Hi friends and welcome to today’s post where i talk about a few books my online friends have been telling me to read. I’ve been part of a group chat for ??? over 2 years now I believe ????? (what the heck, where did time go) where we’ve been discussing pretty much everything but all found our way to each other firstly because of the panini and secondly because of our shared love of books.
We are a group of 21 book lovers from everywhere around the globe, we each picked five books we would like the rest of the group chat to read and added all of them in a google sheet document where we could tally which ones we’ve read, who has read the books you’ve recommended etc. The list comes to a total of 105 books (some repeats are included in the list) out of which I have read 43 of these and am currently sitting in 5th place with the most read books. So far no one has completed the reading challenge, the person who has read the most books has read 73 books on list (shoutout to Hal who reads as if this was the olympics of books).
So today, as a way of motivating myself to read more books on the group chat list, i’ve decided to talk about a few of the books on the list i haven’t gotten to yet but do peak my interest.
The Shadow of The Wind
Recommended by : Sara
Quick synopsis: A young man who is mourning the loss of his mother finds comfort in a book called ”The Shadow of the Wind” by author Julian Carax. When trying to find other works by the same author, he soon finds out that someone has been working very hard to destroy everything the author has ever written. The young man may in fact be holding the very last copy of Carax’s book.
Why i want to read it: A mysterious historical fiction about a book lover going on an adventure to find out what happened to an author who seemed to have been almost completely erased from the world ??? sign me up! It’s been said that the sotry is dark, intricate, is filled with secrets and murders and is all about the love of storytelling… thats all i need to know!
Descendent of The Crane
Recommended by : Iza
Quick synopsis: Chinese inspired fanatasy about a princess who sunddendly becomes queen of a unstable kingdom after her father, the king, gets murdered. Determined to find out what happened to her father she asks the help of a soothsayer who uses the illgal act of magic. Using magic has been outlawed sinc ecenturies ago and could be punishible by death
Why i want to read it: First because the cover is gorgeous, second because Iza is always raving about it and i’ve found myself to share a lot of favourite books with them so i tust their opinions 100% when it comes to books.
Monday’s Not Coming
Recommended by : Reagan
Quick synopsis: A teenage girl goes missing and no one, except for her best friend Claudia, seem to notice that Monday is missing. Claudia has to unravel this mystery by herself, she needs answers has to why no one’s batting an eye to monday’s dissapearance and hopefully find Monday all the while juggling higschool life.
Why i want to read it: All the raving reviews its gotten. Not gonna lie, my expectations are high for this one….
The Beautiful
Recommended by : Val
Quick synopsis: Celine Rousseau, a 16 year old french girl flees to New Orleans where she quickly falls in love with every thing the city has to offer – the food, the music, and even the danger it holds. As a string of murders seems to have hit the city, Céline decides to take matter into her on hands and delve into the dark mysteries New Orleans is hiding.
Why i want to read it: New orleans and vampires. Thats it. Thats all i need.
Truthwitch
Recommended by : Lelia
Quick synopsis: Safiya is a truthwitch, one of rarest and most powerful form of magic. In fear of being captured, she must flee her home and hide her magic at all cost. With the help of her friend Iseult, who isn’t even yet aware of how powerful she is, they must prepare for the war that is coming. A magical contagion is sweeping the lands, danger is near and theres is nothing the friends can do to avoid it, they must fight together.
Why i want to read it: powerfull witches, an intricicate magic system and political intrigue ??? SIGN ME UP!!!!
Black Sun
Recommended by : Hal and RC
Quick synopsis: The first book in a trilogy inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic.
Why i want to read it: I’ve heard the writing is lyrical and the story is one thats stays with you long after you’ve finished reading it. Thats honestly everything i’m looking for in a fantasy.
This is How You Lose a Time War
Recommended by : Cindy & Em
Quick synopsis: To be honest, I’m not 100% sure what the story actually is about, all I know is that it is a LGBTQ+ story that happens during a war where time travel is explored in some way.
Why I want to read it: The raving reviews ??????!!!!!
To all my subscribers; Thank you for your support and your continuous love, you mean the world to me. ps; I will be posting different days and at different times for the next few weeks as i'm trying to see which day / what time has better traffic..
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