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This might be a new thing on the blog, especially if I want to talk about the books I read in a month, so maybe it would be a good idea to include these subjects together. Let’s start with the books.
💚 Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
💚 Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
💚 Stranded with a Dirty-Talking Shifter by Olivia T. Turner
💚 City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
💚 Stranded with a Ravenous Shifter by Olivia T. Turner
💚 A Deeper Love by Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnston
💚 The Sirens by Emilia Hart
It’s been a Cassandra Clare month.
I started reading The Infernal Devices series back in November. I really enjoyed the first book and gave it five stars and then quickly attempted to read the second, but I had a difficult time connecting to the story at the time and I decided to push it back. In a way to make sure I didn’t do what I did with Janette Oke’s When Calls the Heart back in 2024, I put the series on my reading challenge and I’m very glad I did it as I had a reason to go back to it–not to say the characters and events weren’t enough to pull me back.
I’m still a little bit confused by certain events, but I really enjoyed that world and fell deeply in love with the characters, and then after I finished the books, I decided to give the original series The Mortal Instruments another try, even if I didn’t include it into my original lineup. Honestly, I wanted another series by Cassie, The Last Hours. I’m currently in line for the audiobook of “City of Gold” as it’s the next series in line and includes the children of the characters mentioned in the TID books. I have already read “City of Bones” in 2020, so it was just a refreshment and now I’m in line for “City of Ashes” and I’m hoping the audiobook will still be available when it’s my turn so keep your toes crossed for me.
As I was swept up in that world, I found another set of books that were shorter but kept the ‘fantasy’ theme alive, in case anything diverted me and I found series called Marooned for the Night written by a few authors, one of which was Olivia T. Turner. I had never heard of her or the other books, but I read the fourth book first and then went back to the beginning and so far, they are pretty good and I would like to read the ones written by Olivia; I’m not sure about the others, but open to it at a later date.
My next book was a surprise. I had wanted to read it back in September, I think. The cover and blurb were intriguing to me, and I had one of those moments where I knew I would enjoy it wholeheartedly, but I was just not in the mood to have it without the audiobook. I couldn’t find it on my LbbyApp so I had to ignore my gut again and push it away. I was going to include it in my reedling challenge. but I just kept it off for some reason. However, I went looking on the app again and there it was ready to borrow and luckily it was still available on KU so I took the opportunity and I definitely don’t regret it.
It was SO good! We may be entering our fourth month of the year, but I really believe it’s my favorite so far. I also took the hint that since it was my fourth book that talks about sirens/mermaids that I think it’s officially safe to say I’m in my oceanic era. So, if you know anything that would resemble The Sirens by Emilia Hart, please send them my way! Hopefully I can find the audio through my local library.
Now, let’s switch our focus on the music I was enjoying–honestly, music takes a step back whenever I get on my audiobooks for obvious reasons, but I’ve been watching more reels on Facebook, and my algorithm has been giving me a lot of music I wouldn’t be able to find on my own. Most of the time, it’s Instagram doing this, but I try to keep myself open to new stuff on all of my social media platforms.
Here are my Top 15 for this month. If you’re interested in checking out the full playlist, click here.
The Woods by Lydia the Bard
For The Girls by ASTON
Bed (On Your Knees) by Ash to Eden
Underneath by Phix featuring Ryan Oakes
Words Are Worthless by Sleep Theory
1×1 by Hollywood Undead
Everybody by ADONA
Sun Killer by Spiritbox
Go Off by M.I.A.
Click Clack Symphony by RAYE featuring Hans Zimmer
Death Above Life by Orbit Culture
Waiting For Your Love by Jamie Bower
Bones by Young Guns
Cry for Mercy by As The Structure Falls
Puppet Master by Xstitch featuring Dre Tamashi
What have you been reading and listening to lately?
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