Overall mood: busy. A lot has kept me away from books this month, but I have a handful of reads under my belt. The range of books is broad, which I like, and the trickle of library books has finally stopped, meaning I can get to rereading books on my physical TBR list. That is something to be excited about. My reviews are short with this one since the first two books were recent blog posts, and the last one is in line for publishing next. Hopefully, next month’s summary will be a little longer with proper brief descriptions you will enjoy.

Books Read:

The Fury by Alex Michaelides 3/5

My enjoyment of this book quickly changed after I mentioned it in last month’s summary. The Fury just wasn’t for me, and I don’t want to say much else on the matter because I want you to decide for yourself if The Fury is a read for you. If you enjoy isolated location thrillers, complex characters and an unreliable narrator, I recommend looking into this one.

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Boreum 4.5/5

I made two posts on this novel within the same month because I enjoyed it so much. I don’t want to repeat myself for a third time because I know that can be boring to read, so let me summarise by simply stating that this book has all of the emotional response triggers in a good way and you will be in for an introspective deep-dive with this one.

Currently Reading

This Is How We End Things by R.J. Jacobs

From the start, this dark academia novel gives me One of Us Is Lying and If We Were Villains vibes. The hook was brilliant: the ominous, faceless dialogue, the professional in great distress, barely holding onto his resolve, and the answer is just out of reach. This is How We End Things is promoted as an exploration into the psychology of deception, and that sounds like the perfect dark academia setup. I’m eager to see how the rest of the environment gets established and who the players are. Something tells me this will be a fun read. I do love a crime mystery with complex and thought-provoking themes.