HAPPY NEW YEAR!
New year - same me...still barely reading and barely posting lol
I had all these posts planned but I seem to get bogged down when it comes to actually writing them. I thought I would start off simple and show what I read last year and what I'm reading right now.
Apparently, I read 32 books last year. That's about 30 more than it felt like I read. Far below the 200+ I used to, but anytime I finish a book these days is a win for me. My Goodreads goal for this year is 12.
2023 READS: Here's a link to my 2023 shelf in case you want to read my rating or review (if I left one)
*Partners in Crime is there twice despite me only listening to the audio..I CANNOT seem to get this duplicate off my damn shelf lol
The standouts: The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore was a sweet bookish vibes, feel good read.
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, and All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Crosby were well outside my comfort zone but both surprising hits for me.
The Undertaking of Heart and Mercy by Megan Bannen and Chick Magnet byt Emma Barry were balm for my jaded romance genre soul. Once my favorite go-to reads - romance has been meh for me lately but these two were great.
Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune was a great (not a direct) follow up to The House in Cerulean Sea - much darker and not quite as good as Cerulean Sea, Under the Whispering Door still held the same whimsy and compelling characters that I've grown to love from Klune.
Biggest disappointments - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn - I wanted (& expected to!) love this one but it was just meh for me. Radio Silence by Alice Oseman - I buddy read this with Greg and that made it fun - but otherwise this book was nothing I was expecting. i thought it was a dystopian but it was straight up HS drama and just kind of odd.
Everything else on there is pretty good - I did not finish Elatsoe yet. I was listening on audio and my loan expired but I will get back to it.
CURRENTLY READING
I've had this on my libro.fm app for awhile now and Jenni's review finally gave me the kick int he pants I needed to start it.
One of the POV's is Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus, living an aquarium where Tova Sullivan works. From what I gather so far, their lives intersect and, Tova heals from grief and loss.
I'm really liking the author and Marcellus's POV - (paraphrasing...) Day 145 of my captivity...lol
ONE POST FOR THE NEW YEAR DOWN!!
I'm hoping to do a post about what I've been watching next - maybe for Monday?? Come yell at me if I don't lol
