Last Chance to Fill Out the Read Harder Survey!
In case you missed it, there’s a Read Harder 2024 Wrap-Up Survey that you can fill out, and I’d love it if you did! It should only take a few minutes. I’m especially excited to see what your favorite book you discovered through the challenge this year was. The survey closes at the end of the day on December 2nd, and I’ll share the results after I’ve crunched some numbers!
Now, onto what I’ve been reading this week, including my progress through the 2024 Read Harder Challenge. Let me know in the comments what you’ve been reading!
Content for paid subscribers continues below.
Since I updated you last, I finished The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo, which completed task #23: Read a howdunit or whydunit mystery. I didn’t love it, but it was a fun experiment. That means I only have one task left to do!
I also finished the audiobook of Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe, which is a literary fantasy novel inspired by the Chinese folktale “The Legend of the White Snake.” It’s a thoughtful book that explores passing, conformity, and the true tests of found family. I highly recommend it, as long as you know it leans more litfic than fantasy.
Of course, I also finished a couple more volumes of Delicious in Dungeon. Only a few more to go until I finish the series! This is a great read for fans of Dungeons & Dragons-style fantasy stories, and the fictional food descriptions are a fun plus.
Currently I’m reading The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri, which I’ve been putting off for years because it’s a big epic fantasy book—but it’s also the last book in the Sapphic Trifecta I haven’t read, so it’s a must. I’m finding it a lot easier to read than I expected, despite the detailed worldbuilding and abundance of point of view characters. I’m excited to finish it and keep going with the trilogy!
I also started The Indian Card: Who Gets to Be Native in America by Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz. I will probably read it in between The Jasmine Throne, because it will take me a while to get through that almost 600 page book. I’m hooked from the intro alone of The Indian Card, which delves into the complications of who is considered “Native enough” in America.
I will be very surprised if I finish both (or either) of those this weekend, but next up I plan to read Drag: The Complete Story by Simon Doonan, which will complete my last remaining Read Harder task: #18, Read a book about drag or queer artistry.
I also need to read The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon in December, another doorstopper of a sapphic fantasy novel. It’s the pick for a queer book club I’m in, and it’s been on my TBR for quite a while, so it’s time.
What are you reading this weekend? Let’s chat in the comments!
Check out all the previous 2024 Read Harder posts here.
The comments section is moderated according to our community guidelines. Please check them out so we can maintain a safe and supportive community of readers!
Leave a comment
Join All Access to add comments.