Bookstagram Mondays: (1)

Illustrated covers have been a major trend in the past year for teen books. And as much as I like cover models, I love illustrated covers so much more. 

Charlie Bowater is one of my all time favourite illustrators. She's currently ruling the YA illustrated kingdom with so many gorgeous covers. She's known for the Skyward, and Aurora Cycle series covers, as well as the various standalone Margaret Rogerson covers. 

Above is what my collection of Charlie Bowater covers, with a few more on pre-order. 

Do you have a favourite illustrator?

Are you a fan of Charlie Bowater?

Monthly TBR: January 2020

My GoodReads Reading Challenge for 2020 is 75 books. My goal has basically stayed the same for the past few years, and every year I've failed by maybe 10 books. I always loose it by the end of November and can never catch up. Either way, I'm determined to make my goal this year. 

February TBR Pile

Infinity Son by Adam Silvera (ARC)

Here There Are Monsters by Amelinda Bérubé (Paperback)

Starsight by Brandon Sanderson (Hardback)

A Treason of Thorns by Laura E. Weymouth (Hardback)

Dark of the West by Joanna Hathaway (ARC)

A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer (Hardback)

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace (ARC)

 And that's my TBR for the month! I feel like I'm going to be playing MYRCA catch up for a while, so expect a bunch of Canadian titles for the next few months.

 What are you reading this month?

Monthly TBR: December 2019

   I'm officially 8 books away from my GoodReads goal. I'm hoping by picking stuff that I'm SUPER excited for, that I'll actually get them read this month. It doesn't help that I can't start reading until my exam week is over (Friday), but I'm certainly excited to read these.

   In the end, I'll probably still cheat and read a graphic novel or two. But for now, I'm still really excited to read these!

December TBR Pile

Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff (Hardback) (Reread)

Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff (ARC)

Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto (ARC)

Here There Are Monsters by Amelinda Bérubé (Paperback)

Starsight by Brandon Sanderson (Hardcover)

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace (ARC)

Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar (ARC)

   And that's my TBR for the month! I have some of my anticipated 2020 releases on the list, as well as some Canadian titles fro this year since I'm playing catch up for MYRCA.

   What are you reading this month?

Ohana Reads' 5th Blogiversary!

Hello friends! It's certainly been a year, and I haven't spent as much time here as I would have liked. Where I miss posting all the time, I just haven't been able to get into a routine of things anymore. I think saying that, I've come to terms with it. I'm officially okay with being that person who just posts randomly, I hope you guys are alright with that too.

Even though I haven't posted a bunch on the blog, I've still been very active on Twitter and in the book community. So if you ever want to chat, don't be afraid to hit me up!

Anyways, time for me to tell you about how my 2018 went:

Break Down of the Year:

Over 203, 672 Total Page Views

247 Published Comments

462 Published Posts

My Top Series Enders of 2013 being my most viewed post...at 47, 352 views

The Ohana Reads' 4th Blogiversary Post being my most viewed post of 2018... at 300 views

28 GFC Followers

1, 386 Twitter Followers

532 Instagram Followers

Like every year, I wouldn't have been able to survive the year without the help of some amazing friends and people in my life. Here are the people that made my year amazing.