Books

Is it just me or are the days passing quicker? I can't believe it is the second week of September already. We are all doing well here for the most part. The kitchen is still being worked on. We ripped out the old back splash that was very 70's (when the kitchen was last remodeled) white tiles with amber yellow specks. I always hated that tile because of the specks it always looked dirty even if you had just cleaned it. My husband is staining the butcher block countertops in the garage to make them a nice rich mahogany color to contrast nicely with the all-white cabinets. There is still a lot of work ahead, but I think I can see the end. We also went on a hike that was a lot of fun. There is a trail about an hour from here where to can hike down to a river that is a really beautiful place to sit and relax. It is not very strenuous going down. It's the going back up afterwards that is the difficult part because you just keep having to walk constantly upwards and although I work out at home on my treadmill, I don't do a lot of steep inclines. But I love to hike, and I am always glad afterwards that I went.

This week I read: 1 paranormal romance, 1 mystery/comedy, 1 sci-fi, and 1 fantasy:

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

This book has been all over social media this year and so since I love a good fantasy book with a strong romance, I decided to pick it up. I have to say I enjoyed it. In fact, I was enjoying it so much that I got kind of miffed anytime I had to put it down. It is a very readable book.

I loved the main character Violet and how tenacious, brave, and clever she was when it came to surviving her first year. I also liked the relationship between Violet and Xaden, and how it develops as the book progresses. They had such respect for each other even when they didn't trust or like one another other very much. Then when they started to fall in love the slow burn was well done. Fourth Wing was just a really fun popcorn read. Is it the best thing ever? No definitely not. Are there plot holes? Yes, for sure. lol But I had a lot of fun while I was reading it and I am looking forward to the next one.

My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
Probably about a 3.5. I liked this book for the most part. Both Cassie and Fredrick are nice characters, and their relationship journey is good. The problem was it was all just okay. When I put the book down, I didn't have an overwhelming feeling to pick it back up and continue reading. Some of the humor was funny and I liked some of the banter. The third act conflict was solved very abruptly and then the book was over. My feelings were just very lukewarm about this story it wasn't bad, but it wasn't super awesome either.
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How have you guys been?