Lastly, I want to read The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne to fulfil the “dragons” prompt. I can’t wait to see how the author centres women’s experiences in this incredibly androcentric tale. Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian has “shadow” in the title it’s a feminist Arthurian retelling. I also decided to join the Massive Readathon: All Roads Lead to Terrasen! Two of the prompts correspond perfectly with books from my Up Next Shelf. I’m finally getting around to reading The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi! I’ve been in the mood for more emotional reads lately.
I don’t think I’ve ever read a historical mystery/thriller, so I’m excited to determine whether I enjoy the setting. I purchased All These Bodies by Kendare Blake specifically for the Buzzword Reading Challenge. My June Hopefuls include books from my Up Next shelf that I’m planning to read for various reading challenges. *Person of Colour includes non-white human characters in fantasy novels My June Hopefuls Key: 🔁 re-read | 🤓 reviewed on this blog | 📜 Up Next My June Hopefuls section below will discuss some of the books for these challenges.
If you’re interested in a more detailed discussion of the Massive Read-a-thon, you can read about my reading plan here. However, because I (think I) thrive when I have lots going on, I decided to join two month-long challenges: the Pride-a-thon and the Massive Read-a-thon: All Roads Lead to Terresan. I’m hoping my second journal will last until the end of December since it doesn’t have as many year-long challenges sketched out at the beginning. I’ve become much more aware of why I give books certain ratings, which a self-reflexivity reviewer should have. I love journaling about each of the books I’ve read. May was also the month that I completed my first reading journal! I use the Notebook Therapy A5 notebooks, which are 176 pages. I’m trying to get better at reading the books I buy, but it’s still a work in progress. I’m proud to report that only four books from that haul are still unread as I write this in July. I discovered historical romance author Amanda Quick in May! Her books are why I bought so many books this month (14). However, the high stress meant I read many books to escape.
May was another stressful month! The end-of-semester essays put me into immediate burnout.
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