Monthly Recap : June

Finally, I could start this recap without saying 'I'm really busy this month'! My exams ended at the end of May, so I no longer have school until senior year start in July. My friends and I celebrated the end of school year by going to Bali, and it was really fun! I'm currently writing a recap of it and (hopefully) it'll be up on July. Aside from that, this month is basically full of reading/eating/sleeping/watching movies/blogging. I blog almost everyday (eventhough I didn't post everyday), and I'm pretty certain that June is my most productive month.

As for July, well, senior year start in 18 days, so I don't know whether I could be as productive as in June or not. I'm both excited and afraid for senior year, since I know I'll be super busy (especially in the second semester, I may have to take a hiatus from january - april next year) and I'll have to choose university and my major (which I'm still confused at). But I also know that senior year will have so much fun too, with prom and tours and all!

Add These 2017 Books to Your TBR!

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Quite recently, Epic Reads posted Winter 2017 Cover Reveal (that you guys should check out because so many awesome covers!), and so I got inspired to make a list of ten 2017 books I'm excited for (also I need excuse to share those beautiful covers). I know it's really early, but better early than late, right? Here you go!

Why I Never Pre-Order Books

I have come into a conclusion that I'm probably the only person in this community that's never ever pre-ordered a book. Why??, you might ask. How do you even resist those swags?, another ask. And so, that's why I decide to write a post about it.

Before starting it, let me tell you something : being an international blogger is hard, especially if your country is not an English-speaking one. I couldn't attend a book events or author signing because there's no such thing. I rarely get physical ARCs, and even sometimes got declined for eARCs because territorial things or something I don't understand. I couldn't enter many giveaways (especially the one hosted by publisher, which ironically the most awesome one). In here, we often have to wait for months (or years!) for new books to finally show up. And in here, the bookstore is so small, my house is even bigger than it.

Okay, I'm not here to rant about how being an international blogger sucks since it has some perks too, but it's part of the reasons. Anyway, here's why :

Recommending These 2016 Books to You!

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Okay, I cheated a bit today. I haven't read that many 2016 release, so instead of 10, I only list 5 books I love that were released in 2016. Here they are :

The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig

Love Pirates? Or love time-travel thingy? Well then this book is for you! I admit that I haven't read many time-travel books, but I think The Girl from Everywhere is one of the best.

(My Review)

Review : Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Title : Shadow and Bone
Author : Leigh Bardugo
Genre : YA fantasy
Release Date : June 5th, 2012
Publisher : Henry Holt

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Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.

Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.

Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . . . and the secrets of her heart.

Shadow and Bone is the first installment in Leigh Bardugo's Grisha Trilogy.

I'm Excited for These Books!

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Today's topic is ten books in the second half of the year that I'm excited for. Naturally--being a reader that I am--of course I have more than 10 books that I'm excited for. But I'll stick to 10 books, otherwise this post won't be any different than my goodreads '2016-release' shelf. Here they are :

Review : The Rose Society by Marie Lu

Title : The Rose Society
Author : Marie Lu
Genre : YA fantasy
Release Date : October 13th, 2015
Publisher : G.P. Putnam's Sons

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Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all.

Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she flees Kenettra with her sister to find other Young Elites in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers who nearly killed her.

But Adelina is no heroine. Her powers, fed only by fear and hate, have started to grow beyond her control. She does not trust her newfound Elite friends. Teren Santoro, leader of the Inquisition, wants her dead. And her former friends, Raffaele and the Dagger Society, want to stop her thirst for vengeance. Adelina struggles to cling to the good within her. But how can someone be good when her very existence depends on darkness?

Bestselling author Marie Lu delivers another heart-pounding adventure in this exhilarating sequel to The Young Elites.

5 Types of What Fangirls Do After Finishing a Book

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So, as you guys know, many people finished ACOMAF recently and suddenly my twitter and tumblr feeds are full of ACOMAF-related-things, from fanarts, designs, fanfics, and of course, a lot of people screaming about ACOMAF (including me)

I JUST FINISHED ACOMAF AND IM NOT OKAY CAN SOMEONE PLS TALK TO ME OMG

— Tiffany (@bookish_thought) May 21, 2016