February Recap

Books:

Total Books: 10  | YA/MG: 5 | Adult: 5  | Fiction: 10  | Non-fiction:  0 | Re-reads: 5
Hardcover: 2  | Paperback:  2 | Kindle:  4 | Phone: 1
Pages Read: 2,798 | Pages Per Day: 100

Best Book(s) Read: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Most Disappointing Book(s) Read: Janie Face to Face by Caroline B. Cooney

Movies:
Total Movies:  9 | Comedy:   | Drama:  | Horror:
New:  7 | Re-watch:  2  | Theater: 3

Best Movie(s) Watched: Hello I Must Be Going, Argo, Life of Pi
Worst Movie(s) Watched: N/A

Goals for Next Month:

• FINISH J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy or decide to really give it up
• Read at least 10 books
• Post at least 20 days out of the month
• Watch at least 10 new movies

Happy reading and watching, y’all.

January Recap

Books:

Total Books: 10  | YA/MG: 7 | Adult: 3| Fiction: 9  | Non-fiction: 1 | Re-reads: 2
Hardcover: 2 | Paperback:  5 | Kindle:  3 | Computer: 0
Pages Read: 3,195 | Pages Per Day: 103

Best Book(s) Read: Golden by Jessi Kirby
Most Disappointing Book(s) Read: How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran

Movies:
Total Movies:  14 | Comedy:  4 | Drama: 3 | Horror:  6
New:  7 | Re-watch:  7  | Theater: 1

Best Movie(s) Watched: 10 Years
Worst Movie(s) Watched: Mama, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Goals for Next Month:

• Read at least 10 books
• Review at least 10 books (this has been harder lately)
• Post at least 20 days out of the month
• Watch at least 10 new movies–including as many of the Oscar nominees as possible

Happy reading and watching, y’all.

October Recap

 

Books:
Total Books:  23  | YA/MG: 23  | Adult: 0  | Fiction:  23 | Non-fiction: 0  | Re-reads: 0
Hardcover: 16 | Paperback:  1 | Kindle: 5  | Computer: 1
Pages Read: 6,767  | Pages Per Day: 218

Best Book(s) Read: Pinned by Sharon G. Flake, My Book of Life by Angel, The Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone
Most Disappointing Book(s) Read: Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally, Also Known as Rowan Pohi by Ralph Fletcher

Movies:
Total Movies:  8  | Comedy:  4  | Drama:  2 | Horror: 2
New:   1 | Re-watch: 7   | Theater: 1

Best Movie(s) Watched: N/A
Worst Movie(s) Watched: The Mist

Other and Miscellany:

• I wrote 29 posts this month
• I reviewed  11 books and  0 movies
• I posted about the latest movie news, and the 5 things I was into this month.

Goals for Next Month:

• Read at least 10 books
• Review at least 10 books (this has been harder lately)
• Post at least 20 days out of the month
• Watch at least 10 new movies (this might suffer until the Cybils are over)

Happy reading and watching, y’all.

September Recap

Books:
Total Books: 10   | YA/MG: 4  | Adult: 6  | Fiction: 8  | Non-fiction:  2 | Re-reads: 1
Hardcover:  4 | Paperback:  1 | Kindle: 5  | Computer: 0
Pages Read: 3107  | Pages Per Day: 103.6

Best Book(s) Read: See You at Harry’s by Jo Knowles
Most Disappointing Book(s) Read: Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan

Movies:
Total Movies:   11 | Comedy:   4 | Drama:  7 | Horror: 0
New:  5  | Re-watch: 6   | Theater: 2

Best Movie(s) Watched: Sleepwalk with Me
Worst Movie(s) Watched: Celeste & Jesse Forever

Other and Miscellany:

• I wrote  27 posts this month
• I reviewed  6books and 2 movies
• I posted about movie news several times as well as 5 things I was into for the moment, my position as a Cybils panelist this year, and 10 series I haven’t finished.

Goals for Next Month:

• Read at least 10 books
• Review at least 10 books (this has been harder lately)
• Post at least 20 days out of the month
• Watch at least 10 new movies

August Recap

Books:
Total Books: 10   | YA: 6  | Adult: 4  | Fiction: 10 | Non-fiction:  0 | Re-reads: 1
Hardcover:  2 | Paperback:  1 | Kindle: 7  | Computer: 0
Pages Read: 2674  | Pages Per Day: 86.2 (ughhh)

Best Book(s) Read:The Easter Parade by Richard Yates
Most Disappointing Book(s) Read: Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake

Movies:
Total Movies:  8  | Comedy: 1   | Drama: 6  | Horror: 1
New:   4 | Re-watch:   4 | Theater: 2

Best Movie(s) Watched: Manhattan, The Cabin in the Woods
Worst Movie(s) Watched: Bachelorette

Other and Miscellany:

• I wrote  27 posts this month
• I reviewed  7 books and 0 movies
• I posted about movie news several times as well as my thoughts on when series should end, the 5 things I was into this month, and the returning fall TV shows I’m most excited for

Goals for Next Month:

• Read at least 10 books
• Review at least 10 books
• Post at least 20 days out of the month
• Watch at least 10 new movies (I will make this goal, I swear!)

July Recap

 

Books:
Total Books:  8 | YA:  8 | Adult: 0 | Fiction:  8 | Non-fiction: 0 | Re-reads: 0
Hardcover: 2 | Paperback:  0 | Kindle:  6 | Computer:  0
Pages Read:  2,501 | Pages Per Day: 80.6 (worst ever?)

Best Book(s) Read: Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson, What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
Most Disappointing Book(s) Read: 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody

Movies:
Total Movies: 9  | Comedy:  3 | Drama: 6 | Documentary:  0
New:   6 | Re-watch: 3  | Theater:  2

Best Movie(s) Watched: Magic Mike, Take this Waltz
Worst Movie(s) Watched: American Reunion

Other and Miscellany:

• I wrote 27 posts this month
• I reviewed 8 books and 2 movies
• I posted about various movie news several times as well as my thoughts on the Emmy nominations, and the 5 things I was into this month

Goals for Next Month:

• Read at least 10 books
• Review at least 10 books
• Post at least 20 days out of the month
• Watch at least 10 new movies (I will make this goal, I swear!)

June Recap

Books:
Total Books:  14  | YA:  12 | MG: 1  | Adult:  1 | Fiction:   14  | Non-fiction:    0  | Re-reads: 0
Hardcover:  1  | Paperback:    1  | Kindle:  12
Total Pages Read:  4,105 |  Pages per day: 137

Best Book(s) Read: Something Like Normal
Most Disappointing Book(s) Read:  Fifty Shades Freed

Movies:
Total Movies:  7   | Comedy:  2  | Drama: 2    | Horror: 1   | Action: 2
New:   4  | Re-watch:   3 | Theater: 2

Best Movie(s) Watched:  Brave
Worst Movie(s) Watched:  Snow White and the Huntsman

Other and Miscellany:

• I wrote 30 posts this past month
• I reviewed 12 books and 1 movie
  
• In addition to weekly meme posts, I talked about 5 things I’m currently obsessed with, and did some movie news posts.

Goals for Next Month:

• Read at least 12 books
• Watch at least 5 new movies

May Recap

Books:
Total Books: 11  | YA: 10 | MG: 0 | Adult:  1 | Fiction:  10  | Non-fiction:  0   | Re-reads: 1
Hardcover:   0 | Paperback:  2   | Kindle: 9  | Audiobook: 0  | Computer: 0
Total Pages Read: 3,397 |  Pages per day: 109

Best Book(s) Read: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Most Disappointing Book(s) Read: Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin

Movies:
Total Movies:  7  | Comedy: 3  | Drama: 2  | Horror: 0 | Action: 2
New:  5  | Re-watch:  2  | Theater:  3

Best Movie(s) Watched: The Avengers
Worst Movie(s) Watched:  This Means War

Other and Miscellany:

• I wrote 31 posts this past month
• I reviewed 15 books and 1 movie
  
• In addition to weekly meme posts, I reviewed the (terrible) TV movie The Princess and the Marine,  posted about the Network Upfronts (and which shows I’m looking forward to), and told you about 5 things I’m into right now.

Goals for Next Month:

• Read at least 12 books
• Watch at least 5 new movies

April Recap

Books:
Total Books: 12 | YA: 8 | MG: 0  | Adult: 4  | Fiction:   11 | Non-fiction:  1   | Re-reads: 0
Hardcover:   3 | Paperback:  0   | Kindle:  7   | Audiobook:  0  | Computer: 2
Total Pages Read: 3,992 |  Pages per day: 133

Best Book(s) Read: The List by Siobhan Vivian
Most Disappointing Book(s) Read:  Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James, Fifty Shades Darker by EL James

Movies:
Total Movies:  11 | Comedy: 3 | Drama:  6  | Horror: 1 | Documentary: 1
New:   6 | Re-watch:  5 | Theater: 3

Best Movie(s) Watched: Cabin in the Woods
Worst Movie(s) Watched:   The Princess and the Marine, New Year’s Eve, The Vow

Other and Miscellany:

• I wrote 30 posts this past month
• I reviewed 12 books and no movies
  
• In addition to weekly meme posts, I posted about my renewed obsession with Saved by the Bell, did a where are they now? post for the cast, and told you about 5 things I’m into right now.

Goals for Next Month:

• Read at least 15 books
• Review at least 10 books
• Post at least 20 days out of the month
• Watch at least 5 new movies (this seriously has to happen)

 

March Recap

Books:
Total Books: 20 | YA: 13 | MG:  1  | Adult:  6  | Fiction:  19  | Non-fiction:   1 | Re-reads: 1
Hardcover:   3  | Paperback:  0  | Kindle:  13  | Audiobook: 2  | Computer:  2
Total Pages Read: 4,485 |  Pages per day: 156.3

Best Book(s) Read:   Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol; The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder
Most Disappointing Book(s) Read:  Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter; The Queens of All the Earth by Hannah Sternberg

Movies:
Total Movies:  17 | Comedy: 7 | Drama: 10  | Horror: 0
New:  10 | Re-watch:  7  | Theater: 4

Best Movie(s) Watched:  The Hunger Games
Worst Movie(s) Watched:  Rise of the Planet of the Apes (seriously, the worst)

Other and Miscellany:

• I wrote 31 posts this past month
• I reviewed 13 books and 2 movies
  
• In addition to weekly meme posts, I posted about 5 books high on my TBR pile and the 5 things I’m currently obsessed with.

Goals for Next Month:

• Read at least 15 books
• Review at least 10 books
• Post at least 20 days out of the month
• Watch at least 5 new movies (this seriously has to happen)