The Weekly Wrap: February 15th to February 21st

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A detailed look at last weekโ€™s reading habits: Seven books read, two Did-Not-Finished, and three romances I want to read, including a forbidden relationship between two enslaved men, a sapphic high fantasy and a political contemporary romance.

Updates

Last Week’s Blog UpdatesLast Week’s Goodreads Reviews
๐Ÿ“– Weekly Wrap: February 8th to February 14th
๐Ÿ“– 33 Books On Love for Every Trope
๐Ÿ“– A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
๐Ÿ“š How to Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole โŒ
๐Ÿ“š Enemy Contact by Alex Lidell โŒ

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Weekly Review

What I’ve Read This Week

Key: ๐Ÿ” re-read| โŒ DNF | ๐Ÿ“œ from my Up Next shelf | ๐Ÿ“ฒ eARC

In Harmony
A Five-Minute Life
What We Talk About When We Talk about Rape
Until December
Sugar & Gold
Wait for It


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My Reading Progress

I had a bit of a reading binge last week! I also started another buddy read with my friend! This time around, we’re hoping to actually stick to 10 chapters a day โ€“ and so far, it’s working great! We’re reading A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer; I like the Heroine and world-building a lot, but I’m not that invested in the romance. Also included in my reading binge was A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas, and it was amazing! I’m a reader who definitely prefers character-driven books, so A Court of Silver Flames was right up my alley, but I can see how it could be a bit slow for plot-driven readers. You can read my review here.

Up Next Shelf Progress

A reminder: my Up Next Shelf is comprised of all the unread books I want to read and have purchased.

The total number of books on my Up Next Shelf has increased from 98 to 103 books and my books read from my Up Next shelf increased to 9 books.

Net Progress = Books Added – Books Read

My Net Progress increased to 11 books which means I added more books than I read last week.

Want to Read Updates

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You will like The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr. if you appreciate:
โœจ Historical fiction
โœจ Forbidden romance between two enslaved young men in the Deep South
โœจ LGBTQIA+
โœจ Debut novel

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You will like The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski if you appreciate:
โœจ Sapphic romantic high fantasy
โœจ Magic and Mystery
โœจ “learning to free ourselves from the lies others tell usโ€”and the lies we tell ourselves”
โœจ Cliffhanger

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You will like Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory if you appreciate:
โœจ Political contemporary romance
โœจ “Olivia knows what she has with Max is something special, but is it strong enough to survive the heat of the spotlight?”
โœจ Dating-in-Secret

The Upcoming Week

To Be Read

I’m still reading Memory Serves by Lee Maracle! It’s been one of my slowest reads in years, but I’m also enjoying taking my time while reading. I have around 10 oratories remaining, and I’m savouring them. I think I’m going to take a photo of my annotations so everyone can see how thought-provoking the book is and how it yields reflexivity.

I’m still working through my buddy reading A Curse So Dark and Lonely. I still have the following on my back-burner as well:

  • Crooked Kingdomย by Leigh Bardugo
  • The Body Is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Loveย by Sonya Renee Taylor
  • Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

To Look Forward To This Week

There aren’t any books that I’ve been watching for releasing this week! But I have a lot going on in the next few days. I’m finally posting my The Vanishing Half review and hoping to post in my Quick & Easy Review section more. I’m also posting my February Book Haul this week, which I’m so excited about! I was finally able to purchase some hardcopy books and found some great Kindle deals.

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