August TBR // July Wrap-Up 2014

Hello internet! I hope you're having a fine day.
I've been slowing down with my posts A LOT lately so I thought that a monthly wrap-up/tbr would be a short, easy, and fun thing to do.

I still have my blog challenge to complete, and I think I will be continuing it soon but for now, I'm posting whatever suits my mood. ^w^

Although, I am relatively certain that I will have a book review up tomorrow. Stay tuned!


For the month of July, I didn't read that much (surprise, surprise) even though Booktube-A-Thon was in the same month...I didn't end up participating. Stupid math class. TT^TT
I actually started a few books but some I didn't finish.
\\Here's the books that I did finish: 

• The Emperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker \\ Review
• The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin (guess what book review I'm posting next...totally not obvious right?)
• We Were Liars by E. Lockhart \\ Review
• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green: To be honest, even though there is so much hype around this book, I didn't like it that much. I guess it's my fault because I went into the book with high expectations and got disappointed. John Green's writing style isn't for me, but I do appreciate the concept of the book. After I finished the book, it really didn't impress me so I immediately went back to doing other things that I had to do. And that's a good sign that it's a "time-passer" book for me. So my rating is a 2.30/5.00 stars.

\\My August TBR! 
Wanted to mention these ratchet but fab DIY TBR Jars I made!

• Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman: I've heard pretty good things about this book, however, that it seems like an encyclopedia rather than a historical fiction novel. Also, on Goodreads, a reviewer said that Blankman artificially researched the topics in the book (the book is set in Germany; WWII period) AKA she's never actually been to Germany or had a grip on the German language. This is quite sad to hear, but I hope I will enjoy this book. I'm going to try to go into the book blind and not let a negative review affect me. Nonetheless, the cover is beautiful, no?

 

• The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin: This is no surprise that I'm reading this. It's the sequel to The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer and I'm excited to read this because I've heard from lots of people that this is better than the first book! Not that I didn't like the first book but better is always a good thing. The third book, and the conclusion, The Retribution of Mara Dyer, is coming out November 4th!

 

• Dark Currents by Lindsay Buroker: Also another sequel I'm reading. This is one of the books that I started in July. For me, it's really slow so far, but I'm sure it'll pick up like it did in the first book. Excited for some more Amaranthe and Sicarius! I ship them.

• Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov: Yet another book I started but didn't finish. From what I've read so far though, this book is hella good. Crazy, fantastic writing. 

And those books above ^ are the ones that I chose for myself to read. So I'm really loose about completing them. The books I'm about to list, however, are ones that I have to read for school so I must absolutely finish.

• The Stranger by Albert Camus: I've started this one and I just can't get into it. Disappointing because this is regarded as one of the top greatest classics. Hopefully as I progress through the book, I'll enjoy it more. Thankfully this is such a short book.
• Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe: Have not started this book yet but I have the same expectations as TS for this. Again, thankful that my English teacher chose another short book.
• A Taste of Conquest by Michael Krondl: Bleck, this looks like a realll fun book. I have to read this for AP European History and write a 5-paragraph essay on it. :( 

Okay! So that's it for my July Wrap-Up/August TBR! I hope you enjoyed this post.

Have a great day! ^^