Hello lovely people!
It’s that time of the month where we go through all the good (and maybe bad?) stuff that happened to us!
This is an easy way for everyone to check out posts that might intrigue them or have missed from us and share their thoughts with us.
Feel free to share what you’ve been up to and talk to us! There’s no bad time for catching up or for fangirl/boy’ing! ❤
BOOK REVIEWS
The Killing Joke by Christa Faust and Gary Phillips
King of Assassins by R.J. Barker
COMIC REVIEWS
Battle Angel Alita: Holy Night and Other Stories by Yukito Kishiro
Aquaman: Underworld by Dan Abnett
Batman: White Knight by Sean Murphy
The Brave and the Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman by Liam Sharp
Justice League: The Totality by Scott Snyder
Injustice: Gods Among Us (Vol. 1) by Tom Taylor
All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison
Akira (Vol. 1) by Katsuhiro Otomo
The Immortal Men: The End of Forever by James Tynion IV
Hellboy Omnibus Volume 4: Hellboy in Hell by Mike Mignola
Predator: The Essential Comics Volume 1 by Mark Verheiden
MOVIE REVIEWS
Movie Reviews: Aquaman vs. Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse
Aquaman (2018) Movie Review
MISCELLANEOUS POSTS
Bookish Things People Should Give Less F*cks About
This Year in Marvel
Book Blogger Insider Tag
Top 5 Blogging Tips
Bookish Holidays Tradition
Trang’s Best of 2018
BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH
Trang
Lashaan

LEAST FAVOURITE BOOK OF THE MONTH
Trang
Lashaan

BEST MOVIES/SHOWS OF THE MONTH
Trang & Lashaan

You can check out my review for the movie here too ! – Trang
CURRENTLY READING
Trang
Lashaan
Can’t wait to see what Lyndsay Faye has in store for me!
TO BE READ
Trang
Lashaan
No better way to kick off 2019 than to have this one finally read!
PERSONAL LIVES
Trang
I will forever be grateful for all of your support in 2018, it was a messy year but as I grow from it, I think 2019 will definitely be better and hopefully you guys will still be here as I reconnect with the community ❤
Lashaan
And there goes 2018! It sure feels like there was a billion things that occurred throughout this year, whether it’s in my personal life or in the whole world. For good or for bad, the past is the past and 2019 should always be approached with our best foot forward. With the countless lessons that life has had to offer us in the past 12 months, we should always look to do better and remain optimistic in the things we do. One of my biggest achievement was to conquer my master’s degree and then to take on a PhD. Although I’m only at the beginning of this new chapter, alongside new and old partners in life who are bound to always be there when you need them, I feel like 2019 will be a fantastic year and I hope it’ll be the same for everyone of you out there too.
P.S. For those of you who didn’t have the chance to check out my year in review, I wish you an absolutely amazing New Year and hope you’ll find the answers to all the questions you’ll have in life. 😉
Thank you all for checking out our monthly wrap-up and don’t forget to check out any posts that might interest you and that you might have missed out on!
So what’s going on with y’all? What have you discovered this month? What are your thoughts on the books/TV shows/movies we’ve mentioned?
Yours truly,
Lashaan & Trang
Trang:
I hope life lets you get back into blogging this year. It seemed like you got punch after punch last year so here is to you having a smoother year!
Lashaan:
With all your comic reviews, I don’t need to even think about reading any for myself 😉
Looking forward to keeping up with Bookidote in 2019…
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Hahahah glad to do it for you. I’ll be hopeful that a particular story will make you want to give them a shot again (without being burden on your eye sight or anything like that)!
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Trang: My best thoughts are with you! Here’s to a new year.
Lashaan: The rhythm of the school year can be great for your mind a good feeling of completion. Best of luck on your continued studies.
I totally agree with you about the new Spider-Man movie. It was incredible. I have a crew who I go to about 2-3 flicks a year. We caught it on opening night. I had to pick my jaw up off the floor on the way out!
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Thank you, good sir. I can’t imagine a day without being involved academically. I look forward to my years as a PhD student for now! 😀
I remember how early you and your squad planned on checking out the movie in theaters too! I can’t wait to see what Sony plans on doing next with the movie. Rumours of TV series spinning out of the movie are circulating nowadays! 😮
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Oh boy! Everything needs to have a TV show these days! Ha!
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I won’t see if you comment back, as I still have WP uninstalled at the moment. But I am here silently (snooping) and want to say that I wish you both a New Year full of success, happiness and even a few pleasant surprises. Keep at it! You guys are fabulous ❤
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Even if you won’t see this, what a wonderful surprise to see your comment on here, Danielle! Sending you warm thoughts from a fellow Canadian across the border! 😉 Stay awesome, Danielle!
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I think 2019 will be a great year! Trang, hope you love The Wicked King, and Lashaan, hope you love Bloody Rose😁
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Yep! Can’t wait to check out Bloody Rose! 😀 Hopefully 2019 will be beautiful for you too, Tammy!
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Trang: I’m sending positive thoughts to you, I hope 2019 will be a better year! ❤ I can't wait to read your review for King of Scars too 😀
Lashaan: I'm still in awe of your time management skills. Finishing Master's, taking PhD, and blogging? You are amazing!
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Hahahah I surprised myself too. If there’s one thing I won’t however stop no matter what, it’s reading! 😀 Stay awesome, Tasya! 😀
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Trang, I hope you’ll have a better 2019 and I’ll always be there for you whenever you need it, about anything ❤ Sending you tons of love ❤
Lashaan, congratulations on finishing your masters' and best of luck for your PhD, what a new adventure! ❤ I wish you both all the best for this new year!! ❤
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Thank you so much, Marie! I truly appreciate the kind words and I hope 2019 will prove to be a beautiful year for you too! May you be surrounded by your loved ones and be swarmed with the greatest books out there! 😛
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Great recap both of you, and based on the books you’re currently reading and that you have on your TBR list for January it seems like you’re in for an great start to 2019 too. 🙂 ❤️
I really need to see the Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse film. I’ve heard nothing but great things about it. Lashaan congrats on your masters, and Trang I hope 2019 is miles better than 2018 was.
Great recap, happy reading and I hope you both have a happy January. 🙂 ❤️
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Thank you so much, Beth! Hope that you’ve kicked off 2019 on the right foot and have great books queued up to start the year right too! And you totally need to check out Into the Spider-Verse. It’ll totally be the right movie to start 2019 with! 😉
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Yess! Into the Spider Verse was INCREDIBLE!!! I read those comics awhile back when they were first coming out and really enjoyed it, but this movie was so much better. I can’t stop recommending it to people haha.
Happy reading!
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Hahahaha I’m so glad you loved it, Nadine! I believe you checked it out on New Years or something too. No better way to start the year off if you ask me! 😉 Happy reading to you too!
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I am always so impressed with how much you guys manage to read and post! I’m looking forward to what you have in store for us for 2019!
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Hahahha I surprise myself with that too. I guess I love to write and share, especially when there’s awesome people like you who always have kind things to say to us! 😛
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Great reading and watching year! Trang I hope 2019 will be sweeter and Lashaan congrats for your Master! And good luck for the PhD 😉
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Thank you so much, Sophie! I appreciate it! 😀
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Here’s to an awesome 2019!
@Trang: i hope the new year will treat you better than the previous one.
@Lashaan: how exciting! Good luck with the phd stuff 🙂
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Thank you so much, Norrie! 😜
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Trang, I’m sure 2019 will be amazing and you’ll keep learning so much from every experience you’ll have, stay positive, I’m sure great things will happen 😘
Lashaan, I don’t know what to say except that I’ll always admire how you manage your time and life! I also feel 2019 will be a fantastic year filled with new adventures 😋 I’m really curious to read your review of Bloody Roses, I have no clue what the book is about but seeing the sentence “girls just want to have fun” with the names of George R.R. Martin and Terry Pratchett on the same cover is REALLY intriguing hahaha 😂
I wish you two all the best for 2019 😘
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I guess you could say that my time management is drawn from the principle that I want to make sure I have time for the things (or people 😏😉) I love. Can’t wait to see what we’ll make of 2019 together! 😁
Hahahahahah tell me about it! It has all the ingredients for a real good time! 😍
I wish you so much greatness that you’ll end up struggling to carry it all in 2019, Caroline 😜
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I’m so up for reading once upon a river- I’ve heard nothing but good things! And I really want to watch into the spiderverse 🙂 Very late for this- but all the best for 2019!! ❤
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I hiiiiighly recommend Into the Spiderverse. I believe you’ll appreciate it a lot. 😉 Hope the best for you too!
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And that is a wrap for the good ole last month of the old year.
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Onto the next chapter of humanity!
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