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I read about half of this in one day. The following day, I got some really distressing news (see my previous post about my sister) and I didn't come back to it for a while. I didn't want to color my impression of a book I was enjoying with horrible, real life. Horrible, fictional life, like this, is much more enjoyable. Her writing had me completely hooked. It was funny, brilliant, poignant, and absurd. I loved it.

It‘s officially the mid-point of the year!

I‘ve read 59 books thus far. 64% have been fiction titles. Here are my Top 5, which I‘ll tag below.

1. Idle Grounds by Krystelle Bamford
2. Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen
3. Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley
4. Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (audio)
5. Her Majesty‘s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson (audio)

I should make it a point to read more fantasy. It seems to be working for me — but I‘m so picky!

Much like audition, the altered perception of reality over a tragic event just didn‘t sit with me. I didn‘t find it engaging or illuminating in any way to make up for the jarring story telling. I hope this style isn‘t a new trend like the switching pov every chapter.

No surprises here! May‘s winning title is tagged. I‘m pleased to be adding more fiction to the bracket.

#Readingbracket2025

The best (adult) novel I‘ve read all year (no way to measure it against Moominland; they are different soft, round, or zig-zaggy beasts). A child goes missing. Her gaggle of cousins goes looking for her in the thick, viscous, fecund wood.

One might complain that there are too many similes and metaphors but that one would also be forced to admit that 95% of them are so creative and fantastic that the complaint isn‘t really a complaint at all. 👇🏻

Me, in the face of this book‘s 3.30 ⭐️ Goodreads rating.

“He was wearing a polo shirt with fat, colored stripes and a white collar which made him look like a formal caterpillar.”