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The Bog Wife: Finally, a 5-star read
After their father dies, five isolated, codependent siblings, who were raised on cultish rituals in the bog lands of West Virginia, must face the possibility that their bog – which has produced a wife for every Haddesley heir for generations – may no longer be complying.
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April memes
Hello, book nerds! I don’t have much to say about April. The highlights are: I read slightly less, played Halo slightly more, improved on my fitness goals, and spent less time staring into the void. I acquired a new favorite show (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End) and finally watched Princess Mononoke. All things considered, an interesting,…
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The Rom-Commers: Mostly good
Emma thinks she has landed the best gig ever: helping her favorite screenwriter write a romcom. That is, until she actually meets him.
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The Jasad Heir (Book 1): Fun, but not standout
Sylvia, the long-lost heir to a destroyed empire now living a small life in a faraway village, must train as her enemy’s Champion if she wants to keep her secret.
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March memes and life more generally
Hello, book nerds! Is mid-April too late to post about March? Whatever. I’ve slowed down on reading quite a bit over the last month. This is a good and bad thing — good according to my goal for the year, bad according to my stacked TBR. But also, I’m doing other things. (What?!) Yes, it’s…
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Sunrise on the Reaping: Welcome back to Panem
24 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteers in place of her sister, Haymitch Abernathy is conscripted to the 50th Quarter Quell with double the number of tributes.
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A Drop of Corruption (Book 2): A solid sequel
When a Treasury officer disappears into thin air, the Empire sends the eccentric Ana and her bemused assistant Din to uncover the truth – which may go deeper than they’d anticipated.
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The Once and Future Witches: Incredible prose, slow plot
In 1893, three estranged sisters are inexplicably drawn together again in a fight for suffrage that becomes a hunt to bring back witchcraft.
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My February in memes
Hello, book nerds! I haven’t done a monthly wrap-up in a while, and to be honest, I didn’t feel like it. So I decided to meme-ify my month for you instead. You’re welcome.
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The Broken Earth: Full trilogy review
When a cataclysmic Earthquake strikes, Essun’s entire life flips. Her son is murdered, her daughter is kidnapped, and civilization falls. It’s war for survival, and Essun has to navigate this new reality to find her daughter.
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