Weekly Haul (103)

Why did I buy some more books when I'm moving tomorrow??? I don't know why either, lol.

The Rose Society by Marie Lu

In Real Life by Cory Doctorow & Jen Wang

New Anime and Movies This Spring That I'm Excited For!

Lately, Georgia weather keeps on fluctuating from winter to summer, so it doesn't really feel like spring, lol. Regardless, there's a lot of new anime and movies coming out this spring that I'm looking forward to watching! Of course the new Avengers movie and season three of My Hero Academia are at the top of my list, and almost all of the anime I want to watch have difficult to remember titles, lol.

Movies:

• Rampage (April 20)
• Avengers: Infinity War (April 27)
• Deadpool 2 (May 18)
• Ocean's 8 (June 8)
• Incredibles 2 (June 15)

Anime: 

• My Hero Academia Season 3
• Mahou Shoujo Ore
• Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi
• Piano no Mori
• Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryuu to Odoru
• Tada-kun wa Koi wo Shinai
• Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii

Book Unhaul (13)

I've spent the last few months slowly selling, donating, or giving away books that I don't want to keep anymore, and I'm still surprised that I have so many that I'm willing to get rid of, lol. However, I'm moving in two weeks, so I really need to make room for more things to pack up in, and these manga and manhwa are taking up space that I need for other things. That means it's time for them to go!

I'm kind of sad to let these go since I've had them for so long and really enjoyed reading them. :( But I don't ever feel the urge to reread them anymore, so it's time to let someone else give them a chance.

Moon Boy vol. 1 by Lee YoungYou

Moon Boy vol. 2 by Lee YoungYou

Moon Boy vol. 3 by Lee YoungYou

Moon Boy vol. 4 by Lee YoungYou

Moon Boy vol. 5 by Lee YoungYou

Moon Boy vol. 6 by Lee YoungYou

Moon Boy vol. 7 by Lee YoungYou

Moon Boy vol. 8 by Lee YoungYou

Moon Boy vol. 9 by Lee YoungYou

Reborn! vol. 1 by Akira Amano

Reborn! vol. 2 by Akira Amano

Hissing vol. 1 by Kang EunYoung

Hissing vol. 2 by Kang EunYoung

Hissing vol. 3 by Kang EunYoung

Hissing vol. 4 by Kang EunYoung

Hissing vol. 5 by Kang EunYoung

Hissing vol. 6 by Kang EunYoung

Special A vol. 1 by Maki Minami

Special A vol. 2 by Maki Minami

Special A vol. 3 by Maki Minami

Special A vol. 4 by Maki Minami

Special A vol. 5 by Maki Minami

Kpop Appreciation Post: Red Velvet, NCT U, IKON, Infinite

It's been a couple of years since I've last done one of these posts. It's not that ever I've stopped listening to Kpop, but I kind of got out of it for a while and stopped being part of the fandom. I kind of still don't really get into fandom parts of Kpop anymore, but I still listen to the music all the time (thanks Spotify playlists, lol) and watch a couple of variety shows every once in a while. But yeah, there's been so many amazing songs out lately that I've been absolutely loving and wanted to share with you!

First off, Red Velvet's new song, "Bad Boy," has been a particular favorite of mine recently. I was a little on the fence when I first heard it, but the more I listened to it, the more I loved it.

The music, the chorus, the music video, the outfits, the attitude... I like it all! Just watch the music video and fall in love with the song, too. It's just so catchy and addictive, and while I really liked a lot of Red Velvet's other title songs, I'm pretty sure this is my favorite song of theirs to date.

Next is another SM group song that's been stuck in my head for a while now, which is NCT U's "Baby Don't Stop." Lol, it doesn't help that I got David addicted to it, so now we randomly start whisper/singing "Stop, baby don't stop" to each other because we're weirdos like that.

At first, the whisper/singing in it didn't really appeal to me, but oh man, did I change my tune after hearing it for the second and third time. It goes with the song so well, and I like their individual voices together and alone as well. The rap parts are great, but I really loved the singing parts, especially when his voice goes so high and light. It helps that his English is really great and sounds so nice when he sings it like that, lol. Also, the dance is so cool!

I've also been loving "Love Scenario" by IKON. I thought that it was so different from most Kpop songs which usually oscillates between being super hardcore and badass to being super sad and lonely to being super cutesy and bright, which is why I really like it at first.

The beat is really nice, the dance is really interesting, the raps go with the song really well, and their voices go together really well in this song. The music video was kind of typical though, lol.

When I found out that Infinite had a new song out, I was super excited to hear it because I always like their songs. "Tell Me" was definitely not a disappointment. It was so nice and catchy and had the Infinite vibe that I always associate with their songs.

Ugh, it's just a really good song. I forgot how much I love Infinite until I heard "Tell Me" and watched the music video got to see the dorks in action, lol. As usual, their dance is really technical and in synch. Their vocals and raps are amazing as usual, and the chorus is so catchy and nice and retain the Infinite flavor their known for. What more can I ask for? I was sad to find out that Hoya left the group though. :(

Books I Want to Read This Month

I didn't manage to read anything but fanfics last month, but since I'm moving at the end of this month, I want to read at least one or two of these books so that I don't have to pack them up and bring them with me (and collect dust because I am a terrible bookworm, lol).

1. The Vegetarian by Han Kang
2. Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat
3. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
4. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls In a Dungeon? vol. 9 by Fujino Omori & Suzuhito Yasuda
5. Seraph of the End vol. 1 by Takaya Kagami & Yamato Yamamoto
6. The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace
7. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
8. Brave by Svetlana Chmakova
9. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
10. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
11. The Consumption of Magic by T.J. Klune
12. The Sons of Thestian by M.E. Vaughan
13. Meet Cute: Some People are Destined to Meet edited by Jennifer L. Armentrout
14. Just Call My Name by Holly Goldberg Sloan
15. Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan

March in Retrospect

This month was pretty much a flop in terms of reading or watching anything. I only managed to watch two movies, which isn't too bad since I've been meaning to watch one since it came out last year and the other because I've been looking forward to the sequel since I heard about it, lol. I really need to stop reading fanfics and start reading actual books. -__-"

I watched:

• Beauty and the Beast (2017)
• Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)