Goings-On
This week was BUSY! But in a good way! The thing at work I’d been stressed over for a month seems to be over and worked out well. Had a long weekend last weekend for Orthodox Easter and it helped for catching up on things and getting my shit together.
I’m participating in Wyrd and Wonder, Asian Readathon and A LOT of Book Clubs and Readalongs on r/Fantasy this month. Been blogging a lot, reading a lot and checking out a lot of the Wyrd and Wonder post, they are great, I use the Master Schedule to browse.
Books read
I have reading PLANS this month! It’s hard to tell because of different book lengths but I think I’m mostly on track? I plan to dig into the Hugo Novelettes this afternoon and that should make me a little more relaxed.
- The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart– Wyrd and Wonder Readalong and Asian Readathon (AR) Read any book written by an Asian author in your favorite genre, r/Fantasy Book Bingo: Asian Inspired Setting Hard Mode (I hope it fits) – Currently at 25%
- The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri – ARC, AR Read any book featuring an Asian protagonist., r/Fantasy Bingo: Forest Setting – Currently at 42%
- Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeanette Ng – Reddit Fantasy Mod Book Club pick, Bingo:Any r/Fantasy Book Club / Read Along Book – Currently at 15%
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo – currently reading – AR: Read any nonfiction book written by an Asian author. – Currently at 70%
- Gods of Jade and Sorrow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Reddit Fantasy Feminism in Fiction Book Club pick, Bingo: Latin American Author – READ!
- Hugo Nominated Short Stories – Reddit Fantasy Hugo Readalong – READ!
This Week on the Blog
- We’re going on an adventure – Wyrd and Wonder plans
- Wyrd and Wonder: Pop this in your book bag of holding – a list of recommendation lists
- Wyrd and Wonder: Top Ten Tuesday: Recent Fantasy Reads
- Wyrd and Wonder: I can do this all day: Can’t Wait Wednesday: Fantasy books by Asian authors
- Wyrd and Wonder: Fantasy from around the world: Non-European settings/Asian Readathon rec list
Wyrd and Wonder is a month-long event celebrating fantasy books. Check out Imyril’s intro post for all the details. The event is hosted by Imyril of One More, Lisa of Dear Geek Place and Jorie Loves a Story, and you can follow Wyrd and Wonder on Twitter. Pegasus images by Svetlana Alyuk on 123RF.com
The Bone Shard Daughter – Wyrd and Wonder Readalong
This is my first time participating in a readalong through blogging, so excuse me if I get it wrong. There’s also a Goodreads Discussion for it.
Going to spoiler tag the discussion, although this is only the 1st quarter, I do mention a few things I’d consider spoilers
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I’m linking up with The Sunday Post, hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. and The Sunday Salon, hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz
I’m so glad that the things that were stressing you out have nicely resolved themselves. So glad!
It looks like you are having a fun time with Wyrd & Wonder celebration. Enjoy!
I watched the Marie Kondo series and just borrowed her book from the library.
I haven’t checked out the master list yet, I need to do that and visit some new blogs 😁 Have a good week!
Hallo, Hallo Dianthaa,
I liked your quickfire responses to the questions – I took a different angle to discuss as I took issues with the bone shard magic itself and the implications therein. I unfortunately had to ‘step out’ of the RAL with my first week’s discussion post (visit to see why) but I decided to participate in the format of the discussion as I did have other things to share – such as how Jovis became my favourite character and how I felt he was quite a reliable character (overall). It was him and Lin which held my eye the most but I just had wished the magic used in the story had been constructed differently and hadn’t taken such a darker turn as that is what upset me the most.
I’m glad you can breathe easier.
Good luck with your reading plans
Wishing you a great reading week
Your month long reading sounds like it will be so fun. Wyrd and Wonder is new to me, thanks for explaining it, it sounds fantastic. Have a great week!!
I love all the readalongs, and of course Wyrd & Wonder- which, speaking of, I need to hit that master list and catch up! Hope you have fun with all of these!!!
So nice to get those stressful things dealt with. Always good to feel like you can breathe again! I found Marie Kondo’s book interesting and did get a bit out of it though don’t follow her process exactly. Have a great week!
It’s always awesome when stressful things work out. I hope you have a great week!
I’m also finding The Bone Shard Daughter really easy to breeze through and enjoy! I was initially worried because it’s pretty long for me but now I know I won’t I have trouble finishing it.
Hooray for long weekends! And hooray for Bone Shard Daughter – it is a fast read, for sure, with lots going on but not overwhelming. I think Andrea Stewart has done a great job of feeding in so much context without it feeling infodumpy.
I ended up Konmari’ing everything, everything, that book really worked for me lol.