12 meses 12 libros: June: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

The theme for this month was a genre you've never read before.  Over my years, I've read a lot of different stuff, and I've honestly dabbled in most genres, so I decided to go with sci-fi, since it's something I've read little of.  A youtuber I like mentioned reading Dark Matter by Blake Crouch last year, and it sounded interesting, so I decided that would be my sci-fi pick.  However right before I began the book, I realized that a lot of its reviewers describe it as sort of genre bending -- it's a sci-fi thriller.  So that fits even more than planned.

I liked this book a lot.  It was engaging and NOT predictable, which is a combination that always leads to a book I can't put down.  As I mentioned, I haven't read a lot of sci-fi, but this was definitely a book you wouldn't need to be a huge sci-fi fan to enjoy.  I'd also say you wouldn't even need to be a huge thriller fan... so long as you like compelling stories with really well fleshed out and believable characters you would probably enjoy this book.  It was a story that made me think (both about it and about myself... and life in general) and when I got to the end, I wanted more.  The ending was satisfying, but everything was good enough that I could have happily read more.

I started this book on June 22 and finished on June 25.  It's longish, but honestly it's a fast read, especially if you get kind of sucked into it.

Bottom line, would I recommend this book to a friend? Definitely!  I might even read more of Blake Crouch's work.

summer

It's officially summer, and it's very hot and inconsistent, and unpleasant in its inconsistency.  I've already been swimming three times this summer, which is probably the most I've swam in one season since I was a kid.  It's nice.  I dyed my hair purple with semi permanent dye... but my hair is so dark it isn't super obvious, but I like it anyways.  I'm trying to do little things to like... keep my emotions in check lol.  Depression is hard so I'm trying to just... live my life anyways.  That's the way to do it, right?

April-May Book Log

Trying to keep on top of reading, and trying to mix up the kind of stuff I'm reading.  (Still kind of enjoying more of the usual stuff though, lol).  Let me know if you want to hear more about any of these titles.

Black Panther: World of Wakanda
The Sleeping Beauty by Trina Schart Hyman
Beauty and the Beast by Deborah Apy
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
A Series of Unfortunate Events The Vile Village and The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day by Dr. Seuss and Jack Prelutsky
Seneca by Karen Lee Baker
Why do Rabbits Hop? by Joan Holub
Why do Horses Neigh? by Joan Holub
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Thoroughbred Horses by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Barbie Star Light Adventure: The Secret of the Gems graphic novel
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink
Black Panther Book One and Book Two
Horses by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Supersons Vol 2
The Teddy Bears' Picnic by Jimmy Kennedy
Everything I Needed to Know I Learned from a Disney Little Golden Book by Diane Muldrow
Wonders of Draft Horses by Sigmund A. Lavine and Brigid Casey
Nice or Nasty: A Book of Opposites by Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen
Canto Familiar by Gary Soto
The Prince and the Pauper (Great Illustrated Classics edition) by Mary Twain, adapted by Shirley Bogart
Lizzy Bennet's Diary by Marcia Williams
Dinosaur! by Peter Sis
Little Golden Book Favorites: DC Super Friends by Billy Wrecks
Welcome to Super Hero High! by Courtney Carbone
Star War: The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight by Tony DiTerlizzi
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Animated Adventures Vol. 1
Ninja Turtles Pizza Party! by Joshua Sternin 
I'm My Own Dog by David Ezra Stein
Angelina Ballerina by Katharine Holabird
Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Bubble Blast by Kallie George
Cooking with the Grinch by Tish Rabe
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening the Robert Frost poem illustrated by Susan Jeffers

i'm a dumbass

i keep opening blogger to go and finish off my april-may book log post (i have a few books to add to it, and a few links to add) but then i get distracted and i don't get to it... but i will.  because these book logs are helping me keep track of what i'm reading.

on sunday, things at my pagan group imploded, so i'm not a part of it anymore.  i'm very upset and sad and hurt, but i'm trying to move on and not take any of it to heart.

i've been stressed lately and a lot has been going on, so it's hard to focus on things that i want to do (improve my mind through extensive reading) but i'm hoping that turns around, because i have several books checked out right now that i need to get through, plus there's the book that i can't discuss yet because it hasn't been published yet.... but i need to finish it.

so it's not like there isn't stuff to keep me busy.

but i will miss seeing my people every sunday.