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Finished
**Something Happened by Joseph Heller**
Started
**Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon**
Started:
**Life Hacks for a Little Alien, by Alice Franklin**
Finished:
**Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, by V. E. Schwab**: Going into this book, I had no idea what it was about and what to expect. The official synopsis has been artfully written to elicit intrigue without revealing anything much (in other words, it only starts making sense after you’ve actually read the novel). The premise is extremely interesting and the prose is beautiful.
But while I enjoyed reading it for the most part, I couldn’t help but feel that some bits were repetitive. Though I get that’s sort of the whole point: the idea that generations of women have been running around in the same vicious circle of feeling powerless and chasing power, from being the hunted to being the hunter, in a patriarchal world. Also, the ending felt… abrupt and anticlimactic? But overall it was definitely one of the more memorable reads this year so far.
**The Charm Offensive, by Alison Cochrun** (audiobook): Behind the scenes of the reel love story on a reality dating show unfurls the *real* love story of two adorkable idiots (affectionate). This was entertaining and heartfelt in equal measure though I was a bit iffy about certain things. I jotted down my thoughts in some more detail [here on Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7820350160?book_show_action=false). If anyone here has recs for anything similar, I’m all ears!
Started:
**Ninth House, by Leigh Bardugo**
**Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir**
*Finished:*
**The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett**
**The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas**
*Started:*
**Emma by Jane Austen**
Finished –
jar of hearts by Jennifer hiellier -audio
The girl on the train by Paula Hawkins – physical
The answer is no – Fredrick backman – ebook
Started
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid – ebook
It was a big week for small books.
Finished:
**The Ten Thousand Doors of January, by Alix E. Harrow** – a stunning book. I felt there was a little something missing from the end, though I couldn’t say what exactly. But otherwise I was totally charmed by it. It has me wanting to find the magic around me.
**All Systems Red, by Martha Wells** – I’ve been curious to scope out the Murderbot novellas for a while and I’m glad I finally did. I’m not always huge on sci fi but I nonetheless enjoyed this one a lot. There’s a lot of heart here, and some humour too.
**Lanny, by Max Porter** – a poetic book that makes some bold stylistic choices. Some of those worked for me, others didn’t. But it’s certainly impressive, if not always wholly enjoyable. I liked it.
**Driftwood, by Marie Brennan** – one of my favourite fantasy premises I’ve come upon lately. Driftwood is a place where worlds go to die after their apocalypse. When the worlds first arrive they occupy the outer ring of Driftwood, then slowly but surely get pulled towards the middle and shrink until there’s nothing left. Occupants of Driftwood struggle to maintain hope in saving their home worlds, while also having to learn to navigate the greater patchwork of worlds in order to survive. Really cool. This book is effectively a collection of short stories about the longest living occupant of Driftwood, Last. Some of those stories were more impactful than others. But overall it was great.
Started:
**Starling House, by Alix E. Harrow** – I was eager to jump into another book by Alix E. Harrow after how much I liked The Ten Thousand Doors of January, so here I am. Stylistically this is very different, but I’m enjoying myself a lot so far. Much like the main character, I’m being drawn in by this house. I want to know its secrets!
**Barrayar, by Lois McMaster Bujold**
**Embassytown, by China Mieville**
**The Martian, by Andy Weir**
**Lorna Doone, by R.D. Blackmore**
Started – the tiger’s share by keshava guha
Finished:
**The Last One Home, by Victoria Helen Stone**
**Swallowed, by Meg Smitherman**
**I Heard There Was a Secret Chord, Daniel J. Letivan**
**The Magic of Light, Jordan Abitz**
**Counting Backwards, by Jacqueline Friedland**
I finished Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier.
I started The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson.
Reading: End Of Watch by Stephen King