 The Primal of Blood and Bone
Jennifer L. Armentrout I just started book 6 in the Blood and Ash romantasy series. Thanks to a stupidly early morning wake up from a head cold, I've been able to dive straight back into this world. I've forgotten the roles of some of the side characters, but I'm mostly back up-to-date on this one. Also, I enjoy how the author has found a way to split our romantic leads apart while still having it make sense. This entry is a bit complicated with the early lore-dropping. Hopefully, the passages I glazed over don't turn out to be critical moments. It's just a lot when the author is info dumping hundreds of years of history in a few pages. *Books shared here are affiliate links for Bookshop.org
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 The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab This might be the best thing I read in 2025. While I still have about a third of the book remaining, I am flying through this one because it is so compulsively readable. The story is addictive and the writing is lyrical. Some passages are exquisitely vivid in their wording. It's taking everything in my power not to spoiler myself on the ending. I really want to know how this all turns out! *Books shared here are affiliate links for Bookshop.org  The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget's Thesaurus
Joshua Kendall *sings* This is the book that will not end. Yes, it goes on and on, my friends! *ends singing* Unlike big, meaty novels that I love sticking with, this non-fiction is starting to wear on me. Again, not bad, just not what I want to read at the moment. Also, I thought it would be more about the thesaurus at least in some chapters. Instead, this is a pretty straight up biography. *Bookshop.org affiliate link  The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget's Thesaurus
Joshua Kendall Still plodding my way page by page through this one. It's not bad I just don't want to be reading non-fiction. Also, I've learned an absurd amount of healthcare education and the healthcare systems of 19th century England. Did not expect that out of a book I thought was just about linguistics. *Bookshop.org affiliate link  The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget's Thesaurus
Joshua Kendall I've been forced to take a break from my romantasy binge while I wait for the next book in a series to come in at the library. In the meantime, I've wandered back to this book. It's fine. But, there's so much biographical set up that I'm beginning to wonder when I'm going to learn about the Thesaurus. There are glimmers hinting at how it came about, but I'm ready to get to the linguistics of it all. *Bookshop.org affiliate link  A Soul of Blood and Ask
Jennifer L. Armentrout So it turns out this book is a retelling of the first book from the male lead's point of view. It should feel like a money grab. Weirdly, it's my favorite book in the series. Since I know the world, the pacing is tighter. Even though I know what is going to happen, seeing things from a different perspective is bringing new motivations and scenes to light. *Books shared here are affiliate links for Bookshop.org  The War of Two Queens
Jennifer L. Armentrout I'm wrapping up this book and I'm eager to figure out what kind of cliffhanger it ends on. After a whole lot of action, this book is in a bit of calm before the storm. I'm being lulled into a sense of safety before being smacked over the head with an out of nowhere surprise. I'm okay with that. The pacing in this book has been fantastic. Also, it feels like all the world building is "done" and the author can finally unleash the full story. *Books shared here are affiliate links for Bookshop.org  The War of Two Queens
Jennifer L. Armentrout Early mornings and long days have slowed down my reading pace for this book. I’m enjoying the plot in this one but I’m so tired each night I’ve been passing out after five pages (or less). There has been a lot of hinting at major things to come. I enjoy plot teases, but the amount happening here is boarding on unnecessary. *Books shared here are affiliate links for Bookshop.org  The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget's Thesaurus
Joshua Kendall I'm only squeezing in a few days with this book as I wait for my next library hold to come in. It's fine. There has been far more family history than information about the thesaurus. But, that history is doing a good job of shaping the environment in which Roget was drawn to his work. That said, the writing is a bit plodding. I can almost feel the author flipping through the material he found in an archive somewhere.  The Crown of Gilded Bones
Jennifer L. Armentrout I'm halfway through this romantasy and still waiting for it to take off. There are moments of action, but this one is moving a lot slower than the first two books in the series. Also, I'm getting kind of tired with the male lead's constant fawning over our heroine. Like sure, be supportive, but it's page after page. Let's get to some plot! *Books shared here are affiliate links for Bookshop.org |
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