Since it's a new month, I figured it was time I brought y'all my TBR (to be read) pile. Normally I don't plan out what I'm gonna read for the month. I am normally someone who just picks up whatever looks/sounds good in the moment. But now is the time to try something a little different. We'll see how well this goes at the end of the month!
I'm currently in the middle of reading two books. I've been reading quite a bit of historical fiction lately but I am starting to get tired of it. So the first two books I'm gonna mention are the last of that genre for a little while. Everything else outside of those two on my TBR for this month come from my BooklyBox subscription. I get this fantasy box, so the other four books are fantasy. I may not have gotten around to reading any of the books yet this year from BooklyBox (oops!).
First book is Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross. This one follows the life of someone who history tried to forget. It starts at the beginning of Joan's life, where you see what her family life was like, how hard it was to get any decent education if you were female. One of her older brothers dies and she takes the place of her other brother. She takes over his identity, climbs the monastic ladder, and becomes the pope. Which is unheard of in the 9th century. I'm only 29 pages into the book and it isn't bad so far.
The other one that I'm currently reading is The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. I never had to read this in school but had always wanted to read it. And somehow had never gotten my hands on the book. Saw it in a local bookstore at the local mall and bought it, no questions asked. If you haven't heard of this classic book, it's the diary of Anne Frank. She and her family (they're Jewish) lived in hiding for 2 years in an attic of a friend during WWII. Also in the attic is another family and a dentist. She documents fairly regularly what is going on in the Annex (the attic) while the eight people are stowed away, all the quarrels, good times, any news they get. Eventually, they are found out and are sent to a concentration camp. The only one to escape from the Frank family is Anne's father, Otto. He edited her diary and had it published. I believe I'm just over a quarter of the way through the book and it is crazy to see how all eight of those people seem to make it work together for two years.
Now for the fantasy books! Starting with Freeks by Amanda Hocking. This was in my January BooklyBox. It follows Mara, who can predict the future. She wants to have a normal life and not have the ability to see the future and do all the other stuff that she can do that others cannot. A struggling sideshow comes into small town Caudry one day where she meets local guy Gabe. Who just happens to be gorgeous. It isn't too long before she realizes there's a dark presence and she has seven days to save everyone she cares about. And change the future.
February's BooklyBox brought me Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones. Reading the description of the book on GoodReads gives me The Princess and the Goblin vibes. Liesl had grown up with the stories of the Goblin King. He is the muse that inspires of her musical compositions. She has to put away her childhood dreams to help run her family's inn. One day, her sister Käthe is taken by the goblins and Liesl has to jouney to where they dwell and return her sister to the world above. The Goblin King agrees to let her go but for a price: Her sister for her. Even in the underworld, the Goblin King continues to inspire Liesl. This looks to be the beginning of a series. I'm excited to read this one.
Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller came in March's BooklyBox. I haven't really read any pirate books, so this will be interesting. This is book one of a duology. This book follows 17 year old Alosa allows herself to be captured by an enemy on a quest to find a map to get to an ancient hidden map . The map is the key to a legendary treasury. The only thing between her and the map is the captain and first mate of the enemy ship. But she is the daughter of a pirate king who has a trick or two up her sleeve.
Last month, as seen in my last post, BooklyBook included Freya by Matthew Laurence. The idea behind this book has my interest: Freya is the Norse goddess of love, beauty, war, and death. She lays low as Sara Vanadi and she finds true believers hard to find. After a few decades, she gets an offer from a corporation. The offer was either join them or be destroyed. The story follows her efforts to fight back with help from new friend Nathan. This shall be interesting. I love mythological characters.
For now, this is what I'm planning on reading. How well I stick to it is yet to be seen. I'll let you know at the end of the month.
Hope you're having a good day/night/whatever it is where you are!
Your kindred bookmate,
Cassie
No comments:
Post a Comment