Hello everyone! Welcome to the Monthly Wrap-Up where I give updates on my reading and other things I’m up to in the past month. So let’s get to it! Where have I been? So I just want to address the elephant in the room as it’s been a month since I last posted on thisContinue reading “Monthly Wrap-Up: May 2024”
Category Archives: Fiction
V for Vendetta
Title: V for Vendetta Author: Alan Moore Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction Pages: 288 pages Synopsis: In the near future, England has become a corrupt, totalitarian state, opposed only by V, the mystery man wearing a white porcelain mask who intends to free the masses through absurd acts of terrorism. (from Goodreads) My Thoughts: V forContinue reading “V for Vendetta”
The Sanatorium
Title: The Sanatorium Author: Sarah Pearse Genre: Mystery, Thriller Pages: 400 pages Synopsis: You won’t want to leave…until you can’t. Half hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place. Long plagued by troubling rumors, the former abandoned sanatorium has since been renovated into a five-star minimalist hotel.Continue reading “The Sanatorium”
Lagoon
Title: Lagoon Author: Nnedi Okorafor Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 304 pages Synopsis: It’s up to a famous rapper, a biologist, and a rogue soldier to handle humanity’s first contact with an alien ambassador—and prevent mass extinction—in this novel that blends magical realism with high-stakes action. After word gets out on the Internet that aliens haveContinue reading “Lagoon”
My TBR List for 2024
Today I want to share with you my TBR List for 2024, these are the books that I look forward to reading this year. Here is my list: Books that are priority: New Year and with The Wheel of Time series are over, it’s time to dive into a new Fantasy series! The following areContinue reading “My TBR List for 2024”
The Librarian Spy
Title: The Librarian Spy Author: Madeline Martin Genre: Historical Fiction Pages: 356 pages Synopsis: Ava thought her job as a librarian at the Library of Congress would mean a quiet, routine existence. But an unexpected offer from the US military has brought her to Lisbon with a new posing as a librarian while working undercoverContinue reading “The Librarian Spy”
Mexican Gothic
Title: Mexican Gothic Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia Genre: Horror Pages: 301 pages Synopsis: After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find—her cousin’s husband, a handsomeContinue reading “Mexican Gothic”
The Green Mile
Title: The Green Mile Author: Stephen King Genre: Horror Pages: 500 pages Synopsis: Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the Depression-worn men of E Block. Convicted killers all, each awaits his turn to walk “the Green Mile,” the lime-colored linoleum corridor leading to a final meeting with Old Sparky, Cold Mountain’s electric chair. PrisonContinue reading “The Green Mile”
Elantris
Title: Elantris Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Fantasy Series: Elantris #1 Pages: 618 Pages Synopsis: Elantris was the capital of Arelon: gigantic, beautiful, literally radiant, filled with benevolent beings who used their powerful magical abilities for the benefit of all. Yet each of these demigods was once an ordinary person until touched by the mysterious transformingContinue reading “Elantris”
Monthly Wrap-Up: June 2023
Hello everyone! Welcome to the Monthly Wrap-Up where I give updates on my reading and other things I’m up to in the past month. So let’s get to it! Total Books Read: 6 This month was a very good month for me in terms of reading, I was able to read six books this monthContinue reading “Monthly Wrap-Up: June 2023”
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