Tagged via Discord by @practicefortheheart and @summerday I've chosen a handful of books I've read this year, two on my to-read pile and one I'm in the middle of.
Recently read:
Broken Harbour by Tana French: This is a re-read, because Tana French is one of my favourite crime authors, and her style of writing has influenced mine. This one's fairly low down on my list of my favourites from her books, but it is still very, very good as I was reminded while reading this.
The Light in Everything by Katya Balen: I was actually going to put her previous book October, October on this list but I literally finished this one last night and my gods it is absolutely beautiful so I decided it had to be this one instead. I think this book has now made Balen one of my fave children's authors.
When Women were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill: an alternate history where women become dragons? That in itself is an intriguing premise, but it really goes deep into exploring femininity and attitudes to it, the power of family and friendship, the importance of remembering the past in order to change the future...so many things. I loved it.
Greek Myths: A New Retelling by Charlotte Higgins: In the past couple of years I've really gotten into myth re-tellings and most recently I have been drawn into Greek myth ones in particular, thanks to my first foray in participating in CBs, but I digress. This particular collection is really interesting not just because it retells the stories from female perspectives but because it tells them through weavings-figures like Athena, Helen and Circe literally weave these stories into huge, elaborate tapestries and it is through describing these tapestries that the stories are told. It's such a clever way of sharing the stories.
To-read:
The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley: I am literally part of a Pulley-based Discord server, how could I not include this? Though I am looking forward to it in its own right anyway. I have this book reserved and it is finally, finally in transit so I'll be getting to read it soon =D
I Am Margaret Moore by Hannah Capin: One of my major book obsessions from the last couple of years is Capin's previous book Foul is Fair and this has similar themes of sisterhood and friendship despite being a completely different book, so this is at the top of my to-read list. I haven't been able to find it in shops yet, and it doesn't seem that anywhere in The Libraries Consortium has got it yet but I WILL read this book one day. Some day, some how I WILL read it even if it's the last thing I do.
Reading:
Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman: I only started it this morning, so I haven't got far into it but it seems decent so far. I'll be honest I'm a little leery because it's been recommended for fans of The Binding, and I am most definitely not one of those. But I am giving it a chance, primarily because I want to see how Greek myth stuff is incorporated.
