September Whispers // I WAS BUSY OKAY?! + Twitter LOVES me (?) + Cookies

I think September was secretly plotting on killing me, just sayin’.

Like hello what do you call –>

• drowning in homework
• getting sick and dying inside
• not blogging for a week
• not breathing BECAUSE NO TIME

I CALL IT ATTEMPT AT MURDER. Luckily I survived right? OTHERWISE, WHO WOULD LOOK AFTER MY CACTUS? October is a lot nicer to me because September was ACTUALLY SO MEAN TO ME. *glares*

I read 10 books! Which is surprising because school PRACTICALLY TOOK OVER MY LIFE? But I did a lot of reading on the weekend! Which was actually so great. I even got to breathe??

 

WHAT SHOULD I READ NEXT?

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater ★★★★★  // So magical and weird and I LOVED IT SO MUCH. And the writing was gorgeous and A D A M. So much love for this book.

Champion by Marie Lu ★★★★★  // My. Feels. Are. Crushed. I WILL NEVER BE OKAY AGAIN.

Cinder by Marissa Meyer ★★★★☆ // An amazing retelling! Enjoyed every moment of it.

Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moria Fowley-Doyle ★★★☆☆ // A little bit disappointed, not as good as The Accident Season but still super enjoyable.

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater ★★☆☆☆ // I AM SO SAD I DIDN’T LIKE THIS BOOK? SO SO DISAPPOINTING. and boring as well.

Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman  ★★★☆☆ // I CRY. So disappointing! Amazing ship but fell short on the sci-fi elements for me. #sadface

This Savage Song by V.E SCHWAB ★★★★★/// AGH AMAZING. I AM TRASH FOR ANYTHING SCHWAB WRITES.

Wonder by  R.J. Palacio // Okay?? Not sure what to think. Maybe I’ll like it? WHO KNOWS.

Vicious by V.E Schwab // My brother is reading this at the moment and HE LOVES IT. I have converted him to a Schwabian.

Bone Gap by Laura Ruby // Started this and it’s very simple. Can’t wait to continue!

Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner // Really excited to read this one since I loved The Serpent King

An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson ★★★★☆ // I actually liked this?? I DOn’T EVEN KNOW ANY MORE.

Starfish by Akemi Dawn ★★★★★ // AND IIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOUUUU

Oh hey, I WENT ON A UN-ANNOUNCED WEEK HIATUS. Haha, OOPS. Honestly? School gave me 686 homework that week and I didn’t even have time BECAUSE I WAS SO STRESSED, I hardly any time to even like to THINK ABOUT BLOGGING.

I also feel like my posts were of very little quality?? Like I just…Idk MAN. I feel like my stats are going downhill and I’m not putting that much effort into my posts anymore.

VERDICT: Not a very good blogging month.

I became more active on Goodreads! I made a lot of ‘friends’ and interacted a lot. WHich was kind of bad as well? because I wasted a lot of time on it as well and I HAD SCHOOL. And I shouldn’t have got so addicted. (ALSO FRIEND ME)

Lu interviewed me! BECAUSE SHE’S NICE LIKE THAT. It was like Cake queen and Ice cream queen AND IT WAS SO AWESOME.

I hit 1337 likes! Okay, don’t’ ask me why WordPress notifies me of these things? BUT YES THIS IS VERY COOL OKAY.

I decided to quit blog hopping and I WILL ONLY BE COMMENTING BACK. Apart from like my favorite 10 blogs, if you don’t comment on my blog, I won’t have time to check out your blog. When I have holidays I’ll check out your blog regardless but right now I have no time. SORRY GUYS.

I entered like 686 giveaways. #sorrynotsorry. I WILL PROBABLY NOT WINY ANY OF THEM but retweeting giveaway tweets is actually addicting. I need to stop okay. SOMEONE STOP ME.

One of my tweets went subtly viral. I THANK YOU, ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. EVEN my sister appreciates me okay??? I HONESTLY AM SQUEAKING THE FREAKING THE GEEKING OUT. LOVE YOU ALL.

STEPS ON BECOMING A WRITER
-complain
-buy notebooks that will never be used
-have plot bunnies eat your brain out
-waste time on twitter

— llsa (@WhisperOfInk) September 22, 2017

ALSO ACE OF SHADES. Sorry, I AM A MESS. Amanda Foody is giving so many teasers of her new book AND I JUST NEED IT. She is literal genius okay? I NEED THE BOOK RIGHT NOW OKAY?! I like NEED it in my HANDS. I’m dying. Send help. OR HER NEW BOOK PLEASE.

And look Cait @ Paper Fury FREAKING FOLLOWED MY TWITTER. I AM SO NOT FREAKING THE FLIP OUT OKAY?? I AM NOT OKAY. In other news, this gu with a blue tick followed me BUT I have no idea who he is SO LET’S STICK TO FANGIRLING OVER CAIT FOLLOWING ME. AGHAHA.

My blog design is being appreciated. But a reminder that I DID NOT DESIGN IT. All thanks go to Emily @ Books and Cleverness (link in my footer) for designing. STILL, THANK YOU RAIN FOR GIVING ME THIS AWARD. It means SO MUCH TO ME! 

I’m also on a Netgalley ban BECAUSE I NEED TO CATCH UP. Until 2018 I declare myself banned from requesting any books from NetGalley. I have so many ARC’s on there THAT I NEED TO READ like yesterday okay??

P O S T S

T W E E T S

THINGS WRITERS WANT TO HEAR:
-"I love your writing!"
-"Nap time!"
-"Free food!"
-"Here's a super cute notebook. Why don't you buy it?"

— llsa (@WhisperOfInk) September 24, 2017

B O O K W O R M S

• Cait @ Paper Fury listed 10 reasons you should read The Great library series. 
• Lu @ It’s Lu Again guides on how to recommend books 
• Mikaela @ The Well Thumbed Reader talks about reading diverse books 
• Madeline @ Reverie Pages informs us all about requesting ARC’s 
• Kellyn tells us why Writers should be bloggers 
• Dani @ A Perspective of a Writer shows us how to be more trustworthy book wormbook worm
• Elise @ The Bookish Actress gives us tips on how to write a good book review 
• Dragon Waffles WRITES AN AMAZING POST OKAY??
• Ju @ Blots of Ink & Words reviews Starfish

B L O G G I NG  &  O T H E R

• Abigail shares her bullet journal supply tips
• The Story Spong continues the amazing Sherlock/Writer post 
• Pages Unbound talks about how to reclaim your social media and sanity 
• Analee @ Book Snacks TELLS US HOW TO MAKE A BLOGGER’S DAY 
• Marie @ Drizzle and Hurricane shares how to stay on top of your commenting game.

E X C I T I N G   N E W S

• Leigh Bardugo announces her new book about King of Scars. I have no idea who Nikolai is WHICH IS WHY I NEED TO READ THE GRISHA TRILOGY.
• Caraval’s second book has a release date and cover! 
• Also the fourth Red Queen book has a title! Check it out here 
• The Death Cure Trailer is HERE!! I am so excited. THE TRAILER HAS ME PUMPED!

School kind of took over my life. Like kind of? Weekends were okay but honestly…? I JUST WAS SO STRESSED OKAY.

I didn’t do yoga? I went from Yogi Queen to the person who died. Hi, I disappoint myself so much.

I’m doing Nanowrimo soon!  I am actually really scared because this is my first time but I am really motivated and I have a plot and I really like it BUT I CAN’T TELL YOU much. I haven’t even started outlining. Send help.

I only managed to watch the first episode of GBBO and…?? It’s okay? LIKE THE PREsENTERS ARE PRETTY COOL; I like them. But I feel like Paul gives out too many handshakes and NO THEY SHOULD BE RARE?? And I haven’t had time to catch up with the rest of the episodes.

I ate a waffle.It tasted great, to be honest. I HAD NO ICE CREAM WHICH WAS TORTURE but it’s very cold here?? SO LIKE I don’t think ice cream was the best especially because I got ill.

I honestly didn’t do much apart from like…SCHOOL. I reserved a lot of library books and spent a lot of time emailing publishers for ARC’s but PEOPLE DON’T SHIP INTERNATIONAL AND I AM SAD

I baked cookies! Which was super fun AND THEY TASTED DELICIOUS OKAY??? I love baking.

And if my recaps couldn’t get any longer… OH WAIT THEY COULD. I’m going to add a quick section for goals. Since I’ve just started there’ll be done from last month because THEY DON’t ExIST.

{goals for next month}

• Reach 1350 followers (currently 1262 followers)
• Order Our Dark Duet and my Bullet Journal
• Buddy read ODD with Lu
• Post better quality posts
• Stick to my blogging schedule – no unplanned hiatus, please.
• hopefully, get accepted for at least ONE PHYSICAL ARC
• Read at least 8 books
• 3 of them should be from Netgalley
• STICK TO THE NETGALLEY BAN
• Stop procrastinating and do homework on time and NOT LAST MINUTE!!
• Prepare for Nano
• Have some ice cream excuse me

How was your September! TELL ME ALL THE THINGS. What was your favorite read? Did you do any exciting things? ARE YOU SCARED FOR NANOWRIMO TOO? What are your goals for next month? AND DID YOU HAVE ANY ICE CREAM?? (feel free to link me to your recaps!)