The Nameless Book Blog

After a full year (I know, I know) I'm here with another reading recap. Yeah...I didn't really have anything interesting to write about in a recap the past months, but this month I've read some really amazing books so wanted to share those with everyone. And I promise I won't wait another year with posting the next one hahaha. But hey! I'm back \0/

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Bookstagram

Another quick shameless shoutout to myself (I'm sorry): I've had a book account on Instagram for a while now to accompany this blog, but I've never really done much with it. That has changed. I want to do more promotion work, but I also just really want to connect with other readers and followers, so I've been trying to grow my instagram! I'm also posting book pictures every day and post a lot of reading updates, book mail and other things in my story! I'd really appreciate it if you could give me a follow :)
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January Wrap-Up

Okay now that I'm done shamelessly promoting myself, let's finally get into my wrap-up. Like I said, I read a lot of amazing books this month. For some reason I always start my year of with reading really good books, which always makes the beginning of my year great.



Hunting Prince Dracula | Kerri Maniscalco
I started the year off by reading the second in the Stalking Jack the Ripper series. (I thought it was gonna be a trilogy, but now Goodreads says there is a #4 coming as well, yay!). As most of you already know, I absolutely loved SJTR and read it twice already. I had very high expectations going into this book and I was not disappointed. It was even more brutal and dark than the first book and had everything I was hoping for.
Full review here 
★★★★★

Milk and Honey | Rupi Kaur
Sometimes there are books that are so incredibly hyped that I'm just not interested in reading them at all. I don't know, for me a hype that big is kind of off-putting for me. But one of my New Years Reading Resolutions was that I wanted to read more poetry this year. I did some research on the internet and a lot of poems I came across that I really liked were by Rupi Kaur. That ended up convincing me to give this a shot.
I am SO glad that I did. This is gonna sound very cheesy, but I felt like this poetry collection was kind of life changing for me. I felt so much stronger and empowered when I was reading these poems and it made me realise that I shouldn't dwell on the past for so long. It really made me want to be the best I possibly could and I'm really thankful for that.
★★★★★

Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead | Rick Riordan

Then I got into the final book in the Magnus Chase trilogy, which I got as a Christmas present from my parents. I love the Magnus Chase books and I'm so sad that they're now over. Even though I have this feeling that they're not actually over. Idk, it's just the way this book ended that made me think that Rick might be working on some more MC books?
But about the book, I think that this was the perfect ending to such a funny and exciting series. I can't say much about it, because that'd be a spoiler, but I just thought it was really good. If you're looking for a quick and funny, yet thrilling and exciting series to read, this one is the one to go for.
★★★★☆

Uprooted | Naomi Novik
I only just uploaded my review for this book, and if you've read it, you know how I feel about this book. The story was really unique and well put together, but the writing did absolutely nothing for me. There was such an extensive load of quite unnecessary information that at some parts I just skimmed over the text, because I didn't really care. I think that by doing that I missed some important information about the plot or something, because some parts of this book highly confused me.
Despite that I do think that this was a very original book and it was definitely unlike anything I'd ever read before, that's why I did end up giving it quite a high rating.
Full review here
★★★★☆

Wintersong | S Jae-Jones
If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know that this is one of my all time favorite novels. Last year I was lucky enough to have a copy of this before the book was even released and I read it immediately. I fell desperately in love with this story, this world, the characters, even the writing style. I'm gonna post a review of this one soon and I think it will be full of me just crying about how incredible this book is.
I decided to reread it because it's amazing, but also because the second book is coming out next week (can you hear me dying over here? I pre-ordered my copy months ago).
★★★★★ (honestly this deserves way more than 5 stars)
 

Monthly Purchases

Remember my 2018 Reading Resolutions post, where I said I was gonna read the books I own before getting any new ones? Hahahaha yeah that didn't happen. I BOUGHT NEW BOOKS YAY! I haven't even gotten all of them in the mail yet, but I'm excited about every single book that I got and I can't wait to get into all of them! (who am I kidding most of them will probably be sitting on my shelf for the rest of eternity)

I went shopping with my mom last week and we went to the bookstore. I ended up leaving with two books. The first book I got was Nightwalker by Marie Lu. I love the concept of famous YA authors re-imagining superhero stories and this is the second book of that series. And I got All About Mia by Lisa Williamson. I read her other book The Art of Being Normal last year and really enjoyed it. I've had my eyes on this book for a while now, but it was only out in hardcover, so I waited for the paperback to release and now I have it.

Then I had a little adventure on Book Depository. I saw some books on other people their bookstagrams that looked really interesting so I got them. The first book is The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. Everyone and their mothers are reading this atm and honestly the concept sounds really good, so I went ahead and bought the hardcover (for only €11, bless BD).
I also found this book called The Last Namsara, which sounds unlike anything I've ever read before and intrigued me, so I bought it.
The last book I got on my Book Depository buying spree was The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. I've been wanting to read this book ever since it came out and I really wanted to get the beautiful hardcover with the cabin in the woods and the deckled edges, but it was so expensive. I waited for a while to see if it would maybe get cheaper some time after it was released. Yeah, it didn't. So I found another really beautiful edition on BD that I hadn't seen before for only €8, so I decided to get that one.

Lastly I finally got a copy of Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman. This has been on my TBR for quite some time, but for some reason I never got it. Now I came across a hardcover copy that was on sale, because there is a little damage to the book somewhere (I haven't found it yet), so I figured now was the good time to read it.



Well that was a giant blogpost, are you still here with me? I love you if you are. Let me know in the comments which books you read and bought this month. I really love reading your comments and I might find some good future books to review!

Since I am the worst person in the world and had completely forgotten February would have 28 days this year, it's suddenly March 1st and time for my Monthly Reading Recap! February was an awesome reading month for me, so let's jump right into the post.

Usually I'm very bad at deciding what to read next, but I have a pretty good idea this time. First I want to read Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones. I was lucky enough that Waterstones had this book on their shelf a week before it released, because this is one of my most anticipated books of the year and I must read it as soon as I can.

The next book I am definitely going to read next month will be One by Sarah Crossan. We translated this book into Dutch at the publisher where I have my internship and it sounds so interesting, so I got the English version on Bookdepository. It's about conjoined twins and is written completely in verse, do I need to say more?

Lastly I want to read The Rest Of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness. Even though I didn't really like A Monster Calls, I still want to give Patrick a chance. Also the concept of this sounds really good and funny, it's very original.

I can't believe August is already over, there is only 4 months left in 2016, can you believe that? But of course the end of another month means another reading recap! I didn't do one in July because it was a terrible reading month and I only read 2 books, but August was amazing  and I've read and bought so many amazing books, so let's get right into the blogpost. Don't forget to answer the QOTD in the comments! :)

Also, I'm gonna stop telling you my TBR for the next month, because I'm terrible at deciding what I'm gonna read next, so you'll just have to see in my wrap up for next month ;)

Question Of The Day:
Which books did you read this month?






I can't help but get excited when I think about this month because I have read the most amazing books.
I started off the month with Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (jezus christ that's a mouth full). I always say that I never really read contemporary novels, but when I do read one, I always seem to adore it. I LOVED THIS BOOK. Seriously. I could relate to the characters so much and it made me cry of happiness and was beautiful, just beautiful. My full review is also up here on the blog (links don't seem to work in blogposts and I don't know why so you're gonna have to find it yourself, sorry).  
4.5 STARS

After that, I realised that I still had about 150 to read in Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, which I stopped reading when A Court Of Mist And Fury released and fell into a terrible reading slump. It felt like the perfect moment to finish it and it was, I immediately ordered the second book.
4.5 STARS

After reading Outlander, I was in a massive Historical Fiction mood, so I read Between Shades Of Gray by Ruta Sepetys. This is probably one of my favorite books of this year. It was beautifully written and I learned so much about the genocie of the Baltic people from it. I highly, HIGHLY recommend this novel, really, you'll love it. My full review is also up on the blog!  
5 STARS

Next I read another Ruta Sepetys book, Salt To The Sea. It follows the niece of the main character in Between Shades Of Gray, and it was so nice to follow her story as well. I enjoyed it a lot, even though I thought it wasn't as good as Between Shades Of Gray.
4 STARS

Right now I am reading Tahereh Mafi's new book, Furthermore. I got a copy from my local bookstore before it even released (lucky me). I wanted to finish this before the new month started, but I had a pretty busy week so I'm only halfway through. So far I really like it, though I do have some problems with the world and magic system. My review will be up later.







Dear God, I got so many books this month. I didn't even realise that until I counted all of them for this blogpost. I really need to stop. I got a lot of historical fiction novels, because like I said, I'm in the mood for those. I'm hoping they'll get me through my Empire Of Storms slump.
I went to the bookstore at the beginning of the month and got The Novice by Taran Mathary and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe *gasp for air*.

Next I ordered 3 books online: Between Shades Of Gray and Salt To The Sea by Ruta Sepetys and Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein.

I was in Amsterdam and decided to finally get a copy of The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater. I don't know when I'll read this but I just wanted my series to be complete.
I found myself online again and ordered Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon and All The Lights We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.

Last week I had my payday and went to the bookstore again...............I got 3 books: Eleanor And Park by Rainbow Rowell,  Uprooted by Naomi Novik and Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi.
11 books....yeah. Do you see why I need to stop? Let's not talk about the fact that I have like 45 books on my TBR now........










So what happened on my Social Media lately? Instagram has this new stories thing, as most of you probably know already and I post a lot of bookish stuff into the story of my personal instagram: oh.metaphor :) I also have a snapchat where I talk about books with a lot of people so if you're interested you can add me on there as well: xamberstyles



Also, my book tumblr b00kishfantasy hit the 11.000 followers, which is crazy, absolutely crazy. I still can't believe where all those people come from. So talking about my tumblr, here are some of my most popular posts of this month:

This month has probably been the most non productive month I've ever had when it comes to reading. I'm still in a massive reading slump because of A Court Of Mist And Fury, but I THINK I have found the perfect series to beat it! I also purchased quite some new books AND I have very exciting news about our book The Nameless so let's get right into it!

Also something I want to say that is completely non-book related, but still really great: I started watching Attack On Titan two weeks ago. If you don't know, it's an anime series about a world where humanity lives in cities surrounded by enormous walls that serve as a defense against the Titans: Gigantic human like creatures that eat real humans without reason.
It's such an epic show and I was hooked after the first episode. I watch on kissanime.to and I would highly recommend watching the Sub version instead of the Dub one, it's so much more fun in Japanese, the English dubbed voices sound so weird.



So I was planning to read 2, maybe 3 books this month. I wanted to read The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas, The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare and maybe reread A Court Of Mist And Fury again...
I managed NOT to read ACOMAF again yet, which, for me, was quite the achievement, because I'm dying to read it again...
First I finished Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. It was a good book and I enjoyed it, even though I didn't cry. I went to see the movie last night and I cried the entire last 20 minutes. Somehow the movie was so much more sad than the book. And in the final scene when Lou gets up from the chair and she's wearing the bumblebee tights I just let out a loud sob and it was embarrassing. My entire tissue was covered in foundation, mascara and eyeliner.
I've also read The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas, like I wanted to. It was a great, funny and fast paced book. I ended up rating it a 4 stars. I may write a review, but right now I don't really know what I want to talk about yet...(Yes I'm a horrible blogger I know)







I actually have a really good idea of what I want to read in July. Usually I suck at deciding what I'm going to read next, but I know now!
I'm going to read the complete Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling! I've never read the Harry Potter books before *gasp*, BUT I'M FINALLY GOING TO!
I'm currently reading the first book and I'm loving it! I knew I would, the reason why I waited for so incredibly long to read it is because of the enormous hype around these books.

Btw, I got myself sorted into a Hogwarts house and everybody has always been telling me I'm a Slytherin, but I got sorted into Ravenclaw, so that was a major identity crisis hahaha.

I'm also planning on reading Kings or Pawns by J.J. Sherwood. The lovely author of this asked my to read her book and write a review, and of course I couldn't say know, especially because the book sounds AMAZING. You should definitely check it out on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25155747-kings-or-pawns








I told myself I wasn't going to get any new books this month, since I already have a gigantic TBR pile, but I ended up getting 9 new books.........Yeah.
First I got the two other books in the Burning Sky trilogy, The Perilous Sea and The Immortal Heights. I got the first book a while back and wanted my trilogy to be complete, so I got the other ones as well. I also highly recommend these books, they are really great, more people should read them!
Next I got the entire Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. My birthday was this month and I had €20 in gift cards to spend on books, so I decided to get all of them. I ended up paying only €40, so for 7 books I think that's quite a good deal.








Shania and I actually managed to finish our first novel 'The Nameless'. Writing this has been such an amazing journey. When we started last year I never expected that we would end up finishing this novel or that I would fall in love with the story so desperately.
Right now it's 134.311 words, but we still have to do some editing, so obviously that will change. We're currently contacting literary agents who might be interested in offering our book to publishers, so we'll keep you updated on how that's going.
If you're interested in reading the book: it's almost entirely up on Wattpad. You can either click here or the cover in the sidebar to go to the link. Make sure to comment your thoughts, we're curious to see what other people think about our book!









I accidentally forgot my laptop charger at school last weekend, so only had 3 hours of battery from Friday 3 PM till Monday 8 AM (it was horrible). That's why I decided to start working on a Daenerys Targaryen drawing. I've always wanted to draw her, but never actually did.
So this is how it turned out, what do you think? Let me know in the comments! :)






This month was another great month on my Tumblr. I actually reached the 10.000 followers, which is absolutely crazy. I put a lot of time and effort into my pictures, so it really means a lot to see people reblog them :)
These are some of my most popular posts from this month:

This month went A LOT different than what I was first expecting. I was planning on reading four books: Outlander, A Court Of Mist And Fury, Me Before You and The Burning Sky. What I didn't know, was that my life WOULD BE COMPLETELY RUINED BY A COURT OF MIST AND FURY AND THAT I COULD NOT DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN READ THIS AND CRY AND THINK ABOUT IT.

Yes, the moment I got A Court Of Mist And Fury in the mail, I stopped reading Outlander around page 480 or something and started reading, probably not a good idea because now I am really not in the mood to finish Outlander. I finished ACOMAF the first time FAR too quick, in only 3 days. I just lay on my bed starring at the ceiling because what was I going to do with my life now. I would never read another book that was as good as this one. The solution: JUST READ IT AGAIN YAY.
And so I read the amazing epicness that is ACOMAF for a second time in a row. Never have I done this with a book before. I have reread books, like all the Throne Of Glass books, but never have I ever closed the book because I finished it, turned it around and just started reading again. It was even better the second time. FULL REVIEW HERE
I tried to continue Outlander, because I only have a little over 100 pages left, but I just can't do it at the moment. It's quite a slow book and I just need something quick and fun, so I chose to read Me Before You, which I am currently reading. I'm on page 250 and I'm really liking this. I'm not sure if it will get me over my ACOMAF reading slump, because I really want to reread it again.






What will I read in June? Honestly I have no idea. I'll probably end up reading A Court Of Mist And Fury for a third time bc I just can't leave this world yet. I need more of Feyre and Rhys. I never experienced anything like this while reading a book before. I just can't think about anything else.



 I really want to read The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas, which I was already planning on reading this month. I know I'll love this book so I hope I'll get to it this month. If I like this, I'll probably end up buying the other two books in the trilogy as well and read those.

I also want read The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare. I love Magnus and if Me Before You and The Burning Sky won't get me over my ACOMAF slump, this one surely will.






I promised myself (and my friend and my mom) not to buy any more books till my birthday on the 21st of June....but then I found myself in a bookstore and I may have gotten one new book............



 Yeah, I bought The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. I already own the first book in this series called The Name Of The Wind and I am planning to read that one this summer when I have the time for a nice long fantasy read (because these books are enormous) and I just wanted the second book too...I have book buying problems okay. I don't want to call myself a book hoarder, but I have my issues.






I finally finished my Jamie Fraser drawing, which took me waaaay too long to finish. I just want to get all the details and such correct, so my drawing take so long to finish. But this is the end result, what do you think? :)



Book Depository is now sending you colouring bookmarks with every order, which is awesome. I love adult colouring books, so I took the first chance I had to colour mine. I'm actually considering buying the colouring book this was based off, because this art is amazing.






First great this is that I reached the 9000 followers on my Tumblr b00kishfantasy . That's just crazy. Right now I just went over the 9500 and I just can't, where do all these people come from. Every time I look at my follower count I just can't help but be surprised.

These are some of my most reblogged and liked posts of this month.