Currently Reading #5 [04 February to 24 February 2024]

Currently Reading

- IT by Stephen King [63%]

- Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver [17%]

- A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock [02%]

- The Black Crow Flies by L.B. Perdan [29%]

- Crown of Feathers by Nikki Pau Preto [20%]

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Yearly Reading Goal

10/72

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You'll notice Mistborn is gone. I soft DNF'd it. Just wasn't in the mood now. I'll pick it up again later to reread or I'll skip it and just jump right into The Well of Ascension, since that's the next book and I'm all for it. I remember enough from the first one to keep going. I don't know yet. I'm undecided. 

I did remember to finally add all of my Currently Reading books to the active list. The ones that I am really reading. I nearly forgot to actually start A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock. It's an eARC from Netgalley about an LGBTQIA+ couple who use science to make themselves a daughter? I think? I don't know. I'm still pretty early on in the book and so far we're just describing where Gregor and Simon live. I haven't made it further yet. I am excited about it and I plan to get my review out as soon as I can!

What....happened? I swear yesterday was the fourth of February and then all of the sudden, almost three weeks has gone by. In that time, I've hardly read anything, but I have made a large purchase. Yeah...I know. I'm terrible!! We went "adventure shopping" and I requested my favorite place in the whole world other than my own house: Barnes & Noble. We also went to Jo-Ann Fabrics where I bought more cloth for book-sleeves and a sticker sheet of bees....I even went in with the intention of only purchasing one book. There was a special one that I wanted and then I found five more....yep. 

Finished ONE (1) book in February so far. I've started a few. Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher. It was certainly something. I'm not entirely sure I was supposed to be laughing at it? Or if it was meant to be serious. I enjoyed the read either way. It was fairly quick, but that's hardly surprising for such a short book. T. Kingfisher is going to end up on a list of authors to keep buying from. I'm considering picking up What Moves the Dead soon and seeing if I like that. If I do, they will join the ranks of favorites. For now, this is going to sit pretty high up there at at 4.5/5. 

Not much else has occured at all in February, beyond my lack of reading. I blame work for that. Hopefully now that I'm back in the swing of things I can update you more regularly!! See you all next time~

February 2024 To Be Read

I am pleased to announce the books I want to read in February 2024: 

Print

1: IT by Stephen King - I've only got 429 pages remaining (724/1153), so I figure I can actually probably get this done in February. I had meant to read 50 pages a day in January and finish it before the end of the month, but I got distracted by other books. Let's get this done! Check a 1000+ page novel off my list in 2024. 

2: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson - This one is a reread for a Fable club I'm in. I had meant to reread it anyway so that I could continue reading the rest of the series. I've got 6/7 of the books. I still need to actually pick up The Lost Metal, but that's fine. It'll take me a while to get to it anyway. I'm enjoying my reread already. I forgot how snarky Kelsier is. 

3: Book of the Month Selection - Just my Book of the Month for February 2024. It's been my goal to actually read my monthly selections during the month in which I select them. Why have the subscription if I'm not using it appropriately?

Digital

4: The Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock - This one is an ARC I got through Netgalley. I'm looking very forward to reading it! It's kind of a Frankenstein retelling? This dude makes a daughter for himself out of a cadaver and some kind of parasitic mushrooms....that's all I know. It looked brilliant and I cannot wait to get to it. [Available 19 March 2024]. 

5: Curse of the Nine-Tailed Fox by Adelaide Rowan - An LGBT+ fantasy about kitsune. That's literally all I can remember from the plot. I picked it up during the January Stuff Your Kindle Fantasy day. I got nothing. The cover looked fun and it's m/m. What else did I actually need to know?

Audio

6: Crown of Feathers by Nikki Pau Preto - Just grabbed one at random from my Audible list. I didn't have anything particular in mind. It was the first one up on the Not Started list that was already downloaded. So far (I started it on the 30th) it is pretty good. Phoenix riders of legend are set to return to the country and I am looking so forward to completing it. 

Bonus

7: The Black Crow Flies by L.B. Perdan - I started this back in December? Something like that. I'm just under a third of the way through it, and I should be able to get it done before the end of February if I'm just more dedicated to reading it. I'm excited. It's really good so far. I'm looking forward to the sequel when it comes out. I know the title involves White Owl, but I forget what the whole thing is and it hasn't been announced on StoryGraph yet. Wish me luck!!

Currently Reading #4 [28 January to 03 February 2024]

Currently Reading

- IT by Stephen King [63%]

- Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson [12%]

- The Black Crow Flies by L.B. Perdan [29%]

- Crown of Feathers by Nikki Pau Preto [09%]

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Yearly Reading Goal

9/72

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I didn't quite finish where I wanted to in January, but that's okay. You can't win them all, right? I am proud of myself for reaching 9/6 books for the month though. That was brilliant. I've always set myself a goal of 72 for the year. 6 books per month. But if I keep up the pace of 9....I could hit 108. Wooo! Over 100! A lofty goal indeed.

I've decided to dedicate most of February to actually finishing IT. I've been reading it since some time in November. It's time I finish. I may even read it as my book today. I've less than 500 pages to go. I know I won't be able to finish it today [03 February 2024], that's impossible, but I can get a decent chunk done. I used to try to read 50 pages per day. If I can do that again, it will take me 8.6 days to read through the rest of the book and be finally done with it. 

I've dropped a book already. I didn't actually manage to put it on my currently reading before it was DNF'd. I plan to go back to it eventually, but I'd need to pick up the print version to do so. It's a nonfiction that is apparently also a lesson book with exercises you are supposed to complete over the course of an entire year to become a Key-Keeper. Someone who is devoted to Hekate, Goddess of the Witches. It wasn't wasn't really marked in the description that I saw. Eh, oh well. 

I started Mistborn for a group read, but immediately got halfway down another rabbit hole and kind of fell of the train. I need to catch up at the absolute least. I'm around 90 pages shy of where I should be and I think I can get through that today. It shouldn't take all that long with how invested I already am. I plan to read it today to try to make my way through more of it. 

I think that's as much as what happened and what I can talk about this week. See you all on the 10th!!