may 2020 wrap up/june 2020 tbr

So, another month has finished (and we're all still in quarantine) and I thought it'd be nice to write my first monthly wrap up/tbr in this blog! Please, bear with me while I figure this out. 

books I read for the #asianreadathon

In May I participated for the first time in the #asianreadthon and for that, I read two books, Of Curses and Kisses (by Sandhya Menon) and Wicked As You Wish (by Rin Chupeco) and therefore completing the four prompts,

other books I read in May

Last month I also read three other books, The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (you can read the review here) and two other books by Helen Hoang, The Kiss Quotient and The Bride Test (I guess I can consider them for the #asianreadathon as well? I don't know, both readings weren't exactly planned). 

I don't plan on reviewing properly any of those books, but I'll give you this: normally I think New Adult is fun but I don't usually like the genre all that much. That being said, I enjoyed Helen Hoang's books more than most (a solid 3-star rating). 

milestones

posts

For June, I intend on participating in The Olympic Games Readathon! It's hosted by Ishi, Ally, Nicole and Sasha and it's based on the Riordanvese, more specifically the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, which means that you can declare your team (godly parent/cabin) and complete the challenges accordingly. 

I answered the "official" quiz and, apparently, my godly parent is indeed Hades (my emo phase really paid off in the end). However, I liked Apollo's challenges more, so I decided to go with that (after all, I am also a music nerd). 

my June TBR

I don't like audiobooks! They're too expansive for my broke ass and the few times I've tried reading this way, I didn't quite like it, so I'll be skipping this challenge for now. If that changes, good. But I won't sweat about it. 

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

Tavia is already at odds with the world, forced to keep her siren identity under wraps in a society that wants to keep her kind under lock and key. Never mind she's also stuck in Portland, Oregon, a city with only a handful of black folk and even fewer of those with magical powers. At least she has her bestie Effie by her side as they tackle high school drama, family secrets, and unrequited crushes.
But everything changes in the aftermath of a siren murder trial that rocks the nation; the girls’ favorite Internet fashion icon reveals she's also a siren, and the news rips through their community. Tensions escalate when Effie starts being haunted by demons from her past, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical voice during a police stop. No secret seems safe anymore—soon Portland won’t be either. 

Look at this title. Of course, I know Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender will make me happy (and possibly cry my eyes out too). 

⚡ As the god of prophecy, Apollo can often predict the future. Read a book you predict will be a 5-star read.

I have read another book by Julian Winters (Running with Lions, read the review here) and I really enjoyed it, so I have quite high expectations for How to Be Remy Cameron! (plus, it has been on my TBR since its release last year)

Tavia is already at odds with the world, forced to keep her siren identity under wraps in a society that wants to keep her kind under lock and key. Never mind she's also stuck in Portland, Oregon, a city with only a handful of black folk and even fewer of those with magical powers. At least she has her bestie Effie by her side as they tackle high school drama, family secrets, and unrequited crushes.
But everything changes in the aftermath of a siren murder trial that rocks the nation; the girls’ favorite Internet fashion icon reveals she's also a siren, and the news rips through their community. Tensions escalate when Effie starts being haunted by demons from her past, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical voice during a police stop. No secret seems safe anymore—soon Portland won’t be either.