September 2024 Reading
Not much reading again this month. I gave up on The Aleppo Codex because I didn't have the brainpower to follow all of the names and dates. The premise is interesting, but I can't dedicate reading time to something so intense during the school year. Maybe I'll revisit it during winter break.
I did finish two books.
The Monster in the Hollows - Andrew Peterson
This is the third book in the Wingfeather series that I've been reading aloud to my middle two girls. In this installation, it seems the Wingfeathers have finally found haven in the Green Hollows, but the entire family needs to adjust to the new culture. This is made doubly difficult given the challenges they've overcome and the scars they bear as a result. It asks everyone - including the reader - to consider their own monsters.
The Cartographers - Peng Shepherd
This was on a recommended book list when I searched "mystery" in the Libby app through our library. The premise was interesting and I was happy with the mystery that evolved. Then, it turned into a flashback series for the main plot and had a lot of holes in the end...I was left with a lot of questions about why some things happened one way, but similar situations later had different rules applied. I ended up being disappointed.
These were my 23rd and 24th book of the year since January. I'm probably not going to make my goal of 40, and I've made peace with that. Until next time...
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