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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? April 28

Just about to finish The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden. It's been good! Very beautifully written and such a unique setting (post war Netherlands). I've been reading it for my book club.

I'm thinking on starting The Lies of Locke Lamora next. It's been on my TBR for a while!

I completed most of the squares! There were some other books I read as part of a book club. So that was somewhat out of my control, and I couldn't find appropriate places for all of them. I'm probably going to finish one more book before the end of May, but again I don't think that will fit anywhere.

Perhaps I could have substituted in some other squares, but I quite liked the challenge of just sticking to the originals.

Books read

1A: Number in the Title - Five Decembers by James Kestrel*
1B: Author from a Different Continent - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch*
1C: Featured Creature - Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky
1D: Minority Author - Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H (Hard Mode: Yes)*
1E: Now a Major Motion Picture - Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane*
2A: Independent Author - Wolf of Withervale by Joaquín Baldwin (Hard Mode: Yes)*
2B: Set in War - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez*
2C: Orange Crush - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho*
2D: Short and Sweet - A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr*
2E: Banned Book - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Hard Mode: Yes)*
3A: Based on Folklore - Circe by Madeline Miller
3B: Title: [X] of [Y] - Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
3C: FREE SPACE: One Less - Less by Andrew Sean Greer (Hard Mode: Yes)*
3D: LGBTQIA+ Lead - Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly (Hard Mode: Yes)*
3E: Saddle Up - N/A
4A: New Release - Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree
4B: Alliterative Title - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov*
4C: Judge a Book by its Cover - The Wager by David Grann (Hard Mode: Yes)*
4D: Award Winner - Babel by R.F. Kuang (Hard Mode: Yes)*
4E: Gamble, Game, or Contest - N/A
5A: Steppin' Up! - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Hard Mode: Yes)*
5B: Political - N/A
5C: Late to the Party - Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen (Hard Mode: Yes)*
5D: Cozy Read - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune*
5E: Jerk with a Heart of Gold - Old Man's War by John Scalzi (Hard Mode: Yes)

(For books marked with an asterisk, see diversity stats below)

I was also keeping track of this in a spreadsheet, so here's a nice visual representation. Dark green are hard mode:

I have a ton of books I've bought on offer over the last couple of years, so this was a great way of tackling my TBR in fun way. Many thanks for running it!

Edit: I like what other users have done with favourites and diversity, so I'll add those to my post!

Favourites

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch - couldn't put this one down! Loved the premise and the fast paced writing. It felt a lot like a Black Mirror episode, with some extremely dark implications to the technology.
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H - I read this as part of my book club. It's about the author's journey through life as a queer Muslim, coming to terms with her sexuality and how it fits with her religion. Each chapter is framed around a story or figure from the Quran. Really beautifully written.
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson - I love the world and magic system in these books, and the second book has really ramped up the pace. So much happened! I can't wait to read the next.
Old Man's War by John Scalzi - this was just great fun throughout. Some really fascinating and deeply thought out ideas, without taking itself too seriously.

Diversity stats

2 from series I previously enjoyed (Words of Radiance, Brigands & Breadknives)
1 standalone novel from an author I’ve read other works by (Circe)
2 from a new series from an author I’ve read other works by (Dogs of War, Old Man's War)
17 by authors I had no prior experience with (See above books marked by a *)