The books I read in May... Admittedly, four of six books I read for goodreads achievements XD
"Die Eiserne Kaiserin" (English title: Deception) was a recommendation from my mother - and I have to say it was sadly a book written in the 90s and had a very misognystic undertone... (though I liked the underlining crime/mystery plot of this book)
"The Truth-Teller's Bargain" was an ARC read. It is a charming fantasy story and a comfort read.
"Yellowface" was very meta and yeah... also very true. Reading reviews on goodreads proove the point of the book and the reviewing people are probably not aware of that in their rage ;)
"What Hunger", which is apparently female-rage-horror-something, is not my genre.
"His & Hers" was better as a book than the Netflix series, which I stopped after the first episode.
"Dungeon Crawler Carl" ... I thought I would like it more. The idea was interesting, but I won't continue the series for various reasons that would be too long for this post XD
Because i’m not 100% ready to let it go, I’m giving here a summary of my adventure with the three trilogies from the Realm of the Elderlings (i.e. Fitz’s story).
This adventure had many ups and downs. The beginning was tough, If not for the audiobook, I’m not sure I would be able to finish even the first book, not to mention move to another two trilogies. There were moments I struggled to go through (even in audio format), because they were so tiring or boring, there were moments I was listening obsessively, desperately wanting to know what would happen next.
Robin Hobb is a very good writer, I’m going to bravely stand on that hill. The way she woves her story is, without a doubt, impressive. At first, the worldbuilding is not extraordinary, but she expands her world in many directions, adding more and more elements that finally make it unique.
I’m fairly impressed by the way in which Robin Hobb uses the first person narration. I tend to avoid it, it’s easier for me to get into story with third person narration. Honestly, there is a high chance that had I known Assassin’s Apprentice is in first person, I wouldn’t have picked in up in the first place. But Hobb somehow was able to create a compelling story with many three dimensional characters. Because it’s not only Fitz who gets some kind of personality, no, it’s all of them. Thanks to the Skill, she is able to give us a broader picture and show other characters in situations that Fitz doesn’t witness on person. But even with the Skill on the plate it still surprises me, how well she created her characters and how much life they have in them.
I absolutely understand how it can be a dnf for someone. First of all, every trilogy has a very slow beginning (definitely not for everyone). Secondly, most of them are not very action packed (slow beginnings are one thing, but these books can be generally rather slow), thirdly: Fitz is a problematic character. He can be very frustrating and irritating, I wouldn’t be surprised at all If someone told me they dislike him, which, most probably, makes these books unreadable since Fitz is not only the main character but also the narrator. I grew to like him, but many times wanted to slap him in the face. And I like him mainly not because of his personality, but because he feels like a real person. I rarely come across characters who mimic life that well. He is also given chance to change. He stays himself throughout his life, but he grows and matures.
The thing is, it’s worth the time. I am glad I didn’t give up with Assassin’s Apprentice and finished Fitz’s story. A part of me wishes the last trilogy was different, but nonetheless I am satisfied with the ending. Emotions accompanying me at the end made it all worth.
Due to my focus being on mostly writing, I've only read 2 books this month, those books being a duet, so this summary will be a lot shorter than normal.
Little Stranger and Little Liar
Rating: 8/10
Like many people I'm sure who read this duet, I was convinced to buy them both because of the Tiktoks showing clips from the audio book where it was clear Malachi was losing his mind in some parts. I'm not exactly sure what I was expecting once I bought them, all I knew was that I'd come to adore Malachi, and I was right xD I think I prefer Little Liar out of the two of them, simply for the fact that one had more focus on plot, whereas Little Stranger felt that it focused more on the smut, but regardless, I do love the both of them, and story wise, I love all the suspense regarding the whole forbidden romance between Malachi and Olivia, them being foster siblings and everything. As far as the insanely dark dark romances I have read, I'd say this duet was close to the same level as Haunting Adeline, what with the fucked up sexual situations and how possessive and unstable Malachi is..... truth be told I'm not even sure who I'd say is more insane between Malachi and Zade Meadows xD I also did love the development between certain relationships in this story. Not just between Malachi and Olivia, but between them and their parents too..... I think Jamieson went through some of the best character development in this duet, because honestly, when I read the first chapter of Little Stranger, I thought Jamieson was gonna be the asshole parent while Jennifer was the Good Samaritan who wanted her kids to be looked after and happy....... Oh, how wrong I was 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Honestly, as far as abusive book moms go, I don't know who I hate more now between Jennifer Vize and Samantha Calloway. Like, when it comes to fiction, and real life too, I've always hated parents who force their kids into arranged marriages they don't want (Looking at James' parents from Pokemon), but I hoped eventually Jennifer would fucking come to her senses and just let Olivia be happy with Malachi...... But after a certain phone call scene in Little Liar after Malachi saved Olivia from being kidnapped, I lost all respect for her, I'll tell you that right now. Honestly, my only wish is that we had gotten a scene where Malachi graphically was shown exacting revenge on her on Olivia's behalf, but in the end, what matters is the happy ending they got....... As for Jamieson, i love how he grew to be a loving and supportive father, especially to Olivia, and how despite how unusual and taboo the whole situation was, he grew to accept Malachi and Olivia's relationship. I will say, I know this is an extreme dark romance, and I knew what I was getting into, but the fucking scene after Jamieson fell down the stairs? And then the screwdriver scene? I just can't xD Finally, and this goes without saying, but Malachi is definitely my favorite character in this duet. He's unstable as hell, that's no secret, but when you read his backstory and you also read just how socially awkward he is around people as a result of the trust issues he has, you can't help but understand where he's coming from and why he's so possessive of Olivia 😭😭😭😭 Also, I've had pretty bad arachnophobia since my childhood, but I couldn't help but find it cute how much Malachi loved his pet spiders xD Anyway, if you can handle the triggers in Little Stranger and Little Liar, I definitely recommend reading them both, and if you want a book with representation for mute characters, that could be another reason to read this duet! Although if this book is much for you, Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan is another great book to read for mute representation x3
Book Boyfriend Of The Month: Malachi Vize from The Web Of Silence Duet
Favorite FMC of May 2025: Olivia Vize
First read of June 2025 (depending on when I decide to pick this up after I decide to focus on reading again) : Kingmakers Year One by Sophie Lark
This year I have read more books than I have in my entire life. As of Today, I have read over 230 books.
In my efforts to stay awake while nursing a new born, I started reading Ebooks and man is it easy to sit and read while nursing and rocking a sleeping baby and I have done a lot of that this year.
Since I spent so much time reading, I found a lot of Authors, Books, Series and Characters that I adored so I thought I'd take a minute to share some of my favorites and you all can join me in adoring them or check them out if our tastes seem to match up.
200+ is a lot of books and I could probably do top 10 lists, but I have decided to limit myself to top 5 with honorable mentions.
This is very long and I hope you get something out of it. I had fun pouring over my year of reading and picking out highlights.
That said, here are my favorites from this year:
TOP 5 Authors of 2024
1. Ryan Cahill
2. Jennifer Q. Hunt
3. Corey Ratliff
4. Hannah Hood Lucero
5. Mandi Blake
Ryan Cahill got top spot as his command of language and talent for story crafting as well as character work is remarkable and he quickly replaced Brandon Sanderson as my favorite fantasy author. One note: there is a lot of swearing. Not something I am particularly bothered by, but it was a little jarring 'cause I simply don't read much of it. Corey Ratliff is the other fantasy author on my list as his series, The Elemarian Chronicles had me hooked from the first page. His command of story craft is remarkable. I was completely hooked. I think of that particular series as literary heavy metal. It's fast-paced and hits you in the feels. The end of Blood of Withering Kingdoms had me sweating.
A big discovery I made this year was the genre of Christian Romance. Despite my love of love stories, I have never really read romance because I don't have a desire to read explicit content and while it is an annoying amount of work to sort through, I have found a lot of authors and stories I love and the authors that stuck out to me most were Jennifer Q Hunt whose beautiful and complex historical romance had me hooked. One of my all time favorite characters is one of her creations and I couldn't praise her books enough. Hannah Hood Lucero was a gem I found this past October as she was donating her royalties to the hurricane relief efforts and I had her on my TBR so I decided it was a good time to dive into her books. I was not disappointed. I really enjoyed her stories and the strength of her characters. The Flynn brothers were a lot of fun to read. Mandi Blake was my first favorite, I immediately loved her characters from Remembering the Cowboy. She writes some adorable couples that I enjoyed reading immensely.
Honorable mentions:
Tessa Grace
Charlie N Holmberg
M. J. Padgett
Jennifer Rodewald
Tessa Grace wrote a fantastic book that I wasn't expecting to be as serious and funny as it was. I adored the characters and would absolutely binge read 20 of her books, but she only has one out with another being released next year. Charlie N Holmberg has really fantastic romantasy stories that I really enjoy. M. J. Padgett has some fantastic Romcom books that have gotten me through many nights up with a teething baby grinning and holding back laughs. Jennifer Rodewald wrote a book with the female MC puking on the love interest and that's how they meet, and she kinda had me hooked cause she pulled that off. Her characters have some really great spiritual habits and practices that intrigued me and I just adored how she crafted the family with each new marriage, though I did not love all of her books, the ones I did, I really loved.
TOP 5 Series of 2024
Series-
1. The Bound and The Broken by Ryan Cahill
2. Wisteria House by Jennifer Q Hunt
3. The Elmerian Chronicles by Corey Ratliff
4. The Kingfall Histories by David Estes
5. Sons of Vigilance by Hannah Hood Lucero
Fantasy was the genre of choice when I started reading this year as I had a goal of rereading the Stormlight Archives before Wind and Truth came out. I was enthralled by those series more so than the romance series even though I read a lot more romance than fantasy. The Bound and The Broken explores some beautiful themes with rich characters that feel real. They are annoying at times because people are. They make mistakes and grow and they just feel more real than probably any other characters I have read. There are dragons and magic and friends as close as brothers and I could not recommend it highly enough. Again, lots of swearing, so if that bothers you, just be aware of that.
The Elmerian Chronicles was just so fast paced and enthralling I had to include it. Corey plays with some common fantasy tropes and has some fresh ways of using them that I loved. Lots of morally grey characters and situations. Honestly, I probably wouldn't have read it if I knew what I was getting into because I don't generally do dark fantasy, but it was so well done I will read as many books as he will write. This series also has a lot of swearing and has some pretty late fade to black scenes, but not full explicit.
The Kingfall Histories was so much fun. The first book starts out really depressing but I loved the characters and was invested in seeing what happened to them that I kept reading and I am glad I did. The dragons in this series are my favorite. There are also talking swords and a fascinating exploration of why people do what they do, good or bad. There were some really fantastic characters and definitely some plot lines that had me arguing with myself while I wasn't reading trying to figure out what had actually happened. Definitely one of my favorite series ever.
For my romance series, Wisteria House was absolutely my favorite. I have always enjoyed historical stories and this one is full of rich history, lovable characters and moving stories. There are challenges over come and some fantastic declarations of faith, something I didn't know I loved reading in a book, but I do. One of my all time favorite characters came from this series.
Sons of Vigilance was a series I did not see coming. I was sobbing at the beginning of the first book and then laughing. I enjoyed it so much. I loved the characters, the tension and suspense was great, kept me hooked.
Honorable mentions:
Blackwater Ranch by Mandi Blake
Trumph Over Adversity By Lynn Shannon
Rhythms of Redemption by Emily Conrad
Blackwater Ranch was a really enjoyable cowboy romance series. I love most of Mandi Blakes books (not her first series, she came into her own as a writer, but I found her first series unreadable), but this series stands out as her best.
Triumph over Adversity was another series I didn't see coming. I meant to read a chapter or two before bed and I ended up staying up way too late reading the first book in one sitting. There is a bit of repetition to the stories and the characters while enjoyable, weren't so remarkable that I really remember any of them. All the same, I devoured this series.
Rhythms of Redemption honestly missed my top 5 very narrowly. Gannon is one of my favorite characters, as well as John and the way the themes were handled was something that stuck with me. Plus, its around a band and music which is another passion of mine. I really enjoyed this series.
TOP 5 books of 2024
1. Purest Joys Restored by Jennifer Q Hunt
2. The Ice by Ryan Cahill
3. Bloods of a Withering Kingdom by Corey Ratliff
4. Always You by Jennifer Rodewald
5. Gucci Girls Don’t Date Cowboys by Sophia Quinn
Picking top 5 books was difficult and I basically picked the five I remember best. Purest Joys Restored was about one of my favorite characters and I loved the tropes and dialog. The Ice was a transformative book for me as an author as I realized things about what one can do with a story if language is handled well. Bloods of a Withering Kingdom still lives in my head rent free and the ending literally made me sweat. Always You started with her puking on him and I kinda love how it was handled lol. Gucci Girls had one of the sweetest descriptions of found family ever and it still lives rent free in my head.
Honorable mentions:
A Make out to Remember by Dulcie Dameron
Remembering the Cowboy by Mandi Blake
Of War and Ruin by Ryan Cahill
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N Holmberg
Dereliction of the Heart by Hannah Hood Lucero
TOP 5 Characters of 2024
1. Braxton Rutledge (Wisteria House)
2. Farda Kyrana (The Bound and The Broken)
3. Gannon Vaugn (Rhythms of Redemption)
4. Moro (The Elmerian Chronicles)
5. Andovier Helm (The Kingfall Histories)
For these, the order isn't real accurate, it's hard to rank them as I love them all for different reasons that don't compare or rank easily. Brax was a favorite for lots of reasons but I especially love his growth as a character and how he always quotes hymns in conversation. The fact that the impact of that changes over his journey is very cool. He's a new top three with Kaladin Stormblessed and Prince Myshkin.
Farda is just a great character. I hope he gets a redemption arc. He is just used brilliantly in the narrative and has some of the best lines in the entire series, but he's also a monster who does things that are not easy to forgive.
Gannon was great because he was just so calm and wise. John (from the same series) was also kinda like that, but more concise in his language where Gannon pushed in eloquently whether he was wanted or not, but did so in such as way that he was never offensive.
Moro went for a ride in the story and I think he responded in a way that was interesting and realistic, but also kinda frustrating because he didn't know things and made mistakes because he didn't know. Him and his brother having different missing pieces of information and messing up and doing their best was really fun to read. Moro ended up my favorite half of the two.
Ando was just a great character. It has been a hot minute since I read that series, but he stands out in my mind from the series. He was such a reluctant hero, but good to his core despite the mistakes he made and pushed on despite suffering horrific loss. I got invested in his storyline before any of the other ones.
Honorable mentions:
Dann Prim (The Bound and The Broken)
Dragonmaster Dane (Kingfall Histories)
Therin Eiltris (The Bound and The Broken)
Asher (The Echoes Saga)
Also: If there was an Asher in any series or book I read, I liked them. (Blackwater, Even if It Hurts, Echoes, Forged Brothers). I dunno why but Ashers were my favorite.
Favorite Quotes:
(Warning there will be some spoilery things in here, as well as some language.)
(Note: I was not always able to pinpoint which book the quotes came from so I simply list it under the series name when I couldn't be more specific.)
From Of War and Ruin By Ryan Cahill (The Bound and The Broken):
"Look into my eyes." Farda's heart was beating harder than he'd felt it in centuries. She was just so gods damned stubborn. "I don't know what it is you've done to me, but when you're near, I don't feel so fucking broken. That's why I came back. That's why I'm here. And if the last thing I do is get you back to your brother, then at least I'll have done something decent in the last for hundred years that would explain why I'm still alive while Shinyara is dead. There has to be a fucking reason I'm still here. Now let me help you."
"I wish I'd died-part of me did. In the Old Tongue, they call us Rakina. It means 'one who is broken'. But when a dragon dies, you're not broken. No..." Farda shook his head, his hand closing around the coin. "You're shattered. Your soul is shredded and splintered, its many fragments thrown to the wind. You are nothing, you are nobody. All you feel is empty, and cold, and wrong. That's why I trust the coin. That's why I let fate decide. Partly because everything lost meaning after Shinyara died, but partly because the one time I didn't listen to fate, I lost the only thing left in this world that I cherished. And with her she took my pain, my love, and my happiness..."
From Kingfall Histories by David Estes: (There were a lot of great scenes, but I didn't track quotes quite as much back when I read this. If it made me laugh, I noted it)
"What? Why?"
"I can't explain. Not yet. Do you trust me?"
"I only just met you."
Another laugh. "That's fair, though I did give you bacon on rye bread."
Sampson shook his head. "I should trust you because you gave me bacon?"
from the Magelands Eternal Siege by Christopher Mitchell:
'My truth is open to interpretation.'
'Your entire relationship with the truth troubles me at times.'
'Well, I wouldn't want the boys fighting over me.' She smiled at the uncomfortable look on Quill's face. 'Actually, I would; could we arrange that? They could fight to the death, and I get to keep the winner?'
From Some Through the Fire by Jennifer Q Hunt:
"My God is Jesus Christ, who gave up His prestige and honor and health and life, for me," her voice broke here, "and the Father Who sent Him and the Spirit that He gave. The question is not what He demands of me, Harry, when He Himself met all the demands. But there is nothing I will not give 'that I may know Him'. You asked me, the night of the symphony, what did I want from life. Well, that's it.
"And if I have to understand God, then it is my own mind I worship, and if I have to control Him, its my own will I worship, and if I have to feel Him, it's my emotions I worship. But if I only have to love and obey Him, then I worship Him in spirit and in truth, and in worshiping Him I have life."
"I hated myself for--for self. I saw how bankrupt, how pathetic I really was--
"And He was there, Ves. He was there. I thought He would reject me after I'd rejected His plan and His ways all those months. Instead He was there, so great I couldn't take Him in and so close I couldn't shut Him out, so mighty I couldn't look at Him, yet so gentle I couldn't look away.
"So I gave up. I stopped trying to impress God and everyone else. I can't really describe it, but when it happens to you, you know. A death to all you've ever known, and yet a resurrection to all you've ever wanted. It's not that circumstances are different, or even that I'm different, but there's this calm in the depth of my soul that nothing can touch. I'm not impressed with Billy Sweet anymore, but I sure stand in awe of his God."
From The Shadow Heir by C. F. E. Black
She snorted. "Right. And that. Well, one look at the fae in this cavern, and I can tell you're all miserable. You laugh at death because you hate life, you twist your features because you can't stand your reality, you hide in caves and torture those less powerful than you. I pity you."
She was a spark, and I was a moth, drawn toward the fire that mocked my existence. But like every other spark that wandered into the darkness, she too would snuff out.
Pity. For what a thing it would be to watch her spark catch fire.
"You humans think your weak hearts are the only ones that feel, but you--"
"No, you listen," I cut him off. "You live forever, and yet you find no joy in life"..."You crave death because you need the reminder that some things don't last and yet it does nothing to push you toward goodness or purpose or happiness. I would be mad, too, if I had to live like this."..."If I had to live knowing my life could never have as much passion or purpose as a mortal's."
"You are the stars. Constant, fixed, and ever burning. It is by your light that I see, into your light that I am inescapably drawn. Would that I could call you down from heaven to fall on me and consume me with your light. But I am born of darkness and have no power to command the stars."
From Triumph Over Adversity by Lynn Shannon
Logan broke off the kiss, breathless, his mind muddled. He sucked in air. "I can't rescue you, woman, if you distract me with kisses that shut off my brain."
From The O'Sullivan Sisters by Sophia Quinn
"Rumor has it she's real cute." JJ wiggled his eyebrows.
Nash growled. He legit growled. The sound shocked him almost as much as it seemed to surprise JJ.
But then JJ's head fell back with a howl of laughter. "Oh man, you should have seen your face." He pointed a finger at Nash. "I've seen a grizzly protecting its cubs out in the wild up close and personal, and not even that was as terrifying as the look you just gave me."
Overall mood: eager. We’re back on the reading train this month! I’ll warn you know, this is a lot summary as I’ve managed to read 18 books (I know!) this month. I am adding a few more books to my regular list of reads each month for the next two months, and if you are familiar with this blog you may be able to guess why. The books I’ve read in August have been eye-opening, incredibly addicting,…
I'm late...again... It's hardly a surprise. However, I've finally looked at my reading for 2023. The only stats I tracked this year was the genre, and even this was a simplified version because I decided I don't care. I spent most of my time this year recording what I thought about the books I read not the data surrounding them. And, if I'm honest, I don't think I'll even bother with the genre in 2024.
The Numbers
In total I read 84 books, which considering I've been working or training full time all year is surprising for me. On average I tend to read 60-70 books in a normal year, usually towards the lower end, so almost 20 books over that is a very pleasant surprise.
The biggest surprise has been my change in most read genre! I've only recorded 4 genres, classic, nonfiction, fantasy, and general fiction, these broke down to:
Classic 53%
Fantasy 31%
Nonfiction 12%
General fiction 4%
Fantasy is usually my top genre with over 50%, so this is a change (I don't think it will be permanent). However the largest shock is the nonfiction! I never read nonfiction for fun, but I guess this is a change from leaving university. I don't have to learn for work anymore, so I'm now looking into these things for fun as the mood takes me. I am disappointed these haven't been history books, however, I'm hoping to change that in 2024 and it has been nice learning more about literature in 2023.
Top Three Books
I tried to do a top 5 but the gap between 3 and 4 was too large, so I've narrowed it down to a top 3.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin
Evelina by Fanny Burney
I loved all of these books in different ways, and I think I've done a mini review of each in the months I read them. However, if anyone wants detailed thoughts then I'm more than happy to talk about any of these books.
Biggest Surprises
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Silas Marner by George Eliot
Goblin Market and Other Poems by Christina Rossetti
Fugitive Prince by Janny Wurts
All of these were excellent, they just weren't quite in my top three.
Most Disappointing
Witches: James I and the English Witch-Hunts by Tracy Borman
The Fitz and the Fool Trilogy by Robin Hobb (I DNFed this series after Fool's Quest and I'm heartbroken, but I have major issues with this trilogy in a way I couldn't keep reading as it was destroying my love for Fitz.)
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson (this is standing in for all of the secret project books)
Goals (Sort Of...)
To continue the surprises... I've only listened to 4 audiobooks, so most of those books were read physically or through an ebook. This is huge for me as I used to consume about a third of my books through audio, it's a massive improvement because I don't retain them very well. Listening to fewer audiobooks was a big part of my informal (in other words unwritten) reading goals and I'm very happy to have got it down this far. I do think it'll go up again next year because I've got a lengthy commute to work now, but I've also broken the habit of sitting at home listening when I could easily read the book myself and get more out of it.
I did as well with not worrying about numbers or data surrounding the books I'm reading. I deliberately retired my spreadsheet this year and only kept up with my reading journal. After a week or so I didn't miss it in the slightest. I'm not a hard data/stats kind of person, but I am easily persuaded to keep these sorts of records. I started keeping a spreadsheet in 2019 where I track genre, pages, author gender, and format in addition to the book information, by 2022 I was tracking book info, series, genre, format, author info (just too much to list), pages, month read, where I bought the book, if it was a tbr, new or library read, reread or new to me, and rating. It was too much! It was hard work, I was MISERABLE, and I didn't care. It was performing to the standards of what you see in the reading community online... So, I ditched the spreadsheet and I've been much happier. I've read better books because I haven't had my stats in mind, and I've read more. I had more time to actually read because I haven't been spending an inordinate amount of time researching books and entering data into a spreadsheet! I'm definitely making this a permanent change.
I've also used my ereader a lot more this year, I have no numbers to back this up but I've naturally been reaching for it regularly and it has done me good. I've not only read more frequently and for longer periods of time, but I've been more comfortable while reading (no more back, neck, or arm strain from 1000+ page fantasy tomes!) and I've tried books I was hesitant about buying physically because I could access a digital copy. I did have a massive problem with my ereader in November because my Kobo Libra 2 started to have battery changes that nothing resolved and then it died completely. Unfortunately I lost a lot of my reading data, including my notes, which has upset me. But I have saved my elibrary and bought a "new" device (it's a Boox Nova 3) so I can still read - I might discuss getting a Boox separately. However, I am much more cautious about note taking through a device and I'm sticking to recording everything in my physical journal.
This brings me nicely onto my reading journal. I wanted to overhaul my journal this year because my old journal format was growing stale and uninspiring to use. I was often leaving it for weeks at a time and often scrambling to write up 5 or 6 books in one go because I'd forgotten to do it as I was reading. So, I worked through several different styles of journal and found a new, more flexible, and engaging style that can fit my changing moods throughout the year. I'm definitely going to discuss this at a later date, so I won't say much here. But I am very happy to have a new journal system and I'm excited to get into it properly this year.
February wasn’t a bad month reading wise. Two of these were audiobooks, but those take me longer to finish since I usually listen to them while I’m in my car. The Grace Year was listened to while on a road trip, so I was able to finish that in two days worth of driving. I think my favorite out of the entire month was Heretics Anonymous. I binged the Locke & Key graphic novels that were on Kindle Unlimited. I actually finished the last one on KU this morning, so I didn’t count that for February.
I don’t have any set books to read for March outside of the one for the ONTD Reading Challenge. I am listening to I Wish You All The Best, but I have a feeling this is going to take some time. Mainly because the narrator is...not that great of a narrator. You can’t just READ a book. I need inflection. I need emotion. I need something other than just someone reading a book on tape. I may just buy the book so I can read it and go from there. So far, I’m enjoying it even I want to beat the shit out of Ben’s parents.
Favorites of the Month:
Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Heretics Anonymous - Katie Henry
2020 ONTD Reading Challenge: February
Read a book set in Nigeria or by a Nigerian Author: Purple Hibiscus
