March 2017 Wrap Up

Jen

It felt like I barely read anything in March, but I expected that to be the case since so much of my time was going to be taken up with the move to Hong Kong. I had the aim of trying to finish up a couple of series before I left, but that clearly didn’t happen.

Fullmetal Alchemist (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 4 by Hiromu Arakawa & Akira Watanabe → 4/5

Fullmetal Alchemist (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 5 by Hiromu Arakawa & Akira Watanabe → 4/5

Never Fade (The Darkest Minds #2) by Alexandra Bracken → 3/5

J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World: Movie Magic Volume One: Extraordinary People and Fascinating Places by Jody Revenson → 5/5

After Anna by Alex Lake → 4.5/5 

Mel
I had a really productive month! So. Much. Manga! That being said, I didn't get around to any of the novels I'd planned on reading!

Tokyo Ghoul Volume 1 by Sui Ishida  5/5
Fruits Basket Collector's Edition Volume 5 by Natsuki Takaya  5/5
Fruits Basket Collector's Edition Volume 6 by Natsuki Takaya  5/5
Fruits Basket Collector's Edition Volume 7 by Natsuki Takaya  5/5
Fruits Basket Collector's Edition Volume 8 by Natsuki Takaya  5/5
Fruits Basket Collector's Edition Volume 9 by Natsuki Takaya  5/5
Inuyasha 3-in-1 Edition Volume 1 by Rumiko Takahashi  5/5
Inuyasha 3-in-1 Edition Volume 2 by Rumiko Takahashi  5/5
Inuyasha 3-in-1 Edition Volume 3 by Rumiko Takahashi  5/5

Mel's January 2017 Book Haul

Late again.... oops. Oh well! Anyway, I did really well restricting my book buying, so this haul is super short (Can't say the same for February though!)

Frozen Tides by Morgan Rhodes - I never see any of the Falling Kingdoms books for less than $20 (AUD), so when this one popped up for less than $20, I didn't hesitate.

Fruits Basket Collector's Edition Volume 8 by Natsuki Takaya - This one also dropped below $20, so I bought it while I could!

InuYasha 3-in-1 Volume 3 by Rumiko Takahashi - This one always seems to be the only edition of this manga that is ever on sale! I didn't get it as cheap as Jen, but I still got it for a good price.

Sword Art Online Progressive by Kiseki Himura, Reki Kawahara & abec - I really enjoyed the first season of the Sword Art Online anime, so I really wanted to see what one of the manga series was like. This copy is the super shiny Loot Crate exclusive edition.

A Shadow Bright and Burning by Jessica Cluess - This was in the January YA Chronicles box. I'm looking forward to reading this one!

Super-proof 2017 by Penguin Teen Australia - This is jam packed with excerpts of books all due out this year. This also came in the January YA Chronicles box.

March 2017 TBR

Jen

March is going to be a very crazy month for me because I will be heading overseas to Hong Kong at the end of the month! As such I can imagine that much of my time will be taken up with packing and organising. That doesn’t leave me much time for reading at all so this is a very hopeful TBR for me.

Never Fade (The Darkest Minds #2), In the Afterlight (#3), Through the Dark (novella collection) by Alexandra Bracken

I did actually start reading Never Fade last month, but I wasn’t really in the mood for it, so I didn’t make it very far before I was distracted by other books. I definitely won’t be taking any physical books overseas with me so I really need to get this one finished. And then read the third book in this trilogy as well as finish up the collection of novellas.

Fullmetal Alchemist (3-in-1 Edition) Volumes 4 - 9 by Hiromu Arakawa & Akira Watanabe

Some very sad news for me, apparently manga isn’t big at all over in H.K. I had been hoping to be able to slowly work my way through this series but that’s not going to happen now since I won’t be able to get access to this series via the library over there. Therefore I need to read these six omnibus editions to finish up this manga series before I leave! It seems like a lot but I’m really hoping that it can happen.

Mel
I'm all about fairytale/Disney retellings and manga this month! Then if I have time, there's a few extra books that I've been wanting to read.

InuYasha 3-in-1 Volumes 1, 2 & 3 by Rumiko Takahashi
Tokyo Ghoul Volume 1 by Sui Ishida
Sword Art Online Aincrad by Reki Kawahara, Tamako Nakamura & abec
A Whole New World by Liz Braswell
Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell
Lost in a Book by Jennifer Donnelly
Splintered by AG Howard
Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton