Check out what you’ve missed in the last month!
July has quickly gone by! Geez, it’s August already. That means exams are coming here in the Philippines, so I guess you’ll be seeing less of Aimee, Dyan and Marga. *sadface*
Plus, we didn’t have a lot of posts up this July because of school and reading slumps.
• Aimee and Dyan looked for a co-blogger and ended up finding two awesome people!
• You weren’t able to attend Stephanie Perkins’ signing in the PH? Here’s a recap!
Addicted for Now by Krista & Becca Ritchie
maybe a review to come at The Social Potato
This is one of those very rare occasions where my book of the month will be a new adult novel. It seems that most of the YA novels I read this month were either just good or mediocre. Anyway, this one just gave me all the feels. It wasn’t a perfect book or anything, but it made me laugh and tear up like crazy. -Aimee
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The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski
Again, Dyan hasn’t reviewed this but you can check out Aimee’s Goodreads or blog review
In the four books that I’ve read this month, I feel that The Winners Curse by Marie Rutkoski was the best. I admired the world-building and the plot. I like female characters who are smart and can take care of themselves, and that is exactly what Kestrel is! The love between Arin and Kestrel definitely earned some bonus points! – Dyan
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Dangerous Boys by Abigail Haas
Goodreads review
The suspense and mystery elements were so darn good and it just knocked the socks off of me! -Zoe
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Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
Goodreads review
Crown of Midnight is my favorite read for this month because of the author’s amazing writing style. I love the characters and the world building! It has shocking twists and some turn of events actually stopped my heart from beating. Yeah, that’s too much, but you know what I mean. ;) JUST. PLAIN. AWESOME.
• Red at Night by Katie McGarry | review | 1.5 stars
• Breathe, Annie, Breathe (Hundred Oaks, #5) by Miranda Kenneally | review | 3.5 stars
• The Last Princess (The Last Princess, #1) by Galaxy Craze | review | 2.5 stars
• Take a Bow by Elizabeth Eulberg | review | 4 stars
• Flat-Out Celeste (Flat-Out Love, #2) by Jessica Park | review | 4.5 stars
• Free to Fall by Lauren Miller | review | 2.5 stars
• Aimee shares some must-read fantasy authors through a graphic!
• Do negative reviews affect your TBR?
Click on the covers to check out these books’ (our August most anticipated reads) Goodreads pages!
Aimee | Gates of Thread and Stone by Lori M. Lee
Dyan | Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
Marga | Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Zoe | Blind by Rachel DeWoskin
Things to look forward to in August:
• On Aimee’s birthday (or near that day), she’ll be sharing TEN of her favorite YA novels that she’d recommend to practically anyone. (There’s actually a spoiler/teaser on her Instagram page!)
• More reviews from our new new pals, Margarita and Zoe! (Plus our old pals, Dyan and Aimee.)
• Review of Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas
• Review of Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
• Review of The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco
• Review of Rebel by Amy Tintera
That’s it for this month’s wrap-up, guys! Be sure to leave links to your monthly/weekly summaries for us to check out!
The Deadly Darlings
The four of us bookworms have one thing in common, and that’s our passion for books. We aim to bring awesome reviews, bookish updates and discussions to your feed!
I Adork You 
Lol. Actually I forgot to do mine but I’m good at cramming so I’ll be posting it, maybe, next week? :D
You girls read some awesome books! And I don’t know if you’re looking forward to Opposition, but I AM, Hahaha! Daemon is like my guilty pleasure. And wow, Aimee! Your birthday is coming!!!! I must wait for that post. An I already welcomed them but.. WELCOME AGAIN ZOE AND MARGARITA! <3
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Oooh, good luck with exams, girls! You’ll ace all of them, I’m sure :) *high fives* ADDICTED FOR NOW. THAT IS ALL. *dies* Zoeeeee! I’m going to read Dangerous Girls soon-ish :) Nick gifted me a copy and I can’t wait to crack its spine. Though not literally since *shudders* cracked spines? NO. Marga! We’re so going to love Opposition. We HAVE to. JLA will bring the feels, I’m sure :) And yay Dyan! I hope you enjoy Isla and Josh’s swoony romance :)
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ISLA ISLA ISLA ISLA ISLA ISLA ISLA OH MY GOODNESS I CANNOT WAIT (although I suppose I might have to). July has gone so quickly! Actually, the whole year has really :) I also really want to read Dangerous Girls because I’ve heard soooo much about it. Happy August everyone!
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The Winner’s Curse is definitely one of my favorite reads so far this year! And Isla was awesome. Can’t wait for you to read it!
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I am so excited to read Addicted For Now. I miss Lily and Lo and the whole gang. It has been a while since I last read anything related to them :((( The Winner’s Curse is a really compelling read. It made my fave books for 2014. I hope to read Abigail Haas’s books soon!
*screams* OPPOSITION *grabby hands* So darn excited for this finale. I just hope it won’t disappoint me like what happened to her Covenant Series. :P Glad to hear you guys had a good month! Looking forward to the upcoming reviews.
Advance happy birthday, Aimee! Yay *throws confettis*
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You guys read some awesome books this month with CoM, Winners Curse, Addicted for Now and Dangerous Boys, wow! I am going to pick up Dangerous Boys soon but I just finished Addicted To You and I loved it so much, it was amazing. I’m going to be addicted to the series lol.
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Yeah, I know what you mean about those blasted exams :P I’m just glad I’m done with those! Is your school quarterly, too? I remember having exams in August (First Quarter), then in October, then in December, and then in March… Woot, fun times.
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Sometimes I miss exams, err…no, I don’t! But good luck on yours! Ace them! :D Lots of things to look forward to, specially Aimee’s birthday! WOOT!
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You had a solid month :) I keep hearing good things about Dangerous Boys!
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Yay for monthly summaries! They’re so much fun (: I’m basically a huge stalker so I love seeing all what all my bloggy friends have gotten up to during the month. Omg, can’t believe it’s August too :o School starts for me in September though. Good luck with exams ladies! I definitely get so stressed out over those, but I hope y’all can just take a breather and be well prepared. I feel ya on reading slumps also, everything I’ve been reading lately has been in the 3-3.5 range and it makes me so unexcited to pick up more books.
Wooo Dangerous Boys! I really do need that one in my hands. Loved Dangerous Girls so much, and can’t wait to see the review of it on this blog. I also loved Crown of Midnight, much more than Throne of Glass that’s for sure. I hope Heir of Fire will bring more of the awesomeness that was Crown of Midnight.
I’m super excited for Isla and the Happily Ever After of course :D Stephanie just writes the most adorable and squee worthy romances. I’m also excited for Opposition, the Lux series is a little bit of a guilty pleasure of mine. Gates of Thread and Stone also looks super interesting, that cover is super gorgeous omg (:
Loved this recap ladies! Can’t wait to see more from The Deadly Darlings.
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I’m so excited for Gates of Thread and Stone! :O :O :O Also, Dangerous Boys looks so great, I read Zoe’s review and it was fab. Best of luck in your exams, girls! Only 1 more month until we Canadian people go back to school as well. :P
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CROWN OF MIDNIGHT AND WINNER’S CURSE ARE TWO OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS EVER EEP! And Gates of Thread and Stone sounds awesome doesn’t it? >:D
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Crown of Midnight! Did you love Chaol? WERE YOU OBSESSED WITH HIS FACE? I was :P
Heir of Fire is going to be so awesome, I can’t even.
Good luck with those exams! So glad I’ve finished school now!
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I will wait for the day that you meet your Daemon Aimee! I’m gonna be so happy when you meet him. Haha :D I can’t wait for Opposition as well!
BTW, for a blog with three students, you guys had done a lot! :D Happy for you guys :D
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Finally Isla!! After all this time (Always! – just my HP moment. Keep calm and carry on). But I’m so glad you enjoyed Crown of Midnight it was JUST.PLAIN.AWESOME. But I need to see your review for The Winner’s Curse! I’m looking at you Dyan (I have read Aimee’s). Great post, girls! :)
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Drat! August is the stress month because of exams. I’ve never been this glad that I’m not studying anymore. xD Best of luck for your tests, guys! And yaaaay! August means Isla is coming to town. I can’t even think straight anymore because in like 2 weeks, I’ll be getting my hands on a copy. *flails* I really got to start on Sarah J. Maas’ series. I feel so left out. Have a great August, girls! :)
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This is my first time visiting your all’s blog and can I just say that it’s ADORABLE. I love the name and theme! <3
The Addicted series is one I want to read ASAP – I have all the books on my Kindle, so I'm just waiting for a good time to start it. I've heard amazing things! And I've been stalking the authors on twitter/tumblr, so even though I'm not a huge fan of NA, the way they talk about their characters makes me think I'll like them a lot.
I'm reading The Winner's Curse right now – fingers crossed I agree with the hype. :)
August is all about Daemon and Katy – I can't believe it's their last book!
Danielle @ Love at First Page
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School can definitely take up all your time but it’s important. Looks like some of the books that did get read flopped a bit and that is always unfortunate. Going to check out your discussion post.
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Good luck on your exams, girls! Wow, you girls are very organized. You already have scheduled blog post for this month. I still struggle to keep up with my blogs lately. I’m adding The Winner’s Curse and Dangerous Boys on my list too.
PS: Advanced happy birthday, Aimee!
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