I was tagged for this by fellow Blaugustan JD Weber at Alligators and Anerysms. I’ve been mulling over writing about books here in some form for a while. This seemed like a great way to dip my toes into that. I’ve never participated in a blog tag before but it sure is nice to have a post already laid out for me!
The tag was originally created by booktuber Ariel Bissett.
Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish?
I’ve been meaning to finish reading Gorel and the Pot-Bellied God by Lavie Tidhar for a while now. It’s not very long, only 88 pages, but it’s only available from my library through Hoopla. That means I can only read it on my phone or my computer. It’s a toss up between which device I dislike reading a book on more.
Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?
It’s still technically autumn right? At least for a few more days even if it doesn’t feel like it. I usually don’t intentionally pick out books to read that correspond with the seasons/holidays but I came across Secret Santa by Andrew Shaffer while looking for a book to submit for my book clubs Christmas book theme. Everyone else was submitting Halmark-esque Chirstmans rom coms, which I will always gladly read but I thought I’d add something else to the mix It’s a christmas horror book which is not something I’ve read before but I like the idea of spooky christmas. I’m only a few chapters in, but it seems like it’s going to be a quick read and a fun one too!
For anyone curious, my book club ended up reading Christmas Eve Love Story by Ginny Baird which was a Halmakr-esque rom com but with a time loop!
Is there a new release you’re still waiting for?
Nope, not this year at least. I don’t typically keep up on new book releases unless I’m in the middle of a series, which I’m not this year. Next year though, I’m eagerly awaiting the release of King Sorrow by Joe Hill. He’s one of my favorite authors, so I always look forward to anything new from him.
I’m also looking forward to The Ashfire King by Chelsea Abdullah. I listened to the first book in the series, The Stardust Thief almost two years ago at this point. I’m definately going to need a refresher on the story so far when the second book comes out.
What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?
I’m kind of in the middle of a whole bunch of books at the moment that I would like to finish up before this year’s end.
- The Deepest Map: The High-Stakes Race to Chart the World’s Oceans by Laura Trethewey
- Death of a Timeline by Courteney Levet
- Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
I’m about halfway through The Deepest Map and Death of a Timeline so I’m fairly confident I can finish both of those before the end of the year. I’ve been meaning to read Annihilation for years but it was just recently recommended to me again by my sister. We’ll see if the library hold comes in by the end of the year, it’s currently 2 weeks out…
Have you already started making reading plans for 2025?
This year, I made an effort to read books off of my TBR pile, especially those that have been sitting there for years. It’s interesting to see how my tastes and interests have changed or haven’t changed since I started adding books ten or so years ago. I’m planning on doing the same next year, specifically tackling some of the longer books on the list. I set a reading goal every year but next year I think I’ll focus more on Pages Read goal over a number of books goal to accommodate that.
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