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August Wrap Up + Book Haul

August wasn’t too successful reading month when it comes to amount of books I read, but it was pretty awesome when it comes to quality of the books I read.
I found a new all-time-favorite of mine, read a new release by my favorite contemporary ya author, read a book by one of my favorite chick-lit writers, discovered two amazing debut authors and took a part for the blog tour of an author who I appreciate very much.

These are the books I read in August: (click on covers will lead you to my reviews)

My favorite book of the month:

Book Haul:

These are the books I collected in August: (click on books will lead you to their Goodreads page)

Borrowed:

For review:

On the side note…

There’s a new giveaway going on!

I recently reached 1000 followers on Twitter so as a think you to everyone who follows decided to host a giveaway for a book called The Love Shack by Jane Costello: .
If you follow me, make sure to enter. It’s INTERNATIONAL.

All you have to do is rt this tweet (ends September 10th).

That’s all folks!
Tell me what books did you get/read during August??

I am back and here is my July Wrap Up + Book Haul

Hi guys, long time no see! I took some time off blogosphere, as you probably noticed.
The reason for doing so is that my life just got pretty busy and hectic and I felt like I needed a pause from everything.
I thought I’d just take few days off from reading and blogging, so I could recharge my inner batteries.
Few days turned into week and then even more then a week, but the good thing is I am back now and I do feel better, so I guess taking a little pause when it comes to blogging wasn’t a bad idea.

Now, I have some catching up to do. I guess it will take some time to visit all of you guys on your blogs, but it doesn’t matter.

I plan to post on regular basis from now on and I hope to have at least 2 book reviews per week. I also plan to do some tags and other book related posts. Movie Monday will also be back and of course, some giveaways are planned as well.

Ok, now when I said everything that was on my mind here is my

July Wrap Up:

In month of July I read 1 graphic novel, 1 short story and 6 novels.
Short story turned out to be my favorite read of the month.
This is what I read:

Book Haul:

Here are the books I collected in July:

Freebei:

For review:

June Wrap Up and Book Haul

In month of June I read only four books, one of them being manga. So basically, I read only three books.

Honestly, I don’t even remember when was the last time I read so few books during one month.

I was pretty bussy, then went on a holiday, and istead of binge reading, I took my time with a book and enjoyed it slowly.

I don’t mind, because I rediscovered the beauty of slow reading.
I am not sure how my reading pace’s going to be this and in a next few months, but I would like to take my time with books so I could fully experience them, even if it means less books read in a month.

This are the books I read in June:

My favorite book of the month:

Book Haul:

These are the books I collected in June:

Purchsed:

For review:

Bout of Books Wrap Up

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As you may know, this week I participated in Bout of Books read-a-thon for the first time.

To say that I failed complitely would probably be too harsh, so I’ll just say I didn’t do well.

I started this read-a-thon all positive with an aim to read 1000 pages, and I ended up reading only half of that.

I started and finished only one book, and I am also cheating here because to be honest, I read the last two chapters today.

Let’s just hope I’ll do better the next time and move on.

Total number of pages read: 528

Bout of Books Sign Up and TBR

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 9th and runs through Sunday, May 15th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 16 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

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Bout of Books starts tomorrow, and I decided it’s time for me to participate.

This will be my first time doing Bout of Books, and in order to make it right, I will not only try to read as many pages as I can, but will also try to do all challenges.

Wish me luck, guys! 😀

TBR:

Because I read so many books at time (that don’t usually happens but somehow I ended up with more then few on my currently-reading pile, I decided to set myself a bit different goal. Instead of trying to reach a number of books, I will try to reach a number of pages.
1000 that is, and I thing that is a pretty decent number for a slow reader like myself.

Here is the brief look on books I will be reading durring Bout of Books Read-a-thon:

and

Are you participating in this round of Bout of Books Read-a-thon?
If yes, have you set yourself a goal?
Tell me all about it in comments. 🙂

April Wrap Up and Book Haul

In April I ended up finishing 10 books and I am so happy about it because that is more book then I usually manage to read during a month.

I had luck when it comes to reading because I ended up liking all the books I read, which means I ratd all of them with more then three stars. Those kind of months are so rare.

Luck was also on my side giveaways wise because I won some amazing books this month.

All in all, I can’t complain!

Withouth further ado, here are the books I read in April:

My favorite book of the month:

Book Haul:

These are the books I collected in April:

Purchased:

Gifted:

Borrowed:

For review:

Won:

And that is it!
Guys, now I have so many books to read I feel like I’ll have something to read trough the whole year.
Oh… I only wish I could read faster….

What books have you read in April, which ones you liked and which ones you didn’t?
Have you expanded your book collection?

Tell me everything in the comments!

March Wrap Up and Book Haul

Here, I am, posting my monthly wrap up late again, but better late the never, right? 🙂

In month of March I read 10 book, which is amazing for me because I usually read around 7 books per month.
Some of books I read were pretty short so that is probably the reason why I managed to read 10.

Here are the books I read in March: (clicks on covers will lead you to my reviews)

My favorite book of the month:

Book Haul:

These are the books I collected in March (click on covers to see their Godreads pages):

Purchased:

For review:

Borrowed:

Won:

I think that’s it. I hope I didn’t forget to mention any.

What books you guys got this month?
Did you read one or two books worth recommending?

Feel free to let me know.

My very late February Wrap Up + Book Haul

I know, I know… It’s already 10th in the month, and I still haven’t posted my February Wrap Up.

I have no excuses, at least not good ones.
I was away from home and wasn’t smart enough to scedule my blog posts prior to my trip.
That is also the reason why I’ve been MIA for more then a week now and why I wasn’t so active in blogosphere either.

Next time, I’ll be better and smarter, I promise!

Now to the wrap up and haul…

In month of February I read 7 books: 5 novels, 1 short story and 1 graphic novel.

These are the books I read: (click on picture to see my review)