Not posting my photo of Allison Saft’s A Far Wilder Magic for any particular challenge, I took this photo recently and I really like it, so I just thought I’d show it off here.
P.S. I’m still reading this and really enjoying it. Would recommend.
Bought:Devotionby Hannah Kent, and Beyond the end of the world(The other side of the sky #2) by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Borrowed:Romantic outlaws: The extraordinary lives of Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley by Charlotte Gordon from the library. I originally wasn’t going to borrow anything, but I saw this one on the shelves and I just HAD to read it.
Gifted:The long way to a small, angry planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers
Gave to someone else: I think it was The Lake House by Kate Morton
Started:The understudy by Julie Bennett, and A far wilder magic by Allison Saft
Finished:The secret of laughter: magical tales from classical Persia by Shusha Guppy
Gave 5 stars: A psalm for the wild-built (Monk and robot #1) by Becky Chambers
Gave 2 stars: I tend not to rate books that low, if I’m not enjoying a book I normally DNF it. The closest rating to 2 I gave was The winter duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett, which I read last year and rated 2.5. Not even really sure why I finished it in the end, I guess I didn’t want to let it beat me.
Didn’t finish: A universe of sufficient size by Miriam Sved (this had promising elements but I hated one of the POV characters), and Pemulwuy: the rainbow warrior by Eric Wilmott. I was quite sad to DNF that one because of its subject matter, but I was in a bad reading slump and needed to start afresh.
Anyone else who wants to do this and hasn’t, feel free to take this as your invitation!
I loved Georgia’s coming-of-age story, and her journey made me so emotional. I can’t even begin to describe how much Loveless made me reflect on my hopes, struggles, and fears. And I’m so glad it ends with Georgia coming to terms with her identity and even starting to joke about it.
And Alice Oseman always create the best friend groups! I wanted to hug Pip and Jason, and I worried about Rooney and wanted to hang out with Sunil. I liked how they bonded over Shakespeare and their love for acting.
Overall, I loved the emphasis on how platonic love should be as important as romantic love. Georgia’s putting her energy and effort into her friends and making grand gestures to show that she appreciates them made me so happy! Now I not only need more ace protagonists but also friendship-centered books ♡
May is about a week away y’all, and maybe a more consistent spring will finally come with it. But regardless, here are your photo prompts for the month!
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The stunning, standalone prequel to the New York Times bestsellingThe Priory of the Orange Tree.
Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms – but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation is starting to question the Priory’s purpose.
To the north, in the Queendom of Inys, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hróth, narrowly saving both realms from ruin. Their daughter, Glorian, trails in their shadow – exactly where she wants to be.
The dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Dumai has spent her life in a Seiikinese mountain temple, trying to wake the gods from their long slumber. Now someone from her mother’s past is coming to upend her fate.
When the Dreadmount erupts, bringing with it an age of terror and violence, these women must find the strength to protect humankind from a devastating threat.
hardcover or paperback? bookstore or library? bookmark or receipt? stand alone or series? nonfiction or fiction? thriller or fantasy? under 300 pages or over 300 pages? children’s or ya? friends to lovers or enemies to lovers? read in bed or read on the couch? read at night or read in the morning? keep pristine or markup? cracked spine or dog ear?
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