Of these 9, I’ve read 4, given up on 2, not yet started 2 and am currently reading one. Has anyone managed them all?
This is a nice selection (and lovely art, the crinkles in the spinds are *chef’s kiss*)! I’ve also read four. Absolutely loved three of them—The Lord of the Rings, The Once and Future King, and Pyramid. I enjoyed Circe a lot too, although not quite as a much as the others.
The Lies of Locke Lamora is on my to-read list, recommended by a friend, and I’m quite excited about that one. Same with Assassin’s Apprentice. I want to give the others a proper go at some point too. I remember trying one of the Wheel of Time books before and not managing to get into it, but that was a long time ago so I was probably just too young.
Hey, hey remember that it’s okay to feel like you’re growing out of books or authors you loved. Even if those books or authors really had an impact on you. We’re constantly changing as individuals and with that, our tastes change as well. It’s okay to grow out of things. That doesn’t mean you’re betraying them or yourself - it just means that you’re an ever changing human and liking those things was a step in your evolution.
At the same time, it’s okay to NOT grow out of certain books or authors. It’s okay to still be excited over someone’s new book, even if they published 20 before it. It’s okay to still be reading YA, for example, even if you’re way past the “target audience” for this genre.
I’ll repeat something that I’ve said times and times before: you do you. Read what makes you happy and fulfilled and what brings you joy. Always unapologetically.
Here, I have a few links for gothic, eerie, spooky and deadly short stories in my bookmarks, so… putting them here to celebrate Halloween/Samhain, MWAH.
“Stories never really end… even if the books like to pretend they do. Stories always go on. They don’t end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first page.”
Some of you have never read The Secret Garden in the springtime and felt your spirit awaken and bud and flower along with the miracle of nature and in 2021 especially, you should.
