Monthly Wrap-Up: August 2017 / Books Teacup and Reviews

Hello Everyone! It was raining almost whole month here in India so I spend my weekends at home only and of course reading. 🙂 Rain, Books and Tea what else you want for happy month!

Ahm! I don’t have a diary for monthly planner so I printed out planner sheet and filled it. I wanted this kind of ‘at- glance calendar’ since I started blog especially to note blitz/ cover/ tour dates. Okay, here is the pic of that and please ignore that bad writing and my poorest attempt to decorate it.

I’m running and hiding somewhere! Ew! I won’t use sketch pens next month.

I participated in page count contest organized by a group on Goodreads (YA Buddy Readers’ Corner) this month so I know how many pages I read this month. I participate almost every month in this group.

Books I read and reviewed were-

(click on cover to visit goodreads page of book; Titles were lead you to reviews)

Fantasy / YA:

Destiny (Forever #2) by India R. Adams

Stars: 5

I know every month I read one book by India. I can’t help but read anything written by this versatile author. Emotional book with heavy topics and beautiful romance and friendship.

No Plain Rebel (No Ordinary Star #2) by M.C. Frank

Stars: 5

This installment bring out all curiosity present in the world into me. I loved this series and can’t wait to see what happens in the next book.

The Magic Shop (The Shadow Magic Series #1) by Justin Swapp

Stars: 3.5

Wonderful magical world and concept with exciting magical adventure.

Horror / Dark Fantasy:

The Bride of Glass (Glass Vault, #2) by Candace Robinson

Stars: 5

very different than usual books of this genre, fast paced, and loved surprises. I loved it.

Contemporary:

No More Maybes by Elizabeth Stevens

Stars: 4

Nice, cozy, and clean YA Romance

Mythology:

Ananta Shesha Naga: Rise of Demon Prince by Sanjeev K. Sharma

Stars: 2

I was not happy with this book. Poor editing and poor execution. It kind of made me cautious for selecting books in this genre. :/

Yama’s Lieutenant and the Stone Witch by Anuja Chandramouli

Stars: 5

I’m glad I had this book to restore my love for this genre. It was adventurous mythical saga. I love this author’s writing.

Fiction:

Shepherds’ Mayday by Helen Bea Kirk

Stars: 4.5

Character driven beautiful realistic fiction.

Travel Fiction:

The Trip by Rohit Bandri

Stars: 4

Feel-good, relaxing and cozy ‘Trip’ that you would like to read on your trip.

Psychological Fiction:

Manipulated Lives by H.A. Leuschel

Stars: 4

Manipulated Lives collection of stories telling lot of about manipulators and Stockholm syndrome. This stories changed my view towards the world. Author has written all stories with a perfect flow.

LGBT:

Freak by Erin Lee

Stars: 5

Freak was freaking best book of this this month. Awesome book with lot of lessons to learn through deep intense thoughts of characters.

Have you noticed there were 4 books second in the series this month. 3 very insightful books, so I learned lot of things this month. overall and biggest lesson of the month was stay away from bullies and manipulator or better kick and punch them on the first sight.