This is what you are at the vein, this small and petty creature. This is the bedrock of your life. Father Earth is right to despise you, but do not be ashamed. You may be a monster, but you are also great.
N.K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season (via tea-alchemist)
1. Northern Lights (The Golden Compass) - Phillip Pullman
2. The Fifth Season - N. K. Jemisin
3. An Enchantment of Ravens - Margaret Rogerson
4. Worlds of You - Beau Taplin
5. The Mystery of Three Quarters - Sophie Hannah
6. Welcome to Country - Marcia Langton
7. Fragile Things - Neil Gaiman
8. Folk Tales for Bold Girls - Fiona Collins
Continuing with:
*The Truth About Magic - Atticus
*Blood of Elves - Andrzej Sapkowski
I had a really good month of reading. I know this because I look back at the books I completed and realise that not only were there a good number of them, but some of the first ones I read really feel so long ago. My standouts were definitely Truly Devious, Fahrenheit 451 and Sheets. I read all across my favourite genres in May, and even finished both the Grisha and Lord of the Rings series.
Sheets is now one of my new favourite graphic novels of all time, and I was truly surprised when I discovered how much I enjoyed reading Farenheit.
Books I read:
1. Ruin and Rising (Grisha #3) - Leigh Bardugo
2. Truly Devious - Maureen Johnson
3. Wintersmith - Terry Pratchett
4. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
5. The Return of the King (Lord of the Rings Pt.3) - J.R.R.Tolkien
6. Daisy Jones & the Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid
7. Fragile Things - Neil Gaiman
8. Geekerella - Ashley Poston
9. Sheets - Brenna Thummler
Continuing with:
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn #2) - Brandon Sanderson (Sitting around 65% on the audio book, so I expect to finish it within the next week).
Stay tuned for my June TBR....
I thought, possibly, that what I really needed was to go where nobody knew me and start over again, with none of my previous decisions, conversations, or expectations coming with me.
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A short but sweet wrap up this month... All up I read 10 books (including audio, picture books, comic, short and long reads). I really enjoyed getting into more of Shaun Tan’s beautiful books, and mixed things up with some YA contemporary/romance after all the heavy fantasy I’ve been reading this year.
Books I read this month:
1. The Lost Thing - Shaun Tan
2. The Red Tree - Shaun Tan
3. Herding Cats - Sarah Andersen
4. Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) - Sarah J. Maas
5. The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon (Audio)
6. My Favourite Half-Night Stand - Christina Lauren
7. Two Can Keep A Secret - Karen McManus
8. Girls with Sharp Sticks - Suzanne Young
9. Leah On the Offbeat - Becky Albertalli
10. Emergency Contact - Mary H.K. Choi
Continuing with:
11. Ruin and Rising (The Grisha #3) - Leigh Bardugo
12. Truly Devious - Maureen Johnson
13. The Return of the King (Lord of the Rings #3) - J.R.R. Tolkien
March has been…quite a month. It went by so fast, I had so many things going on (especially with work), I really struggled to keep up with being an ‘adult’. I sort of forgot about a bill or two….and there’s a massive stack of paperwork I *really* need to attend to. I also finally had this operation done that I’d been waiting on for a long time (and then had to take recovery time off work, since I wasn’t allowed to drive or lift anything).
I mean on the upside, lots more reading got done. I also have continued to develop a taste for audiobooks, which I’d been listening to now on my drive to and from work, as well as during cardio at the gym. I had a really long drive to go and pick up some stuff from an hour away, and it wasn’t nearly so bad (I normally get so bored driving that long), because I made a huge chunk of progress with the book I was listening to!
Books I read this month:
1. Cicada - Shaun Tan
2. Cloudsailors - Hugh Montgomery
3. The Assassin’s Blade (Throne of Glass #0.1-0.5)- Sarah J. Maas
4. Treasure Island - Robert. L. Stevenson
5. The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) - Brandon Sanderson (Audiobook)
6. The Umbrella Academy V.1: Apocalypse Suite - Gerard Way
7. Shadow and Bone (Grisha #1) - Leigh Bardugo
8. The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien
9. Seconds - Bryan Lee O’Malley
10. I Shall Wear Midnight (Tiffany Aching #4) - Terry Pratchett (Audiobook)
11. Ms. Marvel V.1 - G. Willow Wilson
12. The Hate You Give - Angie Thomas
13. Siege & Storm (Grisha #2) - Leigh Bardugo (Audiobook)
Continuing with:
14. Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) - Sarah J. Maas (40%)
On that note, I’ve also already passed my Goodreads Challenge goal for 2019 (which was set for 20 books). After I was only really able to read 17 books in 2018, I didn’t want to pressure myself too much, but I’ve really got back into a good reading groove so I’m pretty pleased.
GWelllllllllll here we go. Told myself I wasn’t going to attempt any reading challenges but yaknowwhat here we are. Ha!
Okay but for real, I couldn’t sleep the other night, and I was on pinterest, as you do... and I just decided this wqs happening, and so it is happening. I did participate in the challenge in 2016, so I guess it was about time for round 2.
Challenge link, via POPSUGAR
Goodreads group for the challenge HERE
See below for my progress with these prompts, including possible titles I want to read to fulfil some of them ...
Challenge Prompts:
Book Becoming a Movie in 2019
Book That Makes You Nostalgic :
Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Book Written by a Musician (Fiction/Nonfiction)
Book You Think Should Be Turned Into a Movie
Book With at Least One Million Ratings on Goodreads:
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien
Book With a Plant in the Title or on the Cover
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Reread of a Favourite Book
Book About a Hobby
Book You Meant to Read in 2018
Book With “Pop”, “Sugar” or “Challenge” in the Title
Book With an Item of Clothing or Accessory on the Cover
Inspired by Mythology, Legend or Folklore
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Published Posthumously
Book You See Someone Reading on TV or in a Movie
Retelling of a Classic
Book With a Question in the Title
Set on a College or University Campus
About Someone with Superpowers:
Vengeful (Villains #2) by V.E. Schwab
Book Told From Multiple POVs
Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J. Maas
Set in Space:
By Two Female Authors
My Favourite Half-Night Stand - Christina Lauren
Title that Contains “Salty”, “Sweet”, “Bitter’ or “Spicy”
Set in Scandinavia
Takes Place in a Single Day
Debut Novel:
The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
Book Published in 2019:
Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Featuring an Extinct or Imaginary Culture
Recommended by a Celebrity You Admire
Book with “Love” in the Title
Book Featuring an Amateur Detective:
Truly Devious - Maureen Johnson
Book About a Family
Written by an Author from Asia, Africa, or South America
If Cats Disappeared From the World - Genki Kawamura
Zodiac Sign or Astrology Term in the Title
Book That Includes a Wedding
Crazy Rich Asians - Kevin Kwan
By an Author Whose First and Last Name Start with the Same Letter
A Ghost Story
Two-Word Title
Novel Based on A True Story
Book Revolving Around a Puzzle or Game
Your Favourite Prompt from a Past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
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