hey there! wait what july is over already?! 😯😯 time shouldn’t be moving that quickly. well anyway, here’s this month’s wrap up, which will mostly consist of me rambling about life, books, music, and art.
art
both june and july have been months of a LOT of reading and a LOT of art. i guess since this is summer vacation for me, i have a lot of time for spending time on my hobbies. i’ve certainly improved a lot this summer thanks to all the time i have. i’m proud of the improvement i’ve made! check out this post to see some of my recent art pieces. i’ve also made a couple of sketches and doodles. these aren’t full fledged art pieces, but i’m still proud of them and i’ll share them with you guys.
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they’re nothing amazing, just things i did for practice and for fun.
anyways time for the book reviews of this month!
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books
i’ve already done a few book reviews in this month. here are the links to them.
books i’ve read this month.
- They Both Die At The End
- The Hate You Give
- Not My Problem
- We Are Not From Here
- We Are Not Free
i’ve dont reviews for the first three, but now it’s time to do my review for the last two!
We Are Not From Here: By: Jenny Torres Sanchez
This is the book summary from goodreads:
“A ripped-from-the-headlines novel of desperation, escape, and survival across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Pulga, Chico, and Pequeña have no false illusions about the town they’ve grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Though their families–both biological and found–create a warm community for them, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the three teens know they have no choice but to run: for the border, for the hope of freedom, and for their very lives.
Crossing from Guatemala through Mexico with their eyes on the U.S. border, they follow the route of La Bestia, a system of trains that promise the hope of freedom–if they are lucky enough to survive the harrowing journey. With nothing but the bags on their backs and the desperation that courses through their very veins, Pulga, Chico, and Pequeña know that there’s no turning back, dangerous though the road ahead might be.
In this story inspired by real–and current–events, the plight at our southern border is brought to life.”
my review: this is such a great book! i love it so much! it is so realistic and easy to imagine this actually happening to someone. i would definitely reccomend reading this! here is my star rating.
We Are Not Free: By: Traci Chee
here is a book summary from goodreads- not written by me.
“We Are Not Free, is the collective account of a tight-knit group of young Nisei, second-generation Japanese American citizens, whose lives are irrevocably changed by the mass U.S. incarcerations of World War II.
Fourteen teens who have grown up together in Japantown, San Francisco.
Fourteen teens who form a community and a family, as interconnected as they are conflicted.
Fourteen teens whose lives are turned upside down when over 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry are removed from their homes and forced into desolate incarceration camps.
In a world that seems determined to hate them, these young Nisei must rally together as racism and injustice threaten to pull them apart.”
my review: this book was great! it’s funny how the title is so similar to the first book. but anyway i think this is definitely worth a read and you should check it out! here is my star rating.
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music
here are some of my ✨favorite✨ songs from this month! i won’t be sharing my spotify account for privacy reasons, but here is a list of songs. i’ve been obsessed with conan gray’s new album Superache, so you’ll be seeing a lot of conan in there.
- people watching – conan gray
- astronomy – conan gray
- disaster – conan gray
- jigsaw – conan gray
- breakfast – dove cameron
- don’t blame me – taylor swift
- dandelions – ruth b.
- if we have each other – alec benjamin
- water fountain – alec benjamin
- happening again – katherine li
- sunroof – nicky youre, dazy
that’s it for my favorite songs of this month!
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goals ✨
here are some of my goals for the month of august! let’s see if i accomplished them in my august wrap up!
- listen to lots of good music and find great new songs
- be kind! to everyone you know.
- schedule some posts, and get ahead with your blogging schedule
- talk to lots of new people, and make new friends
- make a few doodles
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alright that’s it for this post! i hope you enjoyed this month’s wrap up! i’ll see y’all later, bye!
what are some fun things you did this month? what are your goals for august? let me know in the comments!
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