This month was a little bit average in term of the amount of books I read, but I did enjoy each of them a lot so it kind of makes up for it I guess! I have high hopes for September though so hopefully I am on the upswing again.
In August I read:
Fable by Adrienne Young – ⭐️4/5 stars
Namesake by Adrienne Young – ⭐️4/5 stars
All the Tides of Fate by Adalyn Grace – ⭐️3/5 stars
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty – ⭐️4/5 stars
Sightwitch by Susan Dennard – ⭐️3/5 stars
I think similar to my first experience reading this book it was a great insight to a lot of the lore and historical aspects of the Witchlands and the history of the magic. Even though this was quite short I feel like this book really laid the foundations for the rest of the series. Finding out about Eridyisa and how she was a sightwitch and the doors she created and the 12 paladins was very interesting and I was very much engaged in her diary entries. I wasn’t as engaged with Ryber’s point of view as what I probably should have. Again super interesting seeing all the other sightwitches being called and her having to delve into the mountain on her own to find out the cause. But once she goes down there it was just a little difficult for me to actually envision the whole scenario. I highly appreciated all of the illustrations that were added in, they were illuminating and gave me an idea of what was actually chasing her through the mountain. If this was a full length novel that really went in depth about sightwitches and how Ryber found them and a whole comprehensive storyline I think I would of definitely loved this a lot more than I do now.
I feel like I’m finally getting back into the swing of things in regards to my reading. I had a really great reading month in July and I am really happy with what I chose to pick up! We have a mixture of new releases, romance, fantasy and a bit of historical fiction which was an interesting time for sure! I can’t wait to hopefully continue on with this bit of momentum I have and pick up some more good books!
In July I read:
Deathcaster by Cinda Williams Chima – ⭐️5/5 stars
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir – ⭐️4/5 stars
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert – ⭐️5/5 stars
Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms by Anita Heiss – ⭐️4/5 stars
Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo – ⭐️3/5 stars
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid – ⭐️5/5 stars
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides – ⭐️4/5 stars
Survive the Night by Riley Sager – ⭐️4/5 stars
Windwitch by Susan Dennard – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Project by Courtney Summers – ⭐️3/5 stars
The Ravens by Kass Morgan & Danielle Paige – ⭐️3/5 stars
Windwitch still maintains the very fast pace that Truthwitch set but it was just that little bit less exciting. The majority of the book is just Safi and Iseult moving further and further away from each other and though they are striving to reunite their circumstances just keep pushing them apart. There is also a good chunck of the book where they are both just travelling through areas, and though we get to see more of the world it’s not very interesting. I still don’t really trust Vaness and though Safi has decided to trust her I can’t help but think that she isn’t going to hold up her side of the bargain. The addition of Vivia’s perspective added another layer of depth to the storyline and was a way to almost challenge Merik’s very one sided view of his sister and what she is doing for their people. Aeduan is still my favourite of all of these characters and I really enjoyed how multifaceted he is. This book overall was entertaining and quick to read, I do feel like it isn’t as thrilling as the first book but it’s definitely building upon the foundation that was laid in Truthwitch and we are discovering so much more about this world and the magic.
I can’t believe it’s already been another three months since my last recommendation post! This is going to be my second instalment for 2021 and this month I only picked 5 books to list since I didn’t read as much during those three months and these were the only books I wanted to recommend. If you want to check out my first quarterly reading recommendations click HERE!
My recommendations for April – May – June are:
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
Shadowcaster by Cinda Williams Chima
Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
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