May 2020 Monthly Wrap Up // Online Class Struggles, Baking, And Percy Jackson Screaming (…again)

Hey all! Can you believe that it’s already June?? thank god we’re almost half way done with this hecking awful dumpster fire of a year. I felt like May passed fairly quickly, so let’s dive into the recap!

Reading

1. Spin The Dawn ★★★★☆ // I finally got around to reading this and it was pretty good! I really liked reading about the dresses and the lore and mythology.
2. An Enchantment of Ravens ★★★☆☆ //  This was nowhere near as good as Sorcery of Thorns it was… okay, kinda instalovey, but also such a lush pretty world!
3. Since You’ve Been Gone (reread) ★★★★☆ // This was available for free on Riveted Simon Teen this month lmao so I decided to reread it and wish summer 2020 would be like that
4. What I Like About You ★★★★☆// This was super adorable to read about actual book blogging in a book! Also cupcakes ❤

5. A Heart So Fierce And Broken ★★★★☆ // I hated how Rhen got the Tamlin treatment but besides that I loved it ❤
6. Under A Painted Sky ★★★★☆ // This was unexpectedly amazing I loved reading about the girls on the Oregon Trail
7. The Kiss of Deception ★☆☆☆☆ // Wow was this book really bad.
8. Up To This Pointe ★★★★☆ // This was a super moving book that really resonated with me rn about when all your plans are ruined… also ballet and Antartica is cool

9. Ella Enchanted (reread) ★★★★★ // I think I’ve read this book at least a dozen times now who knows

I’ve managed to be 7 books ahead of schedule so that’s exciting. I’ll probably increase my reading challenge goal up to 100. That’s what it was for the past three years, but I decreased it to 75 this year anticipating having less time to read due to being out and about doing fun college things… lmao no I have more time than ever.

Blogging

I’m finally back to regularly blogging! I’ve consistently put out 2 posts each week, Monday and Thursday, and also I’ve been blog hopping and for once in my life I managed to save all the posts I liked so I can link back to them here? I know nobody is more surprised than me.

I also made my own original tag, the Bookish Baking Tag, so please check it out if you’re interested and feel free to participate! Also in addition I did two other tags this month which is shocking because I’ve now done, like, more tags this month alone than all of January-April??

Reviews:

• The Rose and the Dagger Review // An Exciting, Fantastical, Magical, Yet Disappointing Follow Up
• On The Come Up Review // A Fantastic, Fierce Contemporary
• Tweet Cute Review // An Addicting, Fluffy, Cheesy Cute Read
• What I Like About You Review // An Adorable, Fluffy Book About Book Blogging! (reviewed by a book blogger wow how meta)

Other Posts:

• April 2020 Monthly Wrap Up // Mediocre Books, Struggling Through Online Classes, And Stress Baking
• The Bookish Baking Tag // An Original Tag Ft. Smol Cinnamon Rolls, Classic Cookies, And Fluffy Cakes (an original tag!! I made my own original tag so if you like sweets and cookies and baking and books pls check it out <3)
• The Disney Parks Book Tag // Thrilling Mountains, Beautiful Castles, And Me Gushing About My Childhood
• My Thoughts/Mini Reviews On 20 YA (&MG) Book To Movie Adaptations // Magic Fantasies, Sweet Contemporaries and So Much Dystopia
• The Percy Jackson/Heroes Of Olympus Character Books Tag & My Godly Parent // ft. screaming about the og trio and seeing the future

Your Posts

• Holly @ Nut Free Nerd questions if she would read more if she didn’t blog
• The Orangutan Librarian shares some of the worst bookish theories ever
• Sophie @ Me and Ink talks about consumerism in the book community
• Malka @ Paper Procrastinators shares geography that blogging taught her
• Ellyn @ Allonsythornaxx shares the order to read the Riordanverse
• Briana @ Pages Unbound questions how harshly she can judge book to film adaptations when she has no background in film
• Marie @ Drizzle & Hurricane Books discusses how book blogging has changed over the past 5 years
• Cielo @ Bellerose Reads discusses letting people read what they want
• Alexandra @ Reading By Starlight writes in defense of Twilight
• Clo @ Cuppa Clo shares tips for book blogging on free WordPress
• Cas @ Daydreaming Ink discusses problematic content

Life

• Obviously the state of the world is awful right now. I was horrified reading the news this past week, and #BlackLivesMatter is very important. If you haven’t seen this page, I encourage you to check out ways to help (petitions, donations, support for protesters, etc) here, and do what you can: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
• Online school is… going. I’m loosing more and more motivation every day… two more weeks. Just gotta fight through two more weeks lmao.
  • I am so unproductive I swear I don’t even know what day it is I was shook when I realized it was time to write this post
    • also I’m… very behind… on my online lectures……..
  • I also registered for fall classes, and it’s all but confirmed that they’ll be online so that’s… happening
• I’ve been doing even more baking! I made macarons for the first time, and they actually came out pretty well and after all I’ve heard about them being super hard I’m surprised and proud!
• I spent way too much time making Piccrews… enjoy real Kay vs Fantasy Princess Kay (link here, piccrew made by Polika)

• Percy Jackson is coming to Disney+ ahhhhh!!! I’m so exciteddddd! My may 2020 can be defined by squealing over Percy Jackson.
• I’ve been doing more songwriting, further proving that I’m a daughter of Apollo!
• I’ve been… less sad than April, but still pretty sad most days. Ups and downs. All we can do is our best and try not to cry everyday, right?

Let’s Chat

How was your May? Have you finished the school year yet, or do you still have a bit to go? Have you read any of these books? I’d love to chat in the comments below ❤