Reading round up (64)

Reading round up is a weekly journal where I record my daily reading progress, my thoughts on each book as I read it, and any books I've acquired during the week.

2nd February

I started The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest by Melanie Dickerson because I am impatient to read this and still craving historical romance after Dark Triumph. I read 22% and I don't LOVE it yet. Just wishing something pivotal would happen.

I also read half of Periwinkle Cove by Cassandra Pierce, which was a disappointing story. Read my review here.

3rd February

Didn't read any of The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest because I wasn't in the mood. I started Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan (36 pages) because I wanted something sci-fi. It's pretty interesting so far.

4th February

Read 102 pages of Glow and 7% of The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest. I'm kinda pissed and impatient because I JUST got approved a galley of ACOTAR and I JUST started Glow and I need to read ACOTAR!! But Glow is SO GOOD. Body autonomy issues!!!!!! IN SPACE!!!!!!!

5th February

Finished Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan (237 pages read), and it was so so good. I HIGHLY recommend this. Sci-fi that deals with very important issues.

6th February

Read A Heart For Copper by Sharon Lynn Fisher and it was a cute story, but really short. Choose your own adventure, tho!!! So cool. I need more of these.

I also started Skylark by Meagan Spooner, a book I've been wanting to read for years that I now finally own!!! This is pretty interesting and I've only read 21 pages.

7th February

I read 30 pages of Skylark and I've not got into this yet. I also read 25% of The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest which IS STILL NOT PICKING UP THE PACE. Yes, it's historical, which are always a change of pace, but it's the slowest I've read in my life. I don't wanna DNF it but I'm at 57% and nothing major has happened.

8th February

Currently Reading: Skylark by Meagan Spooner

Current page/percent: 96

Read today: 45 pages

Thoughts: I can see where this is going and what I've read isn't bad, but I'm STILL not into it.

Books finished this week: 2
Books DNF'd this week: 1

I had the best week for review copies, and I got my first ARC!! I'm gonna start requesting a select few physical ARCs that I'm dying to get my hands on so you can expect to see me freaking over those in the future. Here's what I got this week:

Gates of Thread and Stone | Lori M. Lee

The Infinite | Lori M. Lee

I AM SCREAMING BECAUSE I CAN FINALLY READ THIS SERIES!!! I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ADORE IT AND I'VE BEEN COVETING IT FOR SO LONG. I am happy. So, so happy.

A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*SCREAMING THAT CAN BE HEARD A THOUSAND MILES AWAY*

A School for Unusual Girls | Kathleen Baldwin

Thanks to Tor Teen for this beauty. It's so preeeeeeeetty. And regency era fiction!!!!! Y'all know that's my fave era.

Stitching Snow

Glow
A Heart for Copper (scheduled for March 31st)

Glow (Review)

Sky Chasers: Glow | Amy Kathleen Ryan

Published by: Macmillan Children's Books, October 7th 2011

Genre: YA, Science Fiction, Space

Pages: 375

Format: Paperback

Source: Purchased

What if you were bound for a new world, about to pledge your life to someone you'd been promised to since birth, and one unexpected violent attack made survival—not love—the issue?

Out in the murky nebula lurks an unseen enemy: the New Horizon. On its way to populate a distant planet in the wake of Earth's collapse, the ship's crew has been unable to conceive a generation to continue its mission. They need young girls desperately, or their zealous leader's efforts will fail. Onboard their sister ship, the Empyrean, the unsuspecting families don't know an attack is being mounted that could claim the most important among them...

Fifteen-year-old Waverly is part of the first generation to be successfully conceived in deep space; she was born on the Empyrean, and the large farming vessel is all she knows. Her concerns are those of any teenager—until Kieran Alden proposes to her. The handsome captain-to-be has everything Waverly could ever want in a husband, and with the pressure to start having children, everyone is sure he's the best choice. Except for Waverly, who wants more from life than marriage—and is secretly intrigued by the shy, darkly brilliant Seth.

But when the Empyrean faces sudden attack by their assumed allies, they quickly find out that the enemies aren't all from the outside.

Glow is the most riveting series debut since The Hunger Games, and promises to thrill and challenge readers of all ages. 

What I expected from Glow: a nice romance with some spaceship adventures?

What I got from Glow: a dark, brutal book that didn't hesitate to delve into difficult topics, pushed its characters to make impossible choices, and blurred the line between wrong and right.

THIS BOOK is exactly what I wanted from The 100 by Kass Morgan, which completely disappointed me because it had nothing that I loved of the TV series. The characters in Glow are tormented, torn, tortured, and they aren't good people - they're not bad people, they're simply kids trying to survive any way they can. This book was a shock to my system. It was gritty and relentless, unapologetic in its exploration of the human mind and mankind's darkest moments.

Highlighted by moments of friendship, high octane action, and thrilling science fiction, Glow goes deep into topics such as autonomy, gender roles, the good and bad sides of religion (hope versus indoctrination), sexual abuse and assault (in passing), fertility, and human rights. Holy hell, I loved this book. So much more important than I ever expected it to be. And all that IN SPACE.

Read this book ASAP. And if, like me, you were let down by The 100 book, try Glow instead!

Characters ★★★★☆

Setting/world building ★★★★★

Writing ★★★★☆

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