A perfect scope to casually reading…
I read 2 books this month! I figured I would either have the same amount or less because family came to visit and there wasn’t much time for reading when I touched grass almost every day. We also celebrated Halloween for the first time in our new neighborhood. It was great! Celebrating everyone being together, baby boy being 2 months old, and lots of candy was exactly what I needed. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday if you partake in the festivities. 🎃
DNF…
Yeahhhhhhh…I did not make it through Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan. I think I made it to the point where they (spoiler alert) get to the hotel after meeting the business owners. It was taking a painful amount of time to get to the actual SECOND CHANCE part of the romance, so I got bored and antsy! There were several extremely emotional and relatable moments that made some things feel incredibly real and invoked a lot of deep thoughts for me…dare I say it kind of triggered me sometimes? That may be a stretch, but the writing itself isn’t my issue. Unfortunately, romance is my least read genre. It doesn’t matter if they’re black or white or whatever, I need something that makes me enveloped by the story and its usually a mysterious death or some hoodrat shit—sorry not sorry!
I have the whole Skyland series in physical copies. I’m not opposed to diving in again when I get in the mood to try again!
I found a new obsession…
Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas opened up a whole new world for me and maybe even a genre I want to explore. I never really dove into Greek/Roman mythology, but whew they have some messy ass family trees and drama! I acquired some other retellings because that’s how much I loved this book!
The slow burn, action packed, character development and budding relationships had my head spinning with curiosity. I could guess one thing and be thrown into another the whole way through! It wasn’t 🌶️🌶️ smutty like the average dark fantasy romance which I could appreciate as well. I’m glad I have the physical sprayed edge edition of the second one, because the 3rd book in the series, Battle For Hercules does not release until summer 2027.
Pretty Girls Do Read
Hi pretty girl! I can’t thank this marketing team enough for the ARC of The Narcissist by Octavia Grant. I’m on her “Street Team” which is basically her hype crew on socials. We can sign up for her advanced reader copies and other PR through PGDR! They have other amazing authors they market for, and it shows how to amplify and support indie authors through content creation and social media. I love Ms. Octavia Unhinged Grant from her charismatic personality and chaotic writing - she makes it easy to support her! Only wishing the best in her journey always.
October Blogs…
I wrote a few different blogs last month in hopes to expand my style of posting. There’s some book reviews and gaming recommendations I’m getting into right now. Check it out:
November Hopefuls
The keyword is “Hopeful” because the past two months I’ve only read two books… 😂
Because of BRAE (Black Reader Appreciation Event), I am FULL OF BOOKS and there isn’t possibly enough time to get through them all…but you can still check out what I got in an upcoming blog to celebrate.
