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January Wrap-Up 2017

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HI EVERYONE!!! How’s your day treating you so far? How about month? How’s the new year so far? Cause here in the USA we’re going through it and we need a miracle like yesterday. K thanks lol. Anyways, I read 3 books and 1 I’ve DNFed. Let’s jump right into what I’ve been reading and up to =)

What I Read:

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Broken Flowers by R.M. Drake ★★★★
Genre: Poetry
This is my second R.M. Drake. I love his writing and he talks a lot about loss and brokenness within yourself and relationships. I have a non-spoiler review with even some of the poems here.

 

 

 

 

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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern ★★★★★
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Romance
My favorite of the month!! What a magical world I got to live in for the days that I read this. This circus is everything I would love to visit and more! I have a full non spoiler book review here. I would love to reread this one day in the future and may be even see it as a movie adaptation. This one definitely deserves all the hype!

 

 

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Gilded Cage (Dark Gifts #1) by Vic James 
Genre: YA Fantasy/Dystopian
This is the one I DNFed. Not because it’s bad cause trust me, I was really liking it. However, with everything that is going on in the country I live (USA) which is very much like a dystopian novel at the moment, it was affecting my reading experiencing with this one. So I decided to put it down till I am ready to pick it up again.

 

 

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The You I’ve Never Known by Ellen Hopkins ★★★★ 
Genre: YA, Verse, Realistic Fiction, LGTBQ+
Definitely a heart wrenching novel about two girls that don’t even know each other but eventually cross paths. About knowing yourself, relationships, and family dynamic. I have a non spoiler review for this book here.

 

 

 

Poetry:
Another month where I know I didn’t post much poetry. And I’ll explain all of that in another post I have coming on Friday. Here’s what I did post in January though:
People I Once Knew – Part 15
so what do you think?
People I Once Knew – Part 16
women’s march
looking at human’s on my train ride
and we’re all just entertainers

Memes of the month:
I participated in some meme’s this month that mention other books that I’m excited for!
Waiting on Wednesday – The Seafarer’s Kiss
WWW Wednesday
Top Ten Tuesday – Graphic Novels

Exciting News!

I FINISHED MY FIRST DRAFT OF MY POETRY BOOK COMING THIS SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I literally cried once I typed up the last poem. I cannot wait to share with you all more details in the next coming months! I can’t believe this is happening. I didn’t even have this book in mind till I was a few poems in and thought that I should just make a book out of it. I know I’m being vague but just give me some time, I will eventually share the synopsis, links, and all that good stuff coming in a few weeks. I’m still working on some things and haven’t set an official date but it’s looking like June =)

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what have you all beautiful human beings been up to? did you read any of these books? let’s talk in the comments!

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55 thoughts on “January Wrap-Up 2017”

    • Awwww thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m so excited and nervous all at the same time! Once I have all the details and links for ordering, I will do a post all about it! But it’s happening, it’s all coming together and omgomgomg =D

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  6. Ohmygooosh! This is the best news ever! Congratulations on finishing your 1st draft! You know I love your poems! You definitely gave me the motivation to finish mine! Hope you have an amazing February! Can’t wait to hear more about it! ❤

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    • Thanks so much love!! I am rooting for you! You got this! It definitely feels like such an accomplishment once you finish the first draft. You will know that feeling once you finish your book. I hope you have an amazing February as well =D

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  7. Great recap Gretchen, also congratulations on completing the first draft of your poetry book. That must have felt like such an incredible achievement. Well done! I guess now it’s the editing stage right?
    Also you got through some great books as well. It’s a shame you DNF Gilded Cage but maybe one day you’ll be able to go back and pick it up again. I really do hope things get better for everyone in the US very quickly. 🙂
    The Night Circus is an all-time favourite read of mine so I am so so glad to see you loved that one. I really need to re-read it and review it on my own blog one day! 🙂

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    • Thanks so much Beth! I’ll be in the editing stage for the next two weeks. I took a week off work to fully work on editing and organizing the book.
      I feel so bad for DNFing Gilded Cage because I was into it but like I said, it was way too much at once with what’s going on in the US. And thank you, I hope things get better as well.
      I hope to read The Night Circus review on your blog one day as well. I hope you have an amazing February!

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      • That’s all right. One of my friends is editing her novel at the moment (it’s a story rather than poetry) but I think she found that the hardest stage so I hope it goes well for you. It’s great you’ve got some time off to really focus on it! 😀
        One of the reason we read is to escape from real life. If Gilded Cage wasn’t allowing you to do that it’s probably better you DNF-ed it rather than trying to force yourself to read it and end up not enjoying to.
        Hopefully I’ll be able to get around to it soon. I do really want to re-read it soon! 😀

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      • Poetry is more like organizing the poems and either placing a period or a comma. Rewording if a line doesnt make sense so to me, personally speaking, it isn’t as hard a story. I wrote 10 chapters of a fictional story once and I tried editing those..it was a pain in the you know what lol.
        I completely agree that we read to escape and that is exactly why I put Gilded Cage down because I knew I wasn’t going to like it if I forced myself. =)

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  9. HOLY MOLY that is so exciting! I am excited for you! Congrats! Ahhhh, words 😛 I can’t wait to hear more about your book! 😀
    I keep seeing the Night Circus everywhere, and people saying good things about it, I should probably read it haha! 🙂

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  10. Oh my gosh, I just squealed with excitement a little bit! CONGRATS, I am so excited about your poem book. Your poems are so awesome girl, love your writing! Ahhhh, so exciting :). Can’t wait for more updates and news about it!

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  12. eeeeeK! I read this post & then read all of your comments of course (LMAO) & just smiled cuz I’m so happy for you twin! & also very proud. Your book baby will be debuting this Summer & I just cannot wait to buy my copy & spread the word for this beautiful book! excited for you, and the readers who will connect with this book 😉

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  13. I LOVE The Night Circus!!! And I’m currently reading Gilded Cage right now for NetGalley. I’m really liking it but I TOTALLY understand why you had to take a break. I’m in the US too and I feel like we are just a few shorts days away from The Hunger Games.

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  15. It’s pretty sad that you didn’t liked Gilded Cage because i was really looking forward to read it maybe i should lower my expectations. Night Circus sounds amazing and I can’t wait to read it. Congratulations on finishing your first draft of your upcoming book and hope you have an amazing February! 😀

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    • I liked Gilded Cage!! But with the way the USA is right now, it’s very much like a dystopian novel. And I read to escape lol. So I would highly suggest it regardless. I hope you have an amazing February as well and thank you!!

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  17. Ahhhh congrats on finishing your first draft, Gretchen!! That’s so exciting!! 💕😁
    It’s good to hear that you really enjoyed The Night Circus because that one is high up on my TBR for this year. I can’t wait to get to it!
    I hope you have a great February! 😊

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