April + May Wrap-Up ft. Lots of Progress on my WIP, and Starting a BookTube

May being over means that School is over and summer is here (for most of us)! I honestly can’t believe half of 2021 is already gone, like, where did it even go? I read tons of new books, and discovered so many new favourites as well! Even though these two months were really productive for me personally, there was a lockdown here because of the pandemic, and we weren’t allowed to step outside our homes! I chatted with my friends a ton online, which is why my screen time went super high 📈📈 (much to my mum’s annoyance) hahaha. 

I also created a BookTube(!!) I’m so excited to see where that’ll go, and you can find my channel here as well as the post I introduced it in over here! It would mean so much to me if you could subscribe! Because I’m not on Twitter or Insta, it would also mean the world to me if you could share the link in a short tweet or something! I’ve been spending a ton of time editing and filming, so anything would be appreciated 🥺🤍

I’ve also been watching a ton of anime (because my friends pressured me into it hehe) but oh my god I’ve fallen in love. Jujutsu Kaisen is so amazing, and I love all the characters so so much! The plot is also everything and ahhhhh idk how to explain but I just love it so much. I’m also watching One Punch Man because one of my friends is completely obsessed, and it’s also so funny omg!

Books that I finished reading in the past 2 months

The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, #1) by Roshani Chokshi: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ [5 stars]
The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves, #2) by Roshani Chokshi: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 [4.5 stars]
The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 [4.5 stars]
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ [5 stars]

Gourmet Hound by Leehama: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ [5 stars]
Ace of Shades (The Shadow Game, #1) by Amanda Foody: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ [4 stars]
Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 [4.5 stars]
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 [4.5 stars]

Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ [5 stars]
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson: ⭐⭐⭐ [3 stars]
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 [4.5 stars]
The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 [4.5 stars]

In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ [4 stars]
The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ [4 stars]
The Other Side of Perfect by Mariko Turk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ [4 stars]
The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 [4.5 stars]

Sister of the Bollywood Bride by Nandini Bajpai: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ [4 stars]
Heartstopper, Volume Four (Heartstopper, #4) by Alice Oseman: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ [4.5 stars]
Like Home by Louisa Onomé: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 [4.5 stars]
Heartstopper: The Mini-Comics by Alice Oseman: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 [4.5 stars]

The Ivies by Alexa Donne: ⭐⭐⭐.5 [3.5 stars]
Follow Your Arrow by Jessica Verdi: ⭐⭐⭐.5 [3.5 stars]
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead: ⭐⭐ [2 stars]
City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) by Cassandra Clare: ⭐⭐.5 [RE-READ: 2.5 stars]

Books I started reading this month, but couldn’t finish, and will finish next month!

My favourite posts from April and May…

In these two months, I posted a lot, and also did a bunch of blog tours, so instead of linking to all the posts I published, I’m just going to link to my favourites of the month!

Book Discussion: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong. These Violent Delights is one of my favourite books. Ever. So when I started writing the review, I honestly couldn’t stop, but, I think I managed to convey all my love for the book in this post!

ARC Review: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston. One Last Stop was one of my favourite reads this month, and I’m so grateful to have been able to read an early copy! It was super fun writing the review for it too!

Other’s Posts I Loved Reading!! (I’m so glad to have this section being huge again hehe) 💘

• Amanda gives us a list of diverse books with magical competitions! 🧚🏻‍♀️
• Katie does the unpopular opinion book tag! 🔖
• Cherelle reviews Skyhunter by Marie Lu – and has a beautiful graphic re-design! 😍
• Becky rebranded her blog to ‘Simply It’s Blue’, and I’m loving the new design! 🥰
• Abby reviews Requiem, When We Were Infinite and Concrete Rose! 📖
• Ruby discusses From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata, and I NEED it now! ⛸
• Prutha reviews Counting Down With You by Tashie Bhuiyan! 😌
• Saima tells us her favourite thrillers, along with some anticipated releases! 😱
• Tiffany interviews Sarah Suk, the author of Made in Korea! 🇰🇷
• Naemi does a cover battle and compares US and German book covers! 📕
• Belle does the Stuck at Home book tag, and answers the prompts with some Asian reads! 🏡
• Birdie tells us her most anticipated releases for June 2021! 🌠
• Emma is BACK, and I cannot wait to see what she has in store for us! 👀
• Cosette reviews How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao! 🏫
• Diya recommends upcoming releases from Muslim Authors, and I cannot wait to read all the wonderful desi stories from the list! 💞
• Thya recommends 14 upcoming South Asian contemporaries – and every book on the list has gone straight to my TBR! ✨
• Julianna is also back from her hiatus, and I can’t wait to read more of her content! 🐉
• Kate gives us a list of Asian Adult Fantasy books to check out! 📔
• Sara reviews Tokyo Ever After and Last Chance Books – two of my most anticipated releases! 👑
• Aarushi gives us books to read for AAPI heritage month! 🌏
• Sarah does the anti-tbr tag! ❌
• Beck gives us a little update, and reminds us that she’s alive! 👻
• Gauri reviews Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé! ♠
• Kaya works on making her blog more accessible for everyone! ❤️
• Caitlyn reviews The Ivies by Alexa Donne! 👩🏻‍🎓
• Celina reviews Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid! 🥂
• Quinn shares with us her beautiful reading journal set-up for April! ✍🏻
• Thea reviews Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers! 🍯
• Jessica uploads a quarterly wrap-up on their blog! 🗓
• Cas reviews The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He! 🌊
• Leo reviews These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong! 🔫
• Jayati celebrates three years of blogging! 🎉
• Kay gives us a guide to the GrishaVerse! 🦌
• Sidhant launches his blog – Upon the Book Tower! 🗼
• Janhavi also launches her gorgeous blog – Literary and Lavender (Now called – A Cottage of Words)! 🌷
• Mary tells us all the books she would like to read in June! 🗓
• Chiara reviews the readerly app! 💻
• Rania discusses down syndrome and autistic representation in YA 📚
• Rachel does a discussion on the role of parents in MG fantasy! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
• Jan reviews These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong, and I loved reading her thoughts! 🥀
• Isha reviews Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar! 👭
• Jenna does a ton of mini reviews! 🧁
• Riddhi wins the Outstanding Blogger Award! ✨
• Sofii tells us about some books releasing in June! 📅
• Bertie discusses Ableism in books as well as the community! 💖
• Maya analyses sibling relationships in literature, and movies! 🎥
• Phoenix discusses spoilers in books! 🤡
• April replaces snakes on YA book covers with Milo the Goat 🐐
• Sarah reviews Zara Hossain is Here by Sabina Khan! 👧🏻
• Saniya reviews Made in Korea by Sarah Suk! 🇰🇷
• Ash reviews The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman! 🗡
• Jawahir gives us books to read based on our Grisha orders (and I’m loving all the recs)! 🤍
• Stephen reviews the Shadow & Bone TV Show! 📺
• Madeline also reviews the Shadow & Bone adaptation! 🔪
• Elli compares the main love interests of Rory in Gilmore Girls! 👯‍♀️
• Chelsea reviews Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo! 🐺
• Maeve gives us some fun writing exercises to use while working on our WIPs! 📝
• Sara reviews one of my favourite books – Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales! 📜
• Karla shares her experience of going to the Shadow & Bone meet and greet! 🤗
• Amy gives us a list of her favourite books with purple on the cover! 💜
• Allison reviews What’s Not to Love by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka! 💘
• Nehal hit 500 followers and changed her blog name (no, it wasn’t a dare this time)! 😉
• Sophie reviews Dominicana by Angie Cruz! 🌎
• Ashmita hit 1,000 followers on her blog, and does an AMA! ❓
• Ursa matches Oscar looks to book covers! 🎭
• Brooke reviews Wings of Ebony by J. Elle, and I found myself nodding along to her review! 🖤
• Jiyoon launches her beautiful blog, and also gives us upcoming releases by Asian authors that should be on our radars! 🤍
• Sam tells us 5 AAPI Fantasy releases she wants to read ASAP! 🐲
• Ritz ALSO reviews These Violent Delights, and I’m so happy to see one of my favourite books receiving so much love! 🥀
• Victoria gives us tips to stop procrastireading when we have other stuff to do! 📗
• Ivy reviews Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas! 🌹
• Nae participates in the Asian Readathon! 💖
• Kimberly reviews Shine by Jessica Jung! 🎙
• Emma shares her thoughts on the Shadow & Bone TV Series! 🐐
• Aanya talks about how the word ‘Bookworm’ is not an insult! 🐛
• Bella gives us 5 reasons to read Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala! 💀
• Eleanor tells us 5 AAPI authors she wants to read more books from! 📙
• Sumedha (beautifully!) reviews One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston! 🚄
• Alienor gives us a list of series she has no intention of finishing! 😌
• Kim also participates in the Asian Readathon! 💛
• Susana does a 100 followers Q&A! 💯
• Kayla also does a 100 followers Q&A! 💯
• Peanutbuttersandwiches_ has a few announcements to make! 📢
• Mehek published some lovely mini reviews! 💞
• Emily tells us her favourite books of the year (so far)! ⭐
• Julie Anna shares with us her reading and bullet journal set-ups! ✍🏻
• Joy introduces brand new (and completely gorgeous) bookmarks and journals! 🔖
• Ruby has a discussion on how we create bookish content! 💻
• Cherry does the Sunshine Blogger Award! 🌻
• M reviews The Wild Ones by Nafiza Azad! 🌷
• Koo reviews Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee! 🚢
• Trisha does the aesthete blogger award! 🌼
• Alison reviews Markswoman by Rati Mehrotra! 🏹
• Olivia reviews The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons! 🏈
• Asic discusses plagiarism, and what’s right and wrong! 🖥
• Grace reviews The Girl and the Goddess by Nikita Gill! ✨
• Lana does her first ever blog tour, and she’s already a pro! 📓
• Wren discusses toxic relationships in literature! ♥️
• Siena gives us Greek myth retellings to read for if we liked The Song of Achilles and Circe 💙
• Rhi is BACK and she is the best, so go show her some love! 💕

Blog Statistics!

Note: Before I start, I just want to make it clear that this is for my own reference, and only so I can see how my blog has grown.

• Months on WordPress: 10 (since August, 2020). Inactive for first 2 months.
• Follower Count: 455
• Amount of likes received: 4,114
• Amount of comments received: 1,672
• Number of posts: 55

• Shadow and Bone: The casting was perfect, and I love all my Crows to death 🥺🥺
• Jujutsu Kaisen: This was SO much better than I expected it to be omg I LOVE all the characters and their relationships, and the plot, and honestly everything about this anime so much 🥺🥺
• Big Shot: This was so much fun! It’s not over yet, but I love watching the new episodes with my family every Friday!
• The Half of It: Yes, I sobbed, what about it???????
• Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: Only because my mum said that it was a part of Indian culture and practically forced me to watch it hehe it was a RIDE 🙈
• Space Jam (1996): All my brothers choice
• Tom & Jerry The Movie (2021): Again, all my brothers choice

• I said this earlier as well, but, I created a BookTube!!
• School got over on the 9th of June, and we’re all free for over two months!
• I did a bunch of shopping hauls to celebrate the end of school, and bought some really aesthetic clothes, and a ton of other stuff!
• This isn’t really that big, but I worked a LOT on planning my WIP, and even wrote a bit! Below is a small snippet from my writing that I’m confident with hehe 👀 I’m also writing buddies with Katie and Birdie, and I’m so excited to read bits of their WIPs, because they sound lovely! I had the fortune to read a little bit of Katie’s, and I am IN LOVE!!

Goals from the past month

• Catch up on my ARCs ✅
• Read at least 8 books ✅
• Keep up with ‘Reader’ ✅
• Go blog hopping!! ✅
• Work more on my WIP ✅

Goals for the next month

• Catch up on my ARCs
• Work on scheduling posts before time to reduce stress!!
• Keep up with ‘Reader’
• Go blog hopping!!
• Work more on my WIP
• Be productive!!!! during the summer
• Work on my BookTube as well as my blog!

How was your April and May? Did you find any new favourites? Did you start anything new and exciting, or get a break from School/Uni?

I now also have an Amazon Wishlist filled with very very very cheap books that you can use to help support me and my content further!<3