Weekly Reading Update
Posted: Thursday, May 8, 2025
Starting This Week
Wild Love by Elsie Silver
A billionaire leaves behind the glare of media attention to set up a recording studio in a small town. He meets a 12-year-old who claims to be his daughter and is falling for his best friend’s sister he can’t help but feel drawn to.
A Few Chapters In
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
The second book in the Lord of the Rings that follows the adventures of Frodo and fellow hobbits and dwarves as they travel through the forests, mountains, and fields to get to Mordor.
The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang
Get transported into this story book where the inhabitants of a monastery have influence over those in charge. A pair of twins grow up there in exchange for the powers the monks have over the people. Akeha and Mokoya grow into their magical abilities as rebellion takes shape, and they must decide how they will proceed with factions demanding their loyalty.
Halfway Through
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
The second book in The Raven Cycle series continues the story of Blue and the boys in town who attend a prestigious school. With the help of her clairvoyant mother and aunts, Blue gets wrapped up in the search for magic the boys have undertaken.
The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah
Kate travels to France to learn about winemaking as she prepares for the exam to become a sommelier. While staying at a vineyard, she finds out about a long lost family connection to World War II and learns about the hard decisions those under occupation had to make.
May Reading Possibilities
May will be here soon. Along with taking part in Asian Heritage Month events, I will be reading books in my possession.
While a few are books by authors of Asian descent, I also have other reading goals in mind, so I mixed in those books as well into the May TBR.
This week proves to have rain, snow, and sunshine when it is supposed to be spring. That is what happens when living at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
I wish you happy reading as we go into the spring and summer months.
- The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang
- The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
- There There by Tommy Orange
- The Little Disturbances of Man by Grace Paley
- La Rose by Louise Erdrich
- I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue
- The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
- Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
- Gentrification is Inevitable and Other Lies by Leslie Kern
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
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