With working full time, and school full time, I have been massively slacking on the fun reading…but I’ve kept up with audiobooks, and while on vacation I managed to start a couple of actual physical books. I cannot express how much I missed just sitting with nothing to do and getting lost in a book…which I did in the stereotypical “beach read” fashion. When I’m at home, my mind is always flitting to something else I can do and it’s more difficult to ‘get lost’ in the pages…but I hope to do it again soon…especially since I still have to finish those 2 books I started on vacay.

Onto the post:

What I Read

 Girls with Sharp Sticks (Audiobook)

I’ve been wanting to read this since I saw it on netgalley (this is not a netgalley read…I borrowed from library).  I wasn’t approved on netgalley…so when I saw the audiobook available at the library, I snatched it up.

It was a SLOW mover and I found my desire to keep listening waning. I knew it was going somewhere, the reviews were raving…but it was falling too flat for me.

The narrator had a pleasant voice and I enjoyed the characters…and I understand world building is necessary – but this one too too long for my taste. Maybe the sequel will move quicker since the world is built already?

Maybe?

I hope….

 

 Game of Thrones (audiobook)

Hubby and I were EXTREMELY late to the GoT bandwagon.

Seriously, we just started watching it around 3 months ago…and we’re still not done (we’re moving slow and fitting it into our schedule…almost there…at the end of season 7 now).

Anyhoo…I thought I’d give the book themselves a go to see if I got even more out of it.

To be honest, I’m glad I watched the show first. The book gave a much deeper look into certain aspects and enhanced my watching of the show, rather than hinder it.

It’s a LONG listen (maybe my longest yet?), and I had to take it out twice in order to finish…but it was worth the wait.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Audio)

When all else fails…Harry Potter.

I have re-listened to these so very many times, it seems silly to even include them in my monthly ‘what I’ve read’ post…but I am anyway.

Last time I listened to the series, I ran out of time on this halfway through…and just went back to the start rather than wait to take it out again. I shouldn’t have done that…because the ending is always so very interesting.

As always, happy to have read it.  The narrator is always nice to listen to.

 

 Enola Holmes & The Case of the Missing Marquess (audiobook)

~Sigh~

I loved the Netflix movie. I really, truly, happily did.

So, of course I picked up the book hoping it would (as GoT did), enhance my enjoyment…

Unfortunately, this was one of the rare cases where I truly enjoyed the movie better.

That rarely happens. Utterly rarely.

 

Ruby Red (audiobook)

I think this has been on my wish list forever and a day.

Moving states, I’ve found that the libraries here do not compare to mine in Indiana when it comes to stock, especially of audiobooks. They did, however, have this series. So I grabbed it.

It’s an enjoyable read, though a bit heavy on the typical YA tropes. Girl who has power that was oblivious to the power until it happened and everyone is annoyed with her and she’s woefully misinformed and CUTE BOY who doesn’t want to give her the time of day, until he does…but then there’s the other girl…

So yeah, tropey…

But still a fun read/listen.  The narrator is pleasant and I don’t find the characters cloying or annoying…just…a bit in the box.

 

Agent of Chaose – The X-Files Origins (audiobook)

I’ve seen approximately half of the TV series, and 1 of the movies. I enjoy it, but I’m not totally geeking out over The X-files.

However, this book really sucked me in.  I enjoyed getting to know a young Fox Mulder and his small, but intrepid, group of friends. His relationship with his parents…

And of course the enigmatic smoking man had to fit in there…

A book about the Believer before he became the believer that delves into serial killers and UFOs and secret organizations.

It was a lot of fun, a great mystery and really left me hoping for another about Mulder…

(I really, really, really, wish I could say the same for Scully’s book. It was a DNF for me. 🙁 )

 

Big Magic (audiobook)

A semi-perrenial favorite. Every time I give this wonderful, inspiring, lovely book a listen/read I say I should make it an annual read. I really should.

Last time I read it was on my drive down to move to Florida 2 years ago.

I should have read it five million times in the past 2 years. It’s that good.

And no, it’s not just about being creative in the artist/writer/performer sense…it’s about being creative in your life, period.

Such a good read.

Always, always leaves me inspired.

 

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What I’m Reading Now

  A Discovery of Witches (audio)

I first read this book *checks goodreads* TEN years ago!! TEN?! Wow.

I remember it was a huge book, like 600-ish pages…and I read it in a weekend I loved it so much.

I wanted to read the rest of the series…but, alas…it’s been ten years. So, I have started again from the beginning and I’m SO glad I did because I remember NOTHING.

The narrator is wonderful, her accents are delightful, and voice soothing and highly tolerable.

Need to finish before my lending period is over.

 

  Stealing Snow

This has been on my shelf for ages. I did, of course, enjoy Dorothy Must Die quite thoroughly…so I was excited to try this, but it languished on the shelf.

I picked it up at the beach on vacation and couldn’t put it down for 100 pages…until I needed to get back to the water because beach.

A fun, unique take on the twisted fairy tale.

I’m 1/3 through and need to sit my butt down and finish.

My crochet project is done, and midterms are over tomorrow…so hopefully I will finish this soon.

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  Green Witchcraft

This was on my wishlist and my bestie bought it for me.

I also started this on the beach and got about halfway through.

It’s a wonderful, easy read for NF.

The take on green witchcraft and fitting it into every day life is fascinating and easy to put into practice.

Can’t wait to finish and continue using it for reference.

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Diagnosis

Currently the only netgalley book on my list (see aforementioned swampedness).

Enjoyable read so far…but I was hoping for more depth to the stories.

The stories are brief, clips really. Generalized tales rather than fascinating in-depth looks into the twisted path to the eventual diagnosis.

I will finish, but I’m currently only ‘eh’.

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What are you reading these days?  I’m always looking for suggestions!

Stick around…more updates coming soon!