Monthly Re-Cap: August 2017

Hello Readers, Bloggers, and Awesome people! 

August... makes way for AUTUMN my favorite months are coming.... YAY!!!

In August we got tattoos, visited family in Virginia and Maryland, my mom visited us for a weekend, we installed a rain water collection barrel (so that it is easier to water my veggies in the back yard), and we painted our dining room. And I read a good amount which makes me feel nice - not all were my TBR pile post but I made a pretty good dent in some of my actual pile at home AND in #TheReadingQuest



How was your month? 

     ~~Books I Read in August~~

                 

How did I do on my August TBR?

I read 2 out of 4 books, my copy of Last Magician expired :/ so I didn't get to finish it, I only made it a few pages in though.

~~Links to Some Reviews~~

• Perspective in Action by David Chelsea (Non-Fiction)- 3 stars 
• Harley's Little Black Book by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti (Adult, GN) - 3 stars  
• The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up by  Marie Kondo (GN) - 5 stars
• Obsidian (Lux #1) by Jennifer Armentrout (YA) - 5 stars
• Paws in the Piazza by Jerilyn McIntyre (?MG) - 1 stars
  

~~Reviews Up This Month From Previous Re-Caps~~

• Mighty Jack (Mighty Jack #1) by Ben Hatke (MG/GN) - 5 stars
• Mighty Jack and the Goblin King (Mighty Jack #2) by Ben Hatke (MG/GN) - 5 stars
•  Made to Kill (Ray Electromatic Mysteries #1) by Adam Christopher (Adult) - 4 stars
•  Killing is my Business (Ray Electromatic Mysteries #2) by Adam Christopher (Adult) - 4 stars
• I Hate Fairyland #12 by Skottie Young (Comic) -5 stars
• Craft Cat and the Crafty Camp Crisis (Crafty Cat #2) by Charise Mericle Harper (GN)- 3 stars  
• A Loud Winter's Nap by Katy Hudson (Youth) - 4 stars

~Reviews Coming Closer to Release~

Reviews coming in September

• Click'd by Tamara Ireland Stone (MG)
• The Call of the Swamp by Davide Cali (Youth)
• Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani (GN)
• Lady Mechanika La Dama de la Muerte by Joe Benitez (GN)
• Lady Stuff: Secrets to Being a Woman by Loryn Brantz (GN)
• Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) by Sarah J. Maas (YA)

Coming in October

• Welcome Home, Beaver! by Magnus Weightman (Youth)
• Phoebe and her Unicorn in the Magic Storm by Dana Simpson (GN/MG)

Coming in November

• Nick the Knight, Dragon Slayer by Aron Dijkstra (Youth) 
   
• Coming in 2018
• Crafty Cat and the Great Butterfly Battle (Crafty Cat #3) by Charise Mericle Harper (MG, GN)

Waiting on Wednesday: Click'd by Tamara Ireland Stone

Click'd by Tamara Ireland Stone
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Publication Date: September 7, 2017

Synopsis:  

Allie Navarro can't wait to show her best friends the app she built at CodeGirls summer camp. CLICK'D pairs users based on common interests and sends them on a fun (and occasionally rule-breaking) scavenger hunt to find each other. And it's a hit. By the second day of school, everyone is talking about CLICK'D.

Watching her app go viral is amazing. Leaderboards are filling up! Everyone's making new friends. And with all the data Allie is collecting, she has an even better shot at beating her archenemy, Nathan, at the upcoming youth coding competition. But when Allie discovers a glitch that threatens to expose everyone's secrets, she has to figure out how to make things right, even if that means sharing the computer lab with Nathan. Can Allie fix her app, stop it from doing any more damage, and win back the friends it hurt-all before she steps on stage to present CLICK'D to the judges?

New York Times best-selling author Tamara Ireland Stone combines friendship, coding, and lots of popcorn in her fun and empowering middle-grade debut.

Why I Am Waiting:
I really enjoy Tamara Ireland Stone's writing I have read most of her YA books and really love how real they are, so this one popped up and I was thrilled for a new book from her!

P.S. I got a galley of this book from Netgalley (SQUEE!!!)

Recent Reads: Paws in the Piazza by Jerilyn McIntyre

Source: From the Author in exchange for an honest review. This in no way alters my opinion or review.

 

Paws in the Piazza: Harley's Venetian Adventure by Jerilyn McIntyre 
Publisher: Bristlecone Books
Publication Date:  December 11, 2013

 

Format:  Ebook


Rating:


 



Goodreads Synopsis: 

"Back home, I was content to be just an ordinary house cat. I didn't get out much. But it's different here in Venice." How different? Harley quickly finds out after his family arrives in Italy. He takes up with a group of local cats who roam wild in the alleys and neighborhoods of Venice, and meets the mysterious Angela, a beautiful white Angora who steals his heart. Then he becomes embroiled in a fierce and ongoing war between his friends and a rival band of cats, and discovers the magical order that underlies life in the enchanting and historic city that is his new home.

Review:
This author reached out to me a few years ago with this ebook and it sat in my inbox for a while (sometimes things disappear in there and I apologize). I finally got around to reading it and I have to say it was a strange one that was not really for me.

The story follows a main character that is a cat, so from right off it was hard to relate. There were a few times when I really wanted to stop reading and not finish the book, if I am honest. It was very difficult for me to feel for Harley and in the first few pages he experiences love at first sight with another cat - again hard for me to get into. The story progresses as he learns that she is pretty much a royal and out of his league. That is when the story turned into more than just cats - it because a fantasy book, there is a magic lion and the female cat has a magical cape, and there is a guy that might be there but might be a ghost. It just lost me. It was a lot for such a short story and I think that all of these conflicts could have been more flushed out, it seemed like it could have been multiple stories that go smashed into one.

My PDF copy also had a few issues - there was a time when the pages were ordered wrong, then there were about 3 pages missing in the end of my book as well. 

All that being said, if you like a good fantasy about cats this might be for you - it just lost me from the very beginning and I found it hard to get through.

Building the Book Pile #248*

Welcome to Building the Book Pile!  A Weekly meme inspired by Stacking the Shelves

Hello Readers, Bloggers, and Awesome people! 

[Random edit- my BTBP numbers have been off for months! This should be 248 (not 158) at some point I transposed number and then kept on truckin' lol - oh well, back on track now I hope]

Ok first things first - you know how I love knitting?! and reading (obv.) - I found a way to combine them :) KNIT BOOK SOCKS! look at it - It fits a paperback or a chunky hardback and it will prevent them from getting all skuzzy in my backpack!

I am thinking about making a few more and adding them to my Etsy - would anyone be interested? and if so in what colors?

 

And my reading groove is back on! Yay!!! More on that in a bit.
This week my mom left on Sunday after spending Friday afternoon and Saturday with me - we went shopping for Autumn goodies and went to a bunch of antique stores looking for fun things (and because she is momma - we even did a grocery run and even though I am in my thirties I can still appreciate a Mom-bought grocery run)🛍


After mom left, the Hubs and I installed a water collection barrel so that I can water my veggies in the backyard (the water spigot is on the front of the house, so water cans have been the solution up until now). I am so excited about it and the night we finished installing everything we got a huge rainstorm⛈💧 so it was half full by the next morning 💦 my tomatoes will be so happy🍅.


Anywho back to the books📚📚... I finished one of my TBR books this week, I read another book, and I read 2 graphic novels and started ANOTHER book. I am on a roll!🎉🤓🤗

How was your week?

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Coming up on the Blog

#TheReadingQuest Continues (Doing work now)
Recent Reads: Paws in the Piazza by Jerilyn McIntyre (MG?)
Waiting on Wednesday
Monthly Re-Cap: August 2017
 September 2017 TBR Pile

Books Received this Week

     

Lady Stuff: Secrets of Being a Woman by Loryn Brantz from Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for review.

Phoebe and her Unicorn in The Magic Storm by Dana Simpson from Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for review.

Honey Moon Dog Daze by Sofi Benitez From Netgalley and Rabbit Publishers for review. 
Rewordable - a word/card game from Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review.

 

Have you missed anything lately?

Week of August 20  - August 26

Updated Progress on #TheReadingQuest
Early Reader Review: Loud Winters Nap by Katy Hudson (Youth) - 4 stars
Recent Reads: Obsidian (Lux #1) by Jennifer Armentrout (YA) - 5 stars

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Happy Reading!