've made some amazing memories, i've met the love of my life, i've become okay with who i am. 

it's been a busy 10 years. 

my mom and i were supposed to be on a plane today, going to paris/london for our milestone birthdays this year. but with how sick the world is we had to postpone it. we'll get there one day. 

no idea what next month is going to look like 

but i'm ready for whatever happens. 

hopefully, some May flowers <3