Summer Comment Challenge Participation & Life Updates!

Hello lovelies, it's been some time! I didn't intend for such a large gap in my blogging to happen (it's been a week and a half but it feels like much longer on my end) but it did because my time in London ran short and quickly. Right now I am actually writing this from my own bed, in my own room, surrounded by all my books, with my window open. It's so surreal to be back here and I am so happy about it. But traveling, plus packing, plus unpacking has led to little reading and even less blogging. I feel bad about it especially considering how many blog posts I have planned! In fact... here are some of the posts you should be able to expect as the month winds down:A general life update (talking about time in London and looking forward towards the future)

• The Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down review I promised here
• A spoiler-filled review of Avengers: Infinity War
• mini reviews for I Kill Giants & Coco
• Tess of the Road book review
• writing update

I'm also currently powering through Assassin's Apprentice (a very unexpected book I picked up in the airport) and can guarantee a review for this one sooner than later. After this I'll be reading Starlings (an ARC I have), finishing up Leviathan Wakes (it's really good I just got pulled away and distracted), West (an ARC I have; I read East last year and enjoyed it), Blood Rose Rebellion, Letter for the King (an ARC I have), and Bluets (it was my secret Santa gift last Christmas but sadly didn't arrive until I had already left for London). Barring Bluets I think it's safe to say you can look for reviews of all of these (though since West and Letter for the King come out much, much later in the year those reviews may be pushed back quite a bit).

Something else I'm participating in this season is the comment challenge hosted by Lonna @ FLYLēF and Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense! I participated for a bit last summer (or was it two summers ago?... I've lost track of things so badly) and loved it. I'm so happy to be able to participate again and will be partaking every month this summer. The Comment Challenge is one of my absolute favorite ways to connect to the book community and make new friends and I 100% recommend participating! Sign up here; you won't regret it!

I hope you all join in on the fun because it really is a blast. And I promise to be better about posting going forward into this month.

Wrap Up (The One With the Comment Challenge I'm Participating In)

This is a slightly late wrap up but I blame the awesomeness that is Sarah J Maas' A Court of Mist and Fury which is so good!  I've also been swamped with homework and took a slight excursion this weekend to go to the book store (which is an hour away so I did more than that while I was out there) and pick up several books including a second copy of A Court of Mist and Fury.  So, as to not waste any more time so I can go back to reading ASAP, let's get on with the wrap up!

Finished this Week

Siege and Storm, and it was soooooo good!

Currently Reading

I've pushed everything else off to the side so that I can devour A Court of Mist and Fury, which should be no surprise.

Last Week

Sunday-- 12 2017 Debuts To Be Excited For (Part 2)

Monday-- May TBR

Wednesday-- Waiting on Wednesday: Caraval

Thursday-- Book Review: Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2)

This Week

Sunday-- College Journey: Things You Should Know (That I Was Told) Before Going Away To College

Tuesday-- Tag!

Wednesday-- Waiting on Wednesday

Saturday-- Wrap Up

And now a slight addition to this post!  I'm participating in the Comment Challenge which is being hosted by Alicia at a Kernal of Nonsense and Lonna at FLYLēF.  This actually looks like a bunch of fun and if you're interested, follow this link.

This challenge encourages interacting among bloggers and from what I understand you are set up with a partner and comment on each others blogs during the month you're paired together.  I've never done a challenge like this before and I'm really looking forward to all the interacting and making connections!  Basically, I just need more people to talk about books with and this is an awesome way to meet new people!  I intend to comment at least 10 times on my partners blog (though chances are it will be more) during the month of June to test out how this whole challenge goes.  I'd love to sign up for the other two months, as well (July and August).

I hope a bunch of you plan on signing up because it's going to be a lot of fun!

Anyway, hope this week goes well for all of you!