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theinquisitxor · 2 months

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February 2024 Reading Wrap Up

I read 8 books in February, and overall had a great reading month. I had three five-star books, which is a lot for me in one month. I read 2 audiobooks and 6 physical books. I read 5 fantasy, 2 nonfiction, and 1 historical/literary fiction.

1.The Throne of the Five Winds (Hostage of Empire 1) by SC Emmet 5/5 stars. This was my Random TBR pick from January, which I finished up in Feb. This book had been on my tbr since 2019, and it was a fantastic courtly political fantasy. This is set in an ancient China inspired setting, with several different countries and cultures. The story follows two young women (one, a princess in an arranged marriage) as they travel to a neighboring empire to become integral in the court life there. I was surprised by how much I loved this book, and it's become a new favorite.

2.House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City 3) by SJM, 4/5 stars. The Crescent City books have been favorites for several years now, and I was very interested to see how this book (and the series) would develop as a crossover. I enjoyed this quite a lot, and it is very stereotypical SJM writing and plot. I love any sort of crossovers, portals, and traveling between worlds, so this book was a treat to me. However, it felt like things came together too quickly and easily at the end, and it rushed towards a conclusion, and I wasn't as impressed with this book as much as I wanted to be.

3.The Bookseller of Florence: The Story of the Manuscripts that Illuminated the Renaissance by Ross King. I read this on audio and this was a huge deep dive into the world of the bookmarkets and booksellers in Florence. If you want a big dose of book history, this one is it. I didn't really enjoy the audiobook narrator unfortunately.

4.Blade Breaker (Realm Breaker 2) by Victoria Aveyeard 3/5 stars. I enjoyed this a little bit more than book 1, and this series has captured my attention so I want to see how it ends. I think I would be enjoying these books more if I were 16 or 17, but reading these in my mid-twenties is maybe not the target age range for this series. I enjoy the worldbuilding and characters the most.

5. A God In Every Stone by Kamila Shamsie 3/5 stars. This was every type of historical fiction that I enjoy: Early 20th cen. setting, Archeologists searching for an ancient artifact, WW1 book, Ancient and classical texts, Non-Western setting and examination of British Empire and colonialism. This was my Random TBR pick for the month of Feb, and this book has been on my tbr since 2020. I was glad to read it, and I tend to enjoy these types of novels. This feels like half literary fiction, half historical fiction.

6. The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden, 5/5 stars. This was as hauntingly horrific and beautiful as I hoped it would be. I had been waiting as patiently as I could for a new Katherine Arden adult novel, and this was well worth the wait. This book encapsulated WWI and the horrors well, with good characters, and a speculative/fantasy twist that I enjoyed.

7. What Feasts at Night (Sworn Soldier 2) by T Kingfisher, 4/5 stars. This is a followup horror novella to What Moves the Dead. This had more of a woodsy, folkloric horror than book 1. I think it was a little stronger than the first novella, since it wasn’t a retelling. I look forward to whatever else T Kingfisher writes, and I would enjoy more of these novellas!

8. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe, 5/5 stars. This was my second audiobook for the month, and I was very impressed by this. I only knew a summery-level about The Troubles, but this was a great introduction for me.

That's it for February! I started (but did not finish) Us Against You by Frederick Backman, so I will finish that up in March.

My March TBR

Us Against You by Frederick Backman (Beartown 2)

The Poison Prince (Hostage of Empire 2) by SC Emmet

The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black (releases March 5th)

Random TBR pick: An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors by Curtis Craddock

Knowing What We Know by Simon Winchester

Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland (Releases March 21st)

The Hedgewitch of Foxhall by Ana Bright (Releases March 24th)

North Woods by Daniel Mason

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

I'm definitely not going to get to all of these, but this is the list I'm going to be reading from!

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thechaoticreader · 14 days

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🍀 March Reading Wrap Up 🍀

Books read: 0

So I've been hesitating posting a wrapup this month cause I committed the biggest crime in book blogging: not finishing anything. However I'm tired of the pressure book media puts on readers where you have to finish a lot of books and read all the time to be considered a 'reader' cause thats bullshit. I'm a university student with chronic illness, dealing with the death of a family member all while working so this month I didn't have the time/spoons to read as much as I did in January/ February and THATS OKAY! If you like books: CONGRATS you're a reader, thats the only prerequisite.

Anyway heres my little reading breakdown:

Books DNF'd - 2 Books in progress - 5

DNF list:

Purity

Bruised

Books in progress list:

It's Okay That You're Not Okay

Boyfriend Material

Red, White & Royal Blue

Camp Damascus

Maeve Fly

#bookblr #book blog #reading #booktok #bookish #books and reading #goodreads #books #reading wrap up #reading community #bookworm #booklover #march reads #march reading wrap up #anti booktok #book review #everyones a reader #im so brave

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godzilla-reads · 1 month

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🌷March Reading Wrap Up 🌸

In March I read 11 books, bringing my Yearly Total to 42 Books Read. Below is the list with my Top 3 being starred ⭐️ as well.

☔️ How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

🌊 The Nixie’s Song by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black

🌳 The Wild Wood by Charles de Lint

🧌 A Giant Problem by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black

🌅 Dream Drawings: Configurations of a Timeless Kind by N. Scott Momaday

⭐️ Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

⭐️ Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

⭐️ A Frog in the Fall (And Later On) by Linnea Sterte

💧 The Lost Heir by Tui T. Sutherland and Mike Holmes

🐲 The Dragons Are Singing Tonight by Jack Prelutsky and Peter Sís

🐰 The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by DuBose Heyward

What did you read?

#godzilla reads #march reading wrap up #march wrap up #reading wrap up #books read in 2024 #book blog #booklist #reading #booklr #bookworm #bookish

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kitausu · 1 month

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March 2024 Wrap Reading Wrap-Up

Books worth reading:

Dragon Haven

Surrender

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Family Business

City of Dragons

Already Home

Parts of Us

Dangerous Convenience Store vol. 1

Before They Are Hanged

Untamed

Hurts So Good

How to Sell a Haunted House

#kit reads books #book recs #book recommendations #march reading wrap up #booklr #bookblr

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tolive1000lives · 1 month

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My 2024 reading wrap up through March! Only missing the last two books of the Witcher series, which were library books.

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nerdynatreads · 1 year

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Even with the slump, I still managed to read a fair amount! Though I had a good few dnfs.

The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston - DNF

The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine - DNF

Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi - ⭐⭐⭐

Soul Eater vol 1 by Atsushi Ohkubo - ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Wrath of Wolves by Kelley York & Rowan Altwood - ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse - ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Soul Eater Vol 2 by Atsushi Ohkubo - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💫

You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

#march wrap up #march reading wrap up #books i read in march #book reviews #bookblr #booklr #book tumblr #booktube #booktuber #book youtube #studyblr #book ratings

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franticvampirereads · 1 year

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Does March feel like it’s been really long but also super short to anyone else? I feel like I got so many things read and nothing at all. Anyway, today is my sister’s birthday and we’re gonna go have lunch together! 😊

Here’s what I read this month:

A Charmed Christmas 4⭐️

Crossing Ties 4⭐️ {review}

Tied and Laced 3.75⭐️ {review}

The Eidolon 5⭐️ {review}

Replay 5⭐️ {review}

Cheer Up! 5⭐️ {review}

Hand Picked 5⭐️ {review}

Our Bloody Pearl -currently reading

My favorite books this month were The Eidolon and Hand Picked, with Cheer Up! being a close second. 😊

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theliterarymess · 1 month

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kkecreads · 1 year

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March Reading Wrap

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crescentfool · 2 months

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reunion 🌸

#persona 3 #persona 3 spoilers #minato arisato #makoto yuki #ryoji mochizuki #aigis #ryomina #lizzy does art #HELLO EVERYONE!!! march 5th is upon us again so i bring... my contribution for this year. my third year drawing for it!#i made the thumbnail for this a few weeks after last year's graduation day #i thought it would be fun to lean into the ryominaigis angle of graduation day (you could read this as minato/aigis if you like-#but i feel like most people would read it as ryoji/minato)#IN ANY CASE working on this made me very emotional over this game :') (specifically minato)#i really enjoy how p3 ends it's such a nice way of wrapping up the narrative's messages and themes #working on this. minato's kindness was at the forefront of my mind throughout the piece #and i really wanted to capture how. ultimately it was his decision to sacrifice himself- to do the great seal #while to an outsider's perspective it is. sad that minato passes. i think becoming the seal is something that minato-#actively welcomes. in the same way that death (ryoji) is a comfort to him because death was housed in him for Ten YearsTM #AND I ALSO GOT REALLY SAD OVER AIGIS TOO. i still get fucked up over how in fes's animated cutscene for 3/5 they portray-#her as human and not drawing the robot parts so i wanted to do something smilar here...#but also i am very sad on aigis's behalf because she discovers her humanity through minato and realizes what she-#wants to do and then. well. minato is like. he's ready to pass on (even if he's scared) and im like. OH MY GOD THIS TRIO GETS ME MESSED UP #this was more coherent in my head LOL BUT ough i like drawing p3 and working through my feelings about it...#anyway! happy (in quotations) march 5th. i love this game to bits. it's so fun to draw for this day every year and see how i've improved #if you've read all this thank you :) lizzy appreciates you all very much. mwah! <3

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theinquisitxor · 1 month

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March 2024 Reading Wrap Up

I read 6 books in March, which was a little less than I was hoping for, but I thought the quality of what I read was very good. I read 3 fantasy books, 1 nonfiction, and 2 fiction. I read a few new releases and continued some series.

1.Us Against You by Frederik Backman (Beartown 2), 4/5 stars. I started March with reading the second book in this series, and it was just as emotional and good as book 1. I don't read a lot of fiction like this anymore, but I have been enjoying these books. I'm hoping to finish the series next month.

2. The Poison Prince by SC Emmet (Hostage of Empire 2), 4/5 stars. This is the second book in this courtly political east asian fantasy series. While the first book has bursts of action, this book was primarily no action/just politics. This is really shaping up to be a new favorite series which I hope to finish next month.

3. The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black (The Stolen Heir Duology 2), 4/5 stars. This was a good conclusion to this duology, and I think I enjoyed this book more than the first. I liked seeing some of the characters from the first series, and get caught up with what is going on in Holly Black's world.

4. Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge from Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic by Simon Winchester. This was my nonfiction audiobook for the month, and the author narrated the audiobook himself. This is a huge topic for an author to try and address in one book, and I enjoyed the stories that Winchester tells throughout.

5. An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors by Curtis Craddock (The Risen Kingdoms 1), 3/5 stars. This was my Random TBR Pick for the month of March. This book has been on my tbr since 2018, so I was happy to finally read it. This had a very unique world and setting which was cool to explore. Even though this is a series, I feel like you could read this just as a standalone. As of right now I don't plan on continuing.

6. North Woods by Daniel Mason, 5/5 stars. This was my favorite book I read this month, and a new all around favorite. This is exactly the type of literary fiction I enjoy, and checked so many boxes for me. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time to come.

That's all the books I read in March!

April TBR:

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

The Winners (Beartown 3) by Frederick Backman

The Bloody Throne (Hostage of Empire 3) by SC Emmet

Random TBR Pick: The Wall by Marlen Haushofer

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

Nonfiction Audiobook / The Language of Trees

If I have time:

The Hedgewitch of Fox Hall by Anna Bright

Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland

#March reading wrap up #reading wrap up #fantasy books #bookblr #bookish #Beartown #Us against you #the poison prince #the prisoners throne #holly black #an alchemy of masques and mirrors #curtis craddock #north woods #daniel mason #my post

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asexualbookbird · 1 month

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I'm tired! So no gif! Slim month for reading, but I did some neat crafts and made great progress on Secret Knitting Project I. Kicked some ass at Project Sekai, started rewatching Leverage, life goes on.

The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten ⭐⭐ - A strong start, but it quickly went downhill once we got to the court. It was boring, everyone sucks, and the magic is not as cool as it originally seemed to be.

Among Thieves by MJ Kuhn ⭐½ - I was SO hyped for this when it was released. It's been sitting on my shelf since because of who I am as a person, like an IMPOSTER. Took more than half the book just to get to the heist, and the heist wasn't even GOOD. Too many POVs, no one felt fleshed out enough, and the Secrets were just handed to the reader in the first third. It will no longer live on my shelf.

Mislaid in Parts Half Know by Seanan McGuire ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - not my favorite Wayward book, but still enjoyable. I thought it rehashed the ending of Antsy's last book a little too much, but it was nice to see more of her and go back to the Store. Also loved seeing Kade's Door and Cora's ending.

I have one (1) concrete book plan for April, and that's Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch. Consider me successfully bullied (friendly). I very much want to finish Secret Knitting Project I so I can move on to Secret Sewing Projects and Momther's Blanket I'm still waiting on a few audio holds too, so that will be fun for crafting purposes. Haven't been in the mood to do much art, but I have some fun ideas for paint! Let's go!

#bookbird babbles #monthly wrap up #march wrap up #reading wrap up #books #booklr #idk gang its hard to read when everything hurts and life sucks lol #but i feel like i say that every month so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯#anyway ive been using paint in piping bags with piping tips to make flowers its been neat #and by doing that i mean i did it once and bought stuff to do it again lol #i want to try to make lilies

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brandileigh2003 · 1 month

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March fanfic reading wrap-up

Have you read any of these?

What was your favorite this month?

Do you know your word count?

#reading wrap up #march reads #fanfic #wolfstar #remus lupin #marauders #sirius black

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slaughter-books · 1 year

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Day 30: JOMPBPC: Read In March

My March, 2023 reading wrap-up! ❤️

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jasper-book-stash · 29 days

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March 2024 Reading Wrap Up

I got bronchitis and my period at the same time in March, and then spilled tea on my computer, so March was a very stressful time for me. Regardless, I managed to read 10 books! And honestly, overall, this is one of the better months - the lowest I've ranked a book is 6/10, which is damn good considering the absolute bullshit I usually read.

Religious Text

None applicable.

1/10 - Why Did They Publish This?

None applicable.

2/10 - Trash

None applicable.

3/10 - Meh

None applicable.

4 to 6/10 - Mid-Tier

Tomb Sweeping | Alexandra Chang

I read this book while sick. And boy howdy, did that make it a weird experience. I get what it was going for, but it really wasn't my vibe. It just felt like everything was...unfinished. Which was the point, I suppose, but it was still annoying.

7 to 8/10 - Good With Caveats

What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality | Daniel A Helminiak

This is a very short book compared to my usual reads, topping at 152 pages. And I appreciate a book that gets straight to the point and analyzes the historical context around various works, particularly religious works. Good job. My only complaint is some editing issues.

Born to Love, Cursed to Feel | Samantha King

This was a poetry collection and was the only other book I read while sick, and boy howdy did I have a time of it. I spent most of the reading just...putting post-it notes in and nodding along to the lines. It was a surprisingly good book, considering I found it in the back alley version of a book store.

Southern Cunning: Folkloric Witchcraft in the American South | Aaron Oberon

Look. This is not a 101 book. It's not a 102 book. It's not even a 201 book. It simply is. And as much as I enjoyed it and enjoyed reading it, the fact that I spent most of my reading time fixing the editing means that I cannot, in good faith, put this any higher than an 8 out of 10. Dear Aaron Oberon, if you ever read this, PLEASE give me access to the original file so I can fix your punctuation and spelling mistakes. Sincerely, a fellow Southerner.

9/10 - Very Very Good

Snow White with the Red Hair, volumes 21-23 | Sorata Akiduki

I am still so fucking feral over this series. I love them so fucking much. I want them all to be happy but I also like seeing their shenanigans. Unfortunately, though we're at 26 published volumes, we've reached the end of the ones in Missouri Evergreen that I may access. I'll either have to wait and hope that someone gets them, or I'll have to bite the bullet and buy them myself.

Not Pounded By Anything: Six Platonic Tales Of Non-Sexual Encounters | Chuck Tingle

This is my first expedition into the erotic Tingleverse after reading some pieces of the horror Tingleverse in Straight and Camp Damascus. And I really, really like this book. It's 77 pages and is such an easy read. Godspeed, you glorious bastard.

10/10 - Unironically Recommend To Everyone

Well, everyone who's into the genre these fall under, at least.

Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft, tenth edition | Janet Burroway

I found this in the free section of a bookstore in the middle of nowhere, and let me tell you, it is now marked up one side and down the other with highlighter, because I needed it. There are so many good parts of this book that it's genuinely one I would recommend to people who are trying to figure out why their writing feels flat.

Sacred Gender: Create Trans and Nonbinary Spiritual Connections | Ariana Serpentine

First, I want to congratulate the author on what is possibly the coolest name ever.

Second, if you're an occultist, polytheist, witch, magic practitioner, or in any other way affiliated with things beyond or within mortal ken...get this book. It's making me rethink a lot of my own experiences with my craft and my religion, but in a good way.

#jasper post #books #bookblr #authors #reading wrap up #2024 #march 2024

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tolive1000lives · 1 year

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March 2023 wrap up!

#reading challenge 2023 #reading challenge #March wrap up #reading wrap up #bookblr #books #bookworm #book blog #bibliophile #reading #book stack #reading list #book spines #book spine

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