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Listen for the Lie: Surprisingly engaging
Everyone believes Lucy murdered her best friend years ago, but there was no proof, and Lucy herself doesn’t remember that night. Now a true crime podcaster is convinced he can crack the case.
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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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