Summer 2017 Rewind

Summer had been CRAZY! I slowed down with my reading because of some problems with my mental health, and I rarely got out of the house. I've become a hermit.

Anyway, here's what happened in the past two months:

March 2017 Monthly Rundown

It was a fantastic month for reading. I read more books than I usually do in a month.

So without further ado, these are the books I read and got, and the movies I watched for the month of March.

Thoughts on I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios

If Skylar Evans were a typical Creek View girl, her future would involve a double-wide trailer, a baby, and the graveyard shift at Taco Bell. But after graduation, the only thing separating straightedge Skylar from art school is three months of summer… until Skylar's mother loses her job, and Skylar realizes her dreams may be slipping out of reach.
Josh had a different escape route: the Marines. But after losing his leg in Afghanistan, he returned home, a shell of the cocksure boy he used to be.
What brings Skylar and Josh together is working at the Paradise—a quirky motel off California's Highway 99. Despite their differences, their shared isolation turns into a friendship and soon, something deeper.

Compelling and ultimately hopeful, I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios is a powerful examination of love, loss, and resilience.

- Goodreads

Remakes/Sequels/Reboots You Want to See

Hello and welcome to Thursday Movie Picks! This weekly meme was created by wanderingthroughtheshelves,and you can read the rules and topics here.

This week’s topic is Remakes/Sequels/Reboots You Want to See. These are movies that doesn’t have remakes, sequels or reboots.

February 2017 Monthly Wrap Up

I could feel my reading slump fading away! Yay! Really hope it completely disappear and never to return.

So, February was better than the previous months. I am a head of my Goodreads Reading challenge, and I’m on track with my Reading Assignment Challenge.

So, these are the books I read and got, and the movies I watched for the month of February.

Mini Review on John Wick: Chapter 2

Director(s): Chad Stahelski
Genres: Action | Crime | Thriller
Duration: 2 hours and 2 minutes   
Release Date in the Philippines: February 8, 2017

After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.

 - IMDb

My Experience with Wordery

Hello, what's up! Today I will share my experience with Wordery.

I didn't know about this bookshop until last month. I usually buy my books from the local bookstores (Fully Booked, National Bookstore), and Book Depository. I wanted to try Wordery to give me more options in where to buy my books.

January 2017 Monthly Wrap Up

I still think I have the reading slump, and its making me feel distress! I want to get rid of it ASAP! Maybe I should join a readathon to rocket my reading. Anyway, these are the books I read, got, and the movies I watched for the month of January.

Favorite Underrated Books | Top 5 Wednesday

It’s Top 5 Wednesday! This weekly meme is created by gingerreadslainey, and they have a goodreads group where you can get the topics for the upcoming Wednesdays.

This week’s topic is Favorite Underrated Books. These are hidden gems that aren’t widely talked about in my country.

2017 Bookish Goals

I know it's late but Happy New Year everyone! 

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While 2016 was not the best year, I'm optimistic that 2017 would be better.

I’m a little bit disappointed that I only managed to read 35 books though I surpassed my reading goal for the year. Prior to 2016, I managed to read more than 40 books a year.

I also participated in the 24 Hour Read-a-Thons last April 23, 2016 and October 22, 2016. I am delighted about that accomplishment because I never thought I was going to push through with them.

Anyway, my bookish goals for 2017 involves reading 35 books and doing the reading assignment challenge. I might also participate again in the next 24 Hour Read-a-Thon this April 29, 2017.

So, that’s it. Good luck to me and to everyone! I hope we all reach our goals!

Beauty and the Beast Book Tag

Hello! I’m back for another book tag, Beauty and the Beast Book Tag. This was created by Kirsty and the Cat Read. I wasn't tagged but I love Beauty and the Beast so much that I MUST do it!

So without further ado, let’s get into it!

Thoughts on Bad Mommy by Tarryn Fisher

When Fig Coxbury buys a house on West Barrett Street, it's not because she likes the neighborhood, or even because she likes the house. It's because everything she desires is next door: The husband, the child, and the life that belongs to someone else.

- Goodreads

2017 Reading Assignment Challenge

I'm going to particpiate in the 2017 Reading Assignment Challenge hosted by Berls @ Fantasy is More Fun and Michelle @ Because Reading.

I'm hoping this would help me reduce books from my TBR pile.

I'm only aiming for level 1 (1 book/month). And these are the books I plan to read:

Ten Books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Leaving Under My Tree | Top Ten Tuesday

It’s time for Top Ten Tuesday! This weekly meme hosted at The Broke & The Bookish. You can find the link for the topics here.

This week’s topic is Ten Books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Leaving Under My Tree (or non-book bookworm items). These are books and items that I want for Christmas.

Thoughts on Your Name

Director(s): Makoto Shinkai
Genres: Animation | Drama | Fantasy
Duration: 1 hour and 46 minutes   
Release Date in the Philippines: December 14, 2016

Two high school kids who've never met - city boy Taki and country girl Mitsuha - are united through their dreams.

 - IMDb

Thoughts on Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick

Today is Leonard Peacock’s birthday. It is also the day he hides a gun in his backpack. Because today is the day he will kill his former best friend, and then himself, with his grandfather’s P-38 pistol.

But first he must say good-bye to the four people who matter most to him: his Humphrey Bogart-obsessed next-door neighbor, Walt; his classmate, Baback, a violin virtuoso; Lauren, the Christian homeschooler he has a crush on; and Herr Silverman, who teaches the high school’s class on the Holocaust. Speaking to each in turn, Leonard slowly reveals his secrets as the hours tick by and the moment of truth approaches.

In this riveting look at a day in the life of a disturbed teenage boy, acclaimed author Matthew Quick unflinchingly examines the impossible choices that must be made—and the light in us all that never goes out.

- Goodreads

Series That Got Worse with Each Book/Seasons | Top 5 Wednesday

It’s Top 5 Wednesday! This weekly meme is created by gingerreadslainey, and they have a goodreads group where you can get the topics for the upcoming Wednesdays.

This week’s topic is Series That Got Worse with Each Book/Seasons. These are books and TV series that started enjoyable but got uninteresting or outrageous with each book/season.

Books You Want to Finally Read in 2017 | Top 5 Wednesday

It’s Top 5 Wednesday! This weekly meme is created by gingerreadslainey, and they have a goodreads group where you can get the topics for the upcoming Wednesdays.

This week’s topic is Books You Want to Finally Read in 2017. These are books that had been sitting in my TBR pile for a while.

November Book Haul

It's time for another Book Haul! Criz didn't acquire a lot of books last month. So without further ado, the invisible misfit's November book haul!

Thoughts on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Director(s): David Yates
Genres: Adventure | Family | Fantasy
Duration: 2 hours and 13 minutes   
Release Date in the Philippines: November 17, 2016
Trailer: See Here

The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.

 - IMDb