(Originally posted on my Goodreads page.) July 25, 2014 *I got an eBook copy of this from NetGalley to read and to give an honest review.* The concept of this book and how it was built is what got me interested in reading it. I can relate to Isobel a lot in that we are both 18 and artists, living in a place where nothing ever happens. Our relations made this a fun read, especially with all of the sketches and random facts. As I was reading, I wished I knew Isobel in real life because we share traits as well (art, literature). This journal is the epitome of the teenage mind: The boredom, interests, music, thoughts, moods, etc. Not only was this journal a fun, easy, read, it was also a quick read that I very much enjoyed.
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(Originally posted on my Goodreads page.) April 15, 2014
This was the most perfect ending for this trilogy, I think. I was kind of afraid of finishing it because I didn't know what to expect! The Infernal Devices is definitely one of my favorite YA fantasy series because it's original, different, and clever. I don't know how Cassandra Clare does it! She is an amazing author and I am ready for the next Shadowhunter series.
I was very immersed in the story line, the characters, the events taking place. I loved the character development (one of my favorite things in literature). From Clockwork Angel to Clockwork Princess, so much happens and it is evident that it affects them, they learn so much and it's just beautiful.
Picking this book up, I knew there would be tear shed. It's the finale of a fantastic series with these characters I feel I got to know in such a short amount of time since I read the first book. I went from shock, to laughing at the charm and wit of Will Herondale, to crying because I felt his pain.
I found myself crying because of this book a lot and I don't usually cry when I read books (i.e. Mockingjay . . . I know, but trust me, I have a heart). I think it's Cassie's writing, to be honest. She is insanely talented and creative and the last book I remember crying at was City of Lost Souls. On the ending: (view spoiler)
5 out of 5 stars because this is probably my favorite finale to a book series so far.
Christmas has come so fast this year and I am so amazed at how fast one year can go by. I have fallen behind on my 2015 reading goal of 50 books, so I hope to catch up and meet my goal once again. #CramAThon is coming back around for Christmas this year, which will hopefully help me get some reading done before the end of the year. I am currently 7 books behind schedule, currently reading 5.
Here are the books I want to get to this month and the ones I plan to read for the readathon hosted by Whitney of WhittyNovels.
For more information on the readathon, if you want to participate, here is the announcement video with the challenges! Be sure to follow the official #CramAThon Twitter account for reading sprints and more @CramAThon.
CramAThon starts December 19th and ends December 27th.
This was my second year participating in NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, and although I didn't get as far I did last year, I feel like it was a better year for me. I chose to revamp my unfinished novel that I started developing in December 2013, the same story I wrote for 2014's NaNoWriMo. I made some changes to it that I like better than the original. Here is the link for the first video I made discussing my novel and what I used to write it.
In the middle of the month I got sick and lost my strength to write for about a week. I attempted to make up for lost time and I wrote as much I could for a couple of days, but finals also took place at the end of November and I was not motivated to catch up anymore. I will still continue writing and developing my novel even though NaNo is over. There's always next year!
Below is my wrap-up video from my channel. Add me as a buddy on the official NaNoWriMo site here. You can also see my past two years of the challenge there.
For the fall quarter of my sophomore year of college, I decided to take an art course that intimidated me because I wanted to get it checked off of my major prerequisites and also because I didn't want to take the course for over 10 weeks if I had the choice. Next year my university is switching back to the semester system, which means in this last year of quarters I want to get as many prereqs and classes I know won't be my favorite over with now rather than later. 3D Design seemed intimidating for me because I knew it would be a lot of sculpting and making something out of metal, wood, or clay.
It got me out of my comfort zone, though, and it made me more confident to try knew things, like ceramics. I discovered my love for the clay/sculpting room, and I made a few new friends who helped me with the basics and taught me what they know. I went into the class not knowing anything about ceramics and left it wishing I could keep making a bunch of ceramic projects for fun. I do plan on hanging out there in my free time next quarter because one of my friends won't be taking any of the same classes as me and it's just one of my favorite things to do right now. I also may have a few projects to pick up after they are fired.
In the above video, I show my finished pieces and an unfinished piece I will keep you updated on by filming the painting of the head you see me holding in the thumbnail. There will most definitely be a video on my channel so you can see more art over there because that's something I want to include on my channel a lot more now.
I am more of a 2D design type of person, but I also dabble in a little digital design for bookish merch. Check out my Redbubble page to see some of that.
Summer came and went quite fast for me. I spent a lot of time working and reading. Here are my videos for the summer read-a-thons and monthly wrap-ups just to sum up what I read this past summer.
SUMMER CRAMATHON WRAP-UP
I participated in Whitney (WhittyNovels)'s read-a-thon, #CramAThon in July! I ended up reading different books than I expected and I still completed a couple challenges.
JUNE WRAP-UP & JULY TBR
JULY WRAP-UP
BOOKTUBEATHON DAYS 5-7 & WRAP-UP
I also had some accomplishments with this year's BookTubeAThon, hosted by ArielBissett and several awesome BookTubers. I also did a couple challenges, which you can find in my BTAT playlist on my channel. I believe it was in the first two days' updates.
AUGUST WRAP-UP
I reached my personal reading goal of the summer: finish The Iron Trial and whatever I was currently reading.
Thanks for watching and reading. I have not posted here in a very long time! But whether I post here or not, you can always find me posting more videos on my channel!
