Well, would you look at that, it’s already AUGUST. What is happening to 2018? I know, I have no idea either.
I spent the month of July waiting for August to come. In case you don’t remember it, I announced in my June Monthly Wrap-Up that I’m going on holidays this month, so I spent the month waiting for these holidays. As you’re reading this, I have one week and a half left of work until I get to have one week of holidays. And! I’m! Going! To! Scotland! For the First Time! I AM EXCITED CAN YOU TELL.
Besides me waiting on and on and on, not much happened this past July. Let me try to bullet-point-summarize this:
- I had one day off work only and took that opportunity to have a longer-than-usual weekend away.
- I started bullet-journaling. Well, tried to. My bullet journal is telling me that I blogged and read almost every day this July and read a whole lot, too, so yay. I also spent most of the month at work so that was not that exciting.
- France won the Football World-Cup and I don’t know if you’re all into this, but I was and it was fun to watch.
I’ve been struggling for the last five minutes, trying to figure out what else to say here, but… there isn’t much. I have been working all month otherwise so… nothing too fascinating to share here otherwise. I really can’t wait for holidays to be there!
I am still ahead on my Goodreads challenge, and I am kind of proud of that?! I think I’ve been doing okay and I finally read the most-hyped-book-of-ever this month so I am guessing you can be proud of me, too. I hope you are?
Books I read
I DID IT. I read the most hyped-book of all times and… it went well?!!! You can already read my full review here.
I also apparently read the sequel to the most hyped-book of all times? And I CRIED. Why did you do this to me. WHY. My babies.
Childhood best friends and all of the adorable-ness in this book. I loved it so much, really. READ IT PLEASE? Full review coming soon!
I don’t usually read non-fiction books, but I’m really happy I gave this one a try. It talked about amazing young women all around the world, it was inspiring and diverse.
I didn’t really know what to expect when I started this, but I was pleasantly surprised. If the world-building and setting were good but a bit complex, I LOVED the character-dynamic and growth. Full review coming soon!
Buddy-read this with the always amazing Kat and, well, Morgan Matson never disappoints me. I LOVED the family vibes SO very much. Full review coming soon!
So…. After months and months and months of doing absolutely nothing, opening and closing my WIP in frustration, not knowing what the hell I’m supposed to do and screaming, crying and overall, well… to be honest, hating myself…
Don’t get me wrong, I love my story with all of my heart and haven’t stopped thinking about it, but… you kow, sometimes it’s so hard to know what you are supposed to do and where you are going.
Anyway, July, the holidays, the endless working days… I actually started outlining my WIP again to make sense of it all. I don’t know if that will work out well, but I am motivated to outline this until the end and afterwards to start on some rewriting of this all. I know I can do this and I know it’s in me, in here somewhere, so I’m going to keep on trying.
I don’t know if it’s because I went away for a week in June, or just because it’s summertime, but I have been feeling really, really inspired to blog lately and I’m glad of the work I managed to put out there. I also changed some things up on my right side-bar, if you want to check it out! I have also been thinking about some change and growth, I’m guessing it’s that summertime inspiration hitting me somehow? I’m loving it.
This is also a very self-promoting time, but. I’m spending a lot of my time book blogging. I love it so, very much, but as you all know, this book blogging thing is really, endlessly time-consuming and sometimes exhausting, too. Like many other book bloggers and creative people, I have recently set-up a Ko-Fi account, as well as an Amazon Wishlist. There is no obligation to do anything or donate, just, if you appreciate my work and want to help me and make me the happiest person, here are some links you can use:
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Is there a blog post you are particularily proud of this month? Feel free to send it along with your comment!
How was July for you? How is summer – winter treating you so far? Do you have a bullet journal? How do you keep track of it all?
What was your favorite book this month? What are you planning on reading next? Let’s chat in comments!
I have Mirage and I’m unsure what to expect too. Was it good?
Mirage was a really great book – but you should know that it wasn’t (well, for me), a really fast-paced book. It was rather slow-paced and really focused on the characters and their relationships as well as building up the world and the stakes overall 🙂 it was a wonderful read though 🙂 I hope you’ll enjoy it!
Thank you so much for your comment! <3 <3
Have fun in Scotland babe!! So glad that you had such a great reading month, ah I see why you love Mirage, I’m not a huge fans of that book tbh.
Thank you so much!! <3 <3 Oh I understand – it's kind of slow-paced and I get why some people had a hard time with it. I really enjoyed the characters and their relationships, that's what made me enjoy the book the most 😀
I hope you'll have a wonderful August! Thank you so much for your sweet comment <3 <3
Yes there’s not so much happening in the first book. I love the characters development though. Aww thank you Marie, hope you have a wonderful August too! ?
Yes, that’s what I loveed the most anyway, these characters haha 😀
We still need to read Six of Crows – but people had advised us to read the Grisha trilogy first…so we’re just stuck in this purgatory state on what to do – SoC calls more to us but we also want to read in the chronological order…decisions decisions
What a fantastic post you made! With sooo many new bloggers to find (and many bloggers we already/now follow)!❤?
Oh I understand – I was a bit confused and didn’t know whether or not to read the Grisha series first. In the end, I didn’t and I loved Six of Crows so much! I guess you get into SOC with a bit more understanding of the world, if you read the Grisha series first, but I have heard so many mixed reviews about it… I’m glad I read SOC haha 🙂
Thank you so, so much, that means a lot! I hope you’ll find amazing bloggers there <3 <3
So would you be reading the Grisha trilogy now that you’ve read SOC?
You’re welcome!❤ And we can’t seem to stop finding amazing bloggers out there – both a good and bad thing (but mainly good ?)
I think so – to be honest with you, it’s not a priority right now, but I KNOW I want to read more from the author, that’s for sure 😀
Aww I’m so glad – this community is filled with incredible people <3
I want to read Save the Date …
Lively wrap up ?
Oh I hope you’ll get to read it soon 😀
Thank you so much! <3
Hey! Where are you headed in Scotland? Edinburgh is actually going be having their annual ‘Fringe’ festival throughout August, which is incredible and full of entertainment (comedy, music, theatre, it’s got everything) and culture! You might already be aware about it, but as someone from Scotland I felt the need to go into tour guide mode haha.
Oh wow, I had NO idea about this, THANK YOU for letting me know, I am precisely headed to Edinburgh haha so that’s perfect, I’ll have to check it out 😀 😀
Ahhhh you’re gonna enjoy it so much! Just google Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2018 and it has the entire schedule! Hope you have the best time x
I’ll check it out for sure, I can’t wait 😀 Thank you so much for the tip!! 😀
Amazing wrap up! I hope you have a fantastic holiday! I also finally read Six of Crows and really enjoyed it. I am nervous to read Crooked Kingdom!!
Ahhh thank you so much Kristin, you’re so sweet! <3 I hope you'll love Crooked Kingdom, it's SUCH a great sequel, I loved it <3 <3
I loved this wrap-up! & yes! ♥✨? I actually have started a summer reading bullet/collage journal & its so much fun! I’ve been thinking recently whether or not I should make a post about it ? & I had so many favorite books this month its tough to name them all, but I’d say my highest rated book of July was an amazing graphic novel called Spectacle by Megan Rose Gedris (I rated it 5 stars & it basically centers around a murder-mystery that takes place at a traveling circus that’s stopped in the desert) I really loved it & think its pretty underrated ?? & Thank you so much for sharing my post in your ‘Around the blogosphere’ ?♥♥✨? It means a lot to me!!
Aww thank you so much, you’re so sweet! <3
YOU SHOULD write a blog post about your journal, I would love to read it and see your process about it all 😀
OH, I don't read a whole lot of graphic novels, but you certainly made me curious about that one, I will hvae to check it out <3
You're so welcome, thank you for writing such a lovely post! <3 <3
I think I might make a post about the journal! ^_^ After sharing some pictures of it on twitter, I felt more inspired! + Yay! If you check out Spectacle, definitely let me know ^_^ & Thank you Marie!! <3 <3
Ohhh that’s good, I will be looking forward to it 😀 <3
Have fun in Scotland! I’d love to go there someday. It looks so green and pretty in photos. I hope you have a great August!
Thank you so much!! 😀 I hope you’ll have a fantastic August just as well <3
I do have a bullet journal but I need to work on it more. It’s more of an entertainment bujo so I just keep track of books read, movies seen, that type of thing! Great job on reading so much in July, and I hope you have a GREAT time in Scotland.
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
Oh that’s so cool – I really want to try and remember the movies I’ve watched, too, I should do that 😀
Thank you so, so much, Lauren! I hope you’ll have a wonderful August <3
Ahh, so jealous of your upcoming trip!! I hope you have a fabulous time! I’m glad to hear you’ve been really into blogging and feeling inspired; I feel like I’ve been a bit off lately, but hopefully that will pass!
Aw thank you so, so much Angela! <3 <3 I'm sorry to hear that you've been feeling a bit off, I hope it will pass soon and that you will find all the inspiration again <3 <3
thank you for the shout out!
I’ve been keeping a bullet journal for the past 2-ish years. I mostly use it for daily spreads of tasks and schedules and track habits. I have a second one that I’m using (sort of) for collections of things like books on my kindle I need to read as well, since I like to have a separate place for my daily planner. I haven’t found a good method to use in my journal to track my eARCs yet though.
You’re so welcome! <3 <3
Oh that's so great – I am trying to track my habits as well, and I love to, it's really practical and I love seeing what I did over the course of one month. I'm excited to do it more 😀
Tracking ARCs is kind of complicated – I use a spreadsheet for that one, but including it in your journal is a great idea! I hope you'll find a way to do it 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3
Hope you have an amazing holiday!!! (When it finally comes around haha)
Thank you so much – a week and a half of work left, haha. not like I am counting. Not at all. haha.
Thank you so much!! <3 I hope you'll have an amazing August <3
Oooooh, I didn’t know you set up a Ko-fi account? Or did I? I don’t think I did hahaha that’s so cool. I hope people are able to contribute and having an Amazon wishlist never hurts either 😉 We put so much into blogging and I know that you spend hours on other people’s blogs and are so active, you deserve something back. I hope I can contribute in some way as well at some point 😀
Yeah I kind of decided to do it on a whim, I’m not really expecting anything from it, but you know, if some people are feeling generous and appreciative of my work (and way too long hours spent on blogging haha) that would be really, really cool <3 And yes that wishlist, also a great way of me to keep track of the books I want the mooost, I always have a hard time doing this, TOO MANY BOOKS to read haha.
Thank you so, so much Kat, you're so sweet – and know that you already are contributing a whole lot for me by letting me rant all the time with you hahaha. you're the best <3 <3 <3 <3
Maybe I’ll come to you to ask how everything works should I decide to get a ko-fi one day as well haha we talk pretty much every day anyway, so it might just casually come up.
(NO, YOU’RE THE BEST!)
Oh please do, whenever you want! – I thought it would be complicated, but it was so easy to set up overall 😀 <3
That’s good to know!
I’m thinking to start a bullet journal but I’m not sure if I should start right away or from the next year. Because for this year I have filed the prints of Monthly calenders and note down necessary details on the blank backside of each month.
Ohh, well if you’ve already prepared this year a little bit with your monthly calendars, maybe you can start fresh the next year, and that way you have a bit of time to think about how you would like to do it 🙂
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! I hope you’ll have a wonderful August 🙂
That’s what I thought! Wish you a fabulous August as well. ?
Thank you so much! 😀
I’m so proud of you for everything you’ve done this month ,and really hope August is gonna be a good month for you, Marie !
And thank you for sharing with us all this blog posts ! ( I mean, from other bloggers ) They seem so good and I’ll definitly check them out !
I hope you’ll get your outline done soon ! ( I haven’t been seriously starting outlining my novel this month, but I read so much blog posts to help me, and I’m more than ready !)
Also, I have to say that you keep inspiring me everyday, and I’m so grateful for this.
Your posts are always so good, and really make me want to write more for my blog !
Oh wow, thank you so, so much, this means the world to me, you’re so sweet <3 <3 <3
I hope you'll find new bloggers you will love on that list, they are all so amazing <3
I'm so glad you're feeling ready to write, I did not know you were writing, that's so great! What will you be working on, what genre are you into? Sorry, I'm really curious?
I'm going to cry, wow ??? you are too sweet awww, it makes me so happy, really, you just made my day, my entire week, wow ? <3 Thank you <3 <3 <3 I hope you'll have an incredible August <3 <3
Awww you’re welcome ! ❤ ❤
I’m working on a YA fantasy novel and it’s a Alice in wonderland retelling 🙂
You really deserve all that love ❤ ❤ ❤
AHHHH REALLY, I love Alice in Wonderland SO much! Best of luck for the writing, I can’t wait to hear more about it, sure it will be fantastic! 😀
I adore this wrap up. I forgot to do mine so the end of August will be when I start mine I think! ? You read some seriously amazing books, and I can’t wait to see what else you devour!! SCOTLAND! I fell in love with my country again after outlander tbh?? ? speaking of outlines, where can one see more about this WIP??❤️
Oh thank you SO much Eliza, I’m so happy you enjoyed it! <3 <3
I can't WAIT to visit your country, it looks incredibly beautiful on pictures and I am certain it's even better in real life. I can't wait! <3 <3
Oh you're too sweet?? It makes me so happy you want to know more about my WIP!! I talked about it mostly in my writing category on my blog, you'll find it here https://drizzleandhurricanebooks.com/category/writing-2/ in case you're curious ?? It means a lot that you want to know more about it <3 <3
Since I’ve added you on Goodreads, I can now keep updated with what you’re reading, so before this post even came out, I added “A Taxonomy of Love” to my TBR list, aha. Great post Marie, Congrats on starting bullet journaling! It gets better with time! I hope your August is as good as your July (or even better) xxx
Melina | http://www.melinaelisa.com
AHHH this makes me so happy <3 A Taxonomy of Love was such a sweet read, I really loved it, I can't wait to hear what you think of it <3 Thank you so, so much, I hope you'll have a brilliant August just as well <3 <3
Hope you enjoy your holiday to Scotland and feel inspired by all of the wilds 🙂
Aww thank you so much! <3 I hope you will have an amazing August! <3
Seems like a really good month. I NEED TO READ SO MANY OF THESE BOOKS. I actually have Save the Date waiting on hold at the library and I still haven’t read Six of Crows but REALLLLLY want to? I typically enjoy hyped books and hopefully it is worth all the hype. Thanks for sharing!
Ohhh I can’t wait for you to read Save The Date, I really loved it, such a heartwarming, adorable read overall <3
If you typically enjoy hyped books, you should love the most hyped books of all times, I am certain of it 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! Have a wonderful August and happy reading! 😀
Happy August! I hope you have a great month, and yay for having a holiday and going to Scotland! That sounds like an amazing trip.?
I’m really happy to see you loved Save the Date! I can’t wait, I love Morgan Matson. Super excited to see your review for that.
Also, that’s so great that you’ve been extra inspired for blogging! I love all the changes you’ve made to your sidebar, and I hope you continue to grow because you most definitely deserve it sooo much.
Thank you so, so much Olivia! <3 <3
I can't wait for you to read Save The Date, it was such a great read, so entertaining and so much fun, I loved the family SO much <3
Awww thank you so, so much for your sweet words and your endless support, this means so, so, so much to me <3 <3 <3 <3
How did I not know you finished Crooked Kingdom? I am here for you for all the support needed after that book. It destroyed me so I know exactly how you feel. I am so excited about your Scottish adventure. I’ve always wanted to visit Scotland, and you’d think being in Wales I’d have ventured there by now! I definitely think that being on holiday rejuvenates that inspiration for blogging, so I can’t wait to see what you’ve got in store for us. 😀
I don’t know haha, I am… well, I’ve read quite a couple books since then, but I’m still thinking about that ending from time to time. Part of it made me soooooooooo sad.
Ohh I hope you’ll get to go to Scotland sometime soon as well – it surely seems gorgeous, I can’t wait to discover it 😀
Thank you so, so much, Lois <3 <3
Great wrap up Marie! SO excited for you for completing Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom (my heart hurt so much after the later… Leigh Bardugo wheres my heart and what have u done with it?!?!) Also Scotland sounds FABULOUS so glad you get the opportunity to travel this month! Also looks like you had a great reading month I’m sending good reading vibes for this month 🙂
Ahh thank you so much Jamie, you’re so sweet! <3 <3 YES, I need a bit of emotional support after Crooked Kingdom's ending haha, I'm still so, so sad when I think about it now haha. WHY 🙁
Thank you so much!! I hope you'll have a wonderful August as well! <3
Good for you for doing some work on your WIP and for just pushing yourself to do it and believing in yourself. Have an awesome time on your vacation! I’m jealous!!!
Aww thank you so, so much, that means a lot, you’re so sweet <3 <3 <3
I hope you'll have a fantastic August just as well! <3
Yes yes you’ve been such a busy bee! Now I wish you fantastic a fantastic holiday 😉 Mine will be finished in a few days 🙁
Thank you so much, Sophie! 😀
Oh no! 🙁 Well I hope you’ll enjoy these last days of holidays! <3 <3
I really want to start bullet journaling, but I feel like on top of working on my WIP and reading and blogging and work I don’t really have a lot of time to maintain something like that you know?
You got through some brilliant books this month Marie. I am so so so glad you loved Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom (the hype didn’t lie when it came to that duology right?) Also I’m glad you liked Save the Date as well, you’re right Morgan Matson definitely doesn’t disappoint.
I think it’s great you’ve started outlining your WIP again, any progress is progress when it comes to writing I’ve found, and I hope you have an amazing time in Scotland. You’ll have to post some pictures when you’re back again.
Great recap, and I hope you have an incredible August as well. 🙂 <3
Oh I completely get that, I felt the same way. I’m not really spending a lot of time on it though – if that makes you feel better. I kind of bought a pre-made journal for now, with some sections for each week prepared and everything, so I’m just filling it out and filling my habits tracker every day, so it does not take that much time 😀 but I get it, having a journal can be time consuming too!
Thank you so, so much, you’re so sweet! I can’t wait to discover Scotland and to share some pictures with you 😀 I hope you’ll have a fantastic August as well, Beth! <3
Oh that must be handy. See part of me knows having a bullet journal would help me be more organised so maybe one day. I just need to work out how to re-arrange my life to find the time to bullet journal. 🙂
That’s all right and that’s great to hear. I’ll be looking forwards to hearing all about your travels.
Thanks so much. 🙂 ❤️
I get that, it’s always a bit complicated to find some time, but I am sure you will eventually 🙂 x
Amazing wrap up ! I think I’m gonna improve mine thanks to yours !
Aww thank you so much, you’re so sweet! <3 <3 I hope you'll have a great August! <3
You too Marie !
Ah, it’s been a while but I’m glad you seem to be doing well (despite working so much, oh my)! And yessss for holidays; enjoy Scotland!! I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful time. I’ve never been out of the country so I’ve not visited but it looks stunning in photos. All the green! ?
Omg?! YAY for bujo. I guess you probably know by now that I enjoy crafting. I have a planner/agenda that I decorate and sketch in, but I wouldn’t consider mine to be a bujo. I def want a bujo post someday if you’re feeling up for it. ?
I’m also so glad you loved the Six of Crows duology! I totally know why you cries in book two. I wish that ending wasn’t real! ? (Bardugo, you cruel!!)
Anyway, hope August treats you well. Travel safe! ?
Thank you so much, Summer! I can’t wait to have some holidays and to discover that country, I’ll make sure to share some pictures 😀
I think it’s so cool that you are so organized and crafty, when it comes to journals and planners, I admire that SO very much. I definitely want to do more in that area and keep that bujo habit, hopefully it will stick 😀
Thank you so, so much Summer, I hope you’ll have a wonderful August just as well <3 <3 <3
You had a great reading month! I’m glad you loved Six Of Crows duology! It’s one of my favorite series! I’m so looking forward to read Mirage! So far, I’ve heard nothing but great things about it.
Hope you have a wonderful August! 🙂
Thank you so much, Raven! <3
I can't wait for you to read Mirage, it was such a lovely read 😀
I hope you'll have a wonderful month as well <3
Oh my gosh, I’m SO excited for you, that you’re going to Scotland in a week and a half!! I really hope you have a wonderful time there. ?❤️
I have a bullet journal, but I don’t do monthly spreads or anything like that haha. For July, I had a “one line a day” page, where I basically just wrote one sentence/highlight of the day, every day. 🙂 It was really fun and interesting to look back on how all my days went, so I’m definitely continuing that in August!
I wasn’t able to read a lot this month, either, since I was (and still am) at a summer program. 🙁 But I think my favorite book this month was either Warcross or Peter Darling! ☺️
AHHH thank you you’re too sweet, it makes me smile that you’re as excited as I am haha, I can’t WAIT 😀
Oh that’s such a cool idea, I love it so much, it’s such a positive way to keep track of things happening <3
I hope that your summer program has been going well, Dezzy – I miss reading your posts but I hope you're having a great time!! 😀
and I'm so glad you enjoyed Warcross so much it was such a great book 😀
I hope you'll have a wonderful August – and thank you, your comments always make me so happy <3 <3
Aww haha I’m so happy to hear that, because your posts and comments always make my day! ☺️? My summer program has been going pretty well, but I’m glad to be going home this weekend, haha; it’s been so long since I’ve seen my family and home. And thank you so much for your well wishes and support (as always), it means the world to me! ❤️
Oh I’m happy that it’s going well so far! But yay for going home, I get that, distance is no fun! <3 I hope you'll have a lovely weekend with your family <3 <3
hope you have fun on your trip!! and hope you have a great august 🙂
Oh thank you so much Carol! I hope you’ll have a great August as well 😀
What a lovely month you had Marie 🙂 Good to see that you read so many good books. And I’m excited for you too that you are going on a holiday 😀 I hope you enjoy it to the fullest. Will wait for your pictures.
And I really wish all the best to you with your ko-fi account. But how to use that wishlist? I mean if I want to buy something for u, then I need your address details right? Sorry, I never did that for anyone besides it’s all French 😛
Thank you so, so much Sim! I’ll make sure to share tons of pictures, on here, on twitter and instagram and everything. I am so impatient haha 🙂
Thank you so much! <3 As for the wishlist, if you ever want to order a book from someone's wishlist, you just add the book to your basket, log in with your amazon account and, then you should get to the order page with addresses. you addres, if you have one on your amazon account, should be listed there, and the address of the person's wishlist should be, too (on my wishlist, you should see my name and my address hidden, and you can just click the "send to this address" button and that's it 😀 But you're way too sweet Sim, you don't have to get me anything at all ahhhh I'm going to cry if you do ?
I hope you'll have an incredible August!! <3 <3
Enjoy your holidays! I have a couple days off this month as well so I am SUPER excited. Nothing big planned but lots of day trips and events. I’m hoping I can get some reading in and maybe, just maybe, reopen my WIP. It’s been a long time since I looked at my writing but hopefully some downtime can get me back into it!
Oh yay that’s fantastic – funny how we suddenly look forward to all of these days off, being a student or at school was much more fun, with the holidays haha 🙂
I hope you’ll be able to get back to your WIP again, I know how hard this all is to get back to writing when you’re so busy. You can do this! <3
I hope you'll have a fantastic month <3 thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3
AHHHHHH, I hope you have an amazing time in Scotland! 😀 I can’t wait to hear about it and see pictures. I’ve been saying bullet journal ideas on Pinterest for the last year and a half and been wanting to finally attempt one myself. Maybe I’ll get all my ideas together and start one for 2019.
Thank you so, so much Ashley, I can’t wait and I’ll make sure to share tons of pictures, SO excited about it 😀 <3
Oh that's amazing, wow, you must have so many good ideas stocked up by now, I can't wait to see your bullet journal when you actually start one, I'm certain it will look amazing 😀
I hope you'll have a fantastic month, and thank you, Ashley! <3
This month I read ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. It’s quite sad and really sad that it followed up after my best reading month (which was June). I’m participating in a readathon to help (the OWLs readathon). It’s actually NEWTs but they say you should do OWLs first and then do NEWTs on your own time so that’s what I’m doing. I love seeing your blog posts! I watched some of the World Cup but yay for France winning! My friend said he didn’t like the last game. Felt it was boring. I didn’t watch it because I prefer the times in Europe than here XD Hopefully this month goes by better in terms of personal life and reading wise!
OH I really hope that August will be a bit better for you in terms of reading and that you will get through great books! 😀 <3
Thank you so, so much, that means a lot!! <3 <3
Have a wonderful time in Scotland! I went four years ago and it was one of the best times of my life!!! I spent 2 months around so if you need any recommendations let me know.
Wow that’s amazing, and two months, you must have seen SO many amazing places! I wish I could go longer and visit everything – for now we’re just going to Edinburgh, but I’m very, very impatient. If you know any good places to visit or to eat (I love food :P), I’d love your recommendations!! 😀 <3
Thank you so much! <3
I LOVE Edinburgh! Will you be there at all during the Fringe festival?
You will have to try a deep fried Mars bar, of course! And one of my favorite restaurants in the city is Lebowskis – it’s themed after the Big Lebowski and has a page of various white russians hahaha. The Last Drop Pub in the Grassmarket is a fun place with quite a bit of history, and there’s a place up on the Royal Mile by Castle Rock hostel with the best haggis, neeps and tatties! I also highly recommend the Scottish Whisky Experience up near the Royal Mile – you get to ride in a whisky barrel and learn about how Scotch is made and then do tastings. If you are staying in the city that’s the best for tastings imo, but the restaurant there is overpriced so I wouldn’t recommend. Also don’t forget to hike Arthur’s Seat!
Yes I will be – leaving on August 12th! I just heard of that festival, I’ll have to check out what’s happening there 😀
Oh wow, thank you so, very, very much for sharing all of these recommendations, I’m writing EVERYTHING down to hopefully check out some of these as soon as I am there, everything sounds fantastic! 😀 I already have Arthur’s Seat in my planning, I can’t wait to get there, hopefully the good weather will be there, too haha 🙂
Thank you SO much for this! <3
ENJOY SCOTLAND!!! It looks like such a beautiful place. *_* I really need to go there someday!
I NEED to read Six of Crows. It’s on my bookshelf – why haven’t I read it yet?!
Yay! Congrats on working a bit on your WIP again. I’ve got a new book idea, and I want to start plotting it this month! 🙂
I hope you have an AMAZING August! <3
AHH thank you so much Kyra, you’re so sweet! <3 <3
I hope you'll get to read Six of Crows, it is such a hyped book, but I found out that it was worth it, these characters were incredible 😀
Ohhh that's so cool – I hope you'll be able to work on your WIP this month, I want to hear all about it, I'm curious now 😀
I hope you'll have a fantastic August as well, thank you so much! <3 <3
OH MY GOSH WOW YOU READ SO MANY AWESOME BOOKS I AM SO HAPPY YOU LOVED THEM!!! also, i’m definitely going to check those posts out because they sound so awesome? I’m so glad you enjoyed my discussions from last month! lots of things to talk about, ahahha. enjoy your vacation!!! I hope you have a blast in Scotland!
Oh you’re so welcome, you always write brilliant discussion posts, I always learn so much from them and love them so much, I want to and will share them ALL haha 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3 I hope you'll have a fantastic August just as well <3
Aww thanks so much sharing my post, doll! And Scotland sounds like SO MUCH FUN! I hope you have a wonderful time there! And I’m so glad you loved the SoC duology, Mirage, and Save the Date! I adored all of those! Lovely wrap up! ❤️
You’re so welcome! <3
Thank you so, so much – I feel lucky, having read so many fantastic books, I'm so happy about it 😀
I hope you'll have a fantastic month <3
Whooo! Congrats on a wonderful July <3 Proud of you for being ahead of your Goodreads challenge. Ahh so jealous that you're going to Scotland. Please take all the pics and keep us updated ^_^ I'm so happy that you enjoyed the Six of Crows duology, and I am getting more and more excited to read Save the Date!! I'm up next for the book at my library, and I am sooo ready. Morgan Matson has been such a favorite find for me this summer. Best wishes and sending good vibes for your WIP! Don't feel stressed to work on it, but I'd love to read a book written by you one day 🙂
Thank you so, so much! <3 I'll keep you updated for sure and share some pictures on my instagram, twitter and the blog I think haha 😀
This makes me so happy! Save The Date was such a fun read, I really enjoyed it, I can't wait to hear what you think of it 😀
Oh wow, thank you, this means so much ? It would be a dream to be published someday, for now though I'd be happy if I manage to edit something haha 🙂
Thank you so, so much! I hope you'll have a wonderful August! <3
Hello Marie 🙂
Wow you’re going to Scotland!!! I am happy for you! Looking forward to hearing all about it when you are back (I’ll live vicariously through you haha 🙂 )
That’s great to hear that you enjoyed the books you’ve read this month. You’ve reminded me about Six of Crows which I should read very soon!
That’s awesome that you started outlining! Even if it is something small, it is a step in the right direction, right? Keep us updated about how your WIP is going 🙂
Have a wonderful August <3
Thank you so much Sophie!! I can’t wait to travel and share everything with you as well, I’ll make sure to take tons of pictures 😀
Yes definitely – I am glad that I managed to outline the whole thing again, it feels a bit clearer, now I know I need to work on my first chapters again, but I also know I have some good elements (hopefully?). I hope I won’t get into a slump again about it haha 🙂 Thank you! <3
I hope you'll have an amazing August as well <3
Amazing wrap-up! I love the way you format your wraps – the little bitty banners make my heart happy, lol.
Ohhh thank you, I’m so happy you enjoyed it 😀
I hope you’ll have a wonderful August, Destiny 😀
Scotland!!! That sounds amazing!! Hope you enjoy every second there and make the most of it, Marie! Thank you for the shout-out too and happy reading! 😛
Ahh thank you so, so much Lashaan! <3 <3 I hope you'll have a fantastic August! <3
Great wrap up post! I’m so jealous your going to Edinburgh! Enjoy yourself and recharge your batteries. ♥️ Can’t wait to hear about your trip. Don’t give up on your writing! Reorganizing is smart when your not sure what to do. Sometimes taking a step back helps. It did me. Enjoy August!
Thank you so much for everything and for your support, Dani, this means so much <3 <3 I'm trying not to, sometimes it's hard though, but I really want to do something and keep on going. Let's hope I manage to do just that 🙂
Thank you so much, I hope you'll have an amazing August! <3
Yay for vacation !! Do share with us how you found Scotland 🙂 as someone who don’t travel, i’d be interrested to have a bit of it from you heheh..
And welcome to bullet Journaling ! May you have fun and learn what do best for you and what you need from it.
Congrats for progressing on your wip and got some bookblogging inspiration xx
Ahhh thank you so much Kristina, you’re so sweet! I’ll make sure to share pictures and adventures in a blog post 😀
Thank you so much for your words of support, this means a lot! <3 I hope you'll have a lovely August! <3
haha I think you read most of my blog posts this month, but I’m really pleased with my Mamma Mia review! https://daylightdifferentials.wordpress.com/2018/07/22/having-the-time-of-my-life-mamma-mia-ii/ July was okay for me. I really wanted to have enough time to be fully invested in the World Cup but I didn’t so that was okay too. I had an all right holidays and am back at uni which is hectic, mostly in a good way though. and I read the kiss quotient which was absurdly compelling.
I think I did, I read way too many blog posts all the time hahaha. I really enjoyed Mamma Mia, such a fun movie!! 😀
I’m glad your holidays were good and I hope that uni isn’t too hard on you! <3
I can't wait to read The Kiss Quotient, it sounds like such a fun read 🙂
Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Shanti! I hope you'll have a wonderful August <3
AAAHH Marie have fun in Scotland!! You deserve a vacation and a break from blogging ?? And I’m so happy for you on starting to re-outline your WIP! I know you’ve been struggling to do things with it so I’m proud ? And I’m EXTREMELY happy that you read and loved both SoC and CK and understand the hype now (though I’m sorry you had to go through so much pain). I’m also really glad to hear you liked Mirage! I was reading it near the end of July but I unfortunately couldn’t get into it and had to put it on hold. Definitely coming back to it though!
I hope you have a fantastic August, Marie, and I can’t wait to hear about your trip to Scotland! ?
Thank you so much May, you’re so sweet! <3 <3 You know me, I don't really know how to take a break but I promise I will try hahaha. Thank you so much for your support, it means the world to me <3
I hope you'll enjoy Mirage whenever you can pick it up again, it was a lovely read! 😀
Thank you so much – hope you're having a great August so far!! <3
Getting a bout of inspiration is definitely the best feeling! YAY it makes me so happy that you loved six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom which are my favourite books of all time.
I am so happy I loved Six of Crows as well… I was so nervous with all of the hype ?
Thank you so much, Jeann! I hope you’re having a wonderful August so far! <3
I finally get some time to comment here haha, I feel like I’ve been MIA on your blog for quite a while when it’s one of my favorite haha but anywaaaay, I’m back!
YOU ARE GOING TO SCOTLAND? That’s so awesomeeeeeeee. I mean I can only dream of going there one day and I’m sure you’ll make the most of your time there (we are waiting for pictures and stories hereeee). I hope you’ll get to finally rest your mind and breathe with that full week for yourself ?✨
I’m glad you started working again on your WIP! The last few months you felt guilty for not doing anything but I’m sure your story just takes the time it needs and that you’ll completely rewrite it and finish it when you’ll be fully ready!
And YESSS for the Amazon Wishlist haha. I was looking for a subtile way to find/ask for it but I’m guess I’m not that subtile now? ? Anyway, I don’t know how to explain but it feels so good to offer books to people haha, so get ready for one from me ??♂️
Ahhh don’t you worry about that, you are way too sweet, thank you! <3
YES, I am so very excited about these holidays and traveling, Scotland has been on my bucket list for so long, I can't wait. I will make sure to share tons of pictures, on twitter, instagram, full blog posts about it all, I promise 😀
Thank you for your support, really, that means a lot! <3 I really hope I will be able to go somewhere with this story and that I'll find my creative juices again. I just love writing so much, but sometimes I feel so lost, I hate that feeling.
Oh what, you don't have to, you're way too sweet, you don't have to get me anything ahhhhh I'm going to cry ? you've been such a huge support for everything ? (and… well I agree that offering books to people is the best thing ever!)
“I just love writing so much, but sometimes I feel so lost, I hate the feeling” … girl I know how it feels and I don’t even have a WIP like you ? Writing is like the most beautiful but the most frustrating thing… or jus creating content in general for that matter.
Also, of course! ✨✨
I feel like that’s every writer or content creator in any way “I love writing, but I also kind of hate it” ? ? ?
You’re the sweetest <3 <3
My favorite book of July is a toss-up between Legendary and Furyborn–Furborny was a great first book but Legendary was a SPECTACULAR sequel and I loved them both so much!
OH wow – I’m so happy to hear you loved Legendary so much! I enjoyed Caraval, though not as much as everyone else, but I keep hearing amazing things about Legendary. I’ll have to read it at some point 😀
Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you’ll have a wonderful August <3
I totally get your mindset! Knowing that you have travels coming up — especially to a place you’ve never been before — just adds so much excitement and inspiration into your life. ? And something about summer definitely gets all my creative juices flowing… maybe it’s the sun, or maybe it’s the fact that I don’t have any homework to do ?
And aaaah it’s so exciting that you’re getting back into your WIP! The fact that you feel like your story is something that’s part of you and wants to be told definitely means something. Whether you end up “finishing” your WIP this year or in five years’s time, I would just go with the flow and let the story shape itself on it’s own time. I feel like the best stories are ones created in that way ?
I hope your travels are fun, and best of luck with coming up with more ideas for your WIP! You got this! ?
YES and YES haha, I have the same feeling about summertime, long days, sunshine and everything makes me want to do… well, EVERYTHING I CAN ? which is why it’s frustrating to be at work sometimes ?
Thank you so, so much for your support, that means the world <3 I really care about this story and I can't wait to continue writing it, I hope that inspiration will stay with me, hopefully 🙂
Thank you so much!! I hope you're having a lovely August <3 <3
Yay! You had such a good month, Marie ❤️
Eek! You’re going to Scotland soon! You must be super excited and I can’t wait to read about it and see all your instagram photos ?
I can’t wait to read Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom. I’m so happy you liked both and I can’t wait to read them! I also want to read Save The Date or anything by Morgan Matson for that matter!
I hope you have an amazing August ❤️
P.S: Thanks so much for sharing my post, I appreciate it so much ❤️❤️
Thank you so, so much Michelle! <3 <3
I hope you'll read Six of Crows and Morgan Matson's books soon and that you'll enjoy them as much as I did <3
You are so welcome, your post was great! Thank you so much for your sweet comment!! <3 <3
Oh no! You’ve finally read Six of Crows and now I’m literally the only person left who hasn’t read it. ?
Oh noooo I’m certain that you are not the only one left! 😀 I hope you’ll give it a try soon though, I would love to know what you think 🙂
I’m so proud of you for starting to outline again Marie! Go you, you’ve got this! ❤️
Thank you so, so much, I’m going to need that support ? Here’s to hoping I can work on it some more haha. Thank you for the support ❤️
I’m so, so behind on catching up on blog-related things, but I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for including me in your post! It honestly means the world to me, and I feel so honored to be on your blog. :’)
I hope you’re having a fantastic month, Marie! I can’t wait to catch up on your posts. <3
OH you’re so, so welcome Lily, it’s my pleasure, really, thank YOU for writing wonderful posts I want to include, you’re amazing! <3 <3
Thank you so much, you're too sweet <3 <3