It’s Friday, and time for me to add some items to my book bucket list. A recap of last week, I added: read Moby Dick and Ana Karenina, go to London, and own the rest of Throne of Glass series.
Read the Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Okay, so I realized if I don’t add these to some sort of list then I’m never going to read them. They’re not even on my TBR list anymore because I got tired of looking at them on there. First of all, the covers are terrible aren’t they? But, I did and I do love the movies, so I will make myself read these at some point. I’m sure I will feel so good after I do, like a giant weight, or maybe just 5 pounds or so, has been lifted off my shoulders.
Go to New York
New York is the setting for so many great books, including one of my favorite series The Immortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare. It’s filled with giant buildings and the possibilities of so many bookstores just waiting to take all my money.
Own all the Shatter Me books
Can you believe I don’t actually own a single one of these? I love this series, and all Tahereh Mafi books, but I just own the e-books, or I have gotten them from the Library to read. The covers are amazing and I’m sure they will look great on my shelves soon!
I can’t wait to fulfill some of these. I will sure post about it on here. Drop me a comment and let me know about some of the bookish things you want to accomplish.
On Wednesdays I share what I just read, what I’m currently reading, and what I plan on reading next.
What I just read:
1. The Sparrow -by Denna M. Davis ⭐️⭐️ (review pending on onlinebookclub.org)
I am not allowed to say much about the online book club reviews. I will post the link to it later on when it’s approved.
2. The Watchmaker’s Doctor -by G.M.T. Schuilling ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Another online book club review which I posted yesterday.
3. The Wicked King -by Holly Black ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I posted all about this amazing book last week ♥️
What I’m currently reading:
1. The Red Scrolls of Magic -by Cassandra Clare
This has been a much anticipated book on my TBR list. It came out this month and it just became available for me to read on Overdrive.
2. Crooked Kingdom -by Leigh Bardugo
This book started right in the middle of the action and I love it for now. I had to put it on hold to finish The Red Scrolls of Magic before it expires.
3. Legendary -by Stephanie Garber
This is a re-read because Finale (the 3rd book in this series) is coming out soon, and I had to brush up on the events of this book.
What I will read next:
1. One Dark Throne -by Kendare Blake
I better get to this one soon before I forget everything that happened on the first book.
2. Daughter of the Pirate King
I just picked this one up while on vacation. I heard the second one in the series is also really good.
Monday is cleaning day in my household. My goal is always to get all the deep cleaning done in one day so I can spend the rest of the week doing other things, and only needing to touch up here and there.
This week I decided to do the same on my Goodreads TBR list. I have 70 books on there right now and it’s getting a bit out of control. I started by organizing the list in reverse order, filtered by the date the book was added so that the older books show up first. Then, I went through the first ten books. For each one I read the reviews of those who’s opinions I trust on my friends list, I also read the synopsis again, and finally I made a decision. Keep or delete.
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
I’m not even going to pretend I thought about deleting this one. I will always read anything Maas writes, even if it’s a narrative about watching water boil. This book is highly anticipated and I cannot wait for the cover reveal. I know it’s going to be epic.
Keep : )
Can’t wait for the cover reveal!!
Imagine Me (Shatter me, #6) by Tahereh Mafi
I’ll admit I was a little disappointed with the last book. I felt like it was more like a filler book, and it could’ve just been a novella. That said, I definitely want to finish this series and I hope Mafi will redeem herself with this one.
Keep 🙂
Catwoman: Soulstealer (DC Icons, #3) by Sarah J. Maas
Please refer to book one on this post.
Keep 😉
Circe by Madeline Miller
I have never read a book by this author before which made me a bit hesitant. But, I currently have seventeen of my Goodreads friends who gave this book a good review. I also love books about Gods. It reminds me of the book Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor.
Keep 🙂
One Dark Throne (Three Dark Crowns, #2) by Kendare Blake
I really liked the first one of this series, and I am really curious to know what happens next. Her books do start out a little slow, but once they pick up they’re great.
Keep 🙂
La Belle Sauvage (The Book of Dust, #1) by Philip Pullman
I really liked the whole Eragon series. But I think I have outgrown these type of books.
Delete 😦
Shadow of the Fox (Shadow of the Fox, #1) by Julie Kagawa
I love most of her books, except the Talon series, so this could be a hit or miss. I decided to read a sample before making a decision. The first sentence reads “It was raining the day Suki came to the Palace of the Sun, and it was raining the night that she died.” Well now I have to read it.
Keep 🙂
Untitled (Oxygen, #2) by Shelly Crane
I loved the first book called The Other Side of Gravity, but I have lost hope that she is ever going to write a second one. She wrote the first one back in 2016. I’ve been holding on to hope for too long and it’s time to let go. If she ever does write one I am sure I will find out.
Delete 😦
The Seeker and The Soul (The Host, #2 and #3) by Stephenie Meyer
Meyer wrote The Host in 2008, once again I’ve lost all hope. I’m starting to think she never really announced these for real and it was all made up by the fans.
Delete 😦
Hold on to Me and Melt for Me (Against All Odds, #2 and #3) by Elisabeth Naughton
I really liked the first book in this series Wait for Me, but I feel like it should’ve stayed a stand alone book. I was happy with the ending, an it looks like a lot of other reviewers felt the same.
Delete 😦
Okay, so really I ended up deciding on twelve books instead of ten, but only because some were part of a series. In the end I deleted six out of twelve books and it feels right. Like spring cleaning.
Were you sad or surprised I deleted any of these? Which ones would you definitely keep? Leave me a comment!
Do you have a certain genre that is not your usual cup of tea, but once in a while you just feel like reading one of those books? For me, it’s any book by Nicholas Sparks or J.R Ward. I know those two shouldn’t even be in the same sentence together, but hear me out.
And though you may call me a dreamer or fool or any other thing, I believe that anything is possible”
Noah -The Notebook
The last Nicholas Sparks book I read was Every Breath, and I was just in a light romantic mood. These are the only times I can read his books. Honestly, I don’t like how every main character always has daddy issues, but I do like the beach settings and I always find meaning in his work. My favorite books of his are The Notebook and The Longest Ride. Both movies were also great, but of course never as good as the books. By the way, The Notebook has been one of the only movies that made my husband cry (that and Marley and Me .p.s. if you love dogs just don’t put yourself through that). We are both hopeless romantics at heart, and this is why I have a soft spot for Nicholas Sparks books.
It’s strange, I think, the way our lives turn out. Moments of circumstance, when later combined with conscious decision and actions and a boatload of hope, can eventually forge a future that seems predestined”
Ira -The Longest Ride
My next guilty pleasure is J.R. Ward books. I came across my first book of hers when I was leisurely browsing through a drug store book isle for something quick to read. It was the first book from the Black Dagger Brotherhood series called Dark Lover. Being just out of High School and still besotted with the Twilight series, I saw “vampires” in the description and I was sold. It turned out to be an awesome book. It was fast paced and entertaining, albeit full of alpha males and testosterone spilling all over the pages, but I loved it.
From then on I was hooked. Now, every time I am in the mood for something full of humorous dialogue and a lot of action, I pick up one of these. There are currently seventeen of these books by the way, along with a shorter spin off series called Black Dagger Legacy. Also, a warning that her books contain very explicit sex scenes.
Confession time. I took a little mini-vacation over Easter weekend and went to Fort Myers Beach so…I haven’t gotten down to writing my review of “The Wicked King” by Holly Black yet. Granted, I think a vacation was absolutely needed after finishing that book, so I won’t apologize.
But, I found the nicest little used book store at the beach called “Annette’s Book Nook” (they have a Facebook page if you want to check them out!), which was a definite plus!
Doesn’t it look amazing?! I could’ve stayed there all day. My husband almost had to drag me out.
While in there I bought:
“Daughter of the Pirate King” by Tricia Levenseller (which I’ve been meaning to read forever).
And
“The Lord of the Rings” (The two towers, #2) by Tolkien (p.s. I hate movie covers too, but I couldn’t pass up how cheap it was).
Also, I would have you know that I didn’t totally slack during this vacation. I actually read a lot of “Crooked Kingdom” by Leigh Bardugo. Do you know how hard it is to read from a screen in the sun?! Almost as hard as it is to take a picture of it. The book is great for now by the way, it will be the next book I review.
Stay tuned for my review of Wicked King, I promise I will post soon!
Dee’s Reading Tree 