June TBR & May Reading Recap (and why I took a week off)

looking at the third book specifically it felt almost too vague and too specific at the same time it almost felt like it could have been two separate books because it jumped around timelines and point of views and characters quite frequently

as far as the story goes as far as the structure the writing the concept i loved it i thought it was so well thought out it was so well crafted i really enjoyed reading it

so the first book of the southern reach trilogy i really enjoyed i think i gave it four stars

the second book which i think i read last month i enjoyed less i still enjoyed it but there were just things about it that kind of let me down after the first book and kind of what the first book had built

i read cersei earlier this year and i adored it

so i got about 50 of the way through the book and i really wasn't connecting to any of the characters i was having trouble staying invested and interested in what was happening

this book packs such a powerful punch for how short it is i would highly recommend the audiobook because it is read by the author and there is just so much added to it from hearing the poetry from her own voice

i adored this book five stars one of my new favorites of all time it was so good

this book i gave five stars it was absolutely gorgeous such a beautiful coming of age story full of loss and change and growth and despair and true unending love

this book i was really excited for it focuses on an opera singer and her life in paris and unfortunately it just didn't work for me i gave it two stars