
So I know I usually only do books for monthly wrap-ups, but I figured it would be fun to do all the media I’m consuming instead! So this includes books I finished/DNF’d, books I started but have yet to complete/DNF, music albums I listened too, movies and TV shows I watched, and video games I’ve played. I figured this would add a bit of something extra to my wrap-ups. I hope y’all enjoy!
(P.S. if I already wrote a review for the book, all you have to do is click the title/author in order to read the review!)
BOOKS COMPLETED/DNF’D
The Black Veins by Ashia Monet
- THE HUMOR IN THIS BOOK OMG it’s authentic™️ millenial humor, and I love it
- if you love found family, you’ll love this book
- it was just…a ton of fun, and I can’t wait for the second book in the series to come out
- 4/5 ⭐
Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
- f/f! dragons! magic!
- there’s multiple POVs, which is fun, too
- absolutely loved it
- 5/5 ⭐
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
- about the Dresden bombing during World War II by Allied forces
- always love some anti-war books
- also had a sci-fi element with aliens and abduction
- short and sweet
- 4/5 ⭐
Prodigy by Marie Lu
- DNF @ 61/371 pages
- I forsaw a love triangle, and I got out of there real fast
- also, the fact that Day is suddenly so jealous and possessive of June made me cringe
- the plot wasn’t holding up for me, which made the writing all the more annoying
- 2/5 ⭐
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova
- review to come
- the only valid love triangle in the history of love triangles
- the story was a lot of fun, and I flew through it
- can’t wait for book 2!
- 5/5 ⭐
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
- lol, I hated this book
- I get that it was written 20 years ago, but it definitely did not hold up
- none of the characters appealed to me, and they were all caricatures; they didn’t have any depth
- the treatment of Artemis’ mother made me so annoyed
- 1/5 ⭐
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
- review to come
- eyyy, I hated this book, too
- I know y’all say that it gets better later in the series, but I absolutely loathe Harry
- also? the writing? wasn’t engaging at all
- 2/5 ⭐
Now I Rise by Kiersten White
- review to come
- I was reminded of why I love Radu and Lada
- fuck Mehmed, though, I hate him
- let’s see if Lada, like, takes over the world or something next book; that would be rad
- 4/5 ⭐
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
- DNF @ 25%
- I might come back to this later with my physical copy — I listened to an audiobook via Overdrive, and the narrator was….bad
- super bored from what I listened to
- I just want to read about gay guys from the 1800s, is that too much to ask for?
- 2.5/5 ⭐
The Assorted Works of H.G. Wells
- DNF @ 146/511 pages
- I got halfway done with War of the Worlds and was really bored
- also, it was set in Englad, and Wells name-dropped a bunch of cities/towns I know nothing about (I live in the U.S.)
- might come back to it later
- 2.5/5 ⭐
BOOKS STARTED BUT NOT YET COMPLETED OR DNF’D
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
- 179/499 pages (as of writing this post)
- I’m always down for a heist novel
- a heist novel that also goes back and forth between the “present” and the background of the protagonist? even better
- I need the whole series now
A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
- 80/688 pages (as of writing this post)
- I read chapters out of this for APUSH six years ago or so, and I’ve been meaning to read the whole thing
- so far, I’m really enjoying it
- can’t wait to read more throughout the month
On the Edge by Lois Duncan
- 95/210 pages (as of writing this post)
- a collection of YA short stories with the theme of being “on the edge”
- it was early 2000s YA, so not that spectacular
- still pretty okay, though
TV SHOWS/MOVIES WATCHED
Bob’s Burgers, season 1
- there were some sketchy jokes that I missed in the beginning of this show, ngl
- however, it was still a lot of fun, and I love re-watching it
- Gene and Louise are my favorite, but Linda is amazing, too
Chernobyl, 2/5 episodes
- this was a lot more intense than I was thinking it was going to be
- had to stop after the second episode in order to take care of myself
- going to wait to watch the last three because I heard the third episode is the harshest
- still really good, though
Spider-Man: Homecoming
- I was able to watch this at work because we were so slow, and it was on one of the TVs
- missed bits and pieces due to having to bus tables and answer the phone, but what I watched was really good
- want to re-watch it in one sitting now
MUSIC LISTENED TO
We Are Not Your Kind by Slipknot
- watch me listen to this album every month until the day I die
- seriously, though, it’s so good
- they’re all bangers, but especially “Orphan”; “Not Long For This World”; and “Nero Forte”
Feathers and Flesh by Avatar
- I forgot that Avatar kinda existed, so I was pumped to see them in one of my Spotify playlists
- I used to listen to this album all the time during my first year of college, especially walking around campus
- just??? the sound of it??? is so nice??? I don’t know what it is
Badlands by Halsey
- another album I haven’t listened to in a while
- very good, definitely recommend
- had to add this album to my new playlist immediately
hopeless fountain kingdom by Halsey
- yet another album I forgot about!
- every single song is amazing
- also added to my new playlist
VIDEO GAMES PLAYED
Pokemon Let’s Go! Pikachu
- I finally have a Switch to play it on!
- just finished Misty’s gym, and now I’m working on getting to Lt. Surge
- I’m actually a bit under-leveled???
- catching everything is a ton of fun, though
Untitled Goose Game
- my broyfriend gave this to me as a gift for Christmas, and it is adorable
- oh to be a goose that steals absolutely everything in order to solve puzzles
- you can honk at everyone, and it’s amazing
Octopath Traveler
- I’m only on the first character, in the first dungeon, but it’s fun so far
- kinda like an old-fashioned Final Fantasy game, which is pretty cool
- taking my time, so it’ll really take a while to complete it
- interested to see where it goes
Pokemon Moon
- I’m taking this oppurtunity to do a Wonderlocke
- so far (before the first “gym”) I have a Ponyta, Growlithe, Combee, Ghastly, Grubbin, and…Alolan Grimer, I think?
- let’s see how far I get before I die
And there we are! Let me know if you ever read/watched/listened to/played any of these! I’d love to chat 🙂

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Hahaha 😂. Radu is so awful, and I’m glad someone else hates him too!
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Oh no, I actually hate Mehmed, not Radu, lmao
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Oh my gosh, that’s totally what I meant 🙈. Radu is a sweet little puppy and I constantly feel bad for him and want him to leave Mehmed and find true happiness! Haha I think I just assumed you were talking about Mehmed and didn’t even think about the names 🤦♀️
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Lol, you’re good!! I’m half excited and half dreading the last book 😭
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Sorry about The Picture of Dorian Grey! I read and reviewed it a while ago (https://readandreview2016.wordpress.com/2017/01/02/book-review-the-picture-of-dorian-gray/) and I actually thought it was quite interesting.
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Nice! Yeah, the audiobook was…not for me, but I think the physical book would still be interesting 🙂
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