It’s Top Ten Tuesday time once again friends!
This week the prompt is new to me authors I read in 2022 so here are 10 of them:
T. Kingfisher
TJ Klune
Eric LaRocca
Catherynne M. Valente
Quan Barry
Stacy Willingham
Sarah Pinborough
Celia Laskey
Brom
Sarah Gailey
It’s the end of the year and time to check in on the diverse books I was trying to prioritise! I have read one more of the books I had on the list since my last update which was Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho but I didn’t end up getting to the other two. I’m moving away from YA contemporary so The Wicker King isn’t really on my radar anymore and I do still want to read The Rage of Dragons so hopefully I can get around to it in 2023!
My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones – I don’t know whether it’s Stephen Graham Jones’ writing style or just Jade’s perspective in particular but I was confused as to what was happening for the majority of the story. Where she was and what she was doing and also who she was talking to, it was framed in a way that was a bit too chaotic for me. She was kind of devolving slowly but also as people kept dying she was become more assured of her predictions. It was very much a stream of consciousness style of writing and I couldn’t really follow along and appreciate it as much as others seem to. ⭐️2/5 stars
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry – The concept was something I found to be super intriguing, but the way the connection between them all is created was a touch on the ridiculous side. Emilio being the overseer that these girls need to appease and power up to beat their opponents and get to state was just so over the top and kept me invested. ⭐️3/5 stars
Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho – I still quite enjoy the lore and myths surrounding the Dokkaebi and learning all about Junu’s background and how he became one. Also learning about the Sansin and the Reapers were also really interesting to find out about. There just wasn’t enough action to keep me entertained throughout the book. The pacing was up and down and there were periods of time where all the characters were just sitting around waiting and it wasn’t very enjoyable. ⭐️2/5 stars
Once again it’s Top Ten Tuesday time friends!
Here are 10 books I’ve read in the last year or so that have a school/college/university setting:
The It Girl by Ruth Ware
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake (kinda)
All’s Well by Mona Awad
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
The Monarchs by Kass Morgan & Danielle Paige
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
It’s Top Ten Tuesday time once again! The original prompt this week is book titles that you find hilarious but honestly I couldn’t think of any books that came to mind. So instead I decided to go with 10 book titles that had me intrigued and compelled enough to want to pick up and find out what that could possibly mean.
10 Compelling Book Titles are:
You’ve Lost a lot of Blood & Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
In My Dreams I Hold A Knife by Ashley Winstead
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power
Since we are now halfway through the year I thought it would be a good idea to just check in on the diverse books I was trying to prioritise this year and see how I’m going! So far I have read 2 out of the five books I had on my list so I definitely feel like I need to move them to the top of my TBR.
Books I’ve Completed are:
My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones – I don’t know whether it’s Stephen Graham Jones’ writing style or just Jade’s perspective in particular but I was confused as to what was happening for the majority of the story. Where she was and what she was doing and also who she was talking to, it was framed in a way that was a bit too chaotic for me. She was kind of devolving slowly but also as people kept dying she was become more assured of her predictions. It was very much a stream of consciousness style of writing and I couldn’t really follow along and appreciate it as much as others seem to. ⭐️2/5 stars
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry – The concept was something I found to be super intriguing, but the way the connection between them all is created was a touch on the ridiculous side. Emilio being the overseer that these girls need to appease and power up to beat their opponents and get to state was just so over the top and kept me invested. ⭐️3/5 stars
Books I still need to read are:
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