It's that time again when I give you a peek at what I've been reading lately! So sit back and get ready for a bit of a read. I decided to do 5 books this time so I can devote the next Library post to next month's ready event.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2: Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Here we have the continuing adventures of Percy and his friends. I managed to read this in a day. I love seeing the modern spin on the Greek tales we grew up with. I also love meeting Chiron's cousins they were so hilarious. A lot of the characters I still see them in my head as their movie versions, which if you love the movies I defiantly recommend the book.
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
This book is a reread, but it's my favorite and first book I ever read by this author. Again we're in a small North Carolina town and we have a woman who finds herself in a bizarre situation involving her closet that leads to new friendships and revelations about her family. In Allen's usual style she spins a modern tale with a hint of magic.
My favorite character is Chloe, I want her car and "problem" with books, just don't know where I'd put them all... Read for it all to become clear. My favorite quote in this book involves iguanas and bikers gangs. Tempting you to read it yet? Yes I urge you to read it.
The Appalachian Trail Hiker by Victoria and Frank Logue
I mentioned this book earlier in my Appalachian Tail post. I didn't finish it, mostly cause it is a guide book for prepping for hiking, if I going to do a hike then this would be a perfect, just not good for a pleasure read, but if you plan any long hiking trip this is the book to read.
The Madwoman Upstairs by Catherine Lowell
If you love the Brontës you might love this. We find the last Brontë descendant, Samantha, who's dealing with her past, the family legacy both recent and ancestral, and trying to solve the mysteries behind each one.
I couldn't put this down. I kept wanting to find out the truth. I did find myself being surprised a few times by the twists in this tale. One thing I'm just wondering is if the writer was writing it as if Samantha was a reincarnation of Anne Brontë, or just being haunted in her dreams by Anne.
To be honest I haven't read any of these ladies works, maybe one of the poems, but now I have to say I became familiar with their names and a little of their background. I may at least give some of the poems a read, I don't know if I could get interested in some of the other mentioned titles, granted I use to say the same thing about Jane Austen.
Hikers' Stories From the Appalachian Trail by Kathryn Fulton
This is another that I couldn't finish, but I would like to pick up again later. These are collected stories from blogs of hikers of the aforementioned trail. It wasn't a bad read, just wasn't holding my interest and it was due back at the library, plus I have some planned reading in April, which I delve into more in the next section. I did love reading the accounts of the hikers it did give some good insight to the trail. I really don't know how people manage to hike this.
O.W.L's Magical Readathon 2019
Lastly in April Book Roast is having the O.W.L's Magical Readathon. I've never done it before, but I'm gonna try it. This year she made a careers booklet you can choose to guide your reading. I decided to do the Journalist or Writer career. The subjects I have to do is History of Magic, Muggle Studies, and 1 other subject I get to choose. History of Magic requires you to read a book published at least 10 years ago for this I'm going to read Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. In Muggle Studies I have to read something contemporary I've got a couple books on hold that could fit into this First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen or A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs, the fourth book in the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, I think that one take's place in the here and now, if neither of these get freed up I might have to find something else. For my last one which is up to me I chose potions in which I am to read a sequel, so I'm going with The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherine M. Valente, yeah this is a children's book, but I like the song "Wonders" by S.J. Tucker, which comes from the album of the same name, which is about the first book in the series. Fangirl handed the book to me in a store saying I should like it and I recognized the title and decided to give it a read.
Whew there's a post. Any of you guys going to participate in the readathon? If so what career are you doing and what are you reading? Let me know. I hope you all have a good week end, read lots, and God Bless You!
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