Weekly Recap: I'm Trying To Be A Good Blogger

It's been a few weeks since my last recap, so I have a few things to catch up on. I've been trying hard to get back into my blogging, as a lot of my time has gone in to my Instagram instead. It is going well so far, I have been posting more frequently and I also have plans for a lot more posts, including a bunch of discussion and tip posts that I am super excited about. I feel I have done very well in the last few weeks of balancing out everything. I have done a lot of reading, I've drafted up a bunch of reviews and posts, I've also been able to take part in four challenges on Instagram, it has been a good week for me!

I don't know if you guys have heard but it was recently announced that Dan Brown is writing a YA version of The Da Vinci Code. That's right, he is rewriting one of his novels to try and make it 'easier' for YA readers to understand. 'Cause YA readers are clearly fucking invalids with zero grasp on the English language. I have never heard anything more insulting to young adults. I read The Da Vinci Code back when it first released and I was 14 years old, I was a young adult. I had zero struggles with this book, it wasn't exactly hard to read. And then he expects YA readers to act totally grateful and not insulted by his obvious attempts to make some quick cash.

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Greed by Fisher Amelie: I bought this after reading and absoutely loving Vain, so I had to get the next two books in the series. I enjoyed this one too, just not as much as book one. ★★★★

Fury by Fisher Amelie: I'm currently halfway through this and really enjoying it.

Air Awakens by Elise Kova: This is one of the books I have bought thanks to all the love it gets on Bookstagram. It's part of a series and I can't wait to get started, I just hope it lives up to the hype.

The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye: This is a fantasy book, set in an alternate Imperial Russia and involves magic and competition. I really enjoyed this book and I am excited for the sequel to release to see where the series goes next. ★★★★

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas: Yes, I do need hardback and paperback copies of this and every other SJM book. I can't help myself! This book blew me away and you can read my full review here. ★★★★★

Nothing Tastes as Good by Claire Hennessy: An unsolicited review copy from Hot Key Books and one I am excited to read, they publish some awesome reads.

With Malice by Eileen Cook: This was another unsolicited review copy from Hot Key Books and I am excited to get to this one too although I know zero about the book.

Rat Queens Volume Two: This finally arrived and so I got to continuing the series, I really enjoyed this one and am excited for more of this series. ★★★★

I Hate Fairyland - Madly Ever After: This was a new graphic novel series that I decided to try and I really enjoyed it. It tells the story of a woman who has been trapped in Fairyland since she was a child, she's now a grown woman but still trapped in her child's body. She's basically now insane and goes around killing a lot of people. It's hilarious and I am excited to get myself the next volume. ★★★★

Lumberjanes: This was a graphic novel series that was recommended so I decided to buy myself the first volume. It was okay but just didn't work for me and I don't think it is a series I will continue. ★★★

East of West Volume One: Another graphic novel series I have started - Yes, I have a new obsession! This one involves the Four Horsemen of the Apocolpyse in a Western world and it is rather awesome! ★★★

East of West Volume Two: A lot more was revealed in volume two and made me want to continue this series. ★★★★

This is what I read on top of the books I hauled that I've already read, which was 8 of them - which is so good for me! And then I read the following books as well:

    

Teach Me by R. A. Nelson: Not only did I put a dent in my recently haul booked, I have also started getting through some of my unread owned books. Teach Me was an interesting take on the student teacher relationship and it was well written, but the end just felt like it wrapped up far too quickly and cleanly. ★★★

Vain by Fisher Amelie: This was a total cover buy for me and then it just sat on my shelf for months and months and months. I finally decided to pick it up and read it and LOVED IT! I finished it and immediately went to order the other two in the series. If you like New Adult or romance then I highly recommend this. ★★★★★

The Vincent Boys by Abbi Glines: Yeah, this was not good. I didn't enjoy it, a cheating story being made out to be a romance. Nope. ★★

Clipped Wings by Helena Hunting: A book I have owned for over a year and I put off reading it as I didn't think it would be something I'd enjoy... I was wrong, I really loved it. ★★★★

Rat Queens Volume 3: Really enjoyed this and it has cemented my love of this series and now I need more!!!! ★★★★

I have spoken a lot (I'm totally not sorry!) about my love of Instagram and how much I love taking bookish photos for it. I recently reached 6,000 followers on there and thought it was a good time to do a giveaway. I am offering £30 worth of books to the winner - the winner gets to choose their books from Book Depository. To find out how to enter GO HERE.

What have you been up to this week? Have you read any 5/5 read this week, if so, what?