Well, here we are. Halfway through September, and I have yet to post my readathon wrap-up. Partly that is because I was gone for the first week of September, and I’m only now kind of back into my normal(ish) routine.
But also (and it pains me to write this) for the first time in the history of my participation in the Magical Readathons, I did not finish all my classes (prompts). I’m pretty bummed about it.
If you remember from my TBR post, I had six books I needed to read, plus one bonus book for the Impling quest. I ended up reading only three books, and I did not get an Impling. Womp womp.
Here’s what I read (vs. didn’t get to):
I started with the books for Psionics & Divination, and I finished both of them pretty early on in the month. Five Dark Fates by Kendare Blake was a very satisfying end to the Three Dark Crowns series that made me regret waiting so long to read it.
After finishing that, I moved on to The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler, which I enjoyed, even though it is a polemic (and I don’t usually like polemics). I thought a lot of the discussions about consciousness were very interesting, and it made me want to throw specific passages at my tech-geek friends just to hear what they had to say about it. Instead, I recommended the book to several of them and am hoping they read it so I can hear their thoughts.
Then, I started both Jade City by Fonda Lee and A Lady’s Guide to Scandal by Sophie Irwin. The later was a MUCH faster read, so I finished it first. Unfortunately, I had an advanced review copy, and realized after reading it that I really wished I’d read the final version. It’s one of those books that (for me) was a delight to read but didn’t stick around in my brain very long. So, I’m thinking I may get the final version and re-read it at some point.
As for the rest, I am still reading Jade City (and very much enjoying it). I only read the first chapter of Shanghai Immortal, and I never started The Daughter of Doctor Moreau (or Partners in Crime, which was the book I picked for the Impling quest).
I haven’t had much time to read in the past few weeks for a variety of reasons that mostly boil down to falling back into bad social media scrolling habits that I thought I’d broken earlier this year. Apparently, you have to be ever vigilant with that stuff. Annoying.
Even more annoying is that I didn’t even manage to hit my Goodreads reading goal for the year! I’m at 51 books read, total. ONE book shy of my goal! *shakes fist at self for time wasted on the internet*
Oh well. I can still finish my Adventure in Aelida challenge, and maybe bust a few more books off my Fairyloot hardcover backlog in the process. And I’m pretty confident that I can finish at least one book between now and the end of the year. 🙂
If I can just remember how to focus again, we’ll be all good!
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