MONTHLY WRAP-UP #14 | February 2020

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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