I’m still here!!! 🙃 If my lack of updating my blog is any indication, 2024 has not been so great of a reading year for me. I’ve read some great books, but eesh. I’ve had some transitional changes at work that have kept me busy and exhausted, and between that and my second job, I haven’t had much time or energy to read the way I usually do! Because I am a perfection with chronological recording, even if … nine months late, I’m going to be posting my monthly wrap ups twice a week on Sundays and Thursdays until I’m caught up and then on Sundays after the month ends.
January did start off strong though, because I really enjoyed Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, and Kindred. All three touch on three of my favorite kinds of books, the historical/epistolary fantasy, the historical horror, and time traveling/historical speculative fiction. Emily Wilde is a series I still can’t wait to continue, and I hope there are several more books that explore all aspects of the faerie world Fawcett has created. The Spirit Bares Its Teeth is a fabulously terrifying young adult horror that I’ve been recommending consistently, and I need to read White’s other two books as soon as possible. Kindred was one of those “why haven’t I read this yet” books, and it’s an important read in general. I’m looking forward to reading more by her! The two historical romances were fine, and I was trying to finish up reading some series that I started because I enjoyed the beginnings of those series! The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine is essential reading to help understand what is still happening regarding Gaza. I am making it a priority to continue learning about Palestine and its history.
Overall, it was a decent reading month, but I wish I had read more! (This is going to be a theme for the entire year, lol)
WHAT I READ
💖 purchased/owned | 🌠 library/borrowed | 🔮 review copy | 💞 reread | 👻 dnf
💖 The Duke’s Rules of Engagement, by Jennifer Haymore
💖 The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, by Andrew Joseph White
💖 The Virgin and the Rogue, by Sophie Jordan
💖 Kindred, by Octavia E. Butler
🌠 Hugo and the Maiden, by S.M. LaViolette (Kindle Unlimited)
💖 The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine, by Rashid Khalidi
