Thank you again to Sam @ Taking on a World of Words for hosting this weekly meme. I’m pretty sure you all know the drill by now, but in case you don’t and you want to join, here are the three questions we always answer:
- What are you currently reading?
- What did you recently finish reading?
- What do you think you will read next?
- A Reaper at the Gates – Sabaa Tahir***
- Sorcery of Thorns – Margaret Rogerson
- Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors – Sonali Dev
- Breasts and Eggs – Mieko Kawakami
- Kodomo Doki Doki – Renaya Moore
One of these is an ARC but unfortunately I feel like I may have to stop reading it. I think I’m either not in the right mindset for it or the writing is a bit too flowery for me – since I don’t always gravitate towards that kind of prose – or I’ll just set it aside for now. I’m not sure yet. I do want to talk with the author directly to see how I should proceed because I don’t want to deter people from reading it even if I can’t get through it.
On the other hand though, the rest of my reading has been going well despite me having a lot of feelings and emotions regarding the content of the books I’m reading. I talked about it a bit on Booksta and I feel like I need to let out those feelings a bit more. Probably with a separate blog post or something, I’m not sure. But I feel like my recent books have some sort of overarching theme that is something that I never thought I would actively be reading. Not for a bad reason or anything but mostly because of my personal situations. And I’ll just leave it as that for now.
- A Woman is No Man – Etaf Rum
Oh gosh this book really messed me up. It didn’t end up happening the way I wanted it to, meaning the fates of the main characters weren’t what I thought would be, but I understood it. It was such a compelling book and story, and I’m curious to read more from Rum.
I didn’t even have the space to write all of my thoughts for this book, so I’ll have to be able to see when I can sit down and gather all my thoughts and do this properly.
Also, side note: I need to catch up on adding my reviews to Goodreads and stuff?! Sheesh! I’m behind y’all.
- Fake Dates and Mooncakes – Sher Lee
- Black Girls Must Have it All – Jayne Allen
- No Filter and Other Lies – Crystal Maldonado
- Love, Decoded – Jennifer Yen
- Warrior Girl Unearthed – Angeline Boulley
I swear, I need to just shut up and get through these books on this list already! No more going off script! Honestly though, I’m a mood reader, and it’s weird for me to commit to a list so maybe I just need to take these books OFF the list so then I’ll be in the mood for them. How weird am I?
I also have not pulled my book for Week 4 yet since I haven’t finished Breasts and Eggs just yet, but I’m about to finish it tonight so I’ll have to pull that soon.
And this post is done! I appreciate you all for sticking with me as I figure out how I want to make my blog again. I’m keeping with some of the usuals that I’ve done for years and debating on how I can add more things if the energy comes back to me. I’m glad and proud of myself for keeping up with my reading journey for all these years, from when I first started to blog and post on Bookstagram to where I am now. I’m just immensely proud of what I’ve accomplished and the connections I’ve made.
I just need to remember that whenever I’m feeling like giving up. And hopefully you also remember that for yourself whenever you’re having a rough time. Trust me, I get it. I’m here for you, friend.
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