Quarterly Recap: July-September

It’s October, one of my favorite months of the year. The weather is finally cooling down on my end, which is something I always look forward to. But, I digress. October also means that it’s time to take a look back at the past three months and, as always, I’m starting with reviews.

July, August, and September Reviews...

• Clock Striker Volume 2: The Sharing Society by Issaka Galadima and Frederick L. Jones
• Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker
• Devil Is Fine John Vercher
• Give Me Something Good To Eat by D.W. Gillespie
• Holly Horror: The Longest Night by Michelle Jabès Corpora
• It Came From The Trees by Ally Russell
• In The Shadow of the Fall by Tobi Ogundiran
• Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi

Other July, August, and September Blog Posts....

• What I've Been Listening To (September)
• I Listened to Paradise State of Mind by Foster the People
• I Listened to Imaginal Disk by Magdalena Bay
• I Listened to What Happened to the Heart? by Aurora 
• I Listened to Megan by megan Thee Stallion 
• Short Stories I Read In June
• Quarterly Recap April-June
• I Listened to Born in the Wild by Tems
• Short Stories I Read in August
• I Listened to Brat by Charli XCX
• I Watched The Invitation (2022)
• I Listened to Dopamine by Normani

Looking forward, the holiday season is here, so I have nothing specific for this portion of the post.

Quarterly Recap: April-June

It’s the beginning of July. I can’t believe I already had to write that sentence, but here we are. And because it’s the seventh month of 2024, it means it’s time for another quarterly recap, where I take a look back at the blog post from the past three months as well as a brief look at what’s coming up. As always I’m starting with reviews.

April, May, and June Reviews...

• What Fire Brings by Rachel Howzell Hall
• The Manicurist's Daughter by Susan Lieu
• The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
• The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo
• Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel: Technology and Invention in the Middle Ages by Frances and Joseph Gies

Other April, May, and June Blog Posts....

• I Watched Marry My Husband (2024)
• Short Stories I Read in May
• What I've Been Listening To + Upcoming Albums
• Short Stories I Read In April
• I Listened to What Now by Brittany Howard
• I Listened to Found Heaven by Conan Gray
• Quarterly Recap: January-March
• I Listened to World Wide Whack by Tierra Whack
• I Listened to Act ii: Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé
• What I've Been Listening To (April)

Looking ahead this month, I have a couple of music related posts as well as reviews for some books releasing this month. So keep an eye out for that content.

Up next, I have a good selection of ARCs to read, including one of my most anticipated releases of the year from one of my favorite authors.

And in terms of gaming, the last Nintendo Direct brought some surprises and slightly expanded the list of games I’m looking forward to in the last half of 2024. Tales of the Shire (the Lord of the Rings farming sim), and The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, the new 2D game set in Hyrule, where you get to play as Zelda, according to the trailer.

Quarterly Recap: January-March

It’s April and officially time for the first quarterly recap of the year. In this post, you’ll find links to reviews and other posts that have appeared on Our Thoughts Precisely from January to the end of March. As always, I’m starting with reviews.

January, February, and March Reviews...

• On Rereading The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
• Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
• Bumps in the Night by Amalie Howard
• About The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
• The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
• About Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

Other January, February, and March Posts...

• I'm Back + Most Anticipated Releases of 2024
• Happy New Year!
• Short Stories I Read in December
• I Watched Pokémon Concierge!
• Favorite Recipes Ice Cream + a Sorbet
• Short Stories I Read in February
• I Listened to Girl With No Face by Allie X
• What I've Been Listening To
• Upcoming Music I'm Waiting For!

Looking ahead, I don’t have any specific plans for the next three months, other than continuing my goal for the year of finishing some of the series I started from what feels like ages ago.

Upcoming posts this month and beyond include more music reviews. The first quarter of the year has been busy with new music from Beyoncé, Brittany Howard, Tierra Whack, and more. And yet, there’s more on the horizon to look forward to.

Book wise, I have a nonfiction review that will be posted to the blog later this month. 

Quarterly Recap: July-September

I can hardly believe it’s already ten months into 2023, but the calendar doesn’t lie. And, since it is October, it’s also time for another quarterly recap. As always, I’m starting with reviews.

July, August, and September reviews...

• A Study In Drowning by Ava Reid
• The Woman in the Castello by Kelsey James
• Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans by Isi Hendrix
• Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo
• Holly Horror by Michelle Jabès Corpora 
• Totally Psychic by Brigid Martin
• Field of Screams by Wendy Parris
• What Never Happened by Rachel Howzell Hall
• The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander
• Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno Garcia
• The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett

Other July, August, and September posts...

• What I've Been Listening To Lately
• Short Stories I Read in August
• Short Stories I Read In July
• Short Stories I Read In June
• Quarterly Recap: April-June

Looking ahead…as we enter this holiday season, I’m just going to enjoy the rest of the year without really making any specific plans. My annual (and extended) break from the blog is coming up. But this is also brought to you in part by the fact that two of my most highly anticipated games released in September. I only have Fae Farm so far, and it's proving to be very fun but also distracting. I'm also looking to get Mineko's Night Market eventually.

For TV shows...I'm looking forward to the second season of Surrealestate, which premiers on SyFy tonight at ten p.m.. Who else is going to be watching?

In terms of books, this month I’m going to be reviewing Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate Pearsall, and the third installment of one of my favorite cozy mysteries series as well. It’s called The Fatal Folio by Elizabeth Penney, so keep an eye out for that too.

 

Quarterly Recap: April-June

Welcome! It’s July…already, and I feel like the year is flying by. It's already time for the second Quarterly Recap of 2023. This time, I’m covering blog posts that have appeared on the blog from April through June. As always, I’m starting with reviews…

April, May, and June Reviews...

• The Cult of We: We Work, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion by Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell
• The Book of Gems by Fran Wild
• Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
• The Border Keeper by Kerstin Hall
• Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
• Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell
• The Thorns Remain by J.J.A. Harwood
• Breakup From Hell by Anna Davila Cardinal
• A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross

**Note: Weekly memes (like Music Monday and The Friday 56 + Book Beginnings, can be searched with their labels: Music Monday, The Friday 56 & Book Beginnings)**

Other April, May, and June blog posts...

• Short Stories I Read in May
• Upcoming Music I'm Waiting For
• Short Stories I Read In April
• So I Played Ooblets
• Short Stories I Read In March
• So...I Played Aggro Crab's Going Under
• I Listened to So Much (For) Stardust by Fall Out Boy
• Quarterly Recap: January-March

Looking ahead, I’m pretty excited for the ARCs I’m going to be reading in the next couple of months. I won’t say too much here, but some of them are much anticipated sequels or new books from some of my favorite authors.

In July, there’s a new book by Silvia Moreno-Garcia coming out, plus I’ve finally gone back and read the beginning of the Discworld series.

As far as games, I'm slowly working my way through the Subnautica games. But, mostly, I’m knee-deep in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This game is massive, and I feel like I haven’t even scratched the surface of the story or the areas available to explore yet. But, I’m having so much fun.

Quarterly Recap: January-March

It’s already four months into 2023, so it’s time for the first quarterly recap of the year. Not going to lie, I almost forgot that I needed to put together one of these posts. Ironically, it was on first of April (April Fools’ Day) that I happened to watch something that gave me a much needed reminder. As always, starting with reviews….

January Reviews:

• The Keeper's Six by Kate Elliott
• Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

February Reviews:

• Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees
• Clock Striker by Issaka Galadima and Fredrick L. Jones
• Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton

March Reviews:

• The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan
• Four Parties and a Funeral by Maria DiRico
• The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland
• A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

Other January Posts:

• I Listened to: December Music Roundup
• Hello, I'm Back + Some 2023 Stuff I'm Looking Forward to

Other February Posts:

• Short Stories I Read In January
• So, I Watched Matilda the Musical

Other March Posts:

• Short Stories I Read In February
• I Listened to a Reckoning by Kimbra
• I Listened to 1 by the NYChillharmonic

Looking ahead, I really don’t have any specific plans for the next three months, besides trying to get out of the reading slump I’m currently in. Anyway, some of the reviews this month include two HarperCollins titles that are finally going live on the blog, a highly anticipated album, and my thoughts about a video game that I played toward the end of March.

Quarterly Recap: July-September

It’s October, a.k.a one of my favorite months. It’s also time for the last quarterly recap of the year. And included below are links to posts that have appeared on the blog through July, August, and September.

July Reviews:

• Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall by Alexandra Lange
• The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• Death by Bubble Tea by Jennifer J. Chow

August Reviews:

• Blog Tour & ARC Review: Daybreak on Raven Island by Fleur Bradley 
• Holiday Heroine by Sarah Kuhn
• The Cartographers by Peng Sherhperd 
• The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim
• Suburban Hell by Maureen Kilmer
• A Treacherous Tale by Elizabeth Penney

September Reviews:

• Lakesedge by Lyndal Clipstone
• In The Shadow Garden by Liz Parker

Other July Posts:

• I Listened to Dawn FM by The Weeknd
• Short Stories I Read in June
• I Listened to The Beginning of the End by Les Friction
• Quarterly Recap: April-June

Other August Posts: 

• I Listened to Special by Lizzo
• Short Stories I Read In July
• I Listened to Supernova by Nova Twins

Other September Posts:

• I Listened to: August Music Roundup 
• Short Stories I Read In August
• What I've Been Watching + Upcoming Movies & TV Shows

Looking ahead, I always use October as an excuse to rewatch old favorites—I think it’s time to watch Over The Garden Wall again too. Otherwise, there are a lot of new movies/TV series I’m looking forward to, which I explained in a post HERE.

There's no Short Story post this month. And as far as books, I’ve prepared reviews for two books themed perfectly for October. Plus, Adri and I are going to have a reading list for spooky novels, similar to the one we did last year. I’m also going to be participating in #Peachtober on Instagram. I likely won’t do the full prompt list, because I prefer to keep a laid-back approach to art related challenges (I’ll see how many I get to).

Quarterly Recap: April-June

It’s July, so it’s time for the second quarterly recap of 2022. As always, I’m starting with the reviews that have appeared on Our Thoughts Precisely in the last three months.

April Reviews:

• A River Enchanted Rebecca Ross
• Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega 

May Reviews:

• We Free The Stars by Hafsah Faizal
• The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah 
• Shadow Grave by Marina Cohen
• Monsters in the Mist by Juliana Brandt

June Reviews:

• A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
• Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
• Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert

Other April Posts:

• Short Stories I Read In March
• I Listened to Crash by Charli XCX
• Thought Corner: What I've Been Watching
• Quarterly Recap: January-March
• Break Notice

Other May Posts:

• I Played Horizon: Forbidden West
• I Listened to Serpentina by Banks

Other June Posts:

• I Listened to Hypnos by Ravyn Lenae
• I Listened to Harry's House by Harry Styles
• Short Stories I Read in May

Looking ahead, I don’t have any plans. I was exposed to someone who had covid and, at the beginning of June, I got sick. I’m feeling better now, but the whole thing just kind of derailed my month.

As for upcoming posts, I’m reviewing two of my most anticipated releases of this month and a recent (and favorite) nonfiction read. And, for later in July, there will be a post dedicated to Dawn FM by The Weeknd. Also, Adri is taking over one of the Friday weekly memes post, as well as talking about one of her favorite bands.  

Quarterly Recap: January-March

 

It’s already April, so it’s time for the first quarterly recap of the year. As always, I’m starting with reviews. 

January Reviews:

• Crimes and Covers by Amanda Flower
• Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
• The Appeal by Janice Hallett

February Reviews:

• Washington Square by Henry James
• Daughters of Chivalry by Kelcey Wilson-Lee

March Reviews:

• All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie
• A Thousand Steps Into Night by Tracie Chee
• A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

Other January Posts:

• I Listened to Pop?, Rap?, and R&B? by Tierra Whack
• Happy New Year! It's 2022!
• I'm Back
• Most Anticipated Books & Music of 2022

Other February Posts:

• Short Stories I Read in January
• I Listened to Caprisongs by FKA Twigs
• I Listened to The Gods We Can Touch by Aurora 

Other March Posts:

• Short Stories I Read in February
• Upcoming Music I'm Waiting For (Part 2)
• I Listened to Motordrome by MØ

Looking ahead, I’m probably going to reread The Cruel Prince sometime in the next three months. It’s one of my blogging goals to finally finish that series. It’s been a while since I read it, and I want to refresh my memory of how the trilogy starts before I move on to The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing. I also want to read The Purgatorio, the second part of The Divine Comedy.

Some upcoming reviews in May and June include Melissa Albert’s next young adult novel, Our Crooked Heats, as well as Shadow Grave by Marina Cohen, and Monsters in the Mist by Juliana Brandt.

Quarterly Recap: July-September

It’s October 1st, and the spooky season is officially upon us. It’s also time for the last quarterly recap of 2021, as the feature takes a break in December when we post our favorites lists before our annual break from blogging. Without further ado, here are the reviews and other posts that have appeared on Our Thoughts Precisely from July to the end of September.

July Reviews:

• Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
• The Brilliant Abyss by Helen Scales
• Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You by Scotto Moore
• The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien 

August Reviews:

• Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno Garcia 
• Mine by Delilah S. Dawson
• You Can Never Tell by Sarah Warburton 
• Seven Year Witch by Angela M. Sanders

September Reviews:

• Small Town Monsters by Diana Rodriguez-Wallach
• The Case Study of Vanitas vol. 8 by Jun Mochizuki
• What Lives in the Woods by Lindsay Currie
• Fire & Ice by Natalie Starkey 
• Chapter and Curse by Elizabeth Penney 

July Other Posts:

• Short Stories I Read in June
• I Listened to Planet Her by Doja Cat
• Quarterly Recap: April-June

August Other Posts:

• Short Stories I Read in July
• I Listened to Pink Noise by Laura Mvula
• I Listened to Last Year Was Weird vol. 3 by Tkay Maidza

September Other Posts:

• I Listened to Music by Magdalena Bay
• Short Stories I Read in August
• Thought Corner: What I've Been Watching (2021)
• I Listened to If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power by Halsey

Looking ahead, “Short Stories” is taking a break this month. I never found the time in September, but I do have a small TBR of short stories I hope to read in October.

This month, I’m doing a reread of the first two books in the Small Spaces series by Katherine Arden. I love the books, and I wanted to refresh my memory before diving into Dark Waters, Small Spaces #3, which came out in August of this year. My reread starts on October 8th with a Friday 56 post for Small Spaces. Also in October, Adri and I are doing a mini Halloween themed art challenge. There are two parts, and they will be posted on the second and last Sunday of October respectively.