Hello and welcome to my mid-month reading check in! This month is already off to a wonderful reading start. Last month I read so little I didn’t even post a Middle Mark post, but today I can happily say I read enough to warrant a post. At this point my reading has spanned both non-fiction and fiction as I make efforts to better educate myself and continue to grow. Now, on to the books!
I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual by Luvvie Ajayi
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
As the descriptions says this book talks about “all of the topics your mama told you never to bring up at polite dinner parties.” There were a wide range of topics in this book from social media sharing to race. But, they were all important ones that needed to be addressed. The author does a really great job of writing no-nonsense and felt like a friend was talking to you. I realized a lot while reading this book and I highlighted so much that I want to go back on and reflect some more.
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The major theme of this book is moral and moral compromise. Throughout this story many characters are faced with making a decision and coming to terms with their own morality or lack there of. This could be getting into a relationship with a wealthily man not for love, overlooking how greedy they really are. This was an interesting read for sure, but I thought it would not be so focused on the 2008 economic disaster. I thought it would have been more balanced between the three settings put forth in the description. Regardless of this, as I said, this was an interesting read and I did not regret it at all.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Overall, I really liked this book it addressed a lot of issues in our society when it comes to both race and mental illness. I recommended this to quote a few people after reading this retelling of sorts of Don Quixote. But, it is more than a retelling, as I mentioned it address quite a few topics, but does so as a magical realism novel mixed with a couple other genres.
I am currently reading Untamed by Glennon Doyle. I am enjoying it a ton and I should be finishing it today at some point. I am sitting at around 60% and that chunk I read in one sitting, soo you can see why I am so confident it is going to be finished today. After I finish this I am going to be jumping into my buddy read with Jenna and Reg, we are reading Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz, I have never read a book by this author so I am really intrigued.
What was the last book you read, did you like it?
How are your reading month coming along?
Bookish Luna 
I’m Judging You looks like an interesting read! I only read one book this month so far 😅 But I am in the middle of three books right now and will probably finish two today, so that makes things a little bit better!
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One is better than none for sure! What three books are you reading? I hope you like them all.
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Thank you! Right now I’m reading Emma, A Song Below Water, And Mortmain Hall 🙂
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I have Emma on my TBR, I picked it up last month along with Northanger Abbey because I was in the mood for a classic.
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I don’t have Northanger Abbey but I’ve heard that’s a great one!
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Sad to see that The Glass Hotel was just an average read for you. Yay for Untamed, I read that last month and really, really loved it! I’m currently in the middle of Lovely War and I’m really enjoying it so far.
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Yeah, I was bummed it wasn’t as good as I thought it would be, but it wasn’t bad though. Untamed is such a great read isn’t it? I just finished it, only took two sitting! I will have to look up Lovely War, I never heard of it before.
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Looks like a good month so far!
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Thanks! Yeah so far I am really enjoying the books I have been picking up recently, which I am really happy about.
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