I’ll be spending the rest of my Sunday night in bed reading Embrace the Serpent by Sunya Mara. This is an ARC I was excited to receive not only because it sounded amazing + the cover is stunning, but I remember enjoying Mara’s debut years ago and I’m keen to check out another book of hers. I’m just getting started so no thoughts yet!

I’ll be the last few hours of my Sunday night in bed with Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig. Leslie and I are buddy reading this although I admit I’m progressing pretty slowly cos I’ve been too busy to read much, but I’m enjoying it so far!

I’ll spend the rest of my Sunday night in bed reading Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim. This is the next book in the Owlcrate buddy read group with Leslie, Ali, and Julie. I forgot that it’s a Monte Cristo retelling and I love that book so I’m keen to see how faithfully or differently it tells the story. I’m quite behind compared to the others so I have much to catch up on! 🫣

I’ve spent my Sunday in bed with Lights Out by Navessa Allen. This is a dark romance that I’ve been seeing everyone read and love recently and so I wanted to see what the hype was about. I get the appeal and I’m enjoying it a lot, but I wouldn’t say I’m blown away by it. That said, I think it’s the kind of dark romance that’ll still be palatable for many romance readers, even those who don’t normally read this sub-genre. I’m keen to read more!

I think I’ll spend the rest of my Sunday trying to finish The Library of the Unwritten by A. J. Hackwith. I’m just over halfway through now (56%) and I’m still really enjoying it. When my brain let’s it, it’s providing a great distraction from reality, and as you’ll read below, I really need that right now.

I’ll be spending my Sunday reading The Raven and the Dove by Kaitlyn Davis. I’m embarrassed to admit that this is one of my oldest overdue ARCs. I’ve been trying to read this for the past… four years and every single time, I could never make it past the first two chapters. It took a few days for me to get past that point this time, but I’ve now made it to 50%! It’s a bit info dumpy and overly-written but otherwise, okay so far.

I’ll spend my Sunday night finishing The Thief of Farrowfell by Ravena Guron. I’m reading this MG fantasy for a blog tour (my spot is tomorrow!) and I’m enjoying it quite a bit. It’s an action-packed fantasy with an interesting magic concept. It’s a bit darker than I expected but I’m curious to see where this series will go. Also, I love the chapter illustrations so much! 😍

I’ll be spending my Sunday night in bed with A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee. I’m a bit behind on starting this but it’s the next Owlcrate buddy read book for our little group! I actually have no idea what this is about other than it’s a dark academia? Might be a little outside of my comfort zone? I don’t know. Let’s see! 😂

I’m spending the rest of my Sunday night in bed with A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers. This is the second book in the Wayfarers series and I’m buddy reading it with Leslie. I’m quite behind as I have been incredibly unproductive this weekend! 🫣

I’m spending the rest of my Sunday night in bed with Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave. I started this last Monday and read a huge chunk in one sitting, after which I didn’t pick it up again for the rest of the week. It’s quite an emotionally angsty read. These characters are messy but it also makes them very human for the choices, actions, etc., that they make.