Wednesday, June 6, 2018

May Monthly Wrap Up (2018)




Off the Blog:


Hey everyone!  I can't believe that May has gone by already!  It seems like this whole year is going by so fast and I just don't have the time to soak up everything that's been happening!  Well, my cousin's baby was just born this month and it turns out to be a girl!!!  I can't wait to visit the newest addition to our family soon!  We also had a nice cookout for Memorial Day and we had things like ribs, potato salad, crab salad and steaks and I really enjoyed all the food we had for Memorial Day!  We also are trying out a free trial for Netflix and I'm really catching up on a lot of shows that I fell behind on like "Riverdale," "Supergirl," "iZombie" and the rest of the Sharknado movies!  I'm hoping to check out more shows like "Stranger Things," "Black Lightning" and "Bojack Horseman" pretty soon! We so far don't have any plans for the summer, but if we do, I'll definitely let you all know in June!  



On the Blog:

 WOW!  Guess what?  I just joined another ARC site called OnlineBookClub.org and so far, it's been going pretty well!  I can't wait to read some more books from that site!  Meanwhile, I read less books this month than last month, which is a shame because I was hoping that May would be the month that I would read tons of books since it's so close to summer. So, I really need to try to step up my game in June!  Also, I was taking a break from ordering anymore books from Amazon, since I will go GUNG HO CRAZY if I order stuff from Amazon (because let's face it, Amazon has so many good books and it would be a shame if I didn't take advantage of this)!  I might start going on a buying binge in June to make up for not ordering any books from Amazon in May! Oh yeah and if you saw the little coffee tip bar on the side of the blog, I just joined Ko-Fi! So, if you want me to continue to put out great content for this blog, then please feel free to support me through Ko-Fi! 




Books Read this Month:




1.  Toni the Superhero by R.D. Base  (ONLINEBOOKCLUB.ORG)
2.  Sigfried's Smelly Socks! by Len Foley  (ONLINEBOOKCLUB.ORG)
3.  Farty Princess by A.P. Gai  (AMAZON)






Other Reviews and Activities Completed this Month: 




MISCELLANEOUS






GUEST POSTS


NOPE!!!


BLOG TOURS




BOOK MEMES


7. [Sunday Post]  The Sunday Post Meme (135)
8. [Sunday Post]  The Sunday Post Meme (136)
9. [Sunday Post]  The Sunday Post Meme (137)
10. [Book Photo Sundays]  Book Photo Sundays #77: May 6, 2018
11. [Book Photo Sundays]  Book Photo Sundays #78: May 13, 2018
12. [Book Photo Sundays]  Book Photo Sundays #79: May 20, 2018
13. [Book Photo Sundays]  Book Photo Sundays #80: May 27, 2018
14. [Stacking the Shelves]  Stacking the Shelves #50: May 12, 2018



DISCUSSIONS





OLD BOOK REVIEWS


1. [Old Book Review]  Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan


READING CHALLENGE UPDATES


2018 Comic Book Bingo Challenge: 2 
2018 Discussion Challenge: 5
Monthly Key Word Challenge 2018
2018 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge: 3
2018 European Reading Challenge: 1
Pop Sugar Reading Challenge 2018 : 2
Full House Reading Challenge 2018: 3
Humor Reading Challenge 2018: 4
2018 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge:
2018 Picture Book Reading Challenge: 10
2018 Beat the Backlist: 2
2018 Library Love: 4
Netgalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2018: 5
2018 11th Annual Graphic Novel / Manga Challenge: 3
Book Bingo 2018: 3
Bookish's 2018 Reading Challenge: 1
2018 Color Coded Reading Challenge : 1
2018 Blogger Shame Challenge: 1
2018 Dystopia Reading Challenge
2018 Reading Bingo Challenge: 2
2018 Reading Challenge Addict
2018 Read It Again, Sam: 5
2018 Try Something New Challenge: 3
2018 Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge: 1
Newbery Medal Challenge:


 Book Stats for May:
Total Number of Books Read: 3
Children's Books: 3
4 Star Reads: 2
3.5 Star Reads: 1
Average Rating: 3.8
Male Authors: 1
Female Authors: 1
Unknown Authors: 1
Series: 0
Stand Alone: 3
Re-Reads: 0
Total NetGalley Books for the Year: 3
Total ARC Books for the Year: 1
Total Edelweiss Books for the Year: 2
Total OnlineBookClub.org Books for the Year: 2
Total Re-Reads for the Year: 5
Total Number of Books Read for the Year: 19


Genre Stats:

Humor: 3
Science Fiction: 0
Horror: 0
Fantasy: 0
Drama: 0
Romance: 0
Paranormal: 0
Contemporary: 0
Historical: 0
Total Science Fiction Books for the Year: 3
Total Humor Books for the Year: 9
Total Horror Books for the Year: 1
Total Fantasy Books for the Year: 4
Total Drama Books for the Year: 1
Total Romance Books for the Year: 1


Blog Stats for May: 


Most Viewed Post: The Sunday Post Meme (134) - 95 views



POST SPOTLIGHT:




BEST OF THE MONTH: NONE



June TBR:

* I'm still currently reading "This Savage Song" by Victoria Schwab, so that will stay on my TBR list for June. I might add in some new books for my TBR since I started shopping last month. Hopefully I can get through my MASSIVE TBR list soon!








Favorite Blog Posts from Around the Blogosphere: 


☀  AJ @ Read All the Things! discusses about How Accurate Are Amazon Recommendations?
☀  Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addition discusses about My Newly Organized Bookcases!
☀  Jessica @ a GREAT read discusses about Cancelled Series
☀  Daniela @ Nocturnal Devices discusses about Let’s talk about Children Books!  
☀  Sam @ We Live and Breathe Books discusses about How Do You Review Audiobooks?
☀  Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight has a list of Wonderfully Colored Covers  
☀  Elley @ Elley the Book Otter discusses about Diversity in Romance part 2 - mental and physical ability
☀  Gretl @ Goldilox and the Three Weres discusses about Is anyone else confused about New Adult?
☀  Zeee @ I Heart Romance & YA discusses about The Case of Authors Behaving Badly
☀  Evelina @ Avalinah's Books discusses about Litsy – A Bookish Social Network   




This will be linked to The Book Date's Month in Review and A Cocoon of Books Best of the Bunch! 





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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

[ARC REVIEW] Toni the Superhero by R.D. Base (@RD_Base)







Title:  Toni the Superhero

Author:  R.D. Base

Artist:  Debbie Hefke  

Genre:  Superheroes / Children's 

Year Published: 2018

Year Read:  2018

Publisher:  CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform   

Source:  eARC (OnlineBookClub.org)

Content Rating:  Ages 3+ (Nothing Objectionable)

 Buy on:  Amazon  //  Book Depository 





I received this book through OnlineBookClub.org in exchange for an honest review.

Since superhero movies are becoming the norm nowadays, of course there has got to be a children’s book that deals with superheroes (or in this case, a child who becomes a superhero).  I just recently picked up this children’s book called “Toni the Superhero” by R.D. Base along with artwork by Debbie Hefke and it was quite a cute read!


Meet Toni! He is a superhero and even though he occasionally saves the world, he enjoys doing normal activities such as reading, drawing, playing with his friends and cleaning house.  Join Toni as you get to see what other activities he does besides saving the world!


R.D. Base’s writing is adorable to read through as we get to see Toni do many activities, whether it is reading books, playing with his friends or helping his mother clean around the house.  I like the fact that this book focused on Toni’s more normal activities rather than any kind of super heroics because it makes the book relatable to children who also enjoy doing many activities like playing with their friends or cleaning around the house.  Debbie Hefke’s artwork is also adorable to look at as all the characters have large and colorful eyes and are always looking so happy in each scene.  I also loved the look of Toni’s superhero suit as it is modeled after Superman’s iconic suit and it is shown as being in a light green color with a blue and yellow “T” stigma on his chest.


The reason why I gave this book a four-star rating was because I felt that the book was a bit too short.  Now, I know that this book is geared towards small children, but I would have liked to see Toni do more activities in this book to stretch out the story a bit more.


Overall, “Toni the Superhero” is a truly adorable children’s book about being a superhero in a unique way and this book would definitely be a great read for children who want to be a superhero by helping out their friends and family!  I would recommend this book to children ages 3 and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.




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Sunday, June 3, 2018

The Sunday Post Meme (138)




Hey everybody! I am participating in a book meme called the Sunday Post which is being hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer!The goal of this meme is to share news you have  on various books and things you’ve read or received and also talk about what is coming up for your blog! Book hauls can include library books, yard sale finds, arcs and bought books and you can share these finds with other book bloggers!

Hey everyone! Man! I can't believe all the drama going on last week!  Everyone heard about what happened with "Roseanne?"  Personally, I was never a fan of the show itself and I never even sat down and watch the revival since I was never into the show in the first place.  So, when news broke out about what happened behind the scenes with that show, while I was disgusted by what happened, I personally didn't care about the fate of the revival since I wasn't even watching it in the first place (although I do feel bad for the other actors and crew who are forced out of work because of this).  It seems like everywhere you look, there's always some kind of drama going on in the news and social media and I'm starting to get sick and tired of this.  It always makes my days go bad, even though all I have to do is avoid the news and social media to not go through this (BUT IT'S SO ADDICTING)!!!  I just wish that everyone in the world just tries to get along with each other and stop making things difficult for everyone who didn't do them any harm. Does anyone else feel this way about the news and social media in general too?




★Book Reviews☆

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Book Photo Sundays Meme!

 

Looking for New Guest Posts! 

 

My TBR List!

 

  

Comic Book Bingo Challenge 2018 Sign Up! 



Cover Spotlight Meme






2018 Caldecott Medal Challenge Sign Up!



 






One Word: DRAMA!!!




 

Does the news bother you sometimes?



★  Check out Paper Fury's post on #AMCURRENTLY ~ MY DEBUT IS OUT IN 1 WEEK (!!) I HAVE NO CHILL (!!) AND GIVEAWAY OF ANNOTATED COPY OF MY BOOK


☆ Check out Feed Your Fiction Addiction's post on May 2018 Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

★ Check out It Starts at Midnight's post on Monthly Minutes at Midnight




Well, that's the Sunday News for today and I will have more news for the various books I've read in the near future!



Posted on Sunday, June 3, 2018.

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