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Wrap-Up: May 2019

May 31, 2019 Hadeer5 Comments

 

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  • Almost Love by Louise O’Neill (★★★★☆)
  • The True Queen by Zen Cho (★★★★★)
  • The Stars are Legion by Kameron Hurley (★★★☆☆)
  • The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley (★★★★★)
  • Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women by Silvia Federici (★★★★☆)

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For April, I want to try reading more indie/obscure/underhyped/older books! These I’ve pulled right off my shelf, but I’ve also got a ton of indie books on my Kindle, which I may check out as well. These four books aren’t a set TBR, but I would like to get to at least a couple of them, as part of my overall yearly goal of reading more of the physical books I own. They’re all fantasy, albeit a variety of different sub genres: high, historical, and steampunk!
I hated Northanger Abbey when I first read it two years ago, but I’m glad to say that I’m re-reading it now for my Jane Austen book club and enjoying it far more! It’s really indicative of how much my reading tastes have shifted.
a constant mood nowadays. i couldn’t sleep until 8am yesterday, but the insomnia actually helped me finally come up with an ending to a novel i’ve been working on since november 2019! so even though my eyeballs are burning right now, i consider the suffering well worth it, though i do wish my brain were capable of such eureka moments when i’m NOT half asleep.
Because I am ridiculously pedantic, and I don’t like the picture I had on my feed of these books, this is take two. So, again, here’s two poetry books I purchased from @kewandwillow a while back!
Getting ready for a tarot workshop!
I read Pride and Prejudice for the first time for my AP English class my senior year of high school. At that point, I was already obsessed with the 2005 adaptation and really enjoyed the book, which was surprising, because I don’t like many classics. Now, ten years later (!!), I’m re-reading this gorgeous edition for a Jane Austen book club!
a handsome eagle 🥰
new scrapbook for a new year!
My main goal in December was to finish The Daevabad Trilogy. I first read The City of Brass in 2017, when it was still an ARC, and it was my favorite book of the year. I re-read it this year so I could continue the series, and it is again my favorite book of the year. This is a gorgeous epic fantasy trilogy that shines on the strength of its characters. There are very few books make me *feel* so strongly, but The City of Brass and its sequels manage to unmoor me from reality and get me as close to tears as possible. I’m so sad to leave this world behind, but binging the series was an excellent way to close off an otherwise lackluster year. (Also, peep the little Nahri plushie! I *love* her!)

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