June Whispers // Everything’s fine! Uh, No it’s not actually; a reading slump, procastination, and being an overall exhausted mess™

June was literally such an overwhelming month.

Some of it was super fun!! Most of it was SUPER tiring!! A lot of it was literally torturing!! And did I mention it was SO tiring? Agh, I’m SO TIRED.

I probably should be doing about 9 homeworks right now but honestly, I just need to calm down after the whirlwind that was June. Someone let me have a nap, please.

Honestly, I don’t even know if THAT MUCH happened in June but I just feel so tired and exhausted and A MESS and I FeEl LiKe WrItInG LiKe ThIs FoReVeR.

I read 2 books this month. T W O books! Well done Ilsa. WELL DONE. I really thought I was out of my slump, but I guess I was wrong. However, I don’t feel slumpy?!

It’s more that I’m just so busy or tired I haven’t had the time or energy to pick up a book. So while I’m quite disappointed in myself, I’m not feeling TOO bad about it because hey! Life gets in the way and that is okay.  Not that I’m panicking about the 2018 reading challenge and how I’m EIGHT books behind. shhhh.

Not The Girls You’re Looking For by Aminah Mae Safi [rating to come!] // Oops, this was a very “meh” book for me, honestly didn’t care, however, I appreciated how flawed and realistic the characters are!! [review]

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller [rating to come] // I didn’t cry or feel anything and I expected to BUT it was really enjoyable and addicting!! [review]

I love how both of these don’t have proper reviews and no ratings!! I really am 1) lazy and 2) indecisive. 🙂

I received 10 books this month!  Considering last month, where I GOT ONE BOOK, I’m really happy I’m getting more book mail again. Book mail makes me happy okay!? “So many books but such little time” is becoming more and more true by the day.

I really wanted to post more this month but I only posted twice. I KNOW!! I’m supposed to be super chill about blogging but there were posts I wanted to write but just didn’t and I lowkey hate myself for that but EVERYTHING’S FINE.

It’s really not hahahahah…*descends into madness*

I am the best teen blogger out there. JUUUUSTT KIDDING. But a lot of people appreciate my blog according to The Book Blogger Awards hosted by Joce.  and I’m so happy!! Also, people think my blog design is really nice (i didn’t design it guys!!)

I missed my tour stop for Not The Girls You’re Looking For. I was supposed to post a review on the 22nd of June but…I did not. To be honest, I had been so busy and unable to write a review and plus I think my rating is going to be under 3 stars soooo. *sips tea*

BLOGS

Oh my gosh, I really cannot be bothered to do this. It’s so important to appreciate blogs, at least that’s what I think, but it is a lot of effort, I have no idea how people keep up with it all!

• Everyone’s MID YEAR BOOK FREAK OUT TAGS were amazing, I enjoyed every one of them (from my feed!)
• Ju @ Paperblots talks to us about her new WIP!! screaming
• Elise @ the bookish actress talks about how fiction saved her life. this is what you call good quality content because it’s written from the heart
• Joanna @ starburnt reads talks about A Thousand Perfect Notes. honestly, I’m just living for the Kermit Images.
• Lu @ Lu Reads discusses ARCs and I literally love all her ramblings  I would read anything that Lu writes 100% serious
• May @ Forever and Everly talks about how they struggle with rating books and I literally relate so much oh my gosh!!  Their posts are literally always perfection, fight me. 
• Ju @ Paper Blots also posted about some upcoming Asian fantasies and I’m so pumped!
• Em @ Run Away with Dream Thieves reviews the beautiful book Legendary and it is such a gorgeous review; do we expect anything else from the queen of reviewing?

NEWS (more like cover reveals)

Honestly, there’s not much for this apart from the fact there has been some cover reveals!!

I love literally every cover here; they are all so pretty. (Though I lowkey hate the King Of Fools Cover BUT I am Foody Trash and I don’t speak badly about her.)

• Oh my gosh can someone write this section for me I am going to be dead after I finish.
• I finally went to my writing contest Finals!! I didn’t win (which I expected but I am still incredibly proud of getting into the Final 50 out of 100,000 entries like WOAH.) But it was SO fun!
• I met a few celebrities (kind of??) while I was there! I got to see Bastille live!! And two random other singers eh. And then I met Mary Watson Amanda Abbington (from Sherlock!! MY FAVE SHOW EVER OMG), and it was great! And then I got Malorie Blackman’s autograph and got to tell her how much I loved her books as a child and it was amazing!! I also got to meet David Walliams and Dara O Brien!!
• It was a really tiring but amazing day full of so much fun and happiness.  I sound so calm here but I literally freaked out about everything and fangirled so hard
• What else happened? My memory would like to take a nap for 3 years
• A few days later, Ramadan ended and it was Eid! We celebrated for the full 3 days which we hardly ever do haha. On the first day, we did our Eid Prayer, went to our cousin’s house and met all our family. It wasn’t that bad because out cousins had Nintendo switch so I just played on that for a bit. After that, I went to a dessert place which was really nice and I ordered a waffle!! (with ice cream of course)
• On the second day, we went a sort of funfair/rides place. It was like an Eid Festival and the rides were really fun and I also got ice cream that day plus chips. It was a really fun day out with my family and I hung out at the park later.
• The last day, I went shopping which wasn’t too special but I got to spend a lot of money and I bought a book which was exciting.
• A week ago, it was one of my friend’s last day because she was moving houses veeerryyy far away 😦. I had never had to deal with saying goodbye to a friend so quickly and suddenly and I felt super sad because she was so awesome and great. We still keep in touch though!
• There was like a sale/celebration thing at our school which was fun! An ice cream van came into our school and different classes were selling different things like milkshakes and cupcakes and there was a barbeque. It was a super chill and fun day!
• It was my birthday! It was Ramadan though so we didn’t do anything special (the celebration just got smushed together with Eid since the events were so close together). I got a box of chocolates to open my fast with though which is always fun.
• I got LOADS of presents which I’m so grateful for. Here’s a mini haul. (Though I can’t show you this really nice email I got as a birthday present in a photo I’m sorry)
• The weather is so good and sunny so that means lots of ice cream!! I’m loving all the vibes of summer ahhh. Just sitting, with music on, the fan in the background, reading a book, eating ice cream. Everything about summer apart from the sweat just makes me so happy. I’m not sure if I have Season Affectional Disorder (SAD) but Summer always makes me feel so good!! Unlike Winter 🙂
• Honestly, maybe not that much happened in June but the workload from school; all these events and social interactions; after school activities; just feeling so tired and being overwhelmed has lead to me being such a mess ahh.
• We also baked a lot of cookies at home. My sister actually made them and there’s nothing like home-baked chocolate chip cookies!!!
• THERE’S LESS THAN A MONTH LEFT OF SCHOOL. I’m so happy! I and my friends are already making summer plans together and like just yes!! I want a school to be over and to never return!!
• The World Cup is happening! I haven’t been watching it much (I watched England V Belgium. EDIT: WELL ENGLAND WON AGAINST COLUMBIA AND IM SO HAPPY!! YASSSS) but I do try and keep up with who’s won what match and whatever. It’s so great to see people so invested in it though?!

{goals from last month}

• have fun!! ✔❌ yeah but also really stressed as well so?!
• Read 3 Physical ARCs ❌  hahah
• Post at least five times ❌  what the hell was I thinking???
• READ NOT THE GIRLS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PLS✔
• WORK ON YOUR DAMN NOVEL ❌❌
• Request ARCs ❌
• Post a review on my blog✔
• Uh that is it literally it haha?! I don’t have much goals.

I literally failed basically every goal WOW. I’m so proud of myself!!!

{goals for july}

• Try not be as stressed as I was in June!
• DO HOMEWORKS BEFORE 6:00pm every day. No excuses.
• Have fun!! Enjoy yourself. Try not to get too anxious about things.
• Read 3 Physical ARCs
• READ 7 books AT LEAST.
• Make some personal plans for summer
• Make a new blogging friend!!
• Blog hop at least once a week
• Post 2 posts at least
• Reach 1700 followers on my blog
• Write in your journal at least once a week!

HOW THAT JUNE TBR WENT?!

So I made a June TBR of TWO BOOKS. I FAILED. Really, REALLY bad. I was supposed to read The Book of Dust and A Thousand Splendid Suns! AND I COULDN’T EVEN DO THAT. Whoops.

So I’m not going to make a TBR for July because that clearly didn’t work for me.

• I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE AFTER JULY SCHOOL IS OVER. I’m so incredibly excited oh my gosh. This academic year has gone so fast and I’m almost scared about how much has changed and so quickly. This year has been very…eventful but I think an overall okay academic year but I definitely changed a lot.
• The end of the school year is going to be super busy but I’m so excited because I always feel like it’s such a great time of the year with friends!!
• Basically, lots of fun school stuff and summer holidays are all that’s gonna be on my mind next month!!

Are you watching the World Cup? How many books did you read this month and what was your favourite? How was June, can you believe half of 2018 is already over?! Do monthly TBR’s work for you or not? Tell me about your June in the comments; I’d love to chat!