The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
Started: 12/26/22
Finished: 12/29/22
Another big happy sigh for another wonderful story that is a witchy family story plus a little romance. Loved it.
Month: December 2022
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
Started: 12/15/22
Finished: 12/26/22
Sequel to A Truly Remarkable Thing, where the other characters get to narrate, which is pretty interesting. Gotta save the world now!
The Seep by Chana Porter
Started: 12/13/22
Gave Up: 12/14/22
The alien invasion is microorganisms that came in through the water! And everyone loves everyone. If you don’t conform, after many gentle warnings, you get ostracized. Anyway, it didn’t grab me, and I gave up.
A Truly Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
Started: 12/6/22
Finished: 12/12/22
Hank Green does everything, so it’s not really a surprise that he also wrote a book. And it’s pretty good! Not subtle in its message, and it’s a bit meta (about his life) at times, but since I tend to agree with the message and I know something about his life, it didn’t bother me.
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Started: 12/1/22
Finished: 12/5/22
Big happy sigh. I really enjoyed this book. It’s a romance, and it’s a family story, and it looks like it cannot possibly have a happy ending (except that I TOTALLY called it before I reached the halfway mark, but that didn’t lessen my enjoyment in any way), and it was really nice. I cried. Twice? Maybe.
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
Started: 11/28/22
Gave up: 12/1/22
Gentlewomen pirates whose ships are flying houses. So, there’s magic, there’s snobbery, and there are pirates. I should love this, but it just isn’t grabbing me. Moving on!