2024 Reads | Week 8 (+mini-update)

This week I tried a bunch of different types of books, quite enjoyed some of them, but DNF’d even more of them. I also talk about my plans for March.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
0:20 Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
2:05 The Sitcom Star
3:47 The Bright Ages
5:45 The Pale House Devil
7:24 The Cowboy Whisperer
10:01 Mini-update

BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED

Olivia-Savannah @OliviasCatastrophe
Cynthia @bookwhimsy

BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED

BookWhimsy | The Cowboy Whisperer by Sabrina Sol

BOOKS MENTIONED

Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See

The Sitcom Star by Jackie Lau

The Bright Ages by Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry, Jim Meskimen (Narrator)

The Pale House Devil by Richard Kadrey

The Cowboy Whisperer by Sabrina Sol

CONTENT WARNINGS

Lady Tan’s Circle of Women: death of a family member, death of a child, miscarriage, grief, toxic family relationships, bullying, infidelity, illness, plague, injury, body horror, sexism, depression

The Sitcom Star: toxic family relationships, microaggressions

The Bright Ages: war, death, death of a child, illness

The Pale House Devil: graphic violence, body horror, injury, death

The Cowboy Whisperer: injury, death of a family member, illness, sexism

CONNECT WITH ME

[ReadBecca]

I have wanted to get to something by Lisa See forever! Glad to hear you liked the writing so much, that can get me thru a lot of difficult content.
All the dnfs 😂 I'm least surprised by the horror, but that premise I can see why you wanted to try it.
The mental mojo is definitely low this year it seems, you are not alone. I hope your break goes well and you are able to come back refreshed.

[OliviasCatastrophe]

The sitcom star sounds very sweet and I like the idea of sitting back and learning to slow down -- I think I need to get better at being able to do that myself. I do like nonfiction reads as well but I do think it needs to be written well so that it doesn't feel dry and boring, but creating interest around the topic! I am glad you liked the premise of the pale house devil but sorry that it got too gory! I think I'm not the best for horror recommendations as graphic things don't bother me in the slightest 😅 Maybe I need to think of some soft horror recommendations that aren't too heavy handed on the gore. I hope you enjoy your break and comfort reading <3

[KristenelleSFFReader]

Yay for another Jackie Lau hit! I hope you get some good rest and good reads in the rest of this month. How has March been going for you?

[actual-spinster]

its a shame about bright ages... i like the sound of the concept & the cover is cute !