Tuesday, August 2, 2016

July 2016 Recap

Hello there, friends! I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer! It was an incredibly hot July here, the hottest I ever remember it being in the 7 years I've lived in Florida.

July was all about Mr. Harry Potter! Of course Harry Potter and the Cursed Child released on July 31, and I also participated in Harry Potter Month again. I can't recommend this wonderful event enough to anyone who loves HP; many thanks to our lovely hosts, Faith of Geeky Zoo Girl and Micheline of Lunar Rainbows Reviews, for organizing this fantastic event again this year!

Since I spent the majority of July having way, way too much fun writing HP-related posts, rewatching the HP movies, and playing the Lego HP games, I didn't get a whole bunch of reading and reviewing done, lol. But I did absolutely LOVE this, my favorite read of July:

Morally gray characters are so my thing, and Vicious showcases them brilliantly. Everything about this book was phenomenal, which is why I'm also choosing a quote from Vicious as my favorite quote of the month:

"You aren't some avenging angel, Eli," he said. "You're not blessed, or divine, or burdened. You're a science experiment."

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Harry Potter Month Posts:

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  1. I was recently given TCC as a gift, and IT IS AWESOME! God, I fell in love so hard with Draco's son and with (of course) Albus Severus Potter! It's funny, witty, drama-filled and PURE MAGIC. I highly recommend it.

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    1. Yay- so happy to hear that you loved it! My copy arrived today, and I can't wait to start reading!

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  2. I’m glad you had an awesome HP month. Last year was so much fun and although I couldn’t participate this year because of uni, I’m hoping I can make it next year ^^ I loved Vicious when I first read it and I’ve been meaning to give it a reread at some point. Maybe soon :)

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    1. I hope you'll get to join in on HP Month next year! I would absolutely read Vicious again; it strikes me as the type of book that only gets better with every reread!

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  3. I'm suffering from Post Potter Depression again...and I haven't even finished my reread. Gods I'm going to be a mess when I read the last word on the last page of DH! Thanks to YOU for participating and having such great posts, comments...ALL OF IT. And again: YAY for Vicious ♥ That book rocks so hard. July for you was truly epic with Potter and Vicious, I must say :D Happy August! xxxxx

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    1. Happy August to you, too! :D Ahh, Post Potter Depression; I'm feeling it, too, and I can only imagine what it's like after rereading the books! I'm determined to do a reread for next year's HP Month, even if I don't get through them all by the end of July. It's been wayyy too long, and reading everyone's HP Month posts really made me realize how much I've missed being immersed in the wizarding world.

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  4. I like that cover of Vicious more than the one I usually see, for some reason. Makes me kinda want to check it out. I know it gets lots of good buzz. And glad you had a great month! I can imagine how hot it is- I love Florida but the summer months might be too hot for me. Most of my trips there are in the winter and it's perfect after too much cold here. :)

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    1. I tell myself that scorching summers like this one are a small price to pay for mild winters, lol. I really like this cover of Vicious, too. I've read 4 books by Victoria Schwab now, and they've all been awesome; you should definitely give Vicious a shot!

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  5. I bought Vicious at the VE Schwab author event I went to - definitely need to pick it up and actually read it soon. She was a fantastic speaker!

    Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction

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    1. That is so great to hear! I'm hoping to meet her at YALLFest this year. Vicious is one of my favorite reads of 2016; I hope you love it, too!

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