I have not read more than the cover and first pages, but The Others by D.M. Wind is sitting next to me to fulfill the Horror or Paranormal square on my Book Bingo card.
I shocked myself by finishing 5 whole books in January. (I'm getting back oon the bus, I swear, but it is still so hard to read new things.)
Sometimes the idea of getting emotionally attached to new characters is absolutely devastating, and reading something new to me becomes becomes utterly unbearable. Reading can be weird.
It really can, especially when reading was your ESCAPE from horrible childhood, and now you're an adult and you realize the escape was never going to be enough.
Only a few chapters in (though I have to speed up a bit if I don't want the librarians to come after me!! XD) but I'm reading 'How to do nothing' by Jenny Odell. Some chapters I don't connect much with, and others leave me staring at the wall and thinking. Interesting so far!
A bit late considering it's Thursday now (hope that's fine haha !), I'm reading the "Djinn" duology (although this edition merged both books in one) by Jean-Louis Fetjaine. I have no idea if it has been translated into english, but it's really good so far. It's historical fantasy written by an actual historian, taking place in 1130 in Antioch, in one of the "latin kingdoms" (i hope that's the correct translation) created during the crusades. I'm almost halfway through, which means I'm almost done with book one !
Glad I'm allowed to be a bit late, i tend to be (especially when time zone shenanigans are involved, as I tend to not be at the same place the rest of the english speaking internet is, haha !) :D and thank you !
about a third of the way through rouge by mona awad, which is absolutely delivering on the weird drippy los angeles glitziness, the mommy issues, and the skincare-industry-as-horror. i'll have to take out another hold and wait to finish it, though, since i'm pretty sure i'm too busy to finish it before it's due back at the library.
I'm halfway through The Prince's Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner and while I do enjoy all the queer rep, it has too many POVs for me.
And I'm 1/3 of the way in The Will of the Many by James Islington and not sure how I feel about it yet? It went in a direction I wasn't expecting already and I don't know if I'm happy about it and/or if it is for me.
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Date: 2024-01-31 11:59 pm (UTC)I shocked myself by finishing 5 whole books in January. (I'm getting back oon the bus, I swear, but it is still so hard to read new things.)
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Date: 2024-02-01 02:50 pm (UTC)Sometimes the idea of getting emotionally attached to new characters is absolutely devastating, and reading something new to me becomes becomes utterly unbearable. Reading can be weird.
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Date: 2024-02-07 09:05 pm (UTC)Yep, it sucks.
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Date: 2024-02-01 07:51 am (UTC)It's historical fantasy written by an actual historian, taking place in 1130 in Antioch, in one of the "latin kingdoms" (i hope that's the correct translation) created during the crusades. I'm almost halfway through, which means I'm almost done with book one !
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Date: 2024-02-02 10:21 am (UTC)And I'm 1/3 of the way in The Will of the Many by James Islington and not sure how I feel about it yet? It went in a direction I wasn't expecting already and I don't know if I'm happy about it and/or if it is for me.
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Date: 2024-02-03 03:13 am (UTC)The Hollow Places by T Kingfisher! It's not really my favourite so far (not super into portal fantasies) but the horror element is cool!
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Date: 2024-02-03 09:28 pm (UTC)Oooh, I've seen The Hollow Places at the local library! Might give that a try some day :D Glad your having fun! XD