In the Lives of Puppets is TJ Klune's newest fantasy standalone. I am a huge fan of TJ Klune. The House in the Cerulean Sea is one of my all time favorite books and I really enjoyed Under the Whispering Door and the Extraordinaries trilogy. So I was really excited to start this one and… Continue reading Book Review – In the Lives of Puppets
Very belated but here is my wrap up for April. I participated in Realmathon on Team Ilma (and we won!) and had my best reading month of the year so far. I read 12 books overall. Reading Stats Books Read: 12 Pages Read: 3,607 Average Rating: 3.67 5 stars - 3 4 stars - 4… Continue reading Reading Wrap Up – April 2023
March was a pretty good reading month for me. I read 8 books. Not the best month ever but definitely my best of 2023 so far and the first month in a while that I've been reading at what my normal pace was before I hit my big slump in the fall. It felt great… Continue reading Reading Wrap Up – March 2023
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older is a sci-fi novella that will be the first of a series. It's marketed as a "cozy gaslamp mystery and sapphic romance set on Jupiter" and while this sounds awesome, this was not a win for me. Goodreads Description On a remote, gas-wreathed outpost of a human… Continue reading Book Review – The Mimicking of Known Successes
I finally read Middlegame by Seanan McGuire and after years of having it on my TBR, I really didn't like it. Flowery writing and a confusing story is not my thing at all, but apparently I'm in the minority since people love this and The Starless Sea. Goodreads Description Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages… Continue reading Book Review – Middlegame
I read 5 books and DNF'd 1 in February. Not the best month, not the worst. I was in Disney World for a week so overall, not bad. Reading Stats Books Read: 5 Books DNF'd: 1 Pages Read: 1,641 Average Rating: 3.80 4 stars - 4 3 stars - 1 Genre Breakdown: Sci-Fi - 3… Continue reading Reading Wrap Up – February 2023
January didn't kick off 2023 with the great reading month I was hoping for. I read 4 books and did enjoy them. Hopefully there are better books and reading to come in 2023. Reading Stats Books Read: 4 Pages Read: 1,884 Average Rating: 3.75 4 stars - 3 3 stars - 1 Genre Breakdown: Fantasy… Continue reading Reading Wrap Up – January 2023
Fireborne by Rosaria Munda is the first book in the Aurelian Cycle, a completed YA fantasy trilogy. I had heard good things about this one and was not disappointed. I gave this book 4 stars and see potential for a 5 star rating later in the series. Goodreads Description Annie and Lee were just children… Continue reading Book Review – Fireborne
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna is an adult cozy fantasy romance. It was nominated for a Goodreads choice award for 2022 and people have been comparing it to The House in the Cerulean Sea so I had to read it. I really enjoyed it and it was a great book… Continue reading Book Review – The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
After reading zero books in October, I got back into reading and powered through to meet my annual goal of 100 books on December 31st. I read 17 books between November and December which included quite a few graphic novels to fit them all in while traveling for the holidays. In the holiday craziness, I… Continue reading Reading Wrap Up – November and December 2022
Susan Lyn Knits and Reads 