Atlanta Black

What are you currently reading?

The coolest thing ever!! *flails and squees*

I've seen K.J. Charles' books recced everywhere. I've had them recced to me, specifically. They've been in my reading list for, I don't even know, maybe a decade at this point? Yes, I have a problem, please don't focus on that.

I'm glad I finally got off my butt and started reading "The Magpie Lord", part one of "A Charm of Magpies" series. Or, well, listening. I think that Cornell Collins' performance in the audiobook is a really big part of how quickly I got hooked into the story. Slight spoilers and thoughts under the cut ↓

( It's basically just chapter 1 and 2 )

It's so, so good! I was listening to this at night in my bed, the rain falling on the balcony and darkness around me (my black cat wrapped around my legs :P) and from one moment to the next I found myself in the book, with these characters.

Cornell Collins doing different voices for everyone definitely helped with the full immersion (I love readers who do that!!), it was always clear who was saying what.

I'm only at chapter 7 now, but I am completely smitten. Can't wait to see what happens next!!

Also, I'm surprisingly keeping up with the Aurora Australis readalong! It helps that the chapters are short and each one of them has been quite engaging. Today we're talking about A Pony Watch, by George Marston. These men have a way with descriptions!

What have you recently finished reading?

Two very different books.

"You & Me" by Tal Bauer is almost 400 pages of hurt comfort. I didn't think I would be interested in single dads romance, especially when teenagers are involved, but I really enjoyed how the protagonist's misery transformed into confidence and joy as the story went on.

Of course, some of my favourite tropes are at play because not only does the protagonist think he's straight, he's also utterly oblivious to the fact that he's falling in love with the other main character. It's cute and endearing and it breaks up the depression of living with a teenager who apparently hates you pretty well.

"Cut & Run" by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux is part 1 of the Cut & Run series. I'm not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, the tension is good, both between the characters and in the criminal storyline. Some possibly spoilery rambling under the read more ↓

( A cut for Cut & Run )

What will you be reading next?

I wanna listen to every audiobook Mr. Collins recorded!! Okay, maybe not, but he did read a lot of books that are in my TBR pile.

I definitely want to keep going with the Magpie series. There are only 3 audiobooks which are all around 6 hours long, I look forward to listening to them C: