Ew. “Poetry is the food of love”
*insert massive eye roll*
Wait, wait… That’s not why we’re here? Oh, okay. Fine. I guess I’ll refrain from laughing at the language and romancing of the early 1800s.
Pride and Prejudice is my first Jane Austen novel. My friends have been hounding me for years to read the thing (since I refuse to watch the thing when I haven’t read the thing) and I finally obliged.
A wise bunny once told me:
“If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”
Oops.
I’ve read my first sci-fi novel of 2017! *throws confetti* And it was about time travel! *more confetti*
I was so highly anticipating this book, and was, unfortunately, a tad underwhelmed. This is already the second time this year (it’s still January!) when book two of the duology didn’t make the cut for me. Maybe I’m just in a reading funk or something. I keep getting bored around the 300 page mark this year, so I’m going to try to read a shorter book next (aka, less than 500+ pages).
I checked out Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly from my local library’s Hoopla account (which is a super cool app and you should see if it’s available in your area.) It was read by Robin Miles.
I’ve done it, friends! It took me a eleven days and two sleepless nights, but I read my first book of 2017! Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo took me by surprise (in both a good and a bad way), but in the end it holds the place of “favorite book of the year.” (ha. ha. get it? it’s the only book I’ve read this year? ha)
Well, this is awkward. I’m not entirely sure what to say about this book. I honestly have no idea if I liked it or not. I know I didn’t hate it or anything, but I’m not sure if I liked it all that much.
This book was already on my TBR, but I actually read it on accident. I had already read the first chapter of Carry On by Rainbow Rowell when I had to start adulting. After about five hours of cleaning and packing, I remembered that audiobooks are a thing. Not only that, but my local library has a collection of online audiobooks that are available to be checked out at anytime. I looked for Carry On first, of course, but it was already checked out by someone else.
It took me a week to read, but I made it through Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell! This post won’t be very long, and is more of an update than a review, but I wanted to tell everyone that I liked it.
To complete the Cascade Badge in the #ReadThemAllThon, I chose Wonder by R.J. Palacio as the book that might make me cry.
Well, friends. I chose this wisely. During one chapter in particular, my preschooler saw my face and immediately asked, “Mommy, what’s wrong?”
Hello again, friends!
Welcome to my second post and my first book review. I’ve got to be honest before I start, though, and warn you that I haven’t really read any book reviews on other blogs. If there’s a set standard or expectation, I likely won’t meet it. However, what you’re about to read below will be my very own standard: some personal thoughts and zero spoilers. ‘Cause I freaking hate spoilers (it’s actually why I don’t like to read book reviews).
Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, let’s jump right into The Maze Runner:
Pirates and Pixie Dust 