Hi, everyone! Emily here. (Of course, you knew that, right? And if you didn’t, welcome!) Today, I bring you yet another monthly recap… which is crazy, because every single month, I say “Wow, this month has just flown by!” So I won’t say that this time… even though it did! This past month was great, and with August comes a whole slew of awesome new posts (I hope you think they’re awesome, because I’m so excited for all of them!), and for me, school.
My thoughts exactly. (Sorry, mom!) Don’t worry, I won’t go on talking about how much little time I’ll have for blogging. I’ll still be coming to you all the way from my bedroom on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and most weekends. Perks of being home-schooled. (It’s the best.) And for those of you lucky duckies who don’t start school until September… enjoy your reading. And keep commenting! You have no excuse. 😉
books read this month
Ten books! Much better than last month’s measly three, right? Most of these books have been on my TBR list for quite some time now (though I digress; I say this about literally every book I read – but it’s true!), and I’m so glad to have finally read them. I’m going to try to reach for eleven or twelve in August, but we’ll see. Some months are better than others. Though if I kept up ten books a month, I’d exceed my 50-book-year-goal by forty! Do you think I can do it?!
what happened on the blog
The high lights this month for me were when:
- I talked about book slumps, which is basically like reader’s block instead of writer’s block. 😉
- Brooke did a guest post on organizing books (who knew there were so many ways?!)
- There was some great discussion in the comments when I shared my issues with MG & YA
And according to my stats, these posts were viewed the most:
- My review of Fish In A Tree, which had the most views
- My discussion post on MG & YA books, with second most views and eight comments, which were all great!
- June 2015’s monthly recap (every month, the recaps are some of the most viewed posts! You must love recaps!) 😉
what happened on YOUR blogs
I’ve wanted to give a shout-out to some of my favorite blogs in my monthly recaps, so I decided to add it this time! Here were some of my favorite posts on your blogs this month. Go check your wonderful posts out!
- Ana thinks books should be rated just like movies
- … but Heather discourages it
- Jessica gives three (CLEARLY valid!) reasons that books are published on Tuesdays. 😀
- Jillian admits to blogging things she’s bad at
- Audrey is back to blogging again! And she’s written a post on Fandom Fever!
- Bella is making me hungry with her recipe for cookies and cream chocolate chip cookies… and I need to make them!
- Daisy has a new design and schedule for her blog, and I love it! She also reviewed Hello, I Love You, and I’m still not sure if I want to read it…?
- Olivia interviewed her best friend, and their relationship is hilarious!
cool things i did in july
- Went on a spontaneous Florida trip with my family (check out the pictures here)
- Tried “Tiny Bubbles Tea Bar” with our friends, which was… okay… but hey, I tried something new!
- Got my first issue of Gold Magazine and LOVE it. You should totally go get yourself a subscription.
- I also ordered a Hannah Everly skirt! I got this one (click the link), and I can’t waaaaiiittt. I’ll be wearing it the first day back to my home-school group. 😀
- Went SCHOOL SUPPLIES SHOPPING (!!!) Needless to say, it’s the best part of going back to school; even though “going back to school” for me means waking up a tad earlier and actually leaving my room (gasp!) to get my school books. Livin’ the life, folks.
on the blog in august
Just a few ideas I have. No biggie. (Actually, they are kind of a biggie, because I’m super excited about them.) 😀
- Do you prefer male or female POV’s?
- Spotlight post on my favorite bloggers
- Two, maybe THREE giveaways (!!!)
- You know you’re a bookworm when…
- One or two author interviews
- Lists, lists, & more lists!
Be prepared. Between those author interviews and giveaways, it’s going to be a fuuun month.
what happened to YOU this month? on your blog? off your blog? what books have you read? doing anything fun in august? oh and tell me, when do you go back to school??
I’m so happy you like my new blog design! Thanks for that! 😀
August sounds like a super fun month in posts!!! I can’t wait for a alllll of them!! And I really want to see what you thought of Apple and Rain? Could you pleeease tell us if you liked it or not? I’m dying to know! I haven’t read it, and I want to know your opinion on it! Did you like the Betsy Tacey Books? I haven’t read those in a while, I think I might have to re-read them. Have you read any of the others? My favorite is when she’s in high school. I think I like Heaven to Betsy best, or maybe Besty in Spite of herself.
I’m on of those weird people who like reading recaps! I don’t even know why I like to read them, I can’t even explain it to myself! I love writing recaps too. It’s fun to look back on all your posts and stats. That’s a great idea of featuring other blogs in recaps! Why didn’t I think of that?! *Facepalms* I’ll have to do it next month since I just put up this months.
Those skirts are so cute!! I love the elephant one and the pink stripe one. Which one did you get?
Of course! I hope you keep it for a while, it’s my favorite design of yours.
Apple and Rain was FANTASTIC. It had some heavy content, but I think you could handle it. I’ll be reviewing it on August 10th, but if I write it up before then, I’ll post it on Goodreads.
I only read the first book in the Betsy-Tacy series, so I need to put the next one on hold. I can’t wait until I get to their older years. The first one was really sweet, since they’re five, haha.
Lol. No worries, I love reading recaps, too! I can’t really explain it either, lol. They are fun to write, and read.
Lol. I won’t take credit for it. I’ve seen several blogs do it, but you should totally do it, too!
I got the one that looks like the blue and white striped one, only it’s red and white. She must have taken it down, since I bought it. I’ll post a picture of what it looks like in my post tomorrow. 🙂
Can’t wait for all the reviews on your recent books!
Thanks! Me, too, lol. 😀