Books
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Little Fortress by Laisha Rosnau This book is well written and descriptive. And yet I felt a bit disconnected and uninterested. When I put it down, I didn’t really care to pick it up (this might be a me issue since I tend to read books over a month and read lots at once). I
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Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy I don’t have words. This book is beautiful and haunting, every page makes me feel so many different things. A slow tale around a family, their island of Shearwater and a world falling apart. I knew within 20 pages this would be a 5 star read. I know it
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Boy Parts by Eliza Clark I really enjoyed listening to this (Narrated by the author), though I mostly listened to it while driving and was a bit concerned at to what other would think. She an unlikable character, but there are glimpses of humanity in herself she tries to run from. She knows who she
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Favourite Daughter by Morgan Dick This should be a book I love. It has all the things. Maybe I just had too high of expectations after seeing only glowing reviews. I think if I was maybe in an earlier stage of life or going through what these characters were maybe I’d be interested? But the
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Nothing to Fear by Julie McFadden I have been watching HospiceNurseJulie on tiktok for years. She has spent her time showing us what death looks like and why it’s not scary. And this book is more of it: her story of moving into hospice care. It’s written in a every no nonsense way, it sounds
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Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward We follow Wilder, a boy who goes on a summer vacation with his parents who are fighting more and more and meets Nat and Harper, and they have a whirlwind of a time together. This is right up my alley. Trauma, bonded friendships broken, mental health, betrayal, creepy, witchy,
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The Accidental Sex-pert by Christine Schwartz Available on KU, this book is for if you need something light and funny, but with heart and that is still grounded in reality. A bit absurd, but not overly so. I don’t generally like ‘humorous’ books, but this was probably my most fun read of the year so
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Inseparable by Simone de Beauvoir I read the book of geese earlier this year and feel that was definitely inspired by this book. But this one does it with such depth and not too much detail, we move quickly and yet feel all the feelings Sylvie has about her friend. I listened to the audiobook
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The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Let me start by saying this book isn’t for me and I had to read for book club. I don’t love sci-fi and I hate cozy, low stakes stories. Finally finished!!!!!!!! It was more focused on the world than the characters, or maybe there
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Hell House by Richard Matheson Immediately drawn in. The writing is quick, but descriptive and I found it hard to put down. It’s the haunted house book, so while there likely won’t be any surprises, it’s a classic and the blueprint for some of my favorite books and movies. I didn’t really find this scary
Precious Trash 