Reading Is My Breathing: BOOKISH RECAP: FIRST QUARTER OF 2018

Thursday, 29 March 2018

BOOKISH RECAP: FIRST QUARTER OF 2018

Bookish Recap is my version of Stacking the Shelves post in which I talk about all the books that I read and posts that I shared on the blog in last three months. Linking up with Stacking the Shelves post by Tynga’s Reviews.

When it comes to reading, first quarter of 2018 was a meh period for me. I read 16 books and even though I DNFied only one of them, my average rating was 2.6 stars which is very low. On the other hand, blogwise, I had good last couple of months. After long pause in 2017 I have returned to bloggosphere and I'm enjoying blogging once again.

WHAT I READ IN LAST THREE MONTHS:

(pictures are linked to respective Goodreads review)

NEW ADDITIONS TO MY TBR E-LIST/BOOKSHELF:

(pictures are linked to respective Goodreads page)

First two books are eARC copies that I got either from Netgalley or Edelweiss. I'm equally excited to read them both in following weeks! I fell in love with blurb and cover of Pestilence so I purchased kindle copy as soon as it was available and I'm going to read it during Easter holiday. Fingers crossed it is a good one :) The rest are printed copies that I got for my birthday in February. I have been planning to read The Stand by Stephen King for ages so hopefully this is the year when I finally get to it LOL. The Secret History was a surprise present and I absolutely love Penguin's 25th Anniversary Edition! The last two are religious books that I picked up as a part of Easter preparations. I'm reading first one in my mother tongue at the moment and really enjoying it.

MY LAST THREE MONTHS IN PICTURES:

Artemis + carrot cake / My Not So Perfect Life / Iron Gold / THUG + apple pie

newbies on my bookshelf

WHAT DID YOU MISS?

MY BOOKISH HIGHS AND LOWS OF 2017

REVIEW: IRON GOLD BY PIERCE BROWN

GRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: SONS OF ARES BY PIERCE BROWN

TWO QUICK REVIEWS: TABOO TOPICS IN YA GENRE

DEAR BOOK, I HATE YOU. SINCERELY, THE ANGRY READER

BATTLE OF SURVIVAL STORIES: SCI-FI VS. HISTORICAL

REVIEW: EDUCATED BY TARA WESTOVER

WHAT DID YOU ADD TO YOUR SHELVES RECENTLY?

ANY BOOKISH/BLOGGING NEWS THAT I MISSED?
HAPPY EASTER TO ALL THOSE WHO CELEBRATE IT!

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Lucia @Reading Is My Breathing

Lucia is 29 years old passionate reader and reviewer who enjoys talking about all bookish things. Currently she lives in Prague, works in business industry and dreams of starting her own publishing company. Her weakness? She can never say no to cake, coffee or good novel.

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venosag 72p · 365 weeks ago

Glad you are back and enjoying blogging again. That is a low average for your books and hope next quarter is better. I will say I bought Educated because of your review and hope to get to it soon!

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Lucia 94p · 365 weeks ago

Aww I am so happy that my review persuaded you to read Educated. I think you will like it ;)

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ajsterkel15 33p · 365 weeks ago

I’m glad you’re enjoying blogging again. I love your photos! Hopefully you find some awesome reads in the next few months.

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Lucia 94p · 365 weeks ago

Thank you very much! I plan to pick my reads more carefully in upcoming months so I have hope for more 5 stars reads ;)

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Lara · 365 weeks ago

Looks like you've had a good start of the year and I'm glad you're getting back into blogging again!! I hope you enjoy it!!!!

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Lucia 94p · 365 weeks ago

Thank you, Lara! I almost stopped blogging last year, so I am very glad to find joy in blogging once again :)

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whykristenburns 52p · 365 weeks ago

Yikes, sorry your overall rating was so low. That does sound like a pretty bad reading period. But yay for blogging! I haven't bought Pestilence yet cuz I have too many ARCs and other books right now and need to focus lol, but I plan to get to it eventually! All your desserts look so delicious!

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Lucia 94p · 365 weeks ago

I could not resist when it comes to Pestilence, ARCs went to the side and I started Pestilence yesterday instead :) However, so far it has been pretty boring and nothing special. But it is early in so hopefully it picks up soon!

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thannya 18p · 365 weeks ago

I hope you find better reads in the next months - sometimes it can be difficult to find books that speak to you and deserve five stars. The cover of Pestilence is so pretty! *.* I hope the book lives up to its cover. ;)

Happy readings!

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Lucia 94p · 365 weeks ago

The more I read, the harder it is to find truly exceptional books... Guess my expectations have been too high lately, and they are rarely met. Thanks for stopping by, Thannya!

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krazaykris 8p · 365 weeks ago

Eeesh. Sorry to hear about your reading. I hope your new books will help bring that average up. I'm looking forward to reading Pestilence. It sounds really good.

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Lucia 94p · 365 weeks ago

I started Pestilence and so far it is a bit boring :/ hopefully it picks up,I will hate if such great premise goes to waste.

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caitdrews 124p · 365 weeks ago

Ooh that pie looks DELICIOUS!! And isn't Iron Gold huge?!😂I'm still only halfway through and I feel like I've been reading it forever haha. But glad you've found some more good books recently, because it sucks to read so many dodgy ones.

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Lucia 94p · 365 weeks ago

My very own tart tatin, I am proud of this pie :D And yes! Iron Gold is huge and super heavy BUT when it comes to Pierce Brown's books, the bigger the better ;)

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confessionsofabookgeek 52p · 365 weeks ago

I'm surprised at your rating for THUG, what didn't work for you? It will be interesting to hear another perspective, as I've only seen rave reviews. I picked up the new Kristin Hannah novel this month, but now you have me worried lol I ADORED The Nightingale, so I was super hopeful for great things from this one. R xx

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Lucia 94p · 364 weeks ago

THUG touches important topic, but writing and characterization is very weak in my opinion. You can read more of my thoughts on it here: http://readingismybreathing.blogspot.cz/2018/02/t...
Still, 3 stars is a good rating for me so do not be worried about The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah, I had some issues but all in all I enjoyed it :)

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rlwestgate 8p · 364 weeks ago

Exciting that you're back to blogging! It's such a great community :)

Also, Poo! I'm sorry to hear that you ran across so many crummy books this spring. You really need a boost. Whenever I hit a string of terrible ratings I reread one of my favourites to boost me back up

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Lucia 94p · 364 weeks ago

That is actually great idea! I plan to re-read some of my favorites in upcoming months and pick up my reads more carefully :) Thanks for stopping by, Rachael!

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Karen · 364 weeks ago

Yes! I really loved Educated. I really enjoyed The Great Alone and Station Eleven so I am glad to see you kind of like them too. Happy reading! We got some of the same for next quarter.

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Lucia 94p · 364 weeks ago

3 stars mean good/okay rating in my eyes so yes I did enjoy The Great Alone and Station Eleven as well even though I did not love them :)

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