Apart from that I was only able to read a little bit with my hectic schedule and some car trouble. Hopefully this weekend proves to run a bit smoother and I will be able to finish my 90th book of the year!
Check out the books I'll be reading (or head over to my YouTube channel to watch my update with a mini book haul!) and happy reading!
Title: The Phoenix Empress
Page Count: 544
Progress: 30%
Format Read: e ARC
Genre: Fantasy
Keywords: Friendship, Loyalty, Demons
Kid Appropriate: Teens and older
Synopsis from Goodreads:
The Phoenix Empress, the sequel to K Arsenault Rivera's wildly buzzed about The Tiger's Daughter, an epic historical fantasy in the vein of Patrick Rothfuss and Naomi Novik.
Since she was a child, the divine empress O Shizuka has believed she was an untouchable god. When her uncle, ruler of the Hokkaran Empire, sends her on a suicide mission as a leader of the Imperial Army, the horrors of war cause her to question everything she knows.
Thousands of miles away, the exiled and cursed warrior Barsalyya Shefali undergoes trials the most superstitious would not believe in order to return to Hokkaran court and claim her rightful place next to O Shizuka.
As the distance between disgraced empress and blighted warrior narrows, a familiar demonic force grows closer to the heart of the empire. Will the two fallen warriors be able to protect their home?
Thoughts so far:
Finally, this book has been published so you can read it too! This is getting better! It is definitely a darker, grittier book that The Tiger's Daughter but it is still enjoyable. I could see where maybe younger readers would enjoy the first book and then have a hard time getting into this one as it deals with the complexities of adult relationships and can come across quite slow.
Title: Lethal White
Page Count: 647
Format Read: Hardcover
Progress: 178
Genre: Mystery
Keywords: Detective, PI, Murder
Kid Appropriate: Probably not
Synopsis from Goodreads:
“I seen a kid killed…He strangled it, up by the horse.”
When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike’s office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike is left deeply unsettled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed, and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic.
Trying to get to the bottom of Billy’s story, Strike and Robin Ellacott—once his assistant, now a partner in the agency—set off on a twisting trail that leads them through the backstreets of London, into a secretive inner sanctum within Parliament, and to a beautiful but sinister manor house deep in the countryside.
And during this labyrinthine investigation, Strike’s own life is far from straightforward: his newfound fame as a private eye means he can no longer operate behind the scenes as he once did. Plus, his relationship with his former assistant is more fraught than it ever has been—Robin is now invaluable to Strike in the business, but their personal relationship is much, much trickier than that.
Thoughts so far:
I have never hated a villain so much as I hate Robin's husband, Matthew. This character is vile in every possible way and it is gutting me that our amazing Robin is doing this to herself.
Aside from that, this is probably the slowest book in the series and I'm beginning to wonder how I keep picking unexpectedly slow books to read over and over.
There is also quite a bit more political commentary in this one, and not just from the characters. It isn't awful but can be distracting at times. I am hoping that the mystery of what Billy saw becomes more prominent in the near future.
Overall, good writing and a great pick for fall but there is room for improvement in the next 500 ish pages.
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