Autumn ended up being a two month season because I wanted it to be Winter already.. I think we celebrate Christmas too early. I’m always reminded of that line from Community: “It’s the crazy notion that the longest, coldest, darkest nights can be the warmest and brightest.” But when Christmas is over there’s still like- 3 months of Winter left. Maybe I’m overthinking. Let’s talk about books instead…
I finished Conquest, the first book of The Chronicles of the Invaders by Jennifer Ridyard and John Connolly that I really wanted to finish this year. I don’t think that’ll happen but hey! Stranger things have happened. I enjoyed the first book the first time and second time, but I loved the second book the first time I read it so maybe I’ll speed through a re-read..
And I read Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth! I was spurned on to read it by watching the TV show and the first book in the series scratched the itch. Since it’s non-fiction, I’m not rushing to read the rest. I’m sure when the new series is released on Netflix, I’ll pick up the next book.
The Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell were on my Summer TBR and have now joined my Winter TBR because I haven’t even opened the first book yet. It’s a real shame. However, in one of the #bookbloggers chats, I found a fellow blogger who loves this series and we’ll hopefully be planning a buddy read soon!
On the other hand, I read both The Lily Bard Mysteries: Shakespeare’s Landlord and Shakespeare’s Champion by Charlaine Harris. I saved the third book; Shakespeare’s Christmas for- well- Christmas, but I’m sure to speed through the rest of the series once I let myself.
I started the Lux series by Jennifer L Armentrout series as part of my Summer TBR with Obsidian and I loved it! Unfortunately, when I picked it up a couple of weeks ago, it didn’t feel right. I’m a big sucker for the books you read changing with the seasons. And this feels like a Summer series to me. For now, it rejoins the shelf until the sun is out.
And finally, I started the Lord of the Rings series. I took the plunge and got the audiobook for The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. I think everyone can join me in my utter unsurprise that I’m really enjoying it so far. I should, hopefully, finish The Fellowship of the Ring soon. And then onto the next!
And that’s four out of six! That’s surprisingly good for me. Spring was all together useless, Summer was quite good, but this has been my successful so far. Hopefully the streak continues although my Pre-Christmas Winter TBR was outrageous!
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