The Inklings Digest 4

Currently Reading

I am still reading quite a few books. This, again, was not be my best reading week, but I do still feel like I read quite a bit. I finished four books. I’m now halfway through Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky. I’m also halfway through A Tide of Black Steel by Anthony Ryan. I’m roughly 30% into Knight’s Shadow by Sebastien de Castell – whose quickly becoming one of my all time favorite authors.

Recent Reads

I made an oopsie with A Darkness Returns. This book talks a lot about two other series Feist has written, so I found myself incredibly confused for a lot of it. I do definitely want to read these two series though, so at least I was introduced to something new.

I have also finished The Goblin Emporer and really enjoyed that as well. The writing is beautiful and reminds me of Robin Hobb, but somehow in a more cozy manner. Don’t get me wrong, Maia goes through a lot. There’s some murder and attempted murder. There’s loneliness and we get to see Maia trying to find his place in his new life. He’s got grief and confusion and so many people telling him what he should do. It was just so sweet following Maia as he learns how to be Emperor and all of the complications that come with that.

The Devil in Silver is fucking phenomenal. The true horror is the very real terror of being mistreated by supposed ‘treatment’ facilities while being held against your will. It was a gut wrenching read, but was so perfectly written. I was shocked to enjoy this as much as I did because I did not like Lone Women in the slightest. I found that one to be slow and irritating. This book made me cry. Twice. Anyway, review for this one to come soon.

Lastly, I read How to Feed a Hungry Werewolf. This one was not one of my favorites at all. It felt immature to be an adult read and I didn’t like a single character, which sucks when you’re reading a romance. Those kind of rely on you liking the characters.

This Weeks Plans

I’ve had a busy past few weeks and that is not changing this week. This past weekend was my Bachelorette party, where my bridal party and I solved two of those true crime cases that you can buy off Amazon. It was so much fun and also a huge part of why I didn’t read as much this past week. Honestly, finishing up wedding planning in general has gotten in the way of my reading habit. The wedding is October 12th, so we’ve been pretty busy. I’m not sure how my reading will be this week due to having to work extra hours at work – I’m a counselor for those struggling with substance use disorder and I’m also in school to become a therapist. On top of that, I have a surgery on Friday – so I’d honestly be happy if I could just finish the three books on my currently reading, but I do also need an audiobook to listen to while doing general household chores ( I find housekeeping basically impossible unless I have an audiobook for company). This is one of my first months that I haven’t set an actual TBR, so I’m just going with the flow of things. I’ll be honest, I’m a bit nervous about the surgery, but I do look forward to what reading I am able to get done this week.

As for reviews, you can expect at least 3 reviews this week. First, I will be posting a review for a book I wasn’t the biggest fan of, How to Feed a Hungry Werewolf. Then I will reviewing The Devil in Silver, because I absolutely have to talk about it. And, hopefully, I will either have a review ready for Alien Clay or A Tide of Black Steel. Is there one in particular you’re most excited for? Can’t wait to find out.

Thanks for tuning in! I’ll see y’all next week.