You guys. I spent the ENTIRE weekend sick. I've gotten sick so many times this year, I can't even keep count. Be good to your bodies, guys. Unfortunately for me, I have a weak immune system :(
So what do I do when I'm sick? I become a couch potato. I watched the whole first season of Jessica Jones (and a lot of other stuff on TV), finally finished Six of Crows and The Red Queen, and had plenty of time to wallow about my lack of writing progress this month (on the plus side, I'm getting through my TBR list!).
If you get sick this month, I recommend watching Jessica Jones on Netflix. Great character and plot development throughout the whole thing and it wraps up nicely.
Six of Crows was amazing. I can't believe I put it on the backburner for so long. I bought it the day it came out, but got sidetracked with revisions. I finally picked it up from where I left off and could not stop. The character development and world building by Bardugo was fantastic as usual. I can't wait for the sequel.
Reading The Red Queen afterwards was a different experience when Bardugo set the bar so high. Though it was a quick read, it didn't grab me as much as Six of Crows. I thought the world building had the potential to be even better, so I'm hoping this is something Aveyard develops in book two. The story was well-written, but the plot didn't seem complex enough for me. Everyone raved about the twist at the ending, but I saw it coming all along. All in all, if you like x-men and court politics, I'm sure you will enjoy it more than I did. I do love this cover though.
With all the fantasy I've read lately, I'm starting to miss contemporary! If you have any recs, comment below!
I started sneezing for no reason two days ago. I'm not sick, but maybe sorta coming down with something? Maybe? Ugh.
ReplyDeleteOh no! I hope you don't get sick! Make sure to keep warm and rest!
DeleteI love the cover to Red Queen, too! I've been sick, too. I'm still coughing. It just won't go away!
ReplyDeleteThe last contemporary I read was Black Box by Julie Schumacher. If you're not familiar with it, it's an issue book and pretty short. I really liked it.
I hope you're feeling better. Being sick is zero fun. I'll have to check that book out :)
DeleteOooh!! I wanna read those two books:)
ReplyDeleteLately I've been doing a lot of job-related reading. It's been super duper crazy. But I'm not sick so that's a positive. Hope you get all better soon:)