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March Wrap Up (2016)

March Wrap Up (2016)

April 6, 2016 Posted by angelreads Contemporary Romance Challenge, Monthly Wrap Up 6 Comments

March WrapUp

March has been a slow month for me. Most of the month I have been out of action, I had my 5 wisdom teeth removed and I was so out of it for at least a week. All I did was sleep and binge watch Full House. My mid-semester break is about to end and I end back to uni this week, and a couple of assessments are due quite soon. 

The start of the month was quite slow with blog posts, however, I am trying to get back into the swing of things. I am still trying for at least 3 a week. 

This month, I also started to write for Pop Cultural Tragic. I will be writing book reviews and bookish content for them. Check them out too, because it’s awesome. 

March was also the month for Penguin Teen Australia’s #YASquad2016. It was such an amazing event and I got to meet with authors that I have been talking to for a while on twitter including; Kylie Fornasier, Shivaun Plozza, Megan Jacobson and Will Kostakis. It was also Felicity’s last Penguin event and it was upsetting to see her leave, but I cannot wait to see the things that she has install. 

I read a good amount of books in March, simply because I was home so much. This doesn’t include any re-reads because I always forget to write those down. 

books read

march read 1

–Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare | 5 Stars: Cassandra Clare brings the magic of the shadow world into a new light, in a gripping first novel of a new series, Lady Midnight is dark, fun and full of ups and down, it is going to rip your heart apart | Review

–Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry | 4 Stars: I loved Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry. It has a steamy romance, dark issues, sweet love and protagonists that pulls you right in. Walk the Edge by Katie MaGarry is a brilliant second novel in the Thunder Road series that is for lovers of YA Contemporary and anyone else who loves romance in dark times | Review

–All the Rage by Countney Summers | 3.5 Stars: This book torn me apart, it was such a beautiful book about a horrible thing. 

march read 2

–These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner | 4 Stars: I don’t know why I waited so long to read this, but it was filled with banter and fun. I was a little confused towards the end, but the book was so well written considering that it was co-authored. 

–Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers| 4 Stars: Again this book broke my heart, girls can be really mean. 

–The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick | 3.5: I really enjoyed this, but not as much as My Life Next Door. The characters were quite interesting and did have me turning pages, however not knowing who’s pov I was it and sometimes it changing quite quickly was quite annoying. The romance was adroable and man did the book pull me apart.

march read 3

–Cracked Up To Be by Country Summers | 4 Stars: Courtney Summers knows how to tear you apart. 

–The Natural History of Us by Rachel Harris | 4 Stars:  The Natural History of Us tells us a story of how two people that have been torn apart can be brought back together. With writing that is captivating, a story line that is intriguing and characters that you want to be friends with, The Natural History of Us is a book for every contemporary fan or not | Review 

– Follow Me Back by Nicci Cloke | 3 Stars: I enjoyed reading Follow Me Back it kept me entertained and focus while I was reading it. Though the main protagonist was annoying and acted like everything was about him, Follow Me Back does delve deep into the dangers of the internet and that sometimes it can be a dangerous place that can do harm | Review 

march read 4

–The Things I Didn’t Say by Kylie Fornasier |4 Stars: The Things I Didn’t Say, is a gorgeous novel that breaks you down. It pulls at your heart and slowly rips it. With beautiful writing and a slowburning romance that starts off quick, but takes it’s time | Review coming soon. 

–Broken Juliet by Leisa Rayven | 3 Stars: The flashbacks were done really well and flawlessly. I was able to tell, the past from the present. However as much as I liked the romance, it seemed off to me in a way.

–Pieces of You and Me by Erin Fletcher | 3.5 Stars: I didn’t love it, but I didn’t hate it. The romance moved too fast and everything moved too quickly | Review coming soon. 

march read 5

–The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler | 4 Stars: An emotional, heartbreaking and beautiful read | Review coming soon. 

#ContRom2016

As part of the Contemporary Romance Challenge, there is a wrap up post that needs to be done. I am just doing mine here, because everything comes together. You can check out the March link up here and see what others have posted.  You can also sign up to the challenge here. This is the first year that I am participating in something like this so I am pretty excited. 

These are contemporary romance books that I have read in the month of March. You can check out my goodreads shelf, I will adding all the contemporary romance books that I read. Not all of them will have full written reviews on my blog, but all will be rated with a small review on goodreads.

rom 1 march

rom 2 march

march read 5

round the blog

–Ten books To Read If You’re in the Mood for an Adventure
–Februrary Wrap Up
–Book Review: Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
–Book Review: How Not To Disappear by Clare Furniss
–TV Series Review: Shadowhunters Ep7 *Spoiler Free*
–Ten Books On My Spring TBR
–Book Review: The Next Together by Lauren James
–Book Review: The Winner’s Kiss by Maire Rutkoski
–Books I Love But I Haven’t Talked About Enough
–Discussion: Same World Authors
–Book Review: Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry – Blog Tour
–7 Of My Most Recent 5 Star Reads
–Book Review: The Natural History of Us by Rachel Harris
–Book Review: Follow Me Back by Nicci Cloke

#BOOKSTAGRAM

I love posting photos of my books on Instagram. I may not be a fantastic photographer but it’s fun to take these photos. Here are some that I posted in March. You can follow me at angelreads.

bookstagram march

Also I want to share my love for some lovely book lovers on Instagram. So this month feature is; nellieand_co

bookstagram march nellie and co

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Cait @Paper Fury asks how realistic should books be
Amanda @Nellie and Co discusses ways to improve your Instagram presence.
Aentee @The Social Potato shared a guide to meeting book bloggers in real-life
Jessica @bookish serendipity co gives some advice to new book bloggers 

That is it for March! What did you read in March? What did you do? What were some of your favourite posts? 

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  • Kristin @ Simply Bookish Things
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    April 6, 2016 at 10:16 PM

    AHH You’ve read so many great books this month, I’m so jealous! I read All the Rage a while ago and same as you it hurt my heart, i though it was written so beautifully and the subject was dealt with really well. Lady Midnight was SO AMAZING, I finished it yesterday and I honestly don’t know what to do with my life until the next book comes out *flails*. I remember reading The book of broken hearts a couple years ago and I remember adoring that book, i think it’s time for a re-read soon. I seriously need to read Walk the Edge like yesterday because I LOVED Nowhere but Here and also Katie can do no wrong in my eyes. Happy reading 🙂

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  • Keionda @Keionda Hearts Books
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    April 7, 2016 at 1:26 AM

    MARCH. A very crazy and stressful month for me too! The only thing I wanted to do was binge watch shows so I’m glad that even though I didn’t have it together, that I wasn’t alone. 😉

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  • Ely @ Tea & Titles
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    April 8, 2016 at 4:50 PM

    I really want to read some of Courtney Summers books—I have since I was 14 or something, but I’ve just never picked anything up. I’m glad to see that you liked her though, maybe now I can convince myself to actually pick something up!

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  • Eva @ All Books Considered
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    April 10, 2016 at 5:11 AM

    What an awesome month for you! I really want to read All the Rage, glad you reminded me!!

    My March Recap

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  • Nick
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    April 11, 2016 at 10:42 PM

    I wasn’t sure I was going to Lady Midnight, but I think I need to add it to my TBR pile this month because I’ve been hearing so many great things. At some point, I need to get to the Infernal Devices too!
    I agree about The Boy Most Likely To. I was honestly a little disappointed because I had such high hopes after loving her previous books. 🙁
    Oh my gosh to removing all those wisdom teeth! That can’t have been fun and comfortable at all. Good luck with going back to uni!
    I hope you’ll have a wonderful April! Happy reading.

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    • angelreads
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      April 12, 2016 at 9:07 PM

      yes read it! I cannot explain how much I love it. It’s my favourite and I have an Angelic rune tattoo – so that explains how much the other ones mean to me. The Infernal Devies are perf haah.
      Yes, I adored, My Lift Next Door and was quite upset.
      It wasn’t fun at all, It was hard to even read :/.

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