July Wrap Up

Hey guys, Hocks here.

So… remember how I said I was going to be more active online this month? Yeah…so that definitely didn’t happen.

I did dog-sit this week though for my sister. The dog requires pets and belly rubs 24/7. I’m only partially kidding; he is a very spoiled thing and he knows how to get attention.

As for the rest of the month, well, I really don’t have an excuse. The first week actually went well. The rest of the month though, was spent being invested in fanfiction and YouTube (fan comics/fan videos). Specifically for My Hero Academia and Harry Potter. No I have neither read nor watched MHA/BNHA, but I do plan to! I just think the fan videos and stuff are super cool. As for Harry Potter, I have not read that either, but I have seen the movies and I pretty much know 90% of the plot. However, I’ve been reading a lot of fanfiction for it because I have an interest in Draco’s character. So yeah… I probably would have already passed my 100 book reading goal if fanfiction counted…

As far as other matters go, there’s still not much leaving the house. I have church on Sundays, and occasionally we’ll eat out, but I do appreciate spending a lot of time at home. It’s just a lot of that time is spent away from my computer, so I still have not put much effort into my blogging or social media. (Yes. I only use Instagram on my laptop. Don’t judge.)

You’re probably asking at this point if I even accomplished anything this month, and honestly the answer is no.

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Reading

I did end up turning down both readathons I was planning for. Which was fine, but because of that, I didn’t really read anything this month. I am currently at 30 books out of my 100 book goal. I’m not doing very good with that right now, but I really am making an effort in August to read more and be better about my blog.

I only read two books this month, both were audiobooks.

• Spellbooks and Stakings by Lily Webb – This is the second book to Broomsticks and Burials, which I read last month. It didn’t have as much humor as the first one, but it was still a quick and cute read.
• Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett – This was a reread. I needed something cute and feel good for noise background, and I ended up listening to this. This was one of the books I read last fall. I’m not really big on YA contemporary that favors romance, but I do really enjoy the characters that Bennett creates.

Blogging

• If you missed any reviews, you can click on them below. I did only post three this month.

Starry Eyes || Spindle Fire || Tell Me Everything

• Late last night, I finally posted my piece about my reading journey from a kid to now, so go check it out. It’s a post I’d been meaning to finish for about 3 months now, so I’m glad to finally have it up. I hope it gives some insight on how I feel about reading and where I started, where I am currently at in this “journey” and where I hope to end up.
• I did the mid-year freak out book tag this month! If you haven’t already, go check that out and see how our answers compare or how different they are!
• I accidentally skipped a couple of TTT posts this month, but you can check out bookish events I’d love to attend and/or authors I’ve read the most books by.

Writing

• My writing is still very much on pause at the moment.
• No, I did not end up editing that fanfiction any for camp NaNo. Yes, I am starting edits this-coming week.

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Next Month’s Possibilities

• I am still very much planning to read more fanfictions involving Draco Malfoy. Yes, this will take up a lot of time. I’m okay with that. Truthfully, I don’t read fanfiction that often anymore. It comes in weird spurts now.
• As I said, I will also be editing my Miraculous Ladybug fanfiction. For real this time. Some of that does also have to do with gaining motivation upon hearing news about season 4. The other thing getting me to do this is my best friend. We’ve started a bit of a motivation back-and-forth, so we’re both kept on our toes.
• I will hopefully be able to read more this month. I got a book in the mail this past week that I was very excited for, so if nothing else, I want to read it. Fingers crossed I can get some more reading done though, even if it’s audiobooks.
• I will be working on my Bookstagram this month. My laptop is finally going to be fixed soon, which means I can actually move it. Also I finally got a desk recently, so I can take picture while I’m reorganizing things in my room.
• Reviews that will be up in August: I’m not really sure, to tell the truth… I do want to write one for As Old as Time and Serious Moonlight but I’m unsure about any others. I caught up on reviews last month, and I haven’t been reading enough to be able to post one a week like I’ve been doing.

What’s New on my Bookshelf (or the overflow beside it):

I don’t have any pictures, but I did get:

Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody – I won this off Twitter early in the month, and it came last week, and it’s beautiful (it’s the UK edition!) and it has ace rep, and I’m very excited to read it!

Courtesy of my sister, I also received the Camp Half-Blood Confidential (companion to Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series) and The Lion King (Disney Mouse Works edition).

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How did your month go? Were you able to get everything accomplished that you wanted?