Hey guys! Anyone else thinking that this month is just flying by? I was just thinking earlier that it's almost time for a favorites post since the last day of February is next Wednesday. One of these days, I will no longer be surprised at how quickly time seems to go by. Although, I will say that I am ready for warmer months and no more snow!
In my last post, I had mentioned that I just started listening to Gemina by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman in preparation for the release of Obsidio next month. I am still so excited for it being released and there is only about three weeks left before I have it in my hands. I have loved listening to the audio of these books the second time around. I will have to listen to it after reading the physical book since it is bound to be no less than amazing than the first two books in the trilogy. This was a 5 out of 5 stars for me.
After finishing that on audio, I wanted just a quick book to listen to while grocery shopping this last Sunday, so I ended up choosing The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. I thought it was cute and it was just what I needed for that day. This copy was just little snippets of Mowgli's childhood. I ended up rating this one 3 out of 5 stars.
The only physical book I finished (and started) since my last post was The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert. I got it first in my OwlCrate (if you get OwlCrate and haven't received your box, I didn't mean to spoil it for you), which came with an exclusive cover and it was signed! Little did I know that when my Fairy Loot came in (which it did today), it would have the same exact book (again, I apologize if it's a spoiler), which again has an exclusive cover that's different from OwlCrate's and it was also signed. The Hazel Wood follows a 17 year old named Alice and her mother. Bad luck follows them where ever they go, which Alice's mother, Ella, seems to believe stems from her mother, Althea Proserpine. Ella gets a letter stating that Althea has passed away and she then believes that the bad luck is over and resolves to make things better for Alice and they can relax. Some time later, Ella is kidnapped and Alice is told several times over to stay away from her grandmother's estate, the Hazel Wood. And I don't want to say too much more than that to avoid possible spoilers for the book. I enjoyed it quite a bit and gave it a 4 out of 5 stars.
I am still slowly but surely making my way through Even the Darkest Stars by Heather Fawcett. I'm still liking it and whatnot but I've just been dragging my feet about reading it. I'm now 55% of the way done with it now and I'm hoping that I'll be done with it by the end of the month. There have definitely been some interesting bits to it and I'm interested to know how it all plays out. However, at this point, I'm not sure I'll be picking up book two when it comes out since it's taken me so long to get through this one.
As for audio books, I've started listening to West Cork by Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde. I'm 49% of the way done with it and it's a fascinating listen. It goes through what is known of a murder that occurred right before Christmas in 1996 in West Cork, Ireland. I think the mystery as to who did it 20+ years ago is still a mystery (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong). I'm fascinated by stuff like this and have enjoyed listening to this quite a bit.
Hopefully what you're enjoying what you're reading!
Cassie
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