It was so rewarding to read, especially as someone who loves books and I just loved all the references to some of my favorite books. It was unlike anything else I’d ever read, so imaginative, with a twist at the end that I completely didn’t see coming, but I positively loved it. I read this series when I was a lot younger and completely fell in love with it. Owen, the first book in The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series. I’m glad this isn’t a regular thing that happens to me.Ĭouldn’t Put Down: So, you know that series I alluded to above? It’s actually going to be my choice for my book that I couldn’t put down, picking the first book, Here, There Be Dragons by James A. Rather, I’m just a little disappointed to have built up an idea of what I thought this book was and then have that idea not match. So I put it down and didn’t finish it and I don’t regret it at all. ![]() Instead, I got a book where I had more questions than I had answers (and not in the, I-really-want-to-keep-reading-to-find-out kinda way), a protagonist who was arrogant to the point of annoyance and no semblance of a plot whatsoever. Secondly, there is another series that follows, in the most basic level, the same premise, and it is one of my favorite series of all time. A novel that was meant to incorporate a bunch of literary references into a real world setting as the main character goes on an adventure through them all, I was so excited to read this novel, for two reasons: one, I thought it would be a potential comp title for the book I was writing at the time, in terms of creativity. But, I actually did have a book that I stopped reading after, if memory serves, roughly 100 pages. I dunno if I just get really lucky with my book choices, if my stubbornness makes me finish a book that I otherwise wouldn’t or if I’m just really easy to please, as a reader. Also, yay for more diverse fantasy!ĭid Not Finish: Honestly, I don’t have these very often. The writing is detailed and vivid, and ever since I read Marie Lu’s Young Elites trilogy, I’ve been intrigued by stories written from the villain’s POV. An East Asian retelling of Snow White from the evil queen’s point of view? YES, PLEASE. Regretfully, I have to set that aside for now and move on to more gripping stories.Ĭouldn’t Put Down: FOREST OF A THOUSAND LANTERNS by Julie C. I kept holding on to the hope that the story would pick up, and the main characters would come together soon, but they just went their own ways and their situations didn’t seem dire at all. ![]() ![]() Remember when I was raving about EMPIRE OF SHADOWS by Miriam Forster? I found it hard to stay engaged after 60 percent of the book. ![]() We hope you enjoy our recommendations below!ĭid Not Finish: This was a hard decision. Instead of telling you the books we’re currently reading and what we’re looking forward to reading, we wanted to each talk about a book that we did not finish (DNF) and talk about a book that we literally couldn’t put down. In the spirit of spring finally arriving (and quickly transiting into summer) and the new growth everywhere, we wanted to mix things up for this month’s Reading Round-Up.
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