Exploring My Bookshelves: April

I can’t believe it’s already the last Friday of April and my last day of spring semester classes. Lately my life’s been hectic with studying for finals, so I almost totally forgot to participate in Exploring My Bookshelves, a weekly meme by Addlepates and Book Nerds (but because of school I’ve adapted it as a monthly meme where I post on the last Friday of each month)! It’s super late in the day where I live, but I hope you guys enjoy! ^.^

So it’s recommended to include a picture of your bookshelf, so here is mine as of how it currently looks. (It’s so different from last month, huh? Forever rearranging the shelves… I’ll never be satisfied.)

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6. April 3, 2015: Your Favorite Author

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This is a tough one, but I just fell in love with the shadowhunter world since the first time I read City of Bones. So I’d have to pick Cassandra Clare. She’s definitely an author in which I’ve invested a lot of money in. I usually buy her books once they’re available for pre-order (well accept for The Bane Chronicles, I don’t own that just yet). I know TMI isn’t for everyone, but I loved Clare’s storytelling since reading it.

7. April 10, 2015: What You Wished You’d Published

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Another difficult one, I would say Harry Potter because the story-building, characters, and magical world beats all. J.K. Rowling has an amazing imagination and I’m so grateful that she got her work published for the rest of us to enjoy. I’m a little envious that I’m not that creative. 😛

8. April 17, 2015: Set Somewhere Different from Where You Live

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To be honest, I own so many books that are not set in the States and a bunch set in faraway universes, so I have tons of books that could apply to this one. I’ll have to pick The Tiger’s Curse though, it’s set in India!

9. April 24, 2015: Characters You Want to Bring to Life

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Well, I literally just finished reading Simon Versus the Homo Sapiens Agenda a few minutes ago, and really enjoyed all the characters (Simon and Blue have crept up my list of ultimate OTPs). I think I’d love to bring Simon to life and be buddies with him. 🙂

As always, hope y’all had an amazing Friday! Stay awesome! 🙂

34 thoughts on “Exploring My Bookshelves: April”

  4. Thuong Le says:
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    Wow your bookshelf is so beautiful and huge! Mine is so tiny compared to yours! That’s two of my favourite books – Harry Potter and City of Bones 🙂 I was so iffy when I first brought the Mortal Instruments trilogy, I was worried ‘what if I don’t like it?!’ but it was the best decision I ever made 🙂

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      • Thuong Le says:
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        It’s just like Twilight. When it was first published, people didn’t hate it as much but then the movies got released and the fanbase grew, a lot of people started hating on it. Haha me too, Jace is so sarcastic and funny! Can’t wait for the Shadowhunters TV series 🙂

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  6. Trisha Ann says:
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    I know I’ve sais it before but I’m saying it again. I really love your book corner!! I miss reading HP and now, I’m starting to invest on the new cover by Bloomsbury 😀

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    • sumlynnnguyen says:
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      Aww, thanks, Trisha Ann! Oh my gosh, those new illustrations are gorgeous!! I have a few books in which I own more than one copy, but that’s only because they were gifts. Thankfully, I have a hard time purchasing multiple copies of the same book, but if I was okay with the owning more than one copy policy, I would invest in them too! 🙂 (I bet they look beautiful on your shelf!)

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    • sumlynnnguyen says:
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      Yeah, this is my addiction, buying books. 😛 And oh no! I think on my “about” page I mentioned enjoying to write, but I meant for my blog and not actual writing. (I probably should clarify that someday.) XD I’m an awful writer, I’m definitely better off as a reader. 🙂 (And, yes, fantasy/parnormal/sci fi are my go-to genres.)

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  9. Savindi (The Streetlight Reader) says:
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    I’m so jealous of your MASSIVE and beautiful bookshelves lol!! I wish I had that kind of space!! I’ve been hearing a lot about Simon vs. the Homo sapiens Agenda and a friend of mine seems ot have loved it, so maybe I’ll pick it up sometime. And I spot your Manga collection :D. Which mangas do you own?

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    • sumlynnnguyen says:
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      Thanks, Savindi! OH MY GOODNESS, there’s so much I loved about Simon vs. the Homo Sapeins Agenda… I really need to get on with writing a review for that soon. As for manga, I don’t read much of it to be honest. I own Chihayafuru, Sailor Moon, Vampire Knight, and Kamisama Hajimemashita. From the ones I own, I’ve only read Vampire Knight (and I’m still not done). I have seen the animes to those though. And the only manga I’ve read and caught up to the current released volumes is Skip Beat! I seriously obsess over Skip Beat every time a new chapter is scanned online. 😛 What about you, do you read manga too?

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