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Monthly Recap: May

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May was super busy and… yeah.

LIST OF NEWSWORTHY

newsworthyMay2016
:heart eyes: // Roads come second to my love for mountains

Err…

I really should have written down some notes about May because I don’t remember anything except that one road trip we took on a random weekend with my family where we just drove out of the city and back. I was just so busy with work that I got most of my reading done in the last ten days of May. I also remember avoiding Twitter for most of May because of tons of drama happening that I never want to get involved in.

 

TV WATCH

All the season finales.

TVwatchMay2016
The adorable trio 1/3rd of whom don’t get to laugh much // The Flash
  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Now that season 3 is over, I think it’s probably my least favorite because there was a lot of Ward and him being the big, bad villain just didn’t work for the show overall because he really couldn’t hold up the responsibility all that well. I do like where season 4 seems to be heading, though.
  • Fresh Off the Boat – Aww this show is the adorable-st.
  • Faking It – Wohoo! Faking It got cancelled and I’m very glad because of where it was going to go in season 4. A little sad because they did experiment the kind of gender and sexual representation not seen on any other show at this level yet.
  • Awkward – Oh god, this terrible show. Why is there even going to be a season 6 since it keeps chasing its own tail?
  • The Catch – So fucking glad the first season’s over! It managed to get a lot worse and I’m out.
  • The Big Bang Theory – The finale was so weak and a big nope.
  • Jane the Virgin – I love this show despite the finale being the worst for everyone ever. WHY THIS. I watched the finale with Ellis and we were basically yelling the same things at each other and I loved it.
  • New Girl – The finale of New Girl was probably my favorite finale of the show in a long time.
  • The Flash – I want to cry just thinking about the show and how season 2 ended. Barry and his family give me a lot of emotions, okay.
  • Empire – Empire has just gotten unbelievably terrible and I’m very close to giving it up. Thanks for fucking up every character on the show, show.
  • Gilmore Girls – So all of a sudden, I ended up watching 80% of season 3 in the last couple of days of May (since all of the shows I watch are on break and the summer ones have yet to air). Season 3 is basically the season of Literati so it was great, but you could really tell where it was headed which no surprise there. I’ll always be sad about my ship, though. Also, Dean can go fucking die.

 

MOVIE WATCH

moviesMay2016
All the pandas // Kung Fu Panda 3

From watching 5 movies in first 4 months of 2016 to 3 in 1? Who am I?

  • Kung Fu Panda 3 (7/10) – This was hilarious since Po and his dad are both equally ridiculous.
  • Minions (5/10) – I really liked Scarlet Overkill as the villain and that’s all I really remember about the movie.
  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part II (2/10) – Extremely bad. Why did they even bother? Oh, because of the moneys.

 

LIST OF READS

Reading when stressed turned out to be a difficult thing to do.

readsMay2016
Hi, new favorite ship
  • The Unbound by Victoria Schwab
  • The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis
  • The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
  • The Interminables by Paige Orwin

 

LIST OF BOOK ACQUISITIONS

Back at buying so many eBooks again, I see.

bookbuysMay2016
All the shiny!
  • The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
  • The Regional Office is Under Attack by Manuel Gonzales
  • Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst
  • A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
  • Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
  • The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis
  • Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
  • Iron Wolf by Dale Brown
  • The Interminables by Paige Orwin
  • Our Lady of the Ice by Cassandra Rose Clarke

 

PLAYLIST

I listened to a lot of music so this playlist is very long, 50+ songs long. No regrets.

musicMay2016
So many favorites, yes!


How was your May?

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Comments

  1. Oops I’m so behind on a lot of shows! I did see the finales for AoS and Jane the Virgin (which was tragic!!).

    I love The Archived books but it’s been ages and I just want the third book to be published already! At least it finally has a title.

  2. The finale of Jane the Virgin was no. NO! I’m not even a particularly huge fan of Michael but THE SNOW GLOBE. I WAS CLUTCHING MY HEART FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THIS FINALE.

    I really, really, need to read The Archived. It’s been on my list for AGES but I never seem to pick it up in bookstores. Shame on me.

  3. I love that first picture!

    I’m SO GLAD you loved The Archived and The Unbound. \o/ (I’m already ready to reread, haha.)

    I didn’t read as much as usual in May, either. I kept falling asleep while trying to read and lying awake while trying to sleep. xD But at least the books you did read were all good, from what I remember from your Goodreads updates!

    Eep, when are you starting A Great and Terrible Beauty? 🙂

  4. I totally feel you on The Catch and Empire. I watch a few episodes of The Catch and it was just so boring. It wasn’t fun or exciting. I wanted a show to replace Revenge for me, but it just wasn’t it. Empire has gone downhill fast. I just wish they could have kept it close to the way season 1 was. Also yes Barry and his family I just want to cry!