It’s June! Now that I’m a teacher, it seems June is now defined by wrapping up my year and preparing for the next one. Since I’ve been trying to get back to a regular blog schedule, it seemed like a good time to dedicate to finishing all the books I’m halfway through.
There are So. Many.
I can’t be the only one who has a huge pile of books waiting to be finished. It’s not like I’m not reading–I read and finish plenty of books. And it’s not like I don’t like the books I put down. For whatever reason, sometimes I get distracted from a book and the longer I stay away from it, the guiltier I feel about it, and the more I avoid finishing it.
But no more!
This is the month where I will try to finish as many half-read books as I can. And even if I half-finish this month, I’m already off to a good start. I finished THREE books today!
The Key to Happily Ever After by Tif Marcelo – Okay, okay, I started this one last week, so it’s not an abandoned book, but I finished it today, so I’m counting it. I loved this book. It had a great sister story, some great romance that didn’t overshadow anything, and some strong female characters who didn’t need a man to be successful. Bonus points for a fantastic single mom, quaint family business, and a unique home I want to live in.
Waking Gods by Silvain Neuvel – I stopped listening to this after my two favorite characters died. The audiobook is a fantastic full-cast production and there are tons of twists and turns. Major twist at the end means I better ear-mark an audible credit for the last book in the series.
American Kingpin by Nick Bilton- My friend Leigh Mar (who is hilarious on twitter; you should follow her!) recommended this to me last year. I listened to it in the car on the way home from a writing retreat and never got around to finishing it. It is great narrative non-fiction that really brings the terrifying Silk Road–aka the Amazon of drugs on the dark web–to life.
Still to finish:
Messenger by Lois Lowery
Midnight Snacks are Murder by Libby Klein
Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
Gmorning, Gnight by Lin Manuel Miranda
Fear by Bob Woodward
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
Descendants of the Crane by Joan He
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
Artemis by Andy Weir
It by Stephen King
The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
… and probably a bunch more!
Things I like in real life: Coffee, books, makeup, sunshine, laughter, roadtrips.
Things I like in books: Serial killers, heartbreak, betrayal, lies, boarding schools, twists.
