Hacking Machine – The Bookish Mutant

Happy Thursday, bibliophiles!

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Might as well make use of some of these new emojis…interesting bunch we’ve got here

And sorry for the lack of a book review this week, I just didn’t have the energy for it once the afternoon/evening came (first day after spring break, am I right or am I right).

GENERAL THOUGHTS:

The beginning of March was a bit of a slog, what with all my classes trying to cram a bunch of stuff in before spring break. I finally have that big research paper out of the way though, and we did loads of fun projects in creative writing!

My reading month was good, I’d say; very few books that I didn’t like (no 1-stars and only one 2-star!), my first 5-star read of the year, and indulging in a Smoke Thieves trilogy re-read. I finally got into Heartstopper after all these years of having it on hold at the library too! Worth the wait.

This month was also the month that I finally, finally started sharing my WIP with people! I’ve sent it to some family and friends, and…not gonna lie here, my hands were shaking whenever I put it out there, but I’m proud of myself for getting over the initial hurdle after clamming up about my writing for so many years. Baby steps.

Other than that, I went to see the new Batman (AMAZING!), re-watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show, continued with Raised by Wolves and started Severance, and went to the museum and played guitar there. They have a guitar exhibit at the Denver Museum right now, so I put on a one-man show for my dad and the security guard. The very short setlist consisted of “Trimm Trabb” and “Savior Complex.”

And yesterday, I hit 500 followers!! I’m going to make a longer post later, but for now, thank you all so much for your love and support. 💗

READING AND BLOGGING:

I read 20 books this month! I thought I’d read less for some reason…it feels like I haven’t had as much time to read this month, but I suppose I did read some short books.

2 – 2.75 stars:

Jade Fire Gold – June C.L. Tan (⭐️⭐️.5)

3 – 3.75 stars:

Daughter of the Burning City – Amanda Foody (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating – Adiba Jaigirdar (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back – Elizabeth Schaefer et. al. (anthology) (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
The Man Suit – Zachary Schomburg (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
Passing – Nella Larsen (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
The Island of Excess Love (Love in the Time of Global Warming, #2) – Francesca Lia Block (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
Most Likely – Sarah Watson (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
What We Don’t Talk About – Charlot Kristensen (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75)
The Golden Apples of the Sun – Ray Bradbury (anthology) (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75)

4 – 4.75 stars:

Heartstopper vol. 1 – Alice Oseman (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Love in the Time of Global Warming (Love in the Time of Global Warming, #1) – Francesca Lia Block (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Heartstopper vol. 2 – Alice Oseman (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
A Psalm of Storms and Silence (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #2) – Roseanne A. Brown (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25)
The Smoke Thieves (The Smoke Thieves, #1) – Sally Green (re-read) (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25)
The Demon World (The Smoke Thieves, #2) – Sally Green (re-read) (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
The Burning Kingdoms (The Smoke Thieves, #3) – Sally Green (re-read) (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
Our Stories, Our Voices: 21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing Up Female in America – Amy Reed et. al. (anthology) (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)

5 stars:

The Wide Starlight – Nicole Lesperance (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

FAVORITE BOOK OF THE MONTH: The Wide Starlight – 5 stars

SOME POSTS I’M PROUD OF:

I made a list of Feminist YA books for Women’s History Month!
I had a fun time spewing out my chaotic thoughts while re-reading the Smoke Thieves trilogy!
I reviewed Devil in the Device, A Psalm of Storms and Silence, Love in the Time of Global Warming, and The Wide Starlight!
I had some fun with the Intergalactic Book Tag and the Book Adaptations Tag!

POSTS FROM OTHER WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT I ENJOYED:

SONGS/ALBUMS THAT I ENJOYED:

ONE MONTH UNTIL WE GET THIS ALBUM AND LESS THAN A WEEK UNTIL I GET TO SEE THEM LIVE AAAAAAAA

what a wonderfully weird little song

I would once again like to thank whoever put this on the art class playlist

I CANNOT stress enough how phenomenal this album is

ARCADE FIRE IS BACK I REPEAT ARCADE FIRE IS BACK

AND SOCCER MOMMY TOO!! so much wonderful new music coming our way this year…

DID I FOLLOW THROUGH ON MY MARCH GOALS?

Read at least 20 books: 20!
Spend some time with Ringo (of course): yep! He’s a troublemaker, but he’s a sweet little puppy. Impossible not to love.

GOALS FOR APRIL:

Read at least 20 books
Try not to spontaneously combust at the Spiritualized concert if/when they play “Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space”

Today’s song:

That’s it for this month in blogging! Have a wonderful rest of your day, and take care of yourselves!

Happy Sunday, bibliophiles! I hope this week has treated you well.

This week’s been another sort-of-slog, what with even more quizzes to study for and homework to get out of the way. I’ve been whittling away at an eight-and-a-half page research paper for AP Lit, and I finished the rough draft, so at least I have that out of the way. We’ve also been training little Ringo, and the fact that I’ve already given him the nickname “menace to society” should say everything about how it’s going. He’s a good boy, though.

I’ve had a string of great books this week, so I’ve got plenty of choices for my review next week! Incidentally, several of them were sequels, so it was nice to have closure for a handful of duologues that I’ve been enjoying. I’ve been going through my library books and some of the books I got from my English teacher’s decluttering, so that’s been lots of fun. I got some more books at the library yesterday; one of them was the first volume of Heartstopper, which I’ve had on hold for almost two years (yep, that’s how long the wait was), so it better be good…

Other than that, I’ve been drawing a little, enjoying the handful of warm days we had this week (of course, we just got dumped with snow again), playing guitar, and catching up on Raised by Wolves (hhHHHEHSAHASHD WHAT).

Also I’m almost to 500 followers?? HOW DID THAT HAPPEN

WHAT I READ THIS WEEK:

Devil in the Device (Goddess in the Machine, #2) – Lora Beth Johnson (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)