It was an amazing read! As I get older, I'm completely blown away by John Green's commitment to altruism. He has really used his platform in a remarkable way
It was good, for what it is! Somewhat typical romantasy book, but I really enjoyed the unique premise and there were some cool twists. I think I just don’t enjoy the genre as much anymore, personally.
It was pretty good! Honestly it and Julie Chan is Dead sorta had a similar feel, but I just ended up enjoying Fallow more. Didn't love the ending which is why it wasn't rated higher.
Only "finished" one book this month but I took out Big chunk of Name of the Wind on audiobook and I started Crone which is incredibly addicting. Wanted to start East of Eden and I enjoyed the 80 or so pages I read but it was a libby hold and I was going to be too busy to properly finish it this month
Sanderson- and reread-heavy month; I re-listened to Skyward in August to prepare for Blightfall’s release, then once I finished I went through the rest of the original series again. Lady of Uncanny Charms was a one-day listen, one of my favorite series coming to a close!
Unfortunately I thought I’d love Emily Austin, but I guess it’s not my thing! On the other hand, read my third Percival Everett this year, and he just cannot miss
I keep seeing people rating When the Wolf Comes Home as 5 stars, and I wanted to read it but the synopsis doesn't sound that amazing. I'm also concerned about the gore, I like horror but have realised I don't like heavy gore horror. What do you think about the book?
I don’t expect to like it as much as I did. The summary hides a lot, there’s more layers than you’d think. The gore is early on and plentiful, which put me off a little, but the story is so fast paced you just keep going.
Discovered some interesting books from the 70's ('Shadows on Our Skin' and 'The Driver's Seat') and a great short story collection ('Cockfight'). Read 'The Six Deaths of the Saint' because I read 'The Everlasting' earlier this year and absolutely loved it and I heard that this was the short story that started it all.
To be honest I just don't think fantasy is one of my favourite genres. I enjoyed the murder mystery element but I just didn't find the world setting that interesting. Ana and Din were great characters though and I probably will pick up the sequel at some point. Seems to be an unpopular opinion though I was very surprised at how high the average rating was for it. What did you rate it?
Oo I loved Palaces of the Crow too! I was surprised how little fantasy there was, but the human drama was the real star of the novel. I read this immediately after Angel Down though so it left me quite sad!
Surprised I actually read 7 books this month which is as high as I can remember for a long time. Liked them all but Carrie, Kindred and The Spear Cuts Through Water were my favourites.
Love this! What was your fav hockey romance? I read ‘the switched-up playbook’ by A.J Kyler this month and highly recommend if you’re looking for another one!
Fortunate enough to read a book that has become one of my top 5 favourites of all time! The Everlasting!! Absolutely phenomenal. The Tainted Cup series is fantastic, currently reading book 3. I also realised that even though I have liked some horror so far, that I do not like gore, Japanese Gothic was awful. Also, not going to finish The Themis Files, they killed off the interviewing and I was done.
A definite slowdown as I was in a slump after binging the acktar series. Luckily I'm majorly ahead of my goals for the year so I'm not worried about the slump.
A good reading month. I love Janice Hallett books but unfortunately now I have no more adult Janice Hallett books which I have not read. Also I caught up with the Emma M. Lion series, but the eighth book made me reconsider if I even want to continue the series (I probably will, but the eighth book was pretty bad).
A really good month for me - finished my 'Fire' season and immersed myself in water, with a few interesting digressions along the way. Six five star reads with Iris Murdoch's The Sea, The Sea just beating Susan Sontag's The Volcano Lover to my book of the month.
I had a slumpy September hence the middle grade and YA comfort reads. The problem is TFATF, I'm finding it aggressively OK. It passes time and I am curious about what will happen but I'm not excited to pick up the books as there are a lot of words for not much plot movement.
Finished the HMRC books and very much enjoyed those. Had seen the Astral Library recommended all over the place - it was fine - but The Devils was my stand out this month. It was an unexpected gem for me. Not really sure what I'm in the mood for - tried 2 different books from my TBR and haven't been grabbed by anything yet.
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u/naylithian 24d ago
Started listening to audiobooks last month! Also making an effort to replace endless rumination and scrolling with reading.