December was the best because I read and reread some of my favorite books.
LIST OF NEWSWORTHY
Winter season is my favorite!
But Books
To be honest, all I remember about December was reading and rereading a lot of books. My brain has this habit of blocking out all the bad stuff so all I remember is Phryne Fisher! The 100! This Savage Song! Harry Potter! and probably in that order, too.
The 100
Smack dab in the middle of December, we got the trailer for season 3 of The 100 and there was much feelings going around. So fucking excited about the third season!
TV WATCH
I spent half of December under the spell of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and rightly so.
- The Royals – Eleanor and Jasper need to do something.
- iZombie – Kind of slipping off into meh territory, but Ravi makes things better so.
- Empire – Gaaah, this fucking show! It wreaks havoc on my nerves and that finale and the wait till March ajdslkgh.
- The Vampire Diaries – At the rate they keep killing off characters, they wouldn’t need to cancel the show because everyone would be dead soon.
- Arrow – Arrow picked itself in lieu of the crossovers and I’m not complaining.
- Fresh Off the Boat – All the yesses! I love the Huangs so much.
- The Flash – SO MUCH AWESOME! The last couple of episodes, especially the crossover ones were amazing.
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine – SQUAD GOALS.
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – !!!
- Scream Queens – I’ve no idea why it’s even been renewed for a second season.
- Heroes Reborn – Oh, look this show decided to reveal stuff halfway into the freaking season.
- Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries – I didn’t watch any of the shows in later half of December because of THIS FABULOUS SHOW. Phryne Fisher is my latest favorite female character.
MOVIE WATCH
Drop Dead Gorgeous (7/10) – Hilarious movie that I watched on the recommendation of Maraia.
LIST OF READS
- Planetfall by Emma Newman
- The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow
- A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (re-reread)
- Insignia by S.J. Kincaid
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
- This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
- The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (audiobook reread)
- The Cormorant by Chuck Wendig
- Hedgehugs by Steve Wilson, Lucy Tapper
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
LIST OF BLOGPOSTS
There’s an ARC giveaway still going on for Map of Fates by Maggie Hall. Learn more here.
I posted my 2015 end of year books survey and cheated a lot as always.
LIST OF BOOK ACQUISITIONS
Much Kindle deals, most money spent.
- The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
- Legacy of Kings by Eleanor Herman
- Partials by Dan Wells
- Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong
- On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis
- The Cormorant by Chuck Wendig
- Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
- This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab
- Eleven Things I Promised by Catherine Clark
- A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachman
- Front Lines by Michael Grant
- The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (finally own a hardcover copy!)
PLAYLIST
Pretty much listened to a few songs on repeat.
I love your winter pictures!
Gahh, I really need to start Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. And catch up on The 100, of course. So many TV goals. I'm slowly making my way through Brooklyn Nine-Nine, but it's so funny, I don't want to rush it. You should start watching Coupling when you run out of episodes. 😀
Lol, I'm glad you didn't hate Drop Dead Gorgeous. It's such a weird movie.
Hahahaha I love your "I love reading books" caption. (Or maybe it's not funny and I just need more sleep?) Yay for Hedgehugs! I'm still looking for a koala book but not having much luck.
Since it's 2016, I'm going to actually listen to your playlist this time. (I mean, probably. I'll try, at least.) 😛
The third season of The 100 is going to be another roller coaster + bellarke (hopefully). Me and my friend are VERY excited to watch it (afterwards we have very animated conversations about it on facebook messenger – love it). I gave up on TVD though. I'm just not interested anymore.
Great haul you've got there. Legacy of Kings has been on my to-read shelf on GR since before it came out but I still haven't read it yet. I'm gonna have to do something about that.
Whee, thank you! I sometimes feel like the view's the same all around because the city is basically a valley. But I love it and I think that challenges me to take photos with untried perspectives.
I totally get that you'd want to savor Brooklyn Nine-Nine. I don't get any urge to rewatch shows once I've watched them but I'm not like that when it comes to Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Yes, definitely have The Coupling on my watchlist. In fact, I'll see if I can watch an episode or two since Brooklyn Nine-Nine is on break.
I thought I might because of the whole pageant thing, but it was totally ridiculous and funny.
Haha sometimes I run out of clever captions but oops, that was supposed to be rereading. =P
YES, I love the show and how it sparks a lot of discussion. Urgh, yeah. I get that but I'm content with fast-forward watching each new terrible af episode of TVD in under 10 minutes and have a hard time giving up shows.
It was on a Kindle deal so I grabbed it. I hope we both like it whenever we get around to reading it!
When I see your outdoor pictures I always wonder if you're living in the middle of nowhere, it always looks so quiet and the mountains are really impressive! 🙂
Yay for getting PARTIALS, I really enjoyed this series!
Sia's CHEAP THRILLS CD cover is still creeping me out, but I really like the song (like almost every Sia song^^)!
THE 100 IS BACK IN TWO WEEKS. SANA. TWO WEEKS. I AM HAVING TROUBLE DEALING.
PHRACK? LOL, I wasn't aware of that ship name yet XD
How are you even still watching The Vampire Diaries?
I completely lost interest of Heroes Reborn which is sad. I think I only watched 2 episdes but it just wasn't as amazing as the original series.MEH!
I forgot that Drop Dead Gorgeous only happened in December. Somehow it feels as if it has been longer than that (when do we start watching Star Wars btw? :P)
OMG, what the fuck is Sia's album cover?!?!? XD
Also, you pictures make me want to visit you during Winter!
YES I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE 100. And that trailer. Omfg I could barely breathe.
I got This Savage Song as well – I hope we both love it! This will be my first novel by Schwab so eeeeeeeeee!!
OMG a trailer for The 100 season 3?!? I haven't seen *runs to youtube real fast* I might be hyperventilating right now omg omg omg omg
I'm so behind on TVD, kind of stopped after season premiere of 7. But … they're killing off characters?! Intrigued…Damon and Caroline are really the only people I care about anymore. And kind of Alaric, too.
I just can't wait to squee over some more Bellarke.
Hahaha I came across it on tumblr and it's hilarious. =D
OMG, I know I should stop watching TVD but it's so bad, I can't.
Urgh, yeah, I stupidly watched all of Heroes Reborn because they cancelled it and I was halfway done. SO BAD, THOUGH. Good riddance.
I watch ~one movie in a month and you want to take that away from me, too by saying it felt like it has been longer? =P Umm let me see when. =P
OMG, you haven't even seen all of the covers. All of them are equally bad hahaha.
Yesss, it's so peaceful in Winter here. I love it.
OMFG, TWO EPISODES IN AND I HAVE DIED COUNTLESS TIMES, MELANIE. GAAAAAAAAAAH.
I LOVED TSS, I hope you do and yessss, finally a Schwab-er. =D
I AM NOW HAVING TROUBLE HANDLING THE SHOW
So the thing is, my city is really populated because it's basically a valley and even though people have started living on the mountains, the city is getting crowded as hell because markets, work, etc. However, I live in the cantonment area and it's very clean and quiet which I JUST LOVE. =D
Whee, I got it on a whim so I'm glad you like it.
YES, her songs are amazing but I don't know what's up them covers haha.
SEASON 3 OF THE 100 HAS KILLED ME, NO BIG.
Yeah, but they're new characters who got killed? Like I didn't think they would but they killed a couple.
OMG, wait till you see what storyline they gave Caroline like what the hell.