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Down the TBR Rabbit Hole

Found this idea through Bookishly Brittany who followed Lost in a Story.

The Girl In the Maze by R.K. Jackson

A psychological thriller for fans of Gillian Flynn and Tana French. I like them, which is probably why I put this on my tbr. The reviews are not so great and in reading the synopsis I see something about hearing voices and doubting her sanity. I’m not sure I would enjoy that as much as just your regular crazy killer. Judgement: Go

Trouble by Kate Christensen

I’ve heard great things about Kate Christensen so I think that may be how this book came to be on my TBR but reading the synopsis I immediately thought “Ugh” so yea it’s a go. Judgement: Go

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald

“Once you let a book into your life, the most unexpected things can happen…” This has an interesting concept and I love books that have bookshops in them! Judgement: Keep

The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham

A couple years ago I went through a phase where I was reading a lot of fantasy so I added lots of books and series to my TBR. I realized I probably shouldn’t add the whole series before reading the first book though so I did remove the other 4 books in this series but I still love a good fantasy! Judgement: Keep

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

Another fantasy added around the same time so. I also removed the rest of the series (there were 6 more) from my TBR although this one definitely looks like something I want to read. A band of thieves. Yes please. Judgement: Keep

I think it is so interesting the way our reading tastes change over the years. I am sure when I added a lot of the books on my list I was probably reading really similar books at the time but I hope to be more deliberate with adding them and actually reading the summaries.

Have you read any of these? Think I should keep or drop one?

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Currently: May

This time of year is always ridiculous. My calendar is off the charts with school events and I am going to New Orleans at the end of the month.

Admiring|| Everyone who has travel plans this summer. Even though I actually want to stay in Austin and experience my first summer I suffer from travel envy.

Playing || How long can I go before working on things that have deadlines? No but really just playing all the GOT. We are in Season 7!! SEASON 7! Really hoping to get through it this week before the season 8 finale or we will have to be on a social media ban.

Borrowing || I am always borrowing water bottles from work because I keep forgetting mine and I am too lazy to walk back out to my car for the 8 that are hiding under my seats.

Remembering || My grandmother. With Mother’s day and her passing this time of year I always find myself thinking of her and imagining what it would be like to have her here.

Finishing || Homework. Late. That is really all I can say about that.

And I need to throw a positive one in here so….

Loving || I finally took all the advice about getting content ready and AJS and I spent Sunday afternoon making a bunch of different cocktails to pair with books I’m reading/have read. It was great because I have enough IG content for a couple weeks but also it was so much fun to do with him. Plus we got tipsy drinking our creations!

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Show us Your Books & Books Goals Update: May

It’s that time again! Linking up with Jana Says & Life According to Steph for Show us your Books!

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But first I want to share my Book Goals update for May!

  • 4/25: Books I didn’t choose for myself
  • 4/12: Non-Fiction Books
  • Posted 6 bookish photos on Instagram & 4 Bookish blog posts
  • #Unreadshelfproject2019 – I read the book right away so I am 1/4 of actually reading the book I chose.

Now let’s talk about what I read in April…..

I had a ridiculous reading month. I think it made up for January-March where I was struggling to get books read. I read 16 books in April.

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Born a Crime ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I’ve seen some mixed reviews for this book but I really enjoyed it. I kind of wish that I had listened to the Audiobook but I try to keep really light reads to audio. I really enjoyed learning his history and it definitely led to me googling things about Apartheid and South Africa that I did not know about. I love when a book makes me google for more information. I hope that he comes out with another book that tells more about his journey in Comedy. I laughed, I cried. It was good.

Eligible ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I have to tell you guys. The only Jane Austen book I have read is Pride & Prejudice and I don’t recall loving it all that much. I know, I know. That being said, I enjoyed this book. I love modern re-tellings of stories because its fun to see modern versions. The sisters. Oh the sisters were all so annoying. I wanted to slap the youngest of the them but then it was so realistic. We all know someone like that.

Nevermoor ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is only the 2nd book I have given 5 stars to in the last 4 months. I know people said it felt like HP and all that but I didn’t think so. I think they built the world and I wanted to know what happened. I liked the characters, I found myself picturing them in my head and I was super frustrated when I found out the 2nd book has like a million holds in the library. I thought this might be too young for me which is why it took me forever to get to it but I think it was just right.

Year One ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I really enjoyed this book. I love a good Dystopian book and I appreciate that there multiple story lines that converge. I think maybe some parts might have been a bit cookie cutter but at some point there will be overlap if you read a lot of the same kinds of books. I am excited to read the next book in the series.

The Disasters ⭐⭐⭐ .75 This was definitely a YA book. I know that seems weird since it is one but there are plenty of YA books that you can read as adult and not feel like you read a middle grade book. I liked it but I didn’t love it. I think that while they were trying to make the LGBT and diversity seem so common place it actually ended up seeming forced to me.

Books Reviewed on IG

Books that Deserve their own review

  • On the Come Up – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I feel like I would not do this book justice giving a short review so look for a full one coming soon!
  • Beautiful Creatures – ⭐⭐⭐ 1/2 (right now) I am still trying to decide how I feel about this book so I am going give it a separate review.

I know that was a lot to read, thanks for hanging in there! Have you read any of these? I look forward to seeing what you all read in April!

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