I’ll be spending the rest of my Sunday night in bed finishing Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy.

I think I’ve got about 15% left in the book but I’ve been completely sucked in and I even got teary-eyed a few times. It’s definitely an incredibly slow burn, but it is also so highly atmospheric and beautifully sad. I love how mother nature and everything on this island feels so much like a character of its own. It’s not gonna be for everyone—especially if you don’t like slow, drip-fed, atmospheric mysteries (with a lot of miscommunication, lol) but I totally get the hype!

I’ll be spending the rest of my Sunday night in bed with Paladin’s Strength by T. Kingfisher. After finishing (and loving) the first book, Leslie and I decided to continue our buddy read of this series. This might surpass the first as my favourite. Istvhan and Clara have such great chemistry, and the tension between them is *chefs kiss*! The pining is truly superior. 😍

I’ll be spending the rest of my Sunday night trying to focus on A Rather Vengeful Accord by Danielle Knight. This is my current Illumicrate buddy read with Chris and I’m ngl, there’s something about this book that seems to constantly send me to sleep whenever I read it. 😂 There’s also something about the writing that’s making it tough for me to actually retain what I’m reading—I don’t know what it is, but I hope I gel better with it soon!

My main thought right now is that I really wish the world-building was better. 👀