Monthly Recap: July, August and September

 

TV WATCH

I had a super laidback time when it came to catching up on shows and totally ignored all the summer shows, too. I’m still not in the mood and all these shows coming back is overwhelming me. I DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.

• Code Geass – I totally need to continue this one since all the episodes are kickass.
• Haikyuu – I did watch a couple more episodes back in June…and then stopped. I love this show too much to want to watch it all so soon so definitely taking my sweet time with it, ha.
• Younger – I watched the first 2 episodes of the latest season and then for some reason, I stopped. I definitely want to continue and maybe even live-tweet it as I go because this show has some really ridiculous lines.
• Doctor Who – Finally continued watching from season 3 onwards and I’ve to say, I didn’t like the personality of Martha Jones all that much though she did improve a lot towards the end. Donna is definitely my favorite companion to date and has such a heartbreaking arc, gaaah. However, I don’t think I’ve seen a show do a more obvious fan service than what Doctor Who did at the end of season 4? What the actual fuck? Anyway, I’m so glad I finally got to see more of the villains and while Weeping Angels are my favorite, I also loved Adipose a lot. Definitely missing seeing Tennant as the Doctor, but also enjoying season 5 so far so it’s a tossup.
• Castlevania – I had no idea what Castlevania was even about going in and I ended up liking it a lot. It’s more like a prequel introduction to the actual show (which is based on a video game) since it’s only 4 episodes long. Can’t wait for more!
• The Flash – I totally forgot about my rewatch so I continued it and I’m still on season 2. I don’t rewatch shows so this has been a fun (and feelsy, ofc) experience because I easily can’t enough of Team Flash.
• iZombie – I watched a few more episodes of season 3 and it’s more of the same but I’m enjoying it. Also, totally called Blaine’s arc so thank goodness they decided against dragging it through a whole season.
• Young Sheldon – The premiere was good enough so I might just continue when it comes back in November.
• The Big Bang Theory – Looks like this season might be one of the better ones, after all.

 

MOVIE WATCH

Totally random decisions when it came to watching movies.

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (7/10) – I basically only liked it as much as I did because of Baby Groot and all the funny scenes. Otherwise, I wasn’t totally sold on the plot and the portrayal of Mantis being an airhead really put me off.
• Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King (7/10) – Some of the things were super relatable being brown and Muslim myself. On the other hand, I can’t quite believe that almost all of his standup revolved around his white ex-girlfriend, whaa-?
• Your Name. (10/10) – SO GOOD, I WANT TO CRY AGAIN. This movie has everything from humor to feels and beautiful af scenery. I highly recommend it.

 

LIST OF READS

I really wanted to start saying a little something about the books I read but not this time since there are so many and I can’t overcome my lazy, hee. Overall, I had a great summer in terms of reading and the good books far outweighed the bad ones. I’m glad I managed to read as much as I did even.

• Hunting Party by Elizabeth Moon
• Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
• The Dispatcher by John Scalzi
• Blood upon the Sand by Bradley P. Beaulieu
• Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi
• Sporting Chance by Elizabeth Moon
• Wicked Like a Wildflower by Lana Popović
• The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky
• The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
• The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden
• The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker
• Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
• The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness (reread)
• Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
• The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee
• My Life As a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland
  
• Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
  
• Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
  
• The Black Tides of Heaven by JY Yang
  
• The Red Threads of Fate by JY Yang
• Quiet Girl in a Noisy World by Debbie Tung
• Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab (reread)
  

 

LIST OF BOOK ACQUISITIONS

I got 67 books in 3 months which is hilarious because my rate of reading books is not even a quarter of my book buying rate. No plans of stopping, though especially since I’ve gotten better at reading books as soon as buying them.

• Outriders by Jay Posey
• The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee
• We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
• Updraft by Fran Wilde
• Beastly Bones by William Ritter
• The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
• Tell The Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
• Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
• Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
• House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
• The Impostor Queen by Sarah Fine
• Bookburners by Max Gladstone, Brian Francis Slattery, Margaret Dunlap, Mur Lafferty
• All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
• The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley
• Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer
• Empire of Time by Daniel Godfrey
• Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
• Hell Divers by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
• Valor’s Choice by Tanya Huff
• The Darwin Elevator by Jason M. Hough
• The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
• Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
• Lucky in Love by Kasie West
• Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
• Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
• Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter
• Everything All at Once by Katrina Leno
• Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab
• Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger
• The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker
• Noteworthy by Riley Redgate
• The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
• His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novak
• The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy
• Battle Royale: Remastered by Koushun Takami, Nathan Collins
• Nightshades by Melissa F. Olson
• Winter of the Gods by Jordanna Max Brodsky
• Karen Memory by Elizabeth Moon
• The Copper Promise by Jen Williams
• The Iron Ghost by Jen Williams
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
• The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
• Pines by Blake Crouch
• Wayward by Blake Crouch
• The Last Town by Blake Crouch
• The Ruin of Angels by Max Gladstone
• The Blade Itself by Joes Abercrombie
• Quiet Girl in a Noisy World by Debbie Tung
• Taste of Marrow by Sarah Gailey
• Love, Life, and the List by Kasie West
• The Fold by Peter Clines
• Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan
• My Life As a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland
• Central Station by Lavie Tidhar
• Red Sister by Mark Lawrence
• Doctor Who: Tales of Terror by Jacqueline Rayner, Mike Tucker, Paul Magrs, Richard Dungworth, Scott Handcock, Craig Donaghy
• Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
• The Black Tides of Heaven by JY Yang
• The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
• Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
• Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
• Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
• Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
• Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
• The Red Threads of Fate by JY Yang

 

PLAYLIST

I don’t know when the shift happened but I only started listening to music on my walks so not a whole lot of listening overall went on especially in September when I took a 3-week break from walking and only listened to a bit of music at the end of September. I don’t think I’ve even listened to all of PVRIS’s latest album yet (which sadly, doesn’t sound like it’s better than their debut so).

How was your summer?