#ReadWomenMonth final update

Read Women Month is almost over, though lets be real, every month is basically read women month for me. I love lady authors, what can I say? I really enjoyed this challenge, though it did set me back in reading one galley (not a big deal, really), and would definitely do it again if Stasia made it an annual thing.

Here's what I ended up reading for the whole month:

 

 

 

I think I did pretty good. I read a couple extra books than I usually would have, and a tonne of novellas and short stories, so the motivation to read was extra awesome. I'm definitely lagging now, though, and I'm suffering from a major Assassin's Curse hangover so I doubt I'll read as many books next month.  I didn't get around to making a women writers rec list, but if you trawl my 'absolute favourites' tag take those all as recs. I did, however, do this tag post which was fun and found a new favourite series in The Assassin's Curse which I recommend to EVERYONE.

~Saruuh

#ReadWomenMonth tag post

Confession: I don't do tag posts. I just really ... do not. I love answering questions, and being tagged is delightful, but I am just incredibly lazy and thoughtless, so end up tagging nobody in return. Thus, if you're reading this post, tag you're it. (Answer these questions, promote women authors, it's all good)

Your favourite book written by a woman

The Scorpio Races | Maggie Stiefvater

The last book you read that was written by a woman

City of Lost Souls | Cassandra Clare

Your favourite non-fiction book written by a woman

(not entirely sure it counts but...) Mythology | Edith Hamilton

Your favourite series written by a woman

The Demon's Lexicon | Sarah Rees Brennan

(Honourable mention to every series ever by Cassandra Clare)

Three favourite female authors

Tahereh Mafi, Jennifer Rush, Sarah J. Maas

A book you love, written by a female author, that you don't think enough people have heard of

Inside Out | Maria V. Snyder

One woman writer you've been meaning to read but haven't yet

Alexandra Bracken (I literally just bought The Darkest Minds, and I'm reeeeeeally excited to read it)

Your favourite female-written book that people often look down on

Twilight | Stephanie Meyer (COME AT ME BRO)

Your favourite female character in a book written by a woman

Blue Sargent, The Raven Cycle series | Maggie Stiefvater

(Honourable mentions to all the Sarah Rees Brennan ladies)

Your favourite female friendship in a book written by a woman

Karou and Zusana, Daughter of Smoke & Bone series | Laini Taylor (they are the pinnacle of female friendship)

A male-written book you wish had been written by a woman

The Percy Jackson series | Rick Riordan (I liked it but didn't really love it, and I'd like to see a woman rewrite it. Preferably J.K. Rowling, if you're gonna do something do it in style.)

I was tagged in this by Stasia, most fabulous host of Read Women Month. If you're wondering what this thing is all about, you can find out here.

#ReadWomenMonth

My good friend Stasia is organising a month long reading challenge for June of women-only authors, and I am uber excited. Mostly because I needled her into posting it so I could join, but also because lady writers!! If you follow what I read, you'll know I read mostly women authors anyway, but it's lovely to have an entire month dedicated to them. So long, men, you're surplus to requirements.

I'm gonna attempt to schedule and write some posts for this, probably of my favourite lady authors, maybe my most anticipated female written debuts of 2014. No promises, though.

I usually read 6-8 books a month, so here's what I plan to read in June:

There is also, of course, City of Heavenly Fire, but that book is far too entirely separate to be included. It's City of Heavenly Fire, y'know?

I think I will do round up posts for this, at the halfway and end points of June, so keep an eye out for those. And join in - everyone needs more women authors in their life.