August Wrap Up & September TBR // I’m a busy bee!

Another month come and go, and this one happens to be the end of summer. Like many others, this mark the end of free time and the start of chaotic school/university schedule. I don’t have as many class as last term for my upcoming term, but that doesn’t mean that I am ready to leave the comfort of my home and Pedro 💔

1. SIMON VS THE HOMOSAPIENS AGENDA by Becky Albertalli // ✰✰✰✰.5
2. BOTTLED GOODS by Sophie van Llewelyn {ARC} // ✰✰
3. SMOKE IN THE SUN by Renee Ahdieh // ✰✰
4. SUMMER DAYS AND SUMMER NIGHTS by Stephanie Perkins // ✰✰
5. CHINA RICH GIRLFRIEND by Kevin Kwan // ✰✰✰✰.5
6. OLYMPIAN CHALLENGER by Astrid Arditi {ARC} // ✰.5
7. EVERY EXQUISITE THING by Cassandra Clare // ✰✰✰
8. THE GOOD DEMON by Jimmy Cajoleas {ARC} // Currently reading

All links go to my review.

As you can see, August wasn’t a good reading month for me. I am super disappointed with Smoke in the Sun, but ecstatic that Simon vs lived up to the hype. Oh, and China Rich Girlfriend was a pleasant surprise!

1. RICH PEOPLE PROBLEMS by Kevin Kwan
2. TRAVELLING IN THE DARK by Emma Timpany {ARC}
3. THE FORGOTTEN GUIDE TO HAPPINESS by Sophie Jenkins {ARC}
4. STRANGE GRACE by {ARC} by Tessa Gratton
5. PERSUASION by Martina Boone

I’m really behind on my ARCs, so September is going to be my ARCAugust kind of month for me. I’m also on a series-finishing streak, so I want to tackle Rich People Problems and Persuasion. If I still have time, I’ll read Half Blood Prince, A Gathering of Shadows, and Steadfast.

• Andrea @ Andrea’s Nirvana discuss something super interesting that we might never notice… a conspiracy theory regarding book covers color scheme.
• Calling all Potterheads! Sophie @ Solosophie created a guide for a HP location tour throughout the UK.
• In honor for MENAH month (middle east north african heritage month), Fadwa @ Word Wonders compiled a list of books with MENAH main characters.
• Leah @ Quite the Novel Idea appreciate all her favorite sidekicks.
• The Bibliotheque discuss the whole soap debacle.
• Fanfictions are one of my favorite things in this world, so when The Try Guys decided to recreate THEIR fanfictions I decided to click it. It was both hilarious and mortifying.
• Krysta @ Pages Unbound discussed about the ambivalent age of YA characters.

Pedro happened, this little pup has literally take over my life!

I spent majority of August playing with him. I swear he’s unpredictable. Sometimes he’s so energetic; running, jumping, scratching, and barking. Other times he just slept the whole time! One thing for sure, I really enjoyed having a dog hehe! Here’s a picture of him judging me for disturbing his nap:

And that’s probably the only picture I can share with right now, as others are blurry and since I’ve been away for the last half of August, I couldn’t get another pic 😭 We just shaved him last month due to fleas, so that’s the only fur he has for now.

Tbh, I like him better like this instead of being a ball of fluff, as I can see the judgement in his eyes more clearly 😂

The last 2 weeks of August were pretty tiring though. I was part of the welcoming committee so we spent those weeks preparing and executing the event. We arrived at 6.30 am and left at 8 pm 😳 In fact, I went home yesterday at 10. I am also involved in other activities outside of university, so I spent the weekends going back and forth. It was tiring, but I also had a lot of fun! 😁 Today is the last day of orientation but I still have events coming, it’s been hectic so far and I can’t wait for it to be over and for me to catch up on some zzzs!

If there’s anything I’m super happy with this month is that I finally learn how to use bus! The bus that runs around Jakarta is called Transjakarta. They are still new compared to other bus services in other countries; other than the fact they use new busses, they are also run by the government. The previous bus service we had was unorganized and super creepy. I finally tried using it this month for the first time, and it wasn’t as bad as I thought! In fact it was very clean and pretty organized, and the ask person was very helpful and friendly. Way to go, Jakarta.

• July Wrap Up & August TBR // Getting older (but not wiser) and puppies???
• Sea Witch by Sarah Henning // Not what I expected, but it hits all the right feelings
• July Screen Rambles // Bunch of old movies 🎈
• Top 5 Wednesday #42: I Hate These Tropes but These Books Broke All The Rules!!!
• Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli // (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧
• The High School Book Tag
• Top 5 Wednesday #43: Favorite Character’s Names
• Smoke in the Sun by Renee Adhieh // Spoilers ahead because I’m a ball of bitterness (ft some Gordon Ramsay)
• Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories by Stephanie Perkins
• Top 5 Wednesday #44: Character’s Redemption Arc I’m Still Waiting For
• Sunshine Blogger Award ☀️☀️☀️ // Part 1
• China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

How was August for you? When will your school/uni starts?