Perhaps it was because I was busy cultivating/salivating over my minion army, but it seems like I didn't get a full month's worth out of March. I had plans (glorious plans) of a massive amount of reviews I was going to type up, along with studying for (and passing) my driver's permit test (long story- due to the fainting nature of my illness, I haven't been too confident about driving [you know, injury to others and all that], but generally I've never had fainting spells while sitting down, so I now feel I can drive). Anyhow, I feel a bit cheated that I didn't get all those glorious plans completed, and beyond that, my blogiversary snuck up on me like a thief in the night. I'll be celebrating it, but with none of the brilliant, themed fanfare of my first one.
Statistics:
Total Posts: 11
Total Critiques: 5
Genres:
Fantasy: 1
Magical Realism: 1
Out-of-Orbit: 1
Urban Fantasy: 2
Part of a Series: 3
Most Popular Posts of March:
Month in Review for February 2016
Fortnightly Update #5: The Seedling Horde Awakens
"Bayou Moon (The Edge #2)" by Ilona Andrews
SFF: The 5 Books That Had You at "Hello"
Fortnightly Update #6: I'll Make This One Quick!
"Better World Books" Haul Round 2
"Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy #2)" by Robin Hobb
Pageviews for the Month: 1230+
Comments: 25!
Reading Challenges Updates:
Applicable Books:
The Incarnations by Susan Barker (Set in Beijing, China)
Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington ~ Nugi Garimara (Set in Australia)
Total for 2016 So Far: 6 of 15 Books, 4 of 5 Countries
Reading Stats:
Books read this Month: 10
Book Stats:
Has a Diverse Main Character: 3
Doesn't Have a Diverse MC: 7
Female Main Character: 2
Male Main Character: 3
Pair and/or Group of Female/Male Main Characters: 5
Genre:
Biography: 1
Fantasy: 2
Historical Fiction: 1
Magical Realism: 1
Historical Romance: 3
Urban Fantasy: 2
Published in 2016: 0
Published in 2000-2015: 6
Published in 1980-1999: 3
Published in 1960-1979: 1
Self-Published, Small Press, or Other: 0
Traditionally Published: 10
Series Books: 7
Standalones: 3
Ebook Version: 4
Paper Version: 6
Favorite of the Month: Both Royal Assassin and Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb were my favorites this month.
Least Favorite of the Month: One Scandalous Kiss (Accidental Heirs #1) by Christy Carlyle- I have a taste for some Regency romances, but once I start hearing Hot N Cold by Katy Perry, they've lost me. That was what happened in this book's case.
Most Interesting of the Month (or Book I Learned the Most From): Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington ~ Nugi Garimara- even having watched the film version, I didn't glean nearly as much from that as I did this book.
From the-pile: 5
From the-invisible-pile: 2
Recently acquired: 3
Added to the-invisible-pile: 4
Books bought: 9
Pages Read in 2016 Thus Far (according to Goodreads): 9393 pages
Ratings:
5 Stars: 2! (Again!)
4-4.5 Stars: 3
3-3.5 Stars: 4
2-2.5 Stars: 1
Author Stats (1 = 1 book read by x author):
Male: 0
Female: 9
Male/Female Team: 1
Diverse: 3
Not-so-Diverse: 7... leh sigh
Living: 9
Deceased: 1 (That I didn't even realize until I Googled her- rest in peace, Doris Pilkington Garimara)
Planning to Read in April:
Very exciting things, like...
The Driver's Manual for Idaho!
Upcoming Posts:
My Blogiversary Post (April 4th)
I will be having a giveaway, so make sure to stop by and throw in your hat during the month of April. My giveaway will be open internationally, with help from my new favorite online bookstore, Better World Books.
Erm... that's all I have planned right now. I'm just so excited to read the thrilling, technical details of The Driver's Manual for Idaho, and see how it stands up to the impossibly addictive Montana Driver's Manual.
Happy Reading!
Getting your driver's license would be exciting!
ReplyDeleteYes, my mom is very excited. I will be her chauffeur (if all goes well) for the summer after she has a hip replacement. ;)
DeleteThanks for stopping by and commenting, Heather!
~Litha Nelle
Happy April! My blogiversary always creeps up on me too such that I have never actually celebrated it because I never realize it's coming up until I'm already a month past it. :p
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the driving license, also!
Those sneaky blogiversaries! I had so much planned for my first one that this one will seem a bit underwhelming (for me at least). Oh well... :)
DeleteYes, hopefully I'll have my permit soon. Then I can try my hand at driving in real life.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Jenny!
~Litha Nelle
Again Congratulations on your blog anniversary! I am hitting your posts in reverse. The story of my life. Ha ha. I read my Twitter feed from the top down too. Maybe this is why life confuses me so. The dead author thing happens a lot to me lately. I was really excited when Dick King-Smith followed me on Twitter last year, and even posted about it on Facebook. Then I found out he died in 2011! I wonder how many people were having a silent chuckle about that. Heh heh. Hopefully they were as clueless as I was. I am sending good vibes for your mom's surgery. Two thumbs up for getting your drivers license!
ReplyDeleteThanks La La! I also had a dead author follow me (from the grave *dun dun dun*) on Twitter, but I knew he was dead since he was alive during the Victorian era. Twitter used to perplex me with its unlimited conversations (all going on at the same time) but I think I've got somewhat of a grasp on it now.
DeleteI'm hoping my zombie arm mends itself in time for my mom's surgery/driving lessons- a numb arm that can't grasp so well wouldn't be so useful when on the road.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
~Litha Nelle