1deep220
The roots are taking over! I have so many books I am excited about reading that are still neglected on the shelves. NO MORE I am limiting any new acquisitions this year to books in series that I am currently reading, however they must be read upon receipt.
TBR Mt:
Books Added in 2024:
Current Reading:
Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs
Weyward by Emilia Hart
The list:
1.
2.
3. Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs
4.
5. Weyward by Emilia Hart
6. Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs
7.
8. Let Us Descend by Jasmyn Ward
9. Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls
10. Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
11.
12. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
13. Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
14. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
15. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies by Heather Fawcett
16. Starling House by Alix Harrow
17. The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
18. What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez
19. Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler
20. The Hacienda by Isabel Canas
21. Again and Again by Jonathan Evison
22. The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
23.
24. Babel by R.F. Kuang
25. One of Us is lying by Karen M. McManus
26. Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs
27.
28.
29. Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer Armentrout
30.
31. The Wrath and The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
32. The Rose and The Dagger by Renee Ahdieh
33. Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon
34. Even the Darkest Stars by Heather Fawcett
35. Wool by Hugh Howley
36. No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall
37.
38. Babel by R F Kuang
39. Havoc by Jack DuBrul
40. The Survivors by Jane Harper
41.
42.
43
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
2024 Acquired Books
1.
2. The Women by Kristen Hannah
3. Heartless Hunter by Ciccarelli
4. The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
5. House of Shadow and Flame by Sarah J. Maas
6.
7. One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
8. Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gilling
9. Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
3Jackie_K
Hi Jenn, welcome! You've got way more self-discipline than me in terms of restricting new books!
5rabbitprincess
Welcome back, Jenn! Have a great reading year!
6deep220
Thank you everyone! Can't wait to start chipping away at some of the roots, before they completely take over the house.
7deep220
Book 1.
Lone Women by Victor LaValle
3 of 5 stars
WTF did I just read? I had high expectations, not what I was expecting. The beginning of the book grabbed my attention. The middle slowed down, but I had to know what was in the trunk. The end can't say I saw that coming. Probably will end up donating to make room on my shelves.
Description:
Blue skies, empty land—and enough wide-open space to hide a horrifying secret. A woman with a past, a mysterious trunk, a town on the edge of nowhere, and an “absorbing, powerful” ( BuzzFeed ) new vision of the American West, from the award-winning author of The Changeling .
Adelaide Henry carries an enormous steamer trunk with her wherever she goes. It’s locked at all times. Because when the trunk opens, people around Adelaide start to disappear.
The year is 1915, and Adelaide is in trouble. Her secret sin killed her parents, forcing her to flee California in a hellfire rush and make her way to Montana as a homesteader. Dragging the trunk with her at every stop, she will become one of the “lone women” taking advantage of the government’s offer of free land for those who can tame it—except that Adelaide isn’t alone. And the secret she’s tried so desperately to lock away might be the only thing that will help her survive the harsh territory.
Crafted by a modern master of magical suspense, Lone Women blends shimmering prose, an unforgettable cast of adventurers who find horror and sisterhood in a brutal landscape, and a portrait of early-twentieth-century America like you’ve never seen. And at its heart is the gripping story of a woman desperate to bury her past—or redeem it.
Lone Women by Victor LaValle
3 of 5 stars
WTF did I just read? I had high expectations, not what I was expecting. The beginning of the book grabbed my attention. The middle slowed down, but I had to know what was in the trunk. The end can't say I saw that coming. Probably will end up donating to make room on my shelves.
Description:
Blue skies, empty land—and enough wide-open space to hide a horrifying secret. A woman with a past, a mysterious trunk, a town on the edge of nowhere, and an “absorbing, powerful” ( BuzzFeed ) new vision of the American West, from the award-winning author of The Changeling .
Adelaide Henry carries an enormous steamer trunk with her wherever she goes. It’s locked at all times. Because when the trunk opens, people around Adelaide start to disappear.
The year is 1915, and Adelaide is in trouble. Her secret sin killed her parents, forcing her to flee California in a hellfire rush and make her way to Montana as a homesteader. Dragging the trunk with her at every stop, she will become one of the “lone women” taking advantage of the government’s offer of free land for those who can tame it—except that Adelaide isn’t alone. And the secret she’s tried so desperately to lock away might be the only thing that will help her survive the harsh territory.
Crafted by a modern master of magical suspense, Lone Women blends shimmering prose, an unforgettable cast of adventurers who find horror and sisterhood in a brutal landscape, and a portrait of early-twentieth-century America like you’ve never seen. And at its heart is the gripping story of a woman desperate to bury her past—or redeem it.
8connie53
>7 deep220: That really sounds like a very strange book.
9rosalita
>7 deep220: Hi Jenn. I'm not reading your Lone Women review just yet because I am on the library hold list for this book, but I note your 3-star rating and will adjust my expectations accordingly.
10MissWatson
Happy ROOTing!
11deep220
Book 2
Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs
4.5 of 5 stars
Book 4 in the Alpha and Omega Series. Great read. I forgot how much I enjoy Charles and Anna's story, as book has been on my shelves waiting to read for years (2015). I also have the next 2 books in the series waiting on my selves (2020). So on to more rooting and wrapping up a series.
Amazon Book Description:
For once, mated werewolves Charles and Anna are not traveling because of Charles’s role as his father’s enforcer. This time, their trip to Arizona is purely personal--or at least it starts out that way...
Charles and Anna soon discover that a dangerous Fae being is on the loose, replacing human children with simulacrums. The Fae’s cold war with humanity is about to heat up—and Charles and Anna are in the cross fire.
Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs
4.5 of 5 stars
Book 4 in the Alpha and Omega Series. Great read. I forgot how much I enjoy Charles and Anna's story, as book has been on my shelves waiting to read for years (2015). I also have the next 2 books in the series waiting on my selves (2020). So on to more rooting and wrapping up a series.
Amazon Book Description:
For once, mated werewolves Charles and Anna are not traveling because of Charles’s role as his father’s enforcer. This time, their trip to Arizona is purely personal--or at least it starts out that way...
Charles and Anna soon discover that a dangerous Fae being is on the loose, replacing human children with simulacrums. The Fae’s cold war with humanity is about to heat up—and Charles and Anna are in the cross fire.
12deep220
Book 3
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
4 of 5 stars
Stalled reading book 5 in the Alpha and Omega series so decided to pick up one of last year's Christmas gifts. I was hooked from page one. This was a very busy weekend and still managed to finish the book in 3 days.
Description:
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.
But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.
She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.
Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.
Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
4 of 5 stars
Stalled reading book 5 in the Alpha and Omega series so decided to pick up one of last year's Christmas gifts. I was hooked from page one. This was a very busy weekend and still managed to finish the book in 3 days.
Description:
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.
But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.
She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.
Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.
Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die
13deep220
Book 4
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
4 of 5 stars
Did I see that ending coming... I thought so.
Book Description:
Louise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar and sparks fly. Though he leaves after they kiss, she’s thrilled she finally connected with someone.
When Louise arrives at work on Monday, she meets her new boss, David. The man from the bar. The very married man from the bar…who says the kiss was a terrible mistake but who still can’t keep his eyes off Louise.
And then Louise bumps into Adele, who’s new to town and in need of a friend, but she also just happens to be married to David. David and Adele look like the picture-perfect husband and wife, but then why is David so controlling, and why is Adele so scared of him?
As Louise is drawn into David and Adele’s orbit, she uncovers more puzzling questions than answers. The only thing that is crystal clear is that something in this marriage is very, very wrong, but Louise can’t guess how wrong―and how far a person might go to protect their marriage’s secrets.
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
4 of 5 stars
Did I see that ending coming... I thought so.
Book Description:
Louise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar and sparks fly. Though he leaves after they kiss, she’s thrilled she finally connected with someone.
When Louise arrives at work on Monday, she meets her new boss, David. The man from the bar. The very married man from the bar…who says the kiss was a terrible mistake but who still can’t keep his eyes off Louise.
And then Louise bumps into Adele, who’s new to town and in need of a friend, but she also just happens to be married to David. David and Adele look like the picture-perfect husband and wife, but then why is David so controlling, and why is Adele so scared of him?
As Louise is drawn into David and Adele’s orbit, she uncovers more puzzling questions than answers. The only thing that is crystal clear is that something in this marriage is very, very wrong, but Louise can’t guess how wrong―and how far a person might go to protect their marriage’s secrets.
14deep220
Book 5
Leave The World Behind by Rumaan Alam
DNF
I gave it 16 chapters (over a third of the book) and found I didn't care much for the characters and nothing much had happened.
Leave The World Behind by Rumaan Alam
DNF
I gave it 16 chapters (over a third of the book) and found I didn't care much for the characters and nothing much had happened.
15connie53
>13 deep220: Hi Jenn, I read that book not that long ago, and I found the ending a bit unbelievable. I gave it 3,5 stars
16deep220
book 6
The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle
3.5 of 5 stars
Felt the story moved a little slow, started to lose interest in the ending. Not bad.
The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle
3.5 of 5 stars
Felt the story moved a little slow, started to lose interest in the ending. Not bad.
17deep220
>15 connie53: Connie, Agreed. One definitely needs to suspend belief, but I was interested to the very end. And of course did not see that ending coming.
22deep220
Book 12
The Cold is in Her Bones by Peternelle van Arsdale
4 of 5 stars
Fairytale retellings have a special place in my heart.
Description:
“A dark and enchanting tale.” —Bustle
“Fiercely written and beautifully feminist.” —Lisa Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Magician
One girl must uncover secrets of the past to save her friend from a terrible curse in this “dark, angry fairy tale” (BCCB, starred review) filled with love, revenge, and redemption that is inspired by the myth of Medusa.
Milla knows two things to be true: Demons are real, and fear will keep her safe.
Milla’s whole world is her family’s farm. She is never allowed to travel to the village and her only friend is her beloved older brother, Niklas. When a bright-eyed girl named Iris comes to stay, Milla hopes her loneliness might finally be coming to an end. But Iris has a secret she’s forbidden to share: The village is cursed by a demon who possesses girls at random, and the townspeople live in terror of who it will come for next.
Now, it seems, the demon has come for Iris. When Iris is captured and imprisoned with other possessed girls, Milla leaves home to rescue her and break the curse forever. Her only company on the journey is a terrible new secret of her own: Milla is changing, too, and may soon be a demon herself.
Suspenseful and vividly imagined, The Cold Is in Her Bones is a novel about the dark, reverberating power of pain, the yearning to be seen and understood, and the fragile optimism of love.
The Cold is in Her Bones by Peternelle van Arsdale
4 of 5 stars
Fairytale retellings have a special place in my heart.
Description:
“A dark and enchanting tale.” —Bustle
“Fiercely written and beautifully feminist.” —Lisa Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Magician
One girl must uncover secrets of the past to save her friend from a terrible curse in this “dark, angry fairy tale” (BCCB, starred review) filled with love, revenge, and redemption that is inspired by the myth of Medusa.
Milla knows two things to be true: Demons are real, and fear will keep her safe.
Milla’s whole world is her family’s farm. She is never allowed to travel to the village and her only friend is her beloved older brother, Niklas. When a bright-eyed girl named Iris comes to stay, Milla hopes her loneliness might finally be coming to an end. But Iris has a secret she’s forbidden to share: The village is cursed by a demon who possesses girls at random, and the townspeople live in terror of who it will come for next.
Now, it seems, the demon has come for Iris. When Iris is captured and imprisoned with other possessed girls, Milla leaves home to rescue her and break the curse forever. Her only company on the journey is a terrible new secret of her own: Milla is changing, too, and may soon be a demon herself.
Suspenseful and vividly imagined, The Cold Is in Her Bones is a novel about the dark, reverberating power of pain, the yearning to be seen and understood, and the fragile optimism of love.
23deep220
Book 13
Terrible Virtue by Ellen Feldman
5 of 5 stars
A beautifully written historical fiction about Margaret Sanger and her fight the education of woman in family limitation/birth control and woman's health.
Terrible Virtue by Ellen Feldman
5 of 5 stars
A beautifully written historical fiction about Margaret Sanger and her fight the education of woman in family limitation/birth control and woman's health.
24deep220
Book 14
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
5 of 5 stars.
Will be adding The Testaments to my June root TBR list. No surprise here beautiful book.
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
5 of 5 stars.
Will be adding The Testaments to my June root TBR list. No surprise here beautiful book.
25connie53
>23 deep220: That sounds interesting!
>24 deep220: I completely agree with you, Jenn. I hope you enjoy De testamenten just as much as I did.
>24 deep220: I completely agree with you, Jenn. I hope you enjoy De testamenten just as much as I did.
