My Guilty Book Habits

I just finished reading Matched a little while ago. I immediately had to get the next book Crossed on my iPad with my library card. Libraries are awesome, use their services and support them! K, random library support aside, you can imagine that I enjoyed this book.  Just to give you some context, this book has been around a while, since 2011 to be exact. It was one I've always meant to read but kept choosing other titles first. I finally decided this was the year I would read it, and I'm so glad I did.  ******SPOILERS***** The story of Matched is about a seemingly utopian society. Everyone's needs are provided, they are told what jobs they will do based on assessments of each person's likes and capabilities, and even their partners are chosen for them based on correlating data for the best possible outcome. Overall, people's lives are pretty good.  The main character, Cassia has had a good life, good friends, and not much reason to question the system that exists....

There's nothing quite like taking an extended break from a hobby you like, and then going back to it later. It's a sort of homecoming, and it makes you really appreciate the hobby all over again. My break from reading was necessary, my brain had other things to work through, but coming back to the world of reading and jumping right back into it has been amazing!  I'll assemble another post about my newest books that I've read, but for this post I just wanted to talk about some upcoming books that I'm excited about. I'm not sure if/when I'll get to read them anytime soon, but I definitely will try to read them at some point in the future.  So, without further ado, here are the books I'm looking forward to reading:  1. Amari and the Great Game   by B. B. Alston - This is the second installment in the Amari series. If you haven't read Amari and the Night Brothers yet, you should get on it. It's such a wonderful book, and I'm really looking forw...

Life can get pretty crazy sometimes, am I right? Well, for me, it's been way too long since I had that burning desire to sit down with a good book. Luckily, I'm getting back to that love of reading and have read more in the past few months than I think I have in the past three years combined. Not that I've read a ton, just that it seems that way in comparison to the reading drought of the past few years.  Here's a few that have struck me as interesting reads, that were a breath of fresh air. The underlined titles are links to Barnes and Noble in case you want to pick up a copy for yourself. It's just for convenience, I don't get anything from it...well, except for the joy of sharing a good book recommendation with others.  Skin of the Sea , by Natasha Bowens This watery masterpiece was a delight to read. The material is heavier in nature as it combines some historical elements (slavery) with the fantastical elements. This is the first book of a series, and I...