books
Finished reading: The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien 📚
Started this one off on audiobook then switched to physical near the end. I wish I had just stuck with physical the whole way through. I didn’t retain much of what happened at the beginning 🫤
Finished reading: The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien 📚
So that’s why it’s called the Two Towers! 😅
Finished reading: The Stand by Stephen King 📚
I loved this book but it’s hard to recommend such a tome. I’m being derivative and doing the book an injustice, but if you want Stephen King’s take on a modern day Lord of the Rings - this is that book. The characters are memorable and human (well, most of them).
Finished reading: The Fellowship Of The Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien 📚
Now I know why people get obsessed with this series/world. The setting is so well planned and developed. Little morsels of an ancient time. Also a good adventure story that involves an interesting hike.
Finished reading: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 📚👥
Another interesting spin on the whodunnit genre. This one was a little convoluted at times but the book’s main “mechanic” gave a new way to tell these types of stories.
Finished reading: The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci 📚👥
Read this for book club and we all concluded this was a book you pick up at the airport; it’s entertaining but doesn’t leave an impression. The author clearly had a series in mind and left a lot of questions unanswered. The protagonist basically said “Aw shucks! We’ll get ‘em next time!” at the end.
Finished reading: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar 📚👥
Sci-fi love story presented as poetry. Difficult but rewarding read.
Finished reading: Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 📚👥
Finished at the beginning of the year. Modern take on classic whodunnits. Loved it!