pickKanda has dived right into helping his friend during a live performance after his band mates bailed on him. While performing live is still a struggle for Kanda he powers through for the sake of his friend. We met some new pianist who either love or hate Kanda (he is a great pianist who disappeared from the limelight) Also Kanda got to have two kitties in his home as he was cat sitting for a friend and he was ever so happy about it haha.
pickKikuzato is now gearing up to join the track and field team at his school. This volume gave us some insight to his past from when he initially lost his leg and how he became depressed, now he is excited and looking forward to running again. It was a little uncomfortable when some new side characters/schoolmates started touching his prosthetic leg without asking, and we got to met his mom and see how she deals with her son getting back into sports
so-soA decent start to a new series following Kikuzato a young man who loves soccer but loses his leg before entering Highschool. This volume doesn‘t tell us what happened to him but from context it seems it‘s going to be slowly revealed to us. There was a lot of plot conveniences to get the story going, but there does seem to be a good amount of research that went into writing a story centered around sports equipment & the sporting events for amputees
pickThis series is going to kill me in the emotions. I cried the whole book. Fukumaru has gotten out & Kanda is distraught over finding him, but while in his search he finds another cat Moja who is lost, beaten & starved, so now Kanda is at a crossroad between saving this kitty or continuing his search for Fukumaru. This series is beautiful in how we get to see the situations from both Kanda & Fukumaru‘s pov.
panDNF at 77%
When your female love interest is dwindle down to being a literal sexual object for your male hero, you have lost me. Eve does LITERALLY nothing through this whole book and Lazarus does nothing but complain about how he doesn‘t deserve a mate. Her purpose was literally just to have sex with Laz to help him control his inner demon. They also had zero chemistry and the overall plot didn‘t exist. I won‘t be continuing this series.
so-soI like the idea of the story, Hakaba studies the languages of the Netherworld, so werewolves, lizardfolk & so on, but I think the execution is lacking for me. It‘s a series of small episodic chapters that sometimes feel like a cohesive story and sometimes not. I also spend a lot of time being just as confused as Hakaba because not everything the creatures say is translated because he doesn‘t know, which is interesting but sometimes pulls me out.
pickAn Emotional rollercoster following Tomoyo Shiino has she finds out her best friend Mariko dies by suicide. You learn both their pasts, how they met and what terrible things befell them and it‘s interesting seeing how chaotic Tomoyo reacts to the death of Mariko. I felt the wild and messy art style fit the overall chaotic atmosphere the storytelling was giving off. But there were some softer calmer moments that packed a punch in feels.
May have gone overboard with my first in person library browsing excursion. The library has been open for awhile now I just haven‘t been able to go for personal reasons. I can‘t read Given or Boys Run the Riot yet as I‘m waiting for the rest of the series to come in from holds, but hopefully I can get through these in a decent manner!
Illumicrate special edition!
My illumicrate special edition set for Circe and Song of Achilles came in today. I‘m so freaking happy, they are gorgeous
panThis turned into more of an experiment while reading. I thought “how much sexism/misogyny does one have to wade through to enjoy this? Those 37 tabs all indicate some form of sexism/misogyny & I didn‘t even mark them all since I ran out tabs. This is a good example of a book that is sorely ruined because the world of Xanth is highly imaginative but no one needs/wants to wade through this, & while the sexism is at most dumb it still ruins the story
My #Roll100 books for January
24 - Source of Magic
49 - Children of the Drake
Looking forward to finally getting around to these! I do need to read A Spell for a Chameleon before Source of Magic but that‘s okay!
@PuddleJumper
Jumping back into #bookspinbingo for January. My goal is to take part every month for 2022, I have so many books to get through that I own!
#bookspin #doublespin
@TheAromaofBooks
Hey hey all my manga readers, I redid my manga reading challenge from 2021 for 2022. I got rid of some of the prompts that required research to properly fulfill and put in easier more fun prompts that should hopefully open up more responses! So please come join us on Storygraph!
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/01c3f367-17c8-47eb-91ec-723ff66...
I‘m attempting to revive my booktube channel! I do all the recording and editing on my phone since that‘s all I have available to me so views and follows would be super awesome! I know it‘s kind of long but I put a ton of work into it!
https://youtu.be/66qpQlNLpdE
panSadly this didn‘t work out for me. The biggest issue was that the author never explains how the ghost haunting Jake even latched on to Jake, considering his death took place in a completely different school. There was also a lot of ‘convenient‘ moments that crop up when they are needed and then just fade away like they were never really part of the whole story, this includes characters.
so-soA creepy idea that doesn‘t really hit that scare factor, but still interesting. Worm is celebrating Dead Wednesday where he has to “be dead” for a day and is ignored by everyone at school (weird tradition) only he gets the actual ghost of his assigned dead person attached to him. Main take away lessons are live life and don‘t wallow in self pity. A fast read with a Weird idea with some cute moments sprinkled in
pick3rd book in the Seven Swords novella series and it just keeps getting better! This is fast paced and full of action and the twist to the murder mystery left me impressed! Ryan‘s imagination really shines in this series and he found that sweet spot to make the novella feel like a full story without the length!
Full review: https://intotheheartwyld.wordpress.com/2021/09/18/city-of-songs-the-seven-swords...
pickFantastic this was full of heartbreak, fear, unknown secrets & world that is brimming full of fascinating & enchanting life. The end left me stunned & heartbroken & I need book 3 now! This series is amazing it‘s selfpub & deserves all the praise. There are anthropomorphic Birds! I love it. Also this has disability rep with Nella, who is deaf & Bruno worked with members of the community to make sure she was properly portrayed & she is darling!
Look at all these adorable Jinbesan bookmarks I got from my sisters workplace! Ahhh I love them.
I‘m going to be repeating my October reading selection and IG theme where I focus on spooky middle grade books!
These are what I have picked out. I‘m looking for more recommendations. They can be MG horror, thriller, suspense or even Halloween themed!
I‘m gathering them now so I can get pictures done ahead of time. Please give me recs!
pickA dark and creepy tale that set my heart pounding. It‘s 40 pages long and I think free on kindle but so worth it. It has a melancholy end with a bit hope sprinkled in but I enjoyed that as it shows not everything can be solved instantly.
Please check out my full review I feel like I‘m fighting a losing battle with my blog.
https://intotheheartwyld.wordpress.com/2021/09/01/and-they-were-never-heard-from...
A #redstack just because.
Also that Witcher book doesn‘t have that ugly Netflix sticker on it and I got it brand new at B&N not a used book store! That was an instant buy for me haha
It‘s been awhile since I took part in #bookspinbingo so I‘ll do both #bookspin and #doublespin I have been slacking in my reading the last few months and have fallen behind on arcs and other book commitments. So I decided why not do this as it does get me motivated to read!
@TheAromaofBooks
pickAdorable and touching all rolled into one. It leaves you feeling like you were dragged off by fairies. There is some mystery as well that is weaved into the story wonderfully and this edition is full of illustrations.
Full Review: https://intotheheartwyld.wordpress.com/2021/05/31/wicked-nix-lena-coakley/
so-soA decent debut but unfortunately I was not blown away like other readers. It really lacked a lot of depth to the character relationships. It has elements that are intriguing and it‘s very well written, it just didn‘t have that extra edge to really make me fall in love. I will pick up book 2 & see how it goes when it releases
Full Review: https://intotheheartwyld.wordpress.com/2021/08/02/the-hand-of-the-sun-king-pact-...
Sorry for the very late post. My life is very hectic right now.
But big thanks to
@Karisa @cwarnier @allureofbeauty
For all these amazing bookmarks! My daughter wants to steal the drinks haha!
pickI‘m going to marry Hadrian.
I loved this. The simplicity of the story with the classic tropes & the banter between Hadrian & Royce makes it so enjoyable.
A great pick for those who want to move out of YA fantasy but are worried about difficult worldbuilding & heavy politics, this has both but it‘s not overwhelming, and it‘s fun!
https://intotheheartwyld.wordpress.com/2021/07/27/theft-of-swords-the-riyria-rev...
pickThis is full of some of the most enchanting creatures I have come across in sci-fi. Bruno‘s imagination is like no other. The world is beautiful, the creatures unique, and the story enthralling. Full of action and heartbreak, In the Orbit of Sirens is one my favorite reads this year!
In depth review on my blog
https://intotheheartwyld.wordpress.com/2021/08/20/in-the-orbit-of-sirens-song-of...
pickAn interesting tale of a detective trying to solve an old case, it flips back and fourth between present and past. The beginning is a little bit hard to understand due to the character designs of the the two mains looking way to similar but once you figure out how to see the differences it allows for better enjoyment. The fun was watching these harden men respect and care for the cats at the local bar!
I‘m taking part in #indieaugust on Twitter and this is my TBR for it. I‘m really hoping I can get through a lot of these. I already finished The Silent Blade (it was good) A Warriors Burden (it was not good) and now I‘m currently on In the Orbit of Sirens and so far it is amazing!
Have any of you read any of these?
I still have my two other small ones which now hold paperbacks and my mass markets! And a few of my other hardback manga. The pile on the side are library books haha. All my other manga are on a shelf with my figures I‘m trying to get a picture of them but it‘s an awkward shelf in a weird place haha.
The two on the other side! This is all more fantasy over flow from the first two, with Sci-fi and my really small collection of YA (barley two shelves haha) and then my middle grades! And of course my favorite Manga displayed at the top!
I finally got two more tall white bookcases, not the ikea ones sadly but I don‘t care anymore. Im not going to keep waiting for a chance to get them. It took me all last Friday to build the two and rearrange them. So now I‘m gonna show them off . (I have 4 tall in total) they are split on either side of my tv in my living room as I don‘t have an extra room for my own personal library. This is all fantasy
It‘s been a minute since I shared a picture here. I‘m putting a lot of focus into my blog and Twitter lol. But I‘m still here still reading. I‘m trying to balance my life but it‘s hard.
I did though get new bookshelves. I‘ll share them tomorrow!
My current TBR list. I had people on Twitter help create it. So hopefully this means they will read the reviews I post for them!
I‘ll make sure to post my thoughts here as well.
Has anyone read anything on this list yet?
pickIt‘s not in the database but Karik‘s First Battle is a self published short story. Bleak lands, death at every corner & a dragon to take down. Karik‘s story is just beginning & this is a great start. Oliver gave just enough to the tale but left much more to learn about who Karik is and why he is a man no one ever speaks of. Full review on my blog
https://intotheheartwyld.wordpress.com/2021/07/10/kariks-first-battle-legends-of...
Lots of new middle grade paperbacks too. I can‘t wait to read all of these.
Picked this up yesterday at B&N it‘s a one shot not a series (could change it‘s like that with manga) Harden Men who have a soft spot for kitties go to a bar called Kitty and Me, one iron clad rule: Never harm the cats. I don‘t know what to expect but I‘m here for it.
I just preordered a signed 1st edition of this book for my baby sister! She is a huge fan of Brom (she named her kitty after him haha) but she doesn‘t follow the book circles like I do, so when the opportunity to purchase a signed book by him popped up I knew I had to grab one for her. It will be her first ever signed book and I know it being by Brom she will be so excited! I can‘t wait for Sept to get here so I can see her reaction!
Just sharing some of my most recent Goldsboro monthly books. These spayed edges are fire and they just keep getting better!
From top to bottom
The Library of the Dead by T.L Huchu
The Shadow in the Glass by JJA Harwood
ThreadNeedle by Cari Thomas
SisterSong by Lucy Holland
I have been getting into more self published books and this is one of my most recent acquisitions. It‘s been pitched to me as Kings of the Wyld but with Ladies who are get this… MOMMAS.. yes a fantasy book with mother‘s in it!! This is what I, a mother, have been dying for. There are few others on my radar that include mothers but I am super excited for this one. Plus that cover is fire!!!!
Well I did what everyone else did. I caved and bought this. So I hope it‘s worth the hype haha.
pickA whole book about Taran wandering Prydain trying to find out his parentage, but learning so much more along the way. This has a lot of growth for Taran, the lesson he learned that I loved most was that “even he is capable of horrible thoughts but how he acts after those thoughts are who he truly desires to be” it‘s presented & taught that it‘s human nature to think in both “good & evil” but how we act in response to them is the important aspect.
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