The Inklings Digest 17
Currently Reading:
I am currently 25% into The Night Ends With Fire by K.X. Song. This is heavily inspired by Mulan and is pretty good so far. Goodreads doesn’t list what age category this is in and it reads very YA so far, but really well done YA currently. Really enjoying it so far. Then I am also 25% into The Ruins by Scott Smith. This is very, very different. It’s a horror about tourists who, naturally, ignore everything the locals are trying to tell them and end up on a spot of land that may or may not be itching to kill them. This reads so fast so far and reminds me of older, early 2000’s horror movies. Which just so happens to be my favorite type of horror books.
Recent Reads:
I’ve hit 47 books so far this year. This past weekend was the Gala of Peace for Cover’s With Cassidy’s Realmathon, where every book you read gets an extra 10 points. I read Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh. Pretty good. Had me hooked, especially for the investigation they’re doing. Unfortunately, the investigation (which is horrid and gruesome and my favorite part) is in the background while the romance is the primary focus. And it was good, okay, I enjoyed it, but I wanted more of my favorite part. I was informed the second book focuses more on the plot than the romance, so I might give it a try. But I also don’t think I’d be missing out on anything if I never read from this series again.
I also finished up the Emily Wilde series by Heather Fawcett and it was so cute and so cozy. I listened to the audiobook while playing Spyro – definitely recommend. Emily and Wendle are precious to me. The Wren In The Holly Library by K.A. Linde was alright. Its a heist but the training and planning for the heist doesn’t feel like it got much attention. It was more about creating tension for the romance. Yet, despite trying to create the tension, the romance also felt like it came out of no where. They heavily dislike/distrust one another one second, then they’re spilling secrets the next. It was good but I, once again, don’t feel like I absolutely have to continue. I may read the second when it comes, I may just listen to someone talk about it. We’ll see. I finished the weekend up with A Cruel Thirst by Angela Montoya was pretty good. It was well-written and cute with interesting lore for the vamps within the story. Unfortunately, YA is a hit or miss for me lately, especially when it’s romance focused.
As mentioned in the last Digest, I was reading A Drop Of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett and finished it. This was absolutely five stars. I love Din. I love Ana. I love the Sherlock-esque mystery. I love how every murder is tied into this horrific turn of nature surrounding this Empire that you don’t know how to feel about and these Leviathans that are scary, yet somehow take a backseat to the horrible people Ana and Din are coming after. You get information on what Ana is, but there are still questions. How is this old lady one of the most terrifying people in this series? I don’t know, but she has my entire heart. I love her relationship with Din. Truly, the two of them just spark joy in my little heart. So excited for the next. I absolutely consumed this book within about 2 days and I’m back to waiting for the next release.
Plans This Week:
Libby loves to interrupt my plans, so I guess I’ll be reading through the libby holds that came through. I’ll be finishing The Ruins and The Night Ends With Fire. I also plan on getting to The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick and The Passage by Justin Cronin. I’m also planning and outlining reviews as we speak, as well as designing a few more bookmarks for my bookclub.